The Year of Our Lord 1566

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Jul Died Pedro Maldonado, O.F.M. † Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain

5 Jul Appointed Giovanni Ludovico da Campania † Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy

Appointed Felice Rossi † Bishop of Tropea, Italy

12 Jul Appointed Muzio Calini † Bishop of Terni, Italy

44.5 Resigned Pierdonato Cesi (Sr.) † Administrator of Narni, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia

Appointed Romolo Cesi † Bishop of Narni, Italy Bishop Emeritus

17 Jul Died Angelo Massarelli † Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy

19 Jul Appointed Alvise Michiel † Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia

30 Jul 59.5 Died Honorato Juan † Bishop of Osma, Spain

31 Jul 91.7 Died Bartolomé de las Casas (Casaus), O.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México

Aug Died Girolamo Michele Nichesola, O.P. † Bishop of Teano, Italy

5 Aug 61.7 Died Martín Pérez de Ayala † Archbishop of Valencia, Spain

10 Aug 32.6 Ordained Priest Claude de La Baume † Priest of Besançon, France Cardinal, Archbishop

11 Aug Ordained Bishop Giovanni Placido † Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy

15 Aug Appointed Tommaso Orsini † Bishop of Strongoli, Italy Bishop of Foligno, Italy

16 Aug Died Jerónimo Velasco † Bishop of Oviedo, Spain

19 Aug 31.6 Appointed Iñigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. † Bishop of Mileto, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

Appointed Cherubino Lavosio, O.S.A. † Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy

21 Aug Appointed Francesco Rusticucci † Bishop of Venosa, Italy Bishop of Fano, Italy

28 Aug Ordained Bishop Tommaso Orsini † Bishop of Strongoli, Italy Bishop of Foligno, Italy

29 Aug 66.7 Died Francesco Crasso † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eufemia

6 Sep Appointed Desiderio Mezzapica da S. Martino, O. Carm † Bishop of Ugento, Italy

52.7 Appointed Guglielmo Sirleto † Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Squillace, Italy

8 Sep Ordained Bishop Cherubino Lavosio, O.S.A. † Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy

13 Sep 27.8 Died Sigismund von Brandenburg † Former Archbishop-Elect of Magdeburg, Germany

16 Sep 49.9 Appointed Archangelo de’ Bianchi (Blanca), O.P. † Bishop of Teano, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

53.6 Died Sebastiano Gualterio † Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy

21 Sep 50.0 Ordained Bishop Archangelo de’ Bianchi (Blanca), O.P. † Bishop of Teano, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

Ordained Bishop Francesco Rusticucci † Bishop of Venosa, Italy Bishop of Fano, Italy

27 Sep Died Marco Gerolamo Vida, C.R.L. † Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

6 Oct 68.7 Died Tiberio Crispo † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

7 Oct Appointed Pietro Camaiani † Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy

33.6 Appointed Giovanni Francesco Gàmbara † Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

57.8 Appointed Leonardo Marini, O.P. † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Alba (Pompea), Italy Bishop Emeritus

62.7 Appointed Scipione Rebiba † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

67.9 Appointed Giovanni Ricci † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere Cardinal, Archbishop of Pisa, Italy

67.8 Appointed Giovanni Michele Saraceni † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

13 Oct 31.8 Ordained Bishop Iñigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. † Bishop of Mileto, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

33.7 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Francesco Gàmbara † Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

52.8 Ordained Bishop Guglielmo Sirleto † Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Squillace, Italy

15 Oct 47.8 Appointed Philippe du Bec † Bishop of Nantes, France Archbishop of Reims, France

18 Oct 11.8 Selected Ernst von Bayern † Bishop of Freising, Germany Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

Resigned Moritz von Sandizell † Bishop of Freising, Germany Bishop Emeritus

25 Oct 58.0 Resigned Bernhard von Raesfeld † Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany Former Bishop-Elect

Appointed Egidio Valenti, O.S.A. † Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy

26 Oct 37.5 Selected Johann von Hoya zu Stolzenau † Bishop of Münster, Germany

27 Oct Ordained Bishop Romolo Cesi † Bishop of Narni, Italy Bishop Emeritus

28 Oct Ordained Bishop Egidio Valenti, O.S.A. † Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy

10 Nov Died Giovanni Francisco de Gaeta † Bishop of Ascoli Satriano, Italy

11 Nov Appointed Fernando de Barrionuevo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Santiago de Chile

Born José González Díez, O.P. † Villadiezma Archbishop of Burgos, Spain

14 Nov 56.9 Died Pier Francesco Ferrero † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy

15 Nov Appointed Angelo Cattani da Diacceto, O.P. † Bishop of Fiesole, Italy Bishop Emeritus

43.7 Installed Gianfrancesco Commendone † Cardinal-Deacon of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece

44.9 Appointed Felice Peretti Montalto, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

66.9 Appointed Ludovico Simonetta † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy

21 Nov Born Francesco Cennini de’ Salamandri † Sarteano Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

22 Nov Died Domingo Cubels, O.S.Io.Hieros. † Bishop of Malta

Dec Died Luís de la Fuente (Fuentes) † Bishop of Nicaragua

1 Dec 58.2 Died Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla † Cardinal, Bishop of Burgos, Spain

4 Dec 72.0 Died Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † Archbishop-Elect of Bremen (and Hamberg), Germany

9 Dec 83.9 Died Fernando Valdés † Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

11 Dec Resigned Charles Guillart † Bishop of Chartres, France Bishop Emeritus

Resigned Jean de Saint-Chamond † Archbishop of Aix, France Archbishop Emeritus

20 Dec Appointed Pedro del Frago Garcés † Bishop of Alghero, Italy Bishop of Huesca, Spain

23 Dec 12.0 Confirmed Ernst von Bayern † Bishop of Freising, Germany Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

28 Dec Ordained Bishop Angelo Cattani da Diacceto, O.P. † Bishop of Fiesole, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Jul		Died	Pedro Maldonado, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
5 Jul		Appointed	Giovanni Ludovico da Campania †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	Appointed	Felice Rossi †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
12 Jul		Appointed	Muzio Calini †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
44.5	Resigned	Pierdonato Cesi (Sr.) †	Administrator of Narni, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
	Appointed	Romolo Cesi †	Bishop of Narni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
17 Jul		Died	Angelo Massarelli †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
19 Jul		Appointed	Alvise Michiel †	Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
30 Jul	59.5	Died	Honorato Juan †	Bishop of Osma, Spain
31 Jul	91.7	Died	Bartolomé de las Casas (Casaus), O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
Aug		Died	Girolamo Michele Nichesola, O.P. †	Bishop of Teano, Italy
5 Aug	61.7	Died	Martín Pérez de Ayala †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
10 Aug	32.6	Ordained Priest	Claude de La Baume †	Priest of Besançon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop
11 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Placido †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
15 Aug		Appointed	Tommaso Orsini †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
16 Aug		Died	Jerónimo Velasco †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
19 Aug	31.6	Appointed	Iñigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	Appointed	Cherubino Lavosio, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
21 Aug		Appointed	Francesco Rusticucci †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy	Bishop of Fano, Italy
28 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Orsini †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
29 Aug	66.7	Died	Francesco Crasso †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eufemia
6 Sep		Appointed	Desiderio Mezzapica da S. Martino, O. Carm †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
52.7	Appointed	Guglielmo Sirleto †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Squillace, Italy
8 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Cherubino Lavosio, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
13 Sep	27.8	Died	Sigismund von Brandenburg †	Former Archbishop-Elect of Magdeburg, Germany
16 Sep	49.9	Appointed	Archangelo de’ Bianchi (Blanca), O.P. †	Bishop of Teano, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
53.6	Died	Sebastiano Gualterio †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
21 Sep	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Archangelo de’ Bianchi (Blanca), O.P. †	Bishop of Teano, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Rusticucci †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy	Bishop of Fano, Italy
27 Sep		Died	Marco Gerolamo Vida, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
6 Oct	68.7	Died	Tiberio Crispo †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
7 Oct		Appointed	Pietro Camaiani †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
33.6	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Gàmbara †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
57.8	Appointed	Leonardo Marini, O.P. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Alba (Pompea), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
62.7	Appointed	Scipione Rebiba †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
67.9	Appointed	Giovanni Ricci †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
67.8	Appointed	Giovanni Michele Saraceni †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
13 Oct	31.8	Ordained Bishop	Iñigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
33.7	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Francesco Gàmbara †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Guglielmo Sirleto †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Squillace, Italy
15 Oct	47.8	Appointed	Philippe du Bec †	Bishop of Nantes, France	Archbishop of Reims, France
18 Oct	11.8	Selected	Ernst von Bayern †	Bishop of Freising, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	Resigned	Moritz von Sandizell †	Bishop of Freising, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
25 Oct	58.0	Resigned	Bernhard von Raesfeld †	Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
	Appointed	Egidio Valenti, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
26 Oct	37.5	Selected	Johann von Hoya zu Stolzenau †	Bishop of Münster, Germany
27 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Romolo Cesi †	Bishop of Narni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
28 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Egidio Valenti, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
10 Nov		Died	Giovanni Francisco de Gaeta †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano, Italy
11 Nov		Appointed	Fernando de Barrionuevo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Santiago de Chile
	Born	José González Díez, O.P. †	Villadiezma	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
14 Nov	56.9	Died	Pier Francesco Ferrero †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
15 Nov		Appointed	Angelo Cattani da Diacceto, O.P. †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
43.7	Installed	Gianfrancesco Commendone †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
44.9	Appointed	Felice Peretti Montalto, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
66.9	Appointed	Ludovico Simonetta †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
21 Nov		Born	Francesco Cennini de’ Salamandri †	Sarteano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
22 Nov		Died	Domingo Cubels, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Bishop of Malta
Dec		Died	Luís de la Fuente (Fuentes) †	Bishop of Nicaragua
1 Dec	58.2	Died	Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla †	Cardinal, Bishop of Burgos, Spain
4 Dec	72.0	Died	Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Archbishop-Elect of Bremen (and Hamberg), Germany
9 Dec	83.9	Died	Fernando Valdés †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
11 Dec		Resigned	Charles Guillart †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Bishop Emeritus
	Resigned	Jean de Saint-Chamond †	Archbishop of Aix, France	Archbishop Emeritus
20 Dec		Appointed	Pedro del Frago Garcés †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
23 Dec	12.0	Confirmed	Ernst von Bayern †	Bishop of Freising, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
28 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Angelo Cattani da Diacceto, O.P. †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Bishop Emeritus