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The Year of Our Lord 1579

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown40.0AppointedOttavio Accoramboni †Bishop of Fossombrone, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Urbino, Italy
BornFernando Andrade Sotomayor †VillagarcíaArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
AppointedTroilo Boncompagni †Bishop of Ripatransone, ItalyBishop of Foligno, Italy
BornGil Carrillo de Albornoz †Talavera de la Reina, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
43.0AppointedMiguel de Castro †Bishop of Viseu, PortugalArchbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
BornPierre d'Hardivillier †PicardieArchbishop of Bourges, France
AppointedClaude de Granier †Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
AppointedGilberto Isfar y Corillas †Bishop of Patti, Italy
AppointedJerónimo de Menezes †Bishop of Miranda, PortugalBishop of Porto, Portugal
Ordained BishopJuan Montalvo, O.P. †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
AppointedAlessandro Musotti †Bishop of Imola, Italy
BornJohann Heinrich von Ostein †Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
AppointedAntónio Pinheiro †Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
AppointedThomas Pobel †Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, FranceBishop Emeritus
BornGiovanni Battista Scanaroli (Scannaroli) †Titular Bishop of Sidon
AppointedFrancesco Maria Sforza †Bishop of Conversano, Italy
44.0AppointedMikuláš Telegdy †Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
9 JanAppointedAntonio de Hervias, O.P. †Bishop of Verapaz, Guatemala
AppointedPedro García Galarza †Bishop of Coria, Spain
AppointedAlfonso Graniero Avalos †Bishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
49.0AppointedJerónimo Manrique Figueroa †Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
25 Jan44.4Ordained BishopJuan de Sanclemente Torquemada †Bishop of Orense, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
27 JanBornAntonio Tornielli †NovaraBishop of Novara, Italy
30 Jan47.1ResignedJuan Manuel de la Cerda †Bishop of Sigüenza, SpainBishop Emeritus
Feb20.6AppointedAndreas Markgraf von Österreich (d'Austria) †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria NuovaCardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
20.6Elevated to CardinalAndreas Markgraf von Österreich (d'Austria) †Cardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
6 FebAppointedAlfonso Guerra, O.P. †Bishop of ParaguayBishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México
AppointedSebastián Ocando, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
67.1AppointedDomingo Salazar, O.P. †Bishop of Manila, Philippines
29 Mar49.2Ordained BishopJerónimo Manrique Figueroa †Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
30 MarAppointedBernardo Gascó †Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
27 Apr40.8AppointedAlberto Bolognetti †Cardinal, Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
AppointedGil Ruiz de Lihori, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
29 Apr54.5DiedDiego de Landa, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), Yucatán, México
15 MayAppointedJohann Baptist Pichlmair †Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
AppointedJohann Baptist Pichlmair †Titular Bishop of HalmirosAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
16 May41.4AppointedSt. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo †Archbishop of Lima, Peru
22 MayAppointedJuan Terés †Bishop of Elne, FranceArchbishop of Tarragona, Spain
22 Jun43.5DiedDavid Kölderer von Burgstall †Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
26 JunAppointedJuan Castellano Orozco †Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
AppointedLorenzo Figueroa Córdoba, O.P. †Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
AppointedMiguel Rubio, O. Cist. †Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
6 JulBornBernardino de Almansa Carrión †Lima, PeruArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
23 JulDiedBernardo de Albuquerque, O.P. †Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
3 AugAppointedNiccolò Aragonio (Aragona) †Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
60.0AppointedVincenzo Giustiniani, O.P. †Cardinal-Priest of S. SabinaCardinal, Superior General of Order of Friars Preachers
AppointedJaime Miguel Miguélez †Bishop of Foreign Diocese
5 Aug75.3DiedStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †Cardinal, Bishop of Foreign Diocese
17 Aug39.6AppointedAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) †Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in VincoliCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
23 AugDiedMiguel Jerónimo Morell †Bishop of Urgell, Spain
71.6DiedFrancisco Pacheco de Villena (Toledo) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
26 Aug50.2AppointedGiovanni Delfino †Bishop of Brescia, Italy
30 Aug27.5Ordained PriestMelchior Klesl †Priest of Wien, AustriaCardinal, Bishop
Ordained BishopJohann Baptist Pichlmair †Titular Bishop of HalmirosAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
6 SepOrdained BishopMiguel Rubio, O. Cist. †Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
13 SepDiedDiego Deza Tello †Bishop of Jaén, Spain
20 SepDiedGonzalo Herrera Olivares †Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos, Spain
17.3ConfirmedJohann Wilhelm Herzog von Jülich-Kleve-Berg †Bishop of Münster, GermanyFormer Bishop-Elect
25 Sep70.5DiedGregorio Antonio Gallo de Andrade †Bishop of Segovia, Spain
29 SepBornGeorge Anton Reichsritter von Rodenstein †RodensteinBishop of Worms, Germany
Oct3.1AppointedPhilipp Wilhelm Herzog von Bayern †Bishop of Regensburg, GermanyCardinal, Bishop-Elect
21 Oct54.8AppointedFrancesco Bossi †Bishop of Novara, Italy
AppointedPedro Coderos †Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
26 OctAppointedMiguel Espinosa †Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
AppointedMiguel Espinosa †Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular SeesAuxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
NovAppointedGaspar do Casal †Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
16 NovBornFederico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro †VeniceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
DecDiedPomponio Cotta †Bishop of Novara, Italy
31 Dec23.6AppointedJerzy Radziwiłł †Cardinal, Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania

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