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The Year of Our Lord 1591

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornCharles-François Abra de RaconisBishop of Lavaur, France
DiedBelisario BaldevinoBishop of Larino, Italy
DiedGiambattista de BenedictisBishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
49.0ResignedFrancesco Bonfiglio, O.F.M. Conv. †Minister General of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia), Italy
BornDomenico BonziCoadjutor Bishop of Béziers, France
DiedFrançois de BouliersBishop of Fréjus, France
DiedScipione BozzutiBishop of Lucera, Italy
BornMarcantonio BragadinCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy
DiedGiovanni Battista BrugnatelliBishop of Assisi, Italy
64.0AppointedJohann BruhesenArchbishop of Utrecht, NetherlandsArchbishop-Elect
BornGiuseppe CandidoBishop of Lipari, Italy
47.0ResignedAnnibale de CapuaApostolic Nuncio to PolandArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
DiedOrazio CelsiBishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
24.1Ordained PriestFrancesco Cennini de’ SalamandriPriestCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
BornDiego ChuecaBishop of Teruel, Spain
DiedConradus Archbishop-Elect of Utrecht, Netherlands
BornHugo Eberhard von Cratz von SchraffensteinBishop of Worms, Germany
BornAndré CreusenArchbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
BornGiovanni Battista Deti (Deto)Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
BornAgazio di SommaBishop of Catanzaro, Italy
BornClaude de la MagdelaineBishop of Autun, France
DiedGiovanni Antonio de PaolaBishop of Belcastro, Italy
BornSebastiano De PaoliBishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
DiedPaolo Mario della RovereBishop of Cagli, Italy
BornAlexandre della Stufa (Lotteringhi)Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano, Italy
DiedElie (V)Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
AppointedElie (VI)Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
BornMiguel FerrerBishop of Tuy, Spain
BornGennaro Filomarino, C.R. †Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
BornThomas Fleming, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
DiedSilvio GalassiBishop of Ferentino, Italy
DiedCesare GambaraBishop of Tortona, Italy
BornEustache Gault, C.O. †Bishop of Marseille, France
DiedErcole LamiaBishop of Alessano, Italy
Ordained PriestBartolomeo LanfrediniPriestBishop of Fiesole, Italy
BornDiego López de la VegaBishop of Coria, Spain
DiedPio Loterio, O.S.B. †Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
48.0DiedLudovico Maiorano, C.R.L. †Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
DiedPedro MaldonadoBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
DiedAnton ManicordiusAuxiliary Bishop of Gurk, Austria
45.0AppointedNicolò MascardiApostolic Nuncio to PolandBishop of Accia and Mariana, France
DiedIstván MathisyBishop of Vác, Hungary
ResignedAntonio Migliori (Meliori)Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedCornelius O’Boyle (Obeyl, Nachten)Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
17.2ProfessedJohannes Pelking (Pelcking), O.F.M. Conv. †Member of Order of Friars Minor ConventualAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
ResignedMelchiorre PellettaAuxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
DiedPompilio PerottiBishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
DiedGirolamo PetroniBishop of Terni, Italy
BornAngelo PicchettiBishop of Nusco, Italy
BornPaolo Piromalli, O.P. †Bishop of Bisignano, Italy
BornWolfgang RalingerAuxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
BornGiovanni della Robbia, O.P. †Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
44.0DiedPompeo RocchiBishop of Cavaillon, France
DiedErcole SacratiBishop of Comacchio, Italy
ResignedAnnibale SaraceniBishop of Lecce, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAlexander SibiliaBishop of Capri, Italy
54.0ResignedGaspare SilingardiBishop of Ripatransone, ItalyBishop of Modena, Italy
ResignedBartolomeu Simões PereiraPrelate of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
BornFrancisco Sotomayor, C.R.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
AppointedPedro Suarez de Escobar, O.S.A. †Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop-Elect
DiedPedro Suarez de Escobar, O.S.A. †Bishop-Elect of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
BornBrandimarte TommasiAuxiliary Bishop of Sabina, Italy
BornMarco Antonio TomatiBishop Emeritus of Bitetto, Italy
ResignedPietrantonio VicedominiBishop of Avellino e Frigento, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornVitaliano Visconti BorromeoTitular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto
7 Jan50.0AppointedMario BologniniArchbishop of Salerno, Italy
36.5AppointedBenedetto GiustinianiCardinal-Priest of San MarcelloCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
52.4AppointedLorenzo PriuliCardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
AppointedBernardino Quirino, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Ardjisch (Argeș; Argesch), Romania
AppointedFrancisco Robuster SalaBishop of Elne, FranceBishop of Vic, Spain
8 Jan49.1DiedOttaviano PasquaBishop of Gerace, Italy
9 JanDiedAntonio Mendes de CarvalhoBishop of Elvas, Portugal
12 Jan32.5ConfirmedAndreas von Austria (Österreich)Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
13 Jan53.0DiedAntonio CarafaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
14 Jan26.4AppointedFederico Borromeo (Sr.)Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in CarcereCardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Leonardo BottiglieriBishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
30.7AppointedAscanio ColonnaCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in CosmedinCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
49.0AppointedAgostino CusaniCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in PanispernaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
55.6AppointedAlessandro Ottaviano de’ MediciCardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e PaoloPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
48.0AppointedGiovanni Francesco FaraBishop of Bosa, Italy
AppointedAlfonso GregorioBishop of Albarracin, SpainArchbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
49.2AppointedDomenico Pinelli (Sr.)Cardinal-Priest of San CrisogonoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
48.0AppointedAntonmaria SauliCardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte CelioCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
30.8InstalledPaolo Emilio SfondratiCardinal-Priest of Santa CeciliaCardinal, Bishop of Cremona, Italy
15 Jan61.0AppointedPedro de Moya y ContrerasPatriarch of West Indies, SpainArchbishop of México, Federal District
20 JanDiedGiovanni PlacidoBishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
23 JanAppointedFrancesco del PozzoBishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
48.5ConfirmedKaspar von SeckendorffBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
27 Jan52.4Ordained BishopLorenzo PriuliCardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
28 Jan63.0DiedMarquard von BergBishop of Augsburg, Germany
30 JanAppointedFrancisco AvellanedaArchbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
43.0AppointedWojciech BaranowskiBishop of Płock, PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
51.4AppointedCesare Speciano (Speciani)Bishop of Cremona, Italy
AppointedFlaminio TorcellaBishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy
3 FebOrdained BishopGiovanni Leonardo BottiglieriBishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
8 Feb67.1AppointedGiulio CananiCardinal, Bishop of Modena, Italy
AppointedPietro Martire PonzoneBishop of Novara, Italy
39.1AppointedAlfonso Visconte, C.O. †Bishop of Cervia, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
13 Feb56.3AppointedLorenzo Laureti, O. Carm. †Bishop of Adria, Italy
60.1AppointedAlfonso PaleottiCoadjutor Archbishop of Bologna, ItalyArchbishop
60.1AppointedAlfonso PaleottiTitular Archbishop of CorinthusArchbishop of Bologna, Italy
DiedVincenzo TorfaniniBishop of Rimini, Italy
30.1AppointedAlberto ValierCoadjutor Bishop of Verona, ItalyBishop
30.1AppointedAlberto ValierTitular Bishop of FamagustaBishop of Verona, Italy
14 Feb76.8DiedFrançois de Beaucaire de PéguillonBishop Emeritus of Metz, France
68.1AppointedMarcantonio Colonna (Sr.)Librarian of the Vatican LibraryCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
17 FebDiedFrançois ThoméBishop Emeritus of Saint-Malo, France
18 FebAppointedCarlo BaldiniArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy
AppointedVincenzo Calcio Soncinas, O.P. †Bishop of Venosa, Italy
55.1AppointedPietro Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
24 Feb56.4Ordained BishopLorenzo Laureti, O. Carm. †Bishop of Adria, Italy
25 Feb32.6SucceededAndreas von Austria (Österreich)Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
DiedJohann Thomas von SpaurBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
3 Mar41.1AppointedGermanico MalaspinaApostolic Nuncio to Naples, ItalyBishop of San Severo, Italy
DiedGiorgio ManzoliBishop of Aversa, Italy
6 Mar31.1Elevated to CardinalOttavio Acquaviva d’Aragona (Sr.)Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
17.2Elevated to CardinalOdoardo FarneseCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
38.6Elevated to CardinalOttavio ParaviciniCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
38.6Elevated to CardinalFlaminio PiattiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace
AppointedAlessandro RiccardiBishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
52.1AppointedPedro Rojas Henríques, O.S.A. †Bishop of Astorga, SpainBishop of Osma, Spain
AppointedAndrea ScribanoBishop of Nebbio, France
AppointedGirolamo VeloBishop of Larino, Italy
7 Mar13.1ProfessedDominico Rota, O. Carm. †Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelTitular Bishop of Sidon
11 Mar40.1DiedBernhard von WaldeckFormer Bishop-Elect of Osnabrück, Germany
12 MarOrdained BishopAlessandro RiccardiBishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
18 MarDiedJuan Ruiz de VillaránBishop of Lugo, Spain
72.2DiedGiovanni Antonio SerbelloniCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
20 Mar38.2AppointedLudovico AlferioBishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
56.2AppointedIñigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
AppointedVincenzo Bonardo, O.P. †Bishop of Gerace, Italy
49.3AppointedMichele (Bosco) Bonelli, O.P. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
67.2AppointedGiulio CananiCardinal-Priest of Sant’AnastasiaCardinal, Bishop of Modena, Italy
50.2ResignedGiovanni Battista CastrucciArchbishop of Chieti, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
63.4AppointedTolomeo GallioCardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
50.4AppointedAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza)Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
59.2AppointedLudovico MadruzzoCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
AppointedOrazio Montani (Montano)Bishop of Penne e Atri, ItalyArchbishop of Arles, France
AppointedJames O’HealyArchbishop of Tuam, Ireland
68.4AppointedGabriele PaleottiCardinal-Bishop of SabinaCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
AppointedHoratius SanminiatoArchbishop of Chieti, Italy
AppointedFernando de la Vega FonsecaBishop of Córdoba, Spain
21 MarDiedAlessandro CanigianiArchbishop of Aix, France
45.4SelectedJohann Otto von GemmingenBishop of Augsburg, Germany
24 MarOrdained BishopVincenzo Bonardo, O.P. †Bishop of Gerace, Italy
Ordained BishopAlfonso GregorioBishop of Albarracin, SpainArchbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
60.2Ordained BishopAlfonso PaleottiTitular Archbishop of CorinthusArchbishop of Bologna, Italy
2 Apr49.3Ordained BishopMichele (Bosco) Bonelli, O.P. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
5 Apr41.7AppointedFrancesco Maria Bourbon Del Monte Santa MariaCardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e GiulittaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
43.2AppointedGiovanni Battista CompariniBishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
AppointedGiovanni Battista CostanzoArchbishop of Cosenza, Italy
31.2InstalledOttavio Acquaviva d’Aragona (Sr.)Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in VelabroCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
23.7InstalledCharles de Lorraine-Vaudémont (III)Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ GotiCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
81.2DiedPiotr MyszkowskiBishop of Kraków, Poland
AppointedJerónimo Manrique de LaraBishop of Ávila, Spain
AppointedPietro OrsiniBishop of Aversa, Italy
43.1ResignedGiovanni Evangelista PallottaArchbishop of Cosenza, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
38.7InstalledFlaminio PiattiCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in DomnicaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace
53.2ResignedMariano PierbenedettiBishop of Martirano (Martoranum), ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
AppointedRoberto PierbenedettiBishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
AppointedGiulio Cesare SaliciniBishop of Rimini, Italy
15 Apr87.2DiedGian Girolamo AlbaniCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina
21 Apr38.3Ordained BishopLudovico AlferioBishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
43.3Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista CompariniBishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista CostanzoArchbishop of Cosenza, Italy
28.3Ordained BishopCharles MironBishop of Angers, FranceArchbishop of Lyon, France
Ordained BishopRoberto PierbenedettiBishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
Ordained BishopFrancisco Robuster SalaBishop of Elne, FranceBishop of Vic, Spain
Ordained BishopGirolamo VeloBishop of Larino, Italy
22 Apr39.3AppointedCamillo CaetaniApostolic Nuncio to EmperorTitular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
39.3ResignedAlfonso Visconte, C.O. †Apostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
26 AprAppointedBartolomeo Beccari, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
44.5AppointedSancho Dávila y ToledoBishop of Cartagena (en España)Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
AppointedPaolo de Curtis, C.R. †Bishop of Ravello, ItalyBishop of Isernia, Italy
48.1AppointedPierre de Villars (II)Archbishop of Vienne, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
AppointedClemente PolitoBishop of Grosseto, Italy
AppointedPaolo SanvitaleBishop of Spoleto, Italy
28 Apr59.4DiedIppolito de’ RossiCardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
Ordained BishopAndrea ScribanoBishop of Nebbio, France
3 MayOrdained BishopGiulio Cesare SaliciniBishop of Rimini, Italy
5 MayOrdained BishopPaolo SanvitaleBishop of Spoleto, Italy
6 MayDiedPierre de Lambert, O.S.A. †Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
26.4SucceededPhilibert François (Filiberto) Milliet de FavergesBishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, FranceArchbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
7 MayDiedCelso PaciBishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
8 MayOrdained BishopFrancesco del PozzoBishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
10 MayAppointedAndrés de AyardisArchbishop of Brindisi, Italy
45.5ConfirmedJohann Otto von GemmingenBishop of Augsburg, Germany
54.3ConfirmedGilbert Génébrard, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Aix, France
53.3AppointedWawrzyniec GoślickiBishop of Przemyśl, PolandBishop of Poznań, Poland
72.5AppointedNicolas de PellevéCardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
57.2AppointedSt. Alessandro Maria Sauli, B. †Bishop of Pavia, Italy
AppointedScipione SpinaBishop of Lecce, Italy
15 MayAppointedMiler Cawell, O.S.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Killala, Ireland
AppointedMartín de SalvatierraBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
19 MayDiedTeodosio FiorenziBishop of Osimo, Italy
20 May62.3DiedVincenzo CasaliBishop Emeritus of Massa Marittima, Italy
26 May52.4Ordained BishopPedro Rojas Henríques, O.S.A. †Bishop of Astorga, SpainBishop of Osma, Spain
28 MayDiedGiovanni Antonio LazzariBishop of Amelia, Italy
29 MayAppointedPompeo de NobiliBishop of Ripatransone, Italy
Jun41.4Ordained PriestFilippo ArchintoPriestBishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
3 JunOrdained BishopScipione SpinaBishop of Lecce, Italy
4 Jun16.4ProfessedAntonio de Gouvea, O.E.S.A. †Member of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineTitular Bishop of Cyrene
Ordained BishopPompeo de NobiliBishop of Ripatransone, Italy
5 Jun22.9AppointedPhilipp Sigismund von Braunschweig-LüneburgBishop of Osnabrück, GermanyBishop-Elect
20 Jun57.5AppointedOwen (Audoenus) Lewis (Ludovisi)Apostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandBishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
38.9ResignedOttavio ParaviciniApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
21 JunAppointedFulvio PasseriniBishop of Avellino e Frigento, ItalyBishop of Pistoia, Italy
51.4AppointedJean de Vernois, O.P. †Bishop of Saint-Omer, France
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