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The Year of Our Lord 1621

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornGabriel de Almeida, O. Cist. †Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
DiedAlbert de BellièvreArchbishop Emeritus of Lyon, France
BornPjetër BogdaniArchbishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
BornGiulio Cesare BoreaBishop of Comacchio, Italy
BornProspero BottiniTitular Archbishop of Myra
BornTommaso BrancaccioBishop of Nardò, Italy
81.0DiedAntonio Calderón de LeónBishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
AppointedAntonio CanopoloArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
BornBartolomeo CapraBishop of Bobbio, Italy
BornSebastián CatalánBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
BornGiacinto Maria Conigli, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
BornScipione CostagutiTitular Archbishop of Cartagine
DiedTomás Dávalos de AragónTitular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
24.4Ordained PriestSebastian DenichPriest of Regensburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornFrancesco Di GiangirolamoBishop of Città Ducale, Italy
BornGabriel Díaz Vara y CalderónBishop of Santiago de Cuba
BornTommaso de RosaBishop of Policastro, Italy
BornRodolfo DulcinoBishop of Squillace, Italy
BornHenri de VillarsArchbishop of Vienne, France
BornJacques de FieuxBishop of Toul, France
25.0Ordained PriestJohann Flugi d’ApremontPriest of Chur, SwitzerlandBishop
BornJean de ForcoalBishop of Sées {Séez}, France
47.3ResignedAndré FrémyotArchbishop of Bourges, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
BornFrancesco FortezzaBishop of Siracusa, Italy
BornMartin GeigerAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
BornMatteo di GénnaroArchbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
DiedAnnibale GinnasiArchbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
BornGiacomo Ferdinando de GorizzuttiBishop of Trieste, Italy
53.0DiedDiego Guevara, O.S.A. †Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
30.4Ordained BishopCharles de Habsburg (d’Autriche-Styrie)Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
23.5Ordained PriestThomas HenriciPriest of Lausanne, SwitzerlandAuxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
22.1Ordained PriestErnst Adalbert von Harrach zu RohrauPriestCardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
DiedSimoni JeçiBishop of Sapë, Albania
BornJosé Jiménez de Samaniego, O.F.M. †Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
BornDaniel MackeyBishop of Dromore, Ireland
BornJoão da Madre de Deus Araújo, O.F.M. †Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
BornOrazio MatteiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna
Ordained BishopFernando de Ocampo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
SucceededFernando de Ocampo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
67.0Ordained BishopLuis Jerónimo Oré, O.F.M. †Bishop of Concepción, Chile
22.9Ordained PriestEdmund O’ReillyPriestArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
DiedPasquale Padavino, O.S.B. †Bishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia
66.0DiedGiorgio PerpignaniBishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
54.0DiedMarcello Pignatelli, C.R. †Bishop of Jesi, Italy
ConfirmedJeronim Jeremija PoczapowskiBishop of Lutzk e Ostrog (Ukrainian), Ukraine
BornBartolomeo PollaArchbishop of Naxos, Greece
51.0AppointedAlfonso de Requeséns Fenollet, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, SpainBishop of Barbastro, Spain
BornStefano RicciardiBishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
71.0DiedSzymon RudnickiBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
BornDenis Sanguin de LivryBishop of Senlis, France
SucceededJust de Serres, O.S.B. †Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
BornEmmanuel a Santo Ludovico, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Goa, India
DiedAlessandro StrozziArchbishop of Fermo, Italy
BornNicolás de Ulloa y Hurtado de Mendoza, O.S.A. †Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
47.0ResignedPietro Valier (Valerio)Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
16.0Ordained PriestKaspar ZeilerPriest of Augsburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Jan60.0Ordained BishopGarcerán AlbañellArchbishop of Granada, Spain
40.0AppointedRoberto UbaldiniPrefect of the Congregation of the CouncilCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano, Italy
2 Jan20.0ProfessedFabio dos Reis Fernandes, O. Carm. †Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
4 Jan56.0DiedJerzy ZamoyskiBishop of Chełm, Poland
6 JanBornBaltasar Tomás Carbonell y Sánchez, O.P. †Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
7 Jan54.0DiedFrancisco Pereira, O.S.A. †Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
9 JanAppointedPaolo de Curtis, C.R. †Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop of Isernia, Italy
36.0DiedGuillaume Fouquet de la VarenneBishop of Angers, France
11 Jan48.1AppointedAndrea Baroni Peretti MontaltoCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via LataCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
41.2Elevated to CardinalGuido Bentivoglio d’AragonaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
54.0AppointedEtienne de Brito, S.J. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), IndiaArchbishop
54.0AppointedEtienne de Brito, S.J. †Titular Bishop of SalonaArchbishop of Cranganore (Angamala), India
AppointedBarthelemy ButlerAuxiliary Bishop of Wenden (Windau), Poland
AppointedBarthelemy ButlerTitular Bishop of SamariaAuxiliary Bishop of Wenden (Windau), Poland
54.1Elevated to CardinalFrancesco Cennini de’ SalamandriCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
AppointedPedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist. †Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicArchbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
52.6AppointedAlessandro d’EsteCardinal-Deacon of Sant’EustachioCardinal, Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
47.0AppointedOdoardo FarneseCardinal-PriestCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
44.0Elevated to CardinalCesare GherardiCardinal, Bishop of Camerino, Italy
38.2Elevated to CardinalEitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern-SigmaringenCardinal, Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
27.9Elevated to CardinalLouis de Nogaret de La ValetteCardinal, Former Archbishop-Elect of Toulouse, France
43.0Elevated to CardinalStefano PignatelliCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
36.3Elevated to CardinalGiulio RomaCardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
AppointedFrancisco Romero, O. Carm. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vigevano, ItalyBishop
54.0Elevated to CardinalDesiderio Scaglia, O.P. †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
23.3Elevated to CardinalAgustín Spínola BasadoneCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
47.0Elevated to CardinalPietro Valier (Valerio)Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
17 Jan43.0Ordained BishopJean-François de SalesTitular Bishop of ChalcedonBishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
27 JanBornAndrzej OlszowskiArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
28 Jan68.3DiedCamillo BorghesePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
71.0DiedJacques de SerresBishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Feb50.0AppointedBonifazio Bevilacqua AldobrandiniPrefect of the Congregation of the IndexCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
2 FebDiedGiambattista BrivioBishop of Cremona, Italy
9 Feb67.0ElectedAlessandro LudovisiPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
10 Feb49.8DiedPietro AldobrandiniCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
12 Feb78.1DiedLadislao d’AquinoCardinal, Bishop of Venafro, Italy
14 Feb67.0InstalledAlessandro LudovisiPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
15 Feb25.3Elevated to CardinalLudovico LudovisiCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
50.1AppointedSimon Mascarenhas, O.F.M. †Bishop of Angola e Congo
17 Feb68.1ResignedOnofre ReartBishop of Gerona, SpainBishop Emeritus
19 Feb61.1DiedGiacomo SannesioCardinal, Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
21 FebBornAndrea TamantiniBishop of Cagli, Italy
Mar68.1InstalledFrancisco Gómez Rojas de SandovalCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
3 Mar67.1AppointedJean de BonsiCardinal-Priest of Sant’EusebioCardinal, Bishop of Béziers, France
38.1AppointedLuigi CapponiArchbishop of Ravenna, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
59.1AppointedFelice Centini, O.F.M. Conv. †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’AnastasiaCardinal, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
47.2AppointedOdoardo FarneseCardinal-Bishop of SabinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
44.1InstalledCesare GherardiCardinal-Priest of San Pietro in MontorioCardinal, Bishop of Camerino, Italy
41.1Ordained BishopPedro MoncadaBishop of Gerona, Spain
43.1InstalledStefano PignatelliCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
36.4InstalledGiulio RomaCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra MinervaCardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
54.1InstalledDesiderio Scaglia, O.P. †Cardinal-Priest of San ClementeCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
47.1InstalledPietro Valier (Valerio)Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in LauroCardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
11 MarAppointedDonatus DowlingVicar Apostolic of Kildare, Ireland
12 MarAppointedInnocenzo MassimiApostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyBishop of Catania, Italy
14 Mar38.2Ordained BishopLuigi CapponiArchbishop of Ravenna, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
17 Mar46.2AppointedSilvestro AndreozziBishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
68.2AppointedPietro CamporiCardinal, Bishop of Cremona, Italy
AppointedLeonel de Cervantes y CaravajalBishop of Santa Marta, ColombiaBishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
32.5AppointedOttavio CorsiniTitular Archbishop of Tarsus
49.2AppointedPier Paolo CrescenziBishop of Orvieto, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
AppointedGuillaume Du NozetTitular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria
AppointedDiofebo FarneseTitular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
32.6AppointedAlfonso GonzagaTitular Archbishop of Rhodus
AppointedHonorius Griffagni, O.S.B. †Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
47.3AppointedFrancisco Hurtado de Mendoza y RiberaBishop of Pamplona, SpainBishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain
25.3AppointedLudovico LudovisiChamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic ChamberCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
25.3InstalledLudovico LudovisiCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TraspontinaCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
47.2AppointedDiego Pereda, O.S. †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
47.2AppointedDiego Pereda, O.S. †Titular Bishop of SidonAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
36.5AppointedGiulio RomaBishop of Recanati e Loreto, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
28.1InstalledMaurizio di SavoiaCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Nuova
54.2AppointedDesiderio Scaglia, O.P. †Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
37.2AppointedCosimo de TorresTitular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in HaemimontoCardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
ConfirmedBenito Rodriguez Valtodano (Baltodano), O.S.B. †Bishop of Nicaragua
19 MarBornJosé Antonio de Lencastre, O. Carm. †Bishop Emeritus of Leiria, Portugal
21 Mar32.6Ordained BishopOttavio CorsiniTitular Archbishop of Tarsus
23 Mar59.2DiedIreneo (Francesco) Brasavola, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
26 MarResignedPaolo Emilio FilonardiApostolic Nuncio to Naples, ItalyArchbishop of Amalfi, Italy
46.8AppointedGiovanni Battista PamphiljApostolic Nuncio to Naples, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
27 Mar62.4AppointedOttavio BandiniCardinal-Bishop of PalestrinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
66.8DiedBenedetto GiustinianiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
25.4AppointedLudovico LudovisiCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
DiedGiulio Cesare SegniBishop Emeritus of Rieti, Italy
28 MarOrdained BishopHonorius Griffagni, O.S.B. †Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
29 Mar71.7AppointedFrancesco Maria Bourbon Del Monte Santa MariaCardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
50.2AppointedBonifazio Bevilacqua AldobrandiniCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
53.2AppointedFrancesco Cereo de Mayda, O.M. †Bishop of Lavello, Italy
55.2AppointedBartolomeo Cesi (Cesa)Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
46.4AppointedFrançois d’Escoubleau de SourdisCardinal-Priest of San Pietro in VincoliCardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
53.2AppointedManuel Esteban Muniera, O. de M. †Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
35.2AppointedCristoforo Memmolo, C.R. †Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
51.2AppointedAgostino Solaro di MorettaBishop of Fossano, Italy
AppointedGiovanni Battista ToschiBishop of Rieti, Italy
AppointedFrancesco TrivulzioBishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
AppointedFrancesco TrivulzioVicegerent of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
2 Apr54.3ResignedFrancesco Cennini de’ SalamandriApostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
53.2Ordained BishopManuel Esteban Muniera, O. de M. †Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
AppointedAlessandro di SangroApostolic Nuncio to SpainArchbishop of Benevento, Italy
4 Apr41.5ResignedGuido Bentivoglio d’AragonaApostolic Nuncio to FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
32.6AppointedOttavio CorsiniApostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyTitular Archbishop of Tarsus
6 Apr19.2SucceededLouis-François de La Baume de SuzeBishop of Viviers (Aps), France
DiedJean de L’HôtelBishop of Viviers (Aps), France
10 Apr24.2Ordained PriestPaolo Brizio, O.F.M. Obs. †Priest of Order of Observant Friars MinorBishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
25.0Ordained PriestAlessandro SergardiPriestBishop of Montalcino, Italy
12 AprOrdained BishopGuillaume Du NozetTitular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria
BornFrancesco MaidalchiniCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
37.2Ordained BishopPierre ScarronBishop of Grenoble, France
13 Apr51.2Ordained BishopAgostino Solaro di MorettaBishop of Fossano, Italy
15 Apr63.2ResignedLudovico SaregoApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus of Adria, Italy
50.2AppointedAlessandro ScappiApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandBishop of Piacenza, Italy
17 Apr37.2AppointedCarlo CarafaApostolic Nuncio to EmperorBishop of Aversa, Italy
ResignedAscanio GesualdoApostolic Nuncio to EmperorArchbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
18 Apr46.2Ordained BishopSilvestro AndreozziBishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
Ordained BishopDiofebo FarneseTitular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
32.7Ordained BishopAlfonso GonzagaTitular Archbishop of Rhodus
35.2Ordained BishopCristoforo Memmolo, C.R. †Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
19 Apr25.2Elevated to CardinalIppolito Aldobrandini (Jr.)Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
36.2AppointedPedro Antón SerraBishop of Lérida, Spain
29.2Elevated to CardinalFrancesco BoncompagniCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
32.7AppointedPhilibert de BrichanteauBishop of Laon, France
55.2Elevated to CardinalAntonio Caetani (Jr.)Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
38.2AppointedLuigi CapponiCardinal-Priest of Sant’Angelo in PescheriaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
54.4InstalledFrancesco Cennini de’ SalamandriCardinal-Priest of San MarcelloCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
34.2AppointedFerdinando ConfaloneBishop of Nicastro, Italy
52.9AppointedAlessandro d’EsteCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via LataCardinal, Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
AppointedPietro DiniArchbishop of Fermo, Italy
AppointedGiovanni MascardiBishop of Nebbio, France
54.2Elevated to CardinalFrancesco SacratiCardinal, Bishop of Cesena, Italy
28.2AppointedMaurizio di SavoiaCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
22 AprDiedCesare Del PezzoBishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
25 Apr29.3Ordained BishopLouis DinetBishop of Mâcon, France
Ordained BishopGiovanni MascardiBishop of Nebbio, France
37.3Ordained BishopCosimo de TorresTitular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in HaemimontoCardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
Ordained BishopFrancesco TrivulzioBishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
30 Apr30.3DiedDomenico BonziCoadjutor Bishop of Béziers, France
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