The Year of Our Lord 1579

Necrology

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Date	Age	Bishop	Title
29 Apr	54.5	Diego de Landa, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), Yucatán, México
22 Jun	43.5	David Kölderer von Burgstall †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
23 Jul		Bernardo de Albuquerque, O.P. †	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
5 Aug	75.3	Stanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Foreign Diocese
23 Aug		Miguel Jerónimo Morell †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
23 Aug	71.6	Francisco Pacheco de Villena (Toledo) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
13 Sep		Diego Deza Tello †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
20 Sep		Gonzalo Herrera Olivares †	Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos, Spain
25 Sep	70.5	Gregorio Antonio Gallo de Andrade †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
Dec		Pomponio Cotta †	Bishop of Novara, Italy