The Year of Our Lord 1501

and 16th Century

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Gerolamo Acciabianca †		Bishop of Nusco, Italy
		Died	Georges Alexander †	Bishop of Arkadi, Greece
	65.0	Died	Gabriele Guadano (Altilio) †	Bishop of Policastro, Italy
		Born	Francois Bachaud (Bachodi) †		Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
		Died	Filippo Bartolomei †	Bishop of Hierapetra, Greece
		Appointed	John Bell, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Mayo, Ireland
		Appointed	John Bell, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Mayo, Ireland
		Born	Scipione Bongalli †		Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
	56.0	Resigned	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Administrator of Toulon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
	67.0	Died	André Byssmann, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
		Born	Martín de Calatayud, O.S.H. †		Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
		Died	Giovanni di Castello †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
		Died	Sigismund Jean de Chaktornya †	Administrator of Pécs, Hungary
		Resigned	Barthelemy Chuet (Chouet, Cueti) †	Bishop of Nice, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Augustine Church †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Girolamo de Comitibus †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
		Born	Matteo Concini †		Bishop Emeritus of Cortona, Italy
		Born	Eustache de Croy †		Bishop of Arras, France
		Born	Donato Curiale †		Bishop Emeritus of Bova, Italy
		Resigned	Antoine d’Albon †	Bishop-Elect of Arras, France	Former Bishop-Elect
	26.3	Appointed	Luigi d’Aragona †	Administrator of Policastro, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
		Born	Georges d’Armagnac †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
		Born	George Day †		Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
		Born	Bernardo Antonio de’ Medici †		Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
		Died	Guillaume Dufour, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Archadia
	68.0	Died	William Egremont, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland
		Died	Antonio Fabregas †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
		Selected	Hemming Gadh †	Bishop of Linköping, Sweden	Bishop-Elect
		Succeeded	Pedro Gamboa †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
		Died	Giovanni Garsia, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Castro [di Sardegna], Italy
		Died	Giovanni Battista , O.P. †	Bishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
		Resigned	Giorgio , O.S.B. †	Bishop of Castro di Puglia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Giovanni Grimani †		Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
		Born	Pedro Guerrero Logroño (Mendoza) †		Archbishop of Granada, Spain
		Born	Nicholas Heath †		Archbishop Emeritus of York, England, Great Britain
		Resigned	Benoît de Jean †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Bishop Emeritus
	33.0	Appointed	Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg †	Coadjutor Bishop of Gurk, Austria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
		Died	Jean L’Apotre, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Bethleem
		Appointed	Lodovico †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
		Died	Richard MacBrien, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Elphin, Ireland
		Died	Georg Manninger von Kirchberg †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
		Died	Guillaume de Maraffin †	Bishop of Noyon, France
		Died	Paolo di San Ginesio Marini, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Born	Braccio Martelli †		Bishop of Lecce, Italy
		Born	Felice de Massimi †		Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
		Died	Domenico de Milia †	Bishop of Ottana, Italy
		Resigned	Michele Natalizi †	Bishop of Senj, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Luigi de Palmeri, O.F.M. †		Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
		Died	Diego de Peralta †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
		Born	Niccolò Ridolfi †		Cardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
		Died	Jean Rolin †	Bishop of Autun, France
		Died	Karl Rønnow †	Bishop of Odense, Denmark
		Appointed	Louis de Rugeriis †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
		Died	Anton von Sankfalva †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
		Born	Jerónimo Teodoli †		Bishop Emeritus of Cádiz, Spain
		Born	Charles de Tournon †		Bishop of Viviers (Aps), France
		Died	Agostino Tuttavilla (de Estoutevilla) †	Bishop-Elect of Sarno, Italy	Former Bishop-Elect
		Died	Péter Várdai †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
		Died	Giovanni Paolo Vassalli †	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
		Appointed	Istvan de Vaya †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
		Appointed	Istvan de Vaya †	Titular Bishop of Nicomedia	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
		Resigned	RIchard Wycherley, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
13 Jan		Appointed	Jean de Pierrefonds †	Bishop of Meaux, France
18 Jan	38.0	Appointed	Thomas Savage †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
22 Jan		Selected	Thomas Langton †	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
27 Jan	30.0	Selected	Peter Krafft †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
27 Jan		Died	Thomas Langton †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
29 Jan		Born	Lodovico Beccadelli (Beccatelli) †		Archbishop Emeritus of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
1 Feb	66.0	Appointed	Andrzej Boryszewski †	Apostolic Administrator of Przemyśl, Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
	30.0	Appointed	Peter Krafft †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
	30.0	Confirmed	Peter Krafft †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
5 Feb	47.0	Installed	Francisco Desprats †	Cardinal, Bishop of León, Spain
10 Feb		Died	Pierre Versé †	Bishop of Amiens, France
12 Feb	41.1	Appointed	Heinrich Basedow †	Bishop of Curland, Latvia
14 Feb	30.1	Ordained Bishop	Peter Krafft †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
26 Feb	31.7	Appointed	Richard Nykke (Nix) †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
3 Mar	39.1	Selected	Francesco de Remolins †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
10 Mar	26.5	Appointed	Luigi d’Aragona †	Administrator of Aversa, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
11 Mar		Appointed	García de Sahagún, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
11 Mar		Appointed	García de Sahagún, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Berytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
25 Mar		Appointed	Jean Oriolo (Loriol) †	Bishop of Nice, France
27 Mar		Died	Heinrich Groß von Trockau †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
31 Mar	39.2	Confirmed	Francesco de Remolins †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
		Appointed	Stefan Tschugli, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
		Appointed	Stefan Tschugli, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Belline	Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
3 Apr		Selected	Veit Truchseß von Pommersfelden †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
5 Apr		Died	Kort (Conrad) Rogge †	Bishop of Strängnäs (Strengnäs), Sweden
10 Apr		Died	Johann Cristianis de Lessen †	Bishop of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland
12 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Stefan Tschugli, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Belline	Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
18 Apr	31.8	Ordained Bishop	Richard Nykke (Nix) †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
21 Apr		Appointed	Giovanni Jacobi †	Bishop of Roskilde (Roeskilde), Denmark
		Appointed	Rodrigo de San Ginés, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Orense, Spain
		Appointed	Rodrigo de San Ginés, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop of Orense, Spain
22 Apr	59.3	Died	Domenico della Rovere †	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
22 Apr		Died	Louis Passert †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
26 Apr	61.3	Selected	Henry Deane †	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
28 Apr		Appointed	Giacomo Biagioli †	Bishop of Senj, Croatia
	33.1	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese †	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Bernardino Gambería (de Benasque) †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
		Appointed	Giovanni Alessandro Giorgi †	Bishop of Arkadi, Greece
		Appointed	Louis Voltan †	Bishop of Rieux, France
5 May		Died	Giacomo Valguarneri (Vualguera) †	Bishop of Malta
6 May		Born	Marcello Cervini †		Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
7 May		Confirmed	Veit Truchseß von Pommersfelden †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
7 May	14.3	Appointed	Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany	Archbishop
8 May	62.3	Died	Giovanni Battista Zeno †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
10 May	46.3	Appointed	Juan López †	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
14 May	51.3	Appointed	Lorenzo Cibo de’ Mari †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
14 May	95.3	Appointed	Jorge da Costa, O. Cist. †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
26 May	61.4	Confirmed	Henry Deane †	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
26 May		Appointed	Richard Redman, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
31 May		Died	Raoul le Chauve de Moël †	Bishop of Quimper, France
5 Jun		Appointed	Mikuláš Csáky (de Bačka) †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia	Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
12 Jun		Died	Barthelemy Chuet (Chouet, Cueti) †	Bishop Emeritus of Nice, France
14 Jun		Appointed	Bernardino Bongiovanni †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
	34.4	Appointed	Philippe de Clèves †	Administrator of Amiens, France	Bishop of Autun, France
		Appointed	Pietro Dandolo †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
20 Jun		Born	Clemente d’Olera, O.F.M. Obs. †		Cardinal, Bishop of Foligno, Italy
25 Jun		Appointed	Antoine de Medio †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
25 Jun		Appointed	Claude de Rohan †	Bishop of Quimper, France

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