The Year of Our Lord 1509

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Benedetto , O.P. †	Bishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
		Died	Huan (John) Blackleach (Hesketh), O.S.A. †	Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Pietro Bodoni †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
		Died	Bernardino Bongiovanni †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
		Died	Nicolaus de Braciano, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Parma, Italy
		Died	Enrico Bruno, O.P. †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Died	David de Burgo (Burke) †	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
		Born	Melchor Cano, O.P. †		Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
		Died	Francesco de Comitibus, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lixien (Lissanen), Albania
		Appointed	Geremia Contugi †	Titular Archbishop of Cyrene
		Resigned	Geremia Contugi †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy	Titular Archbishop of Cyrene
		Born	Girolamo Dandini †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
		Died	Pietro Dandolo †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
		Born	Paolo del Carretto †		Bishop of Cahors, France
		Died	Diego †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis
		Died	Alessandro della Marra †	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
		Died	Giovanni de’ Vecchi de Galionisso †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
	30.0	Entered	Zacharias Ferrari, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	53.0	Resigned	Niccolò Fieschi †	Administrator of Senez, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Died	Filippo Gaio †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
		Appointed	Camillo Leonini †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
		Died	Girolamo Lusco †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
		Born	Leonardo Marini, O.P. †		Bishop Emeritus of Alba (Pompea), Italy
		Died	Charles de Martigny †	Bishop of Castres, France
		Appointed	Pierre de Martigny †	Bishop of Castres, France	Bishop of Bayeux, France
	66.0	Resigned	Aymon di Montfalcon (Montfaucon), O.S.B. †	Administrator of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
		Born	Cipriano Pallavicino †		Archbishop of Genova, Italy
		Died	Laurent Pippi, O.P. †	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
		Died	Giacomo de Puyasola, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Sorres (Sorra), Italy
	33.0	Appointed	Christophorus von Raubar (Rauber) †	Coadjutor Bishop of Seckau, Austria	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
		Died	Nicolas Rodendorp †	Bishop of Reval (Rewel), Estonia
		Died	Alessandro Salati †	Bishop of Minori, Italy
	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Erich von Sachsen-Lauenburg †	Bishop of Münster, Germany
	15.0	Appointed	Bandinello Sauli †	Bishop of Gerace, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Succeeded	Edward Stewart †	Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Ferenc Szatmári †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
	39.8	Appointed	Tommaso (Jacopo) de Vio, O.P. †	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
		Born	Gregor Virneburg †		Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
		Died	Mario Zamba (Gamba) †	Bishop of Dulcigno (Olcini, Olgun), Montenegro
9 Jan		Appointed	Antonio Trivulzio †	Bishop of Asti, Italy	Bishop of Como, Italy
11 Jan	21.0	Appointed	Giovanni Giacomo de Monteferrato †	Coadjutor Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jan	36.0	Appointed	James Beaton †	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
		Appointed	Paul Huthen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
		Appointed	Paul Huthen †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
		Appointed	Vasino Malabayla †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy	Bishop of Asti, Italy
21 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Leonhard Pewerl (Peurl) †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jan		Appointed	Francisco Bobadilla †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
25 Jan		Born	Giovanni Gerolamo Morone (Moroni) †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
29 Jan		Appointed	David Arnot, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Whithorn-Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Martin de Iglavia, O. Praem. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
		Appointed	Martin de Iglavia, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
31 Jan		Confirmed	Philipp von Daun-Oberstein †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
31 Jan	49.0	Appointed	Erik Kaas †	Bishop of Viborg, Denmark
4 Feb	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Contarini, C.R.S.A. †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
5 Feb		Died	Michael Hildebrandi †	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
15 Feb	50.4	Appointed	Lorenzo Pucci †	Coadjutor Bishop of Pistoia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
23 Feb		Appointed	Bernardino da Bologna †	Bishop of Malta	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
		Appointed	Jan Konopacki †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
		Appointed	Giorgio Negri †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
		Appointed	Thomas Skirvington †	Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain
25 Feb		Appointed	Jaime de Conchillos, O. de M. †	Bishop of Catania, Italy	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
25 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Paul Huthen †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
3 Mar		Succeeded	Christoph von Schrofenstein †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
3 Mar	69.1	Died	Melchior von Meckau †	Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
9 Mar		Born	Gregorio Antonio Gallo de Andrade †		Bishop of Segovia, Spain
14 Mar	70.2	Died	Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio †	Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy
17 Mar		Died	Amedeo di Romagnano †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
18 Mar	40.6	Ordained Bishop	Uriel von Gemmingen-Michelfeld †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
28 Mar	41.0	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese †	Bishop of Parma, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Robert de Lénoncourt †	Archbishop of Reims, France
	52.5	Appointed	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	24.2	Appointed	Carlo Roero †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Matteo Sartori †	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
Apr		Died	Edmund Commerford †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
1 Apr		Appointed	Mikolaj Mściwy z Wierzchowiska, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
1 Apr		Appointed	Mikolaj Mściwy z Wierzchowiska, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
5 Apr	54.3	Appointed	Carlo Domenico del Carretto †	Archbishop of Tours, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cahors, France
15 Apr	36.2	Ordained Bishop	James Beaton †	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
16 Apr		Appointed	Ausiás Carbonell, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
16 Apr		Appointed	Ausiás Carbonell, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
20 Apr	31.3	Confirmed	Erich von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Bishop-Elect of Osnabrück, Germany
23 Apr		Born	Afonso de Portugal †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
27 Apr		Appointed	Godescalco de La Palata †	Bishop of Ravello, Italy
27 Apr		Appointed	Giovanni Evangelista Tornefranza †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
2 May	29.3	Appointed	François Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-Ludève †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
4 May		Appointed	Gottschalk Hagen †	Bishop of Reval (Rewel), Estonia
4 May		Appointed	Bertrand de Lustrac, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Lectoure, France
23 May		Appointed	Agapito de Gaeta †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia), Italy
		Appointed	Jasper Linde †	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
		Appointed	Pierre †	Titular Bishop of Hebron
		Appointed	Giuliano Soderini †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop of Saintes, France
	55.9	Resigned	Francesco Soderini †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
30 May		Died	Antoine de Luzech †	Bishop of Cahors, France
Jun		Died	Antoine Dufour, O.P. †	Bishop of Marseille, France
3 Jun	64.4	Appointed	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
	64.4	Appointed	Philippe de Luxembourg †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
	48.2	Appointed	Domenico Grimani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
11 Jun	36.4	Appointed	Sisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
11 Jun		Appointed	Thomas Ruthall †	Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain
13 Jun		Appointed	Germain de Ganay †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Bishop of Orléans, France
		Appointed	Reinhard Denis de Sylvania †	Titular Bishop of Brefny
		Appointed	Edward Vaughan †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
17 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Thomas Skirvington †	Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain
23 Jun		Resigned	Giosuè de Gaeta †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Thomas Ruthall †	Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain
27 Jun		Appointed	Anton Giacomo Bongiovanni †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jun	78.4	Died	Johann (Jan) Filipec z Prostějov, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
Jul		Appointed	Francesco della Rovere †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
13 Jul		Appointed	Angelo Antonio Guiliani (Gulionisio) †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
22 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Edward Vaughan †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
3 Aug		Appointed	Nicholas Comyn †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
3 Aug		Appointed	Angelo Leonini †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
6 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Ausiás Carbonell, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
20 Aug		Born	Bernardo de Fresneda, O.F.M. Obs. †		Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
24 Aug		Died	Enrique de Aragón †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
25 Aug		Born	Ippolito d’Este (II) †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
4 Sep		Died	Bartolomeo Trevisani †	Bishop of Belluno, Italy
7 Sep		Appointed	Ambrogio †	Bishop of Minori, Italy	Bishop-Elect
7 Sep		Appointed	Luigi d’Apera †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
8 Sep	64.6	Appointed	Philippe de Luxembourg †	Bishop of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
9 Sep		Died	François de Luxembourg †	Bishop of Le Mans, France
9 Sep	64.6	Appointed	Philippe de Luxembourg †	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
19 Sep	29.7	Resigned	François Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-Ludève †	Bishop of Senez, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Appointed	Jean-Baptiste de Laigue d’Oraison †	Bishop of Senez, France
		Appointed	Galeso Nichesola †	Bishop of Belluno, Italy
27 Sep		Appointed	Jerome de Montagna †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
7 Oct	70.7	Died	Johann von Eindhoven, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
10 Oct		Appointed	Orlando Carretto della Rovere †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop of Avignon, France
26 Oct	64.8	Installed	Philippe de Luxembourg †	Bishop of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
28 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Jan Konopacki †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
5 Nov	33.8	Appointed	Bonifacio Ferrero †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	35.5	Appointed	Giovanni Stefano Ferrero †	Administrator of Ivrea, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Bologna, Italy
		Died	Nicolas Ruistre †	Bishop of Arras, France
		Appointed	Charles de Seyssel †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
7 Nov	49.8	Appointed	Šimun Kožičić Benja †	Bishop of Modruš, Croatia
		Appointed	Jean †	Titular Bishop of Argos
		Appointed	Hermann Nigenbroch, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Verden, Germany
		Appointed	Hermann Nigenbroch, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Auxiliary Bishop of Verden, Germany
		Appointed	Denis O’Moore, O.P. †	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
	58.8	Appointed	René de Prie †	Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
14 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Philipp von Daun-Oberstein †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
18 Nov	33.8	Appointed	Francisco Ruiz, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop of Ávila, Spain
21 Nov		Appointed	Gaspare de Murgiis †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
24 Nov		Died	Carlo di Lussemburgo †	Bishop of Laon, France
25 Nov	36.8	Ordained Bishop	Sisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
Dec	80.9	Died	Matteo Baldeschi (degli Ubaldi) †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
5 Dec		Appointed	Corrado Caracciolo †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
16 Dec		Appointed	Zaccaria Contugi †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
19 Dec	27.9	Appointed	Agostino Spínola †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Savona, Italy
31 Dec	66.9	Died	Wilhelm Westfal †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany

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