The Year of Our Lord 1521

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Musa al-Akkari †	Bishop	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
		Born	Antonio Altoviti †		Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
		Born	Stefano (Agostino) Bonucci, O.S.M. †		Cardinal, Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Brainfort, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
		Died	Gerolamo Castaldi †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
		Born	Agustín de Cisneros Montesa †		Bishop of La Imperial, Chile
		Died	Arnaud (Ferdinando) Castiglia †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
		Resigned	Giovanni Francesco D’Anna †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Gianpaolo della Chiesa †		Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
		Born	Sebastiano Ferrero †		Bishop Emeritus of Ivrea, Italy
		Died	Marcantonio Foscarini †	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
		Died	Marco de Franceschi †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
	41.0	Appointed	Federico (de Campo) Fregóso †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Coutances, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
	16.9	Professed	St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Selected	Dietrich Hardenberg †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
		Died	Thomas Hulsay †	Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland
		Died	Claude de Husson †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
		Resigned	Guy Le Clerc, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Acenario López †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
		Died	Antonio Lucifero †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
	36.0	Ordained Priest	Augustin Mair, C.R.S.A. †	Priest of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Appointed	Jean Mule †	Bishop of Oslo, Norway
		Resigned	André Mus †	Bishop of Oslo, Norway	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Matthais Ob †		Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	91.0	Died	Jakob Ulvsson (Ulfsson) †	Archbishop Emeritus of Uppsala, Sweden
	46.0	Appointed	Ögmundur Pálsson †	Bishop of Skálholt, Iceland
		Died	John Penny †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain
		Died	Antonio Camillo Pesci †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
		Died	Juan Pilars †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
		Died	Sismondo Filiasus Roverella †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
		Resigned	Giovanni Sanna †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
		Resigned	Jørgen Skodborg †	Archbishop-Elect of Lund, Sweden	Former Archbishop-Elect
		Born	Robert Stewart †		Bishop-Elect of Caithness, Scotland, Great Britain
		Born	Pons de Thiard de Bissy †		Bishop Emeritus of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
		Died	Giacomo Torrella †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy
		Died	Gómez de Toledo Solís †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
		Born	Guglielmo Tuttavilla †		Bishop of Sarno, Italy
		Resigned	Domenico de Valletari †	Bishop of Acci (Accia), France	Bishop Emeritus
	38.0	Appointed	Pál Várdai †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
		Born	Nicola Antonio Vitelli †		Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
		Born	Ghislain de Vroede †		Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
		Died	Giovanni de Zaguis, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Drivasto (Drivost), Albania
3 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Galeotto Graziani, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
5 Jan	30.5	Appointed	Albrecht von Brandenburg †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
	48.5	Installed	Erhard (Erardo, Everard) von der Mark (de la Marca, Marck) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono	Cardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium
	41.0	Appointed	Rafał Leszczyński †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop of Płock, Poland
	52.0	Appointed	Silvio Passerini †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Bishop of Cortona, Italy
6 Jan	23.0	Died	Guillaume de Croy †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
7 Jan	41.6	Appointed	Pompeo Colonna †	Administrator of Potenza, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Monreale, Italy
	27.0	Appointed	Jørgen Friis †	Bishop of Viborg, Denmark	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Jean Rouchault, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Angers, France
		Appointed	Jean Rouchault, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Raphanea	Auxiliary Bishop of Angers, France
		Appointed	Franjo Živković, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Senj, Croatia
14 Jan		Appointed	Symphorien Bullioud †	Bishop of Bazas, France	Bishop of Soissons, France
		Ordained Bishop	Andrés Clemente de Torrecremata, T.O.R. †	Bishop of Duvno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	64.3	Appointed	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
17 Jan	57.5	Died	Giovanni Ferrer †	Archbishop of Arles, France
17 Jan	30.0	Succeeded	Jean Ferrer †	Archbishop of Arles, France
30 Jan		Died	John Folan †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
2 Feb		Born	Annibale Bozzuti †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon, France
3 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Franjo Živković, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Senj, Croatia
4 Feb	82.0	Died	William Atwater †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
6 Feb		Appointed	Fernando del Barco, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
		Appointed	Fernando del Barco, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
		Appointed	Afonso Cavalheiro, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Sapë, Albania
		Appointed	Gonzalo de Ubeda, O. de M. †	Bishop of Drivasto (Drivost), Albania
20 Feb	18.1	Appointed	Giacomo Antonio Acquaviva †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy	Former Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Santiago Calatayud, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
	39.1	Resigned	Marco Cornaro †	Administrator of Nardò, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	47.1	Appointed	Johann Laymann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	47.1	Appointed	Johann Laymann †	Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
	51.1	Appointed	Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
3 Mar	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Johann Laymann †	Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
7 Mar	80.1	Died	Martín García †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
12 Mar	56.1	Died	Andrew Forman, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
13 Mar	60.1	Resigned	Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Administrator of Pavia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	33.5	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Gerolamo de Caro †	Bishop of Monteverde, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Nazareth
		Appointed	Wawrzyniec Międzyleski †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
		Appointed	Filippo Trivulzio †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
17 Mar		Died	Agostino de Ortis, O.P. †	Bishop of Satriano, Italy
20 Mar	57.3	Appointed	Andrea Della Valle †	Administrator of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
		Appointed	Cherubino Gaetano †	Bishop of Satriano, Italy	Bishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
	49.2	Appointed	John Longlands †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
	61.2	Installed	Guillén-Ramón de Vich y de Valterra †	Cardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
26 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Giangiacomo di Gambarana †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
29 Mar		Died	Christoph von Schrofenstein †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
Apr		Died	Francisco de Carta †	Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
1 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Vicente de Peraza (Pirez), O.P. †	Bishop of Panamá	Bishop Emeritus
8 Apr		Appointed	Juan (Pedro) Miralles †	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Urgell, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop
8 Apr		Appointed	Juan (Pedro) Miralles †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
12 Apr	26.2	Appointed	Pietro de’ Marchesi †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
12 Apr		Appointed	Hieronymus Schultz, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
16 Apr		Died	Silvestro de’ Gigli †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
21 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Antonio Ercolani †	Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26 Apr	23.0	Appointed	Jean de Lorraine †	Administrator of Valence and Die, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
26 Apr		Appointed	Philippe Terrail de Bayard, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Glandèves, France
5 May	49.3	Ordained Bishop	John Longlands †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
10 May	15.4	Appointed	Ercole Gonzaga †	Cardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
	52.3	Resigned	Sigismondo Gonzaga †	Administrator of Mantova, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Nuova
		Appointed	Andrea Sanna †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
		Appointed	Sixtus Signati †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy
12 May		Confirmed	Dietrich Hardenberg †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
13 May		Succeeded	Ippolito Novelli †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
15 May		Died	Job von Dobenek, O.T. †	Bishop of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland
17 May		Appointed	Antonio Bienvenu, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France
		Appointed	Antonio Bienvenu, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Hebron	Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France
		Appointed	Pietro Alfonso Malero †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
		Appointed	Pietro Alfonso Malero †	Titular Bishop of Amyclae	Auxiliary Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
		Appointed	François Wyzius, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
		Appointed	François Wyzius, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Megara	Auxiliary Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
20 May		Ordained Bishop	Héctor d’Ailly de Rochefort (Rupefort) †	Bishop of Bayonne, France	Bishop of Toul, France
25 May	26.3	Ordained Bishop	Mikolaj Radziwiłł, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
30 May		Ordained Bishop	Pietro Guercio (de Quercius) †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
3 Jun		Appointed	Christophe de Chauvigné †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jun	36.4	Appointed	Agostino Trivulzio †	Administrator of Alessano, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
7 Jun		Appointed	Thomas Bele, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Thomas Bele, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Auxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
	43.0	Appointed	Giulio de’ Medici †	Administrator of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
11 Jun	79.4	Died	Tamás Bakócz †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	28.4	Appointed	Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Laon, France
	39.4	Appointed	Marco Cornaro †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	45.6	Appointed	Giovanni Piccolomini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
16 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Cherubino Gaetano †	Bishop of Satriano, Italy	Bishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy
18 Jun		Appointed	Cristóbal de los Ríos †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
18 Jun	57.5	Resigned	Andrea Della Valle †	Administrator of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
26 Jun	37.4	Appointed	Jean d’Orléans-Longueville †	Bishop of Orléans, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse, France
28 Jun		Died	Juan González Meneses †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
29 Jun	51.4	Died	Francesco Conti †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy
30 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Giovanni di Amigetus (Amichettis), O.S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias

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