The Year of Our Lord 1524

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Resigned	Tommaso Albini (Albizi), O.P. †	Bishop of Cagli, Italy	Titular Bishop of Bethleem
		Resigned	Domenico Aleppo †	Bishop of Kisamos (Cisamo), Greece	Bishop Emeritus
	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Jan Arason †	Bishop of Hólar, Iceland
		Born	James Beaton †		Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Thomas Bele, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
		Born	Rodrigo Luis de Borja y de Castro-Pinós †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
		Born	Jan Borukowski †		Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
		Died	Simone Boschetti †	Bishop of Budua (Budva), Montenegro
	24.2	Ordained Bishop	Johann Albrecht von Brandenburg †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany	Archbishop
		Died	Britius †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
		Born	Giulio Canani †		Cardinal, Bishop of Modena, Italy
		Died	Galeazzo Corvara †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Antonio Corvara †	Coadjutor Bishop-Elect of Sarsina, Italy
		Born	Bernardino de Cupis †		Bishop Emeritus of Osimo, Italy
	79.0	Died	Giuliano Dati †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy
		Born	Claude d’Auraison †		Bishop of Castres, France
		Resigned	Louis de Carretto †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Pedro Martín Fernández, O.P. †		Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
		Born	Johann Delphius †		Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
		Born	Bartolomé de Ledesma, O.P. †		Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
		Died	Diego Fernández, O.P. †	Bishop of Sarda, Albania
		Born	Niccolò Fieschi †		Bishop Emeritus of Savona, Italy
		Died	Andrea Giacobazzi †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
	80.0	Appointed	Domenico Giacobazzi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
	55.0	Appointed	Sigismondo Gonzaga †	Administrator of Aversa, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Nuova
		Died	Pietro Guercio (de Quercius) †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
		Died	Pierre Raymond de Guiert †	Bishop of Alet, France
		Selected	Magnus Haraldsson †	Bishop of Skara, Sweden
		Born	Walenty Herburt †		Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
		Born	Guillaume de Joyeuse †		Bishop Emeritus of Alet, France
	59.0	Died	Arnold Krebs (or Cancrinus), O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
		Resigned	Carlos Lalaing †	Bishop of Coria, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Kaspar von Logau †		Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
		Born	Juan López, O.P. †		Bishop Emeritus of Monopoli, Italy
		Resigned	Antonio Lupicino †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Francesco Marcelli †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
	54.0	Died	Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. †	Bishop of Elne, France	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
		Died	Jean de Montaigu †	Bishop Emeritus of Apt, France
		Born	Feliciano Ninguarda, O.P. †		Bishop of Como, Italy
	55.0	Appointed	Silvio Passerini †	Administrator of Sarno, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Cortona, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Maria Poderico †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Pedro Portocarrero †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
		Born	Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal †		Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
	23.0	Resigned	Niccolò Ridolfi †	Administrator of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland	Cardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
		Born	Antonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa †		Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Resigned	Antonio Scaglioni †	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
		Born	Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat †		Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela, Spain
		Born	Bartolomeo Siringi †		Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy
		Died	Carlo Soderini †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
		Resigned	Aldobrandini Ursini †	Archbishop of Nicosia, Cyprus	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Rudolf von Frankenstein †		Bishop of Speyer, Germany
10 Jan	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Egidio da Viterbo, O.E.S.A. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
11 Jan	31.0	Appointed	Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) †	Administrator of Luçon, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Laon, France
	44.6	Appointed	Pompeo Colonna †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Administrator of Monreale, Italy
	25.7	Appointed	Jean de Lorraine †	Administrator of Narbonne, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
	23.0	Appointed	Niccolò Ridolfi †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
	39.0	Appointed	Agostino Trivulzio †	Administrator of Lavaur, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
14 Jan		Appointed	Antoine de La Barre †	Bishop of Angoulême, France	Archbishop of Tours, France
15 Jan		Appointed	Robert de Montmaur, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
15 Jan		Appointed	Robert de Montmaur, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
16 Jan		Appointed	Giacomo Coppi †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
17 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Girolamo de Paola †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
17 Jan	28.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Matteo Lucifero †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
18 Jan	56.0	Appointed	Marino Ascanio Caracciolo †	Bishop of Catania, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan	44.6	Appointed	Pompeo Colonna †	Administrator of Acerno, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Monreale, Italy
19 Jan		Appointed	Maurice Doran, O.P. †	Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland
19 Jan		Appointed	Francesco Sperelli †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23 Jan		Died	Urbano Fieschi †	Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
24 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Coppi †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
29 Jan	21.0	Appointed	Salvador Alepuz †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
Feb	34.0	Selected	Georg von Blumenthal †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
12 Feb	32.1	Appointed	Jean du Bellay †	Bishop of Bayonne, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
		Appointed	Héctor d’Ailly de Rochefort (Rupefort) †	Bishop of Toul, France
	25.8	Resigned	Jean de Lorraine †	Administrator of Toul, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
22 Feb	26.1	Ordained Bishop	Jakob (Giacomo) Divnić (Difnico) †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
22 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Mario Hispanus †	Bishop of Salpi (Salapia), Italy
25 Feb	32.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean du Bellay †	Bishop of Bayonne, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
25 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Jacques Pallavicini †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France
26 Feb		Born	Giorgio Cornaro †		Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
29 Feb		Appointed	Aymar de Gouffier, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Albi, France
1 Mar	25.6	Ordained Priest	Hernando de Aragón, O. Cist. †	Priest of Order of Cistercians	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
2 Mar		Appointed	Hermann Ronneberg (Kunnenbergh) †	Bishop of Curland, Latvia
6 Mar	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Heinrich Bokhold (Bokholt) †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
8 Mar	69.1	Died	Alejandro Geraldini (Gerardini, Gueraldini) †	Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
14 Mar	23.2	Appointed	Niccolò Ridolfi †	Cardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
14 Mar	70.7	Resigned	Francesco Soderini †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
15 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Maurice Doran, O.P. †	Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland
16 Mar		Appointed	Polydor de Brixen, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
		Appointed	Polydor de Brixen, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Oropus	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
		Appointed	Cristobal Muniz, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
		Appointed	Cristobal Muniz, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Rheon	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
		Appointed	Jean Raynaud †	Auxiliary Bishop of Meaux, France
		Appointed	Jean Raynaud †	Titular Bishop of Megara	Auxiliary Bishop of Meaux, France
	37.0	Appointed	Heinrich von Rhein (Palatins, von der Pfalz) †	Bishop of Worms, Germany	Bishop of Freising, Germany
23 Mar		Died	William Graunt, O.E.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Banados
1 Apr	42.2	Ordained Priest	Marco Cornaro †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
2 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Polydor de Brixen, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Oropus	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
6 Apr	34.2	Confirmed	Georg von Blumenthal †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
	77.2	Resigned	Jan Konarski †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
		Confirmed	Johann von Revellis †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
7 Apr		Died	Philippe de Bourgogne †	Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
7 Apr		Died	György Szatmári †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
10 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Francesco Sperelli †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
11 Apr		Born	Filippo Mocenigo †		Archbishop of Nicosia, Cyprus
13 Apr	23.2	Appointed	Donato Curiale †	Bishop of Bova, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
13 Apr		Appointed	Pierre Tassarus, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia
18 Apr		Appointed	Matthew Makarell, O. Praem. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop of York, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Matthew Makarell, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Chalcedon	Auxiliary Bishop of York, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Pedro Ruiz de la Camera, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
		Appointed	Pedro Ruiz de la Camera, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
22 Apr		Born	Pietro Fauno Costacciaro †		Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
24 Apr		Appointed	John Benston †	Coadjutor Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop
27 Apr		Appointed	Robert Cockburn †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
		Appointed	James Hay †	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
		Appointed	Pierre Månsson †	Bishop of Västerås (Westeraes), Sweden
28 Apr		Appointed	John Stanywell, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Pult (Pulati), Albania
28 Apr		Appointed	John Stanywell, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Pult (Pulati), Albania
1 May		Ordained Bishop	Pierre Månsson †	Bishop of Västerås (Westeraes), Sweden
2 May		Appointed	Janos †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
2 May		Appointed	Janos †	Titular Bishop of Philippopolis in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
6 May	37.2	Selected	Heinrich von Rhein (Palatins, von der Pfalz) †	Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Bishop of Freising, Germany
6 May	49.3	Appointed	László Szalkai †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
11 May		Appointed	Pompeo Musacchi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Parma, Italy
		Appointed	Pompeo Musacchi †	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Auxiliary Bishop of Parma, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio de Rojas Manrique †	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
		Appointed	Antonio de Rojas Manrique †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
		Appointed	Geronimo Sifola †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
15 May		Died	Francesco Grosso della Rovere †	Bishop of Mende, France
17 May	70.9	Died	Francesco Soderini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
20 May	69.1	Appointed	Pietro de Accolti de Aretio †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Appointed	Gonzalo Carvajal †	Bishop of Budua (Budva), Montenegro
	43.3	Appointed	Paolo Emilio Cesi †	Administrator of Narni, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
	63.3	Appointed	Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	42.3	Appointed	Marco Cornaro †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	56.2	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	68.3	Appointed	Niccolò Fieschi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
25 May	18.3	Appointed	Gutierre Vargas de Carvajal †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
27 May		Appointed	Giambattista Bragadin †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
	33.4	Resigned	Ercole Rangone †	Bishop of Adria, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Modena, Italy
	39.4	Resigned	Agostino Trivulzio †	Administrator of Bobbio, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
		Appointed	Ambrogio Trivulzio †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
29 May		Ordained Bishop	Baldovinetto de’ Baldovinetti †	Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
1 Jun	43.4	Resigned	Paolo Emilio Cesi †	Administrator of Narni, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
8 Jun	46.4	Appointed	García de Loaysa y Mendoza, O.P. †	Bishop of Osma, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	50.4	Appointed	Francisco Herrera Ruesta †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
		Appointed	Juan Loaysa †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
	52.0	Appointed	Juan Pardo de Tavera †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
15 Jun	69.2	Appointed	Pietro de Accolti de Aretio †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	69.2	Appointed	Pietro de Accolti de Aretio †	Administrator of Ravenna, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	63.4	Appointed	Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	42.4	Appointed	Marco Cornaro †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	56.2	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	68.4	Died	Niccolò Fieschi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	51.4	Appointed	Franciotto Orsini †	Administrator of Fréjus, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
	65.8	Appointed	Lorenzo Pucci †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
22 Jun	39.4	Appointed	Agostino Trivulzio †	Administrator of Toulon, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
28 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Pedro González Manso †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop of Osma, Spain
29 Jun	53.4	Succeeded	Johann Blankenfeld †	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
29 Jun		Died	Jasper Linde †	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia

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