The Year of Our Lord 1525

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Petrus Albis †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Giovanni Aldobrandini †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
		Born	Jean de Barbançon †		Former Bishop-Elect of Pamiers, France
		Succeeded	John Benston †	Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain
		Resigned	Guglielmo Bertrand †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Costantino Bonelli †		Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
		Resigned	Lorenzo Boschetti †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Francesco Bossi †		Bishop of Novara, Italy
		Born	Muzio Calini †		Bishop of Terni, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Cardona, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Ploaghe, Italy
	44.0	Appointed	Paolo Emilio Cesi †	Administrator of Cervia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
		Died	Antoine de Chabannes †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
		Born	Rinaldo Corso †		Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
	36.0	Died	Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
		Appointed	Vincenzo d’Aste †	Bishop of Noli, Italy
		Born	Jerónimo de Escobar, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Nicaragua
		Resigned	Tommaso de Nigris †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Augustino Donato †	Bishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Maurice Doran, O.P. †	Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland
		Died	Donato della Torre †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
	38.0	Resigned	Anton Engelbrecht †	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	38.0	Resigned	Anton Engelbrecht †	Titular Bishop of Thermopylae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany
		Died	Marino Falconi †	Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
		Appointed	Luis de Figueroa, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Bishop-Elect
		Died	Pietro de Flisco †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
	45.0	Resigned	Federico (de Campo) Fregóso †	Bishop of Coutances, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
		Resigned	Francesco Franceschini, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	János Gosztonyi †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
		Born	Johann Grodecký †		Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
		Resigned	Charles de Hangest †	Bishop of Noyon, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Ordained Bishop	James Hay †	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Juan Loaysa †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
		Born	Pietro Magno †		Bishop of Sitia, Greece
		Resigned	Giacomo de Massimi †	Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Nicola Naule †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
		Appointed	Balázs Paksy †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
		Born	Giuseppe Pamphilj (Panfili), O.S.A. †		Bishop of Segni, Italy
		Resigned	Giovanni Gregorio Peroschi †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Petrus de Porta †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
	36.0	Appointed	Jean Reff †	Bishop of Oslo, Norway	Bishop Emeritus
	39.0	Appointed	Aegidius Rehm †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
		Died	Gilberto Remolón †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
		Appointed	Sebastián de Salamanca, O.P. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
		Born	Claude de Sanctes, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Évreux, France
		Born	Johann von Schönenberg †		Archbishop of Trier, Germany
		Resigned	Ottaviano Sforza †	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Edward Stewart †	Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain
		Appointed	Giovanni dei Tagliacozzi †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
	30.0	Ordained Priest	James Turberville †	Priest	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
		Died	Gonzalo de Ubeda, O. de M. †	Bishop of Drivasto (Drivost), Albania
		Appointed	Giovanni Vigerio de Voragine, O.F.M. Conv. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop Emeritus of Chios (Scio), Greece
		Died	Giovanni Villamarino †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
		Resigned	Luigi di Volterra †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	François de Wallon-Capelle, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
3 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Edmund Butler, O.SS.T. †	Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland
8 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Gerolamo Querini, O.P. †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
10 Jan		Appointed	Albert de Bichar †	Auxiliary Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
10 Jan		Appointed	Albert de Bichar †	Titular Bishop of Bodona	Auxiliary Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
12 Jan	37.0	Resigned	Giovanni Giacomo de Monteferrato †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
13 Jan		Appointed	Bernardino Castellari †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
15 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Zaccaria Trevisan †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan		Appointed	Jean de Chio, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Crojen
18 Jan		Appointed	Francesco di Scio, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Croja, Albania
19 Jan	21.0	Appointed	Gonzalo di Sangro †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
Feb	55.0	Died	Amedeo Berruti †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
5 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Raffaele Alessandrini, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
5 Feb	35.0	Ordained Bishop	Gavin Dunbar †	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
10 Feb		Appointed	Tommaso Albini (Albizi), O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Bethleem
	41.1	Appointed	Cristoforo Guidalotti Ciocchi del Monte †	Cardinal, Bishop of Cagli, Italy
		Appointed	Guido Guidone †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
17 Feb		Born	Charles de Guise de Lorraine †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
24 Feb	79.1	Died	Étienne Poncher †	Archbishop of Sens, France
6 Mar	35.1	Confirmed	Georg von Blumenthal †	Bishop of Ratzeburg, Germany	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
		Appointed	Guglielmo (Alessandro) Arborio di Gattinara, O.E.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
		Appointed	Guglielmo (Alessandro) Arborio di Gattinara, O.E.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Nicomedia	Auxiliary Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
		Appointed	Francesco Minerbetti †	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Mar		Born	Liévin (Hermann) Van der Beken (Torrentinus) †		Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
10 Mar	34.1	Appointed	Louis Guillart †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Bishop Emeritus of Senlis, France
20 Mar	62.1	Appointed	Antoine du Prat †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
		Appointed	Pedro Fernández de Jaén, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Jaén, Spain
		Appointed	Pedro Fernández de Jaén, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Auxiliary Bishop of Jaén, Spain
21 Mar		Died	Vasino Malabayla †	Bishop of Asti, Italy
25 Mar		Died	François de Bueil †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
27 Mar	61.3	Appointed	Andrea Della Valle †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
29 Mar	20.2	Appointed	Charles de Croy, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
29 Mar	52.8	Resigned	Erhard (Erardo, Everard) von der Mark (de la Marca, Marck) †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium
30 Mar		Died	Domenico Aleppo †	Bishop Emeritus of Kisamos (Cisamo), Greece
2 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Pedro Fernández de Jaén, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Auxiliary Bishop of Jaén, Spain
3 Apr	57.0	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese †	Administrator of Anagni, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
3 Apr	78.2	Died	Jan Konarski †	Bishop Emeritus of Kraków, Poland
4 Apr	49.6	Resigned	Juan (Johannes) de Witte Hoos (Ubite), O.P. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
7 Apr	44.2	Appointed	Paolo Emilio Cesi †	Administrator of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
		Appointed	Antonio de Corrago †	Bishop of Aquino, Italy
	20.2	Appointed	John de Hangest †	Bishop of Noyon, France
	24.2	Appointed	Felice de Massimi †	Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
		Appointed	John Max, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
		Appointed	John Max, O. Praem. †	Auxiliary Bishop of York, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
10 Apr		Born	Franciszek Krasiński †		Bishop of Kraków, Poland
16 Apr	50.2	Ordained Bishop	László Szalkai †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
23 Apr		Appointed	Jean de Plas †	Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France	Bishop Emeritus of Bazas, France
24 Apr		Appointed	Nicolas Jean Petri †	Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
24 Apr		Appointed	Nicolas Jean Petri †	Titular Bishop of Belgrado e Semendria o Smederevo	Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
30 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Guglielmo (Alessandro) Arborio di Gattinara, O.E.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Nicomedia	Auxiliary Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
10 May		Born	Urban Trennbach †		Bishop of Passau, Germany
12 May		Appointed	Fernando de Gerona, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Asti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Venosa, Italy
16 May		Died	Olivier du Châtel †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
17 May	62.3	Appointed	Jan Latalski †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
17 May		Appointed	Robert Shaw †	Bishop of Moray, Scotland, Great Britain
30 May	47.4	Resigned	Georg von Polenz, O.T. †	Bishop of Samland (Sambia), Poland	Bishop Emeritus
31 May	18.4	Appointed	Catalano Trivulzio †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
31 May	60.4	Resigned	Scaramuccia Trivulzio †	Administrator of Piacenza, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
7 Jun		Appointed	Francisco de Aragón †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
		Appointed	Corrado Cerbaria †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
		Appointed	Cristoforo de Nigris †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
	57.2	Resigned	Alessandro Farnese †	Administrator of Anagni, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Pierre van den Hende, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
		Appointed	Pierre van den Hende, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Dariensis	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
	65.4	Resigned	Guillén-Ramón de Vich y de Valterra †	Administrator of Cefalù, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
10 Jun		Born	Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza †		Bishop of Jaén, Spain
19 Jun	48.4	Appointed	Guillermo Casador †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy
		Appointed	Janos de Tholde †	Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
		Appointed	Janos de Tholde †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
20 Jun		Appointed	Andrea †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
20 Jun		Appointed	Andrea †	Auxiliary Bishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
23 Jun	46.1	Resigned	Pompeo Colonna †	Administrator of Acerno, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Monreale, Italy
23 Jun		Appointed	Gerolamo Olivieri †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jun		Appointed	Juan Benavente, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Astorga, Spain
		Appointed	Juan Benavente, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Hippos	Auxiliary Bishop of Astorga, Spain
		Appointed	Pedro Portocarrero †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
28 Jun	56.4	Appointed	Silvio Passerini †	Administrator of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Cortona, Italy

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