The Year of Our Lord 1534

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Paul de Béarn †	Bishop of Lescar, France
		Died	Martín Cabeza de Vaca, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	56.0	Appointed	Tommaso Caracciolo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Naples, Italy	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
		Died	Alfonso Carafa †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
		Appointed	Cipriano de Caris †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
		Died	Cipriano de Caris †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
		Died	Corrado Cerbaria †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
		Died	Octavio de Cesi †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
	53.0	Appointed	Paolo Emilio Cesi †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
		Died	Avanzio Cricche †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy
		Born	Camillo Daddeo (Doddeo) †		Bishop of Fossano, Italy
		Died	Vincenzo d’Aste †	Bishop of Noli, Italy
		Born	Bartolomeo Ferratini (Jr.) †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Amelia, Italy
	61.0	Resigned	Louis de Gorrevod de Challand †	Bishop of Bourg-en-Bresse, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Paolo del Grasso, C.R.L. †		Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
		Born	Claude de La Baume †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
		Resigned	Giovanni Landi †	Archbishop of Candia {Crete}, Greece	Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Rowland Lee †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
		Born	Garcia de Loaysa Giron †		Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
		Born	Luis López de Solís, O.E.S.A. †		Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
		Born	Jacques Maistret, O. Carm. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
		Died	Pierre Månsson †	Bishop of Västerås (Westeraes), Sweden
		Appointed	Francisco Mejía de Molina, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
		Died	Juan Merton, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain
		Died	Paolo Da Middelburg †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
	15.9	Professed	Godfried van Mierlo, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop Emeritus of Haarlem, Netherlands
		Died	Gaspare de Murgiis †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
		Born	Johannes Nas, O.F.M. Obs. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
		Resigned	Cornelius O’Kahan †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Denis O’Moore, O.P. †	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
		Born	Juan Bautista Pérez Rubert †		Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
		Born	Vilém Prusinovský z Víckova †		Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
		Born	Antonio Puteo (del Pozzo) †		Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
		Died	Miguel Ramírez de Salamanca, O.P. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
	26.0	Ordained Bishop	Georges de Selve †	Bishop of Lavaur, France
		Born	Alessandro Sforza †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Parma, Italy
		Died	Donato Strineo †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
		Born	Jean de Vassé †		Bishop of Lisieux, France
	36.0	Died	Jerónimo Vilanova †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
	37.0	Resigned	Pallavicino Visconti †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Jan		Ordained Bishop	Pedro Gil Falcón †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
5 Jan		Died	Symphorien Bullioud †	Bishop of Soissons, France
9 Jan		Appointed	Alfonso de Tobes †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia	Priest
10 Jan	61.0	Died	Franciotto Orsini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
14 Jan		Appointed	Bartolomeo Ferratini †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
14 Jan		Appointed	Giovanni Vigerio de Voragine, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Christopher Lord, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Sidon	Auxiliary Bishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
18 Jan		Appointed	Francisco Mendoza †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
19 Jan	34.0	Appointed	Marcello Crescenzi †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Conza, Italy
	64.0	Appointed	Maternus Pistor (Bäcker) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	64.0	Appointed	Maternus Pistor (Bäcker) †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	33.0	Appointed	Niccolò Ridolfi †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin	Cardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
24 Jan	62.0	Died	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Bishop of Meaux, France
30 Jan		Selected	John Salcot (Capon), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
4 Feb	59.0	Died	Alfonso de Fonseca y Ulloa †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
6 Feb		Appointed	Matthieu de Longuejoue †	Bishop of Soissons, France
		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Melegnano †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Melegnano †	Titular Bishop of Laodicea Combusta	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
11 Feb	48.1	Appointed	Tomás de Berlanga (Martínez Gómez), O.P. †	Bishop of Panamá	Bishop Emeritus
	29.1	Appointed	Giacomo Antonio Carrozza †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy
		Appointed	Galcerán Cassanyach, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
		Appointed	Galcerán Cassanyach, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
		Appointed	Franciszek ze Lwowa †	Bishop of Kyiv (Kijów), Ukraine
		Appointed	Nunnius Martini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
		Appointed	Nunnius Martini †	Titular Bishop of Calama	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
	57.1	Resigned	Antonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Administrator of Conversano, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Appointed	Benedetto Tagliacarne †	Bishop of Grasse, France
15 Feb		Born	St. Alessandro Maria Sauli, B. †		Bishop of Pavia, Italy
20 Feb	57.1	Resigned	Gianvincenzo Carafa †	Administrator of Acqui, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
20 Feb	71.0	Appointed	Antoine du Prat †	Administrator of Meaux, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
4 Mar		Appointed	Diego da Silva, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
4 Mar		Died	Jerónimo Doria †	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
11 Mar	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Cauco (Cocco) †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece
11 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Cortesi †	Bishop of Vaison, France	Bishop Emeritus
12 Mar	40.1	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Zanetti †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
14 Mar	65.0	Appointed	Tommaso (Jacopo) de Vio, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede	Cardinal, Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
17 Mar		Selected	Thomas Goodrich †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
20 Mar		Born	Francesco Mantica †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo
26 Mar	48.2	Died	Gabriel de Gramont †	Cardinal, Bishop of Tarbes, France
26 Mar		Died	Patrick O’Culwyn, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
13 Apr	39.2	Appointed	Girolamo Doria †	Administrator of Noli, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Tarragona, Spain
		Confirmed	Thomas Goodrich †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Wacław Wierzbicki †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
15 Apr		Confirmed	John Salcot (Capon), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
19 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Thomas Goodrich †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
	46.2	Appointed	Marino Grimani †	Administrator of Città di Castello, Italy	Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
		Ordained Bishop	Rowland Lee †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
		Ordained Bishop	John Salcot (Capon), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
20 Apr		Appointed	Callisto de Amedeis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
		Appointed	Callisto de Amedeis †	Titular Bishop of Argos	Auxiliary Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
	23.0	Appointed	Ippolito de’ Medici †	Administrator of Lecce, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Avignon, France
	34.3	Resigned	Alfonso de’ Sangro †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Cristobal Mazucca, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
		Appointed	Cristobal Mazucca, C.R.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
24 Apr		Appointed	Angelo Baretta †	Bishop of Capri, Italy
		Appointed	Agostino Falivenia (Pastineus), O.S. †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
		Appointed	Luis Gómez †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy
	40.7	Resigned	Andrea Matteo Palmieri †	Administrator of Sarno, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Policastro, Italy
		Appointed	Tomás de Toro, O.P. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Bishop-Elect
26 Apr		Died	Polydor de Brixen, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
27 Apr	56.3	Appointed	Francesco Cornaro (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
27 Apr	61.9	Appointed	Juan Pardo de Tavera †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
29 Apr	16.8	Appointed	Odet de Coligny de Châtillon †	Administrator of Toulouse, France
29 Apr	53.3	Appointed	Claude de Longwy de Givry †	Administrator of Poitiers, France	Cardinal, Administrator of Langres, France
3 May		Ordained Bishop	Cristobal Mazucca, C.R.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
3 May		Ordained Bishop	Wacław Wierzbicki †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
11 May		Appointed	Ottaviano Guasco †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
11 May		Appointed	Edmund O’Gallagher †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
14 May		Born	Pedro Castro Quiñones †		Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
17 May	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Tomás de Berlanga (Martínez Gómez), O.P. †	Bishop of Panamá	Bishop Emeritus
17 May		Ordained Bishop	Benedetto Tagliacarne †	Bishop of Grasse, France
18 May		Appointed	Roland de Burgo (Burke) †	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
18 May		Died	Christopher Lord, O. Praem. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
22 May		Appointed	Jean de La Rochefoucauld, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Mende, France
Jun		Died	Bartolomeo Ferratini †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
8 Jun	56.4	Appointed	Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
		Appointed	Martín de Gurrea †	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
		Appointed	Juan Margarit †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
		Appointed	Eliseo Teodino †	Bishop of Sora, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Martín Tristán Calvete †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco de Urríes (Verreis) †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
17 Jun	59.6	Appointed	Lorenzo Campeggio †	Administrator of Candia {Crete}, Greece	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
17 Jun		Appointed	Pedro Manuel †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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