The Year of Our Lord 1537

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	36.0	Died	Gerolamo Acciabianca †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy
		Resigned	Lópe Alarcón †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	David Arnot, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Whithorn-Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Bartolomeo Averoldi †	Bishop of Rethymo (Calamona), Greece
	43.0	Appointed	David Beaton †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop
		Died	Silvestro Benedetti †	Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
	51.0	Resigned	Tomás de Berlanga (Martínez Gómez), O.P. †	Bishop of Panamá	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Vincenzo Boccaferro, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
		Died	Galcerán Cassanyach, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
		Died	Bartolomeo Cesi †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
		Died	Giuliano Cibo (Cybo) †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
	25.0	Resigned	Andrea Cornaro †	Bishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia	Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
		Born	Jean-Pierre d’Abadie †		Bishop of Lescar, France
		Died	Guido de’ Medici †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
		Appointed	Jean de Dominis †	Bishop of Senj, Croatia
		Born	Jean Doroz (Dorotheus), O. Cist. †		Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
		Died	Simeone de’ Vernacoli †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
		Born	Ippolito Fabiani, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
		Appointed	Juan Falco †	Titular Bishop of Spiga(z) (or Pegae)
	16.2	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	87.0	Resigned	Guarino Favorino, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Vito Ferrato †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
		Resigned	Gaspar Flores †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain	Bishop of Salpi (Salapia), Italy
		Born	Giovanni Fontana †		Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
		Born	Gilbert Génébrard, O.S.B. †		Archbishop of Aix, France
		Died	Bernardo Gentile, O.P. †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
	42.0	Resigned	Giovanni Matteo Giberti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, Italy	Bishop of Verona, Italy
		Born	Annibale Grassi †		Bishop Emeritus of Faenza, Italy
		Born	Antonio Maria Graziani †		Bishop of Amelia, Italy
		Died	Hermolaus de Hermolais, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop-Elect of Modruš, Croatia
		Died	Höskuld Höskuldsson †	Bishop of Stavanger, Norway
		Born	Jean de L’Aubespine †		Bishop of Orléans, France
		Born	Stefano Lusignano, O.P. †		Bishop of Nemosia (Limasol), Cyprus
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Maiques Pérez, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Tarsus	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
	20.0	Died	Giulio Mastrogiudice †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
		Died	Antoine de Medio †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
		Born	Jean Louis Pallavicino Ceva †		Bishop of Nice, France
		Died	Angelo Pappacoda †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
		Resigned	Giacomo Pellegrini, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	38.0	Died	Pietro Petrucci †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
		Born	Antoine Pichot, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
		Resigned	Jean des Pres Montpezat †	Bishop of Montauban, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Giannotto Pucci †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
	48.0	Resigned	Jean Reff †	Bishop of Oslo, Norway	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Jaime de Rich, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Elne, France
		Resigned	Gabriel de Saluti †	Bishop of Aire, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Gaspare Silingardi †		Bishop of Modena, Italy
		Appointed	John Smart, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Lorenzo Spada, O.F.M. Conv. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
		Died	Gyorgy Suliok †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
		Died	Louis de Tenodoro (Tonneriae) †	Bishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France
		Resigned	Zaccaria Trevisan †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Stefan Tschugli, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Belline	Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
	40.0	Appointed	Girolamo Verallo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy
		Died	Tamás Zalaházi †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
		Died	Michele Zono †	Bishop of Kisamos (Cisamo), Greece
Jan		Born	Girolamo Rusticucci †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
1 Jan		Died	Jens Andersen Beldenak †	Bishop Emeritus of Odense, Denmark
6 Jan	25.0	Appointed	Nicola Maria Caracciolo †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
8 Jan	69.0	Resigned	Marino Ascanio Caracciolo †	Bishop of Catania, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	René de Roullié †	Bishop of Senlis, France
	52.0	Appointed	Agostino Trivulzio †	Administrator of Grasse, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
	38.0	Appointed	Vicente Valverde Alvarez, O.P. †	Bishop of Cuzco, Peru
15 Jan	13.0	Appointed	Rodrigo Luis de Borja y de Castro-Pinós †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
	60.5	Appointed	Gian Pietro Carafa †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	49.3	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	53.2	Appointed	Gasparo Contarini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina	Cardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy
	71.0	Appointed	Ennio Filonardi †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria	Cardinal, Administrator of Montefeltro, Italy
		Appointed	Cristoforo Giacobazzi †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
	44.0	Appointed	Charles de Hémard de Denonville †	Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana	Cardinal, Bishop of Mâcon, France
		Appointed	Antonio Pellegrini †	Bishop of Toul, France
	36.8	Appointed	Reginald Pole †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
	59.5	Appointed	Jacopo Sadoleto †	Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto	Cardinal, Bishop of Carpentras, France
20 Jan	43.4	Died	Andrea Matteo Palmieri †	Cardinal, Administrator of Policastro, Italy
21 Jan		Born	Antonmaria Salviati †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Papoul, France
22 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Hugh O’Cervallen †	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
25 Jan	57.0	Appointed	Girolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
26 Jan		Appointed	Nicolás de Aragón †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
		Appointed	Johannes Bischopinck †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
		Appointed	Johannes Bischopinck †	Titular Bishop of Conen	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
31 Jan		Appointed	Pedro Flores †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
Feb		Resigned	George de Athequa, O.P. †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
7 Feb	47.0	Appointed	Giovanni Vincenzo Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Cardinal, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
12 Feb		Died	Pedro González Manso †	Bishop of Osma, Spain
18 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Pietro Duranti †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
20 Feb		Appointed	Paul Sperato †	Bishop of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland
26 Feb		Appointed	Jean Lunel (Lunelli), O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bayeux, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
26 Feb		Appointed	Jean Lunel (Lunelli), O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
5 Mar		Appointed	Fabrizio Arcella †	Bishop of Policastro, Italy	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
		Appointed	Berardo Bongiovanni †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy
	44.1	Resigned	Giovanni Domenico de Cupis †	Administrator of Camerino, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	11.0	Appointed	Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta †	Administrator of Bisignano, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Capua, Italy
6 Mar		Appointed	Angelo Pasquali, O.P. †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
14 Mar		Appointed	Giovanni Angelo Peregrini †	Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
25 Mar	25.2	Installed	Nicola Maria Caracciolo †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
Apr		Ordained Bishop	Berardo Bongiovanni †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy
2 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Nicolás de Aragón †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
8 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Baldo Ferratini †	Bishop of Lipari, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Amelia, Italy
	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Juan López de Zárate †	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Marroquín Hurtado †	Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
11 Apr	48.7	Appointed	Juan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. †	Bishop of Burgos, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	57.2	Appointed	Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Appointed	João de Albuquerque, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Goa, India
	63.2	Appointed	Angelo Colocci †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy	Bishop
	44.2	Resigned	Giovanni Domenico de Cupis †	Administrator of Montepeloso, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	37.2	Appointed	Pedro Fernández Manrique †	Cardinal, Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Appointed	Agostino Gonzaga †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
	49.2	Resigned	Marino Grimani †	Administrator of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy	Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
	57.2	Appointed	Antonio Guevara Noroña, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
		Appointed	Franz Katzianer †	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
	48.7	Appointed	Pedro Pacheco de Villena (Ladrón de Guevara) †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
		Appointed	Pietro Querini †	Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
		Appointed	Bernardo Tempestini †	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
14 Apr		Appointed	Luis Cabeza de Vaca †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
15 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Angelo Pasquali, O.P. †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
17 Apr	67.2	Died	Antoine Dubois †	Bishop of Béziers, France
20 Apr		Appointed	Theodore Petit, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France
		Appointed	Theodore Petit, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Auxiliary Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France
		Appointed	Miguel de Sanguesa, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
		Appointed	Miguel de Sanguesa, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
27 Apr		Appointed	Juan Fonseca †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
1 May	63.3	Succeeded	Angelo Colocci †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
1 May	87.3	Died	Guarino Favorino, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nocera Umbra, Italy
3 May		Ordained Bishop	Miguel de Sanguesa, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
10 May	54.8	Died	Andrzej Krzycki †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
13 May		Born	Cesare Camillo Ferrero †		Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
14 May		Appointed	Nicolas de Veglia †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
18 May		Appointed	Carlo Aragona †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
18 May		Born	Guido Luca Ferrero †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
27 May	24.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Campeggi †	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia	Bishop of Bologna, Italy
27 May	63.4	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Colocci †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
28 May	62.5	Resigned	Lorenzo Campeggio †	Administrator of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	24.4	Appointed	Giovanni Campeggi †	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia	Bishop of Bologna, Italy
	38.4	Appointed	Pietro Tagliavia d’Aragonia †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
31 May	64.8	Appointed	Nikolaus von Schönberg, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
Jun	53.6	Ordained Priest	Gasparo Contarini †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy
10 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Roland de Burgo (Burke) †	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
13 Jun		Appointed	Jean de Lettes †	Bishop of Béziers, France	Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
13 Jun		Appointed	Antonio de Lunel †	Bishop of Ravello, Italy	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
17 Jun	16.6	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Administrator of Bitonto, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
17 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Jean Lunel (Lunelli), O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
19 Jun		Died	John Kite (Kyte) †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain
20 Jun		Appointed	Antonio Calcena, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
	60.9	Appointed	Gian Pietro Carafa †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Denys †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
		Appointed	Denys †	Titular Bishop of Abelon	Auxiliary Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
		Appointed	François Gaeta †	Auxiliary Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
		Appointed	François Gaeta †	Titular Bishop of Berytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
	39.1	Appointed	Jean de Lorraine †	Administrator of Lyon, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
		Appointed	Giovanni Simonetta †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
	62.4	Resigned	Giacomo Simonetta †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
24 Jun		Died	Mario Maffei †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
26 Jun	31.5	Appointed	Ercole Gonzaga †	Administrator of Tarazona, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
27 Jun		Appointed	Giacomo Antonio Ferduzzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
		Appointed	Jacques Leroy de Chavigny, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
		Appointed	Rafael Llinás, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
		Appointed	Rafael Llinás, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
	50.3	Resigned	Johannes von Lupfen †	Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
	48.4	Resigned	François de Tournon, C.R.S.A. †	Archbishop of Bourges, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France

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