The Year of Our Lord 1541

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Léonardo Abel †		Titular Bishop of Sidon
		Appointed	Alfonso , O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Alfonso , O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos, Spain
		Died	Nicolás de Aragón †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
		Died	John Bell, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mayo, Ireland
		Born	Metello Bichi †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy
		Born	Mario Bolognini †		Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
	75.0	Died	Paolo Borgasio †	Bishop Emeritus of Nemosia (Limasol), Cyprus
		Died	Giacomo de Cadapesario †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus
		Died	Giovanni Maria Canigiani, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
		Born	Pedro Castro Nero †		Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
		Born	Giovanni Battista Castrucci †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Domingo Cubels, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Bishop of Malta
	35.6	Resigned	Giovanni Girolamo de’ Rossi †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy
		Born	Feliciano Figueroa †		Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
	61.0	Resigned	Matthias von Jagow †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Franciscus Josephich †	Bishop of Senj, Croatia
		Resigned	Guillaume de Joyeuse †	Bishop of Alet, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Pietro Lamberti †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
		Died	Ludovico de Martinis, O.P. †	Bishop of Ario, Greece
		Resigned	Angelo Marzi †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Robert Maxwell †	Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain
		Born	Giovanni Domenico Marcot (Malquoto dei Serafini detto Foconio ), O.P. †		Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
		Died	Nicolò Niconisi †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston) et Curzola (Korcula), Croatia
		Born	Fernando Niño de Guevara †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Died	Maurice O’Kelly, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland
		Died	Jacopo Pisauro †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus
		Born	Augustin Kvinti#263; (Quinzio), O.P. †		Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
		Born	Miguel Rangel, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop of Angola e Congo
		Resigned	Pietro Ranieri †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Francesco Rocchi †	Bishop-Elect of Milos (Melos), Greece	Former Bishop-Elect
	22.0	Professed	Diego de Salamanca, O.E.S.A. †	Member of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
	52.0	Died	Nikolaus Schigmers, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Born	Urbain de Saint-Gelais de Lansac †		Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
		Died	Barthélemy Simon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
		Died	Andrew Stewart †	Bishop of Caithness, Scotland, Great Britain
	32.0	Ordained Priest	Gregor Virneburg †	Priest of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
		Died	Georg von Tessing †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria
	53.0	Ordained Priest	Johannes von Weeze †	Priest	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Died	Henry Wemyss (Weems) †	Bishop of Whithorn-Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Andrew Whitmay, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
		Died	Jan Wilamowski †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
1 Jan	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Franz von Waldeck †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan		Died	John Clerk †	Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
5 Jan	60.5	Died	Philipp von der Pfalz (von Bayern) †	Bishop of Freising, Germany
5 Jan	53.8	Succeeded	Heinrich von Rhein (Palatins, von der Pfalz) †	Bishop of Freising, Germany
19 Jan		Appointed	Bernardino Callini de Montorio, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Segni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Sebastiano Graziani †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Alessandro Guidiccioni †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Antonio de Lunel †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Mohedani †	Bishop of Ravello, Italy
		Appointed	Luigi Vannini de Theodoli, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Scala, Italy	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
20 Jan		Died	Jan Busiński †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
22 Jan	103.0	Died	Pierre Filhol (Filleul) †	Archbishop of Aix, France
22 Jan		Succeeded	Antoine Filhol †	Archbishop of Aix, France
25 Jan	66.0	Died	Gottschalk von Ahlefeld †	Bishop of Schleswig, Germany
26 Jan	64.0	Resigned	Gianvincenzo Carafa †	Administrator of Anagni, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
28 Jan	54.0	Appointed	Piotr Gamrat †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
28 Jan	63.0	Appointed	Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando †	Administrator of Anagni, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
30 Jan	60.9	Resigned	Girolamo Aleandro †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
30 Jan		Appointed	Francesco Aleandro †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
4 Feb		Appointed	Angelo Archilegi di Amelia †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
	56.0	Appointed	Cristóbal de Pedraza †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
	59.0	Appointed	Giovanni Pietro Ferretti †	Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Lavello, Italy
	59.0	Appointed	Giovanni Pietro Ferretti †	Bishop of Milos (Melos), Greece	Bishop Emeritus of Lavello, Italy
	61.0	Installed	Federico (de Campo) Fregóso †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Cardinal, Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
	29.2	Appointed	Marzio de Marzi Medici †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Feb		Died	Alonso de Castilla Zúniga †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
13 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Piotr Starzechowski †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
18 Feb	33.3	Appointed	Durante Duranti †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
	51.1	Appointed	Bernardo Manrique, O.P. †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
	27.1	Confirmed	Wolfgang von Salm †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
23 Feb	37.1	Appointed	Jorge de Austria †	Coadjutor Bishop of Liège, Belgium	Bishop
23 Feb	55.1	Appointed	Juan Martínez Silíceo †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
28 Feb	34.1	Ordained Bishop	Juan Bautista (Giovanni Battista) Campeggio †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
6 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Leonhard Haller †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
13 Mar	61.1	Died	François Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-Ludève †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
13 Mar	53.1	Appointed	Marino Grimani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
16 Mar	37.1	Appointed	Scipione Rebiba †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chieti, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
16 Mar	37.1	Appointed	Scipione Rebiba †	Titular Bishop of Amyclae	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
18 Mar		Appointed	Bernard Zoubek ze Zdětína †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia	Bishop-Elect
23 Mar	63.2	Appointed	Francesco Cornaro (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	52.1	Appointed	Uberto Gambara †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
	51.2	Appointed	Philippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
30 Mar		Appointed	Jacques Le Doux, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Amiens, France
		Appointed	Jacques Le Doux, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Hebron	Auxiliary Bishop of Amiens, France
	35.2	Appointed	Claude de La Guiche †	Bishop of Agde, France	Bishop Emeritus of Mirepoix, France
		Appointed	Bernard O’Donnell, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
5 Apr		Selected	Robert Reid, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain
6 Apr	63.2	Resigned	Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando †	Administrator of Anagni, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
		Appointed	Ippolito Marsigli †	Bishop of Alife, Italy
	22.3	Appointed	Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora †	Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
		Appointed	Miguel Torcella †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
12 Apr	33.2	Died	Georges de Selve †	Bishop of Lavaur, France
24 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Bernard O’Donnell, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
29 Apr	36.3	Appointed	Leopoldo de Austria †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
29 Apr		Appointed	Girolamo Beccadelli Bologna †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
1 May		Ordained Bishop	Luigi Vannini de Theodoli, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Scala, Italy	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
4 May	52.8	Installed	Juan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	47.3	Resigned	Francesco Pisani †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Appointed	Alfonso de Sanabria †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Appointed	Alfonso de Sanabria †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Appointed	Pietro Vaguer †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy
6 May	71.3	Died	Jakub Buczacki †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
8 May		Ordained Bishop	Jacques Le Doux, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Hebron	Auxiliary Bishop of Amiens, France
13 May		Appointed	Ferdinando D’Anna †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Bovino, Italy	Bishop
	52.3	Appointed	Jerónimo de Loaysa, O.P. †	Bishop of Lima, Peru	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
		Appointed	Alfonso Oliva, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
14 May	37.2	Ordained Bishop	Scipione Rebiba †	Titular Bishop of Amyclae	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
15 May		Ordained Bishop	Alfonso de Sanabria †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
20 May	51.3	Appointed	Mikołaj Dzierżgowski †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
	22.4	Resigned	Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora †	Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
	66.3	Appointed	Ottaviano Maria Sforza †	Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}	Bishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
		Appointed	Girolamo Zacconi †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
21 May		Died	Johann Fabri (Heigerlein von Leutkirch) †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
21 May	45.3	Succeeded	Friedrich Nausea †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
22 May		Ordained Bishop	Jean-Philibert de Loriol de Châles †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
28 May	54.4	Appointed	Piotr Gamrat †	Apostolic Administrator of Kraków, Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
3 Jun		Appointed	Bernard O’Donnell, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
3 Jun		Appointed	Gabriel a San Serio, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
10 Jun		Appointed	Balthasar de Elbora, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
		Appointed	Balthasar de Elbora, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Lorea	Auxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
	56.6	Resigned	Antonio Pucci †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Appointed	Lorenzo Pucci †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop-Elect
19 Jun	26.7	Appointed	Maurizio Pietra †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vigevano, Italy	Bishop
27 Jun		Resigned	Ascanio Parisani †	Administrator of Muro Lucano, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Rimini, Italy
		Appointed	Silverio Petrucci †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio Ramírez de Haro †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
	55.4	Appointed	Jan Dubravius (Skála z Doubravky a Hradiště) †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
28 Jun	17.4	Appointed	Guillaume de Joyeuse †	Bishop of Alet, France	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jun	66.4	Died	Wilhelm von Hohnstein †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France

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