The Year of Our Lord 1542

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul Died Juan Fernando Angulo † Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia

67.5 Died Ögmundur Pálsson † Bishop of Skálholt, Iceland

2 Jul Ordained Bishop Claude Andry † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia Auxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France

5 Jul Appointed Francesco de Noctucis † Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy

14 Jul Born Kaspar von Seckendorff † Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany

28 Jul Ordained Bishop François de Carreau, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Salona Auxiliary Bishop of Orléans, France

4 Aug Died Pomponio Cecci (Cesi) † Cardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy

Died Jaime de Conchillos, O. de M. † Bishop of Lérida, Spain

7 Aug Appointed Pietro Antonio de Angelis † Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy

18 Aug 44.3 Appointed Jean de Lorraine † Administrator of Nantes, France Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France

Appointed Johann Rüger, O.P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany

Appointed Johann Rüger, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Athyra Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany

Appointed Gerolamo Vecciani † Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy Bishop Emeritus

24 Aug 58.8 Died Gasparo Contarini † Cardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy

Born Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa, O.P. † Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

45.6 Ordained Bishop Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. † Bishop of Elne, France Archbishop of Valencia, Spain

1 Sep Resigned Robert King, O. Cist. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain Titular Bishop of Rheon

2 Sep Ordained Bishop François du Bourg † Bishop of Rieux, France

7 Sep Ordained Bishop Bernard O’Higgins, O.S.A. † Bishop of Elphin, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

11 Sep Appointed Giulio Contarini † Bishop of Belluno, Italy

17 Sep 38.8 Ordained Bishop Moritz von Hutten † Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany

45.7 Died Dionisio Neagrus Laurerio, O.S.M. † Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy

24 Sep Born Sigmund Friedrich Fugger von Kirchberg † Bishop of Regensburg, Germany

3 Oct 60.7 Died Łukasz Górka † Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland

4 Oct Born St. Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, S.J. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy

5 Oct Born Louis de Berlaymont † Archbishop of Cambrai, France

6 Oct Died Antonio de Narbonne, O.S.B. † Bishop of Mâcon, France

11 Oct Appointed Valerio Cancellieri † Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy

55.0 Appointed Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

16 Oct 59.7 Installed Gregorio (Giovanni Andrea) Cortese, O.S.B. † Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane Cardinal, Administrator of Urbino, Italy

33.7 Installed Giovanni Gerolamo Morone (Moroni) † Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

20 Oct Appointed Benoit Berzati, O.P. † Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia

21 Oct Ordained Bishop Pietro Vaguer † Bishop of Alghero, Italy

Nov 46.8 Ordained Priest Friedrich Nausea † Priest Bishop of Wien, Austria

1 Nov 50.8 Appointed Jean du Bellay † Bishop of Le Mans, France Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

42.8 Resigned René du Bellay de Langey † Bishop of Le Mans, France Bishop Emeritus

6 Nov 59.8 Appointed Gregorio (Giovanni Andrea) Cortese, O.S.B. † Cardinal, Administrator of Urbino, Italy

42.8 Installed Marcello Crescenzi † Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello Cardinal, Administrator of Conza, Italy

43.8 Appointed Julius von Pflug † Bishop of Naumburg, Germany

11 Nov Born Scipione Gonzaga † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo

15 Nov Died Louis de Pélissier, O.S.A. † Bishop of Orange, France

23 Nov Appointed Gonçalo Pinheiro † Bishop of Tanger (Tangier), Morocco Bishop of Viseu, Portugal

24 Nov Appointed Thaddée Fumer, O.S.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of Nevers, France

Appointed Thaddée Fumer, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Selymbria Auxiliary Bishop of Nevers, France

24.0 Appointed Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora † Administrator of Anglona, Italy Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber

27 Nov Died Andrea de Bondelmonte † Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy

Dec Died Antonio Pellegrini † Bishop of Toul, France

1 Dec 30.4 Selected Cristoforo Madruzzo † Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy Cardinal, Bishop

2 Dec Born Ferdinando Farnese † Bishop Emeritus of Parma, Italy

7 Dec 90.9 Died Julián Garcés, O.P. † Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México

9 Dec Died Christoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg † Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy

Died Lorenzo Pérez † Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain

11 Dec Appointed Tommaso Caselli, O.P. † Bishop of San Leone, Italy Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy

30.4 Confirmed Cristoforo Madruzzo † Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy Cardinal, Bishop

17 Dec 30.4 Succeeded Cristoforo Madruzzo † Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy

20 Dec Appointed Ippolito Arrivabene † Bishop of Hierapetra, Greece Bishop Emeritus

38.5 Appointed Bernardino Elvino † Bishop of Anglona, Italy Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy

24.0 Resigned Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora † Administrator of Anglona, Italy Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber

29 Dec Ordained Bishop John O’Neylan, C.R.S.A. † Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul		Died	Juan Fernando Angulo †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
67.5	Died	Ögmundur Pálsson †	Bishop of Skálholt, Iceland
2 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Claude Andry †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Chartres, France
5 Jul		Appointed	Francesco de Noctucis †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
14 Jul		Born	Kaspar von Seckendorff †		Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
28 Jul		Ordained Bishop	François de Carreau, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Orléans, France
4 Aug		Died	Pomponio Cecci (Cesi) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
	Died	Jaime de Conchillos, O. de M. †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
7 Aug		Appointed	Pietro Antonio de Angelis †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
18 Aug	44.3	Appointed	Jean de Lorraine †	Administrator of Nantes, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
	Appointed	Johann Rüger, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
	Appointed	Johann Rüger, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
	Appointed	Gerolamo Vecciani †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 Aug	58.8	Died	Gasparo Contarini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy
	Born	Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa, O.P. †		Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
45.6	Ordained Bishop	Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. †	Bishop of Elne, France	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
1 Sep		Resigned	Robert King, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain	Titular Bishop of Rheon
2 Sep		Ordained Bishop	François du Bourg †	Bishop of Rieux, France
7 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Bernard O’Higgins, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
11 Sep		Appointed	Giulio Contarini †	Bishop of Belluno, Italy
17 Sep	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Moritz von Hutten †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
45.7	Died	Dionisio Neagrus Laurerio, O.S.M. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy
24 Sep		Born	Sigmund Friedrich Fugger von Kirchberg †		Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
3 Oct	60.7	Died	Łukasz Górka †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
4 Oct		Born	St. Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, S.J. †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
5 Oct		Born	Louis de Berlaymont †		Archbishop of Cambrai, France
6 Oct		Died	Antonio de Narbonne, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Mâcon, France
11 Oct		Appointed	Valerio Cancellieri †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy
55.0	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
16 Oct	59.7	Installed	Gregorio (Giovanni Andrea) Cortese, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane	Cardinal, Administrator of Urbino, Italy
33.7	Installed	Giovanni Gerolamo Morone (Moroni) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
20 Oct		Appointed	Benoit Berzati, O.P. †	Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
21 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Pietro Vaguer †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy
Nov	46.8	Ordained Priest	Friedrich Nausea †	Priest	Bishop of Wien, Austria
1 Nov	50.8	Appointed	Jean du Bellay †	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
42.8	Resigned	René du Bellay de Langey †	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Bishop Emeritus
6 Nov	59.8	Appointed	Gregorio (Giovanni Andrea) Cortese, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Administrator of Urbino, Italy
42.8	Installed	Marcello Crescenzi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello	Cardinal, Administrator of Conza, Italy
43.8	Appointed	Julius von Pflug †	Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
11 Nov		Born	Scipione Gonzaga †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo
15 Nov		Died	Louis de Pélissier, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Orange, France
23 Nov		Appointed	Gonçalo Pinheiro †	Bishop of Tanger (Tangier), Morocco	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
24 Nov		Appointed	Thaddée Fumer, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nevers, France
	Appointed	Thaddée Fumer, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Selymbria	Auxiliary Bishop of Nevers, France
24.0	Appointed	Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora †	Administrator of Anglona, Italy	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
27 Nov		Died	Andrea de Bondelmonte †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
Dec		Died	Antonio Pellegrini †	Bishop of Toul, France
1 Dec	30.4	Selected	Cristoforo Madruzzo †	Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
2 Dec		Born	Ferdinando Farnese †		Bishop Emeritus of Parma, Italy
7 Dec	90.9	Died	Julián Garcés, O.P. †	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
9 Dec		Died	Christoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
	Died	Lorenzo Pérez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain
11 Dec		Appointed	Tommaso Caselli, O.P. †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
30.4	Confirmed	Cristoforo Madruzzo †	Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
17 Dec	30.4	Succeeded	Cristoforo Madruzzo †	Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
20 Dec		Appointed	Ippolito Arrivabene †	Bishop of Hierapetra, Greece	Bishop Emeritus
38.5	Appointed	Bernardino Elvino †	Bishop of Anglona, Italy	Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
24.0	Resigned	Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora †	Administrator of Anglona, Italy	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
29 Dec		Ordained Bishop	John O’Neylan, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland

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