The Year of Our Lord 1543

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Timocrate (Democrate) Aloigi (Aloisi) †		Bishop of Cagli, Italy
		Died	Iñigo de Avalos, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Aquino, Italy
		Born	Andrés Bacallar †		Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
		Died	Antonio Beccari (Becariis), O.P. †	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
		Died	Benoit Berzati, O.P. †	Archbishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
		Born	Emiliano Bombini †		Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
		Born	Giovanni Battista Centurione †		Bishop Emeritus of Savona, Italy
	47.0	Appointed	Bonaventura Fauni-Pio, O.F.M. Conv. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
		Born	Ladislao d’Aquino †		Cardinal, Bishop of Venafro, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. †		Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, Italy
		Died	Godefroid d’Estissac †	Bishop of Maillezais, France
	56.0	Selected	George Dowdall, O.S.C. †	Archbishop	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Remigius (Remi) Driutius (Drieux) †	Priest	Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
		Born	Giovanni Francesco Fara †		Bishop of Bosa, Italy
	22.2	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Died	Franz Frangipane, O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
		Died	Giovanni Antonio Gallo †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
		Born	Coriolano Garzadori †		Bishop Emeritus of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
		Died	Johann Gellingshausen †	Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia
		Born	Giulio Giustiniani †		Bishop of Ajaccio, France
		Born	Marcantonio Gonzaga †		Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
		Born	Jan Gniazdowski, O. Cist. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Died	Luis Gómez †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy
	38.6	Ordained Priest	Stanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †	Priest of Kraków, Poland	Cardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
		Born	Giovanni Francesco Leoni †		Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
		Resigned	Jean de Lettes †	Bishop of Montauban, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Ludovico Maiorano, C.R.L. †		Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
		Born	Jacques Martin, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Senez, France
		Died	Marco Antonio Marzolini †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
		Died	Francisco Mendoza †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
	49.9	Appointed	Miklós Oláh †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
		Born	Lazaro Pellizzari, O.P. †		Bishop of Modena, Italy
		Born	Bartolomeo Peretti †		Bishop of Marsi, Italy
		Died	Albin de Rochechouart †	Bishop of Sisteron, France
		Born	Antonmaria Sauli †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	24.1	Appointed	Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
		Born	Christoph Andreas von Spaur †		Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
		Born	Piotr Tylicki †		Bishop of Kraków, Poland
		Died	Gianfrancesco Ugoni †	Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
		Born	Leonardo Vairo, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
	53.0	Died	Vicente de Valverde, O.P. †	Bishop of Panamá
		Born	Lorenzo Vitturi †		Archbishop of Candia {Crete}, Greece
		Born	Johann Georg Zobel von Giebelstadt †		Bishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
		Born	Giovanni Battista Zuccato †		Bishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
2 Jan	67.0	Died	Bonifacio Ferrero †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
8 Jan	58.2	Appointed	Antonio Pucci †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	42.0	Appointed	Niccolò Ridolfi †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Vicenza, Italy
	52.7	Appointed	Giovanni Salviati †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	66.0	Appointed	Antonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
	20.0	Appointed	Giacomo Savelli †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
21 Jan		Died	Rowland Lee †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
21 Jan		Died	Francesco Minerbetti †	Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo, Italy
Feb	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Friedrich Nausea †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
4 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Thaddée Fumer, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Selymbria	Auxiliary Bishop of Nevers, France
6 Feb		Died	Diego Ribera de Toledo †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
16 Feb		Appointed	Toussaint d’Hocédy (Hossey) †	Bishop of Toul, France
		Appointed	Giovanni Battisti de Lisulis †	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
		Appointed	Rodolphe Tillon, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saintes, France
		Appointed	Rodolphe Tillon, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Thermopylae	Auxiliary Bishop of Saintes, France
26 Feb		Died	Edmund O’Gallagher †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
Mar		Born	Martin von Eyb †		Former Bishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
3 Mar		Born	Pierre de Villars (II) †		Archbishop Emeritus of Vienne, France
11 Mar		Died	Antonio Lupicino †	Bishop Emeritus of Bisceglie, Italy
14 Mar	24.2	Professed	Melchior Miguel Carneiro Leitão, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Patriarch of Ethiopia
25 Mar	49.2	Appointed	Marco Grimani †	Official to Scotland	Patriarch Emeritus of Aquileia, Italy
30 Mar	47.2	Appointed	Jan Dziaduski †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	53.2	Appointed	Mikołaj Dzierżgowski †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Appointed	Jean de Narbonne, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Béziers, France
	60.2	Appointed	William Peto, O.F.M. Obs. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Martín Valero Cuesta †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain	Bishop-Elect
	47.2	Appointed	Andrzej Zebrzydowski †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
31 Mar		Died	Franz Katzianer †	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
15 Apr	65.1	Died	Christoph von Stadion †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
24 Apr	42.3	Selected	George Day †	Bishop	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
2 May		Died	Angelo Archilegi di Amelia †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
4 May	65.0	Appointed	Galeazzo Florimonte †	Bishop of Aquino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
6 May	42.3	Ordained Bishop	George Day †	Bishop	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
10 May	29.2	Selected	Otto Truchseß von Waldburg †	Cardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
11 May		Died	Francesco Guastaferro †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
		Appointed	Balthasar de Jarente †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France	Archbishop of Embrun, France
		Succeeded	Nicolas de Jarente †	Bishop of Vence, France
18 May		Appointed	Nicolas Mangin (Dumeguin) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rodez, France
18 May		Appointed	Nicolas Mangin (Dumeguin) †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Rodez, France
Jun		Died	Martín Valero Cuesta †	Bishop-Elect of Lérida, Spain
1 Jun		Appointed	Miguel Ponte, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain
		Appointed	Miguel Ponte, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain
		Appointed	Lorenzo Spada, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
	29.2	Confirmed	Otto Truchseß von Waldburg †	Cardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
2 Jun		Died	Šimun Erdődy †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
7 Jun	54.3	Resigned	Uberto Gambara †	Administrator of Policastro, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
7 Jun		Appointed	Niccolò Francesco Missanelli †	Bishop of Policastro, Italy
8 Jun		Appointed	Diego Alava Esquivel †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
27 Jun	66.4	Resigned	Pierre de La Baume †	Archbishop of Besançon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Jacques d’Escoubleau †	Bishop of Maillezais, France
	9.4	Appointed	Claude de La Baume †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
		Appointed	Rostaing de La Baume de Suze, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Orange, France
		Died	Filippo Trivulzio †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
6 Jul	45.4	Appointed	Tiberio Crispi †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	66.5	Resigned	Pierre de La Baume †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
		Appointed	Girolamo Maccabei de Toscanella †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Luigi Magnasco di Santa Fiora †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
		Appointed	Louis de Rye, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
19 Jul	78.5	Died	Berthold Pürstinger †	Bishop Emeritus of Chiemsee, Germany
22 Jul	47.5	Appointed	Fabio Mignanelii †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lucera, Italy
25 Jul	85.5	Died	Jorge de Almeida †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
6 Aug	31.4	Appointed	Pedro Agustín y Albanell †	Bishop of Elne, France	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
	46.5	Appointed	Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
		Appointed	Antonio Ramírez de Haro †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
		Appointed	Girolamo de Termini †	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
7 Aug		Died	Jean Le Veneur †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lisieux, France
17 Aug	66.6	Died	Antonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
Sep	29.5	Ordained Priest	Otto Truchseß von Waldburg †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
24 Sep	67.2	Appointed	Gian Pietro Carafa †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	55.7	Appointed	Marino Grimani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
	73.7	Appointed	Bartolomeo Guidiccioni †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy
		Appointed	Louis Huillart, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
		Appointed	Louis Huillart, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Thessalonica	Auxiliary Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
	53.7	Appointed	Philippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Appointed	Jacques Meutravee, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Noyon, France
		Appointed	Jacques Meutravee, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Rosmen (Russionen, Rusköi)	Auxiliary Bishop of Noyon, France
	43.5	Appointed	Rodolfo Pio †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Appointed	Almerico de Rochechouart †	Bishop of Sisteron, France
		Appointed	Juan Yañez †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
26 Sep	65.7	Died	Francesco Cornaro (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
Oct	29.6	Ordained Bishop	Otto Truchseß von Waldburg †	Cardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
5 Oct	56.0	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	63.7	Appointed	Miguel da Silva †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede	Cardinal, Administrator of Massa Marittima, Italy
		Appointed	Valerien de Varsovie, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Appointed	Valerien de Varsovie, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Margarita	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
12 Oct	49.9	Appointed	Francesco Sfondrati †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Cremona, Italy
20 Oct		Died	Thomas Chard, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
28 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Maccabei de Toscanella †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy	Bishop Emeritus
29 Oct		Appointed	Filippo Bona †	Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
6 Nov		Born	Anselmo Marzato, O.F.M. Cap. †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
11 Nov	21.8	Died	Eduardo de Portugal †	Archbishop-Elect of Braga, Portugal
25 Nov	58.8	Died	Augustin Mair, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
27 Nov		Died	Girolamo Grimaldi †	Cardinal, Administrator of Albenga, Italy
Dec	56.9	Ordained Bishop	George Dowdall, O.S.C. †	Archbishop	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
Dec		Died	Alberto Pascaleo de Utino, O.P. †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
3 Dec		Born	Alessandro Riario †		Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
5 Dec	33.4	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Cicala (Cicada) †	Administrator of Albenga, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
19 Dec	42.9	Appointed	Martín de Calatayud, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
	69.1	Appointed	Bartolomé de las Casas (Casaus), O.P. †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Urbain Textorig †	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
21 Dec	33.5	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Cicala (Cicada) †	Administrator of Albenga, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
22 Dec	42.9	Selected	Nicholas Heath †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of York, England, Great Britain
30 Dec	48.9	Died	Giovanni Matteo Giberti †	Bishop of Verona, Italy

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