The Year of Our Lord 1551

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Nicola Beganicio (Bogdan) †	Bishop of Duvno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Born	Guillaume de Berghes †		Archbishop of Cambrai, France
		Born	Zbynék Berka z Dubé a Liepé †		Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
		Born	Nicola Bianchi †		Bishop of Sapë, Albania
		Died	Filippo Bona †	Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
	20.0	Selected	Friedrich von Brandenburg †	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
		Died	Giacomo Bruni de Severo †	Bishop of Dragonara, Italy
		Died	Nicolas Bureau, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
		Died	Carlo de Camera †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
		Resigned	Tommaso Cervino, O.P. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia	Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	68.6	Resigned	Luigi Cherigato (Chierepati), O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Tomás Cortés de Sangüesa †		Bishop of Teruel, Spain
	50.0	Resigned	George Day †	Bishop	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
		Died	Pedro del Campo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Fernando de Uranga (Urango) †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
	35.0	Resigned	Alvaro della Quadra †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
		Born	Vincenzo del Tufo, C.R. †		Bishop of Oria, Italy
		Died	Scipione Dura †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
		Born	Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M. †		Bishop of Michoacán, México
		Died	Biagio Fabrizio di Cresseno, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Smederevo (Semendria), Serbia
		Died	Berenguer Gombau †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
	50.0	Resigned	Nicholas Heath †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of York, England, Great Britain
	47.0	Died	Antonio Hoyos †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
	66.0	Died	Stygge Krumpen †	Bishop of Börglum (Aalborg), Denmark
		Died	Antoine Le Tonnellier, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
	55.0	Died	Giovanni Matteo Lucifero †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
		Died	Annibale Magalotti †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy
	45.5	Appointed	Giulio Magnani, O.F.M. Conv. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
		Died	Coriolamus Martyranus †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
		Died	Jean de Mauléon †	Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
		Died	Pascase Maupair, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Selymbria	Auxiliary Bishop of Arles, France
		Died	John Meehray (MacGrath), O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
		Died	Fernando de Mudana †	Bishop of Larino, Italy
		Born	Cinzio Passeri Aldobrandini †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
		Resigned	Vincenzo Querini †	Bishop-Elect of Rethymo (Calamona), Greece	Former Bishop-Elect
		Resigned	Agostinho Ribeiro †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Prudencio Sandoval, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
		Born	Nicola Secadenari (Seccadenari) †		Bishop-Elect of Bisceglie, Italy
	57.6	Resigned	Girolamo Seripando, O.E.S.A. †	Superior General of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
		Born	Francisco de Sosa, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Osma, Spain
		Born	Francisco Terrones del Caño †		Bishop of León, Spain
	62.0	Resigned	François de Tournon, C.R.S.A. †	Administrator of Auch, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
	54.0	Resigned	Girolamo Verallo †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	46.0	Resigned	Antoine-Charles de Vesc †	Bishop of Castres, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Francisco Virgili †		Bishop of Lérida, Spain
		Appointed	Johann von Schönberg †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
		Born	Bernhard von Waldeck †		Former Bishop-Elect of Osnabrück, Germany
	73.0	Died	Friedrich zu Wied †	Former Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany
17 Jan		Born	Minuccio Minucci †		Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
19 Jan		Appointed	Tomás Casillas, O.P. †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
		Appointed	Leonello Cibo (Cybo) †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Francisco de la Cerda Córdoba, O.P. †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
	34.0	Appointed	Jakob Eliner †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	34.0	Appointed	Jakob Eliner †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	28.0	Appointed	Jean Saint-Romain de Saint-Chamond †	Archbishop of Aix, France	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Jan	39.1	Died	Andrea Cornaro †	Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
		Appointed	Jean d’Amoncourt †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
		Appointed	Philibert Dugny de Courgengoux, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Autun, France
	49.0	Appointed	Onorato Fascitelli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Isola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	38.0	Appointed	Sebastiano Gualterio †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
	70.0	Resigned	Claude de Longwy de Givry †	Administrator of Poitiers, France	Cardinal, Administrator of Langres, France
2 Feb		Born	István Szuhay †		Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
3 Feb		Died	Georg Neumann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
18 Feb	43.3	Appointed	Durante Duranti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
		Appointed	Orazio Greco †	Bishop of Lesina, Italy
		Appointed	Rodericus Vásquez †	Titular Bishop of Troja
		Appointed	Rodrigo Vázquez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
		Appointed	Rodrigo Vázquez †	Titular Bishop of Troas	Auxiliary Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
25 Feb	46.1	Appointed	Jan Drohojowski †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	54.1	Appointed	Pedro Fernandes Sardinha †	Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Pietro de Gozzo, O.P. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia
	55.1	Appointed	Andrzej Zebrzydowski †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
27 Feb		Born	Anastasio Germonio †		Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
28 Feb	51.1	Died	Jacques Hanot, O. Praem. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
Mar		Died	Ubaldinus Bandinelli †	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
Mar		Died	Martino de Cruce †	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
2 Mar	46.8	Selected	Stanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
4 Mar		Appointed	Jean de Fonsec †	Administrator of Tulle, France	Former Administrator
		Appointed	André Tixier, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
		Appointed	André Tixier, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
5 Mar		Died	Edmund Butler, O.SS.T. †	Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland
11 Mar		Born	William Chisholm †		Bishop of Vaison, France
14 Mar	50.6	Resigned	Federico Cesi †	Administrator of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
16 Mar	59.2	Resigned	Jean du Bellay †	Bishop of Paris, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Eustache du Bellay †	Bishop of Paris, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Leonardo Benzoni †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
18 Mar	50.7	Appointed	Federico Cesi †	Administrator of Cremona, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Appointed	Etienne Paris, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
		Appointed	Etienne Paris, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Abelon	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
21 Mar	38.1	Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano Gualterio †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
27 Mar		Died	Johannes Sartoris de Tremonia (Velmecker, Schneider), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Osnabrück, Germany
28 Mar		Born	Giulio Sansedoni †		Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
6 Apr	50.2	Resigned	Georges d’Armagnac †	Archbishop of Tours, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	58.2	Appointed	Pedro La Gasca †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
	37.2	Appointed	Jean des Monstiers de Froissac (Dufresne de Moustiers) †	Bishop of Bayonne, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Bartolomeo Pipero †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
		Appointed	Étienne Poncher †	Archbishop of Tours, France
9 Apr		Resigned	John Sean Quinn (Coyn), O.P. †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
10 Apr		Died	Tito Candiano †	Bishop Emeritus of Chiron, Greece
19 Apr	63.1	Died	Valentin von Tetleben †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
22 Apr	41.6	Appointed	Ippolito d’Este (II) †	Administrator of Auch, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
	55.2	Appointed	Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
	26.1	Resigned	Charles de Guise de Lorraine †	Bishop of Metz, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
	66.3	Appointed	Robert de Lénoncourt †	Administrator of Metz, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
		Appointed	Manuel de Noronha †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
	62.3	Appointed	François de Tournon, C.R.S.A. †	Administrator of Narbonne, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
		Appointed	Paolo Emilio Verallo †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Capaccio, Italy
27 Apr		Appointed	Cornelio (Thomas) Scozonolbi (Scorontilbi, Skorojevic), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Smederevo (Semendria), Serbia
28 Apr	51.2	Died	Jodocus Hoetfilter †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
8 May	64.2	Died	Johannes von Lupfen †	Former Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
10 May	34.3	Ordained Bishop	Jakob Eliner †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
11 May	41.7	Resigned	Ippolito d’Este (II) †	Administrator of Lyon, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
	47.0	Confirmed	Stanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
	57.3	Appointed	Francesco Pisani †	Administrator of Narbonne, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	62.3	Appointed	François de Tournon, C.R.S.A. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
17 May	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Pedro La Gasca †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
18 May		Ordained Bishop	André Tixier, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
22 May		Appointed	Francisco Conceicao, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
		Appointed	Francisco Conceicao, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Massilitan	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
		Appointed	Christoph von der Schulenburg †	Bishop of Ratzeburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
26 May		Born	Pierre de Valernod †		Bishop of Nîmes, France
7 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Théodore Jean de Clermont †	Bishop of Senez, France
9 Jun		Selected	Patrick Walsh †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
10 Jun		Appointed	Jean Valere (Vallier) †	Bishop of Grasse, France
10 Jun	23.4	Professed	Juan Velázquez de las Cuevas, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Ávila, Spain
15 Jun	30.3	Appointed	Annibale Bozzuti †	Archbishop of Avignon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Giovanni Bruno †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
	30.6	Resigned	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Administrator of Avignon, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	59.4	Appointed	Dietrich von Reden †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jun		Born	Domenico Ginnasi †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

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