The Year of Our Lord 1554

Bishop Events

July to December

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Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Jul Died François de Laval † Bishop of Dol, France

6 Jul Confirmed Gilbert Bourne † Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain

42.5 Confirmed James Brooks † Bishop of Gloucester, England, Great Britain

Appointed Gaspar Cão, O.S.A. † Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe

Confirmed George Coates † Bishop of Chester, England, Great Britain

49.5 Appointed Acisclo de Moya y Contreras † Bishop of Vic, Spain Archbishop of Valencia, Spain

47.5 Confirmed Maurice Griffith † Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain

Confirmed Henry Morgan † Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

25.5 Confirmed Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein † Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Bishop-Elect

44.5 Confirmed John White † Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain

13 Jul Died Juan Arias † Bishop of Lérida, Spain

16 Jul 54.0 Ceased Ernst von Bayern † Apostolic Administrator of Salzburg, Austria Former Bishop-Elect

54.0 Resigned Ernst von Bayern † Bishop-Elect of Salzburg, Austria Former Bishop-Elect

21 Jul 39.7 Selected Michael von Kuenburg † Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria

3 Aug 55.5 Appointed Pál Bornemissza † Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia

Appointed Claude Briçonnet † Bishop of Nîmes, France Bishop Emeritus of Lodève, France

Appointed Pavao de Churina † Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia

Appointed Pál Gregoriancz (Gregorianci) † Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary

Appointed András Köves † Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary

61.5 Appointed Miklós Oláh † Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary

Appointed Balázs Péterváradi † Bishop of Vác, Hungary

Appointed Andrea Sanna † Archbishop of Oristano, Italy

69.5 Appointed Ferenc Ujlaky † Bishop of Eger, Hungary

50.1 Appointed Anton Vrancic (Verancsics) † Bishop of Pécs, Hungary Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary

Appointed Mátyás Zabergyei † Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania

Appointed Stefan Zacalnizi † Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary

Appointed Stefan Zacalnizi † Titular Bishop of Scopien Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary

10 Aug Died Giovanni Ciocchi del Monte † Bishop of Cagli, Italy

12 Aug Died Paul Sperato † Bishop of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland

13 Aug 35.6 Appointed Michael Dornvogel † Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

35.6 Appointed Michael Dornvogel † Titular Bishop of Adramyttium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany

19 Aug Died Gerolamo Querini, O.P. † Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

25 Aug 35.5 Selected Georg Fuchs von Rügheim † Coadjutor Bishop of Bamberg, Germany Bishop

27 Aug Appointed Pietro Francesco Contarini † Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

Appointed Tommaso Contuberio † Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Appointed Pedro de la Torre, O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)

26.6 Appointed Giovanni Battista Orsini † Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy

55.6 Appointed Virgilio Rosario † Cardinal, Bishop of Ischia, Italy

14 Sep Ordained Bishop Gaspar Cão, O.S.A. † Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe

21 Sep 50.4 Died Alessandro Campeggi † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy

Oct 59.8 Selected Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † Bishop of Minden, Germany Archbishop-Elect of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany

1 Oct Appointed Luis Suárez † Bishop of Dragonara, Italy

2 Oct Selected John Hopton, O.P. † Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain

5 Oct Resigned Christoph von der Schulenburg † Bishop of Ratzeburg, Germany Bishop Emeritus

8 Oct Appointed Nunzio Antonio de Capriolis † Bishop of Tricarico, Italy

Appointed Galeazzo Roscio † Bishop of Assisi, Italy

15 Oct 74.7 Died Gedeon Van der Gracht, O.S.A. † Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium

18 Oct Appointed William Walsh, O. Cist. † Bishop of Meath, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

21 Oct Died Juan Margarit † Bishop of Gerona, Spain

23 Oct Born Ernst von Mengersdorf † Bishop of Bamberg, Germany

92.8 Died John Veysey (Harman) † Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain

28 Oct Ordained Bishop John Hopton, O.P. † Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain

29 Oct 40.0 Confirmed Michael von Kuenburg † Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria

Nov Died Marcus (Avunculus) Vetter † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany

10 Nov 50.8 Selected Ralph Baines † Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

12 Nov 34.0 Appointed Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † Bishop of Cahors, France Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

34.0 Resigned Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † Administrator of Viviers (Aps), France Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

47.8 Appointed François Richardot, O.S.A. † Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France Bishop of Arras, France

47.8 Appointed François Richardot, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina Bishop of Arras, France

Appointed Jacques Marie Sala † Bishop of Viviers (Aps), France Bishop Emeritus

18 Nov 50.8 Ordained Bishop Ralph Baines † Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

Ordained Bishop John Holyman † Bishop of Bristol, England, Great Britain

19 Nov Appointed Dominico Bigorrei † Auxiliary Bishop of Albi, France

Appointed Dominico Bigorrei † Bishop of Albania Auxiliary Bishop of Albi, France

Appointed Gabriele Del Monte † Bishop of Jesi, Italy

Appointed Filucio (Figliuccio) de Filucci (Figliucci) † Bishop of Chiusi, Italy

Appointed Marco Loredan † Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia

56.0 Resigned Giovanni Ricci † Bishop of Chiusi, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop of Pisa, Italy

Appointed Mariano Savelli † Bishop of Nicastro, Italy Bishop of Gubbio, Italy

31.8 Resigned Giacomo Savelli † Administrator of Nicastro, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

25 Nov Ordained Bishop Francesco Maria Piccolomini † Bishop of Montalcino, Italy

26 Nov 30.9 Appointed Giulio Canani † Bishop of Adria, Italy Cardinal, Bishop of Modena, Italy

5 Dec Appointed Agapito Bellomo † Bishop of Caserta, Italy

32.9 Installed Girolamo Simoncelli † Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

6 Dec Born Agustín Antolínez, O.S.A. † Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

9 Dec 49.9 Ordained Bishop Acisclo de Moya y Contreras † Bishop of Vic, Spain Archbishop of Valencia, Spain

16 Dec Ordained Bishop Adriano Fuscone † Bishop of Aquino, Italy

Ordained Bishop Gerolamo Melchiori † Bishop of Macerata, Italy Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec Born Ernst von Bayern † Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

30 Dec 30.9 Ordained Bishop Giulio Canani † Bishop of Adria, Italy Cardinal, Bishop of Modena, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Jul		Died	François de Laval †	Bishop of Dol, France
6 Jul		Confirmed	Gilbert Bourne †	Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
42.5	Confirmed	James Brooks †	Bishop of Gloucester, England, Great Britain
	Appointed	Gaspar Cão, O.S.A. †	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
	Confirmed	George Coates †	Bishop of Chester, England, Great Britain
49.5	Appointed	Acisclo de Moya y Contreras †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
47.5	Confirmed	Maurice Griffith †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
	Confirmed	Henry Morgan †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
25.5	Confirmed	Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop-Elect
44.5	Confirmed	John White †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
13 Jul		Died	Juan Arias †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
16 Jul	54.0	Ceased	Ernst von Bayern †	Apostolic Administrator of Salzburg, Austria	Former Bishop-Elect
54.0	Resigned	Ernst von Bayern †	Bishop-Elect of Salzburg, Austria	Former Bishop-Elect
21 Jul	39.7	Selected	Michael von Kuenburg †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
3 Aug	55.5	Appointed	Pál Bornemissza †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
	Appointed	Claude Briçonnet †	Bishop of Nîmes, France	Bishop Emeritus of Lodève, France
	Appointed	Pavao de Churina †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
	Appointed	Pál Gregoriancz (Gregorianci) †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
	Appointed	András Köves †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
61.5	Appointed	Miklós Oláh †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	Appointed	Balázs Péterváradi †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
	Appointed	Andrea Sanna †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
69.5	Appointed	Ferenc Ujlaky †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
50.1	Appointed	Anton Vrancic (Verancsics) †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	Appointed	Mátyás Zabergyei †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
	Appointed	Stefan Zacalnizi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
	Appointed	Stefan Zacalnizi †	Titular Bishop of Scopien	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
10 Aug		Died	Giovanni Ciocchi del Monte †	Bishop of Cagli, Italy
12 Aug		Died	Paul Sperato †	Bishop of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland
13 Aug	35.6	Appointed	Michael Dornvogel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
35.6	Appointed	Michael Dornvogel †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
19 Aug		Died	Gerolamo Querini, O.P. †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
25 Aug	35.5	Selected	Georg Fuchs von Rügheim †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop
27 Aug		Appointed	Pietro Francesco Contarini †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
	Appointed	Tommaso Contuberio †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	Appointed	Pedro de la Torre, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
26.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Orsini †	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
55.6	Appointed	Virgilio Rosario †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ischia, Italy
14 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Gaspar Cão, O.S.A. †	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
21 Sep	50.4	Died	Alessandro Campeggi †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
Oct	59.8	Selected	Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Bishop of Minden, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany
1 Oct		Appointed	Luis Suárez †	Bishop of Dragonara, Italy
2 Oct		Selected	John Hopton, O.P. †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
5 Oct		Resigned	Christoph von der Schulenburg †	Bishop of Ratzeburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
8 Oct		Appointed	Nunzio Antonio de Capriolis †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
	Appointed	Galeazzo Roscio †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
15 Oct	74.7	Died	Gedeon Van der Gracht, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
18 Oct		Appointed	William Walsh, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Meath, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
21 Oct		Died	Juan Margarit †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
23 Oct		Born	Ernst von Mengersdorf †		Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
92.8	Died	John Veysey (Harman) †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
28 Oct		Ordained Bishop	John Hopton, O.P. †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
29 Oct	40.0	Confirmed	Michael von Kuenburg †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
Nov		Died	Marcus (Avunculus) Vetter †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
10 Nov	50.8	Selected	Ralph Baines †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	34.0	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
34.0	Resigned	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Administrator of Viviers (Aps), France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
47.8	Appointed	François Richardot, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France	Bishop of Arras, France
47.8	Appointed	François Richardot, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina	Bishop of Arras, France
	Appointed	Jacques Marie Sala †	Bishop of Viviers (Aps), France	Bishop Emeritus
18 Nov	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Ralph Baines †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	Ordained Bishop	John Holyman †	Bishop of Bristol, England, Great Britain
19 Nov		Appointed	Dominico Bigorrei †	Auxiliary Bishop of Albi, France
	Appointed	Dominico Bigorrei †	Bishop of Albania	Auxiliary Bishop of Albi, France
	Appointed	Gabriele Del Monte †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
	Appointed	Filucio (Figliuccio) de Filucci (Figliucci) †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
	Appointed	Marco Loredan †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
56.0	Resigned	Giovanni Ricci †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
	Appointed	Mariano Savelli †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
31.8	Resigned	Giacomo Savelli †	Administrator of Nicastro, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
25 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Francesco Maria Piccolomini †	Bishop of Montalcino, Italy
26 Nov	30.9	Appointed	Giulio Canani †	Bishop of Adria, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Modena, Italy
5 Dec		Appointed	Agapito Bellomo †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
32.9	Installed	Girolamo Simoncelli †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
6 Dec		Born	Agustín Antolínez, O.S.A. †		Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
9 Dec	49.9	Ordained Bishop	Acisclo de Moya y Contreras †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
16 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Adriano Fuscone †	Bishop of Aquino, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Gerolamo Melchiori †	Bishop of Macerata, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec		Born	Ernst von Bayern †		Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
30 Dec	30.9	Ordained Bishop	Giulio Canani †	Bishop of Adria, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Modena, Italy

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