The Year of Our Lord 1556

Bishop Events

July to December

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Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

3 Jul 27.5 Appointed Urban Sagstetter † Bishop of Gurk, Austria

5 Jul Ordained Bishop Jérôme Bourgois † Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France Bishop Emeritus

Ordained Bishop Peter Wall, O.P. † Bishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland

6 Jul 39.2 Appointed Carlo Carafa † Administrator of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere

Appointed Amand de Foix † Bishop of Mâcon, France Bishop Emeritus

50.6 Appointed Ercole Gonzaga † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova Cardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy

Died Johann Nopel (Sr.) † Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

28.5 Appointed Gianfrancesco Sanseverino † Bishop of Acerra, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Appointed Cuthbert Scott † Bishop of Chester, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

46.5 Appointed John White † Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain

7 Jul Died Diego Fernández de Villalán, O.F.M. † Bishop of Almería, Spain

17 Jul Appointed Gaspare Viviani † Bishop of Sitia, Greece Bishop of Anagni, Italy

21 Jul Appointed Gentien de Bussy d’Amboise † Bishop of Tarbes, France

22 Jul 27.5 Installed Urban Sagstetter † Bishop of Gurk, Austria

27 Jul 64.5 Resigned Jean du Bellay † Bishop of Le Mans, France Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

25.7 Appointed Charles d’Angennes † Cardinal, Bishop of Le Mans, France

2 Aug 55.5 Died George Day † Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain

23 Aug 44.6 Ordained Bishop Francisco Blanco Salcedo † Bishop of Orense, Spain Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

28 Aug Born Carlo Conti † Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy

Died Rafael Ubac † Bishop of Elne, France

31 Aug 50.6 Died Robert de Croy † Bishop of Cambrai, France

65.6 Died Nikolaus Schienen de Cellis † Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

2 Sep Died Antonio Simeoni (Menecussis), O.S.B. † Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy

4 Sep 52.6 Appointed St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. † Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

6 Sep 61.0 Died Juan Bernal Díaz de Luco † Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain

10 Sep 38.6 Selected Maximilien de Berghes † Bishop of Cambrai, France Archbishop of Cambrai, France

14 Sep 52.6 Ordained Bishop St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. † Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

Ordained Bishop Sigismondo Saraceno † Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy

24 Sep 45.7 Died Adolf von Schauenburg † Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

27 Sep 58.1 Died François de Dinteville † Bishop of Auxerre, France

27.7 Died Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein † Bishop-Elect of Hildesheim, Germany

28 Sep Appointed François de Noailles † Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France Bishop Emeritus

Appointed Jean-Baptiste Raimbaud de Simiane † Bishop of Vence, France Bishop Emeritus of Apt, France

4 Oct 42.4 Ordained Bishop François de Beaucaire de Péguillon † Bishop of Metz, France Bishop Emeritus

71.7 Appointed Robert de Lénoncourt † Administrator of Auxerre, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France

11 Oct 53.7 Ordained Bishop Wolfgang von Closen † Bishop of Passau, Germany

36.7 Ordained Bishop Martin Herkules Rettinger † Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia

26 Oct Selected Anton von Schaumberg † Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Archbishop-Elect

30 Oct 32.8 Appointed Johann Delphius † Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France

32.8 Appointed Johann Delphius † Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France

Appointed Francesco Franchini † Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy

5 Nov Died Cristoforo Spiriti † Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

Resigned Giovanni Battista Spiriti † Coadjutor Bishop-Elect of Cesena, Italy Former Coadjutor Bishop-Elect

9 Nov Died Juan Fernández Temiño † Bishop of León, Spain

14 Nov 53.2 Died Giovanni Della Casa † Archbishop of Benevento, Italy

22 Nov 36.1 Appointed Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † Administrator of Benevento, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

25 Nov Born Jacques Davy du Perron † Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France

27 Nov Confirmed Dominic Tirrey † Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland

Dec Died Giovanni Simonetta † Bishop of Lodi, Italy

6 Dec Ordained Bishop João de Portugal † Bishop of Guarda, Portugal

16 Dec 56.4 Appointed Filippo Archinto † Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

Appointed Gabriele Cesani † Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy

47.3 Resigned Ippolito d’Este (II) † Administrator of Milano {Milan}, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Jul	27.5	Appointed	Urban Sagstetter †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
5 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Jérôme Bourgois †	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France	Bishop Emeritus
	Ordained Bishop	Peter Wall, O.P. †	Bishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
6 Jul	39.2	Appointed	Carlo Carafa †	Administrator of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
	Appointed	Amand de Foix †	Bishop of Mâcon, France	Bishop Emeritus
50.6	Appointed	Ercole Gonzaga †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova	Cardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
	Died	Johann Nopel (Sr.) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
28.5	Appointed	Gianfrancesco Sanseverino †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	Appointed	Cuthbert Scott †	Bishop of Chester, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
46.5	Appointed	John White †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
7 Jul		Died	Diego Fernández de Villalán, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
17 Jul		Appointed	Gaspare Viviani †	Bishop of Sitia, Greece	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
21 Jul		Appointed	Gentien de Bussy d’Amboise †	Bishop of Tarbes, France
22 Jul	27.5	Installed	Urban Sagstetter †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
27 Jul	64.5	Resigned	Jean du Bellay †	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
25.7	Appointed	Charles d’Angennes †	Cardinal, Bishop of Le Mans, France
2 Aug	55.5	Died	George Day †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
23 Aug	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Blanco Salcedo †	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
28 Aug		Born	Carlo Conti †		Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
	Died	Rafael Ubac †	Bishop of Elne, France
31 Aug	50.6	Died	Robert de Croy †	Bishop of Cambrai, France
65.6	Died	Nikolaus Schienen de Cellis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
2 Sep		Died	Antonio Simeoni (Menecussis), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
4 Sep	52.6	Appointed	St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
6 Sep	61.0	Died	Juan Bernal Díaz de Luco †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
10 Sep	38.6	Selected	Maximilien de Berghes †	Bishop of Cambrai, France	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
14 Sep	52.6	Ordained Bishop	St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	Ordained Bishop	Sigismondo Saraceno †	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
24 Sep	45.7	Died	Adolf von Schauenburg †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
27 Sep	58.1	Died	François de Dinteville †	Bishop of Auxerre, France
27.7	Died	Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein †	Bishop-Elect of Hildesheim, Germany
28 Sep		Appointed	François de Noailles †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France	Bishop Emeritus
	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Raimbaud de Simiane †	Bishop of Vence, France	Bishop Emeritus of Apt, France
4 Oct	42.4	Ordained Bishop	François de Beaucaire de Péguillon †	Bishop of Metz, France	Bishop Emeritus
71.7	Appointed	Robert de Lénoncourt †	Administrator of Auxerre, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
11 Oct	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Wolfgang von Closen †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
36.7	Ordained Bishop	Martin Herkules Rettinger †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
26 Oct		Selected	Anton von Schaumberg †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
30 Oct	32.8	Appointed	Johann Delphius †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
32.8	Appointed	Johann Delphius †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
	Appointed	Francesco Franchini †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
5 Nov		Died	Cristoforo Spiriti †	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	Resigned	Giovanni Battista Spiriti †	Coadjutor Bishop-Elect of Cesena, Italy	Former Coadjutor Bishop-Elect
9 Nov		Died	Juan Fernández Temiño †	Bishop of León, Spain
14 Nov	53.2	Died	Giovanni Della Casa †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
22 Nov	36.1	Appointed	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Administrator of Benevento, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
25 Nov		Born	Jacques Davy du Perron †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens, France
27 Nov		Confirmed	Dominic Tirrey †	Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
Dec		Died	Giovanni Simonetta †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
6 Dec		Ordained Bishop	João de Portugal †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
16 Dec	56.4	Appointed	Filippo Archinto †	Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	Appointed	Gabriele Cesani †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
47.3	Resigned	Ippolito d’Este (II) †	Administrator of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

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