The Year of Our Lord 1557

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul 40.5 Appointed Lorenzo Lenti † Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, Italy Bishop of Fermo, Italy

5 Jul 75.5 Appointed Jean Bertrand † Cardinal, Administrator of Sens, France

41.6 Appointed Gianantonio Capizucchi † Cardinal, Bishop of Lodi, Italy

Appointed Federico Fantuzzi † Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy

21 Jul Died Heinrich Kurz (Kurtino) † Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany

25 Jul 24.5 Ordained Bishop Charles Guillart † Bishop of Chartres, France Bishop Emeritus

Aug Died Dominic Tirrey † Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland

1 Aug 66.8 Died Olaus Månsson † Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden

9 Aug 75.6 Installed Jean Bertrand † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo Cardinal, Administrator of Sens, France

66.6 Appointed Pietro Contarini † Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus Bishop Emeritus

60.6 Appointed Pierre Danès † Bishop of Lavaur, France

Appointed Girolamo Savorgnano † Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

10 Aug 61.6 Died Fabio Mignanelii † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lucera, Italy

15 Aug 55.6 Ordained Bishop Owen Oglethorpe † Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain

Ordained Bishop David Poole (Pole) † Bishop

Ordained Bishop Thomas Watson † Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

25 Aug 57.6 Ordained Bishop Marcantonio Bobba † Bishop of Aosta, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

38.6 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni † Bishop of Foligno, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

28 Aug Born Alessandro Marzi de’ Medici † Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy

Sep 58.4 Resigned Giovanni Angelo de’ Medici † Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

6 Sep Died Matthieu de Longuejoue † Bishop of Soissons, France

14 Sep 66.7 Ordained Deacon Pietro Contarini † Deacon Bishop Emeritus of Paphos, Cyprus

15 Sep 69.1 Died Juan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

18 Sep 66.7 Ordained Priest Pietro Contarini † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Paphos, Cyprus

20 Sep 57.2 Appointed Federico Cesi † Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

39.8 Appointed Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. † Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

58.4 Appointed Giovanni Angelo de’ Medici † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

69.2 Appointed Pedro Pacheco de Villena (Ladrón de Guevara) † Cardinal-Bishop of Albano Cardinal, Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain

63.7 Appointed Francesco Pisani † Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

33.7 Installed Lorenzo Strozzi † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina Cardinal, Archbishop of Aix, France

22 Sep Died Robert Warton (Parfew) † Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain

27 Sep 52.7 Died Leopoldo de Austria † Bishop of Córdoba, Spain

30 Sep Died Philibert Dugny de Courgengoux, O.S.B. † Bishop of Autun, France

1 Oct Appointed Giovanni Beraldo † Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy

Appointed Diego Fernández de Córdoba Velasco † Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain

28.7 Appointed Filippo Tornabuoni † Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy

6 Oct Appointed Johann Pennarius, O.F.M. Conv. † Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

Appointed Johann Pennarius, O.F.M. Conv. † Titular Bishop of Cyrene Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

Died John Salcot (Capon), O.S.B. † Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain

Confirmed Anton von Schaumberg † Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Archbishop-Elect

11 Oct 43.7 Installed Antonio Trivulzio (Jr.) † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo Cardinal, Bishop of Toulon, France

12 Oct Died Jean Du Mar † Bishop-Elect of Dol, France

16 Oct 43.7 Appointed Antonio Trivulzio (Jr.) † Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Bishop of Toulon, France

19 Oct Died Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M. † Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México

14 Nov 60.8 Ordained Bishop Pierre Danès † Bishop of Lavaur, France

38.7 Ordained Priest Georg Fuchs von Rügheim † Priest Bishop of Bamberg, Germany

21 Nov Ordained Bishop John Christopherson † Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain

66.8 Ordained Bishop Pietro Contarini † Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov 27.9 Ordained Bishop Robert de Berghes † Bishop of Liège, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

27.9 Ordained Deacon Robert de Berghes † Deacon Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium

27.9 Ordained Priest Robert de Berghes † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium

38.8 Ordained Bishop Georg Fuchs von Rügheim † Bishop of Bamberg, Germany

4 Dec 49.0 Selected Bernhard von Raesfeld † Bishop of Münster, Germany Former Bishop-Elect

7 Dec Appointed Odoardo Gualandi (Galanti) † Bishop of Cesena, Italy Bishop Emeritus

10 Dec Appointed Juan Francisco de Aguirre † Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy Bishop of Tropea, Italy

54.9 Appointed Bartolomé de Carranza y Miranda, O.P. † Archbishop of Toledo, Spain

Appointed Antonio Corrionero de Babilafuente † Bishop of Almería, Spain

Appointed Andrés de la Cuesta † Bishop of León, Spain

Appointed Gerardo Dedoni † Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy

15 Dec 40.8 Appointed Antonio Agustín † Bishop of Alife, Italy Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain

Appointed Melchior Boliagoa † Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal

Appointed Melchior Boliagoa † Titular Bishop of Fesseë Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal

Appointed Giovanni Antonio della Tolfa † Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy Bishop Emeritus

Appointed Francisco Guaresma, O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Tanger (Tangier), Morocco Bishop of Ceuta and Tanger, Spain

47.9 Appointed Angelo Massarelli † Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy

Appointed Jeronimo Pereyra, O.P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal

Appointed Jeronimo Pereyra, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Calama Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal

Appointed Charles de Roucy-Sissonne † Bishop of Soissons, France

18 Dec 40.8 Ordained Priest Antonio Agustín † Priest Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain

20 Dec 47.9 Appointed Gaspar do Casal, O.S.A. † Bishop of Leiria, Portugal Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal

48.9 Appointed Gregor Virneburg † Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

48.9 Appointed Gregor Virneburg † Titular Bishop of Azotus Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

21 Dec 40.8 Ordained Bishop Antonio Agustín † Bishop of Alife, Italy Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain

42.1 Ordained Bishop Gianantonio Capizucchi † Cardinal, Bishop of Lodi, Italy

Ordained Bishop Giovanni Antonio della Tolfa † Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy Bishop Emeritus

Ordained Bishop Odoardo Gualandi (Galanti) † Bishop of Cesena, Italy Bishop Emeritus

47.9 Ordained Bishop Angelo Massarelli † Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy

24 Dec 50.2 Died Durante Duranti † Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul	40.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Lenti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, Italy	Bishop of Fermo, Italy
5 Jul	75.5	Appointed	Jean Bertrand †	Cardinal, Administrator of Sens, France
41.6	Appointed	Gianantonio Capizucchi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lodi, Italy
	Appointed	Federico Fantuzzi †	Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
21 Jul		Died	Heinrich Kurz (Kurtino) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
25 Jul	24.5	Ordained Bishop	Charles Guillart †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Bishop Emeritus
Aug		Died	Dominic Tirrey †	Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
1 Aug	66.8	Died	Olaus Månsson †	Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
9 Aug	75.6	Installed	Jean Bertrand †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Administrator of Sens, France
66.6	Appointed	Pietro Contarini †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus	Bishop Emeritus
60.6	Appointed	Pierre Danès †	Bishop of Lavaur, France
	Appointed	Girolamo Savorgnano †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
10 Aug	61.6	Died	Fabio Mignanelii †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lucera, Italy
15 Aug	55.6	Ordained Bishop	Owen Oglethorpe †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain
	Ordained Bishop	David Poole (Pole) †	Bishop
	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Watson †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
25 Aug	57.6	Ordained Bishop	Marcantonio Bobba †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
38.6	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
28 Aug		Born	Alessandro Marzi de’ Medici †		Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
Sep	58.4	Resigned	Giovanni Angelo de’ Medici †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
6 Sep		Died	Matthieu de Longuejoue †	Bishop of Soissons, France
14 Sep	66.7	Ordained Deacon	Pietro Contarini †	Deacon	Bishop Emeritus of Paphos, Cyprus
15 Sep	69.1	Died	Juan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
18 Sep	66.7	Ordained Priest	Pietro Contarini †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Paphos, Cyprus
20 Sep	57.2	Appointed	Federico Cesi †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
39.8	Appointed	Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
58.4	Appointed	Giovanni Angelo de’ Medici †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
69.2	Appointed	Pedro Pacheco de Villena (Ladrón de Guevara) †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
63.7	Appointed	Francesco Pisani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
33.7	Installed	Lorenzo Strozzi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Aix, France
22 Sep		Died	Robert Warton (Parfew) †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain
27 Sep	52.7	Died	Leopoldo de Austria †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
30 Sep		Died	Philibert Dugny de Courgengoux, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Autun, France
1 Oct		Appointed	Giovanni Beraldo †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
	Appointed	Diego Fernández de Córdoba Velasco †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
28.7	Appointed	Filippo Tornabuoni †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
6 Oct		Appointed	Johann Pennarius, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	Appointed	Johann Pennarius, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	Died	John Salcot (Capon), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
	Confirmed	Anton von Schaumberg †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
11 Oct	43.7	Installed	Antonio Trivulzio (Jr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Cardinal, Bishop of Toulon, France
12 Oct		Died	Jean Du Mar †	Bishop-Elect of Dol, France
16 Oct	43.7	Appointed	Antonio Trivulzio (Jr.) †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Bishop of Toulon, France
19 Oct		Died	Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
14 Nov	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Danès †	Bishop of Lavaur, France
38.7	Ordained Priest	Georg Fuchs von Rügheim †	Priest	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
21 Nov		Ordained Bishop	John Christopherson †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
66.8	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Contarini †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	27.9	Ordained Bishop	Robert de Berghes †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
27.9	Ordained Deacon	Robert de Berghes †	Deacon	Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium
27.9	Ordained Priest	Robert de Berghes †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium
38.8	Ordained Bishop	Georg Fuchs von Rügheim †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
4 Dec	49.0	Selected	Bernhard von Raesfeld †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
7 Dec		Appointed	Odoardo Gualandi (Galanti) †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec		Appointed	Juan Francisco de Aguirre †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
54.9	Appointed	Bartolomé de Carranza y Miranda, O.P. †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	Appointed	Antonio Corrionero de Babilafuente †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
	Appointed	Andrés de la Cuesta †	Bishop of León, Spain
	Appointed	Gerardo Dedoni †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
15 Dec	40.8	Appointed	Antonio Agustín †	Bishop of Alife, Italy	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
	Appointed	Melchior Boliagoa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
	Appointed	Melchior Boliagoa †	Titular Bishop of Fesseë	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio della Tolfa †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	Appointed	Francisco Guaresma, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Tanger (Tangier), Morocco	Bishop of Ceuta and Tanger, Spain
47.9	Appointed	Angelo Massarelli †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
	Appointed	Jeronimo Pereyra, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
	Appointed	Jeronimo Pereyra, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Calama	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
	Appointed	Charles de Roucy-Sissonne †	Bishop of Soissons, France
18 Dec	40.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Agustín †	Priest	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
20 Dec	47.9	Appointed	Gaspar do Casal, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Leiria, Portugal	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
48.9	Appointed	Gregor Virneburg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
48.9	Appointed	Gregor Virneburg †	Titular Bishop of Azotus	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
21 Dec	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Agustín †	Bishop of Alife, Italy	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
42.1	Ordained Bishop	Gianantonio Capizucchi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lodi, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio della Tolfa †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	Ordained Bishop	Odoardo Gualandi (Galanti) †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Massarelli †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
24 Dec	50.2	Died	Durante Duranti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy

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