The Year of Our Lord 1558

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Franz Abstemius Bornemissa †	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
		Appointed	Alonso Cristóbal Arguellada †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Melchior Boliagoa †	Titular Bishop of Fesseë	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
		Died	César des Bourguignons (Bourgogne) †	Bishop of Limoges, France
		Born	Charles Bourbon de Vendôme †		Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
		Born	Troiano Bozzuto, C.O. †		Bishop of Capri, Italy
		Born	João de Bragança †		Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
		Died	Ambroise Buttigeg, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Hauara
		Born	Vincenzo Caputo †		Bishop of Andria, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Antonio Carafa †	Bishop of Venafro, Italy
		Died	Lucas Cerato †	Auxiliary Bishop of Parma, Italy
		Died	Thomas Chetham, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
		Ordained Bishop	Antonio Corrionero de Babilafuente †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
	62.0	Resigned	Bonaventura Fauni-Pio, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Gregorio de Alarcón, O.A.D. †		Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
		Born	Marco Agrippa Dandini †		Bishop of Jesi, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Andrés de la Cuesta †	Bishop of León, Spain
		Born	Antonio de Dominis †		Bishop of Senj, Croatia
		Born	Juan Fernández Valdivieso †		Bishop-Elect of Valladolid, Spain
		Died	Filucio (Figliuccio) de Filucci (Figliucci) †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
	55.0	Appointed	Antonio de Fonseca, O.S.A. †	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Pamplona, Spain
		Born	Antonio Gallart Traginer †		Bishop of Vic, Spain
		Born	Modesto Gavazzi, O.F.M. Conv. †		Bishop of Alife, Italy
		Born	Miguel Angulo Gómez de Carvajal, O.S. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
		Selected	Alexander Gordon †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Whithorn-Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
		Born	Francisco González Zárate (de Gamarra) †		Bishop of Ávila, Spain
		Died	Andrea Grimaldi †	Bishop of Nebbio, France
	38.4	Appointed	Vincenzo Giustiniani, O.P. †	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina
		Born	Antoiné Hébrard de Saint-Sulpice †		Bishop of Cahors, France
		Born	Claude de La Barre, O.F.M. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
	30.2	Ordained Priest	John Lesley (Leslie) †	Priest	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Luis López de Solís, O.E.S.A. †	Priest of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
		Born	Lanfranco Margotti †		Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
		Born	Felipe Marimón Salvador †		Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
		Died	François de Mauny †	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
		Resigned	Giovanni Domenico Moriconi †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Bartolomeo Orsucci †	Bishop of Lavello, Italy
		Born	Luis Pereira de Miranda †		Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
		Born	Juan Pérez de Espinosa, O.F.M. Obs. †		Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
		Ordained Bishop	Jeronimo Pereyra, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Calama	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal
		Born	Fabrizio Perugini †		Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
		Born	Ludovico Sarego †		Bishop Emeritus of Adria, Italy
		Appointed	Christoph Schlattl †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
		Died	Alessandro Scutari †	Bishop of Tinos and Mykonos, Greece
		Born	Louis de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon †		Bishop of Sarlat, France
		Born	Bonaventura Secusio, O.F.M. Obs. †		Bishop of Catania, Italy
		Died	Nicolò Sicardi †	Bishop of Vico Equense, Italy
		Died	Bonaventure a San Leone, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
		Born	Gabriel Sora Aguerri †		Bishop of Albarracin, Spain
	56.0	Resigned	Jacques-Paul Spifame †	Bishop of Nevers, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	François de Saint Ragond †	Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
		Born	Ferdinando Taverna †		Cardinal, Bishop of Novara, Italy
		Died	Urbain Textorig †	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
		Born	Paolo Tolosa, C.R. †		Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
		Appointed	János Újlaky †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
		Born	Hector Valladares †		Bishop of Ceuta and Tanger, Spain
	63.1	Selected	Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Bishop of Verden, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany
	63.1	Selected	Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany	Archbishop-Elect
		Born	Juan Venido Castilla, O.F.M. Obs. †		Bishop of Orense, Spain
		Born	Ottavio Viale †		Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Gregor Virneburg †	Titular Bishop of Azotus	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
		Resigned	Girolamo Zacconi †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jan		Appointed	Marco Antonio †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
14 Jan	37.2	Resigned	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Administrator of Benevento, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
16 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Pierre Ragueneau †	Bishop of Marseille, France	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jan	71.0	Died	Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany
29 Jan		Born	Alvise Cornaro †		Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
1 Feb		Died	Dominique du Gabre †	Bishop of Lodève, France
2 Feb	47.0	Professed	Bl. Paolo (Scipione) Burali d’Arezzo, C.R. †	Member of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
4 Feb		Appointed	Domenico Casabianca, O.P. †	Bishop of Vico Equense, Italy
		Appointed	Antoine Ciurli †	Bishop of Budua (Budva), Montenegro
		Appointed	Gaspar de Leão Pereira †	Archbishop of Goa, India
		Appointed	Jorge de Santa Luzia, O.P. †	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
		Appointed	Jorge Temudo, O.P. †	Bishop of Cochin, India	Archbishop of Goa, India
13 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Johann Pennarius, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
17 Feb	62.1	Died	Jérome Meitinger †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
27 Feb	55.1	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomé de Carranza y Miranda, O.P. †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
3 Mar		Died	Luca Gaurico †	Bishop Emeritus of Civitate (Città or Civita), Italy
5 Mar	47.1	Ordained Deacon	Bl. Paolo (Scipione) Burali d’Arezzo, C.R. †	Deacon of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
8 Mar	56.3	Died	Pietro Bertani, O.P. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Fano, Italy
23 Mar		Appointed	Biagio Aldobrandini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
		Appointed	Biagio Aldobrandini †	Titular Bishop of Belline	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
	33.9	Appointed	Pietro Fauno Costacciaro †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
		Appointed	Nicolas Guérin, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
		Appointed	Nicolas Guérin, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
	51.2	Appointed	Jean Henry, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
	51.2	Appointed	Jean Henry, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Damascus	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
		Appointed	Andre Jubiza †	Bishop of Dulcigno (Olcini, Olgun), Montenegro
	40.2	Appointed	Sébastien de L’Aubespine †	Bishop of Limoges, France
	39.2	Appointed	Pedro Leitão †	Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
		Appointed	Pierre de Marcilly †	Bishop of Autun, France
25 Mar		Died	Anastasio Umberto Dandini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Imola, Italy
25 Mar	63.2	Died	Girolamo Doria †	Cardinal, Administrator of Tarragona, Spain
26 Mar	47.2	Ordained Priest	Bl. Paolo (Scipione) Burali d’Arezzo, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
27 Mar	36.2	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Carlo Bovio †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
Apr	75.2	Died	William Peto, O.F.M. Obs. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
3 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Jorge de Santa Luzia, O.P. †	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
4 Apr		Died	Claude Dodieu †	Bishop of Rennes, France
14 Apr	58.2	Died	Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
21 Apr		Resigned	Baltasar de Heredia, O.P. †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
May		Died	Bartolomeo Albani †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
8 May		Ordained Bishop	Francisco Guaresma, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Tanger (Tangier), Morocco	Bishop of Ceuta and Tanger, Spain
13 May	48.3	Appointed	Jan Przerębski †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
15 May		Died	Vittore Soranzo †	Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy
21 May		Died	William Glyn †	Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain
23 May		Appointed	Francisco Thomàs de Taxaquet †	Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
24 May		Died	Francisco Roures, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain
4 Jun		Died	Rafael Llinás, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
4 Jun		Born	Melchor Soria Vera y Diaz †		Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
15 Jun		Born	Andreas von Austria (Österreich) †		Cardinal, Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
15 Jun		Appointed	Matteo Zacconi †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
18 Jun		Died	Anton von Schaumberg †	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
21 Jun	57.9	Died	Filippo Archinto †	Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
22 Jun		Died	Gian Matteo Luchi (di Luca) †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy

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