The Year of Our Lord 1559

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Martim Afonso de Melo †		Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
		Died	Marco Antonio †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
		Born	Manuel Baptista Soares, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Angola e Congo
		Born	Ottavio Belmosto (Belmusti) †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Aleria, France
	17.1	Professed	Michele (Bosco) Bonelli, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
		Born	Alessandro Borghi †		Bishop Emeritus of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
		Died	Giambatista Borgia †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
		Resigned	Jacques de Brouillat †	Archbishop-Elect of Arles, France	Former Archbishop-Elect
	35.8	Ordained Priest	Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) †	Priest of Cuenca, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	18.4	Appointed	Alfonso Carafa †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
		Died	Evangelista Cittadini †	Bishop Emeritus of Alessano, Italy
		Died	Stefano Gahortzian (Coherzen), O.P. †	Bishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
	52.0	Resigned	Hugh Curwen †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	François de Donadieu †		Bishop Emeritus of Auxerre, France
		Died	Alessandro Stefano Filodori, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
		Died	Francesco Franchini †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
		Born	Francisco González de Salcedo Castro †		Bishop of Santiago de Chile
		Died	Nicolas Guérin, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France
	58.0	Resigned	Nicholas Heath †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Gregor Helfenstein †		Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
		Ordained Priest	Wolfgang Holl †	Priest of Eichstätt, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	51.9	Ordained Priest	Honorato Juan †	Priest	Bishop of Osma, Spain
		Born	Karel Maes †		Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
	53.5	Ceased	Giulio Magnani, O.F.M. Conv. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
		Died	Jaime Martínez Casanat, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain
		Died	John McBrady †	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
		Born	Johann Jakob Mirgel †		Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Born	Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. †		Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Flavio Orsini †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
		Resigned	Richard Pates †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	65.0	Appointed	Francesco Pisani †	Administrator of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Born	Girolamo di Porzia †		Bishop of Adria, Italy
		Born	Vincenzo Querini †		Archbishop of Corfù, Greece
	76.8	Died	Tomás de San Martín, O.P. †	Bishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
		Died	Girolamo Sauli †	Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	56.0	Selected	Frederik Schenck van Toutenburg †	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
	52.0	Died	Catalano Trivulzio †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
		Resigned	Alessandro des Ursins †	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Giovanni Vitelli, C.R. †		Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
		Born	Ulpiano (Volpiano) Volpi †		Bishop of Novara, Italy
		Born	Marino Zorzi (Giorgi) †		Bishop of Brescia, Italy
3 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Charles de Roucy-Sissonne †	Bishop of Soissons, France
8 Jan		Died	Sebastián Obregón, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
15 Jan		Died	Ambrosio Brandão, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
18 Jan	17.3	Died	Roberto de’ Nobili †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica
23 Jan		Appointed	Bernard d’Elbène †	Bishop of Lodève, France	Bishop of Nîmes, France
		Appointed	Pedro Maldonado, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
		Confirmed	Burchard Oberg †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
25 Jan		Born	Alexeu de Jesu de Meneses, O.S.A. †		Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
27 Jan		Appointed	Sebastiano Antonio Minturno †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
		Died	Maurice O’Fihely, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ross, Ireland
		Appointed	Gilles Spifame †	Bishop of Nevers, France
29 Jan	44.7	Confirmed	St. Bartolomé Fernandes dos Mártires, O.P. †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus
Feb	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Leitão †	Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
5 Feb		Died	Pierre de Forli †	Bishop of Apt, France
15 Feb	67.1	Appointed	Jean du Bellay †	Administrator of Bordeaux, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
15 Feb		Appointed	Marco Grimani †	Bishop of Tinos and Mykonos, Greece
22 Feb	69.1	Died	Mikołaj Dzierżgowski †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
22 Feb	49.1	Succeeded	Jan Przerębski †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
Mar	52.5	Appointed	Salvatore Pacini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
6 Mar	18.6	Appointed	Alfonso Carafa †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
6 Mar	28.1	Appointed	Vitellozzo Vitelli †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
13 Mar	56.0	Died	Johann Gropper †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in Orphea
15 Mar	45.0	Appointed	Domenico Bollani †	Bishop of Brescia, Italy
15 Mar		Appointed	Francisco Orozco de Arce †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
21 Mar	81.2	Died	Baltazar Limpo, O. Carm. †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
26 Mar		Born	Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau †		Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
7 Apr	57.2	Resigned	Bernardino della Croce, B. †	Bishop of Como, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Maurice Hega (O’Hea) †	Bishop of Ross, Ireland
	35.2	Resigned	Guillaume de Joyeuse †	Bishop of Alet, France	Bishop Emeritus
8 Apr		Died	Leo Lösch von Hilkershausen †	Bishop of Freising, Germany
9 Apr	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Friedrich von Wirsberg †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
17 Apr	47.2	Succeeded	Filippo Maria Campeggi †	Bishop of Feltre, Italy
	76.2	Resigned	Tomaso Campeggi †	Bishop of Feltre, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	40.2	Appointed	Philippe du Bec †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Archbishop of Reims, France
		Appointed	Agostino Maria Salvago, O.P. †	Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	45.2	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Volpi †	Bishop of Como, Italy
19 Apr		Died	Pierre Pincon, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Coutances, France
27 Apr	53.3	Died	Gutierre Vargas de Carvajal †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
May		Born	Ludovico de Taragni, O.S.B. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
12 May	41.3	Appointed	Maximilien de Berghes †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
14 May	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Maximilien de Berghes †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
22 May	60.3	Died	Virgilio Rosario †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ischia, Italy
30 May	59.4	Resigned	Edmund Bonner †	Bishop of London, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
Jun		Resigned	Henry Morgan †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
11 Jun	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Bollani †	Bishop of Brescia, Italy
11 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Maurice Hega (O’Hea) †	Bishop of Ross, Ireland
12 Jun	45.4	Selected	Moritz von Sandizell †	Bishop of Freising, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
17 Jun		Died	Bartolomeo Pipero †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
21 Jun		Resigned	Cuthbert Scott †	Bishop of Chester, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
24 Jun	55.4	Resigned	Ralph Baines †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
25 Jun	45.4	Died	Antonio Trivulzio (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Toulon, France
25 Jun		Resigned	Thomas Watson †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
Jul		Died	Francis Mallet †	Bishop-Elect of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
2 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Francisco Orozco de Arce †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
5 Jul	59.5	Resigned	Thomas Thirlby †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jul	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio Volpi †	Bishop of Como, Italy
28 Jul	63.5	Died	Jan Dziaduski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
30 Jul	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Maria Campeggi †	Bishop of Feltre, Italy
2 Aug		Appointed	Adam Boytuel †	Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain
		Appointed	Diego de los Cobos Molina †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
	54.5	Appointed	Juan Quiñones Guzmán †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
5 Aug		Born	Wawrzyniec Gembicki †		Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
9 Aug	66.6	Appointed	Bernardino Scotti, C.R. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Piacenza, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
11 Aug	56.6	Selected	Johannes Tiedemann †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany	Bishop-Elect
13 Aug		Died	Rodrigo Lopes de Carvalho †	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
15 Aug	62.6	Died	Luigi Lippomano †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
16 Aug	30.6	Selected	Marquard von Hattstein †	Coadjutor Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Bishop
18 Aug	83.1	Died	Gian Pietro Carafa †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
22 Aug	32.3	Selected	Johann Leisentrit †	Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia), Germany
25 Aug	68.6	Died	Giovanni Battista Consiglieri †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
Sep		Died	Juan Fonseca †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
3 Sep	45.3	Ordained Bishop	St. Bartolomé Fernandes dos Mártires, O.P. †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Sep		Died	René de Roullié †	Bishop of Senlis, France
15 Sep		Born	Jean de Vieuxpont †		Bishop of Meaux, France
26 Sep	55.7	Died	Georg (Joris) van Egmond †	Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
26 Sep		Born	Claudio Rangoni †		Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
28 Sep	85.7	Resigned	Cuthbert Tunstall †	Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
4 Oct	45.4	Installed	St. Bartolomé Fernandes dos Mártires, O.P. †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Oct	33.7	Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano Ferrero Fieschi †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
2 Nov	30.8	Died	Filippo Tornabuoni †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
11 Nov		Born	Albrecht von Austria (Österreich) †		Former Archbishop-Elect of Toledo, Spain
18 Nov	55.8	Died	Ralph Baines †	Bishop Emeritus of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
18 Nov	85.8	Died	Cuthbert Tunstall †	Bishop Emeritus of Durham, England, Great Britain
21 Nov		Died	Miguel Puig †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
25 Nov		Died	Cristoforo de Nigris †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
25 Nov	66.8	Died	Antoine Sanguin de Meudon †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France
1 Dec	57.4	Died	Girolamo Recanati Capodiferro †	Cardinal, Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
4 Dec	50.9	Died	Girolamo Dandini †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
9 Dec	60.9	Died	Vincenzo Diedo †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
9 Dec	40.9	Installed	Pedro Leitão †	Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
19 Dec		Died	Pietro Francesco da Galliano †	Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
21 Dec	82.9	Died	Guglielmo (Ghilino) de Guillini (Ghilini) †	Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
	55.9	Died	Jean-Philippe de Groslée †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
		Succeeded	Alfonso Rossetti †	Bishop of Comacchio, Italy	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
23 Dec		Died	Henry Morgan †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
25 Dec	60.7	Elected	Giovanni Angelo de’ Medici †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
29 Dec		Born	Gonzalo de Salazar, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
31 Dec	57.9	Died	Owen Oglethorpe †	Bishop Emeritus of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop

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