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The Year of Our Lord 1561

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornGarcerán Albañell †Archbishop of Granada, Spain
DiedClaude Allardet †Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
76.0DiedMatteo Bandello, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France
DiedGilles Bouchier †Bishop of Agde, France
BornIñigo Brizuela Artiaga, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
BornSebastián Bricianos, O.F.M. †Bishop of Orense, Spain
84.0ResignedMichel Briçonnet †Bishop of Lodève, FranceBishop Emeritus
43.0AppointedAntonín Brus von Muglitz, O. Cruc. †Grand Master of Knights of the Cross with the Red StarArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
BornGregorio Carbonelli, O.M. †Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina
BornJeronimo de Carcamo †Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
DiedThéodore Jean de Clermont †Bishop of Senez, France
DiedRobert Crichton †Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
BornSebastião de Ascensão, O.P. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
DiedSebastiano Donato †Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
45.0ResignedAlvaro della Quadra †Bishop of L’Aquila, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornFrancisco de Rivera y Pareja, O. de M. †Bishop of Michoacán, México
BornEustache Du Lis †Bishop of Nevers, France
BornPierre du Vair †Bishop of Vence, France
DiedFederico Fantuzzi †Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
BornLeone Fedele, O.S.B. †Bishop of Lavello, Italy
ResignedVincenzo Ferreri †Bishop of Montepeloso, ItalyBishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
ResignedAntonio Fioribello †Bishop of Lavello, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAfonso Furtado de Mendonça †Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
DiedGiovanni Antonio Gallo †Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
BornJohann Konrad von Gemmingen †Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
70.0ResignedLouis Guillart †Bishop of Senlis, FranceBishop Emeritus
DiedMaurice Hega (O’Hea) †Bishop of Ross, Ireland
DiedPéter Kapronczay Paulinus †Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
23.4Ordained PriestJohann Eglof von Knöringen †Priest of Augsburg, GermanyBishop-Elect
25.0Ordained PriestDavid Kölderer von Burgstall †Priest of Regensburg, GermanyBishop
BornFrançois de La Guesle †Archbishop of Tours, France
BornJohann Jakob von Lamberg †Bishop of Gurk, Austria
BornGiulio Lana †Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
BornMarcello Lante della Rovere †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
BornGuillaume Le Blanc †Bishop of Vence, France
BornJuan Llano Valdés †Bishop of León, Spain
49.0ResignedGiovanni Francesco Lottini †Bishop-Elect of Conversano, ItalyFormer Bishop-Elect
BornGiulio Mattei †Bishop of Bitetto, Italy
BornJosé de Melo †Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
DiedGerolamo Muzzarelli, O.P. †Archbishop of Conza, Italy
ResignedBernard O’Higgins, O.S.A. †Bishop of Elphin, IrelandBishop Emeritus
BornPedro Ponce de Léon, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Spain
67.0ResignedFrancesco Pisani †Administrator of Novigrad (Cittanova), CroatiaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
DiedGiovanni Francesco Pogliasca †Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
46.2AppointedProspero Publicola Santacroce †Apostolic Nuncio to FranceCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
BornJeronimo Quintanilla, O. Cist. †Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
DiedGerardo Rambaldi †Bishop of Civitate (Città or Civita), Italy
BornSerafino Rinaldo (de Nuceria), O.P. †Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
34.8AppointedNiccolò Caetani di Sermoneta †Cardinal, Administrator of Capua, Italy
ResignedVincenzo Spinelli †Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAntonio Surredu †Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
21.0Ordained PriestMarkus Tegginger (Tettinger) †PriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Basel, Switzerland
ResignedEliseo Teodino †Bishop of Sora, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornAlberto Valier †Bishop of Verona, Italy
66.1ConfirmedGeorg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †Bishop of Verden, GermanyArchbishop-Elect of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany
66.1ConfirmedGeorg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamburg), GermanyArchbishop-Elect
BornJerónimo Venero Leyva †Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
BornLope Velasco Valdivieso †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
21.8Ordained PriestStephan Weber †Priest of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
BornJean Vischer †Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
BornFranciszek Zajerski †Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
13 Jan36.8AppointedGiorgio Cornaro †Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
15 JanAppointedJuan Acuña †Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
AppointedBernardin de Bochetel (Bouchelet) †Bishop of Rennes, FranceFormer Bishop-Elect
37.3AppointedCharles Bourbon de Vendôme †Cardinal-Deacon of San CrisogonoCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
43.9AppointedLuigi Cornaro †Administrator of Trogir (Traù), CroatiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
29.5AppointedFederico Cornaro (Sr.), O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Bergamo, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
25.0AppointedGirolamo Ragazzoni †Coadjutor Bishop of Famagusta, CyprusBishop of Bergamo, Italy
25.0AppointedGirolamo Ragazzoni †Titular Bishop of NazianzusBishop of Bergamo, Italy
AppointedGeorg Riedl †Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
AppointedGeorg Riedl †Titular Bishop of HalmirosAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
AppointedEmerico Sanseverino †Bishop of Agde, France
AppointedPaweł Tarło †Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
AppointedGirolamo Trevisani, O.P. †Bishop of Verona, Italy
46.0ConfirmedJohann Jakob von Kuen-Belasy †Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
AppointedRomolo de Valenti †Bishop of Conversano, Italy
31 JanAppointedPierre de Villars †Bishop of Mirepoix, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Vienne, France
AppointedPierre Fournier †Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
AppointedJean de La Brosse †Archbishop of Vienne, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
AppointedLucio Maranta †Bishop of Lavello, ItalyBishop of Montepeloso, Italy
58.0ResignedJean Suau †Bishop of Mirepoix, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
2 Feb43.0DiedGiovanni Andrea Mercurio †Cardinal, Archbishop of Messina, Italy
4 Feb76.0DiedRobert de Lénoncourt †Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
14 Feb68.2AppointedSimone Pasqua (di Negro) †Cardinal, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
16 Feb46.1Ordained BishopJohann Jakob von Kuen-Belasy †Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
25 Feb53.1Elevated to CardinalFrancisco Pacheco de Toledo (Villena) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
26 Feb55.1Elevated to CardinalMarco Antonio Amulio †Cardinal, Bishop of Rieti, Italy
26.1Elevated to CardinalIñigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
48.1Elevated to CardinalPhilibert Babou de La Bourdaisière †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France
47.0Elevated to CardinalDaniele Matteo Alvise Barbaro †In PectorePatriarch-Elect
44.0AppointedLuigi Cornaro †Cardinal-Priest of San TeodoroCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
50.1Elevated to CardinalGirolamo di Corregio †Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
23.1Elevated to CardinalLuigi d’Este †Cardinal, Administrator of Auch, France
51.1Elevated to CardinalPier Francesco Ferrero †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
20.3Elevated to CardinalAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
28.0Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Francesco Gàmbara †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
22.2Elevated to CardinalFrancesco Gonzaga †Cardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
43.5Elevated to CardinalAntoine Perrenot de Granvella †Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
27.5Elevated to CardinalMark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps) †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
56.8Elevated to CardinalStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †Cardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
29.1Elevated to CardinalLudovico Madruzzo †Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
54.1Elevated to CardinalBernardo Navagero †Cardinal, Former Administrator of Verona, Italy
53.1Elevated to CardinalBernardo Salviati †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Papoul, France
67.8Elevated to CardinalGirolamo Seripando, O.E.S.A. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
61.1Elevated to CardinalLudovico Simonetta †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
1 Mar49.6AppointedIppolito Capilupi †Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Fano, Italy
51.1ResignedPier Francesco Ferrero †Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
2 Mar47.1Ordained BishopMoritz von Sandizell †Bishop of Freising, GermanyBishop Emeritus
4 Mar43.9DiedCarlo Carafa †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
10 Mar55.1InstalledMarco Antonio Amulio †Cardinal-Deacon of San MarcelloCardinal, Bishop of Rieti, Italy
48.1InstalledPhilibert Babou de La Bourdaisière †Cardinal-Priest of San SistoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France
50.1AppointedMartin Rythovius (Balduini) †Bishop of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
70.1AppointedPieter de Corte †Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
47.1AppointedAlessandro Crivelli †Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
AppointedTeofilo Galluppi †Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
20.3AppointedAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa CeciliaCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
28.0AppointedGiovanni Francesco Gàmbara †Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Marcellino e PietroCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
22.2InstalledFrancesco Gonzaga †Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in CarcereCardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
43.5AppointedAntoine Perrenot de Granvella †Archbishop of Mechelen, BelgiumCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
48.1AppointedAntoine Havet, O.P. †Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
27.6InstalledMark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps) †Cardinal-Deacon of Santi XII ApostoliCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
AppointedLucas Jacobi †Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
AppointedLucas Jacobi †Titular Bishop of SareptaAuxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
52.1AppointedGiovanni Gerolamo Morone (Moroni) †Cardinal-Bishop of SabinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
AppointedPhilippe Nigri †Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, BelgiumBishop-Elect
AppointedPierre Pontlevoy †Bishop of Maillezais, France
54.1AppointedFrançois Richardot, O.S.A. †Bishop of Arras, France
67.8InstalledGirolamo Seripando, O.E.S.A. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa SusannaCardinal, Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
61.1InstalledLudovico Simonetta †Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme DioclezianeCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
54.5AppointedFrançois Sonnius (Van de Velde) †Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), NetherlandsBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium
76.1RetiredJuan Suárez Carvajal †Bishop of Lugo, SpainBishop Emeritus
58.1ConfirmedFrederik Schenck van Toutenburg †Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
58.1AppointedNicolaas van der Borcht †Bishop of Middelburg, Netherlands
50.7AppointedNicolaas Van Nieuwland †Bishop of Haarlem, NetherlandsAuxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
15 Mar29.2Ordained BishopFlavio Orsini †Bishop of Muro Lucano, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
Ordained BishopAnnibale Saraceni †Bishop of Lecce, ItalyBishop Emeritus
17 Mar55.2AppointedMarco Antonio Amulio †Cardinal-Priest of San MarcelloCardinal, Bishop of Rieti, Italy
63.1ResignedTiberio Crispi †Administrator of Amalfi, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
28.2AppointedMassimo de’ Massimi †Archbishop of Amalfi, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
22 Mar33.9AppointedZaccaria Delfino †Apostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
42.1DiedGeorg Fuchs von Rügheim †Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
56.8ResignedStanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †Apostolic Nuncio to EmperorCardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
24 MarSelectedMichael Englmayr †Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
14 AprAppointedGiuliano de’ Medici †Bishop of Béziers, FranceBishop of Albi, France
20.4AppointedAlfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) †Administrator of Conza, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
57.2AppointedSt. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa SabinaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
AppointedAntoine Erlault †Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
48.7AppointedCristoforo Madruzzo †Cardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
47.1AppointedOtto Truchseß von Waldburg †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
17 Apr58.2DiedJohannes Tiedemann †Bishop-Elect of Lübeck, Germany
20 AprBornCharles de Lorraine-Vaudémont (II) †Cardinal, Administrator of Toul, France
22 Apr41.8SelectedVeit von Würtzburg †Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
30 AprDiedPaul Jäger †Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Bamberg, Germany
3 MayProfessedAndrés de Casso, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of León, Spain
9 MayResignedTommaso Contuberio †Bishop of Penne e Atri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
33.5AppointedLouis de Guise de Lorraine †Archbishop of Sens, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
33.5ResignedLouis de Guise de Lorraine †Bishop of Albi, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
49.3AppointedPedro de Labrit (d’Albret) †Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
AppointedGiulio Simonetta †Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
61.3ResignedLudovico Simonetta †Bishop of Pesaro, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
37.4AppointedLorenzo Strozzi †Administrator of Albi, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Aix, France
37.4ResignedLorenzo Strozzi †Bishop of Béziers, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Aix, France
10 May48.3AppointedGiovanni Campeggi †Apostolic Nuncio to PortugalBishop of Bologna, Italy
48.2ResignedSebastiano Gualterio †Apostolic Nuncio to FranceBishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
46.6ResignedProspero Publicola Santacroce †Apostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
11 May27.7ResignedMark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps) †Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
16 May30.3SelectedEberhard von Holle †Bishop of Lübeck, GermanyFormer Bishop-Elect
18 May38.3Ordained BishopMartin von Schaumberg †Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
20 May22.7Ordained DeaconCesare Baronio, C.O. †Deacon of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip NeriCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
Jun55.4Ordained BishopAntoine Prévost de Sansac †Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
45.4AppointedOttaviano della Raverta (Rovere) †Apostolic Nuncio to SpainBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
2 JunAppointedWilliam Chisholm †Coadjutor Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland, Great BritainFormer Administrator of Vaison, France
AppointedWilliam Chisholm †Titular Bishop of MassilitanFormer Administrator of Vaison, France
50.4AppointedGirolamo di Corregio †Cardinal-PriestCardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
AppointedCristóbal Fernández Valtodano †Bishop of Palencia, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
68.4AppointedPedro de La Gasca †Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
AppointedGiacomo Guidi, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Penne e Atri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedAntoine Le Cirier †Bishop of Avranches, France
68.4AppointedAlvaro Moscoso †Bishop of Zamora, Spain
54.4AppointedBernardo Navagero †Cardinal-PriestCardinal, Former Administrator of Verona, Italy
53.4AppointedHenry Sinclair †Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
59.4AppointedJakub Uchański †Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), PolandArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
71.4AppointedMikołaj Wolski †Bishop of Chełm, PolandBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
3 Jun26.4InstalledIñigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in SeptisolioCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
50.4AppointedGirolamo di Corregio †Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta LatinaCardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
51.4InstalledPier Francesco Ferrero †Cardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in PalatioCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
29.4InstalledLudovico Madruzzo †Cardinal-Deacon of San CallistoCardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
54.4InstalledBernardo Navagero †Cardinal-Priest of San Nicola fra le ImmaginiCardinal, Former Administrator of Verona, Italy
4 Jun81.4DiedJaime Casador †Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
50.6SucceededGuillermo Casador †Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
8 Jun55.5Ordained BishopErcole Gonzaga †Cardinal, Bishop of Mantova, Italy
13 JunAppointedClaude Briçonnet †Bishop of Lodève, FranceBishop Emeritus
AppointedBernard d’Elbène †Bishop of Nîmes, France
47.4AppointedFrancisco Delgado López †Bishop of Lugo, SpainBishop of Jaén, Spain
AppointedOttaviano Praeconio, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Ariano, ItalyArchbishop of Palermo, Italy
37.4AppointedDiego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal †Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
AppointedErcole Sacrati †Coadjutor Bishop of Comacchio, ItalyBishop
AppointedErcole Sacrati †Titular Bishop of SidonBishop of Comacchio, Italy
15 JunOrdained BishopAntoine Le Cirier †Bishop of Avranches, France
22 JunDiedFrancisco de Aragón †Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
25 JunAppointedFernando González de la Cuesta †Bishop of La Plata o Charcas, BoliviaBishop-Elect
27 JunAppointedBernardo de Albuquerque, O.P. †Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
28.4AppointedJean de Clausse de Mouchy †Bishop of Senez, France
AppointedJacques Corneillan †Bishop of Rodez, FranceBishop Emeritus
AppointedPedro de Angulo, O.P. †Bishop of Verapaz, GuatemalaBishop-Elect
60.4ResignedGeorges d’Armagnac †Bishop of Rodez, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
AppointedPedro Sánchez Martín, O.P. †Bishop of Coro, Venezuela
74.4AppointedRodrigo González de Marmolejo †Bishop of Santiago de ChileBishop-Elect
53.4InstalledBernardo Salviati †Cardinal-Priest of San Simeone ProfetaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Papoul, France
AppointedAntoine de Saint Néctaire, O.S.B. †Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
AppointedJuan de Vaca (Baca), O.S.B. †Bishop of Panamá
AppointedBernardino de Villalpando, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Santiago de CubaBishop of Santiago de Guatemala
AppointedFernando de Villagómez †Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
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