The Year of Our Lord 1572

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Georg Agricola †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria
		Born	Dominik Andrijašević (Andriassus), O.F.M. Obs. †		Bishop of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Died	Pedro Arévalos, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
		Died	Alonso Cristóbal Arguellada †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
		Died	Filippo de Arighetti, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Nebbio, France
		Died	François Balaguer †	Bishop of Bazas, France
	39.0	Died	Giovanni Andrea Belloni †	Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
	33.2	Resigned	St. Charles Borromeo †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Pedro Buerba, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Canauli (Cannuli) †		Bishop Emeritus of Fossombrone, Italy
		Died	Bartolomeo Capranica †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
		Died	Tommaso Caselli, O.P. †	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
		Born	Lorenzo Castrucci †		Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
		Born	Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	39.6	Died	Roland de Chauvigné †	Former Bishop-Elect of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
	42.0	Resigned	Carlo Cicala (Cicada) †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Pier Paolo Crescenzi †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Born	Giuliano Castagnola †		Bishop of Nebbio, France
		Born	Francisco de la Cueva, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
		Born	Fabrizio Degli Afflitti †		Bishop of Boiano, Italy
		Born	Pedro da Costa †		Bishop of Angra, Portugal
	44.7	Resigned	Zaccaria Delfino †	Administrator of Győr (Raab), Hungary	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
		Born	Manuel Afonso de Guerra †		Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
		Died	Massimiliano Doria †	Bishop of Noli, Italy
		Born	Charles-Salomon du Serre †		Bishop of Gap, France
		Born	Pierre Fenouillet †		Bishop of Montpellier, France
		Born	Alfonso de Franco y Luna †		Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
		Died	Pirro Franco †	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
		Died	Alessandro Gadaletta †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy
	52.0	Died	Girolamo Gaddi †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
		Died	Francesco Angelo Gazzino, O.P. †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
		Born	Henri de Gondi †		Cardinal, Bishop of Paris, France
		Born	Hernando Guerrero, O.S.A. †		Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
		Born	Juan Guzmán, O.F.M. †		Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
		Born	Charles de Haqueville †		Bishop of Soissons, France
		Born	Jan Kuczborski †		Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
		Resigned	Philippe de La Chambre de Maurienne, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Orange, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Jacques Leroy de Chavigny, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
		Born	Andrzej Lipski †		Bishop of Kraków, Poland
	82.0	Died	Miguel Maiques Pérez, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
		Born	Theobald Manshalter †		Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	63.0	Resigned	Leonardo Marini, O.P. †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Cristóbal Martínez de Salas, O. Praem. †		Bishop of Panamá
	28.1	Professed	Anselmo Marzato, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
		Born	Antonio de Mattei (Mattheis) †		Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
		Died	Andrea Minucci †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
		Born	Caesar Nardi, O.F.M. Conv. †		Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
	51.0	Died	Matthais Ob †	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Resigned	Paolo Odescalchi †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	John O’Neylan, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland
		Born	Vincenzo Pagano, C.R. †		Bishop of Acerra, Italy
		Died	Camillo Peruschi †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
		Died	Antonio Pintor Cavaro †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
		Died	Pierre Pontlevoy †	Bishop of Maillezais, France
		Resigned	Pierre Ragueneau †	Bishop of Marseille, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Sarkis Rizzi †		Bishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
		Resigned	Pierre de Rouillie †	Bishop of Montpellier, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Guillaume Ruzé †	Bishop-Elect of Saint-Malo, France	Bishop of Angers, France
	64.0	Died	Paolo Sadoleto †	Bishop of Carpentras, France
		Died	Organtino Scarola (Scazola) †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
	38.0	Appointed	Alessandro Sforza †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Parma, Italy
		Born	Pedro da Silva Sampaio †		Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
		Born	Girolamo Tantucci †		Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
		Died	Francisco Thomàs de Taxaquet †	Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
	Died	Miguel Torcella †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
	Died	Pierre d’Urre †	Bishop of Viviers (Aps), France
	Died	Giovanni Francesco Verdura †	Bishop of Chiron, Greece
	Born	Eustachy Wołłowicz †		Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
9 Jan		Died	Giulio Gentile †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy
23 Jan	61.0	Appointed	Gaspar Cervantes de Gaete †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
		Appointed	Gregorio Forbicini †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
		Appointed	Giulio Ricci †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
27 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Gregorio Forbicini †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
Feb	62.0	Resigned	Alfonso María Binarini †	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop of Camerino, Italy
2 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Louis de Saint-Gilles †	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon	Auxiliary Bishop of Coutances, France
3 Feb		Born	Maciej Łubieński †		Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
6 Feb		Appointed	Vincenzo Cisoni, O.P. †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
		Appointed	Baldassarre Giustiniani †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
		Appointed	Bartolomeu Leitão †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
8 Feb		Died	Francesco Pisani †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
10 Feb	66.1	Died	Gabriel de Bouvery †	Bishop of Angers, France
19 Feb	62.1	Died	Jean Miles †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
23 Feb		Died	Giovambattista Ricasoli †	Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
26 Feb	60.0	Died	Pedro Agustín y Albanell †	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
Mar	29.1	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, Italy
1 Mar		Selected	Martin Duplätre †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
3 Mar		Appointed	Jean du Fay, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Poitiers, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Jean Jagotius †	Bishop of Lescar, France
		Appointed	Francesco Perignani †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
		Appointed	Cyprian Wiliński (Wiliski), O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
		Appointed	Cyprian Wiliński (Wiliski), O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
7 Mar	65.2	Died	Adriano Beretti (Valentico), O.P. †	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
7 Mar	83.1	Died	Alfonso de Montufar, O.P. †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
17 Mar	66.2	Died	Marco Antonio Amulio †	Cardinal, Bishop of Rieti, Italy
	55.2	Appointed	Benedetto Lomellini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Anagni, Italy
		Appointed	Angelo Oraboni, O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of Trani, Italy
		Appointed	Pierre de Saint Martin †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
22 Mar	24.0	Ordained Priest	Sasbout Vosmeer †	Priest of Utrecht, Netherlands	Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
4 Apr	47.2	Died	Costantino Bonelli †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
5 Apr	34.8	Ordained Priest	Cesare Camillo Ferrero †	Priest of Ivrea, Italy	Bishop
12 Apr	62.2	Died	Filip Padniewski †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
13 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Baldassarre Giustiniani †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
15 Apr	60.2	Ordained Bishop	Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
1 May	68.2	Died	St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
5 May	36.3	Elected	[Jeremias II Tranos] †	Patriarch
8 May		Died	Peter Perčić †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria
11 May		Ordained Bishop	Nicolas Clausse de Marchamont †	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France
13 May	70.3	Elected	Ugo Boncompagni †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
25 May	70.3	Installed	Ugo Boncompagni †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
1 Jun		Died	Pedro Carlos, O.S. †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
2 Jun		Appointed	César Alamagna Cardona †	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
	72.4	Appointed	Marcantonio Bobba †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy
	23.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Filippo Boncompagni †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Bracelli †	Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
		Appointed	Sisto Diuzioli, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
		Appointed	Pietro Francesco Ferri †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
	47.1	Appointed	Franciszek Krasiński †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
		Appointed	Antimo Marchesani †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
	53.5	Appointed	Jacques Sacrati †	Bishop of Carpentras, France
		Appointed	Leonardo Truchi (Trucco) †	Bishop of Noli, Italy
		Appointed	Mariano Vittori †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy
9 Jun		Appointed	Juan Dimas Lloris †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
		Appointed	Diego González †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Lazzari †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy
11 Jun	58.4	Resigned	Fabio Mirto Frangipani †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Bishop Emeritus of Caiazzo, Italy
11 Jun	35.3	Appointed	Antonmaria Salviati †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Papoul, France
15 Jun	52.9	Resigned	Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
16 Jun	23.7	Installed	Filippo Boncompagni †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
		Appointed	Ippolito Boschi †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
		Appointed	Henri d’Escoubleau de Sourdis †	Bishop of Maillezais, France
	32.4	Appointed	Jakob Feucht †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
	32.4	Appointed	Jakob Feucht †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
	52.4	Appointed	Simone Majolo †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	38.4	Died	Vilém Prusinovský z Víckova †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
		Appointed	Jean de Tulles †	Bishop of Orange, France
		Appointed	Antonio Vialardi, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
22 Jun	32.4	Ordained Bishop	Jakob Feucht †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
22 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Antonio Lazzari †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy
24 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Pietro Francesco Ferri †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
29 Jun	17.4	Professed	Augustin Hofmann, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
29 Jun		Died	Mariano Vittori †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy

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