The Year of Our Lord 1578

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Giovanni Battista Ansaldo †	Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
	27.1	Professed	Carlo Bescapè, B. †	Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Bishop of Novara, Italy
	71.0	Resigned	Giovanni Battista Bernardi †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Cristóbal Berrocal †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
		Born	Girolamo Binago, C.O. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy
	49.0	Resigned	Paolo Bisanti †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Pietro Bordone †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
		Born	Paul Boudot †		Bishop of Arras, France
		Born	Johannes Brenner †		Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
	25.9	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Breuning †	Priest of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
		Died	Teodoro Calompsi †	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
		Died	Theodorus Calumpsi †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
		Died	Tomás de Cárdenas, O.P. †	Bishop of Verapaz, Guatemala
		Born	Baglione Carradoli †		Bishop of Marsi, Italy
		Born	Tommaso Cellesi †		Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
		Died	Vincenzo Cornelio (Cajetani) †	Bishop of Ostuni, Italy
	53.8	Died	Giorgio Cornaro †	Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Domenico D’Anna †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
		Born	Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
		Born	Francesco d’Elia e Rossi †		Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
		Born	Loreto Di Franco (De Franchis) †		Bishop of Minori, Italy
	81.0	Resigned	Giovanni Francesco de Mirto †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Pierre de Donnauld †		Coadjutor Bishop of Mirepoix, France
		Born	Jean-François de Sales †		Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
	65.3	Ordained Bishop	François de Foix de Candale †	Bishop of Aire, France
		Died	Adriano Fuscone †	Bishop of Aquino, Italy
		Born	Juan García Arlés †		Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
		Born	Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Rieti, Italy
		Died	Tommaso Gigli †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
		Born	Toussaint de Glandèves de Cuges †		Bishop of Sisteron, France
		Died	Konrad Adam Glušič †	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
		Died	Ioannis Carizia (Grassinga) †	Bishop Emeritus of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
		Born	Giusto (Juste) Guérin, B. †		Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
		Died	Matteo Andrea Guerra †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
		Born	Juan Gutiérrez †		Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
	58.0	Resigned	Angelo Giustiniani, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Bartol Kačić, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Makarska, Croatia
		Born	Łukasz Kaliński †		Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
		Born	Benedetto Landi †		Bishop Emeritus of Fossombrone, Italy
		Died	Leonardo Liparola †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Battista Maremonti †	Bishop of Sora, Italy
		Died	Maurice MacGibbon, O. Cist. †	Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland
	40.0	Ordained Priest	St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo †	Priest	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
		Resigned	Girolamo Negri (Nigris) †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Stanislaw Nieborski †		Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
		Born	Henri Ignace Nowohradsky de Kozowrat †		Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
		Died	Antonio Paliettino (de Monelia), O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Died	Pietro Persio †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy
		Born	Stefano Pignatelli †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
		Born	Biagio Proto de Rossi †		Archbishop of Messina, Italy
		Born	Antonio Provana †		Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
		Born	Dominico Rota, O. Carm. †		Titular Bishop of Sidon
		Born	Filippo Salviati †		Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
		Resigned	Jorge de Santa Luzia, O.P. †	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
		Ordained Bishop	Andrés Santos Quintana (de Sampedro) †	Bishop of Teruel, Spain	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
		Installed	Bartolomeu Simões Pereira †	Prelate of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
		Born	Meletiy Smotrytskyi †		Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
		Born	Marcos Teixeira de Mendonça †		Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
		Born	Francesco Traina †		Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
		Died	János Újlaky †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
		Born	Antonio Valdés Herrera †		Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Died	Patrick Walsh †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
	31.0	Ordained Priest	Christoph Weilhamer †	Priest of Passau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
Jan		Died	Francesco Guinigi †	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
10 Jan		Died	Vincenzo de Siena (Caporano), O.P. †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy
13 Jan	35.0	Appointed	Andrés Bacallar †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
	50.2	Appointed	Tomás Dacio (d’Anio) †	Bishop of Orihuela, Spain
		Appointed	Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P. †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras	Bishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
		Appointed	Francesco Figo †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
	40.0	Appointed	Diego de Romano y Govea (Vitoria) †	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
		Confirmed	Francisco de Vitoria, O.P. †	Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
20 Jan	63.0	Died	Jacques Fouré, O.P. †	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
21 Jan		Died	Francisco Soto Salazar †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
29 Jan		Appointed	Vincenzo Fucheri †	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
		Appointed	Mateus de Medina, O. Mil. J. Chr. †	Bishop of Cochin, India	Archbishop of Goa, India
		Appointed	João Ribeiro Gaio †	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
		Appointed	Henrique de Távora e Brito, O.P. †	Archbishop of Goa, India
		Appointed	Martinho de Ulhoa, O. Cist. †	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe	Bishop Emeritus
	35.0	Confirmed	Johann Georg Zobel von Giebelstadt †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop-Elect
1 Feb	70.0	Died	Felice Tiranni †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
2 Feb	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Nikolaus Elgard †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
16 Feb		Died	Johann Mezon von Telz †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
17 Feb		Appointed	Diego de la Calzada †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Diego de la Calzada †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
		Appointed	Paolo Fusco †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy
21 Feb	71.0	Elevated to Cardinal	René de Birague †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lodève, France
	57.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Pedro de Deza Manuel †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
	37.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Vincenzo Gonzaga, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alessio
	61.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Gerard van Groesbeeck †	Cardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium
	22.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Louis II de Guise de Lorraine †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
	44.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Claude de La Baume †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
	16.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Charles de Lorraine-Vaudémont (II) †	Cardinal, Administrator of Toul, France
		Appointed	Miguel Jerónimo Morell †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
	34.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Alessandro Riario †	Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
	58.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Fernando de Toledo de Oropesa †	Priest
22 Feb		Died	János Liszthi †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
26 Feb		Died	Gregorius Silvius, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
3 Mar		Died	Jerome de Leonibus †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
3 Mar	34.2	Installed	Alessandro Riario †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli	Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
5 Mar	68.1	Died	Pedro Mártir Coma, O.P. †	Bishop of Elne, France
8 Mar	41.1	Resigned	Antonmaria Salviati †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Papoul, France
9 Mar		Died	Francesco Martelli †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
12 Mar	80.1	Died	Jean Hennuyer †	Bishop of Lisieux, France
12 Mar	70.1	Died	Alessandro Piccolomini †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Siena, Italy
15 Mar	47.2	Ordained Deacon	Piotr Dunin Wolski †	Deacon	Bishop of Płock, Poland
16 Mar	47.2	Ordained Priest	Piotr Dunin Wolski †	Priest	Bishop of Płock, Poland
17 Mar		Appointed	Orazio Ciceroni †	Bishop of Sora, Italy	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
		Appointed	Paolo Leoni †	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
		Appointed	Emilio Scataratica †	Bishop of Ravello, Italy
	57.2	Appointed	Pons de Thiard de Bissy †	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	30.3	Ordained Priest	Gebhard Truchseß von Waldburg †	Priest	Former Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
29 Mar	50.4	Died	Louis de Guise de Lorraine †	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
7 Apr		Died	Gilles Spifame †	Bishop of Nevers, France
9 Apr	51.2	Appointed	Giovanni Andrea Caligari †	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
		Appointed	Orazio de Mirto †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	55.0	Resigned	Vincenzo Lauro †	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy
		Appointed	Benedetto Manzoli †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
11 Apr	81.2	Died	Juan de San Millán †	Bishop of León, Spain
15 Apr	51.0	Appointed	Zaccaria Delfino †	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
16 Apr		Appointed	Cesare Contardo †	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
16 Apr		Appointed	Marcantonio Montefiori †	Bishop of Nebbio, France
25 Apr	63.2	Selected	György Drašković †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
27 Apr		Appointed	Andrés Santos Quintana (de Sampedro) †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
4 May		Ordained Bishop	Paolo Leoni †	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
5 May		Appointed	Pedro de Lafuente †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
14 May		Appointed	Angelo Giustiniani †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy
14 May		Appointed	Christophe Guidiccioni †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France
21 May		Died	Juan Rojas †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
26 May	45.8	Appointed	Arnaud Sorbin †	Bishop of Nevers, France
27 May		Born	Juan Pereda Gudiel †		Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
29 May	60.3	Resigned	Godfried van Mierlo, O.P. †	Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
2 Jun		Appointed	Vincenzo Ferreri †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
		Appointed	Gaspar Juan de la Figuera, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Grignetta †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
		Appointed	Lucio Maranta †	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
13 Jun	55.2	Appointed	Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	45.4	Resigned	Romolo Cesi †	Bishop of Narni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	65.6	Appointed	Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Appointed	Ercole Eroli †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
	49.4	Appointed	Diego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz, Spain	Bishop
	65.4	Appointed	Diego de Simancas †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco Tello Sandoval †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	64.4	Appointed	Fernando de Tricio Arenzana †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
	45.4	Appointed	Alonso Velázquez †	Bishop of Osma, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
16 Jun		Appointed	Adam Pilchowski †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland
17 Jun	67.4	Died	Bl. Paolo (Scipione) Burali d’Arezzo, C.R. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
21 Jun		Died	Emerico Sanseverino †	Bishop of Agde, France
22 Jun	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Arnaud Sorbin †	Bishop of Nevers, France
23 Jun	78.4	Died	Francisco Sancho Allepuz †	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
25 Jun	55.4	Died	Jean Saint-Romain de Saint-Chamond †	Archbishop Emeritus of Aix, France
28 Jun	43.4	Appointed	André Strengnart (Strenguart), O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
28 Jun	43.4	Appointed	André Strengnart (Strenguart), O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
30 Jun	69.4	Died	Gregor Virneburg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

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