The Year of Our Lord 1581

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Ippolito Andreassi, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Terni, Italy
		Born	Fabrizio Antinori †		Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
		Died	Alessandro Avogadro †	Coadjutor Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
		Died	Andrzej Blinowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	32.3	Appointed	Filippo Boncompagni †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
		Died	Orazio Caracciolo †	Bishop of Venafro, Italy
		Born	Pompeo Coronini †		Bishop of Trieste, Italy
		Born	Jacques d’Angennes †		Bishop of Bayeux, France
		Born	Girolamo de Franchis †		Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	51.0	Resigned	Beatus di Porta †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Simão de Sá Pereira †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
		Appointed	Antonio Fera, O.F.M. Conv. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
		Died	Leandro Garuffi Rotelli de Piis †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
	35.1	Ordained Priest	Johann Otto von Gemmingen †	Priest of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop
		Died	Lelio Giordano †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Francesco Gozzadini †		Bishop of Rethymo (Calamona), Greece
		Born	Achille de Harlay de Sancy †		Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Malo, France
	21.0	Ordained Bishop	Christophe de L’Estang †	Bishop of Lodève, France	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
		Born	Raymond de La Marthonie †		Bishop of Limoges, France
	78.0	Resigned	Umberto Locati, O.P. †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Angelo Mascardi †		Bishop of Noli, Italy
		Born	Gian Gaspare Melis †		Bishop of Anagni, Italy
	68.0	Died	Alfonso Merchante de Valeria †	Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos, Spain
		Born	Jerónimo Manrique de Lara y de Herrera, O. de M. †		Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
	43.0	Installed	St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
		Died	Giulio Monaco †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Gregorio de Montalvo Olivera, O.P. †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México	Bishop of Cuzco, Peru
		Born	Richard O’Connell †		Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
		Died	Donat O’Gallagher, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
		Born	Juan Ortiz de Zárate †		Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
		Born	Bernardino Panicola †		Bishop of Ravello e Scala, Italy
		Born	Bernardino Piccoli †		Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
		Born	Marco Antonio (Sebastianus) Quirino, O.S.C. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Greece
		Resigned	Julián Ramirez, O.S. †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	40.0	Ordained Priest	Miguel Rangel, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Angola e Congo
		Born	Caesar Reghini †		Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
		Appointed	Herman van Rennenberch (Rennenberg) †	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Archbishop-Elect
		Born	Pedro Rosales Encio †		Bishop of Lugo, Spain
		Born	Claude de Rueil †		Bishop of Angers, France
	52.0	Died	François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon †	Bishop Emeritus of Sarlat, France
	69.0	Installed	Domingo Salazar, O.P. †	Bishop of Manila, Philippines
		Appointed	Jean (a Grignasco) Saliaschi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France
		Appointed	Jean (a Grignasco) Saliaschi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of the Titular See	Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France
		Born	Francesco Saluzzo †		Bishop Emeritus of Mottola (Motula), Italy
		Born	Juan Sánchez Duque de Estrada †		Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
		Born	Bernardino Scala †		Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
		Died	Georges Sgurio †	Bishop of Stefaniaco e Benda, Albania
		Born	Abraham Jan Jacek Śladkowski, O.P. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Chełm, Poland
		Died	Scipione Salernitano †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
		Born	Tommaso Sanfelice, C.R. †		Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
		Died	Meliaduce Suico †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
		Born	Roberto Ubaldini †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano, Italy
		Born	Girolamo Vidoni †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Quattro Coronati
		Born	Benedikt Vinković †		Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
		Born	Giuliano Viviani †		Bishop of Isola, Italy
		Died	Franjo Župan, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop Emeritus
Jan		Died	Bartolomeo Ferro, O.P. †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
Jan		Born	Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega †		Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
1 Jan		Born	Malatesta Baglioni †		Bishop of Assisi, Italy
13 Jan		Appointed	Celso Paci †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
16 Jan		Appointed	Girolamo Petroni †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
16 Jan	51.0	Appointed	Georg von Schönenberg †	Bishop of Worms, Germany
19 Jan		Died	Sancho Busto de Villegas †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain
23 Jan		Appointed	Maciej Wielicki, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
23 Jan		Appointed	Maciej Wielicki, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Margarita	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
25 Jan		Professed	Ambrosio Vallejo Mejía, O. Carm. †	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
30 Jan	26.1	Selected	Ernst von Bayern †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
2 Feb	36.0	Ordained Bishop	Peter Binsfeld †	Titular Bishop of Azotus	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
13 Feb	43.7	Appointed	Cesare Camillo Ferrero †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
		Appointed	Domenico Grimaldi †	Bishop of Savona, Italy	Archbishop of Avignon, France
	49.1	Appointed	Jean Six †	Bishop of Saint-Omer, France
17 Feb		Born	Faustus Poli †		Cardinal, Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
20 Feb		Appointed	Pietro Cedolini †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
	49.1	Appointed	Martino de Martini, S.J. †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Orefice †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 Feb		Died	Giovanni Taparelli, O.P. †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
26 Feb	65.1	Died	Stanisław Falęcki, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
6 Mar	65.1	Appointed	Francisco Antonio Orantes Vélez, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
15 Mar	38.0	Confirmed	Martin von Eyb †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
20 Mar		Born	Anton Crosini von Bonporto †		Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
20 Mar	74.5	Died	Salvatore Pacini †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
24 Mar		Professed	Tomé de Faría, O. Carm. †	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
1 Apr	63.3	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Castelli †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
3 Apr	26.2	Confirmed	Ernst von Bayern †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium	Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
3 Apr		Appointed	Angelo Peruzzi †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
5 Apr	79.2	Died	Jakub Uchański †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
9 Apr	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Diedo †	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
12 Apr	42.7	Appointed	Alberto Bolognetti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland	Cardinal, Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
12 Apr	54.2	Resigned	Giovanni Andrea Caligari †	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
17 Apr	44.2	Appointed	Jean Louis Pallavicino Ceva †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy	Bishop of Nice, France
26 Apr	69.3	Died	Francisco Blanco Salcedo †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
28 Apr	43.3	Appointed	Martin Medek z Mohelnice, O. Cruc. †	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
30 Apr	43.6	Resigned	Filippo Sega †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
May	37.4	Appointed	Alessandro Riario †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
6 May	34.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Campeggi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, Italy	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
10 May	36.3	Appointed	Johann Ertlin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
	36.3	Appointed	Johann Ertlin †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
	38.3	Appointed	Ludovico Maiorano, C.R.L. †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
	30.6	Appointed	Bartholomäus Scholl †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
	30.6	Appointed	Bartholomäus Scholl †	Titular Bishop of Dariensis	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
15 May	65.3	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Antonio Orantes Vélez, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
16 May	49.3	Died	Flavio Orsini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
		Succeeded	Pietro Orsini †	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
	47.3	Died	Alessandro Sforza †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Parma, Italy
17 May		Died	Henrique de Távora e Brito, O.P. †	Archbishop of Goa, India
19 May	59.3	Installed	Girolamo Diedo †	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
29 May		Appointed	Masseo Bardi, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
29 May		Appointed	Tommaso Sperandio Corbelli †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
4 Jun	71.4	Died	Jakob von Eltz †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
5 Jun	59.4	Appointed	Afonso de Castelo-Branco †	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
	68.5	Died	Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
	21.4	Installed	Christophe de L’Estang †	Bishop of Lodève, France	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
11 Jun	63.4	Died	Luis Tello Maldonado †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
15 Jun		Resigned	Orazio Malaspina †	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor	Bishop-Elect of Albenga, Italy
15 Jun	39.4	Appointed	Ottavio Santacroce †	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
16 Jun		Appointed	Anton Manicordius †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gurk, Austria
16 Jun		Appointed	Anton Manicordius †	Titular Bishop of Germanicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Gurk, Austria
19 Jun		Appointed	Valentin Douglas, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Laon, France

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