The Year of Our Lord 1588

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

4 Jul Appointed Gabriel Le Genevois de Blaigny † Bishop of Noyon, France Bishop Emeritus

Appointed Pierre Le Saulnier, O.S.B. † Bishop of Autun, France

5 Jul 56.5 Died Cornelio Firmano † Bishop of Osimo, Italy

15 Jul 50.7 Elevated to Cardinal Gianfrancesco Morosini † Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy

17 Jul Ordained Bishop Pierre Le Saulnier, O.S.B. † Bishop of Autun, France

21 Jul Born Alfonso Gonzaga † Titular Archbishop of Rhodus

25 Jul Born Philibert de Brichanteau † Bishop of Laon, France

27 Jul Appointed Teodosio Fiorenzi † Bishop of Osimo, Italy

Appointed Agustín Gaillart, O.S.B. † Bishop of Elne, France

50.8 Installed Gianfrancesco Morosini † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy

28 Jul Died Giuliano de’ Medici † Bishop of Albi, France

Aug Died Vincenzo Brancaleoni † Bishop of Teano, Italy

Died Étienne Deodat † Bishop of Grasse, France

7 Aug 48.5 Ordained Bishop Laurentius Fabritius † Titular Bishop of Cyrene Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

8 Aug Appointed Alberto Aguayo, O.P. † Bishop of Astorga, Spain Bishop-Elect

Appointed Pedro Brandão, O. Carm. † Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde

11 Aug 75.6 Died Bernardino Bricennio (Brisseno) † Bishop of Vigevano, Italy

12 Aug Born Ottavio Corsini † Titular Archbishop of Tarsus

19 Aug 52.6 Died Sebastião de Morais, S.J. † Bishop of Funay (Funai), Japan

22 Aug Appointed Paolo Alberi † Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia Archbishop Emeritus

36.6 Appointed Camillo Caetani † Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}

34.6 Appointed Christophe de la Vallée † Bishop of Toul, France

27 Aug 51.6 Appointed Annibale Grassi † Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Bishop Emeritus of Faenza, Italy

48.9 Resigned Cesare Speciano (Speciani) † Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Bishop of Cremona, Italy

28 Aug 36.6 Ordained Bishop Camillo Caetani † Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}

30 Aug 74.6 Died Giovanni Antonio Volpi † Bishop of Como, Italy

2 Sep Resigned Egidio de Monte † Bishop of Deventer, Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

Appointed Albert de Thill † Bishop of Deventer, Netherlands

4 Sep Ordained Bishop Antoine de La Tour † Bishop of Tulle, France Bishop Emeritus

71.6 Ordained Bishop Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (Mechado) † Bishop of Panamá Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia

19 Sep Died András Cernotta, O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia

Appointed Pasquale Padavino, O.S.B. † Bishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia

Oct Resigned Orazio Marzani † Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy

65.7 Appointed Pietrantonio Visdomini (Vicedomini) † Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Avellino e Frigento, Italy

3 Oct 47.7 Appointed Mario Bolognini † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy Archbishop of Salerno, Italy

Appointed Raymond Cavalésy, O.P. † Archbishop of Narbonne, France Bishop of Nîmes, France

64.7 Appointed Feliciano Ninguarda, O.P. † Bishop of Como, Italy

Appointed Vincenzo Serafino † Bishop of Teano, Italy

4 Oct 36.6 Appointed Melchior Klesl † Administrator of Wiener Neustadt, Austria Cardinal, Bishop of Wien, Austria

17 Oct Appointed Antonio Canopolo † Archbishop of Oristano, Italy Archbishop of Sassari, Italy

Appointed Angelo Gradi, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

Appointed Giovanni Evangelista Pelleo, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy

Appointed Paolo Tasso † Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy

2 Nov 65.8 Died Guillaume Damasi Van der Linden (Lindanus) † Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

4 Nov 26.3 Appointed François de Joyeuse † Archbishop of Toulouse, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France

9 Nov 55.8 Died Jean de Clausse de Mouchy † Bishop of Senez, France

12 Nov Died Cesare Marullo † Archbishop of Palermo, Italy

14 Nov Appointed Franjo Baličević, O.F.M. † Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

27 Nov Ordained Bishop Angelo Gradi, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov 39.3 Resigned Ferdinando de’ Medici † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata

Dec Ordained Bishop Pedro Brandão, O. Carm. † Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde

5 Dec 28.6 Appointed Ascanio Colonna † Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

26.0 Appointed Francesco Sforza † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

7 Dec Ordained Bishop Vincenzo Serafino † Bishop of Teano, Italy

11 Dec 60.9 Ordained Bishop Nicolas Boucher † Bishop of Verdun, France

14 Dec 39.4 Elevated to Cardinal Francesco Maria Bourbon Del Monte Santa Maria † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

46.9 Elevated to Cardinal Agostino Cusani † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo

18 Dec Ordained Bishop Andrés de Santa Maria, O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Cochin, India Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 71.9 Installed Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (Mechado) † Bishop of Panamá Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia

24 Dec 33.4 Died Louis II de Guise de Lorraine † Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France

25 Dec Died Noël Venier † Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Jul		Appointed	Gabriel Le Genevois de Blaigny †	Bishop of Noyon, France	Bishop Emeritus
	Appointed	Pierre Le Saulnier, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Autun, France
5 Jul	56.5	Died	Cornelio Firmano †	Bishop of Osimo, Italy
15 Jul	50.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Gianfrancesco Morosini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
17 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Pierre Le Saulnier, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Autun, France
21 Jul		Born	Alfonso Gonzaga †		Titular Archbishop of Rhodus
25 Jul		Born	Philibert de Brichanteau †		Bishop of Laon, France
27 Jul		Appointed	Teodosio Fiorenzi †	Bishop of Osimo, Italy
	Appointed	Agustín Gaillart, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Elne, France
50.8	Installed	Gianfrancesco Morosini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Bishop of Brescia, Italy
28 Jul		Died	Giuliano de’ Medici †	Bishop of Albi, France
Aug		Died	Vincenzo Brancaleoni †	Bishop of Teano, Italy
	Died	Étienne Deodat †	Bishop of Grasse, France
7 Aug	48.5	Ordained Bishop	Laurentius Fabritius †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
8 Aug		Appointed	Alberto Aguayo, O.P. †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain	Bishop-Elect
	Appointed	Pedro Brandão, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
11 Aug	75.6	Died	Bernardino Bricennio (Brisseno) †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
12 Aug		Born	Ottavio Corsini †		Titular Archbishop of Tarsus
19 Aug	52.6	Died	Sebastião de Morais, S.J. †	Bishop of Funay (Funai), Japan
22 Aug		Appointed	Paolo Alberi †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
36.6	Appointed	Camillo Caetani †	Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
34.6	Appointed	Christophe de la Vallée †	Bishop of Toul, France
27 Aug	51.6	Appointed	Annibale Grassi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Faenza, Italy
48.9	Resigned	Cesare Speciano (Speciani) †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
28 Aug	36.6	Ordained Bishop	Camillo Caetani †	Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
30 Aug	74.6	Died	Giovanni Antonio Volpi †	Bishop of Como, Italy
2 Sep		Resigned	Egidio de Monte †	Bishop of Deventer, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
	Appointed	Albert de Thill †	Bishop of Deventer, Netherlands
4 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Antoine de La Tour †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
71.6	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (Mechado) †	Bishop of Panamá	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
19 Sep		Died	András Cernotta, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia
	Appointed	Pasquale Padavino, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia
Oct		Resigned	Orazio Marzani †	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
65.7	Appointed	Pietrantonio Visdomini (Vicedomini) †	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
3 Oct	47.7	Appointed	Mario Bolognini †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
	Appointed	Raymond Cavalésy, O.P. †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France	Bishop of Nîmes, France
64.7	Appointed	Feliciano Ninguarda, O.P. †	Bishop of Como, Italy
	Appointed	Vincenzo Serafino †	Bishop of Teano, Italy
4 Oct	36.6	Appointed	Melchior Klesl †	Administrator of Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Cardinal, Bishop of Wien, Austria
17 Oct		Appointed	Antonio Canopolo †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
	Appointed	Angelo Gradi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
	Appointed	Giovanni Evangelista Pelleo, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
	Appointed	Paolo Tasso †	Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy
2 Nov	65.8	Died	Guillaume Damasi Van der Linden (Lindanus) †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
4 Nov	26.3	Appointed	François de Joyeuse †	Archbishop of Toulouse, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
9 Nov	55.8	Died	Jean de Clausse de Mouchy †	Bishop of Senez, France
12 Nov		Died	Cesare Marullo †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
14 Nov		Appointed	Franjo Baličević, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
27 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Angelo Gradi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	39.3	Resigned	Ferdinando de’ Medici †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
Dec		Ordained Bishop	Pedro Brandão, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
5 Dec	28.6	Appointed	Ascanio Colonna †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
26.0	Appointed	Francesco Sforza †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
7 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Serafino †	Bishop of Teano, Italy
11 Dec	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Nicolas Boucher †	Bishop of Verdun, France
14 Dec	39.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Maria Bourbon Del Monte Santa Maria †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
46.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Agostino Cusani †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
18 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Andrés de Santa Maria, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Cochin, India	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	71.9	Installed	Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (Mechado) †	Bishop of Panamá	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
24 Dec	33.4	Died	Louis II de Guise de Lorraine †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
25 Dec		Died	Noël Venier †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia

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