The Year of Our Lord 1593

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Martín Acuña, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Lipari, Italy
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Nikolaus Arresdorf, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Acre (or Ptolomais)	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Born	Louis Barbier de La Rivière †		Bishop of Langres, France
		Died	Gérard Bellenger †	Bishop of Fréjus, France
		Born	Agostino de’ Belli (Bellis), C.R. †		Bishop of Sora, Italy
	50.2	Appointed	Louis de Berlaymont †	Administrator of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
		Born	Gaspard Bobek †		Bishop of Pedena, Austria
		Born	Gerolamo Bollini, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Isernia, Italy
		Born	Ferdinando Bruno, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Paolo Bucciarelli (Buccerelli) †		Bishop of Narni, Italy
		Died	Francisco Cano †	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
	22.0	Ordained Priest	Istvan Szentandrássy (Cecchio), O.F.M. Obs. †	Priest of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Smederevo (Semendria), Serbia
		Born	Giuseppe Corti †		Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
		Born	Jacques Desclaux †		Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France
	25.6	Ordained Priest	Cosimo della Gherardesca †	Priest	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
		Died	François de La Tour †	Bishop Emeritus of Tréguier, France	Bishop Emeritus of Quimper, France
		Died	Sofiano Eudaemonianus †	Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia, Greece
		Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Fernández de Bonilla †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
		Died	Cesare Ferranti †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
	75.2	Died	Giovanni Pietro Fortiguerra †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
		Born	Ippolito Franconi †		Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
		Appointed	Filippo Gesualdo, O.F.M. Conv. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy
		Born	Denis Harty †		Vicar Apostolic of Killaloe, Ireland
		Died	Marco Landi †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia), Italy
		Resigned	Gabriel Le Genevois de Blaigny †	Bishop of Noyon, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	André Le Porc de la Porte †		Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
		Died	Bonaventura Mancinelli, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Senj, Croatia
		Resigned	Antonio Maria Manzoli †	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Angelo Melchiori (Melchiorre) †		Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
	14.0	Professed	Alfonso Mendes, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Patriarch of Ethiopia
		Born	Pierre Nivelle, O. Cist. †		Bishop of Luçon, France
		Resigned	Giovanni Francesco Orefice †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Georgius Pauli-Stravius †		Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Born	Enrique Peralta y Cárdenas †		Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
		Died	Manuel de Quadros †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
	60.0	Died	Prospero Rebiba †	Bishop of Troia, Italy
		Died	Claude Régin †	Bishop Emeritus of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
		Died	Girolamo Righetto (Ragazzinus), C.R.L. †	Bishop of Caorle, Italy
		Born	Isidoro della Robbia, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
		Born	Francesco Antonio Roberti †		Bishop of Alessano, Italy
		Appointed	Marco Antonio Salomone †	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Sora, Italy
	35.0	Appointed	Bonaventura Secusio, O.F.M. Obs. †	Minister General of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Bishop of Catania, Italy
		Died	Ottaviano Semitecolo, O.S.C. †	Bishop of Mylopotamos, Greece
		Resigned	Francisco de Tolosa, O.F.M. Obs. †	Minister General of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
		Born	Miguel de Torres, O.P. †		Bishop of Potenza, Italy
		Died	Valentino Valentini †	Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Wagenring (Bogarino) †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
		Appointed	Miklós Zelniczey Naprady †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
1 Jan	74.1	Died	Jacques Sacrati †	Bishop of Carpentras, France
1 Jan		Succeeded	François Sadoleto †	Bishop of Carpentras, France
10 Jan	33.2	Ordained Bishop	Claudio Rangoni †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
		Born	Maurizio di Savoia †
	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Kaspar von Seckendorff †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
	39.0	Died	Johann Walser (Waltous) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
11 Jan	50.1	Died	Scipione Gonzaga †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo
15 Jan	62.0	Died	Jacques Maury †	Bishop of Bayonne, France
29 Jan	41.0	Appointed	Luís Cerqueira, S.J. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Funay (Funai), Japan	Bishop
	41.0	Appointed	Luís Cerqueira, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Bishop of Funay (Funai), Japan
	47.0	Appointed	Francesco Gonzaga, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
	58.0	Appointed	Jérôme de Langue, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
6 Feb	79.3	Died	Jacques Amyot †	Bishop of Auxerre, France
8 Feb	42.2	Appointed	Carlo Bescapè, B. †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
8 Feb		Born	Louis de Nogaret de La Valette †		Cardinal, Former Archbishop-Elect of Toulouse, France
14 Feb	58.1	Ordained Bishop	Jérôme de Langue, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
19 Feb	56.1	Appointed	Gaspare Silingardi †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
20 Feb		Born	Henri d’Escoubleau de Sourdis †		Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
24 Feb	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Bescapè, B. †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
25 Feb	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Atzori †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
26 Feb	58.1	Resigned	Alessandro Musotti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, Italy	Bishop of Imola, Italy
Mar	51.5	Ordained Priest	Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) †	Priest	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
1 Mar		Born	Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg †		Cardinal, Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
3 Mar		Died	Nicolas Fumée †	Bishop of Beauvais, France
4 Mar	51.5	Appointed	Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) †	Bishop	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
7 Mar		Died	Francesco del Pozzo †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
10 Mar	28.4	Confirmed	Georges d’Aradon †	Bishop of Vannes, France
		Appointed	Alfonso Gregorio †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	41.1	Appointed	Martín Terrer Valenzuela, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Albarracin, Spain	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
13 Mar	24.1	Ordained Priest	Michael Ophovius, O.P. †	Priest	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
15 Mar	33.2	Appointed	Ottavio Acquaviva d’Aragona (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	39.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Ferrerio †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Urbino, Italy	Archbishop
	39.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Ferrerio †	Titular Archbishop of Colossae	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
	40.6	Appointed	Flaminio Piatti †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace
19 Mar	68.2	Died	Jerónimo de Escobar, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Nicaragua
21 Mar	53.2	Appointed	Arnoldus Nijlen (Nylen), O.P. †	Bishop of Groningen, Netherlands	Former Bishop-Elect
23 Mar		Died	Alessandro Andreasi †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
30 Mar		Resigned	Girolamo Rustici †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar		Appointed	Giulio Caracciolo †	Archbishop of Trani, Italy	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
31 Mar	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) †	Bishop	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
7 Apr		Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Zagordo (Burgaro) †	Bishop of Città Ducale, Italy	Bishop of Belcastro, Italy
17 Apr	24.0	Ordained Priest	Servaas de Quinckere †	Priest	Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
19 Apr	65.2	Died	Nicolas Boucher †	Bishop of Verdun, France
20 Apr		Born	Jost (Jodok) Knab †		Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
28 Apr		Died	Desiderio Mezzapica da S. Martino, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
30 Apr	48.4	Appointed	Guglielmo Bastoni †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy
		Appointed	Tommaso Calvi †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
	47.3	Appointed	Francesco Gonzaga, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
	76.3	Appointed	Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (Mechado) †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
6 May	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Guglielmo Bastoni †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy
6 May		Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Calvi †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
12 May		Appointed	Manoel de Séabra (Leabra) †	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal
16 May		Ordained Bishop	Karl Griming †	Titular Bishop of Germanicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Gurk, Austria
26 May		Died	Isidoro Caja de la Jara †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
30 May	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Martín Terrer Valenzuela, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Albarracin, Spain	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
31 May	51.4	Appointed	Francesco Bonfiglio, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia), Italy
31 May	48.4	Appointed	Juan González de Mendoza, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Lipari, Italy	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
Jun		Died	Juan del Castillo †	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
Jun	28.6	Ordained Bishop	Georges d’Aradon †	Bishop of Vannes, France
7 Jun	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Juan González de Mendoza, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Lipari, Italy	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
9 Jun	17.2	Appointed	Éric de Lorraine, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Verdun, France	Bishop Emeritus
21 Jun	42.4	Appointed	Zbynék Berka z Dubé a Liepé †	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	42.4	Appointed	Zbynék Berka z Dubé a Liepé †	Grand Master of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
		Appointed	Marco Magnacervo, C.R. †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
	48.1	Confirmed	Neytard von Thüngen †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
27 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Marco Magnacervo, C.R. †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy

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