The Year of Our Lord 1574

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	60.0	Resigned	Melchor Alvarez de Vozmediano †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Paolo Arese, C.R. †		Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
		Born	César Argelli (de Paltronibus) †		Archbishop of Avignon, France
		Born	Fulcran de Barrès †		Bishop of Agde, France
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Zbynék Berka z Dubé a Liepé †	Priest	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
		Resigned	Juan Antolínez Brecianos de la Rivera †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	97.0	Died	Michel Briçonnet †	Bishop Emeritus of Lodève, France
		Died	Pedro Buerba, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
		Born	Bernardino Buratti †		Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
		Died	Valerio Cancellieri †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy
		Born	Francisco de Castro †		Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
		Died	Angelo (Cattani) da Diacceto, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole, Italy
		Born	Nicolas Coëffeteau, O.P. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Metz, France
	50.0	Resigned	Bernardino de Cupis †	Bishop of Osimo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Pietro Antonio Da Ponte, C.R. †		Bishop of Troia, Italy
		Resigned	Giovanni Pietro Delfino, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Francesco Maria Enrici †	Auxiliary Bishop of Senigallia, Italy	Bishop
		Appointed	Francesco Maria Enrici †	Titular Bishop of Nazianzus	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
		Born	Pedro de São Agostinho Figueira de Cunha Lobo, O.S.A. †		Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
		Died	Antonio Fioribello †	Bishop Emeritus of Lavello, Italy
		Born	Henryk Firlej †		Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Born	Andrés García de Zurita †		Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
		Born	Nicolaus de Georgiis (Zorzi) †		Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
		Born	Bernardo Giustiniano †		Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
		Born	Jean Ricard de Gourdon de Genouillac de Vaillac †		Bishop of Tulle, France
		Born	Marco Antonio Gozzadini †		Cardinal, Bishop of Faenza, Italy
		Died	Nicolas Landes (Lailes) †	Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
		Born	Antoine de La Rochefoucauld †		Bishop of Angoulême, France
		Born	Stanisław Łubieński †		Bishop of Płock, Poland
		Died	Girolamo Maccabei de Toscanella †	Bishop Emeritus of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
		Died	Pedro Martínez de Luna †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
		Born	Jacques Martin †		Bishop Emeritus of Vannes, France
		Born	Eugene Matthews †		Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
	22.3	Ordained Deacon	Lothar von Metternich †	Deacon of Trier, Germany	Archbishop
		Died	Adam Mierchowski, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Born	Pietro Paolo Miloto †		Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
		Died	Sebastiano Antonio Minturno †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
		Born	Tiberio Muti †		Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
		Died	Juan Battista (Giovanni Battista) de Ojeda (Hogeda, Oxeda) †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
		Died	Giulio Parisani †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
		Born	Diego Pereda, O.S. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
		Died	Jerzy Pietkiewicz †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
		Born	René Potier †		Bishop of Beauvais, France
		Born	António da Ressurreição, O.P. †		Bishop of Angra, Portugal
		Born	Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. †		Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	23.1	Appointed	Heinrich von Sachsen-Lauenburg †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Archbishop-Elect of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany
		Died	Georges Salomo de Chypro, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
		Died	Fernando Santillana Figueroa †	Bishop-Elect of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
		Born	Giulio Savelli †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Resigned	Pierre de Saint Martin †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Pietro Valier (Valerio) †		Cardinal, Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Michele de Varolis, O.F.M. Conv. †		Bishop Emeritus of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
		Born	Jean de Watteville, O. Cist. †		Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
		Born	Antonio Zara †		Bishop of Pedena, Austria
5 Jan	67.0	Died	Jean Henry, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
6 Jan	49.0	Died	Johann Grodecký †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
8 Jan		Appointed	Tomás de Cárdenas, O.P. †	Bishop of Verapaz, Guatemala
		Appointed	Gaspare Cenci †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	50.0	Appointed	Pedro Martín Fernández, O.P. †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
	69.6	Appointed	Stanislaw Hosius (Hozjusz) †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
13 Jan	63.0	Died	Cornelio Musso, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
15 Jan	43.0	Appointed	Ludovico Antinori †	Bishop of Pistoia, Italy	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
	38.6	Appointed	Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	42.0	Appointed	Cornelio Firmano †	Bishop of Osimo, Italy
		Appointed	Leandro Garuffi Rotelli de Piis †	Titular Bishop of Argos	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
	38.5	Appointed	Marco Saracini †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
24 Jan	38.5	Ordained Bishop	Marco Saracini †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
1 Feb		Appointed	Robert de Girard †	Bishop of Uzés, France
12 Feb		Appointed	Dermot O’Cleary, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Mayo, Ireland
21 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Francesco Maria Enrici †	Titular Bishop of Nazianzus	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
21 Feb	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Cornelio Firmano †	Bishop of Osimo, Italy
28 Feb		Ordained Bishop	François Thomé †	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France	Bishop Emeritus
1 Mar		Appointed	Giacinto Frangipane †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
6 Mar	24.1	Ordained Priest	Bartolomeo Ferrero †	Priest	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
8 Mar		Died	Antonio Ganguzia †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
10 Mar		Appointed	Antonio Guidi †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
10 Mar		Resigned	Tommaso Sperandio Corbelli †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
12 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Gaspare Cenci †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
12 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Dermot O’Cleary, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Mayo, Ireland
13 Mar		Died	Jean de Saint-Gelais †	Bishop Emeritus of Uzés, France
15 Mar		Appointed	Marcantonio Pescara †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
	59.4	Resigned	Prospero Publicola Santacroce †	Administrator of Arles, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
		Appointed	Silvio de Sainte-Croix †	Archbishop of Arles, France	Archbishop Emeritus
		Installed	François Thomé †	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	61.2	Died	Francisco da Cruz, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
		Ordained Bishop	Marcantonio Pescara †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Silvio de Sainte-Croix †	Archbishop of Arles, France	Archbishop Emeritus
22 Mar	46.9	Resigned	Zaccaria Delfino †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	42.2	Appointed	Martino de Martini, S.J. †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
		Appointed	Jean de La Haye, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop-Elect
29 Mar	56.3	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Castelli †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
29 Mar		Appointed	Anselmo Olivieri, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
5 Apr	44.9	Died	Johann von Hoya zu Stolzenau †	Bishop of Münster, Germany
11 Apr	17.8	Converted	Jerzy Radziwiłł †	Cardinal, Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
14 Apr	57.2	Died	Jakob Eliner †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
18 Apr	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Fouré, O.P. †	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
		Ordained Bishop	Robert de Girard †	Bishop of Uzés, France
	65.4	Died	Bernhard von Raesfeld †	Former Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany
19 Apr		Appointed	Andrzej Blinowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Appointed	Andrzej Blinowski †	Titular Bishop of Margarita	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	55.2	Appointed	Francisco Gómez de Mendiola y Solórzano †	Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
21 Apr	42.3	Selected	Salentin von Isenburg †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Former Archbishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
26 Apr	41.2	Appointed	Romolo Archinto †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
	56.5	Appointed	Giovanni Pietro Fortiguerra †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
	55.3	Resigned	Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
28 Apr	11.9	Selected	Johann Wilhelm von Jülich-Kleve-Berg †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
2 May	56.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Castelli †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
3 May	75.5	Died	Giovanni Ricci †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
5 May	49.3	Appointed	Francesco Bossi †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy	Bishop of Novara, Italy
	63.3	Appointed	Theobald Craschel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	63.3	Appointed	Theobald Craschel †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	56.4	Appointed	Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	56.4	Resigned	Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	59.6	Appointed	Prospero Publicola Santacroce †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Adriano al Foro	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
	70.2	Appointed	Scipione Rebiba †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
6 May		Born	Giovanni Battista Pamphilj †		Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
7 May		Died	Juan Alzóloras (Arzolaras), O.S.H. †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
10 May		Appointed	Gastone Ettore Paganelli †	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
15 May	58.3	Died	Gabriel Le Veneur de Tillières †	Bishop of Évreux, France
17 May	34.0	Appointed	Pietro Giacomo Borbone †	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
		Appointed	Massimiliano Palumbara (Palombella) †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	51.3	Resigned	Giacomo Savelli †	Administrator of Benevento, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
22 May		Appointed	Jean Buxeti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
22 May		Appointed	Jean Buxeti †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
24 May		Resigned	Alessandro Ruffino †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
29 May		Appointed	Giuliano de’ Medici †	Archbishop of Aix, France	Bishop of Albi, France
29 May		Appointed	Francisco Pérez †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
4 Jun	62.4	Appointed	Francisco Blanco Salcedo †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	61.5	Appointed	Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
	42.4	Appointed	Juan Manuel de la Cerda †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	29.2	Confirmed	Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
	42.4	Appointed	Piotr Kostka †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	52.4	Appointed	Juan de Liermo Hermosa †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	50.4	Died	Kaspar von Logau †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
	48.9	Appointed	Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
6 Jun	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Romolo Archinto †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
7 Jun		Appointed	Juan Izquierdo, O.P. †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
13 Jun		Born	Juan Alonso de Solis y Mendoza, O. Carm. †		Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
18 Jun	53.4	Appointed	Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Michoacán, México
		Appointed	Pedro Gómez (Fernández) de Córdoba, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
	78.4	Appointed	Diego de Medellín, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Santiago de Chile
20 Jun	42.9	Died	Antoine de Créqui Canaples †	Cardinal, Bishop of Amiens, France
24 Jun		Born	Markus Sittikus von Hohenems †		Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
24 Jun		Born	Juan Valenzuela Velázquez †		Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
25 Jun		Appointed	Sebastiano Barnaba †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy	Bishop of Potenza, Italy
	51.4	Resigned	Marcantonio Colonna (Sr.) †	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	32.4	Appointed	Marco Antonio Marsilio †	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
		Appointed	Dionisio de Santos, O.P. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
30 Jun		Died	Philippe Rodolfi †	Bishop of Albi, France

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