The Year of Our Lord 1515

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Pierre Antonii †	Titular Bishop of Lydda
		Resigned	Antonio de Boccamoro, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
		Appointed	Lorenzo Boschetti †	Bishop of Dulcigno (Olcini, Olgun), Montenegro	Archbishop Emeritus of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
		Resigned	Giovanni Battista Cantalicio †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Nicolò Canelles (Canyelles) †		Bishop of Bosa, Italy
		Born	Feliciano Capitone, O.S.M. †		Archbishop of Avignon, France
		Died	Guglielmo Capponi †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
		Born	Antoine Caracciolo, C.R.S.A. †		Bishop Emeritus of Troyes, France
		Resigned	Fernando de Castro †	Bishop of Scala, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Tommaso Catanei, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Cervia, Italy
		Died	François Chaillet, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Verdun, France
		Born	Francesco Carafa †		Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
		Resigned	Giovanni Dominici, O.S.A. †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Donato della Torre †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
		Born	Jacques Fouré, O.P. †		Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France
		Died	Francisco Garcia de Padilla, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	42.0	Appointed	Louis de Gorrevod de Challand †	Bishop of Bourg-en-Bresse, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	58.8	Resigned	Achille Grassi †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Bologna, Italy
		Appointed	Baldassarre Caetano de Grassi †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Jean †	Titular Archbishop of Carcabia	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea
		Died	Mihály Kesserith (de Cybat) †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
		Died	Ferdinando de Lanciano †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
		Died	Marcin Jan Lintfari †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
		Born	Simon de Maillé de Brézé †		Archbishop of Tours, France
		Died	Eugene McChamail †	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
		Died	William Meldrum †	Bishop of Brechin, Scotland, Great Britain
		Appointed	Francesco Minerbetti †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo, Italy
		Resigned	Jean de Montaigu †	Bishop of Apt, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P. †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
	85.0	Resigned	Jakob Ulvsson (Ulfsson) †	Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden	Archbishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Louis Pinelle †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Andrea Riccio †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
		Died	Heinrich (Johannes) Schodehoet, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
		Died	Pedro Serra Muñoz †	Archbishop-Elect of Oristano, Italy
		Born	Biagio (Blaž) Sideneo (Sidineo) †		Bishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia
		Died	Pietro de Sorra †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
	36.8	Ordained Priest	Christoph von Stadion †	Priest of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop
		Born	Felipe Urríes Urríes, O.P. †		Bishop of Barbastro, Spain
		Born	Simon Vigor †		Archbishop of Narbonne, France
		Born	Johann Jakob von Kuen-Belasy †		Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
	54.0	Appointed	Paolo Zabarella, O.E.S.A. †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece	Bishop of Argos, Greece
		Died	Antonio Zio †	Bishop of Rethymo (Calamona), Greece
7 Jan	38.0	Appointed	Michel Briçonnet †	Bishop of Nîmes, France	Bishop Emeritus of Lodève, France
8 Jan		Appointed	Louis Dourville (d’Oreille) †	Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Ladislas du Fau †	Bishop of Luçon, France
	70.0	Appointed	Pedro Folch y Cardona †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
10 Jan		Appointed	Cristóbal Barrionuevo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
10 Jan		Appointed	Cristóbal Barrionuevo †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste	Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
26 Jan		Appointed	Luigi de Amato †	Bishop of San Marco (Argentano), Italy
		Appointed	Alessandro Sanseverino †	Archbishop of Vienne, France
	40.0	Resigned	Federico Sanseverino †	Administrator of Vienne, France	Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Novara, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio Zeno †	Bishop of Lipari, Italy
5 Feb		Born	György Drašković †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
12 Feb		Died	Philipp von Daun-Oberstein †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
14 Feb	36.7	Appointed	Giulio de’ Medici †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Feb	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Piotr Tomiczki †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
28 Feb		Died	Giorgio della Rovere †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
14 Mar		Appointed	Philippe Brunet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Autun, France
		Appointed	Philippe Brunet †	Titular Bishop of Negroponte	Auxiliary Bishop of Autun, France
	36.8	Resigned	Giulio de’ Medici †	Bishop of Albi, France	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Charles Robertet †	Bishop of Albi, France	Former Bishop-Elect
	38.1	Selected	Hermann zu Wied †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
16 Mar		Appointed	Natale della Torre †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar		Died	Johann Orgass †	Bishop of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], Estonia
19 Mar		Succeeded	Joannes Rynel †	Bishop of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], Estonia
22 Mar	50.2	Died	James Stanley, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
26 Mar	29.2	Appointed	Andrea Pastore †	Bishop of Andria, Italy	Bishop-Elect
Apr		Resigned	Charles Robertet †	Bishop-Elect of Albi, France	Former Bishop-Elect
1 Apr		Died	Juan de Ortega †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
18 Apr		Appointed	Juan de Espés †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
18 Apr		Appointed	Martino Masarech †	Bishop of Pult (Pulati), Albania
21 Apr		Died	Pietro Guzman †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
		Died	Sancho Pérez Rodríguez de Acebes †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
	61.8	Appointed	Francesco Soderini †	Administrator of Narni, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
25 Apr		Born	Juan Ruiz Agüero †		Bishop of Zamora, Spain
30 Apr		Appointed	Ferenc Perényi †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
21 May	40.7	Resigned	Luigi d’Aragona †	Administrator of Aversa, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Francesco della Rovere †	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Bishop of Torino, Italy
		Appointed	Silvio Pandoni †	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
25 May		Appointed	Juan Castellanos de Villalba †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
		Appointed	Gavin Douglas †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
		Appointed	Jacques Robertet †	Bishop of Albi, France	Bishop-Elect
	87.3	Resigned	Jaime Serra i Cau †	Administrator of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	30.3	Appointed	Gustav Trolle †	Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
1 Jun		Appointed	Biagio Caropipe †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
		Appointed	Alvaro Osorio, O.P. †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco Sosa †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
3 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Diego Pinheiro Lobo †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
6 Jun		Died	Ercole d’Azeglio †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
13 Jun	45.4	Appointed	Amedeo Berruti †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
		Appointed	Jean de Nicolai †	Bishop of Apt, France
	26.4	Appointed	Giambattista Sinibaldi †	Bishop of Osimo, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio Ugolini Sinibaldi †	Titular Bishop of Arethusa
	38.4	Confirmed	Hermann zu Wied †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
20 Jun		Appointed	Antoine , O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
		Appointed	Antoine , O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Ceramus	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
	70.4	Appointed	Jean d’Aule (de La Salle) †	Bishop of Lescar, France
	37.4	Appointed	Amanieu d’Albret †	Administrator of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
23 Jun	37.4	Appointed	Amanieu d’Albret †	Administrator of Pamiers, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
25 Jun	37.4	Resigned	Amanieu d’Albret †	Administrator of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
25 Jun	29.4	Appointed	Charles de Gramont, O.S.A. †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
27 Jun		Appointed	Angelo Maccafani †	Bishop of Lanciano, Italy
28 Jun		Appointed	Valentino Cantalicio †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
6 Jul		Appointed	Simeone de’ Vernacoli †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
6 Jul	20.5	Appointed	Mikolaj Radziwiłł, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
7 Jul	29.4	Ordained Priest	Georg von Rhein (Bayern) †	Priest	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
22 Jul	29.4	Ordained Bishop	Georg von Rhein (Bayern) †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
27 Jul		Appointed	Nicholas West †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
30 Jul	59.5	Resigned	Niccolò Fieschi †	Administrator of Toulon, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
30 Jul		Appointed	Filos Roverella †	Bishop of Toulon, France	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
8 Aug		Resigned	Ludovico de Lagoria, O.P. †	Bishop of Lavello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Aug	53.6	Appointed	Francesco de Remolins †	Administrator of Lavello, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
13 Aug		Appointed	Jean de Aramiam †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
		Appointed	Jean de Aramiam †	Titular Bishop of Selymbria	Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
	32.6	Ceased	Jean de Foix †	Apostolic Administrator of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
		Appointed	Damianus Jercini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
		Appointed	Damianus Jercini †	Titular Bishop of Chalcedon	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
	40.6	Appointed	László Szalkai †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
		Appointed	Ferenc Várady †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
24 Aug		Appointed	Jean Balarin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Limoges, France
		Appointed	Jean Balarin †	Titular Bishop of Cardicium	Auxiliary Bishop of Limoges, France
		Appointed	Giovanni Francesco de Franchis †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Andrea Lagogne, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tours, France
		Appointed	Andrea Lagogne, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Croyacen (Croacen)	Auxiliary Bishop of Tours, France
29 Aug		Died	Charles de Blanchefort †	Bishop of Senlis, France
8 Sep	30.4	Ordained Priest	Bernhard von Cles (Clesio) †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
10 Sep	45.6	Appointed	Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. †	Bishop of Elne, France	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
	44.6	Appointed	Thomas Wolsey †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia	Cardinal, Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
	44.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Thomas Wolsey †	Cardinal, Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
7 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Nicholas West †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
22 Oct	35.8	Appointed	Baltasar del Río †	Bishop of Scala, Italy
22 Oct	35.8	Ordained Bishop	Baltasar del Río †	Bishop of Scala, Italy
24 Oct		Born	Gianantonio Capizucchi †		Cardinal, Bishop of Lodi, Italy
5 Nov		Died	Mathias Schach, O. Cart. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
10 Dec	30.7	Ordained Bishop	Bernhard von Cles (Clesio) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
		Appointed	Pietro Prisco Guglielmucci †	Bishop of Lavello, Italy
		Appointed	Heinrich von Hattingen, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Minden, Germany
		Appointed	Heinrich von Hattingen, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Auxiliary Bishop of Minden, Germany
	53.9	Resigned	Francesco de Remolins †	Administrator of Lavello, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
14 Dec		Appointed	Jean Cavelli (Calvi) †	Bishop of Senlis, France
	36.9	Appointed	Adrien Gouffier de Boissy †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro	Cardinal, Administrator of Albi, France
	36.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Adrien Gouffier de Boissy †	Cardinal, Administrator of Albi, France
16 Dec		Appointed	Giacomo Bongalli †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
31 Dec	43.9	Appointed	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Bishop of Meaux, France

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