The Year of Our Lord 1518

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Juan Alfocea, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain
		Resigned	Laurent Allemand de Laval, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Grenoble, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Sancio de Ayerbe †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Arnaud-Raymond de Béon †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
		Born	Maximilien de Berghes †		Archbishop of Cambrai, France
		Died	Giovanni Battista Bertuccioli, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Fano, Italy
	50.0	Died	Christian Bomhower †	Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia
		Died	Antonio Brancaccio (Brancati), O.P. †	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
		Born	Antonín Brus von Muglitz, O. Cruc. †		Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
		Died	Raffaele di Ceva, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Melfi, Italy
		Born	Domenico della Rovere, O.P. †		Bishop of Asti, Italy
	39.0	Appointed	Zacharias Ferrari, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	13.9	Entered	St. Antonio (Michele) Ghislieri, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Pedro Gil, O.S. Jo. Hier. †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
		Died	Pedro Gil, O.S. Jo. Hier. †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
		Died	Fernando Herrera †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Lamberti, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Vodien
		Ordained Bishop	Pierre Lanisson (Lavisson), O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Chalcedon	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
		Born	Sébastien de L’Aubespine †		Bishop of Limoges, France
		Born	Henri Le Meignen †		Bishop Emeritus of Digne, France
		Resigned	Jean de La Marthonie †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Janos de Meliche, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
		Born	Giovanni Andrea Mercurio †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Messina, Italy
		Resigned	Cristoforo Numai, O.F.M. Obs. †	Superior General of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Cardinal, Administrator of Alatri, Italy
		Appointed	Demetrius Nyas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
		Born	Marcantonio Oradino †		Auxiliary Bishop of Mantova, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Antonio Orfei †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
		Resigned	Gabriele de Orsini †	Bishop-Elect of Calvi Risorta, Italy	Former Bishop-Elect
		Died	Filippo Pallavicini †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France
		Resigned	Vincenzo Pistacchio †	Bishop of Bitetto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Denis de Regatiis †	Titular Bishop of Chunavia
		Died	Juan Sánchez †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
		Died	Marco Saracco (Saracho) †	Archbishop of Naupactus (Lepanto), Greece
		Resigned	Johannes Sartoris de Tremonia (Velmecker, Schneider), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Roger Smith †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
		Born	Luis Tello Maldonado †		Bishop of Segovia, Spain
		Resigned	Pedro de Urieta †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Thomas Wells, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
	40.9	Ordained Bishop	Hermann zu Wied †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Pompeo Zambeccari †		Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
8 Jan	39.6	Appointed	Giulio de’ Medici †	Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	61.8	Resigned	Achille Grassi †	Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator
	53.0	Resigned	Scaramuccia Trivulzio †	Bishop of Como, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Antonio Trivulzio †	Bishop of Como, Italy
15 Jan		Appointed	Johannes Pictor Meler, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
		Appointed	Johannes Pictor Meler, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
		Appointed	Johannes Pictor Meler, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Tricca	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
18 Jan		Died	Simone Bonadies †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
18 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Johannes Pictor Meler, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Tricca	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
24 Jan	43.2	Installed	Lorenzo Campeggio †	Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso in Parione	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Appointed	Fabio Cerri dell’Anguillara †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
		Appointed	Johann Spyser †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Johann Spyser †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
26 Jan		Appointed	Camillo Leonini †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
29 Jan		Appointed	Gaspart de Montpezat, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Rieux, France
Feb	46.0	Resigned	Egidio da Viterbo, O.E.S.A. †	Prior General of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine	Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
Feb	54.0	Appointed	Leonardo Grosso della Rovere †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
2 Feb		Born	Godfried van Mierlo, O.P. †		Bishop Emeritus of Haarlem, Netherlands
5 Feb	62.0	Appointed	Niccolò Fieschi †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
5 Feb	56.0	Died	Francesco de Remolins †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
8 Feb	27.8	Appointed	Giovanni Salviati †	Administrator of Fermo, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
8 Feb	48.9	Appointed	Tommaso (Jacopo) de Vio, O.P. †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
18 Feb		Appointed	Nicolaus de Coquinovillari, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
		Appointed	Nicolaus de Coquinovillari, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Verissa	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
	54.2	Appointed	Andrea Della Valle †	Administrator of Gallipoli, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	49.1	Appointed	Silvio Passerini †	Administrator of Sarno, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Cortona, Italy
		Appointed	Luigi Platamone †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
26 Feb		Appointed	Pedro Cardona, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
	73.1	Appointed	Giuliano Dati †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy
		Appointed	Andreas Henlein, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
		Appointed	Andreas Henlein, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
		Appointed	Girolamo Magnani, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
		Appointed	Giorgio de Rodulphis †	Titular Bishop of Spiga(z) (or Pegae)
28 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Philippe de Bourgogne †	Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
28 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Jean de Mayer, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Byblus	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
3 Mar	39.7	Resigned	Giulio de’ Medici †	Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	62.0	Appointed	Achille Grassi †	Cardinal, Administrator of Bologna, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni de Montalto, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Albania
10 Mar	62.9	Appointed	Pietro de Accolti de Aretio †	Administrator of Arras, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Died	John Edmund Courcey, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ross, Ireland
	73.1	Resigned	Philippe de Luxembourg †	Bishop of Arras, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
24 Mar	27.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Albrecht von Brandenburg †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
24 Mar		Appointed	Godefroid d’Estissac †	Bishop of Maillezais, France
28 Mar	73.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuliano Dati †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy
29 Mar	24.2	Died	Bandinello Sauli †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Gerace, Italy
Apr		Died	Raymond (Edmund) Birkhead, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
4 Apr	25.2	Ordained Priest	Charles de Hémard de Denonville †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Mâcon, France
6 Apr	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Campeggio †	Bishop of Feltre, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
10 Apr	73.4	Died	Johann Salhausen †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
12 Apr		Appointed	Isidoro Almopaveri †	Bishop of Pult (Pulati), Albania	Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in Europa
	63.2	Resigned	Gabriele Mascioli Foschi, O.E.S.A. †	Administrator of Castro [del Lazio], Italy	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
		Appointed	Opicino Gentile †	Titular Bishop of Chunavia
		Appointed	Nicolas Melchiori, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Nicolas Melchiori, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Ceraunia	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	58.3	Appointed	Diego Ramírez de Villaescua de Haro †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
	56.9	Appointed	Raffaele Sansoni Riario †	Administrator of Málaga, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
		Appointed	Marinus Somus †	Bishop of Pult (Pulati) Minor, Albania
		Appointed	Giorgio Uberti †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Giorgio Uberti †	Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in Europa
26 Apr	26.3	Appointed	Laurent Allemand de Laval, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Grenoble, France
30 Apr	48.3	Selected	Johann von Schleinitz †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
1 May	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Tommaso (Jacopo) de Vio, O.P. †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
4 May	68.3	Died	Mikołaj Kościelecki †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland
5 May		Appointed	Antonio Attilio †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
		Appointed	Simone Boschetti †	Bishop of Budua (Budva), Montenegro
	39.9	Resigned	Giulio de’ Medici †	Administrator of Albenga, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	54.4	Appointed	Andrea Della Valle †	Administrator of Nicastro, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
		Appointed	Giangiacomo di Gambarana †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
	45.3	Resigned	Franciotto Orsini †	Administrator of Nicastro, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
		Appointed	Henrique de Portugal (Nzingo Mpemba) †	Titular Bishop of Utica
7 May		Ordained Bishop	Isidoro Almopaveri †	Bishop of Pult (Pulati), Albania	Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in Europa
17 May	29.3	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
	43.6	Resigned	Luigi d’Aragona †	Administrator of Alessano, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio de Paola †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Catanzaro, Italy
	54.4	Resigned	Andrea Della Valle †	Administrator of Nicastro, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	42.3	Resigned	Bonifacio Ferrero †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	18.3	Appointed	Filiberto Ferrero †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
		Appointed	Bernardino (Giovanni) Gioname, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
23 May	40.3	Appointed	García de Loaysa y Mendoza, O.P. †	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
24 May		Ordained Bishop	Antonio de Paola †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Catanzaro, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Mario Maffei †	Bishop of Aquino, Italy	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
		Ordained Bishop	Camillo Porzj (Porcaro) †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
25 May		Ordained Bishop	Simone Boschetti †	Bishop of Budua (Budva), Montenegro
28 May	20.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean de Lorraine †	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
		Appointed	Alberto de Nasis, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy
		Appointed	Alberto de Nasis, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Molfetta, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy
		Appointed	Alberto de Nasis, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy
		Appointed	Pierre de Rivepreux (Rivopetroso), O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Augusta
		Appointed	Henry Standish, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
19 Jun		Appointed	Gonzalo de Amotin (Amorin), O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Titopolis
	47.4	Appointed	Johann Blankenfeld †	Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
	26.8	Appointed	Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) †	Administrator of Aleria, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	27.4	Appointed	Cosme Pistacchio †	Bishop of Bitetto, Italy
21 Jun		Appointed	Guglielmo de Milan, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy
		Appointed	Guglielmo de Milan, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Dariensis	Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy
		Appointed	Francisco de Urríes (Verreis) †	Bishop of Patti, Italy	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
29 Jun		Died	Alexander Gordon †	Bishop-Elect of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain

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