The Year of Our Lord 1597

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

4 Jul 50.5 Appointed Tommaso Contarini † Archbishop of Candia {Crete}, Greece

Appointed Diogo de Sousa † Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal Archbishop of Évora, Portugal

6 Jul 64.5 Ordained Bishop Juan Vila † Bishop of Vic, Spain

19 Jul Born Ranuccio (Ranuzio) Scotti Douglas † Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, Italy

23 Jul 74.8 Died Gabriele Paleotti † Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy

66.5 Succeeded Alfonso Paleotti † Archbishop of Bologna, Italy

26 Jul 58.0 Died Łukasz Kościelecki, O.S.B. † Bishop of Poznań, Poland

28 Jul Appointed Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo, O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Nicaragua

Appointed Jean Touchard † Bishop of Meaux, France Bishop-Elect

31 Jul Died Maggiorano Majorano (Maggiorani) † Bishop of Molfetta, Italy

Aug Born Girolamo Gradenigo † Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy

3 Aug 53.5 Ordained Bishop Pedro de Agurto, O.S.A. † Bishop of Cebu, Philippines

Ordained Bishop Ignacio Santibáñez, O.F.M. Obs. † Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

5 Aug Died János Cserödy † Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia

14 Aug Died Luis García Haro de Sotomayor † Bishop of Málaga, Spain

17 Aug Appointed Juan García † Bishop of Almería, Spain

18 Aug 77.3 Appointed Pedro de Deza Manuel † Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano

Appointed Andreas Hofmann † Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany

Appointed Andreas Hofmann † Titular Bishop of Symbalia (Cembalo, Balaclawa) Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany

65.6 Appointed Ludovico Madruzzo † Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy

60.6 Appointed Girolamo Rusticucci † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

65.1 Appointed Giulio Antonio Santorio † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

47.6 Appointed Jacques de Serres † Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France

47.2 Appointed Simeone Tagliavia d’Aragonia † Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

24 Aug 51.6 Ordained Bishop Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero † Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia Archbishop of Lima, Peru

53.6 Died Janez Tavčar (Tautscher) † Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia

27 Aug Born Agustín Spínola Basadone † Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

28 Aug Born Giambattista Spada † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono

1 Sep 49.6 Appointed Bernard Maciejowski † Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland

6 Sep Born Philipp Friedrich von Breuner † Bishop of Wien, Austria

31.6 Appointed Chrisian von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † Coadjutor Bishop of Minden, Germany Bishop

13 Sep Died Antonio Lombardo † Archbishop of Messina, Italy

15 Sep Appointed Charles de Balzac (Balsac) † Bishop of Noyon, France

Confirmed Nicolas de Briroy † Bishop of Coutances, France

58.6 Appointed Louis Michel d’Esne † Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium

35.7 Appointed Franciszek Łącki † Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland

35.7 Appointed Franciszek Łącki † Titular Bishop of Margarita Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland

72.0 Appointed François-Marie Tarugi, C.O. † Archbishop of Siena, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

23 Sep Born Francesco Barberini (Sr.) † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

24 Sep 64.7 Died Juan Vila † Bishop of Vic, Spain

Oct 62.9 Ordained Bishop Francisco Reinoso Baeza † Bishop of Córdoba, Spain

5 Oct Died Luca Antonio Resta † Bishop of Andria, Italy

Ordained Bishop Francisco de Tolosa, O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Tuy, Spain

13 Oct Born Sebastiano Sorrentino † Bishop of Troia, Italy

19 Oct 73.7 Died Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat † Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela, Spain

28 Oct Died Elzéar de Rastel † Bishop of Riez, France

30 Oct Born Henri Arnauld † Bishop of Angers, France

Nov Ordained Bishop Miguel de Benavides, O.P. † Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

58.8 Died Pedro de Azuaga, O.F.M. † Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile

8 Nov 63.8 Died Juan Bautista Pérez Rubert † Bishop of Segorbe, Spain

10 Nov 43.8 Succeeded Jean Daffis † Bishop of Lombez, France

Appointed Bartolomé de la Plaza, O.F.M. † Bishop of Santiago de Cuba Bishop of Santiago de Cuba

Resigned Pierre de Lancrau † Bishop of Lombez, France Bishop Emeritus

Appointed Leonardo Roselli † Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy Bishop Emeritus

50.8 Appointed Domingo de Salinas, O.P. † Bishop of Coro, Venezuela

45.8 Appointed Jan Tarnowski † Bishop of Poznań, Poland Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland

11 Nov 52.5 Ordained Bishop Neytard von Thüngen † Bishop of Bamberg, Germany

14 Nov 11.0 Appointed Leopold Ferdinand von Österreich † Coadjutor Bishop of Passau, Germany Former Bishop-Elect

17 Nov Appointed Luca Antonio Gigli (Lilius) † Coadjutor Bishop of Alatri, Italy Bishop

Appointed Luca Antonio Gigli (Lilius) † Titular Bishop of Paphus Bishop of Alatri, Italy

Born Nicolas Pavillon † Bishop of Alet, France

23 Nov 57.8 Ordained Bishop Jacques Blaze (Blaes), O.F.M. Obs. † Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium Bishop of Saint-Omer, France

Dec 57.9 Ordained Bishop Antonio Calderón de León † Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico) Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Died Bonaventura Furlani (Hortani), O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Alatri, Italy

Succeeded Luca Antonio Gigli (Lilius) † Bishop of Alatri, Italy

Ordained Bishop Juan de Labrada, O.P. † Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia

7 Dec Ordained Bishop Nicolas de Briroy † Bishop of Coutances, France

58.8 Ordained Bishop Louis Michel d’Esne † Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium

8 Dec Born Ambrosio Fracassini, O.P. † Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia

12 Dec Died Cesare Nores † Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia

17 Dec Died Ercole Tassoni † Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

20 Dec 24.2 Ordained Priest Johannes Pelking (Pelcking), O.F.M. Conv. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany

21 Dec 70.9 Died Pedro de Aragón † Bishop of Lérida, Spain

28 Dec 39.9 Ordained Bishop Charles Bourbon de Vendôme † Archbishop of Rouen, France Archbishop Emeritus

29 Dec 28.9 Ordained Priest Jacob Maximilien Villain † Priest Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Jul	50.5	Appointed	Tommaso Contarini †	Archbishop of Candia {Crete}, Greece
	Appointed	Diogo de Sousa †	Bishop of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
6 Jul	64.5	Ordained Bishop	Juan Vila †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
19 Jul		Born	Ranuccio (Ranuzio) Scotti Douglas †		Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
23 Jul	74.8	Died	Gabriele Paleotti †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
66.5	Succeeded	Alfonso Paleotti †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
26 Jul	58.0	Died	Łukasz Kościelecki, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
28 Jul		Appointed	Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Nicaragua
	Appointed	Jean Touchard †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop-Elect
31 Jul		Died	Maggiorano Majorano (Maggiorani) †	Bishop of Molfetta, Italy
Aug		Born	Girolamo Gradenigo †		Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
3 Aug	53.5	Ordained Bishop	Pedro de Agurto, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
	Ordained Bishop	Ignacio Santibáñez, O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
5 Aug		Died	János Cserödy †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
14 Aug		Died	Luis García Haro de Sotomayor †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
17 Aug		Appointed	Juan García †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
18 Aug	77.3	Appointed	Pedro de Deza Manuel †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
	Appointed	Andreas Hofmann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
	Appointed	Andreas Hofmann †	Titular Bishop of Symbalia (Cembalo, Balaclawa)	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
65.6	Appointed	Ludovico Madruzzo †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
60.6	Appointed	Girolamo Rusticucci †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
65.1	Appointed	Giulio Antonio Santorio †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
47.6	Appointed	Jacques de Serres †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
47.2	Appointed	Simeone Tagliavia d’Aragonia †	Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
24 Aug	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
53.6	Died	Janez Tavčar (Tautscher) †	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
27 Aug		Born	Agustín Spínola Basadone †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
28 Aug		Born	Giambattista Spada †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono
1 Sep	49.6	Appointed	Bernard Maciejowski †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
6 Sep		Born	Philipp Friedrich von Breuner †		Bishop of Wien, Austria
31.6	Appointed	Chrisian von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Coadjutor Bishop of Minden, Germany	Bishop
13 Sep		Died	Antonio Lombardo †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
15 Sep		Appointed	Charles de Balzac (Balsac) †	Bishop of Noyon, France
	Confirmed	Nicolas de Briroy †	Bishop of Coutances, France
58.6	Appointed	Louis Michel d’Esne †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
35.7	Appointed	Franciszek Łącki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
35.7	Appointed	Franciszek Łącki †	Titular Bishop of Margarita	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
72.0	Appointed	François-Marie Tarugi, C.O. †	Archbishop of Siena, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
23 Sep		Born	Francesco Barberini (Sr.) †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
24 Sep	64.7	Died	Juan Vila †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
Oct	62.9	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Reinoso Baeza †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
5 Oct		Died	Luca Antonio Resta †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de Tolosa, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
13 Oct		Born	Sebastiano Sorrentino †		Bishop of Troia, Italy
19 Oct	73.7	Died	Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat †	Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela, Spain
28 Oct		Died	Elzéar de Rastel †	Bishop of Riez, France
30 Oct		Born	Henri Arnauld †		Bishop of Angers, France
Nov		Ordained Bishop	Miguel de Benavides, O.P. †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
58.8	Died	Pedro de Azuaga, O.F.M. †	Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile
8 Nov	63.8	Died	Juan Bautista Pérez Rubert †	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
10 Nov	43.8	Succeeded	Jean Daffis †	Bishop of Lombez, France
	Appointed	Bartolomé de la Plaza, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
	Resigned	Pierre de Lancrau †	Bishop of Lombez, France	Bishop Emeritus
	Appointed	Leonardo Roselli †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
50.8	Appointed	Domingo de Salinas, O.P. †	Bishop of Coro, Venezuela
45.8	Appointed	Jan Tarnowski †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
11 Nov	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Neytard von Thüngen †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
14 Nov	11.0	Appointed	Leopold Ferdinand von Österreich †	Coadjutor Bishop of Passau, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
17 Nov		Appointed	Luca Antonio Gigli (Lilius) †	Coadjutor Bishop of Alatri, Italy	Bishop
	Appointed	Luca Antonio Gigli (Lilius) †	Titular Bishop of Paphus	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
	Born	Nicolas Pavillon †		Bishop of Alet, France
23 Nov	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Blaze (Blaes), O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Bishop of Saint-Omer, France
Dec	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Calderón de León †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
	Died	Bonaventura Furlani (Hortani), O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
	Succeeded	Luca Antonio Gigli (Lilius) †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
	Ordained Bishop	Juan de Labrada, O.P. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
7 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Nicolas de Briroy †	Bishop of Coutances, France
58.8	Ordained Bishop	Louis Michel d’Esne †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
8 Dec		Born	Ambrosio Fracassini, O.P. †		Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
12 Dec		Died	Cesare Nores †	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
17 Dec		Died	Ercole Tassoni †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
20 Dec	24.2	Ordained Priest	Johannes Pelking (Pelcking), O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
21 Dec	70.9	Died	Pedro de Aragón †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
28 Dec	39.9	Ordained Bishop	Charles Bourbon de Vendôme †	Archbishop of Rouen, France	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Dec	28.9	Ordained Priest	Jacob Maximilien Villain †	Priest	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium

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