The Year of Our Lord 1599

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Giacomo Accarisi †		Bishop of Vieste, Italy
		Born	Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe †		Bishop of Durango, México
		Born	Francisco Araújo, O.P. †		Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
		Died	Cesare Dell’Arena †	Bishop of Bitetto, Italy
		Born	Bernardo Atayde de Lima Perera †		Bishop of Ávila, Spain
	28.0	Appointed	Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Sacred Consulta	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Born	Pietro Maria Borghese †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Crisogono
		Died	Giovanni Leonardo Bottiglieri †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
		Born	Ottavio Branciforte †		Bishop of Catania, Italy
		Died	Lelio Brancaccio †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Born	Honoratus Caetani †		Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
		Died	Giulio Caracciolo †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
		Born	Tommaso Caracciolo, C.R. †		Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Born	Giuseppe Caro †		Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
		Died	Jerónimo de Carrerio, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Goa, India
		Born	Filippo Casoni †		Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
	32.0	Ordained Priest	Diego Correia (Carreia) Valente, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Funay (Funai), Japan
		Born	Pedro de Reina Maldonado †		Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Cuba
		Born	Pietro Paolo de’ Rustici, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Isernia, Italy
		Born	Francesco de Estrada †		Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
		Born	Francesco Falabella †		Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
	54.0	Resigned	Alessandro de Franceschi, O.P. †	Bishop of Forli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Guglielmo Gaddi †		Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
	32.0	Ordained Priest	Baccio Gherardini †	Priest	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
		Born	Pedro de Godoy, O.P. †		Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
	53.0	Resigned	Francesco Gonzaga, O.F.M. Obs. †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
		Born	Franciszek Dołmat Isajkowski †		Bishop of Smoleńsk, Poland
		Born	Andrzej Kvaśnicki-Złoty †		Bishop of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian), Poland
		Born	Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana, O. Cist. †		Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
	35.0	Ordained Priest	Lodovico Magio †	Priest	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
		Born	Girolamo Melzi †		Bishop of Pavia, Italy
		Resigned	Thaddeus O’Farrell (MacEoga), O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
		Born	Pachomiusz Woyna Orański †		Bishop of Pińsk-Turaŭ (Ukrainian), Belarus
		Died	Francesco Maria Piccolomini †	Bishop of Montalcino, Italy
		Resigned	Basilio Pignatelli, C.R. †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Francisco Roger, O.P. †		Bishop of Solsona, Spain
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Philippus Rovenius †	Priest	Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
	55.0	Died	Francesco Scotti †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
	59.0	Resigned	Markus Tegginger (Tettinger) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Johannes Thuanus †		Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
		Born	Girolamo Verospi †		Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo, Italy
		Died	Claudio Vico †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
		Resigned	Marcantonio Visia (Vitia) †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	68.0	Died	Józef Wereszczyński †	Bishop of Kyiv (Kijów), Ukraine
	24.0	Ordained Priest	August Wiederin von Ottersbach †	Priest	Prefect of Meißen (Meissen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, Germany
		Died	Giovanni Francesco Zagordo (Burgaro) †	Bishop of Belcastro, Italy
		Born	Francisco de Zapata y Mendoza †		Bishop of Coria, Spain
6 Jan	59.0	Died	Jean de Vernois, O.P. †	Bishop of Saint-Omer, France
8 Jan	51.0	Appointed	Francisco de Ávila Guzmán †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
8 Jan	58.0	Appointed	Fernando Niño de Guevara †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
9 Jan	58.6	Died	Pierre d’Éspinac †	Archbishop of Lyon, France
10 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Camillo Beccio, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
13 Jan		Born	François de Lorraine-Chaligny †		Former Bishop-Elect of Verdun, France
13 Jan	46.0	Appointed	Leonardo Mocenigo †	Bishop of Ceneda, Italy
17 Jan	41.0	Died	Antoiné Hébrard de Saint-Sulpice †	Bishop of Cahors, France
20 Jan	19.0	Professed	Luis de Cañizares, O.M. †	Member of Order of the Minims	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
21 Jan	49.8	Died	Anton von Schaumberg †	Bishop-Elect of Minden, Germany
21 Jan	33.0	Succeeded	Chrisian von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Bishop of Minden, Germany
22 Jan	48.5	Died	Silvio Savelli †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
24 Jan	24.0	Ordained Priest	Denis Stoffels (Christophori) †	Priest	Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
1 Feb	41.0	Appointed	João de Bragança †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
	58.0	Appointed	Feliciano Figueroa †	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
		Appointed	Diego González Samaniego †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
		Appointed	Vittorino Mansi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
	60.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain
	51.0	Appointed	Jorge de Quemado (Queimada), O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
	51.0	Appointed	Jorge de Quemado (Queimada), O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Fesseë	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
	46.0	Appointed	Onofre Reart †	Bishop of Elne, France	Bishop Emeritus of Gerona, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco Velarde de la Cuenca †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
4 Feb	43.7	Selected	Johann Philipp von Gebsattel †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Bishop-Elect
7 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Vittorino Mansi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
9 Feb	62.1	Appointed	Gaspare Silingardi †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Bishop of Modena, Italy
11 Feb		Born	Henryk Firlej †		Bishop of Poznań, Poland
13 Feb		Born	Fabio Chigi †		Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
14 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Francisco Velarde de la Cuenca †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
15 Feb		Died	Claude-André d’Ormy †	Bishop of Boulogne (-Sur-Mer), France
17 Feb	58.1	Appointed	Pedro Castro Nero †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
	39.1	Appointed	Tommaso Monti, C.R. †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
		Appointed	Toma Ursini, O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
19 Feb	59.1	Resigned	Bonawentura Hahn †	Bishop-Elect of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland	Former Bishop-Elect
22 Feb	65.1	Died	Garcia de Loaysa Giron †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
Mar		Born	Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas, O. Carm. †		Bishop of Ugento, Italy
3 Mar	58.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Silvio Antoniano †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro
	56.4	Elevated to Cardinal	St. Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
	28.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
	47.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Bonviso Bonvisi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
	30.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Alessandro d’Este †	Cardinal, Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
	19.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Battista Deti †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	28.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
	61.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Arnaud d’Ossat †	Cardinal, Bishop of Bayeux, France
	24.3	Elevated to Cardinal	François d’Escoubleau de Sourdis †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
	52.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Bernardo de Rojas y Sandoval †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	63.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Domenico Toschi †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
	47.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Alfonso Visconte, C.O. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
	45.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Paolo Emilio Zacchia †	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
7 Mar	47.1	Installed	Alfonso Visconte, C.O. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina	Cardinal, Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
10 Mar	46.4	Appointed	Camillo Borghese †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	39.1	Appointed	Paul Hurault de l’Hospital †	Archbishop of Aix, France
		Appointed	Raymond de Rouchon †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
	41.1	Appointed	Bonaventura Secusio, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople	Bishop of Catania, Italy
12 Mar	39.1	Ordained Bishop	Paul Hurault de l’Hospital †	Archbishop of Aix, France
13 Mar		Died	Leonardo Fernandes de Sá, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Macau, China
14 Mar	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean du Bec (-Crespin) †	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France
14 Mar	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Bonaventura Secusio, O.F.M. Obs. †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople	Bishop of Catania, Italy
17 Mar	58.2	Installed	Silvio Antoniano †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro
	56.4	Installed	St. Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, S.J. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
	28.2	Installed	Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
	47.6	Installed	Bonviso Bonvisi †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
	39.2	Appointed	Bertrand d’Eschaux (de Chaux) †	Bishop of Bayonne, France	Archbishop of Tours, France
	19.0	Installed	Giovanni Battista Deti †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	28.5	Appointed	Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein †	Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite	Cardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
	61.6	Installed	Arnaud d’Ossat †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio	Cardinal, Bishop of Bayeux, France
	52.9	Resigned	Anne d’Escars de Givry (de Pérusse), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Lisieux, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Metz, France
	44.7	Appointed	Benedetto Giustiniani †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Appointed	François Rouxel de Médavy †	Bishop of Lisieux, France
	63.7	Installed	Domenico Toschi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
		Appointed	François Yver †	Bishop of Luçon, France	Former Bishop-Elect
	45.2	Installed	Paolo Emilio Zacchia †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
21 Mar		Born	Francisco de Gamboa, O.S.A. †		Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
27 Mar	24.0	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Tommaso Eustachio, C.O. †	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop Emeritus of Larino, Italy
28 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano Raynaldi †	Titular Bishop of Chalcedon	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
29 Mar		Appointed	Albert de Bellièvre †	Archbishop of Lyon, France	Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Giuseppe de Rossi †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
	30.4	Appointed	Juan Esteban (Giovanni Stefano) Ferrero, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
	39.2	Appointed	Tomaž Hren (Chrön, Krein) †	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
	42.0	Appointed	Charles de Saint Sixte †	Bishop of Riez, France
31 Mar		Died	Blaz de Barros, O.S.H. †	Bishop Emeritus of Leiria, Portugal
Apr		Resigned	Ottavio Abbiosi †	Bishop of Pistoia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
2 Apr	33.2	Confirmed	Ferenc Forgách de Ghymes †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
19 Apr	29.2	Confirmed	Heinrich von Knöringen †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		Appointed	Fulvio Passerini †	Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
	52.9	Appointed	Bernardo de Rojas y Sandoval †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
24 Apr		Died	Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S. †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
May	29.2	Ordained Priest	Heinrich von Knöringen †	Priest	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
1 May	30.4	Ordained Bishop	Juan Esteban (Giovanni Stefano) Ferrero, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
1 May	74.3	Died	Johann von Schönenberg †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
2 May	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Feliciano Figueroa †	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
5 May	42.3	Selected	Paweł Albert von Sitsch †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland	Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Krzysztof Kazimirski †	Bishop of Kyiv (Kijów), Ukraine
		Appointed	Antonius Vespoli, C.R. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Potenza, Italy
		Appointed	Antonius Vespoli, C.R. †	Titular Bishop of Dragobitia (Drago)	Coadjutor Bishop of Potenza, Italy
16 May		Born	Anastasio Vives de Rocamora, O. Carm. †		Bishop Emeritus of Segorbe, Spain
21 May		Appointed	Tommaso Vannini †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
24 May	54.3	Resigned	Juan González de Mendoza, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Lipari, Italy	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
29 May	35.4	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Giorgio Odescalchi †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
30 May	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Onofre Reart †	Bishop of Elne, France	Bishop Emeritus of Gerona, Spain
Jun	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar †	Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
Jun	39.0	Died	Guido Pepoli †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio
4 Jun	62.4	Appointed	Jean-Pierre d’Abadie †	Bishop of Lescar, France
4 Jun	40.4	Appointed	François de Donadieu †	Bishop of Auxerre, France	Bishop Emeritus
5 Jun	60.4	Died	Sinolfo Benci †	Bishop of Montepulciano, Italy
5 Jun	24.3	Ordained Priest	Pierre Bérulle, C.O.I. †	Priest of Société de l’Oratoire de Jésus	Cardinal, Superior General
6 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Albert de Bellièvre †	Archbishop of Lyon, France	Archbishop Emeritus
13 Jun	29.3	Ordained Bishop	Heinrich von Knöringen †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
13 Jun	47.7	Ordained Priest	Lothar von Metternich †	Priest of Trier, Germany	Archbishop
21 Jun	39.4	Appointed	András Monoszlóy †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary

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