The Year of Our Lord 1541

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul Ordained Bishop Eugene Magennis † Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland

3 Jul 61.5 Died Girolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} † Cardinal, Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain

6 Jul 52.9 Appointed Juan �lvarez de Toledo, O.P. † Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

43.5 Appointed Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera † Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico) Bishop Emeritus

65.0 Appointed Gian Pietro Carafa † Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

Appointed Baltasar de Heredia, O.P. † Bishop of Bosa, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

31.0 Appointed Nicolaas Van Nieuwland † Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands

31.0 Appointed Nicolaas Van Nieuwland † Titular Bishop of Hebron Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands

8 Jul Selected Richard Pates † Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

11 Jul Died Bernard Zoubek ze Zdět�na † Bishop-Elect of Olomouc (Olm�tz), Czechia

13 Jul 38.3 Appointed Niccol� Ardinghelli † Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

15 Jul 48.5 Installed Antoine Sanguin de Meudon † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae) Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Orl�ans, France

20 Jul 20.7 Resigned Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † Administrator of Cavaillon, France Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

Appointed Pierre Ghinucci † Bishop of Cavaillon, France Bishop Emeritus

Confirmed Robert Reid, O. Cist. † Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain

Appointed Francisco de Santa Mar�a Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. † Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia Bishop of Segovia, Spain

25 Jul Died Jean de Langeac † Bishop of Limoges, France

26 Jul 41.4 Died Giovanni Guidiccioni † Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy

29 Jul 71.1 Appointed Pietro Bembo, O.S.Io.Hieros. † Administrator of Gubbio, Italy Cardinal, Administrator of Bergamo, Italy

30 Jul Appointed Jean de Rainieres, O. Cist. † Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France

Appointed Jean de Rainieres, O. Cist. † Titular Bishop of Tiberias Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France

31 Jul 37.3 Ordained Bishop Alessandro Campeggi † Bishop of Bologna, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

37.3 Ordained Priest Alessandro Campeggi † Priest Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy

2 Aug Ordained Bishop Francisco de Santa Mar�a Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. † Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia Bishop of Segovia, Spain

8 Aug 77.1 Appointed Roberto Pucci † Bishop of Pistoia, Italy Cardinal, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy

12 Aug Born Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) † Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

22 Aug 49.6 Appointed Jean du Bellay † Administrator of Limoges, France Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

Appointed Andrew Durie, O. Cist. † Bishop of Whithorn-Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain

42.6 Appointed Samuel Maciejowski † Bishop of Płock, Poland Bishop of Krak�w, Poland

25 Aug 70.6 Died Paul Ziegler von Ziegelberg † Bishop of Chur, Switzerland

27 Aug Appointed Gaspar Beluer, O. Cist. † Auxiliary Bishop of Huesca, Spain

Appointed Gaspar Beluer, O. Cist. † Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina Auxiliary Bishop of Huesca, Spain

Appointed Sebastian Żydowski (Lidvinsky) † Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland

Appointed Sebastian Żydowski (Lidvinsky) † Titular Bishop of Athyra Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland

60.6 Resigned Claude de Longwy de Givry † Administrator of P�rigueux (Vesuna), France Cardinal, Administrator of Langres, France

56.6 Appointed Agostino Trivulzio † Administrator of P�rigueux (Vesuna), France Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro

28 Aug 64.6 Died Gianvincenzo Carafa † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

5 Sep Born Roberto de’ Nobili † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica

11 Sep 31.2 Ordained Bishop Nicolaas Van Nieuwland † Titular Bishop of Hebron Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands

20 Sep 79.7 Died Yves Mahyeuc (Mayeu), O.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Rennes, France

28 Sep Appointed Fran�ois de Carreau, O.S.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of Orl�ans, France

Appointed Fran�ois de Carreau, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Salona Auxiliary Bishop of Orl�ans, France

Born Filippo Guastavillani † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio

Appointed Antonio de Narbonne, O.S.B. † Bishop of M�con, France

4 Oct 48.6 Appointed Giovanni Poggio † Bishop of Tropea, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

13 Oct 63.7 Died Pedro G�mez Sarmiento de Villandrando † Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

20 Oct Selected Stanislav Škovr�nko (V�rallyi) † Bishop of P�cs, Hungary

21 Oct Born Domenico Pinelli (Sr.) † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy

29 Oct Born Ottaviano Pasqua † Bishop of Gerace, Italy

31 Oct 42.8 Died Vicente Valverde Alvarez, O.P. † Bishop of Cuzco, Peru

8 Nov 57.0 Resigned Antonio Pucci † Bishop of Pistoia, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

11 Nov 61.8 Died Federico (de Campo) Freg�so † Cardinal, Bishop of Gubbio, Italy

14 Nov Appointed Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

63.8 Appointed Francesco Cornaro (Sr.) † Cardinal-Bishop of Albano Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

30.8 Appointed Cornelio Musso, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy Bishop of Bitonto, Italy

Appointed Giovanni Maria Pisauro † Coadjutor Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus Bishop

57.0 Appointed Antonio Pucci † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

44.8 Appointed Girolamo Verallo † Bishop of Caserta, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy

20 Nov 43.8 Appointed Mart�n Cuyper, O. Carm. † Auxiliary Bishop of Cambrai, France

43.8 Appointed Mart�n Cuyper, O. Carm. † Titular Bishop of Chalcedon Auxiliary Bishop of Cambrai, France

21 Nov 64.8 Installed Pierre de La Baume † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Besan�on, France

Appointed Eugene MacBrehon, O. Carm. † Bishop of Mayo, Ireland

Appointed John O’Neylan, C.R.S.A. † Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland

24 Nov Appointed Thomas Leverus † Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland Bishop of Kildare, Ireland

Appointed Patrick MacMahon, O.F.M. † Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland

25 Nov Born Michele (Bosco) Bonelli, O.P. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano

27 Nov Ordained Bishop Robert Reid, O. Cist. † Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain

28 Nov Appointed Rosmano Casamassima † Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy Bishop Emeritus

Dec Died Diego da Silva, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Braga, Portugal

2 Dec Appointed Tommaso Cervino, O.P. † Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina

61.9 Elevated to Cardinal Miguel da Silva † Cardinal, Administrator of Massa Marittima, Italy

9 Dec 34.9 Appointed Erasmus von Limburg † Bishop of Strasbourg, France

16 Dec Appointed Marco Malipiero † Bishop of Korčula (Curzola, Cursola), Croatia Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia

25 Dec Ordained Bishop Guillaume �der † Bishop of Quimper, France

29 Dec 64.9 Succeeded Pierre de La Baume † Archbishop of Besan�on, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

54.9 Died Antoine de Vergy (Verzy) † Archbishop of Besan�on, France

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul		Ordained Bishop	Eugene Magennis †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
3 Jul	61.5	Died	Girolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} †	Cardinal, Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
6 Jul	52.9	Appointed	Juan �lvarez de Toledo, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
43.5	Appointed	Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera †	Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)	Bishop Emeritus
65.0	Appointed	Gian Pietro Carafa †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	Appointed	Baltasar de Heredia, O.P. †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
31.0	Appointed	Nicolaas Van Nieuwland †	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
31.0	Appointed	Nicolaas Van Nieuwland †	Titular Bishop of Hebron	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
8 Jul		Selected	Richard Pates †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
11 Jul		Died	Bernard Zoubek ze Zdět�na †	Bishop-Elect of Olomouc (Olm�tz), Czechia
13 Jul	38.3	Appointed	Niccol� Ardinghelli †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
15 Jul	48.5	Installed	Antoine Sanguin de Meudon †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Orl�ans, France
20 Jul	20.7	Resigned	Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) †	Administrator of Cavaillon, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	Appointed	Pierre Ghinucci †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France	Bishop Emeritus
	Confirmed	Robert Reid, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain
	Appointed	Francisco de Santa Mar�a Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
25 Jul		Died	Jean de Langeac †	Bishop of Limoges, France
26 Jul	41.4	Died	Giovanni Guidiccioni †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
29 Jul	71.1	Appointed	Pietro Bembo, O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Administrator of Gubbio, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Bergamo, Italy
30 Jul		Appointed	Jean de Rainieres, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
	Appointed	Jean de Rainieres, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
31 Jul	37.3	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Campeggi †	Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
37.3	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Campeggi †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
2 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Francisco de Santa Mar�a Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
8 Aug	77.1	Appointed	Roberto Pucci †	Bishop of Pistoia, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
12 Aug		Born	Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) †		Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
22 Aug	49.6	Appointed	Jean du Bellay †	Administrator of Limoges, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	Appointed	Andrew Durie, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Whithorn-Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
42.6	Appointed	Samuel Maciejowski †	Bishop of Płock, Poland	Bishop of Krak�w, Poland
25 Aug	70.6	Died	Paul Ziegler von Ziegelberg †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
27 Aug		Appointed	Gaspar Beluer, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Huesca, Spain
	Appointed	Gaspar Beluer, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Huesca, Spain
	Appointed	Sebastian Żydowski (Lidvinsky) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
	Appointed	Sebastian Żydowski (Lidvinsky) †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
60.6	Resigned	Claude de Longwy de Givry †	Administrator of P�rigueux (Vesuna), France	Cardinal, Administrator of Langres, France
56.6	Appointed	Agostino Trivulzio †	Administrator of P�rigueux (Vesuna), France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
28 Aug	64.6	Died	Gianvincenzo Carafa †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
5 Sep		Born	Roberto de’ Nobili †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica
11 Sep	31.2	Ordained Bishop	Nicolaas Van Nieuwland †	Titular Bishop of Hebron	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
20 Sep	79.7	Died	Yves Mahyeuc (Mayeu), O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Rennes, France
28 Sep		Appointed	Fran�ois de Carreau, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Orl�ans, France
	Appointed	Fran�ois de Carreau, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Orl�ans, France
	Born	Filippo Guastavillani †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
	Appointed	Antonio de Narbonne, O.S.B. †	Bishop of M�con, France
4 Oct	48.6	Appointed	Giovanni Poggio †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
13 Oct	63.7	Died	Pedro G�mez Sarmiento de Villandrando †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
20 Oct		Selected	Stanislav Škovr�nko (V�rallyi) †	Bishop of P�cs, Hungary
21 Oct		Born	Domenico Pinelli (Sr.) †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
29 Oct		Born	Ottaviano Pasqua †		Bishop of Gerace, Italy
31 Oct	42.8	Died	Vicente Valverde Alvarez, O.P. †	Bishop of Cuzco, Peru
8 Nov	57.0	Resigned	Antonio Pucci †	Bishop of Pistoia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
11 Nov	61.8	Died	Federico (de Campo) Freg�so †	Cardinal, Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
14 Nov		Appointed	Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
63.8	Appointed	Francesco Cornaro (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
30.8	Appointed	Cornelio Musso, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Pisauro †	Coadjutor Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus	Bishop
57.0	Appointed	Antonio Pucci †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
44.8	Appointed	Girolamo Verallo †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy
20 Nov	43.8	Appointed	Mart�n Cuyper, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cambrai, France
43.8	Appointed	Mart�n Cuyper, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Chalcedon	Auxiliary Bishop of Cambrai, France
21 Nov	64.8	Installed	Pierre de La Baume †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Besan�on, France
	Appointed	Eugene MacBrehon, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Mayo, Ireland
	Appointed	John O’Neylan, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland
24 Nov		Appointed	Thomas Leverus †	Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland	Bishop of Kildare, Ireland
	Appointed	Patrick MacMahon, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
25 Nov		Born	Michele (Bosco) Bonelli, O.P. †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
27 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Robert Reid, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain
28 Nov		Appointed	Rosmano Casamassima †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Dec		Died	Diego da Silva, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
2 Dec		Appointed	Tommaso Cervino, O.P. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston), Croatia	Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina
61.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Miguel da Silva †	Cardinal, Administrator of Massa Marittima, Italy
9 Dec	34.9	Appointed	Erasmus von Limburg †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France
16 Dec		Appointed	Marco Malipiero †	Bishop of Korčula (Curzola, Cursola), Croatia	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
25 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Guillaume �der †	Bishop of Quimper, France
29 Dec	64.9	Succeeded	Pierre de La Baume †	Archbishop of Besan�on, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.9	Died	Antoine de Vergy (Verzy) †	Archbishop of Besan�on, France

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