Year 1539, July-December, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title JulDiedWilliam Magin †Bishop-Elect of Elphin, Ireland 5 JulDiedPietro Duranti †Bishop of Termoli, Italy 10 JulBornŁukasz Kościelecki, O.S.B. †Bishop of Poznań, Poland 14 JulAppointedAndreas Centanus (Zantinus) †Bishop of Nemosia (Limasol), CyprusBishop Emeritus AppointedVincenzo Durante †Bishop of Termoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus 19 Jul73.5ResignedPaolo Borgasio †Bishop of Nemosia (Limasol), CyprusBishop Emeritus 64.6DiedLorenzo Campeggio †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina 20 JulDiedJohn Purcell, O.S.A. †Bishop of Ferns, Ireland 23 Jul55.7AppointedGasparo Contarini †Administrator of Salisbury, England, Great BritainCardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy ResignedGeorge Cromer †Archbishop of Armagh, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus AppointedClaude Dodieu †Bishop of Rennes, France AppointedJerónimo del Toro, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lérida, Spain AppointedJerónimo del Toro, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in ArabiaAuxiliary Bishop of Lérida, Spain 39.5AppointedRobert Wauchope †Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland 29 JulBornJean Sarrazin, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Cambrai, France 30 Jul54.3DiedBernhard von Cles (Clesio) †Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy 4 AugAppointedCharles Boucher, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France AppointedCharles Boucher, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of MegaraAuxiliary Bishop of Paris, France 62.5AppointedGianvincenzo Carafa †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina 51.5AppointedMarino Grimani †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople 62.5AppointedAntonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Bishop of SabinaCardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy 5 Aug27.0SelectedCristoforo Madruzzo †Bishop of Trento, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy 6 AugDiedPaolo Capizucchi †Bishop of Nicastro, Italy 8 AugAppointedGuillaume Éder †Coadjutor Bishop of Quimper, FranceBishop 13.4AppointedNiccolò Caetani di Sermoneta †Archbishop of Conza, ItalyCardinal, Administrator of Capua, Italy 10 AugSucceededWilhelm von Brandeburg †Archbishop of Riga, Latvia DiedThomas Schoning †Archbishop of Riga, Latvia 11 AugOrdained BishopJerónimo del Toro, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in ArabiaAuxiliary Bishop of Lérida, Spain 14 AugResignedJohn Salcot (Capon), O. Carm. †Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus 15 AugDiedTommaso Bosius, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Bishop of Malta 18 AugAppointedEsteban Almeida †Bishop of Astorga, SpainBishop of Cartagena (en España) 39.6AppointedJacques d’Annebaut †Cardinal, Bishop of Lisieux, France AppointedFernando Niño de Guevara †Bishop of Orense, SpainPatriarch of West Indies, Spain ResignedJean Le Veneur †Bishop of Lisieux, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus AppointedAntonio Ramírez de Haro †Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainBishop of Segovia, Spain 25 Aug58.0DiedJakub von Salza †Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland 27 Aug38.3AppointedMarcello Cervini †Administrator of Nicastro, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) 18.8AppointedAlessandro Farnese (Jr.) †Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestineCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri) AppointedNicolas de Jarente †Coadjutor Bishop of Vence, FranceBishop AppointedGabriel a San Serio, O.S.B. †Bishop of Elphin, IrelandBishop of Ferns, Ireland SepDiedRichard Hogan, O.F.M. †Bishop-Elect of Clonmacnoise, Ireland 1 SepSelectedChristoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg †Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy BornCesare Speciano (Speciani) †Bishop of Cremona, Italy 5 SepDiedLorenzo Grana †Bishop of Segni, Italy 8 Sep64.0DiedJohn Stokesley †Bishop of London, England, Great Britain 9 Sep45.6InstalledDavid Beaton †Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte CelioCardinal, Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain 55.6AppointedSebastian Branicki Korczack †Bishop of Poznań, Poland AppointedSancho Díaz de Trujillo †Auxiliary Bishop of Plasencia, SpainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus AppointedSancho Díaz de Trujillo †Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular SeesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain AppointedGuillermo , O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain AppointedGuillermo , O.P. †Titular Bishop of TarsusAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain 54.6AppointedJuan Suárez Carvajal †Bishop of Lugo, SpainBishop Emeritus AppointedFabio Vigili †Bishop of Foligno, ItalyBishop of Spoleto, Italy 18 Sep51.7SelectedBaltazar von Promnitz †Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland 21 SepOrdained BishopSancho Díaz de Trujillo †Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular SeesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Plasencia, Spain 27 Sep79.7DiedAlonso Manso †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico) 5 OctOrdained BishopFernando Niño de Guevara †Bishop of Orense, SpainPatriarch of West Indies, Spain 17 OctAppointedGuglielmo Adeodato †Bishop of Lesina, ItalyBishop Emeritus 40.7AppointedSamuel Maciejowski †Bishop of Chełm, PolandBishop of Kraków, Poland AppointedJan Wilamowski †Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine 18 OctDiedWalter Wellesley, O.S.A. †Bishop of Kildare, Ireland 20 Oct39.8AppointedEdmund Bonner †Bishop of London, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus 29 OctAppointedDionisio de Avila, O. de M. †Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece AppointedLouis de Castelnau †Bishop of Tarbes, France 30.1AppointedIppolito d’Este (II) †Administrator of Lyon, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy ConfirmedChristoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg †Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy AppointedAndrés de Fuentsalida, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy AppointedAndrés de Fuentsalida, O. Cist. †Titular Bishop of Tripolis in PhoeniciaAuxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy AppointedSebastiano Graziani †Bishop of Segni, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Trevico, Italy 41.5ResignedJean de Lorraine †Administrator of Lyon, FranceCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France 64.8AppointedJohannes Mensing, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany 64.8AppointedJohannes Mensing, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Acre (or Ptolomais)Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany AppointedJohann Nopel (Sr.) †Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany AppointedJohann Nopel (Sr.) †Titular Bishop of CyreneAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany AppointedNicola Angelo Olivieri †Bishop of Acerno, Italy 64.8ResignedFrancisco de los Ángeles (Enrique) Quiñones, O.F.M. Obs. †Administrator of Acerno, ItalyCardinal, Former Administrator 49.8AppointedSebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano) †Bishop of León, SpainBishop of Cuenca, Spain 56.8AppointedFernando Valdés †Bishop of Sigüenza, SpainArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain 30 OctDiedJean des Pres Montpezat †Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France NovDiedFrancesco Cherigato †Bishop of Teramo, Italy 1 Nov64.8DiedGiacomo Simonetta †Cardinal, Administrator of Nepi e Sutri, Italy 7 Nov69.8DiedStjepan Brodarić †Bishop of Vác, Hungary 8 NovDiedAdrian Zakowski, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland 9 Nov41.2Ordained BishopHernando de Aragón, O. Cist. †Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain 56.0AppointedGasparo Contarini †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’ApollinareCardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy 10 Nov69.4Elevated to CardinalPietro Bembo, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal, Administrator of Bergamo, Italy 69.4InstalledPietro Bembo, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal-Deacon of San Ciriaco alle Terme DioclezianeCardinal, Administrator of Bergamo, Italy 30.2InstalledIppolito d’Este (II) †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in AquiroCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy 27.3ConfirmedCristoforo Madruzzo †Bishop of Trento, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy 17 NovDiedHermann Ronneberg (Kunnenbergh) †Bishop of Curland, Latvia 24 Nov38.8AppointedScipione Bongalli †Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy AppointedPomponio Cecci (Cesi) †Cardinal, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy 5 DecAppointedFlorence Kirwan, O.F.M. †Bishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland AppointedFlorence Kirwan, O.F.M. †Bishop of Killaloe, IrelandBishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland 12 DecAppointedCamillo de Gennaro †Bishop of Nicotera, Italy 69.9AppointedBartolomeo Guidiccioni †Bishop of Teramo, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy 14 DecOrdained BishopAlexander Devereux, O. Cist. †Bishop of Ferns, Ireland 17 Dec20.9AppointedEnrique de Borja y Aragón †Bishop of Squillace, ItalyCardinal, Bishop-Elect 19 Dec21.0Elevated to CardinalEnrique de Borja y Aragón †Cardinal, Bishop-Elect of Squillace, Italy 38.6Elevated to CardinalMarcello Cervini †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) 59.9Elevated to CardinalMiguel da Silva †In PectoreCardinal, Administrator of Massa Marittima, Italy 62.9Elevated to CardinalPierre de La Baume †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France 59.9Elevated to CardinalFederico (de Campo) Fregóso †Cardinal, Bishop of Gubbio, Italy 50.9Elevated to CardinalUberto Gambara †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy 69.9Elevated to CardinalBartolomeo Guidiccioni †Cardinal, Bishop of Lucca, Italy 42.9Elevated to CardinalDionisio Neagrus Laurerio, O.S.M. †Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy Elevated to CardinalAscanio Parisani †Cardinal, Bishop of Rimini, Italy 66.9Elevated to CardinalPietro Paolo Parisio †Cardinal, Bishop of Nusco, Italy 46.9Elevated to CardinalAntoine Sanguin de Meudon †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France 16.9Elevated to CardinalGiacomo Savelli †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina 21 DecOrdained BishopChristoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg †Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy