Year 1555, July-December, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title Jul45.5Ordained BishopThomas Goldwell, C.R. †Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain 6 JulBornLouis II de Guise de Lorraine †Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France ConfirmedRobert Warton (Parfew) †Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain 17 JulAppointedBelisario Baldevino †Bishop of Larino, Italy AppointedFausto Caffarelli †Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy 30.5AppointedMuzio Calini †Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), CroatiaBishop of Terni, Italy 38.4ResignedLuigi Cornaro †Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), CroatiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 27.7InstalledLouis de Guise de Lorraine †Cardinal-Deacon of San Tommaso in ParioneCardinal, Bishop of Metz, France AppointedDiego Tavera Ponce de Léon †Bishop of Jaén, Spain AppointedGiacomo Surreto, O.F.M. †Bishop of Mylopotamos, Greece 56.5InstalledPietro Tagliavia d’Aragonia †Cardinal-Priest of San CallistoCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy AppointedRafael Ubac †Bishop of Elne, France 18 JulDiedWacław Wierzbicki †Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania Aug28.3ResignedZaccaria Delfino †Apostolic Nuncio to GermanyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia BornPedro Ginés Casanova †Bishop of Segorbe, Spain 23 Aug33.4ConfirmedDaniel Brendel von Homburg †Archbishop of Mainz, Germany 38.4InstalledCarlo Carafa †Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e CrescenziaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere 45.6AppointedGiulio Pavesi, O.P. †Bishop of San Leone, ItalyArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy 25 AugOrdained BishopDiego Sarmiento Sotomayor †Bishop of Astorga, Spain 30 AugAppointedThomas Leverus †Bishop of Kildare, Ireland AppointedThomas O’Fihely, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland 4 Sep70.6DiedPaweł Algimunt Holszański †Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania 8 Sep48.6Ordained BishopHugh Curwen †Archbishop of Dublin, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus Ordained BishopWilliam Glyn †Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain 60.7Ordained BishopJames Turberville †Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain 68.8DiedSt. Tomás Garcia Martinez (de Villanueva), O.E.S.A. †Archbishop of Valencia, Spain 10 Sep65.2DiedJuan López de Zárate †Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México 12 Sep62.6DiedJuan Salazar Fernández †Bishop of Lanciano, Italy 19 Sep54.6AppointedLodovico Beccadelli (Beccatelli) †Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), CroatiaArchbishop Emeritus AppointedSebastiano Portico †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Foligno, ItalyBishop AppointedErcole Tambosi †Bishop of Ravello, Italy AppointedUrbano Vigerio della Rovere †Titular Bishop of MegaraBishop of Senigallia, Italy 24 Sep50.7DiedPedro Acuña Avellaneda †Bishop of Salamanca, Spain OctDiedGaston de La Marthonie †Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France 2 OctDiedNicolas de Jarente †Bishop of Vence, France 45.7AppointedGiulio Pavesi, O.P. †Bishop of Vieste, ItalyArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy AppointedClaude Régin †Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), FranceBishop Emeritus 6 OctDiedMario Aligeri †Bishop of Rieti, Italy 10 OctBornFrancesco Vendramin †Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy 58.7DiedGirolamo Verallo †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy 23 OctAppointedGiovanni Battista Osio †Bishop of Rieti, Italy AppointedGiulio Rossi †Bishop of San Leone, Italy 25 Oct32.6AppointedGianfrancesco Commendone †Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, GreeceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus 46.8AppointedGirolamo Dandini †Cardinal-Priest of San MarcelloCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy 31.1ConfirmedJohann von Haugwitz †Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyFormer Bishop-Elect 30.8AppointedPietro Magno †Bishop of Sitia, Greece 10 NovOrdained BishopFranz Abstemius Bornemissa †Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria 12 Nov58.8DiedStephen Gardiner †Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain 13 NovBornMaximiliano de Austria †Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain 29 NovAppointedGaspar dos Reis, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal AppointedGaspar dos Reis, O.P. †Titular Bishop of CalamaAuxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal 1 Dec55.7AppointedReginald Pole †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in CosmedinCardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain 4 Dec66.9ResignedThomas Cranmer †Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus 38.9AppointedMelchior Lichtenfeld (Lichtenfels) †Bishop of Basel, Switzerland 5 Dec41.9DiedWolfgang von Salm †Bishop of Passau, Germany 11 Dec30.8AppointedCharles de Guise de Lorraine †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’ApollinareCardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France 70.9AppointedRobert de Lénoncourt †Cardinal-Priest of Santa CeciliaCardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France 55.7AppointedReginald Pole †Administrator of Canterbury, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop 16 Dec41.6AppointedFrançois de Beaucaire de Péguillon †Bishop of Metz, FranceBishop Emeritus 73.9AppointedJean Bertrand †Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, FranceCardinal, Administrator of Sens, France 45.9AppointedMarco Lauro, O.P. †Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, GreeceBishop of Satriano e Campagna, Italy 70.9ResignedRobert de Lénoncourt †Administrator of Metz, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France AppointedAlfonso de Sásamo (Somario), O.S.B. †Bishop of Capri, ItalyBishop Emeritus 61.0ConfirmedGeorg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †Bishop of Minden, GermanyArchbishop-Elect of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany 18 Dec52.9AppointedPedro de Ayala, O.F.M. †Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México AppointedFernando González de Bariodero †Bishop of Nicaragua 20 Dec40.1Elevated to CardinalGianantonio Capizucchi †Cardinal, Bishop of Lodi, Italy 63.9Elevated to CardinalDiomede Carafa †Cardinal, Bishop of Ariano, Italy 52.9SelectedWolfgang von Closen †Bishop of Passau, Germany 36.9AppointedCarlo Grassi †Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy 52.8Elevated to CardinalJohann Gropper †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in Orphea 69.9Elevated to CardinalJuan Martínez Silíceo †Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain 51.8Elevated to CardinalScipione Rebiba †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina 62.9AppointedBernardino Scotti, C.R. †Archbishop of Trani, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy 62.9Elevated to CardinalBernardino Scotti, C.R. †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy 52.9AppointedJean Suau †Bishop of Mirepoix, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus 52.9Elevated to CardinalJean Suau †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mirepoix, France 25 DecDiedPietro Francesco Contarini †Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy 27 Dec47.9DiedOnofrio Bartolini de’ Medici †Archbishop of Pisa, Italy