| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
|---|
| unknown | | Died | Pietro (Pyrrhus)Ajosa † | Bishop ofSessa Aurunca,Italy |
| Born | LaurentAllemand de Laval, O.S.A. † | | Bishop ofGrenoble,France |
| Died | HughArward † | Bishop ofElphin,Ireland |
| Died | GirolamoBalbani † | Bishop ofPerugia,Italy |
| Born | Jeandu Bellay † | | Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus ofParis,France |
| Died | Benoit † | Bishop ofNachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan),Armenia |
| Resigned | JacquesBlaa, O.P. † | Bishop ofGarðar,Greenland | Bishop Emeritus |
| Died | Antoniode Valderato † | Bishop ofBrugnato,Italy |
| Died | GirolamoDieda † | Bishop ofHvar (Lesina),Croatia |
| Died | Youssefel-Hadathi † | Patriarch ofAntiochia {Antioch} (Maronite),Lebanon |
| Died | JeanEsquenart † | Bishop ofSisteron,France |
| Died | LeonardoFornari † | Bishop ofMariana,France |
| Born | CamilloGesualdo † | | Archbishop Emeritus ofConza,Italy |
| 86.0 | Appointed | MaffeoGirardi (Gherardi), O.S.B. † | Cardinal-Deacon ofSanti Nereo ed Achilleo | Cardinal, Patriarch ofVenezia {Venice},Italy |
| Appointed | Giovanni Battista, O.P. † | Bishop ofNachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan),Armenia |
| Died | Gregor, O.F.M. † | Bishop ofNitra,Slovakia |
| Died | FredericoFadrique de Guzmán † | Bishop ofMondoñedo,Spain |
| Born | Johann Ludwigvon Hagen † | | Archbishop ofTrier,Germany |
| Died | ThomasHay † | Bishop ofRoss (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland,Great Britain |
| 45.0 | Ordained Priest | JanKonarski † | Priest | Bishop Emeritus ofKraków,Poland |
| Born | Johannvon Metzenhausen † | | Archbishop ofTrier,Germany |
| Died | Gomesde Miranda † | Bishop ofLamego,Portugal |
| 87.0 | Died | Diegode Muros (Moiras), O. de M. † | Bishop ofCiudad Rodrigo,Spain |
| Died | Nicolas † | Bishop ofKnin (Tinin),Croatia |
| Died | BiagioNicolai † | Bishop ofOtočac (Ottochaz),Croatia |
| Appointed | Giovanni Francescode Orsini (Luna) † | Bishop ofCefalù,Italy |
| Born | Christoph Marschalkzu Pappenheim † | | Bishop ofEichstätt,Germany |
| Died | JuanPastor † | Titular Bishop ofGranada,Spain |
| Died | Gutierrezde Quinones † | Titular Bishop ofLibariensis |
| Born | Dietrichvon Reden † | | Bishop Emeritus ofLübeck,Germany |
| Died | FerdinandoRomano † | Archbishop ofOristano,Italy |
| Died | Ponsde Salignac † | Bishop ofSarlat,France |
| Died | Martinde Samogitia † | Bishop ofŽemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź),Lithuania |
| Died | Jean AntoineScardemetus, O.F.M. † | Bishop ofCefalonia e Zante,Greece |
| Died | GirolamoScotti † | Bishop ofSovana (Soana),Italy |
| Died | Francescode Sanctis, O.F.M. † | Bishop ofShkodrë (Scutari),Albania |
| Died | NicolasSolimele † | Bishop ofVenosa,Italy |
| Born | Franzvon Braunschweig-Lüneburg † | | Bishop-Elect ofMinden,Germany |
| Died | Battistade Ventura † | Bishop ofAvellino e Frigento,Italy |
| Died | Vivianode’ Viviani † | Bishop ofMonteverde,Italy |
| Appointed | ThomasWeel (Wele), O.S.B. † | Auxiliary Bishop ofLondon, England,Great Britain | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
| 7 Jan | | Born | DiomedeCarafa † | | Cardinal, Bishop ofAriano,Italy |
| 9 Jan | 58.0 | Resigned | GirolamoBasso Della Rovere † | Administrator ofGubbio,Italy | Cardinal, Bishop ofRecanati,Italy |
| 47.0 | Appointed | RobertBlacader † | Archbishop ofGlasgow, Scotland,Great Britain |
| Appointed | FrancescoGrosso della Rovere † | Bishop ofGubbio,Italy | Bishop ofMende,France |
| 23 Jan | | Appointed | Biagiode Locha † | Bishop ofSant’Angelo dei Lombardi,Italy |
| Appointed | Robertode Noya (Noja), O.P. † | Bishop ofMinervino Murge,Italy | Archbishop ofNaxos,Greece |
| Feb | | Died | Rodrigode Crisa Ávila † | Bishop ofPlasencia,Spain |
| 8 Feb | 44.1 | Appointed | RichardFox † | Bishop ofBath and Wells, England,Great Britain | Bishop ofWinchester, England,Great Britain |
| 18 Feb | | Appointed | MartinoFirmani † | Archbishop ofDurrës (Durazzo),Albania |
| 23 Feb | | Died | FrançoisHallé † | Archbishop ofNarbonne,France |
| 27 Feb | 50.1 | Appointed | DietrichArndes † | Bishop ofLübeck,Germany |
| Resigned | ThomasGrote † | Bishop-Elect ofLübeck,Germany | Former Bishop-Elect |
| 11 Mar | | Died | ThomasMilling, O.S.B. † | Bishop ofHereford, England,Great Britain |
| 14 Mar | 32.2 | Confirmed | Georgesd’Amboise (I) † | Archbishop ofNarbonne,France | Cardinal, Archbishop ofRouen,France |
| Appointed | NicolòLupi † | Bishop ofShkodrë (Scutari),Albania |
| 15 Mar | 81.2 | Died | Dietrichvon Schönberg † | Bishop ofNaumburg,Germany |
| Succeeded | Johannvon Schönberg † | Bishop ofNaumburg,Germany |
| 26 Mar | 16.2 | Elevated to Cardinal | Giovannide’ Medici † | Pope (Roma {Rome},Italy) |
| Appointed | JohannOrgass † | Bishop ofÖsell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne],Estonia |
| 51.2 | Appointed | Antonio GentilePallavicini † | Bishop ofLamego,Portugal | Cardinal, Bishop ofOrense,Spain |
| 1 Apr | 50.2 | Ordained Bishop | DietrichArndes † | Bishop ofLübeck,Germany |
| Ordained Bishop | JohannOrgass † | Bishop ofÖsell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne],Estonia |
| 11 Apr | | Appointed | Simonede Clavaro, O.S.B. † | Bishop ofBrugnato,Italy |
| Appointed | Bernardinode Fabiis † | Bishop ofHvar (Lesina),Croatia |
| Appointed | JohnGuthrie † | Bishop ofRoss (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland,Great Britain |
| 64.2 | Appointed | JaimeSerra i Cau † | Archbishop ofOristano,Italy | Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop ofPalestrina |
| 39.2 | Appointed | WojciechTabor † | Bishop ofVilnius,Lithuania |
| 13 Apr | | Ordained Bishop | Jeand’Auriole † | Bishop ofMontauban,France | Bishop Emeritus |
| 18 Apr | | Died | Francescode Noya, O.F.M. † | Bishop ofCefalù,Italy |
| 2 May | | Appointed | Andréde Pest † | Titular Bishop ofMegara |
| 9 May | | Appointed | GiovanniChericato, O.S.C. † | Bishop ofOtočac (Ottochaz),Croatia | Bishop ofKotor (Cattaro),Montenegro |
| Appointed | PietroMasius † | Bishop ofKonavlje,Albania |
| 11 May | | Appointed | Jeande Sorceyo, O.F.M. † | Auxiliary Bishop ofToul,France |
| Appointed | Jeande Sorceyo, O.F.M. † | Titular Bishop ofChristopolis | Auxiliary Bishop ofToul,France |
| 13 May | | Ordained Bishop | Johannvon Schönberg † | Bishop ofNaumburg,Germany |
| 20 May | 61.3 | Professed | Johann (Jan)Filipec z Prostějov, O.F.M. † | Member ofOrder of Friars Minor | Bishop Emeritus ofOradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad},Romania |
| 1 Jun | | Died | Janz Targowiska † | Bishop ofPrzemyśl,Poland |
| 22 Jun | | Appointed | EdmundAudley † | Bishop ofHereford, England,Great Britain | Bishop ofSalisbury, England,Great Britain |
| Appointed | RichardMacBrien, O.P. † | Bishop ofElphin,Ireland | Bishop Emeritus |
| 28 Jun | | Died | Giovannide Compesio (Compeys) † | Archbishop ofTarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise),France |
| 5 Jul | 46.5 | Died | Louisde Beaumont de La Forêt † | Bishop ofParis,France |
| 8 Jul | | Appointed | CorinusPlosachi de Feys, O.S.B. † | Archbishop ofTarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise),France |
| 9 Jul | 61.5 | Appointed | Rodrigode Borja † | Archbishop ofValencia,Spain | Pope (Roma {Rome},Italy) |
| Appointed | MatthiasKanuti, O.S.B. † | Bishop ofGarðar,Greenland |
| 25 Jul | 60.5 | Died | Giovanni BattistaCibo † | Pope (Roma {Rome},Italy) |
| 26 Jul | 83.3 | Died | Heinrichvon Absberg † | Bishop ofRegensburg,Germany |
| 30.7 | Succeeded | Ruprecht Pfalzgraf Simmervon Bayern de Rhein † | Bishop ofRegensburg,Germany |
| 17.5 | Appointed | FedericoSanseverino † | Cardinal-Deacon ofSan Teodoro | Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus ofNovara,Italy |
| 17.5 | Elevated to Cardinal | FedericoSanseverino † | Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus ofNovara,Italy |
| Aug | 58.5 | Resigned | JeanBilhères de Lagraulas, O.S.B. † | Coadjutor Bishop ofSaintes,France | Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus ofLombez,France |
| 1 Aug | | Resigned | GiovanniCerretani † | Bishop ofNocera Umbra,Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
| 3 Aug | 86.5 | Elevated to Cardinal | MaffeoGirardi (Gherardi), O.S.B. † | Cardinal, Patriarch ofVenezia {Venice},Italy |
| 11 Aug | 61.6 | Elected | Rodrigode Borja † | Pope (Roma {Rome},Italy) |
| 26 Aug | 61.6 | Installed | Rodrigode Borja † | Pope (Roma {Rome},Italy) |
| Confirmed | GiovanniGiusto (Justus) † | Bishop ofOssero (Osor),Croatia |
| 37.4 | Resigned | Ascanio MariaSforza † | Cardinal-Deacon ofSanti Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia | Cardinal, Administrator ofPavia,Italy |
| 28 Aug | 42.6 | Died | Pietrode Luna † | Archbishop ofMessina,Italy |
| 31 Aug | 58.6 | Appointed | GirolamoBasso Della Rovere † | Cardinal-Bishop ofPalestrina | Cardinal, Bishop ofRecanati,Italy |
| Appointed | GiacomoBreuquet † | Bishop ofNocera Umbra,Italy |
| Died | PierreCadoet † | Archbishop ofBourges,France |
| Appointed | Guillaumede Cambrai (Cambray) † | Archbishop ofBourges,France |
| 46.6 | Appointed | Juande Borja Lanzol de Romaní † | Cardinal-Priest ofSanta Susanna | Cardinal, Archbishop ofMonreale,Italy |
| 46.6 | Elevated to Cardinal | Juande Borja Lanzol de Romaní † | Cardinal, Archbishop ofMonreale,Italy |
| 16.9 | Appointed | Césarde Borja (Borgia) † | Archbishop ofValencia,Spain | Former Archbishop-Elect |
| 46.6 | Appointed | GiovanniMichiel † | Cardinal-Bishop ofPorto e Santa Rufina | Cardinal, Bishop ofVerona,Italy |
| 51.6 | Appointed | Antonio GentilePallavicini † | Administrator ofPamplona,Spain | Cardinal, Bishop ofOrense,Spain |
| 70.6 | Appointed | Giovanni BattistaSavelli † | Administrator ofMallorca,Spain | Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon ofSan Nicola in Carcere |
| 37.4 | Appointed | Ascanio MariaSforza † | Administrator ofEger,Hungary | Cardinal, Administrator ofPavia,Italy |
| Sep | 39.6 | Ordained Bishop | WojciechTabor † | Bishop ofVilnius,Lithuania |
| 3 Sep | | Appointed | Janvon Brandis † | Bishop ofPrzemyśl,Poland | Bishop Emeritus |
| Appointed | Thibaudde La Tour d’Auvergne † | Bishop ofSisteron,France |
| Confirmed | ValentinVlk (Farkas) † | Bishop ofOradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad},Romania |
| 12 Sep | | Appointed | JohannDieburger, O. Cist. † | Auxiliary Bishop ofWorms,Germany |
| Appointed | JohannDieburger, O. Cist. † | Titular Bishop ofApros | Auxiliary Bishop ofWorms,Germany |
| 14 Sep | 86.7 | Died | MaffeoGirardi (Gherardi), O.S.B. † | Cardinal, Patriarch ofVenezia {Venice},Italy |
| 22 Sep | | Died | PeterCourtenay † | Bishop ofWinchester, England,Great Britain |
| Oct | | Died | AngeloPechinoli † | Bishop ofCivita Castellana e Orte,Italy |
| 1 Oct | | Appointed | TommasoDonato, O.P. † | Patriarch ofVenezia {Venice},Italy |
| 60.7 | Appointed | OliverKing † | Bishop ofExeter, England,Great Britain | Bishop ofBath and Wells, England,Great Britain |
| 32.7 | Appointed | WilliamSmyth (Smith) † | Bishop ofCoventry and Lichfield, England,Great Britain | Bishop ofLincoln, England,Great Britain |
| 8 Oct | | Appointed | ThomasFord, C.R.S.A. † | Bishop ofAchonry,Ireland |
| Appointed | Marcin JanLintfari † | Bishop ofŽemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź),Lithuania |
| Appointed | AdelloPiccolomini † | Bishop ofSovana (Soana),Italy |
| Appointed | AntonioPirro (Pyrro) † | Bishop ofAvellino e Frigento,Italy |
| 9 Oct | | Appointed | PiotrLeszorowski, O.P. † | Bishop ofKamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec),Ukraine |
| 18 Oct | | Installed | Jeande Rely (Rezy) † | Bishop ofAngers,France |
| 22 Oct | | Died | Simonvan den Borch † | Bishop ofReval (Rewel),Estonia |
| 24 Oct | 37.8 | Died | ThaddeusMcCarthy † | Bishop ofCork and Cloyne,Ireland |
| 29 Oct | | Appointed | EnricoBruno, O.P. † | Bishop ofCivita Castellana e Orte,Italy | Archbishop ofTaranto,Italy |
| Appointed | JeanSimon de Champigny † | Bishop ofParis,France |
| 14 Nov | | Appointed | Britius † | Bishop ofKnin (Tinin),Croatia |
| 17 Nov | | Born | SimonePasqua (di Negro) † | | Cardinal, Bishop ofLuni e Sarzana,Italy |
| 18 Nov | | Ordained Bishop | Marcin JanLintfari † | Bishop ofŽemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź),Lithuania |
| 25 Nov | 31.1 | Ordained Bishop | Ruprecht Pfalzgraf Simmervon Bayern de Rhein † | Bishop ofRegensburg,Germany |
| 30 Nov | | Ordained Bishop | TommasoDonato, O.P. † | Patriarch ofVenezia {Venice},Italy |
| 3 Dec | 82.9 | Resigned | Milesd’Illiers † | Bishop ofChartres,France | Bishop Emeritus |
| 42.9 | Appointed | Renéd’Illiers † | Bishop ofChartres,France |
| Appointed | Armandde Gontault † | Bishop ofSarlat,France | Bishop Emeritus |
| Appointed | JacquesHémere † | Titular Bishop ofBethleem |
| Appointed | HumbertLeonardi, O. Carm. † | Titular Bishop ofDariensis | Auxiliary Bishop ofLiège,Belgium |
| 36.6 | Appointed | SigismondoPappacoda † | Bishop ofVenosa,Italy | Bishop ofTropea,Italy |
| Appointed | Alfonsode San Cipriano, O.P. † | Auxiliary Bishop ofZamora,Spain |
| Appointed | Alfonsode San Cipriano, O.P. † | Titular Bishop ofLibariensis | Auxiliary Bishop ofZamora,Spain |
| 29.9 | Appointed | ThomasSavage † | Bishop ofRochester, England,Great Britain | Archbishop ofYork, England,Great Britain |
| 10 Dec | 26.0 | Appointed | Cosimode’ Pazzi † | Bishop ofOloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie),France | Archbishop ofFirenze {Florence},Italy |
| Appointed | Francescoda Oliveto † | Bishop ofMonteverde,Italy |
| 29 Dec | 37.9 | Appointed | JuanLópez † | Bishop ofPerugia,Italy | Cardinal, Archbishop ofCapua,Italy |