The Year of Our Lord 1420

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Marco Barbo †	Venice	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
		Born	Lawrence Booth †		Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
		Born	Giovanni Castiglione †	Milan	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
		Died	Pietro Filomarini †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
		Selected	Albert von Hoya †	Coadjutor Bishop of Minden, Germany	Bishop
		Born	John Morton †	Bere Regis	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
		Born	Cosma Orsini, O.S.B. †	Rome	Cardinal, Archbishop of Trani, Italy
		Born	Robert Stillington †		Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
		Ordained Bishop	Roger Whelpdale †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain
		Died	Cristoforo Zeno †	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
4 Mar		Appointed	Biaggio Molino †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
17 Mar	27.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean de Heinsberg †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
29 Mar		Resigned	Friedrich von Grafeneck †	Bishop-Elect of Brandenburg, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
22 Apr		Appointed	Sante †	Bishop of Orte, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Bova, Italy
25 Apr	60.8	Appointed	Antoine Correr †	Administrator of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
28 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Richard Fleming †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
5 May		Selected	Edmund Lacy †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
13 May		Appointed	Paolo Alberti, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Jul		Died	Henry de la Ware †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
3 Jul		Confirmed	Edmund Lacy †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
15 Jul		Appointed	Thomas Polton †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
21 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Thomas Polton †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
28 Jul		Ordained Bishop	William Heiworth, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
4 Sep		Appointed	Antonio Munnoz, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
4 Sep		Appointed	Antonio Munnoz, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Syra (Suda)	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
25 Sep		Died	Gérard de Montaigu †	Bishop of Paris, France
2 Dec		Appointed	Girolamo de Pola †	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
23 Dec		Appointed	Andrea Raguseo, O.P. †	Bishop of Satriano, Italy