The Year of Our Lord 1442

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Albertus, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
		Born	Dietrich Arndes †	Hamburg	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
		Born	Tamás Bakócz †	Erdőd	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	30.0	Ordained Priest	Hermann von Breitenladenburg †	Priest	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Died	Nicola Falconi †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
		Born	Ludwig von Freiburg †	Biberach	Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Appointed	Giacomo Pietro de Gravina †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
		Born	Hermann von Hessen †		Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Born	Leonhard von Keutschach, C.R.S.A. †	Klagenfurt	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
		Died	Thomas Rudborne †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
10 Jan	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Friedrich Truchseß von Emmerberg †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
24 Jan	30.1	Selected	Gerhard von Hoya †	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamberg), Germany
23 Mar		Appointed	Leone de Simone †	Bishop of Nola, Italy
1 Apr	30.3	Confirmed	Gerhard von Hoya †	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamberg), Germany
18 Apr		Appointed	João Manuel, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
27 Jun		Appointed	William Lindwood †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
11 Jul	54.5	Appointed	Juan de Torquemada, O.P. †	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
23 Jul		Appointed	Antonio Bretone (Ferrier) †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Orange, France	Bishop
14 Aug	38.6	Appointed	Gottfried Schenk von Limpurg †	Apostolic Administrator of Würzburg, Germany	Bishop
14 Aug	26.4	Resigned	Sigmund von Sachsen †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
26 Aug		Ordained Bishop	William Lindwood †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
29 Sep	30.7	Ordained Bishop	Gerhard von Hoya †	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamberg), Germany
15 Oct		Appointed	James Blakedon, O.P. †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland	Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain
17 Oct		Appointed	Domizio Falangola †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
17 Dec		Appointed	Gautier de Forcalquier †	Bishop of Gap, France
18 Dec	72.0	Died	Pierre Cauchon de Somièvre †	Bishop of Lisieux, France
18 Dec		Died	Filippo Ventorelli †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy