The Year of Our Lord 1444

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Guillaume de Champeaux †	Bishop of Laon, France
		Died	Alvaro Ferreira †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
		Born	Domenico Giacobazzi †	Rome	Cardinal, Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
		Born	Francesco Gonzaga †	Mantua	Cardinal, Administrator of Mantova, Italy
		Born	Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Quiñones †	Guadalajara	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Born	Heinrich von Lichtenau †	Mindelheim	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		Born	Gabriele Maccafani †		Bishop of Marsi, Italy
		Appointed	Iñigo Manrique de Lara †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain	Archbishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Died	Scipione Manenti †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
		Born	Luis Mercader Escolano, O. Cart. †	Murviedro	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
		Died	Ugolino Nacci, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy
		Born	Ferdinando Ponzetti (Poncetti) †	Florence	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
		Born	Johann Salhausen †	Thammenhain	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
		Died	Giovanni Roberto Santoro †	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
	33.0	Appointed	Pierre Spitznagel, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	33.0	Appointed	Pierre Spitznagel, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Myra	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Born	Kaspar Tobritsch †	Ingolstadt	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
	42.1	Resigned	Ludovico Trevisano †	Administrator of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
		Died	Fantino Vallareso †	Archbishop of Candia, Greece
4 Jan		Appointed	Johann Rottel †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
26 Feb		Died	William Wells †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
22 Mar	44.9	Ordained Bishop	John Carpenter †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
3 Apr		Appointed	Jean Juvénal des Ursins †	Bishop of Laon, France	Archbishop of Reims, France
4 Apr	64.3	Died	Regnault de Chartres †	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
22 Apr		Appointed	John Low (Lobbe) †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
22 Apr	49.3	Appointed	Reginald Pecock (Peacock) †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Chichester, England, Great Britain
2 May	65.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Alfonso de Borja y Cabanilles †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
2 Jun		Died	Alessandro de Masovia †	Bishop Emeritus of Trento, Italy
14 Jun	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Reginald Pecock (Peacock) †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Chichester, England, Great Britain
10 Jul	41.5	Appointed	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Administrator of Béziers, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
15 Jul	38.5	Appointed	Bartolomeo Roverella †	Bishop of Adria, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
15 Jul		Appointed	Antonio Severini †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
20 Jul		Appointed	João Manuel, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
29 Jul		Died	Gilles de Duremont, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Coutances, France
24 Aug		Died	Matteo Boniperti, O.P. †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
31 Aug		Appointed	Antonio Bolognini (Nicolai) †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
Sep		Died	Carlo Bartoli †	Bishop of Siena, Italy
2 Sep	24.7	Appointed	Giovanni Castiglione †	Bishop of Coutances, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
3 Sep	42.8	Appointed	Ludovico Trevisano †	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
4 Sep	64.7	Appointed	Fantino Dandolo †	Archbishop of Candia, Greece	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
11 Sep		Appointed	Galeazzo Cavriani †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
11 Sep		Appointed	Cornelius O’Cunlis, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Emly, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Clonfert, Ireland
18 Sep		Appointed	Cristoforo di San Marcello †	Bishop of Siena, Italy
27 Sep		Ordained Bishop	João Manuel, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
14 Oct		Appointed	Simone Pauli †	Bishop of Cagli, Italy
19 Oct		Appointed	Jacopo-Antonio dalla Torre †	Bishop of Modena, Italy	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
19 Oct		Appointed	Battista Pallavicino †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
23 Oct		Appointed	Giovanni di Prangins †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea	Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy
		Resigned	Giovanni di Prangins †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Antoine de Prez †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Nov		Died	Cristoforo di San Marcello †	Bishop of Siena, Italy
4 Nov		Appointed	Francesco Oddi de Tuderto †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
6 Nov		Appointed	Ruggero Mandosi †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
6 Nov		Appointed	Giovanni Marcolini, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
8 Nov	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Gottfried Schenk von Limpurg †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
25 Nov		Died	Martin Gouge †	Bishop of Clermont, France
27 Nov		Appointed	Neri da Montegarullo †	Bishop of Siena, Italy
24 Dec		Appointed	Felice Fajadelli, O.P. †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy