The Year of Our Lord 1444

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Domenico Giacobazzi †	Rome	Cardinal, Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
		Born	Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Quiñones †	Guadalajara	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Born	Heinrich von Lichtenau †	Mindelheim	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		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	Peter Spitznagel, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	33.0	Appointed	Peter Spitznagel, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Myra	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Born	Kaspar Tobritsch †	Ingolstadt	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
22 Mar	44.9	Ordained Bishop	John Carpenter †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
22 Apr		Appointed	John Low †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
2 May	65.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Alfonso de Borja y Cabanilles †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
14 Jun	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Reginald Pecock †	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
20 Jul		Appointed	João Manuel, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
24 Aug		Died	Matteo Boniperti, O.P. †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
Sep		Died	Carlo Bartoli †	Bishop of Siena, 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
18 Sep		Appointed	Cristoforo di Dan Marcello †	Bishop of Siena, 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 Dan Marcello †	Bishop of Siena, Italy
6 Nov		Appointed	Ruggero Mandosi †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27 Nov		Appointed	Neri da Montegarullo †	Bishop of Siena, Italy
24 Dec		Appointed	Felice Fajadelli, O.P. †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy