The Year of Our Lord 1446

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Antonio Bono (Bon) †	Bishop of Equilio, Italy
		Appointed	Hilger de Burgis, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Hilger de Burgis, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Budua	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Ludovico Certa †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
		Born	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Valencia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
		Died	Felice Fajadelli, O.P. †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
		Died	Bartolomeo Gattola †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
		Died	Corrado da Matelica, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
		Appointed	Giovannuccio Pasquali, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy
		Appointed	Rodrigo de Vergara †	Bishop of Tui, Spain	Bishop of León, Spain
		Born	Marco Vigerio della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. †	Savona	Cardinal, Archbishop of Trani, Italy
10 Jan		Appointed	Antonio Forcilioni, O.P. †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
24 Jan		Resigned	Dietrich von Moers †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
24 Jan		Resigned	Dietrich von Moers †	Apostolic Administrator of Paderborn, Germany	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
7 Mar	35.2	Appointed	Sigfried Piscator, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
7 Mar	35.2	Appointed	Sigfried Piscator, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
13 Mar	42.2	Ordained Bishop	Johann von Eych †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
18 Mar		Appointed	Bernardo Landriani †	Bishop of Como, Italy
7 May		Died	Giovanni di Prangins †	Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy
27 May		Appointed	Niccolò Ruggeri, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
30 May		Appointed	Guillaume Sorbert (Soibert) †	Bishop of Carpentras, France
24 Jul		Died	Giovanni Tossignano †	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
27 Jul	29.6	Ordained Bishop	Reinhard von Sickingen †	Bishop of Worms, Germany
8 Aug		Appointed	Francesco Legnamine (de Padua) †	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy	Bishop of Belluno e Feltre, Italy
10 Aug		Appointed	Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
10 Aug	47.6	Appointed	Juan de Carvajal †	Cardinal, Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
Sep	58.7	Appointed	Juan de Torquemada, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
20 Oct		Died	Georg Lembacher †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria
21 Oct		Died	William Lindwood †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
8 Nov		Died	Lorenz von Lichtenberg †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
16 Dec	48.0	Appointed	Juan de Carvajal †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria	Cardinal, Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	48.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan de Carvajal †	Cardinal, Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
	49.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Tommaso Parentucelli †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)