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The Year of Our Lord 1455

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownDiedAugustin , O. Cist. †Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
DiedGiacomo BonriposiBishop of Narni, Italy
DiedAlessandro CaietanoBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
DiedMarino ContariniBishop of Treviso, Italy
DiedLouis d’Aubusson, O.S.B. †Bishop of Alet, France
DiedAntonio de CelanoBishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
52.0AppointedGuillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
BornFrancesco de ParetzArchbishop of Taranto, Italy
DiedGileto EsusBishop of Ampurias, Italy
BornGabriele Mascioli Foschi, O.E.S.A. †Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
BornGirolamo de Franciscis (de Franceschi), O.S.M. †Bishop of Coron (Coronea), Greece
DiedGiovanni Gasto, O.F.M. †Bishop of Castro [di Sardegna], Italy
BornAlejandro Geraldini (Gerardini, Gueraldini)Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
DiedJean de GilliacBishop of Vercelli, Italy
DiedJohn GreenBishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
DiedHermann Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
DiedGaleotto de La RattaBishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
BornJuan LópezCardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
AppointedPaolo di San Ginesio Marini, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
AppointedPaolo di San Ginesio Marini, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in BithyniaAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
Ordained BishopPaolo di San Ginesio Marini, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in BithyniaAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
BornThaddeus McCarthyBishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
DiedFrancesco de Oliveto, O.S.B. †Bishop of Rapolla, Italy
DiedAntonio PaoliBishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
ResignedLorenzo de RiccoBishop of Ravello, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedGaspare de Rossi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Frigento, Italy
AppointedLouis RounaultBishop of Maillezais, France
55.0ResignedThomas Scrope, O. Carm. †Bishop of Dromore, IrelandBishop Emeritus
AppointedElias Sguri de Ponagia, O.P. †Bishop of Stefaniaco e Benda, AlbaniaBishop of Croja, Albania
DiedAntonio de Termoli, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Termoli, Italy
ResignedMatteo Testi, O.S.M. †Bishop of Cortona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedWilliam TurnbullBishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
BornThéodore (Dietrich) Wichwael, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
3 JanAppointedJuan SolerArchbishop of Monreale, ItalyBishop of Barcelona, Spain
12 JanOrdained BishopBohuslas von ZwoleBishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
21 Jan77.0DiedChristen HemmingsenBishop Emeritus of Ribe, Denmark
23 JanAppointedMiklos de BarnisBishop of Pécs, Hungary
AppointedTuccio Bishop of Termoli, Italy
26 Jan41.0AppointedGiovanni ContiArchbishop of Conza, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
30 JanAppointedFernando Lopez de LordenBishop of Coria, SpainBishop of Segovia, Spain
AppointedGabriele PontangeliBishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
31 JanAppointedMariano Salvini, O.S.M. †Bishop of Cortona, Italy
2 MarOrdained BishopThomas de Debrenthe (Branche), O.S.B. †Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), CroatiaBishop of Nitra, Slovakia
3 MarBornAscanio Maria SforzaCardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
15 MarBornPietro de Accolti de AretioCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
70.2ResignedIsidore of KievAdministrator of Cervia, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
AppointedFrancesco PortioBishop of Cervia, Italy
16 MarOrdained BishopMariano Salvini, O.S.M. †Bishop of Cortona, Italy
24 Mar57.3DiedTommaso ParentucelliPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
25 Mar54.2DiedRudolf von DiepholzBishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
30 Mar53.2SelectedSiegfried von VenningenBishop of Speyer, Germany
1 Apr65.3DiedZbigniew z OleśnickiCardinal, Bishop of Kraków, Poland
51.1DiedGottfried Schenk von LimpurgBishop of Würzburg, Germany
6 AprDiedGiovanni Battista Legname de PaduaBishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
7 Apr17.2AppointedLouis de BourbonBishop of Liège, Belgium
39.2AppointedGijsbrecht van BrederodeBishop of Utrecht, NetherlandsFormer Bishop-Elect
8 Apr76.2ElectedAlfonso de Borja y CabanillesPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20 Apr76.3InstalledAlfonso de Borja y CabanillesPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
28 AprAppointedGiorgio Fieschi (Flisco)Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
May61.3DiedAndrew MacBradaighBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
Ordained BishopUlrich von Nußdorf (Nussdorfer)Bishop of Passau, Germany
2 MayAppointedAntonio FelettoBishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
5 MayAppointedAndrew Dursier (Muirhead)Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
24 May53.3ConfirmedSiegfried von VenningenBishop of Speyer, Germany
28 MayAppointedGeorges de GilliacBishop of Vercelli, Italy
6 Jun65.4AppointedAntonio Cerdà i Lloscos, O.SS.T. †Administrator of Giovinazzo, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Lérida, Spain
11 Jun31.4SelectedKonrad von DiepholzBishop of Osnabrück, Germany
13 JunAppointedNicola Campanile, O.S.B. †Bishop of Ravello, Italy
16 JunAppointedJohann von GrumbachBishop of Würzburg, Germany
20 JunAppointedAlbert Katschen, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Sidon
AppointedNicola Palmeri, O.S.A. †Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
11 JulAppointedGiacomo de Aurilia, O.F.M. †Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
AppointedTommaso Giliberti, O. Cist. †Bishop of Castro [di Sardegna], Italy
AppointedYves Le Manguier, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Dol, France
AppointedYves Le Manguier, O.P. †Titular Bishop of MegaraAuxiliary Bishop of Dol, France
AppointedThaddaeus (Tither) Magauran, C.R.S.A. †Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
16 JulAppointedPietro MinutoloBishop of Rapolla, ItalyBishop of Teramo, Italy
18 JulAppointedGiovanni del Terma, O.S.M. †Bishop of Faenza, Italy
23 JulAppointedDomenico Michiel, O.P. †Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
28 JulDiedJan von DeherBishop of Lebus, Germany
AugDiedBartolomeo de MicheliBishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
14 AugBornJohann von DalbergBishop of Worms, Germany
Sep44.6ResignedSigfried Piscator, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
1 SepDiedLeif Thor Olafsson (Olavsson)Bishop of Bjørgvin (Bergen), Norway
2 Sep57.0AppointedJakob von SierckApostolic Administrator of Metz, FranceArchbishop of Trier, Germany
3 SepAppointedLellus Bishop of Narni, Italy
DiedAlfonso Tostado de MadrigalBishop of Ávila, Spain
12 SepAppointedAmorattino de CapuaBishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
AppointedPietro de Nucera, O.P. †Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
AppointedBattista de VenturaBishop of Frigento, ItalyBishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
23 SepAppointedAmbroise de CameracoBishop of Alet, FranceBishop Emeritus
25 SepAppointedThomas Burton, O.F.M. †Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
57.1AppointedTomasz StrzępińskiBishop of Kraków, Poland
29 SepBornGabriel von EybBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
13 OctAppointedGiovanni , O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
AppointedJohannes Schulte (von Gultenhaus), O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
AppointedJohannes Schulte (von Gultenhaus), O.S.A. †Bishop of Syra (Suda)Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
18 OctDiedEdmund LacyBishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
20 OctAppointedToussaint Castellani, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
AppointedToussaint Castellani, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Laon, FranceAuxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
AppointedToussaint Castellani, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of DionysiasAuxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
AppointedThomas HalseBishop of Exeter, England, Great BritainFormer Bishop-Elect
22 Oct62.8ResignedJean de HeinsbergBishop of Liège, BelgiumBishop Emeritus
28 OctDiedGuillaume-Hugues d’Estaing, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Bishop of Fréjus, France
3 Nov45.8SelectedFriedrich SesselmannBishop of Lebus, Germany
7 NovAppointedJean du Bellay, O.S.B. †Bishop of Fréjus, FranceBishop of Poitiers, France
14 Nov35.8AppointedMarco BarboBishop of Treviso, ItalyCardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
38.8AppointedPietro FoscariBishop of Treviso, ItalyCardinal, Administrator of Padova {Padua}, Italy
17 NovAppointedJacques Joumond, O.S.B. †Bishop of Andros, GreeceBishop Emeritus of Milos (Melos), Greece
AppointedJacques Joumond, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Limoges, FranceBishop Emeritus of Milos (Melos), Greece
21 NovAppointedHeinrich Hopfgarten, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
AppointedHeinrich Hopfgarten, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of RhosusAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
DiedJean Matthieu, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Cambrai, France
25 NovBornAntonio Surian, O. Cart. †Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
1 Dec45.9ConfirmedFriedrich SesselmannBishop of Lebus, Germany
15 DecAppointedFrancesco de Benedictis de LicataBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
31.9ConfirmedKonrad von DiepholzBishop of Osnabrück, Germany
17 DecAppointedLouis d’Aubusson, O.S.B. †Bishop of Tulle, France
AppointedJakob Flucke, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
AppointedJakob Flucke, O.P. †Titular Bishop of AscalonAuxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France

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