The Year of Our Lord 1456

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Giovanni Colonna †	Rome	Cardinal, Administrator of Rieti, Italy
		Appointed	Maffeo Contarini †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
		Died	Antonio de Celano †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
		Born	Niccolò Fieschi †	Genoa	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Georg Heßler †	Priest of Würzburg, Germany	Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
		Born	Jan Lubranski †		Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Appointed	Gabriele Pontangeli †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
		Born	Konrad von Rietberg †		Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
8 Jan		Died	Gerhard , O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
8 Jan	74.5	Died	St. Lorenzo Giustiniani, O.S.A. †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
25 Jan	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Tomasz Strzępiński †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
4 Feb	24.1	Appointed	George Neville †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
6 Feb		Died	Piotr Nowak †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
16 Feb		Born	Achille Grassi †	Bologna	Cardinal, Administrator of Bologna, Italy
20 Feb	24.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Rodrigo de Borja †	In Pectore	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20 Feb	26.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Luis Juan del Milá †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain
15 Mar		Appointed	Godefroid Greveray, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Dagne (Danj), Albania
19 Mar	61.2	Died	Reinhard von Helmstatt †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
23 Mar		Born	Sigismondo Pappacoda †	Naples	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
30 Mar	54.2	Selected	Siegfried von Venningen †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
10 May	58.4	Resigned	Heinrich von Hewen †	Apostolic Administrator of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
24 May	54.4	Confirmed	Siegfried von Venningen †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
27 May	32.4	Ordained Bishop	Konrad von Diepholz †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
28 May	57.8	Died	Jakob von Sierck †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
29 May		Died	Antonio Bernieri †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
21 Jun	22.5	Selected	Johann von Baden †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
		Appointed	Nicolas Fryes de Brisaco, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Lydia
		Appointed	Carlo Pallavicino †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
13 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Heinrich Hopfgarten †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
24 Jul		Appointed	Ulrich Aumayer, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
24 Jul		Appointed	Ulrich Aumayer, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
8 Sep		Born	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Plasencia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
17 Sep	24.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Rodrigo de Borja †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
17 Sep	26.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Luis Juan del Milá †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain
3 Oct	71.8	Died	Walram von Moers †	Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany
25 Oct	22.8	Confirmed	Johann von Baden †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
7 Nov	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Siegfried von Venningen †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
12 Nov		Confirmed	Leonhard Wyssmayer †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
17 Nov	24.9	Installed	Rodrigo de Borja †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
17 Nov	26.9	Installed	Luis Juan del Milá †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain
17 Dec	51.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Enea Silvio Piccolomini †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Dec	51.2	Appointed	Enea Silvio Piccolomini †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)