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
		Born	Niccolò Fieschi †	Genoa	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Georg Heßler (Hessler) †	Priest of Würzburg, Germany	Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
		Born	Jan Lubranski †		Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Died	John Mey †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
		Died	Francesco Oddi de Tuderto †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
		Died	Jean de Parenzo †	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
		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	25.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Rodrigo de Borja †	In Pectore	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20 Feb	26.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Luis Juan del Milà †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain
1 Mar		Appointed	Jan Pelletz (Pelec), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
1 Mar		Appointed	Jan Pelletz (Pelec), O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Symbalia (Cembalo)	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
15 Mar		Appointed	Godefroid Greveray, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Dagne (Danj), Albania
19 Mar	61.2	Died	Reinhard von Helmstatt †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
21 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Jean du Bellay, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop of Poitiers, France
23 Mar		Born	Sigismondo Pappacoda †	Naples	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
12 Apr	28.3	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Fregoso (Campofregoso) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
21 Apr		Appointed	Nikolaus Langen, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
21 Apr		Appointed	Nikolaus Langen, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Milos (Melos), Greece	Auxiliary Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
10 May	58.4	Resigned	Heinrich von Hewen †	Apostolic Administrator of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
10 May	71.4	Appointed	Isidore of Kiev †	Administrator of Nicosia, Cyprus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sant’Alessio
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
9 Jun		Appointed	Jodok von Rosenberg, O.H. †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
18 Jun	48.8	Appointed	Alain de Coëtivy †	Administrator of Dol, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Avignon, France
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
25 Jun		Born	Giovanni d’Aragona †	Napoli	Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
27 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Johann von Grumbach †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
Jul		Resigned	Pierre Bureau †	Bishop of Béziers, France	Bishop Emeritus
13 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Heinrich Hopfgarten, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
20 Jul	62.6	Died	Alerinus de Rambaldis †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
23 Jul		Appointed	Ulrich Aumayer (Aumair), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
23 Jul		Appointed	Ulrich Aumayer (Aumair), O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
1 Sep		Died	Giovanni Castiglione (de Polena) †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
8 Sep		Born	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Plasencia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
12 Sep		Died	Dalmacio del Mur †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
17 Sep	25.7	Appointed	Rodrigo de Borja †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	25.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Rodrigo de Borja †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	26.7	Appointed	Luis Juan del Milà †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain
	26.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Luis Juan del Milà †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain
	23.0	Appointed	Jaime de Portugal †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio	Cardinal, Administrator of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
	23.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Jaime de Portugal †	Cardinal, Administrator of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
3 Oct	71.8	Died	Walram von Moers †	Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany
22 Oct		Died	Jaime Gerart y Vernomen †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
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
26 Nov		Died	Jean Lavantage †	Bishop of Amiens, France
17 Dec	37.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Castiglione †	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
	50.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Richard Olivier de Longueil †	Cardinal, Bishop of Coutances, France
	60.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan de Mella †	Cardinal, Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
	42.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Rinaldo Piscicello †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	51.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Enea Silvio Piccolomini †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Elevated to Cardinal	Giacomo Tebaldi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
18 Dec	60.0	Appointed	Juan de Mella †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
18 Dec	51.2	Appointed	Enea Silvio Piccolomini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)