| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
| unknown | 30.0 | Ordained Bishop | Johann Markgraf von Baden † | Archbishop of Trier, Germany |
| Born | William Enkewort † | | Cardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 23.0 | Ordained Priest | Berthold Graf von Henneberg-Römhild † | Priest | Archbishop of Mainz, Germany |
| Professed | Hermann von Rethem, O.P. † | Member of Order of Friars Preachers | Auxiliary Bishop of Bremen(-Hamberg), Germany |
| Born | Ernst Herzog von Sachsen † | | Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany |
| Jan | | Appointed | Johannes von Werder † | Bishop of Merseburg, Germany |
| 1 Jan | 60.0 | Died | Johann von Eych † | Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany |
| 16 Jan | 38.0 | Appointed | Wilhelm von Reichenau † | Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany |
| 9 Feb | | Died | Bernhard Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † | Bishop-Elect Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany |
| 2 Apr | 62.3 | Confirmed | Dietrich von Schönberg † | Bishop of Meissen (Meißen), Germany |
| 25 May | 37.2 | Confirmed | Ruprecht Pfalzgraf von Rhein † | Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany |
| 30 Jun | | Ordained Bishop | Heinrich Vuyst, O.F.M. † | Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany |
| 4 Jul | 53.5 | Resigned | Johannes Nix von Hoheneck † | Bishop of Speyer, Germany | Bishop Emeritus |
| 47.5 | Appointed | Matthias von Rammung † | Bishop of Speyer, Germany |
| Aug | | Ordained Bishop | Johannes von Werder † | Bishop of Merseburg, Germany |
| 8 Aug | 47.6 | Confirmed | Matthias von Rammung † | Bishop of Speyer, Germany |
| 14 Aug | 58.8 | Died | Enea Silvio Piccolomini † | Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) |
| 30 Aug | 47.7 | Elected | Pietro Barbo † | Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) |
| 16 Sep | 47.7 | Installed | Pietro Barbo † | Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) |
| 11 Nov | | Died | Friedrich von Beichlingen † | Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany |
| 21 Nov | 36.9 | Appointed | Leonhard Pilhamer † | Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany |
| Dec | 35.9 | Appointed | Johann Pfalzgraf von Rhein † | Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany |
| 13 Dec | 78.9 | Died | Pierre de Foix, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Lescar, France | Cardinal, |
| 28 Dec | 48.0 | Ordained Bishop | Matthias von Rammung † | Bishop of Speyer, Germany |