The Year of Our Lord 1478

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Ordained Bishop	Johannes Berger, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Belline	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
		Born	Erich von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen †		Bishop-Elect of Osnabrück, Germany
		Appointed	Levinus Brunstorp, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
		Appointed	Levinus Brunstorp, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Dionysias	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
		Died	Sansone de Cayano †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
		Resigned	Knut Cobson †	Bishop of Viborg, Denmark	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Francesco Cornaro (Sr.) †	Venice	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
		Born	Jacques de Croy, O.S.B. †		Bishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
		Born	Amanieu d’Albret †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
		Appointed	Antonio Da Valditaro †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Died	Domenico de Dominicis †	Bishop of Brescia, Italy
		Appointed	Gonzalo Fernández de Heredia †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
		Born	García de Loaysa y Mendoza, O.P. †	Talavera de la Reina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Born	Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando †	Ribadeo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
		Died	Patrick Graham †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Friedrich von Hohenzollern †	Priest of Mainz, Germany	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		Died	João Manuel Ferras †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
		Born	Francisco Marroquin Hurtado †	Santander, Spain	Bishop of Guatemala (Santiago de Guatemala), Guatemala
		Died	Giovanni Orsini †	Archbishop of Trani, Italy
		Died	Martin Pedro †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
		Died	Gabriele Pontangeli †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
		Born	Adrian von Riedmatten †	Visps	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
		Born	Johann von Sachsen-Lauenburg †		Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
		Died	Gisberto Tolomei †	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
		Appointed	Luis Velasco †	Bishop of León, Spain	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Died	Andrea Veroli †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy
		Born	Friedrich zu Wied †		Former Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany
14 Jan		Appointed	Antonio de Miraballis †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
14 Jan		Appointed	Giovanni de Rosso †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
29 Jan		Died	John Smith †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
1 Feb	43.6	Died	Cristoforo della Rovere †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
10 Feb	36.1	Appointed	Domenico della Rovere †	Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
10 Feb	36.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Domenico della Rovere †	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
11 Feb		Appointed	Richard Bell, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	36.1	Appointed	Domenico della Rovere †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
		Appointed	Edward Story †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
15 Feb		Appointed	Richard Oldham, O.S.B. †	Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
27 Feb		Appointed	Lorenzo Zanni (Zane) †	Bishop of Brescia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Mar		Born	Christoph von Stadion †	Schelklingen	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
1 Mar	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Georg Altdorfer †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
1 Mar	80.2	Died	Marco Cattaneo, O.P. †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
11 Mar	24.8	Appointed	Francesco Soderini †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
1 Apr	61.3	Appointed	Pietro Foscari †	Administrator of Split (Spalato), Croatia	Cardinal, Administrator of Padova {Padua}, Italy
1 Apr	58.3	Appointed	Cosma Orsini, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Trani, Italy
5 Apr		Died	John Booth †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
14 Apr	39.3	Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy
26 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Richard Bell, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
27 Apr		Born	Galeazzo Florimonte †	Sessa Aurunca	Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
4 May		Appointed	Etienne Goupillon †	Bishop of Sées, France
18 May		Appointed	John Marshall †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
26 May		Born	Giulio de’ Medici †	Florence	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Jun		Died	Rodrigo de Vergara †	Bishop of León, Spain
Jul	39.5	Installed	Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy
3 Jul	63.5	Died	Angelo Capranica †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
3 Jul	24.6	Appointed	Giuliano della Rovere †	Bishop of Mende, France	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
6 Jul	50.2	Appointed	Pedro González de Mendoza †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
24 Jul	73.1	Died	Giovanni Battista Mellini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy
25 Jul		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Pitito, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
27 Jul		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Capranica †	Bishop of Fermo, Italy
1 Aug	61.6	Died	Matthias von Rammung †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
4 Aug		Died	William Grey †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
5 Aug	43.6	Selected	Ludwig von Helmstatt †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
8 Aug	58.6	Selected	John Morton †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
13 Aug	66.6	Ordained Bishop	Diether von Isenburg-Büdingen †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
14 Aug		Appointed	Astorgius Almarici †	Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France	Archbishop of Vienne, France
	8.6	Appointed	Alfonso de Aragón †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
	55.6	Resigned	Ausias Despuig †	Administrator of Zaragoza, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
		Appointed	Guido Gaufridi †	Titular Bishop of Troja
		Appointed	Lazarus Racanelli, O.P. †	Bishop of Urbino, Italy
24 Aug	36.6	Appointed	Domenico della Rovere †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
31 Aug		Appointed	Guillaume Thurin, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
6 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Astorgius Almarici †	Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France	Archbishop of Vienne, France
6 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Guido Gaufridi †	Titular Bishop of Troja
8 Sep		Died	Tommaso Vincenzi †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
9 Sep		Confirmed	Peter Courtenay †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
25 Sep	63.4	Died	Pedro Ferris †	Cardinal, Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
28 Sep	43.7	Confirmed	Ludwig von Helmstatt †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
28 Sep		Appointed	Andrés Martínez Ferriz †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
4 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Laurent von Freiberg †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
5 Oct		Appointed	Battista de' Canonici, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy
14 Oct		Appointed	Bernardin Sanchez, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
14 Oct		Appointed	Bernardin Sanchez, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Hippos	Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
30 Oct	58.8	Confirmed	John Morton †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
1 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Bernardin Sanchez, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Hippos	Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
6 Nov	58.8	Appointed	Marco Barbo †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
8 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Peter Courtenay †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
16 Nov		Appointed	Marinus Fregeno †	Bishop of Kammin (Camin), Germany
6 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Guillaume Thurin, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
13 Dec	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Ludwig von Helmstatt †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
25 Dec		Died	Johannes Hutter, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany