The Year of Our Lord 1481

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Giovanni Attaldo †	Archbishop of Trani, Italy
		Died	Benedictus , O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Mitylene
		Appointed	Paolo Bracchi †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
		Died	Stefano Capani †	Bishop of Lavello, Italy
		Born	Paolo Emilio Cesi †	Umbria	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
		Died	Leonardo del Giudice †	Bishop of Bitetto, France
		Born	Philipp von Flersheim †	Kaiserslautern	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Selected	Berthold von Landsberg †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
		Born	Claude de Longwy de Givry †	Franche-Conté	Cardinal, Administrator of Langres, France
		Died	Barnaba Mersoni †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
		Died	Petruccio de Migliolo †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
		Ordained Priest	Heinrich Negelin (Nagele) †	Priest of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		Born	Johannes Reuther, O. Carm. †	Ravensburg	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Appointed	Giovanni Romano, O.P. †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
	27.1	Ordained Bishop	Giuliano della Rovere †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Died	Robert Tully †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
		Appointed	Heinrich Unkel, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Heinrich Unkel, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Antonio Ursi †	Bishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
		Appointed	Santo Venier †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece
		Resigned	Robert de Villequier †	Bishop of Nîmes, France	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jan	14.0	Appointed	Adalbert zu Sachsen †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
29 Jan		Died	Caspar †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
12 Feb		Appointed	Justo Baldini, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
23 Feb		Appointed	Georg Vink, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
23 Feb		Appointed	Georg Vink, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Hesbon	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
31 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Otto von Sonnenberg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
Apr		Ordained Bishop	Georg Vink, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Hesbon	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
15 Apr	64.3	Appointed	Pietro Foscari †	Cardinal, Administrator of Padova {Padua}, Italy
28 Apr		Died	Guido Bernardi †	Bishop of Langres, France
9 May		Appointed	Jan Strzelecki †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
14 May		Born	Ruprecht von Rhein †	Heidelberg	Former Bishop-Elect of Freising, Germany
20 May		Ordained Bishop	Jan Strzelecki †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
26 May		Died	Johannes Berger, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
18 Jun		Appointed	Jean d’Amboise †	Bishop of Langres, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Johannes Velmecker, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Appointed	Johann Welmecher, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Appointed	Johann Welmecher, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
24 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Piotr Chotkowski †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
27 Jun		Appointed	Roberto Folchi †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jun		Appointed	Dietrich von Schönberg †	Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
2 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Johannes Velmecker, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
8 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Johann Welmecher, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
27 Aug		Appointed	Giovanni dei Porcari †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
5 Sep		Appointed	Nicola Ippoliti †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
10 Sep		Appointed	Étienne Blosset de Carrouges †	Bishop of Nîmes, France	Bishop of Lisieux, France
		Appointed	Matthias Michaelis de Posegavan †	Bishop of Dagne (Danj), Albania
		Appointed	Johann Schlecht (von Vilsek), O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
		Appointed	Johann Schlecht (von Vilsek), O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
23 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Johann Schlecht (von Vilsek), O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
Oct	58.8	Resigned	Jacques d’Espinay-Durestal †	Bishop of Rennes, France	Bishop Emeritus
12 Oct		Appointed	Andrzej Oporowski †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
21 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Matthias Michaelis de Posegavan †	Bishop of Dagne (Danj), Albania
Nov		Confirmed	Berthold von Landsberg †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
4 Nov		Died	Richard Beauchamp †	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
5 Nov	6.8	Appointed	Federico Sanseverino †	Administrator of Maillezais, France	Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Novara, Italy
14 Nov	25.4	Appointed	Giovanni d’Aragona †	Administrator of Cosenza, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
21 Nov	61.9	Died	Cosma Orsini, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Trani, Italy
29 Nov	54.9	Selected	Johann Beckenschlager †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria	Archbishop
17 Dec		Appointed	Donato de Georgiis, O.P. †	Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina
17 Dec		Appointed	Guglielmo de Speluncata, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France	Bishop Emeritus
30 Dec	42.0	Appointed	Matthias Scheit (Scheidt) †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Matthias Scheit (Scheidt) †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus