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
		Appointed	Paolo Bracchi †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
		Died	Stefano Capani †	Bishop of Lavello, Italy
		Born	Paolo Emilio Cesi †	Umbria	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio
		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
		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 Nimes, 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
31 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Otto von Sonnenberg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
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	Johannes Velmecker, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
27 Jun		Appointed	Roberto Folchi †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
2 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Johannes Velmecker, O.F.M. †	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 Nimes, France	Bishop of Lisieux, France
		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
18 Oct		Died	Richard Beauchamp †	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
Nov		Confirmed	Berthold von Landsberg †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
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
30 Dec	42.0	Appointed	Matthias Scheit (Scheidt) †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus