The Year of Our Lord 1487

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Selected	Busso von Alvensleben †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
		Appointed	Pedro Beltrán †	Bishop of Tui, Spain
		Died	Pietro Bocca †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
		Died	Levinus Brunstorp, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
		Died	Lorenzo Capodiferro †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
		Appointed	James Chisholm †	Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	44.0	Appointed	Diego de Deza, O.P. †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Born	Rodrigo González de Marmolejo †	Carmona, Spain	Bishop of Santiago de Chile
		Born	Matteo Griffoni (Grifonio) Pioppi †	Tuscany	Bishop of Trivento, Italy
		Ordained Priest	Kaspar Preiel †	Priest of Bamberg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Heinrich Schertlin †	Titular Bishop of Thermopylae	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Professed	Hieronymus Schultz, O. Praem. †	Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
		Born	Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Wolfenbüttel	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamberg), Germany
		Born	Philippe von Gundelsheim †		Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
5 Jan		Appointed	Erhard Baumgartner †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
23 Jan		Died	Wedigo Gans zu Putlitz †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
24 Jan		Appointed	Bernardino Fenier (Venerio) †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
26 Jan		Died	Philipp von Henneberg †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
28 Jan	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Robert Morton †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
29 Jan		Appointed	Peter Courtenay †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
29 Jan	39.1	Appointed	Richard Foxe †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
1 Feb		Selected	Heinrich Groß von Trockau †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
12 Feb		Appointed	Troilo Agnesi †	Bishop of Lavello, Italy
12 Feb		Appointed	Pietro Palagario, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
14 Feb		Born	Heinrich von Rhein †	Heidelberg	Bishop-Elect of Freising, Germany
16 Feb		Appointed	Pietro Paolo Capobianco †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
19 Feb		Born	Johannes von Lupfen †	Stühlingen	Former Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
4 Mar	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Hermann von Hessen †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
5 Mar	46.2	Resigned	Antonio Pallavicini Gentili †	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Orense, Spain
14 Mar	44.2	Appointed	Pietro Barozzi †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
14 Mar		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Pavaro †	Bishop of Porec (Parenzo), Croatia
21 Mar	60.2	Resigned	Johann Beckenschlager †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
	60.2	Succeeded	Johann Beckenschlager †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
	69.2	Died	Bernhard von Rohr †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
28 Mar		Confirmed	Heinrich Groß von Trockau †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
Apr		Ordained Bishop	Bernardino Fenier (Venerio) †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
8 Apr	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Richard Foxe †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
20 Apr	45.3	Appointed	Tamás Bakócz †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
11 May		Appointed	Pietro Menzi †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
21 May	8.2	Appointed	Ippolito d’Este (I) †	Administrator of Esztergom, Hungary	Cardinal, Administrator of Eger, Hungary
31 May		Appointed	Nicolò Maria d’Este †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
3 Jul	25.7	Selected	Ruprecht von Sponheim (bei Rhein) †	Coadjutor Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop
15 Jul	60.5	Installed	Johann Beckenschlager †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
15 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Heinrich Groß von Trockau †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
16 Jul	72.5	Died	Branda Castiglioni †	Bishop of Como, Italy
30 Jul		Confirmed	Busso von Alvensleben †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
3 Aug		Appointed	Ludwig Burgsdorf †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
12 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Nicolò Maria d’Este †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
24 Aug		Appointed	Bernardino Barbiani †	Bishop of Bisaccia, Italy
24 Aug		Appointed	Martino de Maggio (Madio da Tramonti) †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
27 Aug	25.9	Confirmed	Ruprecht von Sponheim (bei Rhein) †	Coadjutor Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop
27 Aug	30.6	Appointed	Antonio Trivulzio (Sr.), O.C.R.S.A. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy
Sep		Died	Bartolomeo Maraschi †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
10 Sep		Born	Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte †	Rome	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
27 Sep		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Lagni †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
Oct		Ordained Bishop	Busso von Alvensleben †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
1 Nov		Died	Johann von Weißenbach †	Bishop of Meissen (Meißen), Germany
12 Nov		Died	Pierre du Chaffault †	Bishop of Nantes, France
12 Nov	43.9	Selected	Johann Salhausen †	Bishop of Meissen (Meißen), Germany
Dec		Appointed	Pedro Díaz de Toledo y Ovalle †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
9 Dec	23.9	Appointed	Leonardo Grosso della Rovere †	Bishop of Agen, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus