The Year of Our Lord 1490

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	31.2	Ordained Priest	Adolf von Anhalt-Zerbst †	Priest	Bishop of Merseburg, Germany
		Born	Giovanni Giacomo (Jean Jacques) Barba, O.S.A. †	Napoli	Bishop of Terni, Italy
		Born	Konrad von Bibra †		Bishop-Elect of Würzburg, Germany
		Born	Giovanni Vincenzo Acquaviva d’Aragona †	Naples	Cardinal, Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla, Italy
		Died	Angelo Fasolo †	Bishop of Feltre, Italy
		Died	Johann Filipec †	Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
		Professed	Johannes von Helmont, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
		Born	Philippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. †	Savoy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Died	Miguel López de la Serna, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
		Born	Bernardo Manrique, O.P. †	Aguilar de Campóo	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
		Born	Christoph Metzler †	Feldkirch	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Born	Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano) †	Villaescusa de Haro	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
		Died	Nicola Tomacelli †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
		Born	Vicente de Valverde, O.P. †	Segovia, Spain	Bishop of Panamá
		Selected	Valentin Vlk †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
15 Jan		Appointed	Georg Fabri, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
7 Feb		Confirmed	Thomas Grote †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
3 Mar	31.2	Died	Friedrich von Öttingen †	Bishop-Elect of Passau, Germany
		Appointed	Francesco Rosa †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
	50.7	Confirmed	Friedrich von Schaumberg †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
11 Mar	43.2	Selected	Christoph Schachner †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
13 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Georg Fabri, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
14 Mar	55.2	Appointed	Nikolaus Kaps †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Gurk, Austria
14 Mar	55.2	Appointed	Nikolaus Kaps †	Titular Bishop of Hippos	Auxiliary Bishop of Gurk, Austria
24 Mar		Born	Giovanni Salviati †	Florence	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
Apr	69.3	Resigned	Jean Balue †	Bishop of Autun, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Angers, France
2 May	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Friedrich von Schaumberg †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
21 May		Appointed	García de Quijada, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
Jun		Died	Ludwig Burgsdorf †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
13 Jun		Appointed	Gonzalo Fernández de Heredia †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
24 Jun		Born	Juan Lopez de Zárate †	Oviedo, Spain	Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
26 Jun	43.5	Confirmed	Christoph Schachner †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
28 Jun		Born	Albrecht von Brandenburg †	Schloß zu Cölln	Cardinal, Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
30 Jun	31.3	Ordained Priest	Adriaan Florenszoom Dedel †	Priest	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
Aug	32.6	Selected	Dietrich von Bülow †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
10 Aug		Died	Giovanni Venier †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
29 Aug		Appointed	Giovanni Sacco †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
Sep		Died	John Hales †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
5 Nov	32.8	Confirmed	Dietrich von Bülow †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
		Appointed	Antoine Champion †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
		Appointed	Gerolamo Calagrano †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
	25.8	Appointed	Jean-François de la Trémoille †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Auch, France