The Year of Our Lord 1492

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Pietro Ajosa †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
		Born	Jean du Bellay †	Castle of Glatigny, Souday	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
		Resigned	Miles d’Illiers †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Tommaso Donato †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
		Appointed	Bernardino de Fabiis †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
		Died	Fadrique de Guzmán †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
		Born	Johann Ludwig von Hagen †	Pfalzel	Archbishop-Elect of Trier, Germany
	45.0	Ordained Priest	Jan Konarski †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Kraków, Poland
		Born	Johann von Metzenhausen †	Neef	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
	87.0	Died	Diego de Muros (Moiras), O. de M. †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
		Born	Christoph Marschalk zu Pappenheim †	Pappenheim	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
		Died	Pietro Ranzano, O.P. †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
		Born	Dietrich von Reden †	Meppen	Bishop Emeritus of Lübeck, Germany
		Died	Pons de Salignac †	Bishop of Sarlat, France
		Died	Francesco de Sanctis, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
		Died	Nicolas Solimele †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
		Born	Franz von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Wolfenbüttel	Bishop-Elect of Minden, Germany
		Died	Battista de Ventura †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
		Confirmed	Valentin Vlk †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
7 Jan		Born	Diomede Carafa †	Ariano	Cardinal, Bishop of Ariano, Italy
9 Jan	58.0	Resigned	Girolamo Basso Della Rovere †	Administrator of Gubbio, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Macerata, Italy
23 Jan		Appointed	Biagio de Locha †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Italy
23 Jan		Appointed	Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P. †	Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
Feb		Died	Rodrigo de Ávila †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
8 Feb	44.1	Appointed	Richard Fox †	Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
27 Feb	50.2	Appointed	Dietrich Arndes †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
27 Feb		Resigned	Thomas Grote †	Bishop-Elect of Lübeck, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
11 Mar		Died	Thomas Milling, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain
14 Mar	32.2	Confirmed	Georges d’Amboise (I) †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
15 Mar		Died	Dietrich von Schönberg †	Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
15 Mar		Succeeded	Johann von Schönberg †	Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
26 Mar	16.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni de’ Medici †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Johann Orgass †	Bishop of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], Estonia
	51.2	Appointed	Antonio Pallavicini Gentili †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Cardinal, Bishop of Orense, Spain
1 Apr	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Dietrich Arndes †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
		Ordained Bishop	Johann Orgass †	Bishop of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], Estonia
		Appointed	Wojciech Tabo †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
11 Apr		Appointed	Simone Chiavari, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
11 Apr	65.3	Appointed	Jaime Serra i Cau †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
13 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Jean d’Auriole †	Bishop of Montauban, France	Bishop Emeritus
18 Apr		Died	Francesco de Noya, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
21 May		Appointed	Juan de Ortega †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
29 May		Appointed	Francesco Grosso della Rovere †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy	Bishop of Mende, France
22 Jun		Appointed	Edmund Audley †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
28 Jun		Died	Giovanni de Compesio (Compeys) †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
Jul		Died	Giovanni Cerretani †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
9 Jul	61.5	Appointed	Rodrigo de Borja †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Matthias Kanuti, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
		Appointed	Matthias Kanuti, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Gadara	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
25 Jul	60.6	Died	Giovanni Battista Cibò †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26 Jul	83.4	Died	Heinrich von Absberg †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
	30.8	Succeeded	Ruprecht Pfalzgraf Simmer von Bayern de Rhein †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
	17.6	Appointed	Federico Sanseverino †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Teodoro	Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Novara, Italy
	17.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Federico Sanseverino †	Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Novara, Italy
Aug	58.6	Resigned	Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas, O.S.B. †	Coadjutor Bishop	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lombez, France
3 Aug	86.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Maffeo Gherardi, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
11 Aug	61.6	Elected	Rodrigo de Borja †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26 Aug		Appointed	Guglielmo Bruno †	Bishop of Andros, Greece
	61.7	Installed	Rodrigo de Borja †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	37.5	Resigned	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
28 Aug	42.7	Died	Pietro de Luna †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
31 Aug	58.7	Appointed	Girolamo Basso Della Rovere †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Bishop of Macerata, Italy
		Appointed	Giacomo Breuquet †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
		Died	Pierre Cadoet †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
		Appointed	Guillaume de Cambray †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
	46.7	Appointed	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
	46.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
	17.0	Appointed	César de Borja †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain	Former Archbishop-Elect
	46.7	Appointed	Giovanni Michiel †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
	70.7	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Savelli †	Administrator of Mallorca, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
	37.5	Appointed	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Administrator of Eger, Hungary	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
14 Sep	86.7	Died	Maffeo Gherardi, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
22 Sep		Died	Peter Courtenay †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
Oct		Died	Angelo Pechinoli †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
1 Oct	60.8	Appointed	Oliver King †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
1 Oct	32.8	Appointed	William Smyth (Smith) †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
8 Oct		Appointed	Martin Johann Lintfari †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
8 Oct		Appointed	Adello Piccolomini †	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
18 Oct		Installed	Jean de Rely †	Bishop of Angers, France
22 Oct		Died	Simon van den Borch †	Bishop of Reval (Rewel), Estonia
29 Oct		Appointed	Enrico Bruno, O.P. †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
17 Nov		Born	Simone Pasqua (di Negro) †	Taggia	Cardinal, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
18 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Martin Johann Lintfari †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
25 Nov	31.1	Ordained Bishop	Ruprecht Pfalzgraf Simmer von Bayern de Rhein †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
3 Dec	29.9	Appointed	Thomas Savage †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
10 Dec	26.0	Appointed	Cosimo de’ Pazzi †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
29 Dec	38.0	Appointed	Juan López †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy