The Year of Our Lord 1493

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Giovanni Attaldo †	Archbishop of Trani, Italy
		Died	Justo Baldini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
		Appointed	Robert Briçonnet †	Archbishop of Reims, France
		Appointed	Giovanni Giacomo Castiglione †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
		Born	Giovanni Domenico de Cupis †	Rome	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
		Appointed	Alfonso de Fonseca †	Bishop of Osma, Spain
		Born	Pedro La Gasca †	Navarregadilla	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
		Born	Charles de Hémard de Denonville †	Denonville, Beauce	Cardinal, Bishop of Mâcon, France
		Selected	Otto von Königsmarck †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
		Appointed	Diego Meléndez de Valdés †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Died	Nardo Mormile †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
		Born	Alvaro Moscoso †	Cáceres	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Appointed	Joan de Peralta †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
		Appointed	Guillermo Ramón de Moncada †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
		Born	Juan Salazar Fernández †	Cascajares, Spain	Bishop of Lanciano, Italy
		Appointed	Francisco Sánchez de la Fuente †	Bishop of Avila, Spain	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Born	Antoine Sanguin de Meudon †	France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France
		Born	Gianbernardino Scotti, C.R. †	Maliano di Sabina	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy
		Appointed	Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
2 Jan		Born	Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) †	Château de Ham en Picardie	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Laon, France
8 Jan	57.0	Appointed	Gabriele Altilio †	Bishop of Policastro, Italy
10 Jan		Born	Miklós Oláh †	Sibiu	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
13 Jan		Appointed	Nicola Ippoliti †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Città di Castello, Italy	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
18 Jan		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Lagni †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
26 Jan		Born	Giovanni Poggio †	Bologna	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tropea, Italy
3 Feb	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Oliver King †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
3 Feb	33.1	Ordained Bishop	William Smyth (Smith) †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
4 Feb	59.1	Died	Ardicino della Porta (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aleria, France
8 Feb	47.1	Appointed	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Administrator of Olomouc, Czech Republic	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
16 Feb		Died	Ulrich Geislinger, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
13 Mar		Appointed	Thomas Langton †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
20 Mar	52.2	Resigned	Antonio Pallavicini Gentili †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Cardinal, Bishop of Orense, Spain
24 Mar	25.0	Ordained Priest	Fryderyk Jagiellończyk †	Priest of Kraków, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
27 Mar	36.6	Appointed	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
27 Mar		Appointed	Martino Ponz †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
6 Apr	22.3	Ordained Priest	Peter Krafft †	Priest of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
18 Apr		Appointed	Albert Engel, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Appointed	Albert Engel, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tiflis	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Died	Johannes Yumminck, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
24 Apr	19.0	Appointed	Giovanni Stefano Ferrero †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vercelli, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Bologna, Italy
28 Apr	30.3	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Savage †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
1 May		Ordained Bishop	Albert Engel, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tiflis	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
2 May	38.9	Died	Ermolao Barbaro (Jr) †	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
5 May	62.3	Appointed	Johann Kerer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
5 May	62.3	Appointed	Johann Kerer †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
6 May		Born	Girolamo Seripando, O.S.A. †	Troja	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
8 May	62.4	Ordained Bishop	Johann Kerer †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
24 May	33.4	Appointed	Raffaele Sansone Riario †	Apostolic Administrator of Cuenca, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
7 Jul		Died	Albert Schönhofer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
19 Jul		Appointed	Fernando de Almeida (Cotignus) †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Nevers, France
Aug		Died	Robert d’Espinay †	Bishop of Nantes, France
10 Aug		Born	Andrea Matteo Palmieri †	Naples	Cardinal, Administrator of Policastro, Italy
14 Aug		Died	Pierre de Montfort de Laval †	Archbishop of Reims, France
23 Aug	51.7	Appointed	Juan Castellar y de Borja †	Archbishop of Trani, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
28 Aug		Appointed	Menelao Gennari †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
20 Sep	18.7	Elevated to Cardinal	César de Borja †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
	14.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Ippolito d’Este (I) †	Cardinal, Administrator of Eger, Hungary
	25.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Alessandro Farnese †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	32.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Domenico Grimani †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	25.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Fryderyk Jagiellończyk †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
	37.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
	73.7	Elevated to Cardinal	John Morton †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
	52.7	Resigned	Antonio Pallavicini Gentili †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia	Cardinal, Bishop of Orense, Spain
	58.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Raymund Pérault, O.S.A. †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria
	54.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio †	Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy
23 Sep	14.5	Installed	Ippolito d’Este (I) †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lucia in Orphea	Cardinal, Administrator of Eger, Hungary
	25.6	Installed	Alessandro Farnese †	Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	32.6	Installed	Domenico Grimani †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	25.5	Installed	Fryderyk Jagiellończyk †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lucia in Septisolio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
	37.0	Installed	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
	73.7	Installed	John Morton †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
	58.3	Installed	Raymund Pérault, O.S.A. †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria
	54.7	Installed	Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy
2 Oct	48.8	Appointed	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
2 Oct	25.5	Appointed	Fryderyk Jagiellończyk †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
12 Oct		Died	Busso von Alvensleben †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
13 Oct		Died	Heinrich von Rübenach, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
18 Oct		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Petrucci (Petruzzi) †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Caserta, Italy	Bishop
18 Oct		Appointed	Filippo Porcelli †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
20 Oct	79.8	Died	Giovanni Conti †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy
26 Oct		Born	Francesco Sfondrati †	Cremona	Cardinal, Bishop of Cremona, Italy
4 Nov		Appointed	Jean d’Espinay †	Bishop of Nantes, France	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
13 Nov		Appointed	John Blythe †	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
27 Nov		Appointed	Francesco Manno †	Bishop of Ampurias, Italy	Bishop of Ampurias e Civita, Italy
2 Dec		Appointed	Giambattista Contestabili †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
3 Dec	37.7	Appointed	Sigismondo Pappacoda †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
21 Dec	25.7	Ordained Bishop	Fryderyk Jagiellończyk †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland