The Year of Our Lord 1496

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Resigned	Jean Allardeau †	Bishop of Marseille, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Nicola Anfora †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
		Died	Richard Bell, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Carlisle, England, Great Britain
		Died	Aurelio Biennato †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
		Died	Jacques de Caulers †	Bishop of Nîmes, France
		Died	Giambattista Contestabili †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
		Died	Leone Cortese †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
		Born	Bonaventura Fauni-Pio, O.F.M. Conv. †	Costacciaro	Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
		Died	Henri d’Aradon, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vannes, France
	26.0	Appointed	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Archbishop of Capua, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Valencia, Spain
		Died	Paolo Della Cavalleria †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
	41.0	Appointed	Alejandro Geraldini (Gerardini, Gueraldini) †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy	Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	41.0	Ordained Bishop	Alejandro Geraldini (Gerardini, Gueraldini) †	Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, Italy	Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
		Born	Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M. †	Villa de Peloche, Spain	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
		Died	Iñigo Manrique de Lara †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Born	Diego de Medellín, O.F.M. †	Medellín, Spain	Bishop of Santiago de Chile
		Born	Hieronymus Meitting †	Augsburg	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
		Born	Fabio Mignanelii †	Siena	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lucera, Italy
		Appointed	Diego de Muros †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
		Died	Luis Osorio †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
		Died	Hugh Pavy †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
	60.6	Appointed	Raymund Pérault, O.S.A. †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Vitale	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria
		Appointed	Antonio de Rojas Manrique †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco Sánchez de la Fuente †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Appointed	Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	William Sever (Siveyer, Senhouse), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain
		Died	Antonio da San Gimignano †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
	35.0	Appointed	Diogo de Sousa †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
	56.6	Appointed	Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini †	Administrator of Fermo, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Died	Bartolomeo Torelli, O.P. †	Bishop of Cagli, Italy
		Born	Cesare Trivulzio †		Bishop of Como, Italy
		Died	Toussaint de Villeneuve, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
Jan		Died	John Marshall †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
6 Jan		Born	Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. †	Rogliano	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
17 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Michael Deacon †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
27 Jan	54.1	Appointed	Pascual Rebenga de Ampudia, O.P. †	Bishop of Burgos, Spain
3 Feb	51.1	Selected	Philippe de Luxembourg †	Bishop of Thérouanne, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
8 Feb		Appointed	Geremia Contugi †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	14.7	Confirmed	Ruprecht von Rhein †	Bishop of Freising, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
	21.1	Appointed	Federico Sanseverino †	Administrator of Thérouanne, France	Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Novara, Italy
15 Feb		Died	James Goldwell †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
19 Feb	21.4	Appointed	Luigi d’Aragona †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin	Cardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
	21.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi d’Aragona †	Cardinal, Administrator of Nardò, Italy
	26.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Cardinal, Administrator of Valencia, Spain
	64.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan de Castro †	Cardinal, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
	41.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan López †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	66.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Bartolomé Martí †	Cardinal, Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain
20 Feb		Died	Richard Hill †	Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
24 Feb	26.1	Installed	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, Administrator of Valencia, Spain
	64.9	Appointed	Juan de Castro †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
	41.1	Installed	Juan López †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	66.1	Installed	Bartolomé Martí †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain
16 Mar		Appointed	Guillermo Ramón de Moncada †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
4 Apr		Ordained Priest	Geoffrey Blythe †	Priest	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
4 Apr	54.3	Confirmed	Hermann von Hessen †	Coadjutor Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
11 Apr		Appointed	Ulrich von Liechtenstein †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
20 Apr		Appointed	Gian Domenico de Zazi †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
24 Apr	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Leonhard von Keutschach, C.R.S.A. †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
25 Apr	75.3	Died	Thomas Berlower †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
4 May	44.3	Appointed	Bernhard Meurl von Leombach †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
4 May	44.3	Appointed	Bernhard Meurl von Leombach †	Titular Bishop of Libariensis	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
7 May	37.3	Selected	Hugo von Hohenladenburg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
27 Jun		Appointed	Gutierre Álvarez de Toledo †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Appointed	Alfonso Carrillo de Albornoz †	Bishop of Avila, Spain
		Appointed	Juan Daza †	Bishop of Catania, Italy	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
	62.5	Appointed	John Ingleby, O. Cart. †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
6 Jul		Appointed	Agostino Tuttavilla †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jul		Appointed	Louis Passert †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
18 Jul	37.5	Ordained Priest	Hugo von Hohenladenburg †	Priest of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Bishop
29 Jul	68.6	Appointed	Paolo Fregoso (Campofregoso) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
29 Jul	37.6	Confirmed	Hugo von Hohenladenburg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
3 Aug		Appointed	John Arundel †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	John Morgan †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
	33.6	Appointed	Thomas Savage †	Bishop of London, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
26 Aug		Appointed	Antonio Flores †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Archbishop of Avignon, France
31 Aug	59.7	Appointed	Nikolaus Schinner †	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
11 Sep	62.7	Ordained Bishop	John Ingleby, O. Cart. †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
11 Oct		Died	Antoine de Pompadour †	Bishop of Condom, France
12 Oct		Appointed	Rinaldo Montoro e Landolina, O.P. †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
26 Oct	62.8	Appointed	Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Condom, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lombez, France
26 Oct	51.8	Appointed	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Administrator of Nîmes, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
Nov		Ordained Bishop	John Morgan †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
6 Nov		Ordained Bishop	John Arundel †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
7 Nov		Appointed	Antonio Torres, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
15 Nov		Died	Johannes Meppen, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
18 Nov	70.9	Died	Wilhelm von Reichenau †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
2 Dec	33.0	Appointed	Andrea Della Valle †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
2 Dec		Appointed	Girolamo Lusco †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
5 Dec	41.2	Selected	Gabriel von Eyb †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
14 Dec	56.1	Died	Heinrich von Schwarzburg †	Bishop of Münster, Germany
18 Dec	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Hugo von Hohenladenburg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany