The Year of Our Lord 1497

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Juan Arias de Ávila †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
		Died	Paolo Bracchi †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
	52.0	Appointed	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Administrator of Toulon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
		Born	Pedro Fernandes Sardinha †	Evora	Bishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
		Resigned	Bartolomeo Flores †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Stephen Gardiner †	Bury St. Edmunds	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
		Died	Nicolò Garigliati †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
		Born	Dionisio Neagrus Laurerio, O.S.M. †	Benevento	Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy
	34.4	Ordained Priest	Jakob von Liebenstein †	Priest	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
		Appointed	Jean Marre †	Bishop of Condom, France
		Died	Carlo Pallavicino †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
		Born	Balthasar Rantzau †	Windeby	Bishop-Elect of Lübeck, Germany
	34.0	Appointed	Thomas Savage †	Bishop of London, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
	24.4	Professed	Nikolaus von Schönberg, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
		Born	Juan de San Millán †	Barrionuevo	Bishop of León, Spain
		Appointed	Stanislav Thurzó †	Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
		Born	Girolamo Verallo †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy
		Born	Pier Paolo Vergerio †	Capodistria	Bishop Emeritus of Capodistria (Capo d'Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
2 Jan		Appointed	Richard FitzJames †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
9 Jan		Appointed	Giovanni de’ Vecchi †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
9 Jan		Appointed	Angelo Pappacoda †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
30 Jan	51.1	Resigned	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Administrator of Olomouc, Czech Republic	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
30 Jan	52.1	Selected	Johann Rode †	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamberg), Germany
18 Feb		Appointed	Pietro Isvales †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana
21 Feb	16.8	Ordained Priest	Philipp von Rhein †	Priest of Freising, Germany	Bishop
2 Mar	67.2	Appointed	Bartolomé Martí †	Administrator of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
2 Mar	41.4	Confirmed	Gabriel von Eyb †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
15 Mar		Appointed	Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P. †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
14 Apr		Appointed	Claude de Château-Vieux †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France	Archbishop Emeritus
16 Apr	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel von Eyb †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
17 Apr	30.4	Appointed	Cosimo de’ Pazzi †	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
		Appointed	Marino Falconi †	Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
	42.3	Appointed	Juan López †	Administrator of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
		Appointed	Raffaele Rocca †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Capri, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio Torres, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
18 Apr	41.3	Appointed	Konrad von Rietberg †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
28 Apr		Appointed	Silvestro Benedetti †	Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
28 Apr	52.3	Confirmed	Johann Rode †	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamberg), Germany
May	62.3	Died	Robert Morton †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
21 May		Ordained Bishop	Richard FitzJames †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
Jun		Died	Antonio Torres, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
3 Jun		Died	Robert Briçonnet †	Archbishop of Reims, France
4 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Pietro Isvales †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana
4 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Mathias Schach, O. Cart. †	Titular Bishop of Saldae	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
6 Jun	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Johann Rode †	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamberg), Germany
9 Jun	55.4	Appointed	Tamás Bakócz †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
14 Jun	51.5	Installed	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
28 Jul	21.6	Appointed	Bonifacio Ferrero †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
4 Aug	25.6	Appointed	Raffaello Petrucci †	Cardinal, Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
24 Aug	52.6	Appointed	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Archbishop of Reims, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
30 Aug		Appointed	Giovanni (John) de’ Gigli †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
31 Aug		Died	Gerolamo Calagrano †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
10 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Giovanni (John) de’ Gigli †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
13 Sep	20.7	Appointed	Gianvincenzo Carafa †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	67.5	Resigned	Oliviero Carafa †	Administrator of Rimini, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)
		Appointed	Antoine Dubois †	Bishop of Béziers, France
	36.6	Selected	Domenico Grimani †	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Appointed	Amedeo di Romagnano †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
16 Oct		Appointed	Ludovico Agnelli †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
27 Oct	22.8	Appointed	Ottaviano Maria Sforza †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
27 Oct		Appointed	Giacomo Torrella †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy
29 Oct		Born	Benedetto de Accolti †	Florence	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
4 Nov		Died	Athanase Calceofilo †	Bishop of Gerace, Italy
8 Nov	18.6	Appointed	Ippolito d’Este (I) †	Administrator of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Eger, Hungary
10 Nov	66.9	Died	Jakob Raschauer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
13 Nov		Appointed	Altobello de Averoldis †	Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
24 Nov		Died	Guichard d’Aubusson †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
3 Dec		Appointed	Jean d’Amboise †	Bishop of Langres, France
4 Dec		Appointed	Johannes Bonemilch †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
4 Dec		Appointed	Johannes Bonemilch †	Titular Bishop of Sidon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
9 Dec	47.9	Appointed	Lorenzo Cibo de’ Mari †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
20 Dec	56.0	Appointed	Tamás Bakócz †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	18.8	Appointed	Ippolito d’Este (I) †	Cardinal, Administrator of Eger, Hungary
		Appointed	Pedro Gamboa †	Coadjutor Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy	Bishop
		Appointed	Stefano Taverna †	Bishop of Parma, Italy
23 Dec	43.0	Appointed	Juan López †	Administrator of Carcassonne, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy