The Year of Our Lord 1279

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Hugh Benham †	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Pietro Viatico Caetani †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
		Died	Étienne d’Auriac †	Bishop of Mende, France
		Appointed	Durand †	Bishop of Nantes, France
	19.0	Professed	Guillaume Pierre Godin, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Appointed	Konrad von Himberg †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
		Died	Laurent di Leistenberg †	Bishop of Metz, France
		Appointed	Auger de Montfaucon †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
		Born	Ulrich Pfefferhardt †		Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Died	Raymond de Restoil †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
		Appointed	Bernardo de Vilacert †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
	49.0	Appointed	Bernhard von Wölpe †	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamberg), Germany
5 Jan		Appointed	Rodrigo de Tello †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
28 Jan	49.0	Appointed	John Peckham, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
8 Feb		Appointed	John Darlington, O.P. †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
19 Feb	49.1	Ordained Bishop	John Peckham, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
20 Feb		Died	Pedro de Castellnou †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
26 Feb		Appointed	Gilles de Châteaurenaud †	Bishop of Nevers, France
5 Mar		Died	Nicola †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
21 Mar		Appointed	Heinrich Fleming †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
21 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Heinrich Fleming †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
24 Mar		Died	Hildebrand von Möhren †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
22 Apr		Died	Walter Giffard †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
May	51.5	Resigned	Girolamo Masci, O.F.M. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
10 May		Appointed	Elie Pilet †	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
25 May		Appointed	Johann von Ennsthal †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
28 May		Died	William Wishart †	Bishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
Jun		Died	Thomas O’Connor †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
7 Jun		Appointed	Raimond d’Auberoche †	Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France
22 Jun		Selected	William Wickwane †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
2 Jul		Died	Thurgot †	Bishop of Reval (Rewel), Estonia
4 Jul	28.5	Died	Otto von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
18 Jul		Appointed	Siegfried von Querfurt †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
1 Aug		Died	Robert de Courtenay †	Bishop of Orléans, France
27 Aug		Ordained Bishop	John Darlington, O.P. †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
3 Sep		Appointed	Reinboto von Meilenhart †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
3 Sep		Died	Étienn Templier (Tempier) †	Bishop of Paris, France
12 Sep	64.6	Died	Robert Kilwardby, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
17 Sep		Ordained Bishop	William Wickwane †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
26 Sep	49.7	Appointed	Bentivenga de Bentivenghi, O.F.M. †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Bishop of Todi, Italy
3 Oct		Appointed	Geoffroy de Saint-Briçon †	Bishop of Saintes, France
3 Oct		Appointed	Jean de Toulay †	Bishop of Le Mans, France
4 Oct		Appointed	Conrad Probus, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Toul, France	Bishop Emeritus
7 Oct		Appointed	Jean delle Fiandre †	Bishop of Metz, France	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
10 Oct		Appointed	Guillaume de Grez †	Bishop of Auxerre, France
11 Oct		Appointed	Pierre de La Jaisse †	Bishop of Mâcon, France
27 Nov		Appointed	Nicholas Cusack, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Kildare, Ireland
4 Dec		Appointed	Bl. Gauthier de Bruges, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Poitiers, France	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec		Appointed	Hervé Bloc †	Bishop of Vannes, France
18 Dec		Died	Richard Gravesend †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
23 Dec	64.9	Died	Marcin z Opawy †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland

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