The Year of Our Lord 1440

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Álvaro de Abreu †	Bishop of Évora, Portugal
	65.0	Appointed	Bl. Niccolò Albergati, O. Cart. †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Bishop of Bologna, Italy
		Died	Stefano Ardizone, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Sorres (Sorra), Italy
		Born	Albert von Bayern †		Bishop of Strasbourg, France
		Appointed	Ladislav Bebek de Csetnek †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia	Bishop Emeritus
	36.9	Appointed	Bessarion Basilios , O.S.B.M. †	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Thebae
		Died	Peder Boson †	Bishop of Hamar, Norway
	42.0	Appointed	Giuliano Cesarini (Sr.) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
	42.0	Appointed	Giuliano Cesarini (Sr.) †	Administrator of Taranto, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Died	Guillaume Charrier †	Bishop of Agde, France
	80.4	Resigned	Antonio Correr, C.R.S.A. †	Administrator of Cervia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Died	Johannes de Curzola, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
		Born	Henry Deane †		Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
		Born	Jean d’Harcourt (Armagnac) †		Bishop of Castres, France
		Born	Juraj (Giorgio) Divnić (Difnico) †		Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
		Resigned	Giovanni Fabri, O. Carm. †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Pedro Garcia †		Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
		Died	Mitre Gastinel, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Sisteron, France
		Died	Juan González †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
		Died	Dietrich Gronow †	Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia
		Born	Birger Gunnersen †		Archbishop of Lund, Sweden
		Died	Johann von Heilsberg †	Bishop of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland
		Died	Jean †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Died	Nafno Jensen (Gyrstinge) †	Bishop of Odense, Denmark
		Appointed	Konrad Kron †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
		Born	Krzesław z Kurozwęk †		Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Died	Rodrigo Lourenço †	Bishop of Silves (Sylves), Portugal
		Died	Marco †	Bishop of Asolo (Cittanova; Eraclea), Italy
		Born	Fabrizio Marliani †		Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
		Born	Johannes Meppen, O.S.A. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
		Appointed	Lars Mikaelsson †	Bishop of Växjö (Wexioe), Sweden
		Died	Andrea Micheli †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston) et Curzola (Korcula), Croatia
		Died	Antonio Munnoz, O.P. †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
		Died	Giovanni de Normannis †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
		Ordained Priest	Ulrich von Nußdorf (Nussdorfer) †	Priest	Bishop of Passau, Germany
		Born	Alessandro Numai †		Bishop of Forli, Italy
		Appointed	Leif Thor Olafsson (Olavsson) †	Bishop of Viborg, Denmark	Bishop of Bjørgvin (Bergen), Norway
		Died	Ambrogio d’Omessa †	Bishop of Aleria, France
		Born	Andrzej Oporowski †		Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Born	Niccolò Pandolfini †		Cardinal, Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
		Died	Pietro †	Bishop of Dulcigno (Olcini, Olgun), Montenegro
		Died	Nicola Piscicelli, O. Cist. †	Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
		Died	Antonio da Rieti, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
		Born	Matthias Scheit (Scheidt) †		Bishop Emeritus of Seckau, Austria
		Died	Sergio †	Bishop of Svač, Serbia
		Died	Antonio Stamingo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
		Born	Hans Teiste †		Bishop of Bjørgvin (Bergen), Norway
		Appointed	Henning Torkildsen Ulfeld †	Bishop of Odense, Denmark
		Died	Jean Tudert †	Bishop-Elect of Chalons-sur-Marne, France
		Born	Melchior von Meckau †		Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
		Born	Leo von Spaur †		Bishop of Wien, Austria
		Died	Jón Vilhjálmsson †	Bishop Emeritus of Skálholt, Iceland
2 Jan	23.8	Selected	Sigmund von Sachsen †	Coadjutor Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jan	58.0	Appointed	Niccolò d’Acciapaccio †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
		Appointed	Alberto Alberti †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio	Cardinal, Bishop of Camerino, Italy
	60.0	Appointed	Giovanni Berardi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	37.0	Appointed	Bessarion Basilios , O.S.B.M. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Thebae
	60.0	Appointed	Regnault de Chartres †	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
	37.0	Installed	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
	50.0	Appointed	Louis de Luxembourg †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
		Appointed	Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	60.0	Appointed	John Kempe †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
	55.0	Appointed	Isidore of Kiev †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Appointed	Gerardo Landriani †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy
	29.0	Appointed	Jean Le Jeune †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede	Cardinal, Bishop of Thérouanne, France
		Appointed	António Martins de Chaves †	Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono	Cardinal, Bishop of Porto, Portugal
	50.0	Installed	Zbigniew z Oleśnicki †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Bishop of Kraków, Poland
	40.0	Installed	Dénes Szécsi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	52.0	Installed	Juan de Torquemada, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
9 Jan		Died	Johann von Brunn †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
10 Jan	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Digne, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
13 Jan		Appointed	Roger de Foix de Castellon †	Bishop of Tarbes, France
13 Jan		Appointed	Pierre de Gachefret (Saxoferto) †	Bishop of Aire, France
16 Jan	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Nikolaus Sachau (Sachow) †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
18 Jan		Appointed	Bartolomeo Maurizi †	Bishop of Kisamos (Cisamo), Greece
20 Jan	23.8	Succeeded	Sigmund von Sachsen †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
24 Jan		Died	Johannes Naso (Naz) †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
24 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Nicolas †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia
27 Jan		Appointed	Galeazzo Quattromani †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
29 Jan	90.0	Appointed	Branda Castiglione †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
29 Jan		Appointed	Matteo Jofre †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
15 Feb		Appointed	Simon Rozgonyi †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
15 Feb	40.1	Appointed	Dénes Szécsi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
21 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Quentin Menard †	Archbishop of Besançon, France
26 Feb	70.1	Died	Friedrich von Aufseß (Aufsess) †	Bishop Emeritus of Bamberg, Germany
12 Mar		Ordained Deacon	Jean de Bourgogne †	Deacon	Bishop of Cambrai, France
14 Mar		Appointed	Antoine Sabranti (Salvanhi) †	Bishop of Vence, France
1 Apr		Appointed	Giovanni di Prangins †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
1 Apr		Appointed	Giorgio di Saluzzo †	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
2 Apr	50.2	Died	Giovanni Vitelleschi †	Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
6 Apr		Appointed	Pedro Cabeza de Vaca †	Bishop of León, Spain
		Appointed	Pedro Castilla †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
		Appointed	García Martínez de Baamonde †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
	43.2	Appointed	Juan de Mella †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
		Appointed	Roberto Moya †	Bishop of Osma, Spain
		Appointed	Álvaro Pérez Osorio †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
		Appointed	Luis Pimentel †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
		Appointed	Sancho de Rojas †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
9 Apr		Died	Henry Wardlaw †	Bishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
11 Apr	50.2	Resigned	Louis Aleman, C.R.S.J. †	Cardinal, Administrator of Arles, France
		Appointed	Angelo Cavazza †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
		Appointed	Matteo Ermolao †	Bishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia
	60.2	Resigned	Hugues of Lusignan †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Priest
		Appointed	Jean de Parenzo †	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
12 Apr	70.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Luis de La Palud, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
18 Apr		Appointed	Jourdain d’Aure, O.S.A. †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France
18 Apr		Appointed	Antonio Bretone (Ferrier) †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy	Bishop of Orange, France
24 Apr		Appointed	Konrad von Rechberg zu Hohenrechberg †	Apostolic Administrator of Chur, Switzerland	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
27 Apr		Appointed	Carletto †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
27 Apr		Appointed	Roberto Cavalcanti †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
5 May		Ordained Bishop	Jean de Bourgogne †	Bishop of Cambrai, France
9 May		Appointed	Péter Agmándi †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
9 May		Appointed	Mátyás Gathali †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
18 May		Appointed	Guglielmo Logoteta †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
18 May		Appointed	Giovanni Sanchez, O.P. †	Bishop of Sorres (Sorra), Italy
28 May	34.4	Appointed	James Kennedy †	Bishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
13 Jun		Appointed	Giorgio †	Bishop of Sapë, Albania
1 Jul	23.3	Appointed	Pietro Barbo †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Nuova	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	23.3	Appointed	Pietro Barbo †	Administrator of Cervia, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	23.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Pietro Barbo †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	38.6	Appointed	Ludovico Trevisano (Scarampi Mezzarota) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
	38.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Ludovico Trevisano (Scarampi Mezzarota) †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
4 Jul	95.5	Appointed	Domingo Ram i Lanaja, C.R.S.A. †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
6 Jul		Appointed	Cornelius †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
6 Jul		Appointed	Guillaume le Tur †	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France
21 Jul		Died	Richard O’Hedian †	Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland
24 Jul	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Amedeo di Savoie †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
27 Jul	65.5	Appointed	Bl. Niccolò Albergati, O. Cart. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Bologna, Italy
27 Jul	52.5	Appointed	Juan de Torquemada, O.P. †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
29 Jul		Appointed	Benedikt de Zolio †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
28 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Gilles de Duremont, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Coutances, France
5 Sep		Appointed	Giacomo Veneri de Racaneto †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
16 Sep		Appointed	Giovanni Leone, O.P. †	Bishop of Larino, Italy
17 Sep		Appointed	Leone de Liguria, O.P. †	Bishop of Aleria, France
18 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Veneri de Racaneto †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
19 Sep		Appointed	Pierre de Clapiers †	Bishop of Toulon, France
19 Sep		Resigned	Jean Gombaud †	Bishop of Toulon, France	Bishop Emeritus
22 Sep		Appointed	Kaspar Lincke †	Bishop of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland
23 Sep		Appointed	Martino de Sotomayor, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia	Bishop of Andria-Montepeloso, Italy
26 Sep		Appointed	Antonio de Celano †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
26 Sep		Appointed	Thomas de Tullach †	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
29 Sep		Died	Enrico Scarampi †	Bishop of Belluno e Feltre, Italy
Oct	24.5	Ordained Bishop	Sigmund von Sachsen †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
6 Oct		Died	Pardam von dem Knesebeck †	Bishop of Ratzeburg, Germany
10 Oct		Appointed	Tommaso Tomassini (Paruta), O.P. †	Bishop of Belluno e Feltre, Italy
24 Oct		Died	Louis Morini †	Bishop of Lucca, Italy
1 Nov		Died	John Wells, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
8 Nov		Appointed	Johann Prohl †	Bishop of Ratzeburg, Germany
11 Nov		Resigned	Corrado di Busnang †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Bishop Emeritus
11 Nov		Appointed	Roberto de Simmern †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France
12 Nov	63.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Amédée de Talaru †	Archbishop of Lyon, France
13 Nov		Born	Heinrich von Schwarzburg †		Bishop of Münster, Germany
16 Nov		Appointed	Paolo Dusso †	Bishop of Svač, Serbia	Bishop of Drivasto (Drivost), Albania
21 Nov		Appointed	John Cantwell †	Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland
2 Dec		Appointed	Giovanni de Dominis †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
4 Dec		Appointed	Gautier de Forcalquier †	Bishop of Sisteron, France	Bishop of Gap, France
10 Dec		Appointed	Nicolò dall’Aste †	Bishop of Recanati, Italy
12 Dec		Appointed	Jean de Montmorin †	Bishop of Agde, France
		Appointed	Belforte Spinelli †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina
		Appointed	Gioacchino Suhare †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
21 Dec		Appointed	Nicola Palmeri, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
24 Dec		Died	Bengt Larsson †	Bishop of Linköping, Sweden

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