The Year of Our Lord 1444

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Henrik Albeni †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
		Died	Percivallo de Balma †	Bishop of Belley, France
		Died	Francesco Billi †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
		Appointed	Nicolaus Böddeker †	Bishop of Schwerin, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Damiano Buselli, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Guillaume de Champeaux †	Bishop of Laon, France
		Died	Jean de Cluys (Closis) †	Bishop of Tulle, France
		Appointed	Marco Condulmer †	Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
		Appointed	Alonso Enríquez de Mendoza †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
		Resigned	Felice Fajadelli, O.P. †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
		Died	Alvaro Ferreira †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
		Died	Pierre de Gachefret (Saxoferto) †	Bishop of Aire, France
		Born	Domenico Giacobazzi †		Cardinal, Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
		Born	Francesco Gonzaga †		Cardinal, Administrator of Mantova, Italy
		Born	Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Quiñones †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Born	Heinrich von Lichtenau †		Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		Died	Scipione Manenti †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
		Born	Luis Mercader Escolano, O. Cart. †		Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
		Died	Benedek Mihályfia †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
		Died	Ugolino Nacci, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy
		Born	Ferdinando Ponzetti (Poncetti) †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
		Died	Galeazzo Quattromani †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
		Died	Diego Rapado †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
		Resigned	Bertrand de Rosmadec †	Bishop of Quimper, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Giovanni Roberto Santoro †	Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia), Italy
	33.0	Appointed	Pierre Spitznagel, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	33.0	Appointed	Pierre Spitznagel, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Myra	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Appointed	John Stone †	Bishop of Lisieux, France
		Born	Kaspar Tobritsch †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Eichstätt, Germany
	42.1	Resigned	Ludovico Trevisano (Scarampi Mezzarota) †	Administrator of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
2 Jan		Died	Hermann Köppen †	Bishop of Schwerin, Germany
4 Jan		Appointed	Johann Rottel †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
27 Jan		Appointed	Crucheto , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
31 Jan		Appointed	Raoul Roussel †	Archbishop of Rouen, France
11 Feb	67.1	Died	Amédée de Talaru †	Archbishop of Lyon, France
26 Feb		Died	William Wells †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
Mar	60.4	Appointed	Amedeo di Savoie †	Administrator of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
4 Mar		Appointed	Giovanni (Francesco?) †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
7 Mar	64.1	Appointed	Giovanni Berardi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	46.1	Appointed	Giuliano Cesarini (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Died	François de Meez, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
	99.1	Appointed	Domingo Ram i Lanaja, C.R.S.A. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
16 Mar		Appointed	Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
22 Mar	44.8	Ordained Bishop	John Carpenter †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
1 Apr		Appointed	Gonçalo Anes de Óbidos †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
	28.3	Appointed	Luís Coutinho †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal	Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
		Appointed	João Vicente, C.R.S.J.E. †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
3 Apr		Appointed	Guillaume d’Hellande †	Bishop of Beauvais, France
3 Apr	55.5	Appointed	Jean Juvénal des Ursins †	Bishop of Laon, France	Archbishop of Reims, France
4 Apr	64.2	Died	Regnault de Chartres †	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
6 Apr	74.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean d’Arces †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
6 Apr		Appointed	Pierre de Bolomier †	Bishop of Belley, France
20 Apr		Appointed	Jean de Bourbon †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
		Appointed	Jean du Gué (Vado) †	Bishop of Orléans, France
		Appointed	Geoffroy Vassal †	Archbishop of Lyon, France
22 Apr		Appointed	John Low (Lobbe) †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
22 Apr	49.3	Appointed	Reginald Pecock (Peacock) †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Chichester, England, Great Britain
2 May	65.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Alfonso de Borja y Cabanilles †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
7 May		Died	Aimerico †	Bishop of Gerace, Italy
8 May		Appointed	Tristan d’Aure †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France	Bishop Emeritus of Aire, France
13 May		Appointed	Giovanni Dolfin †	Bishop of Sitia, Greece
22 May		Appointed	Felice Fajadelli, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Libariensis	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
22 May		Appointed	Giacomo di Navarra †	Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
2 Jun		Died	Alessandro de Masovia †	Bishop Emeritus of Trento, Italy
6 Jun		Ordained Priest	Gonçalo Anes de Óbidos †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
14 Jun	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Reginald Pecock (Peacock) †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Chichester, England, Great Britain
19 Jun		Resigned	Marino Orsini †	Apostolic Administrator of Canne, Italy	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
20 Jun		Ordained Bishop	John Mey †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
10 Jul	41.5	Appointed	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Administrator of Béziers, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
		Appointed	Gregorio Diositani †	Bishop of Gerace, Italy
		Appointed	Raymond de Tullio, O.P. †	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France	Bishop of Bazas, France
		Resigned	Raymond de Tullio, O.P. †	Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans), France	Bishop of Bazas, France
12 Jul	65.5	Appointed	Alfonso de Borja y Cabanilles †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
15 Jul	38.5	Appointed	Bartolomeo Roverella †	Bishop of Adria, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
15 Jul		Appointed	Antonio Severini †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
20 Jul		Appointed	João Manuel, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
26 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Raoul Roussel †	Archbishop of Rouen, France
28 Jul		Appointed	Shtjefën Dukagjini †	Bishop of Dagne (Danj), Albania
29 Jul		Died	Gilles de Duremont, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Coutances, France
4 Aug		Died	Manfredi Aversano †	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
21 Aug		Died	Cristoforo Berti †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
24 Aug		Died	Matteo Boniperti, O.P. †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
		Appointed	Raoul de La Moussaye †	Bishop of Dol, France
		Appointed	Alain L’Épervier (Lespervez), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Quimper, France	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Palaestina
26 Aug		Appointed	Konrad Ströber, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
26 Aug		Appointed	Konrad Ströber, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
31 Aug		Appointed	Antonio Bolognini (Nicolai) †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
Sep		Died	Carlo Bartoli †	Bishop of Siena, Italy
2 Sep	24.6	Appointed	Giovanni Castiglione †	Bishop of Coutances, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
3 Sep	42.8	Appointed	Ludovico Trevisano (Scarampi Mezzarota) †	Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
4 Sep	64.6	Appointed	Fantino Dandolo †	Archbishop of Candia {Crete}, Greece	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
4 Sep		Appointed	Marino de Paulis †	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
11 Sep		Appointed	Galeazzo Cavriani †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
11 Sep		Appointed	Cornelius O’Cunlis, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Emly, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Clonfert, Ireland
12 Sep	66.6	Died	Angelotto Fosco †	Cardinal, Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni), Italy
18 Sep		Appointed	Cristoforo di San Marcello †	Bishop of Siena, Italy
18 Sep		Appointed	John Odalay, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
27 Sep		Ordained Bishop	João Manuel, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
28 Sep		Died	Giovanni Sechario, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
5 Oct		Appointed	Juan Garcia de Aragón, O.P. †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
9 Oct		Appointed	Giacomo Juvénal des Ursins †	Archbishop of Reims, France	Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
12 Oct		Appointed	Benedetto da Trento †	Bishop of Trento, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
14 Oct		Appointed	Simone Pauli †	Bishop of Cagli, Italy
16 Oct		Appointed	Iñigo Manrique de Lara †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
		Appointed	Bernardo Michele, O.P. †	Bishop of Ales (Uselli), Italy
		Appointed	Albertinus de Tridento, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hesbon
19 Oct		Appointed	Jacopo-Antonio dalla Torre †	Bishop of Modena, Italy	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
19 Oct		Appointed	Battista Pallavicino †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
23 Oct		Appointed	Giovanni di Prangins †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea	Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy
		Resigned	Giovanni di Prangins †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Antoine de Prez †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Nov		Died	Cristoforo di San Marcello †	Bishop of Siena, Italy
1 Nov		Ordained Bishop	John Stone †	Bishop of Lisieux, France
4 Nov		Appointed	Francesco Oddi de Tuderto †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
4 Nov		Appointed	Felice da Spalato, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia
5 Nov		Born	Johann Salhausen †		Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
6 Nov		Appointed	Cormac MacSamadran, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
		Appointed	Ruggero Mandosi †	Bishop of Amelia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Giovanni Marcolini, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
8 Nov	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Gottfried Schenk von Limpurg †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
10 Nov	46.8	Died	Giuliano Cesarini (Sr.) †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Died	Giovanni de Dominis †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
		Died	Simon Rozgonyi †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
20 Nov		Appointed	Francesco da Chiaravalle †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
25 Nov		Died	Martin Gouge (Goyon) †	Bishop of Clermont, France
27 Nov		Appointed	Neri da Montegarullo †	Bishop of Siena, Italy
27 Nov	47.0	Appointed	Tommaso Parentucelli †	Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
2 Dec		Appointed	Robert Damiani, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tiberias	Archbishop of Aix, France
2 Dec		Appointed	Francesco , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia	Bishop of Krbava (Corbavia), Croatia
9 Dec		Appointed	Guillaume Arnaud de la Borde, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France
9 Dec		Appointed	Garsias Arnaud de la Sègue, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bayonne, France
24 Dec		Appointed	Felice Fajadelli, O.P. †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

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