The Year of Our Lord 1450

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Antonio Altan San Vito †	Bishop of Urbino, Italy
		Born	Francesco Argentino †		Cardinal, Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
		Died	Arias de Avalos †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
		Died	Antonio Bretone (Ferrier) †	Bishop of Orange, France
		Born	Günther von Bünau †		Bishop of Samland (Sambia), Poland
		Born	Johannes Burckardt †		Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
		Died	John Burke †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
		Born	François Busleiden †		Archbishop of Besançon, France
		Appointed	Andrea Canavella, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Stagno (Ston) et Curzola (Korcula), Croatia
		Died	Francesco da Chiaravalle †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
		Appointed	François Cinquinus Pisanus, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Tebris (Tauris)
		Ordained Bishop	Jean de Coetquis †	Bishop	Bishop of Tréguier, France
		Born	Antonio Contarini, C.R.S.A. †		Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
		Born	Lorenzo Cibo de’ Mari †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
		Born	René d’Illiers †		Bishop of Chartres, France
		Born	Pietro de Luna †		Archbishop of Messina, Italy
		Died	Domenico †	Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
		Born	Juan de Quevedo Villegas, O.F.M. Obs. †		Bishop of Santa María de La Antigua del Darién, Panama
		Died	Benozzo Federighi †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Battista Ferrari †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
		Died	Onofrio di Francesco di Sanseverino †	Bishop of Melfi, Italy
		Appointed	Gregoire †	Bishop of Garðar, Greenland
		Born	Johannes Grimholt †		Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
		Born	Gabriel Iban al-Qelai, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Nicosia, Cyprus
		Born	Mikołaj Kościelecki †		Bishop of Chełm, Poland
		Died	Wilhelm Mader, O. Praem. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		Died	Natale Mastini D’Afflitto †	Bishop of Scala, Italy
		Appointed	Matteo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Verona, Italy
		Appointed	Matteo †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Verona, Italy
		Born	Diego de Muros †		Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
		Died	Pietro Ondedei †	Bishop of Imola, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Battista Orsini †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
		Born	Wincenty Przerębski †		Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Born	Thomas Ruscher †		Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	50.0	Appointed	Thomas Scrope, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Dromore, Ireland
		Died	Lorenzo Squinto †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
		Born	Maciej ze Starej Łomży †		Bishop of Chełm, Poland
		Resigned	Magnus Olaf Tavast †	Bishop of Åbo, Finland	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Christoph von Utenheim †		Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
		Resigned	Nicolas de Utino, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Alexander de Vaus †	Bishop of Whithorn-Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Johannes von Thun †		Bishop of Schwerin, Germany
		Born	William Warham †		Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
		Born	Bernardo Zane (Zanni) †		Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
6 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Ross Maguire †	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan	47.0	Appointed	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Administrator of Lodève, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
	47.0	Resigned	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Administrator of Nîmes, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
	27.0	Appointed	Jacques d’Espinay-Durestal †	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France	Bishop Emeritus of Rennes, France
		Appointed	Giacomo de Salemoncellis †	Bishop of Focea, Turkey	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
		Appointed	Thomas Spence †	Bishop of Whithorn-Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
	28.0	Appointed	Geoffroy de Saint Géran (Floréau) †	Bishop of Nîmes, France	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France
8 Jan		Died	Adam Moleyns †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
9 Jan	50.0	Appointed	Bernard (Yvest) du Rosier †	Bishop of Montauban, France	Archbishop of Toulouse, France
12 Jan		Appointed	Guillaume-Hugues d’Estaing †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina	Cardinal, Bishop of Fréjus, France
12 Jan	50.0	Appointed	Thomas Scrope, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jan	52.0	Confirmed	Arnold Westphal (Westfal) †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
23 Jan		Appointed	Baptista , O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
		Appointed	Baptista , O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
		Appointed	Palamides , O.C.S.A. †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
		Selected	Friedrich von Plankenfels †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
25 Jan		Died	Giovanni Ventimiglia †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
26 Jan		Appointed	Luís Pires †	Bishop of Silves (Sylves), Portugal	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
27 Jan		Appointed	Thomas Knight, O.P. †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jan		Appointed	Marmaduke Lumley †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
28 Jan		Died	Johann Rottel †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
30 Jan		Appointed	Nicholas Cloose (Close) †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
30 Jan		Appointed	Maurice Stack †	Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
Feb		Appointed	Robert †	Bishop of Riez, France	Bishop-Elect
1 Feb	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Scrope, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
4 Feb		Appointed	Giovanni Cossa, O.P. †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
5 Feb		Appointed	Olaf Magni †	Bishop of Åbo, Finland
8 Feb	36.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Kempe †	Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
11 Feb		Died	Michel de Bouliers †	Bishop of Riez, France
11 Feb		Appointed	Alfonso Coevaruvias †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
15 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Giacomo de Salemoncellis †	Bishop of Focea, Turkey	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
20 Feb		Appointed	Leonardo Gactus (Goto) †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
21 Feb		Appointed	Giovanni Neroni Diotisalvi †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
25 Feb		Died	Roberto Cavalcanti †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
28 Feb	66.1	Died	Friedrich von Parsberg †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
11 Mar		Appointed	Jacques Seguin, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sens, France
11 Mar		Appointed	Jacques Seguin, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Auxiliary Bishop of Sens, France
15 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Nicholas Cloose (Close) †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
16 Mar		Appointed	Jean Fassi (Faci), O. Carm. †	Bishop of Riez, France
16 Mar		Died	Robert †	Bishop-Elect of Riez, France
18 Mar		Died	Robert de la Rivière †	Bishop of Rennes, France
23 Mar	50.2	Appointed	Nikolaus von Cusa †	Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
	55.2	Appointed	Reginald Pecock (Peacock) †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
		Confirmed	Friedrich von Plankenfels †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
27 Mar		Appointed	Gaspare (de San Giovanni) Sighigelli, O.P. †	Bishop of Imola, Italy
15 Apr		Died	Herbold , O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Worms, Germany
16 Apr		Appointed	Thomas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
		Appointed	Thomas †	Titular Bishop of Belgrado e Semendria o Smederevo	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
		Appointed	Tommaso †	Bishop of Beograd {Belgrade}, Serbia
25 Apr	27.3	Appointed	Jacques d’Espinay-Durestal †	Bishop of Rennes, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Jean L’Espervier †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France
		Appointed	Jean Prigent †	Bishop of Saint-Malo, France
26 Apr	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Nikolaus von Cusa †	Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
29 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Maurice Stack †	Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
2 May		Died	Paulus von Milicz †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czech Republic
7 May		Resigned	Antonius de Romulis, O.P. †	Bishop of Grasse, France
9 May		Died	William Silk †	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
11 May		Appointed	Augustin , O. Cist. †	Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
	40.3	Appointed	Étienne Genevès †	Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
		Appointed	Jean Isembert (Ivoy), O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Metz, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
		Appointed	Jean Isembert (Ivoy), O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
		Appointed	Hubert Yffz (de Rommersdorf), O. Praem. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
		Appointed	Hubert Yffz (de Rommersdorf), O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Azotus	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
14 May		Ordained Bishop	Jean Isembert (Ivoy), O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
14 May		Ordained Bishop	Hubert Yffz (de Rommersdorf), O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Azotus	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
18 May		Appointed	Redmund Bermingham †	Bishop of Annaghdown (Enach Dune), Ireland
22 May		Appointed	Pierre Léger, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France
		Appointed	Pierre Léger, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Fréjus, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France
		Appointed	Pierre Léger, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France
31 May		Ordained Bishop	Friedrich von Plankenfels †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
2 Jun		Died	Heinrich von Moers †	Bishop of Münster, Germany
5 Jun		Appointed	Georges de Regibus, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino, Italy
		Appointed	Georges de Regibus, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sebastopolen (Sevastopolen)	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino, Italy
		Appointed	Giacomo Tebaldi †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
12 Jun		Appointed	Petruccio de Migliolo †	Bishop of Bisaccia, Italy	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
17 Jun		Appointed	Pierre Gorbin (Forbin), O.P. †	Bishop of Grasse, France
29 Jun		Died	William Ascough (Ayscough) †	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain

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