The Year of Our Lord 1460

Bishop Events

January to June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Francesco Alidosi †		Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Alvaro †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
		Died	Antoine †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
		Died	Giovanni Barbavara †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
		Born	Heinrich Basedow †		Bishop of Curland, Latvia
		Born	Šimun Kožičić Benja †		Bishop of Modruš, Croatia
		Born	Antoine Bohier du Prat, O.S.B. †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Bourges, France
		Born	Dietrich von Bülow †		Bishop of Lebus, Germany
		Died	Giovanni Caffarelli †	Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
		Died	Jean de Castelnau †	Bishop of Cahors, France
		Born	Juan de Castilla †		Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
		Died	Giovanni Cecchini Caranzoni †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
		Died	Gérard de Charno †	Bishop of Lombez, France
		Died	Nicolò dall’Aste †	Bishop of Recanati, Italy
		Born	Georges d’Amboise (I) †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
		Resigned	Robert Damiani, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Aix, France
		Died	Bernardo del Carretto, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
		Born	Paride de Grassis †		Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
		Born	François d’Estaing †		Bishop of Rodez, France
		Died	Rodrigo de Luna †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
		Resigned	Giacomo Della Ratta †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Elias †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
		Died	Jean de Falconet, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Arras, France
		Born	Ambrogio de Fiandino, O.S.A. †		Titular Bishop of Lamus
		Resigned	Antonio de Fontanis, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Civita (Tempio), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Georges , O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Syria
		Appointed	Pietro Giorgio †	Bishop of Recanati, Italy
		Appointed	Pietro Giorgio †	Bishop of Macerata, Italy	Bishop of Recanati, Italy
		Born	Robert Guibé †		Cardinal, Administrator of Vannes, France
		Appointed	Johann Heldin, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
		Appointed	Johann Heldin, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Scopien	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
		Born	Girolamo d’Ippolito, O.P. †		Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Born	Erik Kaas †		Bishop of Viborg, Denmark
	18.0	Professed	Leonhard von Keutschach, C.R.S.A. †	Member of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
		Resigned	John de la Bere †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Thady MacDuibhne (Mac Givney), C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
		Appointed	Malachie †	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
		Born	Alonso Manso †		Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
		Died	Marcellus , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Skálholt, Iceland
		Born	Maurice O’Fihely, O.F.M. †		Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
		Ordained Priest	Kilian Pflüger †	Priest of Eichstätt, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
		Died	Aimone Provana, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nice, France
		Died	Martino Pusterla †	Bishop of Como, Italy
		Died	Wenceslas Raczkowicz †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
		Born	Pedro Ramírez de Alba, O.S.H. †		Archbishop of Granada, Spain
		Died	Raone , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
		Died	Guy de Rochechouart †	Bishop of Saintes, France
		Resigned	Hugues de Roffignac †	Bishop of Rieux, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Jodok Seitz, O. Praem. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		Appointed	Jodok Seitz, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		Born	William Smyth (Smith) †		Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
		Died	Pablo de Santafé †	Bishop of Siracusa, Italy
		Died	Felice da Spalato, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia
		Died	Henning Torkildsen Ulfeld †	Bishop of Odense, Denmark
		Died	Richard Viel, O. Cart. †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland
		Born	Guillén-Ramón de Vich y de Valterra †		Cardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
2 Jan		Appointed	Nicolas Zadranin, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Duvno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Appointed	Franjo Speravić, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
		Appointed	Fortunato Velasquez de Cuellar †	Bishop of León, Spain	Bishop-Elect
4 Jan	48.0	Confirmed	Dieter von Isenburg-Büdingen †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
7 Jan	52.3	Resigned	Alain de Coëtivy †	Administrator of Dol, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Avignon, France
18 Jan		Appointed	Antoine du Bec-Crespin †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
		Appointed	Louis d’Harcourt †	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Patriarch
		Appointed	Louis d’Harcourt †	Bishop of Bayeux, France	Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
		Appointed	Bernardo Roig †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio de Zucco de Cucanea †	Bishop of Nemosia (Limasol), Cyprus
3 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Protáz Černohorský z Boskovic †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
6 Feb		Appointed	Obertus de Montecalerio, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Tarsus
6 Feb	20.6	Appointed	Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini †	Administrator of Siena, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
11 Feb		Appointed	Mogens Krafse †	Bishop of Odense, Denmark
13 Feb		Appointed	Antoine Buisson, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Autun, France
13 Feb		Appointed	Antoine Buisson, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Autun, France
16 Feb		Appointed	Jean Louis de Savoie, O.F.M. †	Administrator of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
16 Feb		Appointed	Thomas Susa †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
24 Feb	55.1	Died	Olaf Magni †	Bishop of Åbo, Finland
28 Feb	45.1	Appointed	Matteo Saraceno (de’ Saraceni), O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
29 Feb		Appointed	Jean Puget, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Castres, France
29 Feb		Appointed	Jean Puget, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Auxiliary Bishop of Castres, France
Mar		Ordained Bishop	Georg von Schaumberg †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
5 Mar	45.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Angelo Capranica †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	51.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Berardo Eroli †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	40.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Niccolò Fortiguerra †	Cardinal, Bishop of Teano, Italy
	53.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Alessandro Oliva, O.E.S.A. †	Cardinal, Administrator of Camerino, Italy
	20.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	39.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Burkhard Weisbriach (Weißpriach) †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
10 Mar	52.1	Appointed	Paracleto Malvezzi, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
10 Mar		Selected	Martino †	Bishop of Capri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar		Appointed	Robert Colinson †	Bishop of Ross, Ireland
	44.2	Appointed	Pal Engjëlli †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
	51.2	Appointed	Berardo Eroli †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	40.4	Appointed	Niccolò Fortiguerra †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia	Cardinal, Bishop of Teano, Italy
	53.2	Appointed	Alessandro Oliva, O.E.S.A. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna	Cardinal, Administrator of Camerino, Italy
		Appointed	Barthelemy Rogseri, O.T. †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland	Former Bishop-Elect
23 Mar		Died	Antonio Carlini, O.P. †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
24 Mar	20.2	Appointed	Jean d’Harcourt (Armagnac) †	Bishop of Castres, France
		Appointed	Paolo (Paulus) Giustiniani (Justiniani) †	Bishop of Noli, Italy
		Died	Heinrich Hopfgarten, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
		Appointed	Rodrigo de Sesse, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Civita (Tempio), Italy
26 Mar	43.0	Resigned	Pietro Barbo †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	45.2	Appointed	Angelo Capranica †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
		Died	Matteo Contarini †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
		Appointed	Lorenzo Roverella †	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
		Appointed	William Sherwood †	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
	20.8	Appointed	Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Jacopo Zeno †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
Apr	72.2	Appointed	Juan de Torquemada, O.P. †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
1 Apr		Died	John de Winchester †	Bishop of Moray, Scotland, Great Britain
14 Apr	40.2	Died	Giovanni Castiglione †	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
16 Apr		Appointed	Agapito Rustici Cenci †	Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy	Bishop of Camerino, Italy
18 Apr	60.2	Appointed	Francesco Legnamine (de Padua) †	Bishop of Belluno e Feltre, Italy
22 Apr		Appointed	Orbán †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
23 Apr		Appointed	Andrea Bondimerio (Bonaimerio), O.S.A. †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
26 Apr		Appointed	Matteo Grimani †	Bishop of Andros, Greece
26 Apr	26.3	Appointed	Nicolaus Miroballo †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
19 May		Appointed	Pietro Francesco †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
		Appointed	Jacques Joumond, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Milos (Melos), Greece	Bishop Emeritus
		Selected	James Stewart †	Bishop of Moray, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
4 Jun		Appointed	Gabriel Abbiati, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Novara, Italy
		Appointed	Gabriel Abbiati, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Berytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Novara, Italy
		Selected	Biagio Nicolai †	Bishop of Otočac (Ottochaz), Croatia
9 Jun		Died	Radolfo , O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
13 Jun		Died	Fernando Lopez de Lorden †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
17 Jun		Died	Fortunato Velasquez de Cuellar †	Bishop-Elect of León, Spain
25 Jun		Confirmed	Martino †	Bishop of Capri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jun		Confirmed	James Stewart †	Bishop of Moray, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus

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