The Year of Our Lord 1468

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Busso von Alvensleben †		Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
		Born	Altobello de Averoldi †		Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
		Appointed	Barthelemy Barbarigo †	Administrator of Sapë, Albania	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
		Born	Christian Bomhower †		Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia
		Died	Antoine Buisson, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Autun, France
		Born	Marino Ascanio Caracciolo †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Carandolet †		Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
		Died	Miguel Castault, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
		Born	Giovanni Castrinot †		Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
		Appointed	Pierre de La Chambre, O. Cist. †	Abbot	Auxiliary Bishop of Angers, France
		Died	Hugues de Coat-Trédez †	Bishop Emeritus of Tréguier, France
	37.0	Ordained Deacon	Rodrigo de Borja †	Deacon	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Resigned	Itheir Durand †	Bishop-Elect of Évreux, France	Former Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Youssef el-Hadathi †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
		Died	Daniele de Forlì, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
		Died	Antoine Gobert †	Bishop of Alet, France
		Appointed	Guido †	Titular Archbishop of Damascus
		Died	Jean , O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Myra
		Born	Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
		Died	Thomas Leger, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Limerick, Ireland
		Died	Jean de La Porte †	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France
		Resigned	Helmicus von Malingrode, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Juan de Meneses †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Appointed	Nicolas †	Bishop of Tinos and Mykonos, Greece
		Died	Fabrizio Novelli †	Bishop of Veroli, Italy
	58.0	Appointed	Latino Orsini †	Administrator of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Died	Paul †	Bishop of Croja, Albania
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Johann Rode †	Priest of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany	Archbishop
		Died	Ludovico da Romagnano †	Bishop of Torino, Italy
	36.0	Died	Bernardo Rossi †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
		Died	Girolamo Staccoli †	Bishop of Urbino, Italy
		Died	Thomas Knight, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
		Appointed	Guy Vigier, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tours, France
		Appointed	Guy Vigier, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Byblus	Auxiliary Bishop of Tours, France
		Died	Urbano Vignato †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
		Died	Heinrich Vuyst (Wüst), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Born	François Louis Widebien (Widerien), O.P. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
		Born	Juan de Zumárraga, O.F.M. †		Archbishop of México, Federal District
6 Jan	718.0	Canonized	St. Simpert †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
11 Jan	44.3	Appointed	Thomas Rotheram (Scott) †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
20 Jan	66.0	Selected	Rudolf von Rüdesheim †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
27 Jan		Appointed	Louis de Fenollet †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Anglona, Italy	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
8 Feb		Appointed	Álvaro Afonso †	Bishop of Évora, Portugal
		Appointed	João de Melo †	Bishop of Silves (Sylves), Portugal	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
		Appointed	Luís Pires †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
11 Feb	47.1	Installed	Jean Balue †	Cardinal, Bishop of Angers, France
29 Feb		Born	Alessandro Farnese †		Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
Mar		Died	Amorattino de Capua †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
6 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Gisberto Tolomei †	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
17 Mar		Appointed	Nicola de Genupia †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
17 Mar		Appointed	Martin de Rojas, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Rubicón, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
27 Mar		Born	Fryderyk Jagiellończyk †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
3 Apr	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Rotheram (Scott) †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
10 Apr	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Ruprecht von Rhein †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
17 Apr		Appointed	Giovanni Paolo Vassalli †	Bishop of Troia, Italy	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
26 Apr		Died	Louis de Poitiers †	Bishop of Valence and Die, France
27 Apr	62.8	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Mellini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy
		Appointed	Jean de Montigny †	Bishop of Glandèves, France
	42.7	Appointed	Teodoro Paleologo di Montferrato †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Teodoro
	66.3	Confirmed	Rudolf von Rüdesheim †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
4 May		Appointed	Jan Łesowicz †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
4 May		Appointed	Giacomo Romanesci, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
10 May		Died	Richard Scroope †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain
13 May	47.3	Appointed	Jean Balue †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna	Cardinal, Bishop of Angers, France
		Appointed	Gérard (Bastet) de Crussol †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Valence and Die, France	Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
	56.3	Appointed	Thomas Bourchier †	Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Berthold von Oberg, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
		Appointed	Berthold von Oberg, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Banados	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
	43.3	Appointed	István Várdai †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
16 May	55.3	Appointed	Hélie de Bourdeilles, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tours, France
17 May	41.4	Appointed	Johann Roth von Wemding †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
26 May		Ordained Bishop	Berthold von Oberg, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Banados	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
1 Jun		Appointed	François de Carralaris †	Titular Bishop of Bethleem
8 Jun		Appointed	Raoul Du Faou, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna), France	Bishop of Évreux, France
10 Jun		Died	Jean de Gaucourt †	Bishop of Laon, France
13 Jun		Appointed	Giovanni Paolo Ponziani †	Bishop of Veroli, Italy
		Appointed	Mihály Turon †	Bishop of Milkó (Milkow), Hungary
		Appointed	Mihály Turon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary	Bishop of Milkó (Milkow), Hungary
1 Jul		Died	Ulrich Aumayer (Aumair), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
3 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Juan Díaz de Coca †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
4 Jul		Appointed	Reginald de Bourbon †	Bishop of Laon, France	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
4 Jul		Appointed	Martin Krzeszowski †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
18 Jul	48.5	Appointed	Edward Story †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
23 Jul		Died	Juan Cerdan, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
27 Jul		Born	Uriel von Gemmingen-Michelfeld †		Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
3 Aug		Appointed	Giacomo , O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Italy
		Died	Henning Iwen †	Bishop of Kammin (Camin), Germany
		Appointed	Johann Ludwig von Windsheim, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
		Appointed	Johann Ludwig von Windsheim, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
26 Aug		Appointed	Pietro Bruto †	Bishop of Croja, Albania	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
26 Sep	80.7	Died	Juan de Torquemada, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
1 Oct	60.7	Appointed	Jaime Perez de Valencia, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
1 Oct	60.7	Appointed	Jaime Perez de Valencia, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
2 Oct	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Edward Story †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
8 Oct	79.7	Died	Johann Christiani von Schleppegrell, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
14 Oct	65.7	Appointed	Bessarion Basilios , O.S.B.M. †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Thebae
	65.7	Appointed	Filippo Calandrini †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Bishop of Bologna, Italy
		Appointed	Denis de Bar †	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Gudmund Nicolai (Nilsson) †	Bishop of Växjö (Wexioe), Sweden
	58.7	Appointed	Latino Orsini †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
4 Nov		Confirmed	Nikolaus von Tüngen †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
5 Nov		Appointed	Arnold de Roten, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Verden, Germany
5 Nov		Appointed	Arnold de Roten, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Dionysias	Auxiliary Bishop of Verden, Germany
14 Nov		Appointed	Guillaume Olivieri †	Bishop of Alet, France
20 Nov	41.9	Appointed	Giovanni Arcimboldo †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
21 Nov	22.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Michiel †	Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
21 Nov	29.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Battista Zeno †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
22 Nov	22.8	Appointed	Giovanni Michiel †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in Septisolio	Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
22 Nov	29.8	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Zeno †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Octaviae)	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
Dec	53.9	Resigned	Angelo Capranica †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
5 Dec		Appointed	Andreas Piperi †	Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia
16 Dec	62.9	Confirmed	Maffeo Girardi (Gherardi), O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
23 Dec	55.9	Installed	Hélie de Bourdeilles, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tours, France
28 Dec		Died	Jean Michel †	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland

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