The Year of Our Lord 1472

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	74.0	Resigned	Amico Agnifili (de Roccha) †	Cardinal, Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
		Died	Angelo Altieri †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
		Appointed	Angus †	Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Fernando de Atienza, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
		Died	Guglielmo Belloni (Bellomo) †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Stefano Botticelli †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
		Born	Guillaume Briçonnet †		Bishop of Meaux, France
		Died	Antonio Caffari †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
		Born	Bernardino Carafa †		Bishop of Chieti, Italy
		Died	François de Carralaris †	Titular Bishop of Bethleem
		Resigned	Barthelemy Chuet (Chouet, Cueti) †	Apostolic Administrator of Lausanne, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus of Nice, France
		Died	Claudio †	Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy
		Died	Leonardo Dachi †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
		Born	Pedro Luis de Borja Lanzol de Romaní, O.S.Io.Hieros. †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
		Born	Egidio da Viterbo, O.E.S.A. †		Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
		Born	John Edmund Fitzgerald †		Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
		Died	Giovanni Gatula †	Bishop of Venafro, Italy
		Died	Vasino Stephani, O.P. †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
		Resigned	Léon Guérinet †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Etienne Hugonet †	Bishop of Mâcon, France
	40.0	Died	János †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
		Died	Jean , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Moldovita (Moldawitza, Suczawa), Romania
		Born	Jan Karnkowski †		Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Died	Guillaume Le Ferron †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
		Died	Leonardus , O.S.B. †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
	49.0	Died	Jean L’Espervier †	Bishop of Quimper, France
		Born	John Longlands †		Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
		Died	Aloys Longo, O.P. †	Bishop of Modon (Medone, Methone), Greece
		Died	Pietro Mattei †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
		Appointed	Garcia Menezes †	Bishop of Évora, Portugal
		Died	Johan Merchteren, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
		Born	Esteban Gabriel Merino †		Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
		Died	Domenico Michiel, O.P. †	Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
		Appointed	Berthold von Oberg, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	62.0	Resigned	Latino Orsini †	Administrator of Polignano (Polinianum), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Died	Mario Orsini †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Died	Pacomio †	Bishop of Caffa, Italy
		Born	Raffaello Petrucci †		Cardinal, Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Pierre de Ranchicourt †	Bishop of Arras, France
		Died	Georges de Regibus, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino, Italy
		Died	Antonio de Regio, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy
		Born	Erich von Sachsen-Lauenburg †		Bishop of Münster, Germany
		Born	Lukas Schleppel †		Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Died	Thomas Susa †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
		Resigned	Thomas of Kirkham, O. Cist. †	Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Gonzalo Venegas †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
		Died	Antonio Viminale †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
		Appointed	Johannes Ymminck, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Died	Mikuláš Zapolya †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
Jan		Died	Valeriano Calderina †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
4 Jan		Died	Bartolomeo Aglioni †	Bishop of Todi, Italy
8 Jan	42.0	Appointed	John Alcock †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Carlo Boccardini †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
	29.0	Appointed	Leonello Chiericato †	Bishop of Arbe (Rab), Croatia	Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
	26.0	Appointed	Barthelemy della Rovere, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
		Appointed	Constantin Eruli †	Bishop of Todi, Italy	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
	48.3	Appointed	Thomas Rotheram (Scott) †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
9 Jan		Appointed	João Manuel Ferras †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
12 Jan		Died	Dietrick Stechow, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
13 Jan		Appointed	Gabriele Serra, O. Cist. †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
15 Jan		Confirmed	Henning von Haus †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jan	61.0	Ordained Bishop	Jan Rzeszowski (Jr) †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
21 Jan	30.0	Appointed	Frédéric de Saluces †	Administrator of Carpentras, France
31 Jan	28.1	Appointed	Giuliano della Rovere †	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
2 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Hermann Molitoris, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Salmasa	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
7 Feb		Died	Luigi Antonii †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
14 Feb	38.1	Appointed	Girolamo Basso Della Rovere †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Recanati, Italy
		Appointed	Jean de Bonald †	Bishop of Maguelonne, France
		Appointed	Francesco Maria Scelloni-Visconti, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
19 Feb	29.1	Appointed	Pierre (de Montfort) de Laval †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France	Archbishop of Reims, France
23 Feb	28.2	Installed	Giuliano della Rovere †	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
24 Feb		Appointed	Nicolas de Breta †	Bishop of Stefaniaco e Benda, Albania
		Appointed	Pedro de Ocana, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
		Appointed	Pedro de Ocana, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
28 Feb		Died	Maur de Valleville (Malleville) †	Bishop of Maguelonne, France
6 Mar		Appointed	Filippo Zobale, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
8 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Georg Golser †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
9 Mar		Appointed	Richard Martin, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
12 Mar		Appointed	Johann Ostwein, O.P. †	Bishop of Modon (Medone, Methone), Greece	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
15 Mar	42.2	Ordained Bishop	John Alcock †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
31 Mar		Appointed	Francesco Agnifili †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
4 Apr		Died	Antonio Severini †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
7 Apr		Died	Tuve Nielsen †	Archbishop of Lund, Sweden
13 Apr		Appointed	Antonio de Clemente †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
15 Apr	38.2	Died	Nicolaus Miroballo †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
17 Apr		Appointed	Gaspare Loffredi †	Bishop of Melfi, Italy
20 Apr		Appointed	Giovanni de Mondaviis †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
24 Apr		Appointed	Giacomo Chiasconi †	Bishop of Anglona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Antonio d’Errico †	Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
		Appointed	Leonardo Griffis †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
1 May	86.3	Died	Guillaume Chartier †	Bishop of Paris, France
4 May		Resigned	Egidio da Carpi (Guidoni) †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Bartolomeo Coccapani †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
		Appointed	Vincent de Kerléau, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
		Appointed	John Walton, C.R.S.A. †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
11 May	42.3	Appointed	Giuliano Mirto Frangipani †	Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
11 May		Appointed	Pietro , O. Carm. †	Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
17 May		Died	Walter Le Hert †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
26 May		Born	Juan Pardo de Tavera †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
31 May		Born	Erhard (Erardo, Everard) von der Mark (de la Marca, Marck) †		Cardinal, Bishop of Liège, Belgium
1 Jun	26.4	Appointed	Louis de Beaumont de La Forêt †	Bishop of Paris, France
1 Jun		Appointed	Giovanni Gatto †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
5 Jun		Appointed	Pietro Antici Mattei †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy
5 Jun		Appointed	Mannus Morula †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
14 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Henning von Haus †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jun		Appointed	Pedro Fernández de Solís †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain
	67.4	Appointed	Diego de Muros (Moiras), O. de M. †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
	83.4	Died	Sigismund Pirchan von Rosenberg, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
21 Jun	92.4	Died	Johannes von Asel †	Bishop Emeritus of Verden, Germany
22 Jun		Appointed	João Martins †	Bishop of Caffa, Italy
22 Jun		Appointed	João Martins †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal	Bishop of Caffa, Italy
16 Jul		Appointed	James Goldwell †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
16 Jul		Appointed	Theobald de Rieux †	Bishop of Quimper, France
18 Jul		Appointed	Reginald d’Anglure †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop-Elect
19 Jul		Selected	Arnold von Burgsdorff, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
23 Jul		Appointed	Leonardo Palmero †	Bishop of Molfetta, Italy	Bishop-Elect
30 Jul		Selected	John †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
Aug		Died	Reginald d’Anglure †	Bishop-Elect of Fréjus, France
Aug		Died	Leonardo Palmero †	Bishop-Elect of Molfetta, Italy
3 Aug	38.1	Selected	Cristoforo della Rovere †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
4 Aug		Died	Pietro Francesco †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
11 Aug		Born	Nikolaus von Schönberg, O.P. †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
11 Aug	64.6	Died	János Vitéz (Zredna) †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
16 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Garcia Menezes †	Bishop of Évora, Portugal
17 Aug		Appointed	Angelo Alberto †	Bishop of Venafro, Italy
		Appointed	Patrick Graham †	Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Andrea Poltroni de Urbino †	Bishop of Bitonto, Italy	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
		Appointed	Richard Redman, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
25 Aug		Appointed	Antonio de Alcala †	Bishop of Ottana, Italy
27 Aug		Ordained Bishop	John Walton, C.R.S.A. †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Aug		Died	Gérard (Bastet) de Crussol †	Bishop of Valence and Die, France	Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
31 Aug		Appointed	Francesco Maria Scelloni-Visconti, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Bishop of Terni, Italy
31 Aug		Appointed	Tommaso Vincenzi †	Bishop of Terni, Italy	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
15 Sep	38.2	Confirmed	Cristoforo della Rovere †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
16 Sep		Appointed	Pietro Bagnacavallo †	Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
	40.7	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Cibo †	Bishop of Molfetta, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Urbain de Flisco †	Bishop of Fréjus, France
		Appointed	Pietro Gara, O.P. †	Bishop of Savona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23 Sep	27.4	Appointed	Pietro Riario, O.F.M. Conv. †	Administrator of Valence and Die, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
27 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Angus †	Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
2 Oct		Appointed	Philibert Hugonet †	Cardinal, Bishop of Mâcon, France
4 Oct		Ordained Bishop	James Goldwell †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
5 Oct		Confirmed	Arnold von Burgsdorff, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
12 Oct		Appointed	Giacomo Minutoli †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy	Bishop of Agde, France
15 Oct		Died	Antoine du Bec-Crespin †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
26 Oct		Appointed	William Roche †	Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
30 Oct	62.8	Appointed	Latino Orsini †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
6 Nov		Appointed	Antonio de Agello †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
6 Nov	62.8	Resigned	Latino Orsini †	Administrator of Bari (-Canosa), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
16 Nov		Confirmed	John †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
18 Nov	69.8	Died	Bessarion Basilios , O.S.B.M. †	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Thebae
23 Nov	27.5	Appointed	Pietro Riario, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople	Cardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
Dec		Died	Grégoire Bulhar †	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
11 Dec		Appointed	Rodrigo de Borja †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
	57.9	Appointed	Angelo Capranica †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
		Appointed	Giovanni Cardellis, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
	65.3	Appointed	Alain de Coëtivy †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Cardinal, Bishop of Avignon, France
	27.9	Appointed	Pedro Folch y Cardona †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
16 Dec		Appointed	Reginald de Bourbon †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
16 Dec	57.9	Appointed	Gabriele Rangone, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania	Cardinal, Bishop of Eger, Hungary

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