The Year of Our Lord 1483

Bishop Events

July to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

4 Jul Appointed Thomas Langton † Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain

Appointed James Lindsay † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain

Appointed James Lindsay † Titular Bishop of Dionysias Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain

5 Jul Appointed Jean-André Grimaldi † Bishop of Grasse, France

Aug Died Francesco de Arenis † Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy

3 Aug 28.5 Removed Thaddeus McCarthy † Bishop of Ross, Ireland Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland

4 Aug Ordained Bishop John Payne, O.P. † Bishop of Meath, Ireland

7 Aug Ordained Bishop Jean d’Huillier † Bishop of Meaux, France

8 Aug Appointed Nicolas Maugras (Malagrassi) † Bishop of Uzés, France

10 Aug Appointed Francesco Insegna, O.F.M. † Bishop of Assisi, Italy

27 Aug Appointed Nils Audensson Kalib † Bishop of Oslo, Norway

28 Aug Died Jean de Lescar † Archbishop of Auch, France

30 Aug Died James Levingston † Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain

Sep Died Matthias O’Griffith † Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland

2 Sep 60.6 Died Ausias Despuig † Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy

7 Sep Ordained Bishop Thomas Langton † Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain

10 Sep Appointed Girolamo de Comitibus † Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy

27.2 Appointed Giovanni d’Aragona † Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy

Appointed Charles de Joyeuse † Bishop of Saint-Flour, France Bishop Emeritus

11 Sep Appointed Domenico de Milia † Bishop of Ottana, Italy

12 Sep Appointed Bernardo † Auxiliary Bishop of Genova, Italy

Appointed Bernardo † Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia Auxiliary Bishop of Genova, Italy

13 Sep 37.6 Appointed Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní † Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy

14 Sep Ordained Bishop Francesco Insegna, O.F.M. † Bishop of Assisi, Italy

19 Sep Appointed John Bulcomp † Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland

Appointed Thierry O’Brien † Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland

Appointed Arcangelo de Varicastris † Bishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia

21 Sep 73.7 Died Friedrich Sesselmann † Bishop of Lebus, Germany

26 Sep Died Erasmus Perchinger, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany

Oct 39.8 Resigned Giuliano della Rovere † Bishop of Mende, France Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

7 Oct 53.7 Died Ferry de Clugny † Cardinal, Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium

8 Oct Appointed Pierre de Valetariis † Bishop of Carpentras, France

10 Oct Appointed John Caroys, C.R.S.A. † Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland

Appointed Raynaldus † Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal

Appointed Raynaldus † Titular Bishop of Margarita Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal

15 Oct Appointed Jean Monissart † Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium

16 Oct Born Gasparo Contarini † Cardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy

17 Oct Appointed Nicola Angelo de Abbatissa † Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy

Appointed Orlando (Rolando) Rovescala, O.F.M. † Bishop of Vaison, France Bishop Emeritus

20 Oct 53.8 Appointed Piotr z Bnina Moszyński † Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland

Appointed François de Savoie † Archbishop of Auch, France

21 Oct 39.8 Died Francesco Gonzaga † Cardinal, Administrator of Mantova, Italy

22 Oct Appointed George Browne † Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain

Appointed Lorenzo Mancini † Bishop of Chiusi, Italy

Appointed Abel de Saint-Brieuc, O.P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France

Appointed Abel de Saint-Brieuc, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Dionysias Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France

27 Oct Appointed Luigi Gonzaga † Bishop of Mantova, Italy

21.8 Appointed Clément Grosso della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. † Cardinal, Bishop of Mende, France

Nov Died John Roger † Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland

3 Nov 39.9 Appointed Giuliano della Rovere † Bishop of Bologna, Italy Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

6 Nov Ordained Bishop John Bulcomp † Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland

7 Nov Appointed Procolo Curiale † Bishop of Bova, Italy Bishop Emeritus

9 Nov Died Urbain de Chevron Villette † Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France

Appointed Stanislaw Strawski † Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine

14 Nov 54.8 Appointed Ludovico Podocathor † Bishop of Capaccio, Italy Cardinal, Administrator of Benevento, Italy

15 Nov 56.9 Appointed Giovanni Arcimboldo † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

70.8 Appointed Hélie de Bourdeilles, O.F.M. † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Lucia in Orphea Cardinal, Archbishop of Tours, France

70.8 Elevated to Cardinal Hélie de Bourdeilles, O.F.M. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Tours, France

69.8 Appointed Giovanni Conti † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy

69.8 Elevated to Cardinal Giovanni Conti † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy

62.8 Appointed Juan Margarit i Pau † Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale Cardinal, Bishop of Gerona, Spain

62.8 Elevated to Cardinal Juan Margarit i Pau † Cardinal, Bishop of Gerona, Spain

33.8 Appointed Giovanni Battista Orsini † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo

33.8 Elevated to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Orsini † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo

32.1 Appointed Giovanni Giacomo Schiaffinati (Sclafenati) † Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy

32.1 Elevated to Cardinal Giovanni Giacomo Schiaffinati (Sclafenati) † Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy

19 Nov 69.8 Installed Giovanni Conti † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy

24 Nov Died William Dudley † Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain

3 Dec Succeeded Jacques Raguier † Bishop of Troyes, France

Resigned Louis Raguier † Bishop of Troyes, France Bishop Emeritus

10 Dec Born Tommaso Badia, O.P. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite

17 Dec Appointed Troilo Agnesi † Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy

Appointed Matteo Giudici † Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy

Appointed Jean Hornet (Hoerne) † Bishop of Liège, Belgium

21 Dec Ordained Bishop Abel de Saint-Brieuc, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Dionysias Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France

24 Dec Died Antonio Ricci † Bishop of Lecce, Italy

26 Dec Died Stefano Grube † Archbishop of Riga, Latvia

29 Dec Died Jean de Montalembert, O.S.B. † Bishop of Montauban, France

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Jul		Appointed	Thomas Langton †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
	Appointed	James Lindsay †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
	Appointed	James Lindsay †	Titular Bishop of Dionysias	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
5 Jul		Appointed	Jean-André Grimaldi †	Bishop of Grasse, France
Aug		Died	Francesco de Arenis †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
3 Aug	28.5	Removed	Thaddeus McCarthy †	Bishop of Ross, Ireland	Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
4 Aug		Ordained Bishop	John Payne, O.P. †	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
7 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Jean d’Huillier †	Bishop of Meaux, France
8 Aug		Appointed	Nicolas Maugras (Malagrassi) †	Bishop of Uzés, France
10 Aug		Appointed	Francesco Insegna, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
27 Aug		Appointed	Nils Audensson Kalib †	Bishop of Oslo, Norway
28 Aug		Died	Jean de Lescar †	Archbishop of Auch, France
30 Aug		Died	James Levingston †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
Sep		Died	Matthias O’Griffith †	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
2 Sep	60.6	Died	Ausias Despuig †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
7 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Thomas Langton †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
10 Sep		Appointed	Girolamo de Comitibus †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
27.2	Appointed	Giovanni d’Aragona †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
	Appointed	Charles de Joyeuse †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France	Bishop Emeritus
11 Sep		Appointed	Domenico de Milia †	Bishop of Ottana, Italy
12 Sep		Appointed	Bernardo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Genova, Italy
	Appointed	Bernardo †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Genova, Italy
13 Sep	37.6	Appointed	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
14 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Francesco Insegna, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
19 Sep		Appointed	John Bulcomp †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
	Appointed	Thierry O’Brien †	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
	Appointed	Arcangelo de Varicastris †	Bishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia
21 Sep	73.7	Died	Friedrich Sesselmann †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
26 Sep		Died	Erasmus Perchinger, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
Oct	39.8	Resigned	Giuliano della Rovere †	Bishop of Mende, France	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
7 Oct	53.7	Died	Ferry de Clugny †	Cardinal, Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
8 Oct		Appointed	Pierre de Valetariis †	Bishop of Carpentras, France
10 Oct		Appointed	John Caroys, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Leighlin, Ireland
	Appointed	Raynaldus †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
	Appointed	Raynaldus †	Titular Bishop of Margarita	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
15 Oct		Appointed	Jean Monissart †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
16 Oct		Born	Gasparo Contarini †		Cardinal, Bishop of Belluno, Italy
17 Oct		Appointed	Nicola Angelo de Abbatissa †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
	Appointed	Orlando (Rolando) Rovescala, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Vaison, France	Bishop Emeritus
20 Oct	53.8	Appointed	Piotr z Bnina Moszyński †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	Appointed	François de Savoie †	Archbishop of Auch, France
21 Oct	39.8	Died	Francesco Gonzaga †	Cardinal, Administrator of Mantova, Italy
22 Oct		Appointed	George Browne †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
	Appointed	Lorenzo Mancini †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
	Appointed	Abel de Saint-Brieuc, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
	Appointed	Abel de Saint-Brieuc, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Dionysias	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
27 Oct		Appointed	Luigi Gonzaga †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
21.8	Appointed	Clément Grosso della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Mende, France
Nov		Died	John Roger †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
3 Nov	39.9	Appointed	Giuliano della Rovere †	Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
6 Nov		Ordained Bishop	John Bulcomp †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
7 Nov		Appointed	Procolo Curiale †	Bishop of Bova, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
9 Nov		Died	Urbain de Chevron Villette †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
	Appointed	Stanislaw Strawski †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
14 Nov	54.8	Appointed	Ludovico Podocathor †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Benevento, Italy
15 Nov	56.9	Appointed	Giovanni Arcimboldo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
70.8	Appointed	Hélie de Bourdeilles, O.F.M. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Lucia in Orphea	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tours, France
70.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Hélie de Bourdeilles, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tours, France
69.8	Appointed	Giovanni Conti †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy
69.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Conti †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy
62.8	Appointed	Juan Margarit i Pau †	Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale	Cardinal, Bishop of Gerona, Spain
62.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan Margarit i Pau †	Cardinal, Bishop of Gerona, Spain
33.8	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Orsini †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
33.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Battista Orsini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
32.1	Appointed	Giovanni Giacomo Schiaffinati (Sclafenati) †	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy
32.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Giacomo Schiaffinati (Sclafenati) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy
19 Nov	69.8	Installed	Giovanni Conti †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy
24 Nov		Died	William Dudley †	Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain
3 Dec		Succeeded	Jacques Raguier †	Bishop of Troyes, France
	Resigned	Louis Raguier †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec		Born	Tommaso Badia, O.P. †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
17 Dec		Appointed	Troilo Agnesi †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
	Appointed	Matteo Giudici †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
	Appointed	Jean Hornet (Hoerne) †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
21 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Abel de Saint-Brieuc, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Dionysias	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
24 Dec		Died	Antonio Ricci †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
26 Dec		Died	Stefano Grube †	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
29 Dec		Died	Jean de Montalembert, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Montauban, France

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