The Year of Our Lord 1278

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Bernard d’Abbeville †	Bishop of Amiens, France
		Appointed	Juan Alfonsi †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
		Appointed	Fernando Arias †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Fernando Arias †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Konrad von Belmont †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
		Appointed	John Bradfield, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
		Died	Gérard Grandison †	Bishop of Verdun, France
	43.0	Appointed	Guillaume de Mâcon †	Bishop of Amiens, France
		Appointed	Narve , O.P. †	Bishop of Bjørgvin (Bergen), Norway
		Appointed	Guillaume des Porcelets, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Digne, France
		Appointed	Miguel Sánchez †	Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Miguel Sánchez †	Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain
		Appointed	Pietro Santafede †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
		Resigned	Günther von Schwalenberg †	Archbishop-Elect of Magdeburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
		Appointed	Stig †	Bishop of Roskilde (Roeskilde), Denmark
		Ordained Bishop	Stig †	Bishop of Roskilde (Roeskilde), Denmark
		Appointed	Jan Wyszkowic †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
18 Jan		Died	Bernard Capendu (Compendius) †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
22 Jan		Died	Roger Skerning, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
26 Jan		Appointed	Gauthier Jean †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
Feb		Died	Guy d’Auvergne †	Archbishop of Vienne, France
24 Feb		Appointed	William Middleton †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
Mar		Died	Geoffroy de Beaumont †	Bishop of Laon, France
12 Mar	48.1	Appointed	Ordoño Álvarez †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
	48.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Ordoño Álvarez †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
	48.1	Appointed	Bentivenga de Bentivenghi, O.F.M. †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Bishop of Todi, Italy
	48.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Bentivenga de Bentivenghi, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Todi, Italy
	58.1	Appointed	Gerardo Bianchi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	58.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Gerardo Bianchi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	63.1	Appointed	Robert Kilwardby, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	63.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Robert Kilwardby, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	48.1	Appointed	Erhard de Lessines †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	48.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Erhard de Lessines †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
		Appointed	Latino Malabranca Orsini, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Elevated to Cardinal	Latino Malabranca Orsini, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	50.4	Appointed	Girolamo Masci, O.F.M. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	50.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Girolamo Masci, O.F.M. †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
5 Apr		Appointed	Jakob Israelsson †	Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
5 Apr		Appointed	Arnaud de Ville †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France
6 Apr		Appointed	Telo , O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
9 Apr	63.2	Appointed	Willem van Moerbeke, O.P. †	Archbishop of Corinthus, Greece
9 Apr	63.2	Ordained Bishop	Willem van Moerbeke, O.P. †	Archbishop of Corinthus, Greece
29 Apr		Died	Konrad von Wittelsbach (Wildgraf von Dhaun) †	Bishop of Freising, Germany
7 May		Appointed	Guillaume de Flavacourt †	Archbishop of Rouen, France
22 May		Ordained Bishop	Guillaume de Flavacourt †	Archbishop of Rouen, France
25 May		Died	Boniface †	Bishop of Digne, France
25 May		Appointed	Guillaume de Châtillon †	Bishop of Laon, France
29 May		Ordained Bishop	John Bradfield, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
29 May		Ordained Bishop	William Middleton †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
15 Jun		Died	Thomas d’Aulon †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
22 Jun	63.4	Appointed	Marcin z Opawy †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
10 Jul	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Guillaume de Mâcon †	Bishop of Amiens, France
18 Jul	48.5	Died	Erhard de Lessines †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
Aug		Appointed	Jean de Bernières †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
2 Aug		Appointed	Pietro Guerra †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
10 Aug		Appointed	Angelario de Bentivenghi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Todi, Italy
15 Aug		Appointed	Giovanni Boccamazza †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
Sep		Died	Robert de Chause †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain
21 Oct		Died	Jean Drazic †	Bishop of Praha, Czech Republic
10 Nov		Died	Dietrich von Marburg †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
26 Dec		Selected	Ralph Ireton, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain

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