The Year of Our Lord 1278

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Aimone , O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Lacedaemonia	Bishop of Coron (Coronea), Greece
		Appointed	Juan Alfonsi †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
		Died	Tommaso de Angelis †	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
		Appointed	Fernando Arias †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Fernando Arias †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
		Died	Rainaldo de Barili †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Konrad von Belmont †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
		Died	Belprando †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
		Appointed	John Bradfield, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
		Died	Sigebaldo Caballazio †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
		Appointed	Guido da Caminate †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
		Appointed	Ruffino Colombo †	Bishop of Savona, Italy
		Appointed	Ugo de Curtis, O.P. †	Bishop of Troia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Bethleem
		Died	Gérard Grandison †	Bishop of Verdun, France
		Died	Gregorio †	Bishop of Veroli, Italy
		Appointed	Guido , O.E.S.A. †	Patriarch of Grado, Italy
		Died	Lorenzo †	Bishop of Nepi, Italy
	43.0	Appointed	Guillaume de Mâcon †	Bishop of Amiens, France
		Resigned	García Martínez †	Bishop-Elect of Cartagena (en España)	Former Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Francesco Monaldeschi †	Bishop of Melfi, Italy	Bishop of Firenze, Italy
		Died	Guillermo de Moncada †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
		Appointed	Narve , O.P. †	Bishop of Bjørgvin (Bergen), Norway
		Appointed	Guillaume des Porcelets, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Digne, France
		Died	Salvio †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
		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	Tolomeo , O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Sarda, Albania	Bishop of Ravello, Italy
		Appointed	Torfinn , O. Cist. †	Bishop of Hamar, Norway
		Appointed	Giovanni de Trano, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Giovinazzo, Italy
		Appointed	Rotlando (Orlando) Ugurgeri †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
		Died	Vasco , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
		Appointed	Marco da Venezia, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Archbishop-Elect
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
Mar	28.1	Appointed	Giacomo Colonna †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
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
	28.1	Appointed	Giacomo Colonna †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
	28.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Giacomo Colonna †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
	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
	43.1	Appointed	Latino Malabranca Orsini, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	43.1	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)
		Appointed	Giordano Orsini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
		Elevated to Cardinal	Giordano Orsini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
22 Mar		Died	Bernard d’Abbeville †	Bishop of Amiens, France
Apr	28.2	Appointed	Giacomo Colonna †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Marcello	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
5 Apr		Appointed	Jakob Israelsson †	Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
		Appointed	Pietro de Confluentia, O.P. †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
		Appointed	Arnaud de Ville †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France
6 Apr		Appointed	Telo , O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
9 Apr		Appointed	Bartolomeo da Amelia, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
	63.2	Appointed	Willem van Moerbeke, O.P. †	Archbishop of Corinthus, Greece
	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
10 May		Appointed	Ruggieri degli Ubaldini †	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
10 May		Appointed	Rolando Taverna †	Bishop of Spoleto, Italy
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
5 Jun		Appointed	Benvenuto de Urbeveteri, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
15 Jun		Died	Thomas d’Aulon †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
22 Jun		Appointed	Giovanni Mastrogiudice †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
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
15 Jul		Appointed	Fedemondo †	Bishop of Fano, Italy
18 Jul		Appointed	Ermanno †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
18 Jul	48.5	Died	Erhard de Lessines †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
25 Jul		Died	Erik Achatius †	Bishop of Skara, Sweden
Aug		Appointed	Jean de Bernières †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
1 Aug		Confirmed	Bartolomeo della Scala, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Verona, Italy
2 Aug		Appointed	Pietro Guerra †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
4 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Ugo de Curtis, O.P. †	Bishop of Troia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Bethleem
9 Aug		Appointed	Tommaso , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nepi, 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
18 Aug		Appointed	Aimone , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Coron (Coronea), Greece
19 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Guido , O.E.S.A. †	Patriarch of Grado, Italy
20 Aug		Appointed	St. Brynolf Algotsson †	Bishop of Skara, Sweden
Sep		Died	Robert de Chause †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain
21 Oct		Died	Jan z Dražic †	Bishop of Praha, Czechia
10 Nov		Died	Dietrich von Marburg †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
15 Nov		Selected	Tobiáš z Bechyně (von Bechin) †	Bishop of Praha, Czechia
23 Dec		Appointed	Diego Martínez Magaz †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
24 Dec		Appointed	João Martins, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
26 Dec		Selected	Ralph Ireton, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain

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