The Year of Our Lord 1278

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	John Bradfield †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
		Died	Gerard Grandison †	Bishop of Verdun, France
	43.0	Appointed	Guillaume de Mâcon †	Bishop of Amiens, France
		Appointed	Miguel Sánchez †	Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Miguel Sánchez †	Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain
		Appointed	Jan Wyszkowic †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
22 Jan		Died	Roger Skerning †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
24 Feb		Appointed	William Middleton †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
12 Mar	48.2	Appointed	Ordoño Álvarez †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
	48.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Ordoño Álvarez †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
	58.2	Appointed	Gerardo Bianchi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	58.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Gerardo Bianchi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	63.2	Appointed	Robert Kilwardby †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	63.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Robert Kilwardby †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		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)
	50.5	Appointed	Girolamo Masci, O.F.M. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	50.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Girolamo Masci, O.F.M. †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
9 Apr	63.3	Appointed	Willem van Moerbeke, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
9 Apr	63.3	Ordained Bishop	Willem van Moerbeke, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
29 May		Ordained Bishop	John Bradfield †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
29 May		Ordained Bishop	William Middleton †	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
22 Jun	63.5	Appointed	Marcin z Opawy †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
10 Jul	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Guillaume de Mâcon †	Bishop of Amiens, France
2 Aug		Appointed	Pietro Guerra †	Bishop of Rieti, Italy	Patriarch of Aquileia, 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
26 Dec		Selected	Ralph Ireton †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain