The Year of Our Lord 1455

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Augustin , O. Cist. †	Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
		Died	Giacomo Bonriposi †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
		Died	Alessandro Caietano †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
		Died	Marino Contarini †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
		Died	Louis d’Aubusson, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Alet, France
		Died	Antonio de Celano †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
	52.0	Appointed	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
		Born	Francesco de Paretz †		Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Died	Gileto Esus †	Bishop of Ampurias, Italy
		Born	Gabriele Mascioli Foschi, O.E.S.A. †		Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
		Born	Girolamo de Franciscis (de Franceschi), O.S.M. †		Bishop of Coron (Coronea), Greece
		Died	Giovanni Gasto, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Castro [di Sardegna], Italy
		Born	Alejandro Geraldini (Gerardini, Gueraldini) †		Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
		Died	Jean de Gilliac †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
		Died	John Green †	Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Hermann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
		Died	Galeotto de La Ratta †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
		Born	Juan López †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
		Appointed	Paolo di San Ginesio Marini, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Appointed	Paolo di San Ginesio Marini, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Paolo di San Ginesio Marini, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Born	Thaddeus McCarthy †		Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
		Died	Francesco de Oliveto, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Rapolla, Italy
		Died	Antonio Paoli †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
		Resigned	Lorenzo de Ricco †	Bishop of Ravello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Gaspare de Rossi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Frigento, Italy
		Appointed	Louis Rounault †	Bishop of Maillezais, France
	55.0	Resigned	Thomas Scrope, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Elias Sguri de Ponagia, O.P. †	Bishop of Stefaniaco e Benda, Albania	Bishop of Croja, Albania
		Died	Antonio de Termoli, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
		Resigned	Matteo Testi, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	William Turnbull †	Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
		Born	Théodore (Dietrich) Wichwael, O.S.A. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
3 Jan		Appointed	Juan Soler †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
12 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Bohuslas von Zwole †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
21 Jan	77.0	Died	Christen Hemmingsen †	Bishop Emeritus of Ribe, Denmark
23 Jan		Appointed	Miklos de Barnis †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
23 Jan		Appointed	Tuccio †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
26 Jan	41.0	Appointed	Giovanni Conti †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
30 Jan		Appointed	Fernando Lopez de Lorden †	Bishop of Coria, Spain	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
30 Jan		Appointed	Gabriele Pontangeli †	Bishop of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy
31 Jan		Appointed	Mariano Salvini, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
2 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Thomas de Debrenthe (Branche), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
3 Mar		Born	Ascanio Maria Sforza †		Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
15 Mar		Born	Pietro de Accolti de Aretio †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	70.2	Resigned	Isidore of Kiev †	Administrator of Cervia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Appointed	Francesco Portio †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
16 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Mariano Salvini, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
24 Mar	57.3	Died	Tommaso Parentucelli †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
25 Mar	54.2	Died	Rudolf von Diepholz †	Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
30 Mar	53.2	Selected	Siegfried von Venningen †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
1 Apr	65.3	Died	Zbigniew z Oleśnicki †	Cardinal, Bishop of Kraków, Poland
1 Apr	51.1	Died	Gottfried Schenk von Limpurg †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
6 Apr		Died	Giovanni Battista Legname de Padua †	Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
7 Apr	17.2	Appointed	Louis de Bourbon †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
7 Apr	39.2	Appointed	Gijsbrecht van Brederode †	Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Former Bishop-Elect
8 Apr	76.2	Elected	Alfonso de Borja y Cabanilles †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20 Apr	76.3	Installed	Alfonso de Borja y Cabanilles †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
28 Apr		Appointed	Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
May	61.3	Died	Andrew MacBradaigh †	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
May		Ordained Bishop	Ulrich von Nußdorf (Nussdorfer) †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
2 May		Appointed	Antonio Feletto †	Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
5 May		Appointed	Andrew Dursier (Muirhead) †	Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
24 May	53.3	Confirmed	Siegfried von Venningen †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
28 May		Appointed	Georges de Gilliac †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
6 Jun	65.4	Appointed	Antonio Cerdà i Lloscos, O.SS.T. †	Administrator of Giovinazzo, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Lérida, Spain
11 Jun	31.4	Selected	Konrad von Diepholz †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
13 Jun		Appointed	Nicola Campanile, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ravello, Italy
16 Jun		Appointed	Johann von Grumbach †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
20 Jun		Appointed	Albert Katschen, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Sidon
20 Jun		Appointed	Nicola Palmeri, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
11 Jul		Appointed	Giacomo de Aurilia, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
		Appointed	Tommaso Giliberti, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Castro [di Sardegna], Italy
		Appointed	Yves Le Manguier, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dol, France
		Appointed	Yves Le Manguier, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Megara	Auxiliary Bishop of Dol, France
		Appointed	Thaddaeus (Tither) Magauran, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
16 Jul		Appointed	Pietro Minutolo †	Bishop of Rapolla, Italy	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
18 Jul		Appointed	Giovanni del Terma, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy
23 Jul		Appointed	Domenico Michiel, O.P. †	Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
28 Jul		Died	Jan von Deher †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
Aug		Died	Bartolomeo de Micheli †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
14 Aug		Born	Johann von Dalberg †		Bishop of Worms, Germany
Sep	44.6	Resigned	Sigfried Piscator, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
1 Sep		Died	Leif Thor Olafsson (Olavsson) †	Bishop of Bjørgvin (Bergen), Norway
2 Sep	57.0	Appointed	Jakob von Sierck †	Apostolic Administrator of Metz, France	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
3 Sep		Appointed	Lellus †	Bishop of Narni, Italy
3 Sep		Died	Alfonso Tostado de Madrigal †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain
12 Sep		Appointed	Amorattino de Capua †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
		Appointed	Pietro de Nucera, O.P. †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
		Appointed	Battista de Ventura †	Bishop of Frigento, Italy	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
23 Sep		Appointed	Ambroise de Cameraco †	Bishop of Alet, France	Bishop Emeritus
25 Sep		Appointed	Thomas Burton, O.F.M. †	Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
25 Sep	57.1	Appointed	Tomasz Strzępiński †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
29 Sep		Born	Gabriel von Eyb †		Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
13 Oct		Appointed	Giovanni , O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
		Appointed	Johannes Schulte (von Gultenhaus), O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
		Appointed	Johannes Schulte (von Gultenhaus), O.S.A. †	Bishop of Syra (Suda)	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
18 Oct		Died	Edmund Lacy †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
20 Oct		Appointed	Toussaint Castellani, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
		Appointed	Toussaint Castellani, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Laon, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
		Appointed	Toussaint Castellani, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Dionysias	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
		Appointed	Thomas Halse †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Former Bishop-Elect
22 Oct	62.8	Resigned	Jean de Heinsberg †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
28 Oct		Died	Guillaume-Hugues d’Estaing, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Fréjus, France
3 Nov	45.8	Selected	Friedrich Sesselmann †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
7 Nov		Appointed	Jean du Bellay, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop of Poitiers, France
14 Nov	35.8	Appointed	Marco Barbo †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
14 Nov	38.8	Appointed	Pietro Foscari †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Padova {Padua}, Italy
17 Nov		Appointed	Jacques Joumond, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Andros, Greece	Bishop Emeritus of Milos (Melos), Greece
17 Nov		Appointed	Jacques Joumond, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Limoges, France	Bishop Emeritus of Milos (Melos), Greece
21 Nov		Appointed	Heinrich Hopfgarten, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
		Appointed	Heinrich Hopfgarten, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
		Died	Jean Matthieu, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cambrai, France
25 Nov		Born	Antonio Surian, O. Cart. †		Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
1 Dec	45.9	Confirmed	Friedrich Sesselmann †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
15 Dec		Appointed	Francesco de Benedictis de Licata †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
15 Dec	31.9	Confirmed	Konrad von Diepholz †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
17 Dec		Appointed	Louis d’Aubusson, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Tulle, France
		Appointed	Jakob Flucke, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
		Appointed	Jakob Flucke, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France

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