The Year of Our Lord 1459

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Antonio Acuña †		Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Died	Agostino da Bagnoregio, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
		Born	Lorenz von Bibra †	Mellrichstadt	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Died	Giovanni Cossa, O.P. †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
		Born	Hugo von Hohenladenburg †	Hegi	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Appointed	Cosme de Montserrat †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
		Born	Friedrich von Öttingen †		Bishop-Elect of Passau, Germany
		Died	Giacomo de Salemoncellis †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
		Died	Francesco Titignano, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lesina, Italy
13 Jan	28.8	Installed	Oliviero Carafa †	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
15 Jan		Appointed	John Arundel †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
15 Feb	75.1	Died	Stephan Bodecker, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
17 Feb	79.1	Died	Fantino Dandolo †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
2 Mar		Born	Adriaan Florenszoom Dedel †	Utrecht	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
4 Mar	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Walter Supersaxo †	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
14 Mar		Appointed	Johannes Sartoris, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
14 Mar		Appointed	Johannes Sartoris, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Bir Seba	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
10 Apr		Died	Reginald Boulers †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
16 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Antonio Piccolomini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Siena, Italy	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
23 Apr		Appointed	Antonio Piccolomini, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
27 Apr		Appointed	Dietrick Stechow, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
2 May		Died	St. Antonio Forcilioni, O.P. †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
5 May	68.3	Died	Anton von Rotenhan †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
6 May	63.3	Died	Dietrich Schenk von Erbach †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
13 May	52.4	Appointed	Alessandro Oliva, O.S.A. †	Prior General of Order of St. Augustine	Cardinal, Administrator of Camerino, Italy
18 May		Selected	Georg von Schaumberg †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
30 May	73.4	Resigned	Pierre de Foix (Sr.), O.F.M. †	Administrator of Acqs (Dax), France	Cardinal, Bishop of Lescar, France
3 Jun		Ordained Bishop	John Arundel †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
14 Jun		Appointed	Meolo de Mascabruni †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
18 Jun	47.5	Selected	Diether von Isenburg-Büdingen †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
2 Jul		Appointed	Georg von Baden †	Bishop of Metz, France
8 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Dietrick Stechow, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
9 Jul		Appointed	João Manuel, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
13 Jul		Appointed	Juan Roderici †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Évora, Portugal
13 Jul		Confirmed	Georg von Schaumberg †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
27 Jul		Appointed	Protasius von Czernahora †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czech Republic
27 Aug	25.9	Died	Jaime de Portugal †	Cardinal, Administrator of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
29 Aug		Ordained Priest	Ernst von Schaumberg †	Priest of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop
2 Sep	57.7	Died	Siegfried von Venningen †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
5 Sep		Appointed	Filippo Landolfi †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
11 Sep		Died	Zanone Castiglione †	Bishop of Bayeux, France
11 Sep		Appointed	Miles d’Illiers †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Bishop Emeritus
12 Sep	69.7	Died	Antonio Cerdà i Lloscos †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lérida, Spain
17 Sep	48.7	Appointed	Johannes Nix von Hoheneck †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
20 Sep		Appointed	John Hales †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
24 Sep		Appointed	Francesco Ferrer †	Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
27 Sep		Appointed	Juan Roderici †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal	Bishop of Évora, Portugal
7 Oct	29.8	Appointed	Luis Juan del Milà †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
15 Oct	54.8	Appointed	Jaume Francesco de Cardona i de Aragón †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Urgell, Spain
17 Oct		Appointed	Nicolas Solimele †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
18 Oct	66.8	Died	Jean de Heinsberg †	Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium
5 Nov		Appointed	Antonio Cicco da Pontecorvo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
7 Nov		Appointed	Angelo Fasolo †	Bishop of Modon (Medone), Greece	Bishop of Feltre, Italy
8 Nov		Died	Antonio Piccolomini, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
25 Nov		Ordained Bishop	John Hales †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
25 Nov	30.9	Ordained Bishop	Johann von Bayern (Rhein) †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany
3 Dec		Appointed	Benedictus , O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Mitylene
7 Dec		Born	Diego Ramírez de Fuenleal †		Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
8 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Ernst von Schaumberg †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
21 Dec		Resigned	Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) †	Administrator of Albenga, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy