The Year of Our Lord 1476

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Bernardino Barbiani †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy	Bishop of Bisaccia, Italy
		Died	Nicola Colafacio (de Faciis) †	Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
		Died	Ladislao Dentice †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
		Ordained Priest	Ludwig Ebmer †	Priest of Salzburg, Austria	Bishop Emeritus of Chiemsee, Germany
		Born	Bonifacio Ferrero †	Biella	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Resigned	Patrick Graham †	Bishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Giacomo Pietro de Gravina †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy
		Died	João Manuel, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
		Appointed	Francisco de Mayorga †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste
		Appointed	Stefano Nardini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Born	Wojciech Radziwiłł †		Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
		Appointed	Pietro Ranzano, O.P. †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
		Born	Weigand von Redwitz †	Tüschnitz	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
		Born	Francisco Ruiz, O.F.M. †	Toledo	Bishop of Avila, Spain
	12.0	Selected	Ernst Herzog von Sachsen †	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany
	32.0	Ordained Priest	Kaspar Tobritsch †	Priest of Eichstätt, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
		Died	Guillaume Vasseur, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta
10 Jan		Appointed	André Zamonetic, O.P. †	Bishop of Craina, Albania
15 Jan		Appointed	Jacopo-Antonio dalla Torre †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
		Appointed	Fabrizio Marliani †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
		Appointed	Sagramoro Sagramori †	Bishop of Parma, Italy
10 Mar	41.2	Appointed	Charles I de Bourbon †	Administrator of Clermont, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
11 Mar	27.1	Confirmed	Pierre de Foix (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Vannes, France
11 Mar		Appointed	John Smith †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
15 Mar		Appointed	Basilio Gambone †	Bishop of Ploaghe, Italy
22 Mar		Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Brusato †	Archbishop of Nicosia, Cyprus
22 Mar		Appointed	Bartolomeo del Poggio †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
28 Mar		Appointed	Godefridus Yerwerd, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
29 Mar		Appointed	Pierre de Insula †	Bishop of Moldovita (Moldawitza, Suczawa), Romania
29 Mar		Appointed	Pietro Pilares, O.P. †	Bishop of Dolia (Doglia), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
31 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Pierre de Insula †	Bishop of Moldovita (Moldawitza, Suczawa), Romania
3 Apr		Appointed	Gilles Barbier, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
3 Apr		Appointed	Gilles Barbier, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta	Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
5 Apr	64.3	Confirmed	Diether von Isenburg-Büdingen †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
12 Apr	74.3	Died	Dietrich von Schönberg †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
26 Apr		Selected	Johann von Weißenbach †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
2 May	70.3	Died	Bartolomeo Roverella †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
5 May		Died	Antonio Beltrando (Trombetta) †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
9 May		Died	Johann Tulbeck †	Bishop Emeritus of Freising, Germany
31 May		Appointed	Pietro Gaetani †	Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
Jun		Resigned	John Hunden, O.P. †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jun	44.4	Died	George Neville †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
15 Jun		Appointed	John Russell †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
28 Jun		Born	Gian Pietro Carafa †	Capriglia	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
Jul	77.2	Resigned	John Carpenter †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jul		Appointed	Antonio Alamandi †	Bishop of Cahors, France
	46.5	Appointed	John Alcock †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Guichard d’Aubusson †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
	22.6	Appointed	Giuliano della Rovere †	Bishop of Coutances, France	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Jul	73.5	Died	Filippo Calandrini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Bologna, Italy
19 Jul		Confirmed	Johann von Weißenbach †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
24 Jul	46.4	Appointed	Oliviero Carafa †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
24 Jul	45.6	Appointed	Rodrigo de Borja †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26 Jul	32.6	Appointed	Francesco Gonzaga †	Administrator of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Mantova, Italy
31 Jul	56.6	Appointed	Lawrence Booth †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	William Dudley †	Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Antonio Saracco †	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
9 Aug	53.6	Appointed	Ausias Despuig †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
16 Aug		Appointed	Matthias Emich, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
16 Aug		Appointed	Matthias Emich, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
17 Aug		Appointed	Giovanni Cerretani †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
17 Aug		Appointed	Giacomo Minutoli †	Bishop of Agde, France
20 Aug	78.6	Appointed	Amico Agnifili (de Roccha) †	Cardinal, Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
1 Sep		Ordained Bishop	William Dudley †	Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain
22 Sep		Ordained Bishop	John Russell †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
5 Oct	42.8	Appointed	Girolamo Basso Della Rovere †	Cardinal, Bishop of Macerata, Italy
		Appointed	Leonardo Marchesi †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
		Appointed	Andrzej Oporowski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
6 Oct	30.8	Appointed	Marco Vigerio della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Trani, Italy
4 Nov	31.8	Appointed	Philippe de Luxembourg †	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
4 Nov	58.8	Resigned	Thibauld de Luxembourg, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Bishop Emeritus
9 Nov	78.9	Died	Amico Agnifili (de Roccha) †	Cardinal, Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
20 Nov		Appointed	Kilian Pflüger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
20 Nov		Appointed	Kilian Pflüger †	Titular Bishop of Microcomien	Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
Dec	77.6	Died	John Carpenter †	Bishop Emeritus of Worcester, England, Great Britain
3 Dec	54.9	Appointed	Giacopo Antonio Venier †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
18 Dec	42.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Charles I de Bourbon †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
	71.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Jorge da Costa †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	61.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Pedro Ferris †	Cardinal, Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
	27.9	Appointed	Pierre de Foix (Jr.) †	Administrator of Aire, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Vannes, France
	27.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Pierre de Foix (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Vannes, France
	71.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Battista Mellini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy
30 Dec	50.1	Appointed	Giovanni Arcimboldo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	61.7	Appointed	Pedro Ferris †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
	71.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Mellini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy