The Year of Our Lord 1476

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	John Allen †		Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
		Born	Gregor Angerer (Langer) †		Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
		Died	Francesco de Arceriis †	Bishop of Squillace, Italy
		Died	Charles de Beaumont †	Bishop of Agde, France
		Died	Francesco Bertini †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
		Died	Antonio Cano †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Castiglione †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
		Died	Nicola Colafacio (de Faciis) †	Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
	49.0	Died	Ladislao Dentice †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
		Appointed	Giorgio della Rovere †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
		Ordained Priest	Ludwig Ebmer (Ebner) †	Priest of Salzburg, Austria	Bishop Emeritus of Chiemsee, Germany
		Died	Andrea de Fano †	Bishop of Recanati, Italy
		Born	Bonifacio Ferrero †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Removed	Patrick Graham †	Bishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop 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	Benoit de Montferrand †	Bishop of Coutances, France	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
		Appointed	Stefano Nardini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Died	Jan Pelletz (Pelec), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
		Born	Wojciech Radziwiłł †		Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
		Born	Christophorus von Raubar (Rauber) †		Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
		Born	Weigand von Redwitz †		Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
		Died	John (Sean) O’Ragahallaigh, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
		Born	Francisco Ruiz, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Ávila, Spain
	11.5	Selected	Ernst Herzog von Sachsen †	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany
		Appointed	Antonio Saracco †	Bishop of Mylopotamos, Greece	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
		Died	David Stewart †	Bishop of Moray, Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Nikolaus Stolcz de Slantz †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
	32.0	Ordained Priest	Kaspar Tobritsch †	Priest of Eichstätt, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Guillaume Vasseur, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta
		Died	Narcissus de Verduno †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy
		Died	Paolo Visconti, O. Carm. †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
9 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Philip O’Cathail †	Bishop of Emly, Ireland
10 Jan		Appointed	Giacomo de Bottis †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
10 Jan		Appointed	André Zamonetic, O.P. †	Archbishop of Craina, Albania	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Jan		Appointed	Jacopo-Antonio dalla Torre †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
	36.0	Appointed	Fabrizio Marliani †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
		Appointed	Sacramoro Sacramori †	Bishop of Parma, Italy
19 Jan		Appointed	Laurent Allemand de Laval, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Grenoble, France	Bishop Emeritus
31 Jan		Appointed	Silverstro Quirini †	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
8 Mar		Appointed	Alonso Enríquez de Lemos, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
10 Mar	41.1	Appointed	Charles de Bourbon †	Administrator of Clermont, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
11 Mar		Appointed	Jan Ambrozij †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
		Appointed	Jan Ambrozij †	Bishop of Cyzicus, Turkey	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
	27.0	Confirmed	Pierre de Foix (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Vannes, France
		Appointed	John Smith †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
15 Mar		Appointed	Basilio Gambone †	Bishop of Ploaghe, Italy
15 Mar		Appointed	Enguerrand Signard (Seignart), O.P. †	Bishop of Auxerre, France	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar		Appointed	Jean Billart †	Titular Bishop of Byblus
22 Mar		Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Brusato †	Archbishop of Nicosia, Cyprus
		Appointed	Bartolomeo del Poggio †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
		Appointed	Louis de Fenollet †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Capaccio, Italy	Bishop
28 Mar		Appointed	Godefridus Yerwerd, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
29 Mar		Appointed	Pierre de Insula †	Bishop of Moldovita (Moldawitza, Suczawa), Romania
		Appointed	Nicolaus de Monte †	Bishop of Croatia, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
		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	64.2	Confirmed	Dieter von Isenburg-Büdingen †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
12 Apr	74.2	Died	Dietrich von Schönberg †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
17 Apr		Appointed	Jacobus Derslai, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
17 Apr		Appointed	Jacobus Derslai, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Margarita	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
26 Apr		Selected	Johann von Weißenbach †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
27 Apr		Appointed	Claude Rup †	Auxiliary Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
27 Apr		Appointed	Claude Rup †	Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in Bithynia	Auxiliary Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
2 May	70.3	Died	Bartolomeo Roverella †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
3 May	25.3	Died	Jean de Gaucourt †	Bishop of Amiens, France
5 May		Died	Antonio Beltrando (Trombetta) †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
9 May		Died	Johann Tulbeck †	Bishop Emeritus of Freising, Germany
24 May		Appointed	Jean de Iton, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Dionysias
24 May		Appointed	Jean , O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Margarita
31 May		Appointed	Pietro Gaetani †	Bishop of Fondi (Fundi), Italy
Jun		Resigned	John Hunden, O.P. †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
Jun		Ordained Bishop	Antonio Saracco †	Bishop of Mylopotamos, Greece	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
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
19 Jun		Confirmed	Johann von Weißenbach †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
28 Jun		Born	Gian Pietro Carafa †		Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
30 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Gilles Barbier, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta	Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
30 Jun		Ordained Bishop	James Levingston †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
Jul	77.1	Resigned	John Carpenter †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
Jul		Died	Louis de Fenollet †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
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
		Appointed	Benoit de Montferrand †	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
	32.6	Appointed	Giuliano della Rovere †	Bishop of Coutances, France	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Jul	73.5	Died	Filippo Calandrini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Bologna, Italy
21 Jul		Ordained Bishop	John Smith †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
24 Jul	46.3	Appointed	Oliviero Carafa †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	45.5	Appointed	Rodrigo de Borja †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Raymond , O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Tebris (Tauris)
26 Jul	32.5	Appointed	Francesco Gonzaga †	Administrator of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Mantova, Italy
31 Jul	56.5	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		Appointed	Bernardino Barbiani, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy	Bishop of Bisaccia, Italy
	53.6	Appointed	Ausias Despuig †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
		Appointed	Dominique Dupont †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vannes, France
		Appointed	Dominique Dupont †	Titular Bishop of Sidon	Auxiliary Bishop of Vannes, France
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	Bishop Emeritus
17 Aug		Appointed	Giacomo Minutoli †	Bishop of Agde, France
19 Aug		Died	Pedro de Cordoba y Solier †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
20 Aug	78.6	Appointed	Amico Agnifili (de Roccha) †	Cardinal, Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
20 Aug		Died	Francesco Agnifili †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
28 Aug		Appointed	Robert Kirke, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland
30 Aug		Appointed	Francisco , O.SS.T. †	Titular Bishop of Amyclae
1 Sep		Ordained Bishop	William Dudley †	Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain
9 Sep		Appointed	Louis de Gaucourt †	Bishop of Amiens, France
13 Sep		Appointed	William Schives de Vulfalt †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop
22 Sep		Ordained Bishop	John Russell †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
25 Sep	24.7	Appointed	László Geréb †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
5 Oct	42.7	Appointed	Girolamo Basso Della Rovere †	Cardinal, Bishop of Recanati, Italy
	42.7	Appointed	Girolamo Basso Della Rovere †	Bishop of Macerata, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Recanati, Italy
		Appointed	Leonardo Marchesi †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
	36.7	Appointed	Andrzej Oporowski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
		Appointed	Pietro Ranzano, O.P. †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
6 Oct	30.7	Appointed	Marco Vigerio della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Trani, Italy
30 Oct		Died	Vincent de Kerléau, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
4 Nov		Appointed	Cormac MacShamhradhain, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
	31.8	Appointed	Philippe de Luxembourg †	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	58.8	Resigned	Thibauld de Luxembourg, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Marcus de Gusmariis (Taruello) †	Bishop of Argos, Greece
9 Nov	78.8	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	77.5	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	41.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Charles de Bourbon †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
	70.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Jorge da Costa, O. Cist. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	61.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Pedro Ferris †	Cardinal, Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
	27.8	Appointed	Pierre de Foix (Jr.) †	Administrator of Aire, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Vannes, France
	27.8	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
22 Dec		Appointed	Karl Sigurdsson Skaktavl †	Bishop of Hamar, Norway
30 Dec	50.0	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
	71.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Mellini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy

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