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The Year of Our Lord 1477

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownAppointedAgostino Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
AppointedLaurent Allemand de Laval, O.S.A. †Bishop of Orange, FranceBishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
AppointedFrancesco ArmatoBishop of Santa Giusta (Othoca), Italy
DiedDeodato Bocconi (Boctoni), O.S.M. †Bishop of Ajaccio, France
BornMichel BriçonnetBishop Emeritus of Lodève, France
DiedGiovanni Francesco BrusatoArchbishop of Nicosia, Cyprus
BornGianvincenzo CarafaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
BornGuillermo CasadorBishop of Alghero, Italy
BornConstantino Castriola de ScanderrechisBishop of Isernia, Italy
AppointedEdmund ConnesburghAuxiliary Bishop of Ely, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland
ResignedEdmund ConnesburghArchbishop of Armagh, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
DiedVentura degli AbbatiBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
DiedAntonio degli AgliBishop of Volterra, Italy
BornPierre de La BaumeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
AppointedGiovanni Di Leone GallucciBishop of Caserta, ItalyBishop of L’Aquila, Italy
AppointedMagnús EyjólfssonBishop of Skálholt, Iceland
AppointedAngelo FlorioBishop of Andria-Montepeloso, ItalyBishop of Andria, Italy
52.0AppointedNiccolò FrancoBishop of Poreč (Parenzo), CroatiaBishop of Treviso, Italy
DiedGiovanni Garcia, O. Cist. †Bishop of Santa Giusta (Othoca), Italy
AppointedMatthieu Geant, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
AppointedMatthieu Geant, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Julinensis (Juliadensis)Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
BornGuglielmo (Ghilino) de Guillini (Ghilini)Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
DiedWeribold von Heyss, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
DiedJacques , O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
AppointedJohann Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
AppointedJohann Titular Bishop of SerdicaAuxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
DiedVito JonymaBishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
DiedNatale de LombardiBishop of Bovino, Italy
DiedWilliam MoodieBishop of Caithness, Scotland, Great Britain
AppointedNicolas Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina
DiedRodrigo de NoronhaBishop of Lamego, Portugal
DiedFrancesco de Pernisiis de Saona, O.F.M. †Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
Ordained BishopKilian PflügerTitular Bishop of MicrocomienAuxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
ResignedAndré de Piacenza, O.S.B. †Bishop of Sisteron, FranceBishop Emeritus
DiedSilverstro QuiriniBishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
BornAntonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
77.0ResignedThomas Scrope, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Norwich, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Dromore, Ireland
AppointedSimon Bishop of Santa Giusta (Othoca), ItalyBishop-Elect
DiedMarcus TaruelloBishop of Argos, Greece
AppointedAndreas WeinmairAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
AppointedAndreas WeinmairTitular Bishop of Constantia in ArabiaAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
14 JanBornHermann zu WiedArchbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
15 Jan42.0AppointedCharles de BourbonCardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai MontiCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
71.0InstalledJorge da Costa, O. Cist. †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e PietroCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
27.9AppointedPierre de Foix (Jr.)Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e DamianoCardinal, Bishop of Vannes, France
DiedGiacomo , O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Italy
24 JanAppointedAgostino da Siena, O.F.M. †Bishop of Montemarano, Italy
AppointedJean EsquenartBishop of Sisteron, France
AppointedMichel GuibéBishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, FranceBishop of Rennes, France
40.0AppointedGiuliano Maffei (Matteis), O.F.M. †Bishop of Bertinoro, ItalyArchbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
37.0AppointedJohannes Meppen, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
37.0AppointedJohannes Meppen, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Larissa in SyriaAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
AppointedCharles de NourayAuxiliary Bishop of Lombez, France
AppointedCharles de NourayTitular Bishop of ArchadiaAuxiliary Bishop of Lombez, France
29 Jan70.0DiedGrzegorz z SanokaArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
30 JanDiedGeorg ÜberackerBishop of Seckau, Austria
31 JanAppointedAntonio Bishop of Civitate (Città or Civita), Italy
AppointedLudovico BorgioBishop of L’Aquila, Italy
AppointedFilippo di Navarra (de Aragonia)Archbishop of Palermo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
AppointedAntonio Pirro (Pyrro)Bishop of Castellaneta, ItalyBishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
6 FebAppointedPaul de BonifacioBishop of Ajaccio, FranceBishop Emeritus
AppointedJohannes Tideln, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
AppointedJohannes Tideln, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Minden, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
AppointedJohannes Tideln, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Missene (Mysia)Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
7 FebAppointedVittore MarcelloArchbishop of Nicosia, Cyprus
9 Feb37.1Ordained BishopJohannes Meppen, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Larissa in SyriaAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
12 FebAppointedCristoforo Bordini (de Pratella)Bishop of Cortona, Italy
AppointedAndrew Pictoris (Schindeler, Maler)Bishop of Orkney (Kirkwall), Scotland, Great Britain
AppointedWilliam TullockBishop of Moray, Scotland, Great Britain
21 Feb41.1AppointedMichele Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Italy
23 FebDiedAmauri d’AcignéBishop of Nantes, France
26 FebAppointedAntonio de’ PazziBishop of Mileto, Italy
MarDiedMartino de Sotomayor, O. Carm. †Bishop of Andria-Montepeloso, Italy
2 MarAppointedGiovanni CandidaBishop of Bovino, Italy
10 MarAppointedPierre EngelpertBishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
12 MarDiedJuan Díaz de CocaBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
13 MarAppointedFrancesco CaetaniBishop of Squillace, Italy
17 MarAppointedPierre du ChaffaultBishop of Nantes, France
AppointedJoão Manuel FerrasBishop of Guarda, Portugal
24 MarAppointedPedro ArandaBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, SpainBishop Emeritus
25 MarOrdained BishopPierre EngelpertBishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
28 MarAppointedMartin PedroBishop of Ceuta, SpainBishop of Lamego, Portugal
21 AprDiedAntonio Cicco da Pontecorvo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Caserta, Italy
30 AprAppointedAlfonso de Burgos, O.P. †Bishop of Córdoba, SpainBishop of Palencia, Spain
4 MayAppointedChristoph de TrautmannsdorfBishop of Seckau, Austria
Ordained BishopChristoph de TrautmannsdorfBishop of Seckau, Austria
15 MayDiedMariano Salvini, O.S.M. †Bishop of Cortona, Italy
20 MayDiedChristophe Lamy (d’Incisa)Auxiliary Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
23 May46.3AppointedJohann (Jan) Filipec z Prostějov, O.F.M. †Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
1 JunAppointedGiovanni (Ebu) de ViterboBishop of Sarno, ItalyBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
2 JunAppointedPietro MiliteBishop of Famagusta, Cyprus
8 JunOrdained BishopMatthias Emich, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of CyreneAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
9 Jun55.4AppointedBonfrancesco ArlottiBishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
AppointedJosse de SillenenBishop of Grenoble, FranceTitular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
16 JunAppointedSimon van den BorchBishop of Reval (Rewel), Estonia
7 JulDiedGiovanni Antonio CampaniBishop of Teramo, Italy
12 JulBornJacopo SadoletoCardinal, Bishop of Carpentras, France
21 JulDiedPierre BernardBishop of Agen, France
29 JulDiedIvan StoltevothBishop of Reval (Rewel), Estonia
Aug33.6AppointedGiuliano della RovereArchpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
11 Aug67.6DiedLatino OrsiniCardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
17 Aug55.4AppointedGiacomo Ammannati-PiccolominiCardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
AppointedPhilibert HugonetCardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e PaoloCardinal, Bishop of Mâcon, France
24 AugOrdained BishopSimon van den BorchBishop of Reval (Rewel), Estonia
1 Sep59.6DiedThibauld de Luxembourg, O. Cist. †Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
18 SepAppointedBenedetto Bernardus, O.P. †Bishop of Vieste, Italy
AppointedJean Pilory (Bilar), O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Amiens, France
AppointedJean Pilory (Bilar), O.P. †Titular Bishop of BethleemAuxiliary Bishop of Amiens, France
DiedStefano TrentaBishop of Lucca, Italy
24 Sep55.5AppointedGiacomo Ammannati-PiccolominiAdministrator of Lucca, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
AppointedMartin PedroBishop of Lamego, Portugal
28 SepOrdained BishopAndreas WeinmairTitular Bishop of Constantia in ArabiaAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
14 OctAppointedFrancesco de ArenisArchbishop of Brindisi, Italy
17 Oct65.7DiedBernhard von KraiburgBishop of Chiemsee, Germany
18 OctDiedJohn ArundelBishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
27 Oct40.8AppointedGeorg AltdorferBishop of Chiemsee, Germany
29 OctAppointedJan Bishop of Kyiv (Kijów), Ukraine
10 Nov21.3AppointedGiovanni d’AragonaCardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
16 NovOrdained BishopAgostino Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
21 NovAppointedFrancesco GrassoloBishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
27 NovAppointedFazio GalleraniBishop of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia), Italy
AppointedFrancesco Pietro Luca di Gerona, O.P. †Bishop of Teramo, Italy
AppointedRaoul ParisAuxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
AppointedRaoul ParisTitular Bishop of LisiensisAuxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
28 NovAppointedGutierrez de QuinonesTitular Bishop of Libariensis
3 DecAppointedGaleazzo della RovereBishop of Coutances, FranceBishop of Agen, France
33.9AppointedGiuliano della RovereBishop of Viviers (Aps), FrancePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
10 Dec43.9Elevated to CardinalGirolamo Basso Della RovereCardinal, Bishop of Recanati, Italy
21.4Elevated to CardinalGiovanni d’AragonaCardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
43.4Elevated to CardinalCristoforo della RovereCardinal, Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
60.9Elevated to CardinalPietro FoscariCardinal, Administrator of Padova {Padua}, Italy
50.9Elevated to CardinalGeorg Heßler (Hessler)Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
62.9Elevated to CardinalGabriele Rangone, O.F.M. Obs. †Cardinal, Bishop of Eger, Hungary
16.6Elevated to CardinalRaffaele Sansoni RiarioCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
12 Dec43.9AppointedGirolamo Basso Della RovereCardinal-Priest of Santa BalbinaCardinal, Bishop of Recanati, Italy
21.4AppointedGiovanni d’AragonaCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al ForoCardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
54.9AppointedAusias DespuigCardinal-Priest of Santa SabinaCardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
43.4AppointedCristoforo della RovereCardinal-Priest of San VitaleCardinal, Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
60.9AppointedPietro FoscariCardinal-Priest of San Nicola fra le ImmaginiCardinal, Administrator of Padova {Padua}, Italy
50.9AppointedGeorg Heßler (Hessler)Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in OrpheaCardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
62.9AppointedGabriele Rangone, O.F.M. Obs. †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Sergio e BaccoCardinal, Bishop of Eger, Hungary
16.6AppointedRaffaele Sansoni RiarioCardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in VelabroCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy

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