The Year of Our Lord 1479

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Denis Briçonnet †		Bishop of Saint-Malo, France
		Died	Michel de Candie, O.P. †	Bishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
		Appointed	Lorenzo Capodiferro †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
		Died	Fernando de Castilla, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Granada, Spain
		Born	Louis d’Amboise (II) †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Albi, France
		Born	Adrien Gouffier de Boissy †		Cardinal, Administrator of Albi, France
		Died	Jean Hébert †	Bishop of Evreux, France
		Resigned	Gebhard von Hoym †	Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Balthasar Merklin †	Waldkirch	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
		Died	Barthelemy Uggeri †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Died	Johann von Venningen †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
5 Jan	83.0	Died	Andrzej Opaliński (z Bnina) †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
8 Jan		Appointed	Giovanni Paternò, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Malta	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
15 Jan		Appointed	John O’Hedian †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
20 Jan	22.6	Appointed	Giovanni d’Aragona †	Administrator of Badajoz, Spain	Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
20 Jan		Died	Pedro Silva y Tenorio, O.P. †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
31 Jan	59.1	Ordained Bishop	John Morton †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
8 Feb		Appointed	Giovanni Gatto †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
8 Feb		Appointed	Bernardo Margarit, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
13 Feb		Appointed	Nicola di Gaeta †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
19 Feb	47.9	Selected	Juan de Castro †	Cardinal, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
21 Feb		Ordained Bishop	John O’Hedian †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
5 Mar		Appointed	Gaspard de Reno †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
15 Mar		Appointed	Justo Baldini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
19 Mar		Appointed	Giorgio Difnico †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
19 Mar	15.2	Confirmed	Ernst Herzog von Sachsen †	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany
20 Mar	48.0	Confirmed	Juan de Castro †	Cardinal, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
20 Mar		Born	Ippolito d’Este (I) †	Ferrara	Cardinal, Administrator of Eger, Hungary
21 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Marinus Fregeno †	Bishop of Kammin (Camin), Germany
31 Mar		Appointed	Johann Parkentin †	Bishop of Ratzeburg, Germany
2 Apr	70.3	Died	Berardo Eroli †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
7 Apr		Died	Giovanni Parella di San Martino †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
10 Apr	28.3	Selected	André d’Espinay †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
11 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Johann Parkentin †	Bishop of Ratzeburg, Germany
14 Apr		Died	Jean de Bourgogne †	Bishop of Cambrai, France
18 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Nicola di Gaeta †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
19 Apr		Appointed	Georg Antworter, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Appointed	Georg Antworter, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Armenia	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
	25.4	Appointed	Giuliano della Rovere †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
25 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Georg Antworter, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Armenia	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
28 Apr	28.3	Confirmed	André d’Espinay †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
12 May		Born	Pompeo Colonna †	Rome	Cardinal, Administrator of Monreale, Italy
14 May	22.9	Resigned	Giovanni d’Aragona †	Administrator of Badajoz, Spain	Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
21 May		Appointed	Domenico Manfredi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
26 May		Appointed	Uriel Górka †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
30 May		Ordained Bishop	Gaspard de Reno †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
4 Jun		Appointed	Bonadias de Nigronibus †	Bishop of Isola, Italy
16 Jun		Appointed	Pietro Strambone, O.P. †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
25 Jun		Appointed	Antonius de Maffeis †	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
Aug		Died	Conrad de Cruce †	Bishop of Digne, France
Aug		Died	Giacomo de Sanctis †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
3 Aug	57.6	Died	Giacopo Antonio Venier †	Cardinal, Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
13 Aug	37.6	Appointed	Domenico della Rovere †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
13 Aug	18.3	Appointed	Raffaele Sansone Riario †	Administrator of Cuenca, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
22 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Uriel Górka †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
2 Sep		Died	Ulrich von Nußdorf (Nussdorfer) †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
3 Sep		Died	Jean du Bellay, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
10 Sep	57.5	Died	Giacomo Ammannati-Piccolomini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
15 Sep		Appointed	Nicolò Sandonnini †	Bishop of Lucca, Italy
17 Sep	45.7	Appointed	Girolamo Basso Della Rovere †	Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono	Cardinal, Bishop of Macerata, Italy
	62.7	Resigned	Pietro Foscari †	Administrator of Split (Spalato), Croatia	Cardinal, Administrator of Padova {Padua}, Italy
	18.4	Appointed	Raffaele Sansone Riario †	Administrator of Pisa, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
	24.5	Appointed	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
1 Oct		Appointed	Andrzej Oporowski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
8 Oct	40.8	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Zeno †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
9 Oct		Appointed	Francesco de Perez †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
3 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Bernardo Margarit, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
15 Nov		Appointed	Gian Andrea Bocciazzi †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
14 Dec		Died	Louis d’Harcourt †	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Patriarch