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
		Resigned	Gebhard von Hoym †	Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Balthasar Merklin †	Waldkirch	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio San Giorgio †	Bishop	Cardinal, Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy
15 Mar		Appointed	Justo Baldini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
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 †	Bishop of Sabina, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
13 Aug	19.6	Appointed	Raffaele Sansone Riario †	Apostolic Administrator of Cuenca, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
2 Sep		Died	Ulrich von Nußdorf †	Bishop of Passau, Germany