The Year of Our Lord 1480

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz †	Ciudad Rodrigo	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Died	Antonio de Bonaumbra †	Bishop of Acci (Accia), France
		Born	François Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-Ludève †	Clermont- Lodève	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Born	Jaime Casador †	Vich	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
		Born	Miguel da Silva †	Évora	Cardinal, Administrator of Massa Marittima, Italy
		Born	Baltasar del Río †	Palencia, Spain	Bishop of Scala, Italy
		Born	Antonio de la Cruz, O.F.M. †	Burgos	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
		Appointed	Jan Długosz †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
		Born	Vasco de Quiroga †	Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Spain	Bishop of Michoacán, México
		Died	Michael de Viterbo †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy
		Born	Olav Engelbrektsson †	Trondenes	Archbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway
		Born	Federico Fregóso †	Genoa	Cardinal, Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
		Born	Girolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} †	Siena	Cardinal, Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
		Born	Giovanni Guidiccioni †	Lucca	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
		Born	Matthias von Jagow †		Bishop Emeritus of Brandenburg, Germany
		Died	Johann Lesowicz †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
		Born	Giovanni Battista Pallavicino †	Genoa	Cardinal, Bishop of Cavaillon, France
		Appointed	Scipione Piscicelli †	Bishop of Troia, Italy
		Died	Giacomo Porfida †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
		Born	Juan Reina †	Venecia	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
		Appointed	Serafino da Squillace †	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
		Died	Thomas of Kirkham, O. Cist. †	Bishop Emeritus of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
		Resigned	Lorenzo Zanni (Zane) †	Bishop of Brescia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jan	23.6	Appointed	Giovanni d’Aragona †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Adriano al Foro	Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
24 Jan		Appointed	Silvestro Daziari †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
28 Jan	53.1	Appointed	Georg Heßler (Hessler) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
13 Feb		Born	Girolamo Aleandro †	Motta di Livenza	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
13 Feb	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Georg Heßler (Hessler) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
24 Mar		Died	Henrich von Stammer †	Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
3 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Silvestro Daziari †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
11 Apr		Appointed	Paulus †	Bishop of Ardjisch (Arges; Argesch), Romania
14 Apr		Appointed	Philippe Bartolomei †	Bishop of Hierapetra, Greece
15 Apr		Died	Thomas Vaus †	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
5 May		Appointed	Pierre d’Abzac †	Bishop of Rieux, France	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
5 May	19.0	Appointed	Raffaele Sansone Riario †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
7 May		Born	Philipp von Rhein †	Heidelberg	Bishop of Freising, Germany
12 May		Appointed	Nardo Mormile †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
15 May	50.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Ferry de Clugny †	Cardinal, Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
	24.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Colonna †	Cardinal, Administrator of Rieti, Italy
	52.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Paolo Fregoso (Campofregoso) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	60.4	Appointed	Cosma Orsini, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Archbishop of Trani, Italy
	60.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Cosma Orsini, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Trani, Italy
	58.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Battista Savelli †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
19 May	60.4	Died	Lawrence Booth †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
19 May		Died	Jan Długosz †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
20 May	52.4	Appointed	Paolo Fregoso (Campofregoso) †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
24 May		Died	Matthias Emich, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
29 May		Appointed	Christophe de Ragusa †	Bishop of Modruš, Croatia
Jun	50.4	Appointed	Ferry de Clugny †	Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale	Cardinal, Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
Jun	58.4	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Savelli †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
3 Jun	24.4	Installed	Giovanni Colonna †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Administrator of Rieti, Italy
3 Jun	60.4	Appointed	Cosma Orsini, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Trani, Italy
9 Jun		Died	Kazmierz von Masowien †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
16 Jun		Appointed	Giacomo de Luciis †	Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
17 Jun		Appointed	Henri de Berghes †	Bishop of Cambrai, France
Jul		Died	Thaddeus Morisey †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
5 Jul		Born	Philipp von der Pfalz (von Bayern) †	Heidelberg	Bishop of Freising, Germany
7 Jul		Appointed	Edmund Audley †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
	30.5	Appointed	Pietro de Luna †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
		Appointed	Giacomo di Santa Lucia, O.F.M. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Patti, Italy	Bishop
		Appointed	Giacomo di Santa Lucia, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Philippi	Bishop of Patti, Italy
	56.9	Appointed	Thomas Rotheram (Scott) †	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	John Russell †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
14 Jul		Appointed	Nicola Ippoliti †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
14 Jul		Appointed	André de Poupet †	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône, France	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jul	53.4	Died	Ruprecht von Rhein †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
4 Aug		Appointed	William O’Ferral, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
11 Aug	38.6	Selected	Hermann von Hessen †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
18 Aug		Appointed	Giacomo della Rovere †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy	Bishop of Savona, Italy
18 Aug	19.3	Appointed	Raffaele Sansone Riario †	Administrator of Tréguier, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
24 Aug		Born	Cesare Riario †	Padova	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
29 Aug	60.7	Installed	John Morton †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
1 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Edmund Audley †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
1 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Henri de Berghes †	Bishop of Cambrai, France
4 Oct	67.8	Died	Jakub Sienienski (z Sienna) †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
Nov		Resigned	Henning von Haus †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
6 Nov	38.8	Died	Ludwig von Freiburg †	Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
10 Nov	24.9	Appointed	Giovanni Colonna †	Cardinal, Administrator of Rieti, Italy
		Died	Johann Ludovici, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
		Confirmed	Otto von Sonnenberg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Appointed	Tito Veltri de Viterbe †	Bishop of Castro [del Lazio], Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Nov	38.9	Confirmed	Hermann von Hessen †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
16 Nov		Died	Christoph de Trautmannsdorf †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria
1 Dec		Appointed	Giosuè de Gaeta †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
11 Dec		Appointed	Astorgius Almarici †	Archbishop of Vienne, France
15 Dec		Appointed	Piotr Chotkowski †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
19 Dec		Appointed	Paolo Zane †	Bishop of Brescia, Italy