The Year of Our Lord 1495

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Resigned	João de Azevedo †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Benedetto Bernardus, O.P. †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
		Appointed	Udalric de Blamont †	Bishop of Toul, France
		Died	Gian Andrea Bocciacci †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
	70.0	Died	Roberto Caracciolo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Aquino, Italy
		Died	Tommaso de Cassini †	Bishop of Kisamos (Cisamo), Greece
		Died	Angelo Catone (de Supino de Benevento) †	Archbishop of Vienne, France
		Born	Cesare Cibo (Cybo) †		Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
		Died	Antonio de Clemente †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
		Appointed	Antoine de Clermont †	Archbishop of Vienne, France	Former Archbishop-Elect
		Died	Robert Colquhoun †	Bishop of Argyll (Lismore), Scotland, Great Britain
		Born	Antoine d’Acqs (Dax) †		Bishop of Alet, France
	19.3	Appointed	César de Borja (Borgia) †	Administrator of Coria, Spain	Former Archbishop-Elect of Valencia, Spain
		Born	Girolamo Doria †		Cardinal, Administrator of Tarragona, Spain
		Appointed	Thomas Ford, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
		Died	Francesco Contarini †	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
		Died	Galcerandus Galba †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Matteo Giberti †		Bishop of Verona, Italy
		Died	Matteo Giudici †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
		Died	Pedro Ximénez de Préxamo (Jimenez de Prexamo) †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
		Died	Alonso Enríquez de Lemos, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
		Died	Michael de Leopoli, O.P. †	Bishop of Kyiv (Kijów), Ukraine
		Died	Raimundo de Loaria †	Bishop of Dolia (Doglia), Italy
		Died	Bassino Malabaila †	Bishop Emeritus of Asti, Italy
		Born	Pietro de’ Marchesi †		Bishop of Massa Lubrense, Italy
		Died	Andrés Martínez Ferriz †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
	20.0	Professed	Johannes Mensing, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
	55.0	Appointed	Johannes Meppen, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
		Died	Marco Miroldi, O.P. †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
		Died	Nicola †	Bishop of Civitate (Città or Civita), Italy
		Died	Nils Olovsson †	Bishop of Växjö (Wexioe), Sweden
		Died	Giovanni Francesco de Orsini (Luna) †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
		Died	Bartolomeo Pathos †	Bishop of Ploaghe, Italy
		Died	Paulus †	Bishop of Ardjisch (Argeș; Argesch), Romania
		Appointed	Ingemar Petersson †	Bishop of Växjö (Wexioe), Sweden
		Died	Philip Stack †	Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
		Died	Agostino Patrizi de Piccolomini †	Bishop of Pienza e Montalcino, Italy
		Died	Battista Pinelli †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
		Born	Charles de Pisseleu †		Bishop of Condom, France
		Appointed	Francesco Quirini †	Archbishop of Craina, Albania	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
		Born	Mikolaj Radziwiłł, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
		Born	Peter Rauch, O.P. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
		Born	Raimondo Sanilio (Senilis) †		Bishop of Rapolla, Italy
		Died	Benedetto Superanzio †	Archbishop of Nicosia, Cyprus
		Died	Ursus de Ursini †	Bishop of Teano, Italy
		Born	Antonio de Valdivieso, O.P. †		Bishop of Nicaragua
		Died	Valentin Vlk (Farkas) †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
6 Jan	64.8	Appointed	Oliviero Carafa †	Administrator of Cádiz, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
11 Jan	66.6	Died	Pedro González de Mendoza †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
16 Jan	50.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
19 Jan	50.0	Installed	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
20 Jan	19.3	Appointed	César de Borja (Borgia) †	Administrator of Elne, France	Former Archbishop-Elect of Valencia, Spain
		Appointed	Ottaviano Fornari †	Bishop of Mariana, France
		Appointed	Charles de Martigny †	Bishop of Castres, France
21 Jan	50.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Philippe de Luxembourg †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
31 Jan	39.9	Appointed	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
2 Feb	50.0	Installed	Philippe de Luxembourg †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
2 Feb	38.4	Appointed	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
4 Feb		Appointed	Suero de Oca, O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus
4 Feb		Appointed	Antonio Guerra †	Bishop of Umbriatico (Umbriaticum), Italy
8 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Sigmund von Hollenegg †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
13 Feb		Appointed	Giovanni Cardona, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Ploaghe, Italy
		Appointed	Josse de Valle de Mechlinia (Dale), O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
		Appointed	Josse de Valle de Mechlinia (Dale), O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
	67.1	Resigned	Paolo Fregoso (Campofregoso) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
		Born	Giacomo Puteo (del Pozzo) †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
15 Feb	39.1	Appointed	Niccolò Fieschi †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
20 Feb	59.1	Appointed	Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, O.F.M. Obs. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	38.4	Appointed	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	44.1	Appointed	Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
		Appointed	Juan Ruiz de Medina †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
25 Feb		Appointed	Jean de Vesc †	Bishop of Agde, France
25 Feb		Appointed	Aymard de Vesco †	Bishop of Vence, France
28 Feb		Died	Antoine de Châteauneuf †	Bishop of Toul, France
9 Mar		Appointed	Clément de Brillac †	Bishop of Tulle, France
9 Mar		Appointed	Denis de Bar †	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France	Bishop Emeritus
12 Mar		Appointed	Johann Wilde, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kammin (Camin), Germany
		Appointed	Johann Wilde, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Symbalia (Cembalo, Balaclawa)	Auxiliary Bishop of Kammin (Camin), Germany
		Ordained Bishop	Johann Wilde, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Symbalia (Cembalo, Balaclawa)	Auxiliary Bishop of Kammin (Camin), Germany
19 Mar	53.2	Selected	Hermann von Hessen †	Coadjutor Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
22 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Suero de Oca, O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus
23 Mar		Appointed	Giulio Galardo †	Titular Bishop of Salona
30 Mar		Appointed	Paolo Della Cavalleria, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
30 Mar		Appointed	Giacomo Valguarneri (Vualguera) †	Bishop of Malta
2 Apr		Appointed	Andre †	Bishop of Ardjisch (Argeș; Argesch), Romania
26 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Ottaviano Fornari †	Bishop of Mariana, France
26 Apr		Appointed	Geronimo Porcari †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
29 Apr	94.3	Died	Rudolf von Scherenberg †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
May	40.1	Resigned	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Administrator of Elne, France	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
2 May	58.3	Died	Georg Altdorfer †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany
4 May		Appointed	Ludwig Ebmer (Ebner) †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Giovanni Lunari †	Bishop of Tinos and Mykonos, Greece
		Appointed	Felino Sandei †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy	Bishop of Lucca, Italy
12 May	36.3	Selected	Lorenz von Bibra †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
20 May		Died	Stefan z Niborka (Neydemborg) †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
25 May		Appointed	Bernardino Ilcino, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
25 May		Appointed	Bartolomaeus Solozuyky †	Bishop of Kyiv (Kijów), Ukraine
16 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Erhard von Redwitz, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Venecompensis	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
3 Jul		Appointed	Jean de Barrere †	Bishop of Bayonne, France
		Appointed	Giacomo de Cadapesario †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus
	34.3	Appointed	Domenico Grimani †	Administrator of Nicosia, Cyprus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Died	Sigmund von Hollenegg †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
4 Jul	55.5	Confirmed	Henry Deane †	Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
7 Jul	53.5	Selected	Leonhard von Keutschach, C.R.S.A. †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
10 Jul	36.5	Confirmed	Lorenz von Bibra †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Appointed	Francesco Erulli †	Coadjutor Bishop of Spoleto, Italy	Bishop
	43.5	Appointed	Bernardino Lunati †	Administrator of Aquino, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane
14 Jul		Died	Sixtus von Tannberg †	Bishop of Freising, Germany
15 Jul		Died	Olafur Rögnvaldsson †	Bishop of Hólar, Iceland
24 Jul		Appointed	Maurilio Giannotti †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
		Died	Augustin Kiebinger, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
		Appointed	Angelus Marotti (Marote) †	Bishop of Calvi Risorta, Italy
25 Jul		Appointed	Pietro Ferritz (Ferrer), O.S.A. †	Bishop of Dolia (Doglia), Italy
26 Jul		Appointed	Gudiel de Cervatos †	Bishop of Civitate (Città or Civita), Italy
26 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Ludwig Ebmer (Ebner) †	Bishop of Chiemsee, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jul	70.5	Died	Antoine Champion †	Bishop of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
29 Jul		Appointed	Bartolomeo de Luna †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
Aug		Died	Angelo Florio †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
1 Aug	14.2	Selected	Ruprecht von Bayern (Rhein) †	Bishop of Freising, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
5 Aug		Appointed	Bartolomeo Bonini †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
		Appointed	Francesco da Cascia †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
		Appointed	Bartolomeo Flores †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Valguarneri (Vualguera) †	Bishop of Malta
19 Aug		Born	Juan Bernal Díaz de Luco †		Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
	54.6	Appointed	Francisco de Borja †	Bishop of Teano, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
		Appointed	Marcantonio Foscarini †	Bishop of Novigrad (Cittanova), Croatia
Sep		Died	Giacomo Passarella †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
4 Sep		Resigned	Richard Bell, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	34.5	Resigned	Domenico Grimani †	Administrator of Nicosia, Cyprus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Appointed	Sebastiano Priuli †	Archbishop of Nicosia, Cyprus
		Appointed	Sebastiano Priuli †	Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}	Archbishop of Nicosia, Cyprus
		Appointed	William Sever (Siveyer, Senhouse), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Carlisle, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Durham, England, Great Britain
11 Sep	45.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Ferrari †	Bishop of Modena, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
14 Sep		Died	Luis de Acuña y Osorio †	Bishop of Burgos, Spain
21 Sep		Died	Antoine de Croy †	Bishop of Thérouanne, France
25 Sep		Appointed	Felino Sandei †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lucca, Italy	Bishop
11 Oct	36.7	Ordained Bishop	Lorenz von Bibra †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
11 Oct	59.7	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, O.F.M. Obs. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
16 Oct		Appointed	Domonkos Kálmáncsehi †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
23 Oct		Appointed	Carlo Bocconi †	Bishop of Vieste, Italy
23 Oct	34.8	Appointed	Diego de Souza †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
31 Oct	65.6	Appointed	Oliviero Carafa †	Administrator of Rimini, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
31 Oct	56.4	Appointed	Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini †	Administrator of Pienza e Montalcino, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
6 Nov		Appointed	Michael Deacon †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
	63.8	Appointed	Oliver King †	Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Richard Redman, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
	35.8	Appointed	William Smyth (Smith) †	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
13 Nov		Appointed	Battista Del Bufalo †	Bishop of Aquino, Italy
	53.8	Confirmed	Leonhard von Keutschach, C.R.S.A. †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
	43.8	Resigned	Bernardino Lunati †	Administrator of Aquino, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane
19 Nov		Appointed	Mathias Schach, O. Cart. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
19 Nov		Appointed	Mathias Schach, O. Cart. †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
20 Nov	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Henry Deane †	Bishop of Bangor, Wales, Great Britain	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
20 Nov		Appointed	John Fitzgerald †	Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
21 Nov		Born	John Balgus, O. Carm. †		Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
		Appointed	Silvestro de Benedictis, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
		Appointed	Silvestro de Benedictis, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Castoria	Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
4 Dec		Appointed	Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
4 Dec		Appointed	Pietro de Sorra †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
10 Dec		Died	Francesco Insegna, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
12 Dec		Ordained Bishop	John Fitzgerald †	Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland

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