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The Year of Our Lord 1496

Bishop Events


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown22.0AppointedJuan de Borja Llançol de RomaníBishop of Capua, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
BornPedro Fernandes SardinhaEvoraBishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
41.0AppointedAlejandro Geraldini (Gerardini, Gueraldini)Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, ItalyBishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
41.0Ordained BishopAlejandro Geraldini (Gerardini, Gueraldini)Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, ItalyBishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
BornJuan de los Barrios, O.F.M. †Villa de Peloche, SpainArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
BornDiego de Medellín, O.F.M. †Medellín, SpainBishop of Santiago de Chile
BornHieronymus MeittingAugsburgBishop of Chiemsee, Germany
Ordained BishopMathias Schach, O. Cart. †Titular Bishop of SaldaeAuxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
35.0AppointedDiogo de SousaBishop of Porto, PortugalArchbishop of Braga, Portugal
8 Feb14.7ConfirmedRuprecht Pfalzgraf von RheinBishop of Freising, GermanyFormer Bishop-Elect
19 Feb22.1Elevated to CardinalJuan de Borja Llançol de RomaníCardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
4 Apr47.3ConfirmedHermann Landgraf von HessenCoadjutor Bishop of Paderborn, GermanyArchbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
17 Apr54.3Ordained BishopLeonhard von Keutschach, C.R.S.A. †Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
25 Apr75.3DiedThomas BerlowerBishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
4 May44.3AppointedBernhard Meurl von LeombachAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
44.3AppointedBernhard Meurl von LeombachTitular Bishop of LiberaliaAuxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
7 May37.3AppointedHugo von HohenladenburgBishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
18 Jul37.5Ordained PriestHugo von HohenladenburgPriest of Konstanz {Constance}, GermanyBishop
29 Jul37.6ConfirmedHugo von HohenladenburgBishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
9 Nov70.9DiedWilhelm von ReichenauBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
16 NovDiedJohannes Meppen, O.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
5 Dec41.2AppointedGabriel von EybBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
14 Dec56.1DiedHeinrich Graf von SchwarzburgBishop of Münster, Germany
18 Dec38.0Ordained BishopHugo von HohenladenburgBishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany

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