The Year of Our Lord 1439

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Resigned	Roberto Adimari †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Montefeltro, Italy
		Born	Juan Aragón de Navarra †		Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
		Born	Giovanni Pietro Arrivabene †		Bishop of Urbino, Italy
		Born	William Atwater †		Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
		Died	Carlo Boiardi †	Bishop Emeritus of Modena, Italy
		Died	John Bullock, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Giovanni Caracciolo †	Bishop of Anglona, Italy
		Died	Jacopo Caracciolo †	Administrator of Civitate (Città or Civita), Italy
		Installed	Jean d’Harcourt †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France	Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
		Died	Olivier du Tillay †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
		Born	Johann von Eindhoven, C.R.S.A. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
		Died	Eiringo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Died	Jean de Fortou †	Bishop of Tarbes, France
		Died	Riccardo de Galimbertis (Gilaberto) †	Bishop of Canne, Italy
		Born	Sancho Garcia †		Bishop of Lombez, France
		Died	Genesio de Parma †	Bishop of Cagli, Italy
		Died	Louis de Glandèves †	Bishop of Vence, France
		Appointed	Olav Hartvikston †	Bishop of Bjørgvin (Bergen), Norway
		Died	Antonio de Ispiglo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
		Died	Giordano de Lavello †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
		Removed	Bernard de La Planche, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Richard Mayew (Mayo) †		Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain
		Died	Nicola †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy
		Died	György Pálóczi †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
		Died	Andrea Raguseo, O.P. †	Bishop of Satriano, Italy
		Born	Juan Roderici †		Bishop of Évora, Portugal
		Died	Johann Schutte †	Bishop of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], Estonia
		Born	Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio †		Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy
		Died	Ludovico di Teck †	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
		Died	Marco de Teramo †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy
		Died	Francesco Tomacelli †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
		Died	Gonzalo Venegas †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Died	Giacomo de Villanova, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ales (Uselli), Italy
		Born	Giovanni Battista Zeno †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
6 Jan		Died	Tebaldo da Sesso, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
9 Jan		Appointed	Jean Bogia †	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Guillaume Charrier †	Bishop of Agde, France
	59.0	Appointed	Regnault de Chartres †	Administrator of Orléans, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
16 Jan		Appointed	Jacopo-Antonio dalla Torre †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
18 Jan		Died	Hardouin de Bueil †	Bishop of Angers, France
Feb	41.0	Appointed	Giuliano Cesarini (Sr.) †	Administrator of Grosseto, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
4 Feb		Died	Antonio Casini †	Cardinal, Administrator of Grosseto, Italy
8 Feb	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni di Ragusa, O.P. †	Bishop of Ardjisch (Argeș; Argesch), Romania
11 Feb		Appointed	Jean de Norry †	Archbishop of Besançon, France
15 Feb	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Andrzej Opaliński (z Bnina) †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
27 Feb	36.1	Selected	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Angers, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
27 Feb		Appointed	Jean Prigent †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, France
6 Mar		Appointed	Pietro Dell’Orto †	Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
16 Mar		Appointed	Geoffroy Vassal †	Archbishop of Vienne, France	Archbishop of Lyon, France
20 Mar		Appointed	Johann Krewel, O.T. †	Bishop of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], Estonia
20 Mar		Appointed	Guillaume Le Ferron †	Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
27 Mar		Appointed	John Prene †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
27 Mar		Resigned	John Swayne †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
30 Mar	36.2	Confirmed	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Angers, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
18 Apr	36.2	Appointed	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Administrator of Mirepoix, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
22 Apr		Appointed	Guberto de Nichesola †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy
		Appointed	Jeronim Trogiranin, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Dorchester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Duvno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Appointed	Jean Tudert †	Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France	Bishop-Elect
26 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Guberto de Nichesola †	Bishop of San Leone, Italy
29 Apr		Died	Stanisław z Pawłowic †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
11 May		Appointed	Jean de Bourgogne †	Bishop of Cambrai, France
12 May		Appointed	Gutierre Álvarez de Toledo †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
18 May		Appointed	Sergio †	Bishop of Svač, Serbia
19 May	77.3	Died	Raban von Helmstatt †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
19 May	40.7	Appointed	Jakob von Sierck †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
29 May		Born	Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini †		Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
5 Jun		Appointed	Jean d’Ansières †	Bishop of Le Mans, France
		Appointed	Benedek Mihályfia †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
	39.4	Appointed	Dénes Szécsi †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
8 Jun		Appointed	Apollonio Massaini †	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
	29.4	Confirmed	Latino Orsini †	Archbishop of Trani, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Appointed	Gioacchino Suhare †	Bishop of Canne, Italy	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
10 Jun		Appointed	Denis du Moulin †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Paris, France	Bishop
		Appointed	Denis du Moulin †	Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}	Bishop of Paris, France
		Appointed	Pierre du Moulin †	Bishop of Toulouse, France
13 Jun		Born	Friedrich von Schaumberg †		Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
14 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Johann Schedemeker, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Budua	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
17 Jun		Appointed	Giulio Antonio de Firenze, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Citharizum
20 Jun	65.4	Died	Philibert de Montjeu †	Bishop of Coutances, France
29 Jun		Died	Piotr von Burgsdorff †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
1 Jul		Appointed	Juan Garcia de Aragón, O.P. †	Bishop of Ales (Uselli), Italy	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
3 Jul		Appointed	Raimondo degli Ugotti, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Conza, Italy
16 Jul		Died	Alberto Guttuario, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Asti, Italy
19 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Giulio Antonio de Firenze, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Citharizum
29 Jul		Appointed	John Cely, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
Aug		Died	Jean de Norry †	Archbishop of Besançon, France
13 Aug		Died	Martial Formier †	Bishop of Évreux, France
16 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Jacopo-Antonio dalla Torre †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
21 Aug	39.6	Appointed	Paweł Giżycki †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
30 Aug	41.0	Ordained Bishop	Jakob von Sierck †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
31 Aug		Appointed	Bernardo Landriani †	Bishop of Asti, Italy	Bishop of Como, Italy
31 Aug		Appointed	Odo O’Higgins †	Bishop of Mayo, Ireland
8 Sep	54.6	Died	Johannes Schele †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
9 Sep		Resigned	Luís do Amaral †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
	23.7	Appointed	Luís Coutinho †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal	Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal
		Removed	Matteo Testi, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23 Sep		Appointed	Bartolomeo Lopaci, O.P. †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Coron (Coronea), Greece
		Appointed	Quentin Menard †	Archbishop of Besançon, France
		Appointed	Fortigario di Piacenza †	Bishop of Arras, France
25 Sep		Appointed	Garsias Arnaud de la Sègue, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Acqs (Dax), France	Bishop of Bayonne, France
		Appointed	Barthélémy †	Bishop of Capaccio, Italy
	36.7	Appointed	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Digne, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
		Appointed	Pierre Porcher (Porquerii), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cavaillon, France
		Appointed	Pierre de Versailles, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Meaux, France
		Appointed	Andrea Veroli †	Bishop of Boiano, Italy	Bishop of Camerino, Italy
2 Oct		Appointed	Giacomo Casciano †	Bishop of Anglona, Italy
6 Oct		Died	Guglielmo di Diest †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France
9 Oct		Appointed	Donato Bottini, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
		Appointed	Gilles de Duremont, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Coutances, France
		Appointed	Simon de Laude †	Titular Bishop of Selymbria
24 Oct	54.8	Selected	Nikolaus Sachau (Sachow) †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
25 Oct		Appointed	Pasquier de Vaux †	Bishop of Évreux, France	Bishop of Lisieux, France
Nov		Appointed	Corrado di Busnang †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Bishop Emeritus
5 Nov	56.1	Elected	Amedeo di Savoie †	Pope	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
7 Nov	54.8	Confirmed	Nikolaus Sachau (Sachow) †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
9 Nov	32.8	Ordained Bishop	Wilhelm von Raron †	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
11 Nov		Appointed	Basilio Maupretis, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tanis
23 Nov		Appointed	Andrea de Nola, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy
2 Dec		Appointed	Pietro Perili †	Bishop of Satriano, Italy
13 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Basilio Maupretis, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tanis
14 Dec		Appointed	Antonio Severini †	Bishop of Cagli, Italy	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
18 Dec	57.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Niccolò d’Acciapaccio †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
		Elevated to Cardinal	Alberto Alberti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Camerino, Italy
		Appointed	Jacopino Badoer †	Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
	59.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Berardi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	36.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Bessarion Basilios , O.S.B.M. †	Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Thebae
	59.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Regnault de Chartres †	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
	36.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
	49.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Louis de Luxembourg †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
		Elevated to Cardinal	Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	59.9	Elevated to Cardinal	John Kempe †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
	54.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Isidore of Kiev †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Elevated to Cardinal	Gerardo Landriani †	Cardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy
	28.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean Le Jeune †	Cardinal, Bishop of Thérouanne, France
		Elevated to Cardinal	António Martins de Chaves †	Cardinal, Bishop of Porto, Portugal
	50.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Zbigniew z Oleśnicki †	Cardinal, Bishop of Kraków, Poland
	39.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Dénes Szécsi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	51.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan de Torquemada, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	38.0	Appointed	Ludovico Trevisano (Scarampi Mezzarota) †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
	51.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Peter von Schaumberg †	Cardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		Appointed	Bartolomeo Zabarella †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
19 Dec	51.8	Appointed	Peter von Schaumberg †	Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale	Cardinal, Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
23 Dec		Appointed	Giacomo Imperiale, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Genova, Italy
23 Dec		Appointed	Nicolas †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia
27 Dec	39.9	Ordained Bishop	Paweł Giżycki †	Bishop of Płock, Poland

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