The Year of Our Lord 1479

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Antonio †	Bishop of Civitate (Città or Civita), Italy
		Died	Nicola Balistari †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy
	55.0	Died	Jean de Beauvau †	Bishop Emeritus of Angers, France
		Born	Denis Briçonnet †		Bishop of Saint-Malo, France
	19.0	Ordained Priest	Dietrich von Bülow †	Priest	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
		Died	Michel de Candie, O.P. †	Bishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
		Died	Fernando de Castilla, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Granada, Spain
		Died	Giovanni de Cico †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
		Born	Louis d’Amboise (II) †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Albi, France
		Died	Benedetto Duaria, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Born	Zacharias Ferrari, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
		Appointed	Angelo Florio †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
		Appointed	Juan de Frías †	Bishop of Rubicón, Spain
		Died	Gábor †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
		Died	Giovanni †	Bishop of Isola, Italy
		Born	Adrien Gouffier de Boissy †		Cardinal, Administrator of Albi, France
		Died	John Hepburn †	Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland, Great Britain
		Resigned	Gebhard von Hoym †	Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Jean de Justis †	Bishop of Coron (Coronea), Greece
		Resigned	Balthasar von Mecklenburg †	Bishop of Schwerin, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Balthasar Maerklin †		Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
		Died	Pietro Minutolo †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
		Died	Zsigmond Palóczy †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
		Born	Francesco Piccolomini †		Bishop of Bisignano, Italy
		Died	Giacomo Rossi †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
		Died	Juan de San Lucar, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Rubicón, Spain
		Born	William Stewart †		Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
		Died	Bartolomeo Uggeri †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Resigned	John Valens, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Richard Wolsey, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
		Died	Antonio de Zucco de Cucanea †	Bishop of Nemosia (Limasol), Cyprus
5 Jan	83.0	Died	Andrzej Opaliński (z Bnina) †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
8 Jan		Appointed	Cornelius O’Mullony †	Bishop of Kilmacduagh, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jan		Appointed	Giovanni Paternione (Paternò), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Malta	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
15 Jan		Appointed	Sean (John) O’Hedian †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
18 Jan	39.0	Appointed	Albert von Bayern †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France
20 Jan	22.5	Appointed	Giovanni d’Aragona †	Administrator of Badajoz, Spain	Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
20 Jan		Died	Pedro Silva y Tenorio, O.P. †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
21 Jan		Died	Johann Stalkoper †	Bishop of Ratzeburg, Germany
31 Jan	59.0	Ordained Bishop	John Morton †	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
31 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Paternione (Paternò), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Malta	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
Feb		Died	Giovanni Cardellis, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
1 Feb		Appointed	György †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
8 Feb		Appointed	Giovanni Gatto †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
8 Feb		Appointed	Bernardo Margarit, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
9 Feb		Died	Francisco de Toledo †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
13 Feb		Appointed	Nicola di Gaeta †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
18 Feb		Died	Theobald de Rieux †	Bishop of Quimper, France
18 Feb	69.1	Died	Paweł z Grabowa †	Bishop of Chełm, Poland
19 Feb	47.9	Selected	Juan de Castro †	Cardinal, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
21 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Sean (John) O’Hedian †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
Mar		Died	Arthur de Montauban, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
5 Mar		Appointed	Gaspard de Reno (Rhein) †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
6 Mar	39.1	Died	Leo von Spaur †	Bishop of Wien, Austria
10 Mar		Appointed	Gabriel , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sapë, Albania
15 Mar		Appointed	Justo Baldini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
19 Mar	39.2	Appointed	Juraj (Giorgio) Divnić (Difnico) †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
19 Mar	14.7	Confirmed	Ernst Herzog von Sachsen †	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany
20 Mar	47.9	Confirmed	Juan de Castro †	Cardinal, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
20 Mar		Born	Ippolito d’Este (I) †		Cardinal, Administrator of Eger, Hungary
21 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Marino Fregeno †	Bishop of Kammin (Camin), Germany
31 Mar		Appointed	Guy du Bouchet †	Bishop of Quimper, France
31 Mar		Appointed	Johann von Berkentin †	Bishop of Ratzeburg, Germany
Apr		Died	Almaricus , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lectoure, France
Apr		Resigned	Nicolas Machinensis †	Apostolic Administrator of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia	Bishop of Modruš, Croatia
1 Apr		Appointed	Girolamo , O. Hum. †	Titular Bishop of Dariensis
2 Apr	70.2	Died	Berardo Eroli †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
7 Apr		Died	Giovanni Parella di San Martino †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
10 Apr	28.2	Selected	André d’Espinay †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
11 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Johann von Berkentin †	Bishop of Ratzeburg, Germany
14 Apr		Died	Jean de Bourgogne †	Bishop of Cambrai, France
18 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Nicola di Gaeta †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
19 Apr		Appointed	Georg Antworter, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Appointed	Georg Antworter, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
	35.3	Appointed	Giuliano della Rovere †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
21 Apr		Appointed	Giovanni di Castello †	Bishop of Strongoli, Italy	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
25 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Georg Antworter, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
28 Apr	28.3	Confirmed	André d’Espinay †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
30 Apr		Appointed	Pietro Marcius, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia
2 May	39.3	Ordained Deacon	Juraj (Giorgio) Divnić (Difnico) †	Deacon	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
3 May	39.3	Ordained Priest	Juraj (Giorgio) Divnić (Difnico) †	Priest	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
9 May	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Juraj (Giorgio) Divnić (Difnico) †	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
12 May		Born	Pompeo Colonna †		Cardinal, Administrator of Monreale, Italy
14 May	22.8	Resigned	Giovanni d’Aragona †	Administrator of Badajoz, Spain	Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
14 May		Appointed	Gomez de Figueroa †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
21 May		Appointed	Domenico Manfredi de Riparolio, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
26 May	44.4	Appointed	Uriel Górka †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
30 May		Ordained Bishop	Gaspard de Reno (Rhein) †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
3 Jun		Died	Jean de Montmiral †	Bishop of Vaison, France
4 Jun		Appointed	Amalricus †	Bishop of Vaison, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Bonadias de Nigronibus †	Bishop of Isola, Italy
		Appointed	Nikolaus von Pentz †	Bishop of Schwerin, Germany
7 Jun	45.4	Appointed	Nicolò Donato †	Bishop of Nemosia (Limasol), Cyprus	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Ducco †	Bishop of Coron (Coronea), Greece
		Appointed	Gomes de Miranda †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
16 Jun		Appointed	André de Arnstedt, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Citrus
		Appointed	Juan de Ortega, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
		Appointed	Pietro Strambone, O.P. †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
22 Jun		Died	Nicolas Próchnicki †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
25 Jun		Appointed	Boldizsár †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
25 Jun		Appointed	Antonio Maffei †	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy
11 Jul		Appointed	Nicolas Brugmann, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
11 Jul		Appointed	Nicolas Brugmann, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Selymbria	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
12 Jul		Died	Sylvester Stodewässcher, O.T. †	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
23 Jul		Appointed	Juan Pastor †	Titular Bishop of Granada, Spain
Aug		Died	Conrad de La Croix †	Bishop of Digne, France
		Died	Sean (Jean) O’Farrell †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
		Died	Giacomo de Sanctis †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
1 Aug	37.5	Resigned	Ludwig von Freiburg †	Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
3 Aug	57.5	Died	Giacopo Antonio Venier †	Cardinal, Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
11 Aug		Died	Fazio Gallerani †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia), Italy
13 Aug	37.6	Appointed	Domenico della Rovere †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy
13 Aug	18.2	Appointed	Raffaele Sansoni Riario †	Administrator of Cuenca, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
15 Aug		Died	Jans Magnusson †	Bishop of Strängnäs (Strengnäs), Sweden
22 Aug	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Uriel Górka †	Bishop of Poznań, Poland
27 Aug		Appointed	Antonio de Valderato †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
28 Aug		Died	Jean Hébert †	Bishop of Évreux, France
2 Sep		Died	Ulrich von Nußdorf (Nussdorfer) †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
3 Sep		Died	Jean du Bellay, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
5 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Ducco †	Bishop of Coron (Coronea), Greece
9 Sep		Died	Pietro Balbi †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
10 Sep	57.5	Died	Giacomo Ammannati-Piccolomini †	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
16 Sep		Appointed	Pietro Lupus †	Bishop of Sora, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
17 Sep		Appointed	Bartolomeo Averoldi, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
	45.7	Appointed	Girolamo Basso Della Rovere †	Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono	Cardinal, Bishop of Recanati, Italy
	62.7	Resigned	Pietro Foscari †	Administrator of Split (Spalato), Croatia	Cardinal, Administrator of Padova {Padua}, Italy
		Appointed	Nicola de Guidiccioni †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
		Appointed	Silvestro de Labbro, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Camerino, Italy
	18.3	Appointed	Raffaele Sansoni Riario †	Administrator of Pisa, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
	24.5	Appointed	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
24 Sep		Appointed	Antoine de Guiramand †	Bishop of Digne, France	Bishop Emeritus
Oct		Died	John Purcell †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
1 Oct		Appointed	Guillaume de Cluny †	Bishop of Évreux, France	Bishop of Poitiers, France
1 Oct	39.7	Appointed	Andrzej Oporowski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
8 Oct	40.7	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Zeno †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
9 Oct	24.7	Appointed	Francesco de Paretz †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
26 Oct		Appointed	Guillaume de Cluny †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
		Appointed	Hugo d’Espagne †	Bishop of Lectoure, France	Bishop of Rieux, France
		Appointed	Lawrence Neville †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
Nov		Died	Giorgio Buchi †	Bishop of Imola, Italy
3 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Bernardo Margarit, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Catania, Italy
4 Nov		Selected	Stefan z Niborka (Neydemborg) †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
8 Nov	54.8	Died	Wincenty Kiełbasa †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
12 Nov		Appointed	John Roger †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
12 Nov		Appointed	Kort (Conrad) Rogge †	Bishop of Strängnäs (Strengnäs), Sweden
15 Nov		Appointed	Gian Andrea Bocciacci †	Bishop of Modena, Italy
		Appointed	Robert de Luxembourg †	Bishop of Angoulême, France
		Appointed	Nicolò Sandonnini †	Bishop of Lucca, Italy
22 Nov		Appointed	Raoul Du Faou, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Évreux, France
27 Nov		Appointed	Giacomo Passarella †	Bishop of Imola, Italy	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
9 Dec		Died	Christophe de Châtel †	Bishop of Tréguier, France
10 Dec		Appointed	Lorenzo Capodiferro †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
		Appointed	Bartolomeo de Gisulfi, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Appointed	Bartolomeo de Gisulfi, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Died	Tommaso Vincenzi †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
14 Dec		Died	Louis d’Harcourt †	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Patriarch
22 Dec		Appointed	Giovanni de Itro †	Bishop of Tropea, Italy

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