The Year of Our Lord 1481

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	70.0	Resigned	Guglielmo Becchi, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Blasius , O.P. †	Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Died	Boldizsár †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
		Appointed	Jacques de Bydgoszcza, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia
		Died	Stefano Capani †	Bishop of Lavello, Italy
		Born	Paolo Emilio Cesi †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio
		Died	Guillaume de Cluny †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
		Died	Demetrij Čupor Moslavački †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
		Died	Leonardo del Giudice †	Bishop of Bitetto, Italy
		Died	Jan Długosz †	Archbishop-Elect of Lviv, Ukraine
		Born	Philipp von Flersheim †		Bishop of Speyer, Germany
		Died	Petrus Frigerio, O.P. †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece
		Died	Jacob Friis Loddehat †	Bishop of Börglum (Aalborg), Denmark
		Resigned	Alvaro Gonzalez de Chaves †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Francesco Grassolo †	Bishop of Carinola (Calina), Italy
		Died	John Horuse (Shipton), O. Cist. †	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
		Born	Louis de Joyeuse †		Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
		Born	Claude de Longwy de Givry †		Cardinal, Administrator of Langres, France
		Died	Barnabé Mersoni †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
		Died	Petruccio de Migliolo †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
		Ordained Priest	Heinrich Negelin (Nagele) †	Priest of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
		Died	Paganino †	Bishop of Dulcigno (Olcini, Olgun), Montenegro
		Died	Pannuzo Pannutius de Conti †	Bishop-Elect of Segni, Italy
		Died	Laurent Regina †	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France
		Born	Johann Reuter, O. Carm. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Appointed	Giovanni Romano, O.P. †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Giuliano della Rovere †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Born	Girolamo Schio †		Bishop of Vaison, France
		Resigned	Johann Serlinger †	Bishop-Elect of Seckau, Austria	Former Bishop-Elect
		Died	Robert Tully †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
		Appointed	Heinrich Unkel, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Heinrich Unkel, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
		Appointed	Antonio Ursi †	Bishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
		Resigned	Robert de Villequier †	Bishop of Nîmes, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Jacopo Zeno †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
12 Jan		Appointed	Tiberio Nardini †	Archbishop of Manfredonia, Italy
12 Jan	17.0	Appointed	Adalbert zu Sachsen †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mainz, Germany	Archbishop-Elect
19 Jan		Confirmed	Stefan z Niborka (Neydemborg) †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
19 Jan		Appointed	Berenger de Sos (Sog) †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
27 Jan		Died	Nikolaus Wulf †	Bishop Emeritus of Schleswig, Germany
29 Jan		Died	Caspar †	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
6 Feb		Died	Jan Łesowicz †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
7 Feb	29.0	Appointed	Louis Camanias, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ottana, Italy
12 Feb		Appointed	Justo Baldini, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
16 Feb		Appointed	Giovanni (Ebu) de Viterbo †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
		Appointed	Andrea de Ruggiero †	Bishop of Sarno, Italy
		Appointed	Péter Várdai †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
23 Feb		Appointed	Georg Vink, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
23 Feb		Appointed	Georg Vink, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Hesbon	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
19 Mar		Appointed	Paul Vracien †	Bishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
31 Mar	29.2	Ordained Bishop	Otto von Sonnenberg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
Apr		Ordained Bishop	Georg Vink, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Hesbon	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
15 Apr	64.2	Appointed	Pietro Foscari †	Cardinal, Administrator of Padova {Padua}, Italy
28 Apr		Died	Guido Bernard †	Bishop of Langres, France
29 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Gilles de Laval-Loué †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
4 May		Appointed	Henri Pellerini, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Archadia
9 May		Appointed	Jan Strzelecki †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
14 May		Born	Ruprecht von Bayern (Rhein) †		Former Bishop-Elect of Freising, Germany
20 May		Ordained Bishop	Jan Strzelecki †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
26 May		Died	Johannes Berger, O.E.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
14 Jun		Appointed	Francesco Marcelli †	Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
16 Jun		Appointed	Jacques Blaa, O.P. †	Bishop of Garðar, Greenland	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jun	48.4	Appointed	Jean d’Amboise †	Bishop of Langres, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Johann Welmecher, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Appointed	Johann Welmecher, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
24 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Piotr Chotkowski †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
27 Jun		Appointed	Roberto Folchi †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jun	70.4	Appointed	Dietrich von Schönberg †	Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
2 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Johann Welmecher, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
Aug		Born	Jakub von Salza †		Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
1 Aug		Died	Pyrrhus Caracciolo †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
3 Aug	50.5	Appointed	William Elphinstone †	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
3 Aug		Appointed	Santo Venier †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece
27 Aug		Appointed	Giovanni dei Porcari †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
27 Aug		Appointed	Andrzej Szeliga †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
5 Sep		Appointed	Paolo Bracchi †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Orbán Dóczy von Nagylúcse †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
		Appointed	Nicola Ippoliti †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
		Appointed	João de Melo †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
		Appointed	Garcia Menezes †	Administrator of Guarda, Portugal	Bishop of Évora, Portugal
		Appointed	Jorge Martins †	Bishop of Silves (Sylves), Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
10 Sep		Appointed	Étienne Blosset de Carrouges †	Bishop of Nîmes, France	Bishop Emeritus of Lisieux, France
		Appointed	Matthias Michaelis de Posegavan †	Bishop of Dagne (Danj), Albania
		Appointed	Johann Schlecht, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
		Appointed	Johann Schlecht, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
23 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Johann Schlecht, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
24 Sep		Appointed	Bertrand Alberger Brocaro †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon
Oct	58.7	Resigned	Jacques d’Espinay-Durestal †	Bishop of Rennes, France	Bishop Emeritus
12 Oct	51.7	Appointed	Zbigniew z Oleśnicki †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
12 Oct	41.7	Appointed	Andrzej Oporowski †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
21 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Matthias Michaelis de Posegavan †	Bishop of Dagne (Danj), Albania
22 Oct		Appointed	Pietro de Sonnino †	Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, Italy	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
22 Oct		Appointed	Denis White (Fuyt), O.P. †	Bishop of Glendalough, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
26 Oct		Appointed	Konrad Reichard †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
26 Oct		Appointed	Konrad Reichard †	Titular Bishop of Belline	Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
4 Nov		Died	Richard Beauchamp †	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
5 Nov		Appointed	Lucio Fazini Maffei Fosforo †	Bishop of Segni, Italy
5 Nov	6.8	Appointed	Federico Sanseverino †	Administrator of Maillezais, France	Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Novara, Italy
14 Nov	25.3	Appointed	Giovanni d’Aragona †	Administrator of Cosenza, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
21 Nov		Appointed	Pierre d’Amboise, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
21 Nov	61.8	Died	Cosma Orsini, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Trani, Italy
23 Nov	66.8	Died	Matteo Saraceno (de’ Saraceni), O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
29 Nov	54.9	Selected	Johann Beckenschlager †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria	Archbishop
9 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Denis White (Fuyt), O.P. †	Bishop of Glendalough, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec	51.9	Appointed	Piotr z Bnina Moszyński †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
17 Dec		Appointed	Giovanni Attaldo †	Archbishop of Trani, Italy
		Appointed	Donato de Giorgi, O.P. †	Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Appointed	Guglielmo de Speluncata (Balania), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France	Bishop Emeritus
30 Dec	41.9	Appointed	Matthias Scheit (Scheidt) †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Matthias Scheit (Scheidt) †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus

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