The Year of Our Lord 1485

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Venerable Diego Alvarez de Osorio †		Bishop-Elect of Nicaragua
		Died	Luigi de Aldegatti, O.S.Marc. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mantova, Italy
		Born	Gaspar Ávalos de la Cueva †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
		Born	Matteo Bandello, O.P. †		Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France
		Died	Thomas Barrett †	Bishop of Annaghdown (Eanach Dúin), Ireland
		Died	Johann Bertkow †	Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia
		Resigned	George Brann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Elphin, Ireland
		Selected	Joachim Bredow, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
		Born	Jérome d’Arsago, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Nice, France
		Died	Giovanni Battista Capranica †	Bishop of Fermo, Italy
		Born	Enrique de Cardona y Enríquez †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
		Appointed	Tommaso Catanei, O.P. †	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus of Cervia, Italy
		Died	Simon Contarini †	Bishop of Torcello (Turris), Italy
		Died	Enrico de lo Moyo de Coprano, O. Floren. †	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
		Died	Antonio de’ Medici, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
		Born	Cristóbal de Pedraza †		Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
		Died	Bartolomeo del Poggio †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
		Died	Urbain de Flisco †	Bishop of Fréjus, France
		Died	Juan de Frías †	Bishop of Rubicón, Spain
		Died	Paolo (Paulus) Giustiniani (Justiniani) †	Bishop of Noli, Italy
		Died	Angelo Greco †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
		Born	Paweł Algimunt Holszański †		Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
		Born	Stygge Krumpen †		Bishop of Börglum (Aalborg), Denmark
		Born	Jacques de La Beaume †		Bishop of Vannes, France
		Born	Robert de Lénoncourt †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, France
		Appointed	Matthieu de Leonnais †	Titular Bishop of Citrus
		Born	Augustin Mair, C.R.S.A. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Died	Angelo Mancini de Cacci †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
		Appointed	Merri Mederic †	Bishop of Agde, France
		Died	Garcia Menezes †	Bishop of Évora, Portugal
	49.0	Died	Michele †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Italy
		Died	Giacomo Minutoli †	Bishop of Agde, France
		Died	Stefano Moscatelli †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy
		Died	Matthieu de Nardo Garcia †	Bishop-Elect of Aire, France
		Resigned	Filippo di Navarra (de Aragonia) †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Orso Orsini †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
		Died	Orso Orsini †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
		Died	Juan de Ortega, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
		Appointed	Luigi d’Orvieto, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Sinope
		Born	Francesco Pisani †		Patriarch Emeritus of Constantinople
		Born	Detlev Reventlow †		Bishop-Elect of Lübeck, Germany
		Born	Carlo Roero †		Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Romano, O.P. †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
		Died	Bertrand de Rouffignac †	Bishop of Sarlat, France
	20.5	Ordained Priest	Ernst Herzog von Sachsen †	Priest	Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany
		Born	Martín de Saint-André †		Bishop of Carcassonne, France
		Died	Luig a Santa Croce, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bisarcio, Italy
		Died	Martin de Segonis †	Bishop of Dulcigno (Olcini, Olgun), Montenegro
		Born	Juan Suárez Carvajal †		Bishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain
		Born	Johann Thiel, O. Praem. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
		Resigned	Raymond de Treuil, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bazas, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Agostino Trivulzio †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
		Born	Gustav Trolle †		Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
		Born	Ferenc Ujlaky †		Bishop of Eger, Hungary
		Died	Luis Velasco †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
		Appointed	James Wall, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Kildare, Ireland
		Resigned	James Wall, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Kildare, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jan		Appointed	Girolamo Almensa, O.P. †	Bishop of Policastro, Italy
14 Jan		Died	Donat O’Muregeid, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
16 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Jean Orient, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Terralba, Italy
19 Jan		Appointed	Jourdain Cattani †	Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
28 Jan		Born	Vincenzo Pimpinella †		Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
9 Feb		Appointed	Berenguer de Pau †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
9 Feb		Appointed	Thomas Langton †	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
13 Feb		Installed	Philippe Herbert (d’Ossonvilliers) †	Archbishop of Aix, France
15 Feb	69.1	Died	Giovanni Giacomo d’Acri, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
21 Feb		Appointed	Tommaso Benedetti †	Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	60.1	Appointed	Niccolò Franco †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
		Appointed	Ferdinando Romano †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
	45.7	Appointed	Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini †	Administrator of Fermo, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
28 Feb		Appointed	Orlando (Rolando) Rovescala, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Antarados	Bishop Emeritus of Vaison, France
		Resigned	Orlando (Rolando) Rovescala, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Vaison, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Benedetto Paganotti, O.P. †	Bishop of Vaison, France
2 Mar		Appointed	Antonio de Grassi †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
11 Mar		Born	Bernhard von Cles (Clesio) †		Cardinal, Bishop of Trento, Italy
13 Mar	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Berthold von Henneberg-Römhild †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
22 Mar		Died	Enguerrand Signard (Seignart), O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Auxerre, France
30 Mar		Confirmed	Carlo de Roselli †	Bishop of Ario, Greece
Apr		Died	Iñigo Manrique de Lara †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
17 Apr		Died	Alfonso Palenzuela, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
18 Apr	22.2	Appointed	Girolamo Pallavicini †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
18 Apr	30.1	Resigned	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Administrator of Novara, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
14 May	36.2	Appointed	Pierre de Foix (Jr.) †	Administrator of Palermo, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Vannes, France
16 May		Appointed	William John Joyce †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
		Appointed	Miguel López de la Serna, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bisarcio, Italy	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
		Appointed	Henri de Lorraine-Vaudémont †	Bishop of Metz, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Donald O’Fallon, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
		Appointed	Hugh Pavy †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
18 May		Appointed	Antoine de Croy †	Bishop of Thérouanne, France
15 Jun		Died	Arnold von Burgsdorff, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
27 Jun		Appointed	Jean de Beersel, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
27 Jun		Appointed	Jean de Beersel, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
18 Jul		Appointed	Pietro de Calvis, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
		Appointed	Pietro de Calvis, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
		Appointed	Pietro de Calvis, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Chalcedon	Auxiliary Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
	60.5	Appointed	Roberto Caracciolo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Aquino, Italy
		Appointed	Thierry Hake †	Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia
		Appointed	Marco Antonio de’ Tolomei †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
20 Jul		Died	Marco Negro †	Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
27 Jul		Died	Garcia , O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
Aug		Died	Bartolomeo Coccapani †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
	36.4	Appointed	Pierre de Foix (Jr.) †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Sisto	Cardinal, Bishop of Vannes, France
	45.5	Died	Alessandro Numai †	Bishop of Forli, Italy
6 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Francesco de Noya, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
11 Aug	68.6	Died	Pietro Foscari †	Cardinal, Administrator of Padova {Padua}, Italy
12 Aug		Appointed	Edoardo Ferro †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Italy
12 Aug		Appointed	Fabrizio Guarna Capellanus †	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo, Italy
26 Aug		Appointed	Alfonso de Burgos, O.P. †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
		Appointed	Alfonso de Fonseca †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Bishop of Osma, Spain
		Appointed	Guillaume Gaillard †	Auxiliary Bishop of Maillezais, France
		Appointed	Guillaume Gaillard †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Maillezais, France
		Appointed	Iñigo Manrique de Lara †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
	57.6	Appointed	Hernando de Talavera, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
		Appointed	Alonso de Valdivieso †	Bishop of León, Spain
		Appointed	Gonzalo de Villadiego †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
28 Aug		Died	Olaf Martisen Jaernskaeg †	Bishop of Roskilde (Roeskilde), Denmark
29 Aug	41.6	Appointed	Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Quiñones †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
1 Sep		Appointed	Nicola Tomacelli †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
1 Sep		Appointed	Tiberius Ugolini †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
3 Sep		Appointed	Tommaso Asti †	Bishop of Forli, Italy
5 Sep		Appointed	Stefan Teglatije (de Taleazis) †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Torcello (Turris), Italy	Bishop
5 Sep		Appointed	Stefan Teglatije (de Taleazis) †	Titular Archbishop of Patrae (Veters)	Bishop of Torcello (Turris), Italy
11 Sep		Ordained Bishop	Jean Hornet (Hoerne) †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
12 Sep		Selected	Pietro †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
16 Sep		Appointed	Thomas Cornish, O.S. Jean de Jér †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Thomas Cornish, O.S. Jean de Jér †	Titular Bishop of Tinen	Auxiliary Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Filippo Gaio †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
		Appointed	Giovanni †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
27 Sep		Born	Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi †		Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
Oct		Died	Leonardo Griffis †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
9 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Hugh Pavy †	Bishop of Saint David’s, Wales, Great Britain
14 Oct		Confirmed	Joachim Bredow, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
14 Oct	29.7	Appointed	Niccolò Fieschi †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
15 Oct	90.7	Died	Alfonso de Paradinas †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
15 Oct	56.7	Died	Lorenzo Zanni (Zane) †	Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
17 Oct	29.3	Died	Giovanni d’Aragona †	Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
18 Oct	71.7	Appointed	Giovanni Conti †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Adriano al Foro	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy
19 Oct	72.7	Appointed	Pedro Beltrán (Bertrandi) †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
19 Oct		Appointed	Niccolò Bucciardi Cybo †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy	Archbishop of Arles, France
21 Oct		Appointed	Nicolò Garigliati (Garilliati) †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
21 Oct		Appointed	Mario Zamba (Gamba) †	Bishop of Dulcigno (Olcini, Olgun), Montenegro
1 Nov		Born	Jan Dantyszek †		Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
4 Nov		Appointed	Niels Skawe †	Bishop of Roskilde (Roeskilde), Denmark
5 Nov		Confirmed	Pietro †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
5 Nov		Appointed	Giovanni Robobelli †	Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
10 Nov		Died	Gomez de Figueroa †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
17 Nov		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Petrucci (Petruzzi) †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
20 Nov		Died	Achille Marescotti †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
21 Nov		Appointed	Aurelio Bienato †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
21 Nov		Appointed	Antonio Maramaldo †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy
22 Nov		Died	Friedrich Mauerkircher †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
25 Nov		Died	Ludovico Borgio †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
2 Dec		Died	Jean de Bourbon †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
	26.9	Selected	Friedrich von Öttingen †	Bishop of Passau, Germany	Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Domenico Vaccari (Vacchiero) †	Bishop of Noli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Benedikt Waldstein †	Bishop of Kammin (Camin), Germany
5 Dec	35.9	Appointed	Lorenzo Cibo de’ Mari †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
12 Dec		Appointed	Tommaso Catanei, O.P. †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec		Died	Bernard Le Blanc †	Bishop of Vabres, France

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