The Year of Our Lord 1487

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Lydechinus Abelis †	Bishop of Västerås (Westeraes), Sweden
		Died	Giovanni Angelo de Barbiano, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Mottola (Motula), Italy
	91.0	Died	Antonio Bertini, Gesuati †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
		Died	Pietro Bocca †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
		Died	Liévin Brunstorp, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
		Died	Lorenzo Capodiferro †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
		Appointed	Thomas Cornish, O.S. Jean de Jér †	Auxiliary Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain
		Died	Daniel , O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Treviso, Italy
		Died	Galeazzo della Rovere †	Bishop of Agen, France
		Born	George Dowdall, O.S.C. †		Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
		Born	Paweł Dunin-Wolski †		Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Born	Anton Engelbrecht †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany
		Died	Diego de Fonseca †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
		Born	Simone de Galeotti †		Bishop of Squillace, Italy
		Born	Piotr Gamrat †		Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Born	Rodrigo González de Marmolejo †		Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile
		Born	Matteo Griffoni (Grifonio) Pioppi, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Trivento, Italy
		Died	Nicola de Guidiccioni †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
		Died	Jan †	Bishop of Kyiv (Kijów), Ukraine
		Appointed	Nestor Malvasia †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy	Bishop-Elect
		Died	Bartolomeo Maraschi †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
		Died	Giuliano Matovi, O.P. †	Bishop of Sulcis, Italy
		Born	Vincenzo Negusanti †		Bishop Emeritus of Arbe (Rab), Croatia
		Died	Bonadias de Nigronibus †	Bishop of Isola, Italy
		Died	Tito Novello †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
		Died	Sean (John) O’Hedian †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
		Ordained Priest	Kaspar Preiel †	Priest of Bamberg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
		Professed	Hieronymus Schultz, O. Praem. †	Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
	31.8	Appointed	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Administrator of Pesaro, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
		Died	Rodrigo de Soria, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
		Born	Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †		Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany
		Born	Antoine de Vergy (Verzy) †		Archbishop of Besançon, France
		Born	Philippe von Gundelsheim †		Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
		Died	Gonzalo de Villadiego †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
		Died	Pedro de Villalobos, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Coria, Spain
Jan		Died	Jacopo Vannucci †	Bishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
5 Jan		Appointed	Erhard Baumgartner †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
6 Jan		Appointed	Guglielmo Ogler †	Bishop of Galtelli, Italy
18 Jan		Appointed	Sean O’Cassin de Tuderto, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
23 Jan	49.0	Died	Wedigo Gans zu Putlitz †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
24 Jan		Appointed	Hugh Arward †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
24 Jan	26.0	Appointed	Bernardino Venier (Fenier) †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jan		Appointed	Troilo Agnesi †	Bishop of Lavello, Italy	Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia), Italy
		Appointed	Antonio Bonito de Cucharo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Montemarano, Italy	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
	57.0	Died	Philipp von Henneberg †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
28 Jan	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Robert Morton †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
29 Jan		Appointed	Peter Courtenay †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
29 Jan	39.0	Appointed	Richard Fox †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
31 Jan		Appointed	James Chisholm †	Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
1 Feb		Selected	Heinrich Groß von Trockau †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
2 Feb		Died	Mannus Morula †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
12 Feb		Appointed	Pietro Palagario, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
14 Feb		Born	Heinrich von Rhein (Palatins, von der Pfalz) †		Bishop of Freising, Germany
16 Feb		Appointed	Pietro Paolo Capobianco †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
		Appointed	Menelao Gennari †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
		Appointed	Raphael Mercatel, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
		Appointed	Raphael Mercatel, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
19 Feb		Born	Johannes von Lupfen †		Former Bishop-Elect of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
4 Mar	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Hermann von Hessen †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
5 Mar		Appointed	Alesandro de Campo Fregoso †	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
5 Mar	46.1	Resigned	Antonio Gentile Pallavicini †	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Orense, Spain
14 Mar	46.2	Appointed	Pietro Barozzi †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
14 Mar		Appointed	Giovanni Antonio Pavaro (Penosis) †	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
21 Mar	60.2	Resigned	Johann Beckenschlager †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
	60.2	Succeeded	Johann Beckenschlager †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
	69.2	Died	Bernhard von Rohr †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
25 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Antoine Pierre de Narbonne, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Vabres, France
26 Mar		Appointed	Walter Blake †	Bishop of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
26 Mar		Appointed	Oliver Cantwell, O.P. †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
28 Mar		Confirmed	Heinrich Groß von Trockau †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
Apr	26.2	Ordained Bishop	Bernardino Venier (Fenier) †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
2 Apr		Appointed	Roberto Piscicelli †	Administrator of Mottola (Motula), Italy	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
4 Apr		Appointed	Huan (John) Blackleach (Hesketh), O.S.A. †	Bishop of The Isles (Sodor), Scotland, Great Britain
	22.2	Appointed	Bernardo de’ Rossi †	Bishop of Belluno, Italy	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
		Appointed	Simon Vargius, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sulcis, Italy
8 Apr	39.2	Ordained Bishop	Richard Fox †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
11 Apr	79.2	Died	Paracleto Malvezzi, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Acerno, Italy
27 Apr		Selected	Busso von Alvensleben †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
	45.3	Appointed	Tamás Bakócz †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
		Appointed	Orbán Dóczy von Nagylúcse †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
11 May		Appointed	Pietro Menzi de Vincentia †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
18 May		Appointed	Juan Arias de Villar †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
18 May		Appointed	Vasco Ramírez †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
21 May	8.1	Appointed	Ippolito d’Este (I) †	Administrator of Esztergom, Hungary	Cardinal, Administrator of Eger, Hungary
31 May		Appointed	Nicolò Maria d’Este †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
1 Jun	74.4	Appointed	Pedro Beltrán (Bertrandi) †	Bishop of Tuy, Spain
	60.4	Appointed	Pierre d’Abzac, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Lectoure, France	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
		Appointed	Hugo d’Espagne †	Bishop of Rieux, France
	82.4	Appointed	Diego de Muros (Moiras), O. de M. †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
		Appointed	Antonio Sicardo Lucido †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
22 Jun		Appointed	Michael de Leopoli, O.P. †	Bishop of Kyiv (Kijów), Ukraine
3 Jul	25.7	Selected	Ruprecht Pfalzgraf Simmer von Bayern de Rhein †	Coadjutor Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop
8 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Raphael Mercatel, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
15 Jul	60.5	Installed	Johann Beckenschlager †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
15 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Heinrich Groß von Trockau †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
16 Jul	72.5	Died	Brande Castiglioni †	Bishop of Como, Italy
30 Jul		Confirmed	Busso von Alvensleben †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
Aug		Died	Marco Cattaneo †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
3 Aug		Appointed	Ludwig Burgsdorf †	Bishop of Lebus, Germany
12 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Nicolò Maria d’Este †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
15 Aug		Died	Jean de Bonald †	Bishop of Maguelonne, France
15 Aug		Died	Lorenz von Freiberg †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
24 Aug		Appointed	Bernardino Barbiani, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Bisaccia, Italy
24 Aug		Appointed	Martino de Maggio (Madio da Tramonti) †	Bishop of Bisceglie, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27 Aug	25.8	Confirmed	Ruprecht Pfalzgraf Simmer von Bayern de Rhein †	Coadjutor Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop
27 Aug	30.6	Appointed	Antonio Trivulzio (Sr.), C.R.S. Ant. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy
10 Sep		Born	Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte †		Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
17 Sep		Appointed	Rostaing d’Ancezune †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Archbishop of Embrun, France
24 Sep		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Lagni †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
Oct		Ordained Bishop	Busso von Alvensleben †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
1 Oct		Appointed	Guillaume Leroy de Chavigny †	Bishop of Maguelonne, France
19 Oct		Appointed	Pierre de Castro Bayacho †	Bishop of Pamiers, France
1 Nov		Died	Johann von Weißenbach †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
5 Nov		Appointed	Olof Andreae de Vallibus (Laurentii) †	Bishop of Västerås (Westeraes), Sweden
12 Nov		Died	Pierre du Chaffault †	Bishop of Nantes, France
12 Nov	43.0	Selected	Johann Salhausen †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
21 Nov		Appointed	Pierre Hallwyn †	Bishop of Alet, France	Bishop Emeritus
27 Nov		Appointed	Jean Albriga †	Bishop of Toulon, France	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus
5 Dec		Appointed	Pedro Díaz de Toledo y Ovalle †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
9 Dec	23.9	Appointed	Leonardo Grosso della Rovere †	Bishop of Agen, France	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
17 Dec		Appointed	Pedro Montemolín, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Osma, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
17 Dec		Appointed	Pedro Montemolín, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular Sees	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
28 Dec		Died	Karl Sigurdsson Skaktavl †	Bishop of Hamar, Norway

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