The Year of Our Lord 1491

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Juan de Aragón †		Archbishop-Elect of Zaragoza, Spain
		Died	Giacomo de Aurilia, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
		Born	Ercole Baglioni †		Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Izarn de Barrière †	Bishop of Maguelonne, France
	80.0	Died	Guglielmo Becchi, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole, Italy
		Died	Marino Cieri de Acerris †	Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Battista Consiglieri †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
		Born	Pietro Contarini †		Bishop Emeritus of Paphos, Cyprus
		Born	Pieter de Corte †		Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
	60.0	Appointed	Rodrigo de Borja †	Administrator of Eger, Hungary	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Died	Orbán Dóczy von Nagylúcse †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary
	36.0	Died	Francesco de Paretz †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Born	Marcantonio della Rovere †		Bishop of Agen, France
		Died	Stazio de Vera †	Bishop of Castro di Puglia, Italy
		Died	Edoardo Ferro †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Italy
		Born	Jean Ferrer †		Archbishop of Arles, France
		Died	Giovanbattista Gaglioffi †	Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
		Resigned	Luigi Giustino †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Antonio de Grassi †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
		Died	Guido Gaufridi †	Titular Bishop of Troja
		Born	Louis Guillart †		Bishop Emeritus of Senlis, France
		Appointed	Stefán Jónsson †	Bishop of Skálholt, Iceland
		Born	Nicola Majorano (Maggiorani) †		Bishop Emeritus of Molfetta, Italy
		Born	Johann von Maltitz †		Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
		Resigned	Diego Meléndez de Valdés †	Bishop of Salamanca, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Died	Marco de Muro †	Bishop of Capri, Italy
		Born	Tiberio Muti †		Bishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
		Resigned	Johann Ostwein, O.P. †	Bishop of Modon (Medone, Methone), Greece	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
		Born	Alfonso Petrucci †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Massa Marittima, Italy
		Born	Cosme Pistacchio †		Bishop of Bitetto, Italy
		Appointed	Jacques Polonus, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Lacedaemonia
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Berthold Pürstinger †	Priest of Salzburg, Austria	Bishop Emeritus of Chiemsee, Germany
		Born	Ercole Rangone †		Cardinal, Bishop of Modena, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Guillaume de Rochefort (Rupe), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Alet, France
		Born	Ambrogio Salvio, O.P. †		Bishop of Nardò, Italy
		Died	Bartolomeo de Scalis, O.P. †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
		Appointed	Francesco Maria Scelloni-Visconti, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Terni, Italy
		Born	Nikolaus Schienen de Cellis †		Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
		Died	Rodrigo de San Martín, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina
		Died	Stanislaw Strawski †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
		Died	Andrzej Szeliga †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
		Died	Lucas de Tollentis †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
		Died	Elzéar de Villeneuve †	Bishop of Senez, France
	21.8	Ordained Priest	Tommaso (Jacopo) de Vio, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Bishop of Gaeta, Italy
		Born	Franz von Waldeck †		Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
		Resigned	James Wall, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Kildare, Ireland
		Died	Andreas Weinmair †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
4 Jan		Appointed	Marco Miroldi, O.P. †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
6 Jan		Selected	Giovanni Giusto (Justus) †	Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
6 Jan		Appointed	Giovanni Robobelli †	Bishop of Feltre, Italy	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
10 Jan		Appointed	Lukács Szegedi Baratin †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
10 Jan		Appointed	Leonardo Carmini †	Bishop of Montepeloso, Italy	Bishop of Trivento, Italy
15 Jan	91.0	Died	Thomas Scrope, O. Carm. †	Bishop Emeritus of Dromore, Ireland
31 Jan		Appointed	Georg Manninger von Kirchberg †	Bishop of Pedena, Austria
		Appointed	Pierre de Sacierges †	Bishop of Luçon, France
		Appointed	Martino Antonio Tomacelli †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
17 Feb		Died	Pierre Engelpert †	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
18 Feb		Appointed	Hector de Bourbon †	Archbishop of Toulouse, France	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Feb		Appointed	Paolo Della Cavalleria, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Malta	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
21 Feb	55.7	Appointed	Raymond Pérault, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
2 Mar	71.1	Died	Marco Barbo †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
6 Mar	36.7	Appointed	Ermolao Barbaro (Jr) †	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
14 Mar	70.2	Appointed	Jean Balue †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Bishop of Angers, France
	41.2	Appointed	Lorenzo Cibo de’ Mari †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marco	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
	56.2	Appointed	Nikolaus Kaps †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Gurk, Austria
	56.2	Appointed	Nikolaus Kaps †	Titular Bishop of Hippos	Auxiliary Bishop of Gurk, Austria
	45.2	Appointed	Giovanni Michiel †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
16 Mar		Died	Jean de Poupet †	Titular Bishop of Salona
21 Mar	39.2	Died	Otto von Sonnenberg †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
22 Mar	70.2	Selected	Thomas Berlower †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
Apr		Appointed	Augustin Kiebinger, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
4 Apr	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Nikolaus Kaps †	Titular Bishop of Hippos	Auxiliary Bishop of Gurk, Austria
9 Apr		Died	Dionisio de Vanucci de Cortona †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
11 Apr		Appointed	Guido de Daudrellen, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias
		Appointed	Giovanni Maria Poderico †	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Appointed	Francesco Quirini †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
16 Apr		Died	Filippo Contorni †	Bishop of Urbino, Italy
18 Apr	52.2	Appointed	Giovanni Pietro Arrivabene †	Bishop of Urbino, Italy
18 Apr		Appointed	Girolamo Balbani †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
29 Apr		Appointed	Evangelista Marisstella de Sutrio †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
May	36.1	Resigned	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Administrator of Pesaro, Italy	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
May	71.3	Died	Robert Stillington †	Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
1 May		Ordained Bishop	Jean de Pardaillan †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France	Bishop Emeritus
8 May		Died	Benoit de Montferrand †	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
9 May		Appointed	Arnaud de Cambera, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Acre (or Ptolomais)
16 May		Appointed	Balthasar Brennwald, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Appointed	Balthasar Brennwald, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Troja	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Appointed	Aloysius Capra †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
	48.3	Appointed	Aymon di Montfalcon (Montfaucon), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
29 May		Ordained Bishop	Balthasar Brennwald, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Troja	Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
22 Jun		Appointed	Tommaso de Acciaro, O.P. †	Bishop of Satriano, Italy
23 Jun		Appointed	Giorgio , O.S.B. †	Bishop of Castro di Puglia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jul	48.5	Ordained Bishop	Aymon di Montfalcon (Montfaucon), O.S.B. †	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
15 Jul		Died	Nunius Alvarez, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Tanger (Tangier), Morocco
15 Jul		Appointed	Giovanni Di Luigi, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Capri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
25 Jul	61.5	Died	Ortlieb Brandis †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
29 Jul		Appointed	Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas †	Bishop of Tanger (Tangier), Morocco	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
8 Aug		Selected	Heinrich von Höwen (Hewen) †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
8 Aug		Appointed	Nicolas de Villeneuve †	Bishop of Senez, France
11 Aug		Died	Jean Monissart †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
19 Aug	50.6	Appointed	Antonio Gentile Pallavicini †	Administrator of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Cardinal, Bishop of Orense, Spain
25 Aug		Born	Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
9 Sep	70.6	Confirmed	Thomas Berlower †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
9 Sep		Confirmed	Heinrich von Höwen (Hewen) †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
10 Sep		Died	Alfonso Carillo †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
12 Sep	70.6	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Berlower †	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
12 Sep	15.9	Appointed	César de Borja (Borgia) †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain	Former Archbishop-Elect of Valencia, Spain
2 Oct		Died	Raphael Monso, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Vence, France
5 Oct	70.7	Died	Jean Balue †	Cardinal, Bishop of Angers, France
10 Oct	36.8	Appointed	Carlo Domenico del Carretto †	Administrator of Angers, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Cahors, France
	85.7	Appointed	Jorge da Costa, O. Cist. †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	45.7	Appointed	Giovanni Michiel †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
		Appointed	Battista Pinelli †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
16 Oct		Died	Bernardino Sánchez, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Vicente Trilles, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Titular Sees	Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell, Spain
		Ordained Bishop	Heinrich von Höwen (Hewen) †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
23 Oct		Ordained Bishop	Augustin Kiebinger, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Austria
3 Nov		Died	Antoine de Bal, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Valence and Die, France
7 Nov		Appointed	Giovanni Galiardi †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
16 Nov	61.6	Appointed	Oliviero Carafa †	Administrator of Salamanca, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
16 Nov		Appointed	Jean Chabrol (d’Espinay) †	Bishop of Valence and Die, France
21 Nov		Died	Pierre von Wedberch †	Bishop of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], Estonia
1 Dec		Appointed	Jean de Rely (Rezy) †	Bishop of Angers, France
2 Dec	57.9	Appointed	Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas, O.S.B. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Saintes, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lombez, France
	31.9	Resigned	Georges d’Amboise (I) †	Bishop of Montauban, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
	31.9	Selected	Georges d’Amboise (I) †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
		Appointed	Jean d’Auriole †	Bishop of Montauban, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Jan Pudełko (Andruszewicz) †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
		Appointed	Alfonso Spina, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Thermopylae
		Appointed	Jean de Vesc †	Bishop of Vence, France	Bishop of Agde, France
3 Dec	79.9	Died	Thomas Basin †	Bishop Emeritus of Lisieux, France
5 Dec		Appointed	Mateo Perez, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
5 Dec		Appointed	Mateo Perez, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
12 Dec		Appointed	Matteo Cibo (Cybo) †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
		Appointed	Andreas Falco †	Bishop of Modon (Medone, Methone), Greece
		Appointed	Luigi de Justinis †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia
		Appointed	Gabriele Setario †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
13 Dec		Appointed	Maurice O’Brien †	Bishop of Kilfenora, Ireland
17 Dec	22.9	Ordained Priest	St. John Fisher †	Priest	Cardinal, Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain

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