The Year of Our Lord 1492

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Pietro (Pyrrhus) Ajosa †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
		Born	Laurent Allemand de Laval, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Grenoble, France
		Died	Hugh Arward †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
		Died	Girolamo Balbani †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy
		Born	Jean du Bellay †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
		Died	Benoit †	Bishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
		Resigned	Jacques Blaa, O.P. †	Bishop of Garðar, Greenland	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Antonio de Valderato †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Died	Girolamo Dieda †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
		Died	Youssef el-Hadathi †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
		Died	Jean Esquenart †	Bishop of Sisteron, France
		Died	Leonardo Fornari †	Bishop of Mariana, France
		Born	Camillo Gesualdo †		Archbishop Emeritus of Conza, Italy
	86.0	Appointed	Maffeo Girardi (Gherardi), O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Battista , O.P. †	Bishop of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan), Armenia
		Died	Gregor , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
		Died	Frederico Fadrique de Guzmán †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
		Born	Johann Ludwig von Hagen †		Archbishop of Trier, Germany
		Died	Thomas Hay †	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
	45.0	Ordained Priest	Jan Konarski †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Kraków, Poland
		Born	Johann von Metzenhausen †		Archbishop of Trier, Germany
		Died	Gomes de Miranda †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
	87.0	Died	Diego de Muros (Moiras), O. de M. †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
		Died	Nicolas †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
		Died	Biagio Nicolai †	Bishop of Otočac (Ottochaz), Croatia
		Appointed	Giovanni Francesco de Orsini (Luna) †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
		Born	Christoph Marschalk zu Pappenheim †		Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
		Died	Juan Pastor †	Titular Bishop of Granada, Spain
		Died	Gutierrez de Quinones †	Titular Bishop of Libariensis
		Born	Dietrich von Reden †		Bishop Emeritus of Lübeck, Germany
		Died	Ferdinando Romano †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
		Died	Pons de Salignac †	Bishop of Sarlat, France
		Died	Martin de Samogitia †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
		Died	Jean Antoine Scardemetus, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
		Died	Girolamo Scotti †	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
		Died	Francesco de Sanctis, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
		Died	Nicolas Solimele †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
		Born	Franz von Braunschweig-Lüneburg †		Bishop-Elect of Minden, Germany
		Died	Battista de Ventura †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
		Died	Viviano de’ Viviani †	Bishop of Monteverde, Italy
		Appointed	Thomas Weel (Wele), O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan		Born	Diomede Carafa †		Cardinal, Bishop of Ariano, Italy
9 Jan	58.0	Resigned	Girolamo Basso Della Rovere †	Administrator of Gubbio, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Recanati, Italy
	47.0	Appointed	Robert Blacader †	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
		Appointed	Francesco Grosso della Rovere †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy	Bishop of Mende, France
23 Jan		Appointed	Biagio de Locha †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Italy
23 Jan		Appointed	Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P. †	Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
Feb		Died	Rodrigo de Crisa Ávila †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
8 Feb	44.1	Appointed	Richard Fox †	Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
18 Feb		Appointed	Martino Firmani †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
23 Feb		Died	François Hallé †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France
27 Feb	50.1	Appointed	Dietrich Arndes †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
27 Feb		Resigned	Thomas Grote †	Bishop-Elect of Lübeck, Germany	Former Bishop-Elect
11 Mar		Died	Thomas Milling, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain
14 Mar	32.2	Confirmed	Georges d’Amboise (I) †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
14 Mar		Appointed	Nicolò Lupi †	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
15 Mar	81.2	Died	Dietrich von Schönberg †	Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
15 Mar		Succeeded	Johann von Schönberg †	Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
26 Mar	16.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni de’ Medici †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Johann Orgass †	Bishop of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], Estonia
	51.2	Appointed	Antonio Gentile Pallavicini †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Cardinal, Bishop of Orense, Spain
1 Apr	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Dietrich Arndes †	Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
1 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Johann Orgass †	Bishop of Ösell (Oesell) [Saare-Lääne], Estonia
11 Apr		Appointed	Simone de Clavaro, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Appointed	Bernardino de Fabiis †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
		Appointed	John Guthrie †	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
	64.2	Appointed	Jaime Serra i Cau †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
	39.2	Appointed	Wojciech Tabor †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
13 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Jean d’Auriole †	Bishop of Montauban, France	Bishop Emeritus
18 Apr		Died	Francesco de Noya, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
2 May		Appointed	André de Pest †	Titular Bishop of Megara
9 May		Appointed	Giovanni Chericato, O.S.C. †	Bishop of Otočac (Ottochaz), Croatia	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
9 May		Appointed	Pietro Masius †	Bishop of Konavlje, Albania
11 May		Appointed	Jean de Sorceyo, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
11 May		Appointed	Jean de Sorceyo, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Christopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Toul, France
13 May		Ordained Bishop	Johann von Schönberg †	Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
20 May	61.3	Professed	Johann (Jan) Filipec z Prostějov, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
1 Jun		Died	Jan z Targowiska †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
22 Jun		Appointed	Edmund Audley †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain
22 Jun		Appointed	Richard MacBrien, O.P. †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jun		Died	Giovanni de Compesio (Compeys) †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
5 Jul	46.5	Died	Louis de Beaumont de La Forêt †	Bishop of Paris, France
8 Jul		Appointed	Corinus Plosachi de Feys, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
9 Jul	61.5	Appointed	Rodrigo de Borja †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
9 Jul		Appointed	Matthias Kanuti, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Garðar, Greenland
25 Jul	60.5	Died	Giovanni Battista Cibo †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26 Jul	83.3	Died	Heinrich von Absberg †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
	30.7	Succeeded	Ruprecht Pfalzgraf Simmer von Bayern de Rhein †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
	17.5	Appointed	Federico Sanseverino †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Teodoro	Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Novara, Italy
	17.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Federico Sanseverino †	Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Novara, Italy
Aug	58.5	Resigned	Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas, O.S.B. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Saintes, France	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lombez, France
1 Aug		Resigned	Giovanni Cerretani †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Aug	86.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Maffeo Girardi (Gherardi), O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
11 Aug	61.6	Elected	Rodrigo de Borja †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26 Aug	61.6	Installed	Rodrigo de Borja †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Confirmed	Giovanni Giusto (Justus) †	Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
	37.4	Resigned	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
28 Aug	42.6	Died	Pietro de Luna †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
31 Aug	58.6	Appointed	Girolamo Basso Della Rovere †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Bishop of Recanati, Italy
		Appointed	Giacomo Breuquet †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
		Died	Pierre Cadoet †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
		Appointed	Guillaume de Cambrai (Cambray) †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
	46.6	Appointed	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
	46.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
	16.9	Appointed	César de Borja (Borgia) †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain	Former Archbishop-Elect
	46.6	Appointed	Giovanni Michiel †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
	51.6	Appointed	Antonio Gentile Pallavicini †	Administrator of Pamplona, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Orense, Spain
	70.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Savelli †	Administrator of Mallorca, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
	37.4	Appointed	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Administrator of Eger, Hungary	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
Sep	39.6	Ordained Bishop	Wojciech Tabor †	Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
3 Sep		Appointed	Jan von Brandis †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Thibaud de La Tour d’Auvergne †	Bishop of Sisteron, France
		Confirmed	Valentin Vlk (Farkas) †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
12 Sep		Appointed	Johann Dieburger, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
12 Sep		Appointed	Johann Dieburger, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Apros	Auxiliary Bishop of Worms, Germany
14 Sep	86.7	Died	Maffeo Girardi (Gherardi), O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
22 Sep		Died	Peter Courtenay †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
Oct		Died	Angelo Pechinoli †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy
1 Oct		Appointed	Tommaso Donato, O.P. †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
	60.7	Appointed	Oliver King †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
	32.7	Appointed	William Smyth (Smith) †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
8 Oct		Appointed	Thomas Ford, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
		Appointed	Marcin Jan Lintfari †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
		Appointed	Adello Piccolomini †	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
		Appointed	Antonio Pirro (Pyrro) †	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, Italy
9 Oct		Appointed	Piotr Leszorowski, O.P. †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kamieniec), Ukraine
18 Oct		Installed	Jean de Rely (Rezy) †	Bishop of Angers, France
22 Oct		Died	Simon van den Borch †	Bishop of Reval (Rewel), Estonia
24 Oct	37.8	Died	Thaddeus McCarthy †	Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland
29 Oct		Appointed	Enrico Bruno, O.P. †	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, Italy	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
29 Oct		Appointed	Jean Simon de Champigny †	Bishop of Paris, France
14 Nov		Appointed	Britius †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
17 Nov		Born	Simone Pasqua (di Negro) †		Cardinal, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
18 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Marcin Jan Lintfari †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
25 Nov	31.1	Ordained Bishop	Ruprecht Pfalzgraf Simmer von Bayern de Rhein †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
30 Nov		Ordained Bishop	Tommaso Donato, O.P. †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
3 Dec	82.9	Resigned	Miles d’Illiers †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Bishop Emeritus
	42.9	Appointed	René d’Illiers †	Bishop of Chartres, France
		Appointed	Armand de Gontault †	Bishop of Sarlat, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Jacques Hémere †	Titular Bishop of Bethleem
		Appointed	Humbert Leonardi, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Dariensis	Auxiliary Bishop of Liège, Belgium
	36.6	Appointed	Sigismondo Pappacoda †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy	Bishop of Tropea, Italy
		Appointed	Alfonso de San Cipriano, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Appointed	Alfonso de San Cipriano, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Libariensis	Auxiliary Bishop of Zamora, Spain
	29.9	Appointed	Thomas Savage †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
10 Dec	26.0	Appointed	Cosimo de’ Pazzi †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
10 Dec		Appointed	Francesco da Oliveto †	Bishop of Monteverde, Italy
29 Dec	37.9	Appointed	Juan López †	Bishop of Perugia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy

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