The Year of Our Lord 1497

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Francesco de Accolti †		Bishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
	40.0	Died	Francesco de Adamo Lucharo †	Bishop of Isernia, Italy
		Resigned	Jean Albriga †	Bishop of Toulon, France	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus
		Died	Antonio †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
		Born	Martin Fourier de Beaune †		Archbishop of Tours, France
		Resigned	Tommaso Benedetti †	Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Tossolus (Teobaldo) Blancus (Bianchi) †		Bishop of Sapë, Albania
		Appointed	George Brann †	Auxiliary Bishop of London, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Elphin, Ireland
		Appointed	George Brann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Elphin, Ireland
	52.0	Appointed	Guillaume Briçonnet †	Administrator of Toulon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Narbonne, France
		Died	Andrea Campana †	Bishop of Senj, Croatia
		Died	Pierre de Castro Bayacho †	Bishop of Pamiers, France
		Died	Francesco da Cascia †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
	64.0	Resigned	Jean d’Amboise †	Bishop of Langres, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Pierre Danès †		Bishop of Lavaur, France
		Died	Gentile de’ Becchi †	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
		Born	Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. †		Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
		Born	Giovanni Francesco de Mirto †		Bishop Emeritus of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
		Died	Simon Dobriolanus †	Bishop of Moldovita (Moldawitza, Suczawa), Romania
		Appointed	Emmanuel †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
		Born	Pedro Fernandes Sardinha †		Bishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil
		Removed	Bartolomeo Flores †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Stephen Gardiner †		Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
		Died	Nicolò Garigliati (Garilliati) †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
		Died	Andrecius Ghinucci †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
		Died	John Guthrie †	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
		Resigned	Pierre Javailhac †	Bishop of Béziers, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Dionisio Neagrus Laurerio, O.S.M. †		Cardinal, Bishop of Urbino, Italy
		Born	Cherubino Lavosio, O.S.A. †		Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
	34.4	Ordained Priest	Jakob von Liebenstein †	Priest	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
		Born	Luigi Lippomano †		Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
		Died	Costantino Marcuchi (Marenco) †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
		Born	Giacomo Orsini †		Bishop Emeritus of Bitonto, Italy
		Appointed	Johann Ostwein, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
		Born	Guillaume de Pélissier (Pellicier) †		Bishop of Montpellier, France
		Died	Giacomo Despuig (de Podio) †	Bishop of Sorres (Sorra), Italy
		Born	Balthasar Rantzau †		Bishop-Elect of Lübeck, Germany
		Died	Diego de Saldaña, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
		Resigned	Michele de Saraceni †	Bishop of Trevico, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	24.3	Professed	Nikolaus von Schönberg, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
		Died	Elias Sguri de Ponagia, O.P. †	Bishop of Croja, Albania
		Born	Juan de San Millán †		Bishop of León, Spain
		Born	Girolamo Verallo †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy
		Born	Pietro Paolo Vergerio †		Bishop Emeritus of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper), Slovenia
		Ordained Bishop	Pedro Vaz Gaviso Velasci †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
		Born	Pallavicino Visconti †		Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
		Died	Filippo Zobale, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
7 Jan		Appointed	Conrad de Heyden, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Metz, France
7 Jan		Appointed	Conrad de Heyden, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Metz, France
9 Jan		Appointed	Giovanni de’ Vecchi de Galionisso †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy
		Appointed	Agostino de Guarino †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
		Appointed	Angelo Pappacoda †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy
23 Jan		Appointed	Pietro de Guynio, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vannes, France
		Appointed	Pietro de Guynio, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Citrus	Auxiliary Bishop of Vannes, France
		Appointed	Jean Marre †	Bishop of Condom, France
	51.0	Appointed	Giovanni Michiel †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople	Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
28 Jan		Died	William Schives de Vulfalt †	Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
30 Jan	51.0	Resigned	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Administrator of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
	52.0	Selected	Johann Rode †	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany
	26.0	Appointed	Stanislav Thurzó †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
	26.0	Ordained Bishop	Stanislav Thurzó †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
5 Feb	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Pascual Rebenga de Ampudia, O.P. †	Bishop of Burgos, Spain
18 Feb		Appointed	Richard FitzJames †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
18 Feb		Appointed	Pietro Isvalies (Isuali) †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
21 Feb	16.6	Ordained Priest	Philipp von der Pfalz (von Bayern) †	Priest	Bishop of Freising, Germany
22 Feb		Appointed	Jean L’Apotre, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Bethleem
22 Feb		Died	Jan Rehwinkel, O.T. †	Bishop of Samland (Sambia), Poland
26 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Ogier d’Anglure †	Bishop of Marseille, France
Mar		Died	Corinus Plosachi de Feys, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France
2 Mar	62.1	Appointed	Bartolomé Martí †	Administrator of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain
2 Mar	41.4	Confirmed	Gabriel von Eyb †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
8 Mar		Appointed	Sinolfo di Castel Lotario †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
15 Mar		Appointed	Louis Mendez, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Palencia, Spain
		Appointed	Louis Mendez, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Sidon	Auxiliary Bishop of Palencia, Spain
		Appointed	Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P. †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
16 Mar		Died	Jean Vigier †	Bishop of Lavaur, France
3 Apr		Appointed	Erasmo de Bernardis †	Bishop of Ario, Greece
3 Apr		Appointed	David Hamilton †	Bishop of Argyll (Lismore), Scotland, Great Britain
14 Apr		Appointed	Claude de Château-Vieux †	Archbishop of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France	Archbishop Emeritus
16 Apr	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel von Eyb †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
17 Apr	30.3	Appointed	Cosimo de’ Pazzi †	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
		Appointed	Marino Falconi †	Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
	42.2	Appointed	Juan López †	Administrator of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
		Appointed	Raffaele Rocca †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Capri, Italy
		Appointed	Antonio Torres, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
18 Apr	41.2	Appointed	Konrad von Rietberg †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
28 Apr		Appointed	Silvestro Benedetti †	Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, Italy
28 Apr	52.3	Confirmed	Johann Rode †	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany
May	62.3	Died	Robert Morton †	Bishop of Worcester, England, Great Britain
May		Appointed	Gottskálk Nikulásson †	Bishop of Hólar, Iceland
10 May		Appointed	Jan Radzieovo, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
10 May		Appointed	Jan Radzieovo, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
12 May		Appointed	Nikolaus Kreuder, O.T. †	Bishop of Samland (Sambia), Poland
21 May		Ordained Bishop	Richard FitzJames †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Bishop of London, England, Great Britain
22 May		Appointed	Hector de Bourbon †	Bishop of Lavaur, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse, France
	19.3	Appointed	Jean d’Amboise †	Bishop of Langres, France
	31.3	Appointed	Philippe de Lévis †	Bishop of Mirepoix, France
	54.3	Appointed	Aymon di Montfalcon (Montfaucon), O.S.B. †	Administrator of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland	Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
30 May		Resigned	Denis White (Fuyt), O.P. †	Bishop of Glendalough, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
Jun	42.2	Resigned	Ascanio Maria Sforza †	Administrator of Eger, Hungary	Cardinal, Administrator of Pavia, Italy
Jun		Died	Antonio Torres, O.S.H. †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
2 Jun		Died	Jens Brostrup †	Archbishop of Lund, Sweden
4 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Sinolfo di Castel Lotario †	Bishop of Chiusi, Italy
		Ordained Bishop	Francesco Erulli †	Coadjutor Bishop of Spoleto, Italy	Bishop
		Ordained Bishop	Pietro Isvalies (Isuali) †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
		Ordained Bishop	Mathias Schach, O. Cart. †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Freising, Germany
6 Jun	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Johann Rode †	Archbishop of Bremen (and Hamburg), Germany
9 Jun	55.4	Appointed	Tamás Bakócz †	Bishop of Eger, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
9 Jun		Appointed	Ferenc Szatmári †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
14 Jun	51.4	Installed	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
23 Jun		Appointed	Francesco †	Titular Bishop of Hippos
26 Jun		Appointed	Meliadusius d’Este (Estensis) †	Bishop of Comacchio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus

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