The Year of Our Lord 1451

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Sebastiano Abbati, O.P. †	Bishop of Galtelli, Italy
		Resigned	Juan Anadon, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Dolia (Doglia), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Jacopino Badoer †	Archbishop of Split (Spalato), Croatia
		Died	Robert Baret †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland
		Died	Giovanni Benedetti †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
		Died	Redmund Bermingham †	Bishop of Annaghdown (Eanach Dúin), Ireland
		Died	Antonio Bono (Bon) †	Bishop of Equilio (Jesolo), Italy
		Died	John Cantwell †	Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland
		Died	Andrea de Constantinopoli, O.P. †	Archbishop of Nicosia, Cyprus
		Died	Giovanni Contarini †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
		Died	Giovanni Donadei, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
		Born	André d’Espinay †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
		Died	Mariano Farinata †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
		Appointed	François de Fuste, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
		Appointed	François de Fuste, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Granada, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
		Born	Jean de Gaucourt †		Bishop of Amiens, France
		Resigned	Francesco de Genazzano †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Antonio Calà Genovisio †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Pierre Gorbin (Forbin), O.P. †	Bishop of Grasse, France
		Died	Bernardo Landriani †	Bishop of Como, Italy
		Appointed	André de La Roche †	Bishop of Luçon, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Giovanni Longo †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
		Died	Domenico de Luschi †	Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
	45.0	Died	Lanzelot of Lusignan †	Bishop Emeritus of Paphos, Cyprus
		Resigned	Grégoire Mammé (Mammas) †	Patriarch	Patriarch Emeritus
		Died	Marco Antonio de Marco †	Bishop of Castro di Puglia, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Masi †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy
		Died	Luca Mudazzo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Caorle, Italy
		Appointed	Nicolas †	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus
		Died	Giovanni de Paganis †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
		Died	Nicolò Pagano †	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
		Appointed	Giovanni Paterna, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
		Died	Etienne Plovier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Switzerland
		Resigned	Jean Gérard de Poitiers †	Archbishop of Vienne, France	Archbishop Emeritus
		Died	Thomas Pollart †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
		Died	Antonio Ponticorona, O.P. †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
		Born	René de Prie †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
		Born	Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca †		Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
		Died	Federico Sifola †	Bishop of Bitetto, Italy
		Died	Cristoforo de San Pietro, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia), Italy
5 Jan		Died	Frederic de Rhein †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
7 Jan	67.3	Died	Amedeo di Savoie †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
9 Jan		Appointed	Emanuele , O.P. †	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
9 Jan		Appointed	Pierre de Savoie †	Administrator of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
11 Jan	44.0	Died	Wilhelm von Raron †	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
12 Jan	46.0	Appointed	Jan Gruszczyński †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
12 Jan		Appointed	Antonio de Pago †	Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
14 Jan		Appointed	Giacomo , O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Cervicensis
	51.0	Appointed	Johann Goldener, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	51.0	Appointed	Johann Goldener, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Acre (or Ptolomais)	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bamberg, Germany
16 Jan		Appointed	Alain L’Épervier (Lespervez), O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Palaestina
16 Jan	28.0	Appointed	Jean L’Espervier †	Bishop of Quimper, France
20 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Antonio de Pago †	Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
7 Feb	66.0	Appointed	Isidore of Kiev †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
11 Feb		Appointed	Pietro Bruni, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias
14 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Reginald Boulers †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
14 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Thomas Knight, O.P. †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
18 Feb		Appointed	Giorgio Attacchi †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Trevico, Italy	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
21 Feb	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Johann Goldener, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Acre (or Ptolomais)	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bamberg, Germany
Mar		Resigned	Johannes Fabri, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Mar		Appointed	Guillaume-Hugues d’Estaing, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland	Cardinal, Bishop of Fréjus, France
3 Mar		Appointed	Antonio de Goppo †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
17 Mar		Appointed	Etienne Hugonet †	Bishop of Mâcon, France
		Appointed	Antoine de Omessa, O.P. †	Bishop of Acci (Accia), France	Bishop Emeritus
	44.2	Appointed	Grzegorz z Sanoka †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
	23.2	Appointed	Michel de Told †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
22 Mar		Appointed	Jacques Carieti, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Albi, France
		Appointed	Jacques Carieti, C.R.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Mauriana	Auxiliary Bishop of Albi, France
		Appointed	Arnold von Rotperg †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
3 Apr		Died	Guillaume de Montjoie †	Bishop of Béziers, France
5 Apr		Appointed	Beltrandus †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
12 Apr	82.2	Died	Johannes Hoffmann †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
14 Apr		Appointed	Canute Mikkelsen (Cobson, Kobsøn) †	Bishop of Viborg, Denmark	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Salvatore de Genazzano †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
		Appointed	Leif Thor Olafsson (Olavsson) †	Bishop of Bjørgvin (Bergen), Norway
16 Apr		Appointed	Johannes Hutter, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Appointed	Johannes Hutter, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Appointed	Raymond de Lupault †	Bishop of Saint-Papoul, France
29 Apr	62.3	Died	Gaspard de Diano †	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
30 Apr	56.3	Selected	Kaspar von Schönberg †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
7 May		Appointed	Mosè Buffarello †	Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia	Bishop of Belluno, Italy
12 May		Appointed	Gottardo Calderari Pomo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Caorle, Italy
12 May	36.3	Appointed	Rinaldo Piscicello †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
21 May		Appointed	Benedetto Duaria, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Appointed	Benedetto Duaria, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cremona, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
		Appointed	Benedetto Duaria, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
24 May		Appointed	Andrea †	Titular Bishop of Antarados
26 May		Appointed	Antonio Proavus †	Bishop of Dolia (Doglia), Italy
28 May		Appointed	Benedetto , O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Isola, Italy	Bishop of Dragonara, Italy
28 May		Appointed	Martino †	Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum), Italy	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
8 Jun		Died	Francesco Malipiero, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
10 Jun	66.4	Appointed	Isidore of Kiev †	Administrator of Cervia, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
13 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Arnold von Rotperg †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
15 Jun		Appointed	Hugues d’Aubusson †	Bishop of Tulle, France
16 Jun	34.3	Appointed	Pietro Barbo †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marco	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	34.3	Appointed	Pietro Barbo †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Appointed	Stefano Argercolo Pendinelli †	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
		Appointed	Ludovico de Pinnis †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy
19 Jun	34.3	Resigned	Pietro Barbo †	Administrator of Cervia, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
21 Jun		Appointed	Richard Wolsey, O.P. †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
24 Jun	70.4	Died	Leonhard von Laiming †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
27 Jun	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Jan Gruszczyński †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
4 Jul	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Grzegorz z Sanoka †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
5 Jul		Appointed	Bertrand †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
		Appointed	Arnaud-Raymond d’Espagne †	Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
	65.5	Appointed	Pierre de Foix (Sr.), O.F.M. †	Administrator of Acqs (Dax), France	Cardinal, Administrator of Lescar, France
		Appointed	Fortunato Pellicani †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
10 Jul		Selected	Ulrich von Nußdorf (Nussdorfer) †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
16 Jul		Appointed	Antonio Pusterla †	Bishop of Como, Italy
23 Jul		Appointed	Benedetto , O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Dragonara, Italy
23 Jul		Appointed	Giovanni †	Bishop of Isola, Italy
Aug		Died	Bertrand †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
20 Aug		Appointed	Jean de Lavisse, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Angers, France
		Appointed	Jean de Lavisse, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Diospolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Angers, France
		Appointed	Yves de Pontsal †	Bishop of Vannes, France
3 Sep		Died	Jacques Le Loup de Beauvoir, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
9 Sep	40.6	Died	Jean Le Jeune †	Cardinal, Bishop of Thérouanne, France
10 Sep		Born	Giovanni Giacomo Schiaffinati (Sclafenati) †		Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy
13 Sep	25.6	Appointed	David de Bourgogne †	Bishop of Thérouanne, France	Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
13 Sep	25.6	Ordained Bishop	David de Bourgogne †	Bishop of Thérouanne, France	Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
20 Sep		Appointed	Guillaume de Fondera †	Bishop of Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie), France
21 Sep	81.7	Died	Luis de La Palud, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
26 Sep	27.7	Ordained Bishop	Jean de Beauvau †	Bishop of Angers, France	Bishop Emeritus
28 Sep		Appointed	Lorenzo Pugiol, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Galtelli, Italy
Oct	56.7	Confirmed	Kaspar von Schönberg †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
1 Oct		Appointed	Michel de Candie, O.P. †	Bishop of Canea (Cydonia, Egée), Greece
1 Oct		Died	Nicolas Coeur †	Bishop of Luçon, France
3 Oct		Died	Pierre du Moulin †	Bishop of Toulouse, France
8 Oct		Appointed	Antonello , O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis	Bishop of Andria-Montepeloso, Italy
	70.2	Appointed	St. Lorenzo Giustiniani, C.R.S.A. †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
		Appointed	Roberto †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
10 Oct	60.7	Died	Astorgio Agnesi †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
11 Oct		Appointed	Salvatore Mosca †	Bishop of Vico Equense, Italy
13 Oct		Appointed	Giacomo Della Ratta †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Oct		Appointed	Giorgio Attacchi †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
27 Oct		Appointed	Louis d’Harcourt †	Bishop of Béziers, France	Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
Nov	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Kaspar von Schönberg †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
12 Nov	63.6	Died	Otto von Hachberg †	Bishop Emeritus of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
15 Nov		Appointed	Andreas Bono †	Bishop of Equilio (Jesolo), Italy
15 Nov	33.8	Appointed	Isnard de Grasse †	Bishop of Grasse, France
24 Nov	48.8	Appointed	Filippo Calandrini †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Bishop of Bologna, Italy
3 Dec		Appointed	Corrado Caracciolo †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
10 Dec		Appointed	Pierre Bureau †	Bishop of Béziers, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Jean d’Harcourt †	Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
		Appointed	Jean d’Harcourt †	Administrator of Orléans, France	Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
		Appointed	Louis d’Harcourt †	Archbishop of Narbonne, France	Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

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