The Year of Our Lord 1456

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Giacomino Benedetti †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
		Ordained Priest	Pietro Bruto †	Priest	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
		Died	Nicola Campanile, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ravello, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Colonna †		Cardinal, Administrator of Rieti, Italy
		Died	Roberto degli Asini, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Arezzo, Italy
	25.0	Ordained Priest	William Elphinstone †	Priest	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
		Born	Niccolò Fieschi †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Died	Goffredo †	Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
		Resigned	Thomas Halse †	Bishop-Elect of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Former Bishop-Elect
		Died	Louis de Haraucourt †	Bishop of Verdun, France
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Georg Heßler (Hessler) †	Priest of Würzburg, Germany	Cardinal, Bishop of Passau, Germany
		Died	Rafael Herczog †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
		Born	Jan Łaski †		Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
		Died	Orso Leone †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
		Born	Jan Lubrański †		Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Died	John Mey †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
		Died	Miklós †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
		Died	Francesco Oddi de Tuderto †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
		Died	John Ogugun †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
		Died	Jean de Parenzo †	Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo), Croatia
		Born	Konrad von Rietberg †		Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
		Born	Georg von Slatkonia †		Bishop of Wien, Austria
8 Jan		Died	Gerhard , O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
8 Jan	74.5	Died	St. Lorenzo Giustiniani, C.R.S.A. †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
9 Jan		Appointed	Giovanni Rossi (Roberti), O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Rethymo (Calamona), Greece
25 Jan		Died	Jean d’Étampes †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
25 Jan	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Tomasz Strzępiński †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
30 Jan		Appointed	Martin Fernandi de Bilches †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain
3 Feb		Appointed	Geoffrey de Basillac †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France	Bishop of Rieux, France
4 Feb	24.0	Appointed	George Neville †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
6 Feb		Died	Piotr Nowak †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
10 Feb		Died	Pierre de Montbrun †	Bishop of Limoges, France
16 Feb		Born	Achille Grassi †		Cardinal, Administrator of Bologna, Italy
20 Feb	25.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Rodrigo de Borja †	In Pectore	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20 Feb	24.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Luis Juan del Milà †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Bishop of Lérida, Spain
1 Mar		Appointed	Jan Pelletz (Pelec), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
1 Mar		Appointed	Jan Pelletz (Pelec), O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Symbalia (Cembalo, Balaclawa)	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
15 Mar		Appointed	Godefroid Greveray, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Dagne (Danj), Albania	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar		Appointed	Domenico Mercari, O.P. †	Bishop of Ravello, Italy
19 Mar	56.2	Died	Reinhard von Helmstatt †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
21 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Jean du Bellay, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop of Poitiers, France
23 Mar		Born	Sigismondo Pappacoda †		Bishop of Tropea, Italy
12 Apr	28.2	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Fregoso (Campofregoso) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
12 Apr		Died	Martín de Peralta †	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
13 Apr		Appointed	Giovanni Campanella, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Minervino Murge, Italy
16 Apr		Died	Raoul de La Moussaye †	Bishop of Dol, France
21 Apr		Appointed	Nikolaus Langen, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
21 Apr		Appointed	Nikolaus Langen, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Milos (Melos), Greece	Auxiliary Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
22 Apr		Appointed	Jean Louis de Savoie, O.F.M. †	Administrator of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise), France	Administrator of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland
10 May	58.3	Ceased	Heinrich von Hewen †	Apostolic Administrator of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	71.3	Appointed	Isidore of Kiev †	Administrator of Nicosia, Cyprus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
		Appointed	Antonio de Tosabeciis †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop-Elect
14 May		Appointed	Alessandro Manfredi †	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
27 May	32.4	Ordained Bishop	Konrad von Diepholz †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
28 May	57.8	Died	Jakob von Sierck †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
29 May		Died	Antonio Bernieri †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
31 May		Ordained Bishop	Thomas Knight, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
Jun		Resigned	Geoffrey de Basillac †	Bishop-Elect of Carcassonne, France	Bishop of Rieux, France
4 Jun		Appointed	Jacques Radulphi Dupont †	Bishop of Sisteron, France
7 Jun		Appointed	Thomas Leger, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jun	26.4	Appointed	Jodok z Rożemberka (von Rosenberg), O.S.Io.Hieros. †	Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
18 Jun	48.8	Appointed	Alain de Coëtivy †	Administrator of Dol, France	Cardinal, Bishop of Avignon, France
21 Jun	22.4	Selected	Johann von Baden †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
		Appointed	Giorgio Bocchi de Carpo, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Modena, Italy
		Appointed	Giorgio Bocchi de Carpo, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Modena, Italy
		Appointed	Nikolaus Frier, O.E.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
		Appointed	Nikolaus Frier, O.E.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
		Appointed	Carlo Pallavicino †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
22 Jun	72.4	Died	Alfonso de Cartagena (de Santa Maria) †	Bishop of Burgos, Spain
25 Jun		Born	Giovanni d’Aragona †		Cardinal, Administrator of Taranto, Italy
27 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Johann von Grumbach †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
27 Jun		Died	Gonzalo de Zúñiga †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
Jul		Resigned	Pierre Bureau †	Bishop of Béziers, France	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jul	33.5	Appointed	Jean du Chastel †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Carcassonne, France	Bishop
9 Jul		Appointed	Jean de Falconet, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Arras, France
		Appointed	Jean de Falconet, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Berytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Arras, France
		Appointed	Jean de Pera, O.P. †	Bishop of Soldaja (Sudak)
		Appointed	Heinrich Ribegerste, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
		Appointed	Heinrich Ribegerste, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Vernensis	Auxiliary Bishop of Naumburg, Germany
13 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Heinrich Hopfgarten, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
20 Jul	62.5	Died	Bl. Alerino Rembaudi †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
23 Jul		Appointed	Ulrich Aumayer (Aumair), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
		Appointed	Ulrich Aumayer (Aumair), O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
		Appointed	Antonio Cabateri †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
6 Aug		Appointed	Bernardo del Carretto, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
23 Aug		Appointed	Amico Bonamici †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
1 Sep		Died	Giovanni Castiglione (de Polena) †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
8 Sep		Born	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
12 Sep		Died	Dalmacio (Dalmau) de Mur y Cervellón †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
17 Sep	25.7	Appointed	Rodrigo de Borja †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	25.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Rodrigo de Borja †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	24.7	Appointed	Luis Juan del Milà †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati	Cardinal, Bishop of Lérida, Spain
	24.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Luis Juan del Milà †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lérida, Spain
	23.0	Appointed	Jaime de Portugal †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio	Cardinal, Administrator of Lisboa, Portugal
	23.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Jaime de Portugal †	Cardinal, Administrator of Lisboa, Portugal
24 Sep	81.7	Appointed	Pey Berland †	Titular Archbishop of Madytus	Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux, France
	81.7	Resigned	Pey Berland †	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France	Archbishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Blaise de Greele (Regnier) †	Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
1 Oct		Appointed	Carlo de Nepis †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
1 Oct		Died	Antonio de Tosabeciis †	Bishop-Elect of Chur, Switzerland
3 Oct	71.7	Died	Walram von Moers †	Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany
7 Oct		Appointed	Simon de Rubo, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Verdun, France
		Appointed	Simon de Rubo, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Metz, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Verdun, France
		Appointed	Simon de Rubo, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Banados	Auxiliary Bishop of Verdun, France
8 Oct		Appointed	Matteo Contarini †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
22 Oct		Died	Jaime Gerart y Vernomen †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
25 Oct	22.8	Confirmed	Johann von Baden †	Archbishop of Trier, Germany
29 Oct		Appointed	Francesco , O.F.M. †	Bishop of Krbava (Corbavia), Croatia
7 Nov	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Siegfried von Venningen †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
10 Nov		Died	Gottardo Calderari Pomo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Caorle, Italy
12 Nov		Appointed	Luis de Acuña y Osorio †	Bishop of Burgos, Spain
12 Nov		Confirmed	Leonhard Wismair (Wyssmayer) †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop-Elect
23 Nov		Resigned	Thomas Leger, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
26 Nov		Died	Jean Lavantage †	Bishop of Amiens, France
28 Nov	76.9	Died	Johann Tiergart, O.T. †	Bishop of Curland, Latvia
10 Dec		Appointed	Pierre Cheminot, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Maillezais, France
10 Dec		Appointed	Pierre Cheminot, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia	Auxiliary Bishop of Maillezais, France
17 Dec	36.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Castiglione †	Cardinal, Bishop of Pavia, Italy
	49.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Richard Olivier de Longueil †	Cardinal, Bishop of Coutances, France
	59.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan de Mella †	Cardinal, Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
	41.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Rinaldo Piscicello †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	51.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Enea Silvio Piccolomini †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Elevated to Cardinal	Giacomo Tebaldi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
18 Dec	59.9	Appointed	Juan de Mella †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
18 Dec	51.1	Appointed	Enea Silvio Piccolomini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26 Dec		Appointed	Silvestro de Pratica †	Bishop of Segni, Italy

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