The Year of Our Lord 1459

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Antonio Acuña †		Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Born	Fernando de Almeida (Cotignus) †		Bishop of Nevers, France
		Died	Agostino da Bagnoregio, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
		Died	Miklos de Barnis †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
		Born	Lorenz von Bibra †		Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
		Died	Stefano Birello, O.S.M. †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
		Died	Giacomo Campora, O.P. †	Bishop of Caffa, Italy
		Died	Juan Cid †	Bishop of Rubicón, Spain
		Died	Erige (Georges) Clariani †	Bishop of Senez, France
		Died	Giovanni Cossa, O.P. †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy
	56.0	Appointed	Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
		Born	Eggert Dürkop †		Bishop of Schleswig, Germany
		Appointed	Emanuele , O.P. †	Bishop of Sapë, Albania	Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania
		Born	Hugo von Hohenladenburg †		Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	69.0	Appointed	Heinrich Kalteisen, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Palaestina
		Died	Domenico de Lagonessa, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Rossano, Italy
		Died	Grégoire Mammé (Mammas) †	Patriarch Emeritus
		Resigned	Pierre de Manatiis †	Bishop of Nemosia (Limasol), Cyprus	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Friedrich von Öttingen †		Bishop-Elect of Passau, Germany
		Died	Jakob Piceno †	Bishop of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium), Croatia
		Ordained Bishop	John Purcell †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
		Appointed	Olafur Rögnvaldsson †	Bishop of Hólar, Iceland
		Ordained Bishop	Olafur Rögnvaldsson †	Bishop of Hólar, Iceland
		Died	Giacomo de Salemoncellis †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
		Died	Bartholomaeus Sawijerwe †	Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia
		Died	Andrzej Spławski †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
		Died	Nicola Tartaglia, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lesina, Italy
		Died	Nicola Tartaglia, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Lesina, Italy
		Appointed	John Valens, C.R.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Tinen	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	William Westkarre, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
13 Jan	28.8	Installed	Oliviero Carafa †	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
15 Jan		Appointed	John Arundel †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
14 Feb		Appointed	Olav Trondsson †	Archbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway
15 Feb	75.1	Died	Stephan Bodecker, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
17 Feb	79.1	Died	Fantino Dandolo †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
2 Mar		Appointed	Henri de Albertis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vercelli, Italy	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea
		Appointed	Henri de Albertis †	Titular Bishop of Acre (or Ptolomais)	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea
		Born	Adriaan Florenszoon Dedel †		Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
3 Mar		Died	Thomas Barry †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
4 Mar	57.1	Ordained Bishop	Walter Supersaxo †	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
9 Mar	42.0	Appointed	Pietro Barbo †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
14 Mar		Appointed	Johannes Sartoris, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
14 Mar		Appointed	Johannes Sartoris, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Bir Seba	Auxiliary Bishop of Halberstadt, Germany
17 Mar		Appointed	Petrus Frigerio, O.P. †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece
17 Mar		Appointed	Amedeo Nori †	Bishop of Vercelli, Italy
19 Mar		Died	Pierre Bèchebien †	Bishop of Chartres, France
20 Mar		Appointed	Lope de Ribas †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
8 Apr	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Johann von Venningen †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
10 Apr		Died	Reginald Boulers †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
16 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Antonio Piccolomini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Siena, Italy	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
20 Apr		Died	Conrad Bayer di Boppard †	Bishop of Metz, France
23 Apr		Appointed	Antonio Piccolomini, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
26 Apr		Appointed	Roberto Adimari †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27 Apr		Appointed	Dietrick Stechow, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
2 May		Appointed	Jean Du Drac †	Bishop of Meaux, France
2 May		Died	St. Antonio Forcilioni, O.P. †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
5 May	68.3	Died	Anton von Rotenhan †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
6 May	63.3	Died	Dietrich Schenk von Erbach †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
13 May	52.3	Appointed	Alessandro Oliva, O.E.S.A. †	Prior General of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine	Cardinal, Administrator of Camerino, Italy
18 May		Selected	Georg von Schaumberg †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
19 May		Appointed	Francesco de Copponis †	Bishop of Terni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
21 May		Selected	Gerolamo , O.P. †	Bishop of Caffa, Italy
30 May	73.4	Resigned	Pierre de Foix (Sr.), O.F.M. †	Administrator of Acqs (Dax), France	Cardinal, Administrator of Lescar, France
30 May		Appointed	Jean de Foix †	Administrator of Acqs (Dax), France	Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges, France
3 Jun		Ordained Bishop	John Arundel †	Bishop of Chichester, England, Great Britain
14 Jun		Appointed	Meolo de Mascabruni †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
16 Jun		Appointed	Orlando Bonarli †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
18 Jun	47.4	Selected	Dieter von Isenburg-Büdingen †	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
28 Jun		Ordained Bishop	Olav Trondsson †	Archbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway
2 Jul	23.5	Appointed	Georg von Baden †	Bishop of Metz, France
8 Jul		Ordained Bishop	Dietrick Stechow, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Brandenburg, Germany
9 Jul		Appointed	João Manuel, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
13 Jul	20.5	Appointed	Juan Roderici †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain	Bishop of Évora, Portugal
13 Jul		Confirmed	Georg von Schaumberg †	Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
20 Jul		Died	Juan Garcia de Aragón, O.P. †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
27 Jul		Appointed	Protáz Černohorský z Boskovic †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia
30 Jul		Appointed	Jean Gentien (Gentiani) †	Bishop of Lavaur, France
9 Aug		Died	Edmond Ouldhall, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
27 Aug	25.9	Died	Jaime de Portugal †	Cardinal, Administrator of Lisboa, Portugal
29 Aug		Ordained Priest	Ernst von Schaumberg †	Priest	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
31 Aug	49.6	Appointed	Miles d’Illiers †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug		Appointed	Leonardo da Napoli, O.P. †	Bishop of Baleč (Balecio, Balezo), Albania
2 Sep	57.6	Died	Siegfried von Venningen †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
3 Sep		Died	Nicolaus Böddeker †	Bishop Emeritus of Schwerin, Germany
5 Sep		Appointed	Pierre Domgion †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
5 Sep		Appointed	Filippo Landolfi †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
8 Sep	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Miles d’Illiers †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Bishop Emeritus
11 Sep		Died	Zanone Castiglione †	Bishop of Bayeux, France
12 Sep	69.6	Died	Antonio Cerdà i Lloscos, O.SS.T. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lérida, Spain
		Confirmed	Gerolamo , O.P. †	Bishop of Caffa, Italy
		Selected	Michel †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus
17 Sep	48.7	Selected	Johannes Nix von Hoheneck †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
17 Sep	20.7	Appointed	Juan Roderici †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal	Bishop of Évora, Portugal
20 Sep		Appointed	John Hales †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
24 Sep		Appointed	Francesco Ferrer †	Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
27 Sep	20.7	Appointed	Juan Roderici †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal	Bishop of Évora, Portugal
28 Sep		Appointed	Wenceslas Raczkowicz †	Bishop of Lutsk (Łuck), Ukraine
7 Oct	27.7	Appointed	Luis Juan del Milà †	Cardinal, Bishop of Lérida, Spain
15 Oct	54.7	Appointed	Jaume Francesco de Cardona i de Aragón †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Urgell, Spain
15 Oct		Appointed	Kettil Wase (Karlsson) †	Bishop of Linköping, Sweden
16 Oct		Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Ursini †	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
17 Oct		Appointed	Alvaro †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
		Appointed	Nicolas Solimele †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
		Appointed	John Valens, C.R.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Richard Viel, O. Cart. †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland
18 Oct	66.7	Died	Jean de Heinsberg †	Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium
19 Oct		Appointed	Cosme de Monserrat †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
2 Nov		Died	Pedro Cabeza de Vaca †	Bishop of León, Spain
5 Nov		Appointed	Antonio Cicco da Pontecorvo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
5 Nov	27.8	Appointed	János †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
7 Nov		Appointed	Angelo Fasolo †	Bishop of Modon (Medone, Methone), Greece	Bishop of Feltre, Italy
		Selected	Marco Negro †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
		Selected	Roberto †	Bishop of Rubicón, Spain	Former Bishop-Elect
8 Nov		Died	Antonio Piccolomini, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
12 Nov	48.8	Confirmed	Johannes Nix von Hoheneck †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
25 Nov		Ordained Bishop	John Hales †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
3 Dec		Appointed	Benedictus , O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Mitylene
5 Dec		Confirmed	Marco Negro †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop of Ossero (Osor), Croatia
7 Dec		Born	Diego Ramírez de Villaescua de Haro †		Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
8 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Ernst von Schaumberg †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
14 Dec		Confirmed	Michel †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus
19 Dec		Selected	Giacomo Bragadeno †	Bishop of Scardona (Skradin), Croatia	Bishop of Nona (Nin), Croatia
21 Dec		Appointed	Napoleone Fieschi (de Flisco) †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
21 Dec		Resigned	Giorgio Fieschi (Flisco) †	Administrator of Albenga, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
22 Dec		Appointed	Helmicus von Malingrode, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia	Bishop Emeritus
24 Dec	60.9	Appointed	Afonso Nogueira, C.R.S.J.E. †	Archbishop of Lisboa, Portugal

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