The Year of Our Lord 1493

Bishop Events

January to June

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Antonio Alamandi †	Bishop of Cahors, France
		Died	Giovanni Attaldo †	Archbishop of Trani, Italy
		Died	Justo Baldini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ceuta, Spain
		Resigned	Jan von Brandis †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Pietro Bruto †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
		Appointed	Augustine Church †	Auxiliary Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
		Born	Giovanni Domenico de Cupis †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Died	Miguel Danyon †	Bishop of Ales (Uselli), Italy
	53.0	Died	Jean d’Harcourt (Armagnac) †	Bishop of Castres, France
		Died	Robert de Luxembourg †	Bishop of Angoulême, France
		Died	Robert d’Espinay †	Bishop of Nantes, France
		Born	Pedro La Gasca †		Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
		Died	Donato de Giorgi, O.P. †	Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Born	Charles de Hémard de Denonville †		Cardinal, Bishop of Mâcon, France
	65.0	Selected	Otto von Königsmarck †	Bishop of Havelberg, Germany
		Died	Pietro Landi †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus
		Born	Antoine de Lévis de Château-Morand †		Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
		Resigned	Girolamo Landi †	Archbishop of Candia {Crete}, Greece	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
		Died	Nardo Mormile †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
		Born	Alvaro Moscoso †		Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Died	Diego de Nava †	Bishop of Ampurias, Italy
		Appointed	Nicolas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
		Appointed	Nicolas †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany
		Died	Michele Orsini †	Bishop of Pula (Pola), Croatia
		Died	Barthelemy Pamuol †	Bishop of Acci (Accia), France
		Died	Pietro Pyrrhus de Azzia †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
		Died	Marien de Qualeatis †	Bishop of Glandèves, France
		Died	Pietro Ranzano, O.P. †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
		Resigned	Louis de Rochechouart †	Bishop of Saintes, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Antonio Roderis †	Bishop of Santa Giusta (Othoca), Italy
		Died	Giovanni de Rossi †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
		Born	Juan Salazar Fernández †		Bishop of Lanciano, Italy
		Born	Antoine Sanguin de Meudon †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France
		Born	Filippo Sauli †		Bishop of Brugnato, Italy
		Born	Bernardino Scotti, C.R. †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy
		Resigned	Guglielmo de Speluncata (Balania), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sagone (Sagona), France	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Alfonso Spinelli †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
		Died	Alfonso Spinelli †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
		Born	Alexander Stewart †		Archbishop-Elect of Saint Andrews, Scotland, Great Britain
		Resigned	János Szokoli †	Bishop of Csanád, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Guglielmo Vidal †	Bishop of Galtelli, Italy
Jan		Died	Marco Lascaris de Tenda †	Bishop Emeritus of Riez, France
2 Jan		Born	Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Laon, France
2 Jan		Appointed	Anton von Sankfalva †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
4 Jan		Died	Girolamo Almensa, O.P. †	Bishop of Policastro, Italy
8 Jan	57.0	Appointed	Gabriele Guadano (Altilio) †	Bishop of Policastro, Italy
10 Jan		Born	Miklós Oláh †		Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
12 Jan		Appointed	Benoit Zegedino, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
12 Jan		Appointed	Benoit Zegedino, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Trinopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
18 Jan		Appointed	Nicola Ippoliti †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Città di Castello, Italy	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
18 Jan		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Lagni †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
22 Jan		Died	Antonio de Agello †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
23 Jan		Appointed	Juan Ortega Bravo de la Laguna †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop of Coria, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco Sánchez de la Fuente †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
	65.0	Appointed	Hernando de Talavera, O.S.H. †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
26 Jan		Born	Giovanni Poggio †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Tropea, Italy
27 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Anton von Sankfalva †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
27 Jan		Ordained Bishop	Benoit Zegedino, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Trinopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
2 Feb	63.0	Died	Zbigniew z Oleśnicki †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
3 Feb	61.0	Ordained Bishop	Oliver King †	Bishop of Exeter, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain
3 Feb	33.0	Ordained Bishop	William Smyth (Smith) †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
4 Feb	59.0	Died	Ardicino della Porta (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Aleria, France
8 Feb	47.1	Appointed	Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní †	Administrator of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
8 Feb		Appointed	Jérome Pallavicini †	Bishop of Aleria, France
13 Feb		Appointed	Jan Van Riedt, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
13 Feb		Appointed	Jan Van Riedt, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of the Titular See	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
16 Feb		Died	Ulrich Geislinger, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
27 Feb	43.1	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Orsini †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
6 Mar		Appointed	Giovanni Furacrapa †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
6 Mar		Appointed	Nicolas Rodendorp †	Bishop of Reval (Rewel), Estonia
12 Mar	43.1	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista Orsini †	Priest	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
13 Mar	24.1	Appointed	Giovanni Giacomo Castiglione †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
		Appointed	Thomas Langton †	Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Diego de Saldaña, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
		Appointed	Diego de Saldaña, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Berytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco de San Justo, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Segovia, Spain
		Appointed	Francisco de San Justo, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Byblus	Auxiliary Bishop of Segovia, Spain
17 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Diego de Saldaña, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Berytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
20 Mar		Appointed	Garcia Bayon, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Syria
		Appointed	Fernando Coutinho †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Bishop of Silves (Sylves), Portugal
	52.2	Resigned	Antonio Gentile Pallavicini †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Cardinal, Bishop of Orense, Spain
		Appointed	Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
24 Mar	24.9	Ordained Deacon	Fryderyk Jagiellończyk †	Deacon	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
25 Mar	24.9	Ordained Priest	Fryderyk Jagiellończyk †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
26 Mar	65.2	Appointed	Paolo Fregoso (Campofregoso) †	Administrator of Acci (Accia), France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
27 Mar	36.5	Appointed	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Appointed	Diego Meléndez de Valdés †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
		Appointed	Juan de Peralta, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
		Appointed	Martino Ponz †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy
		Appointed	Guillermo Ramón de Moncada †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
		Appointed	Juan Ruiz de Medina †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
	71.2	Resigned	Giovanni Battista Savelli †	Administrator of Mallorca, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
6 Apr	22.2	Ordained Priest	Peter Krafft †	Priest of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
6 Apr	27.2	Ordained Priest	Philippe de Lévis †	Priest of Mirepoix, France	Bishop
14 Apr		Died	Johannes Ymminck, O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
15 Apr		Appointed	Jacobelli Silvestri †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
18 Apr		Appointed	Albert Engel, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
18 Apr		Appointed	Albert Engel, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tiflis	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
24 Apr	18.9	Appointed	Giovanni Stefano Ferrero †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vercelli, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Bologna, Italy
28 Apr	30.3	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Savage †	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of York, England, Great Britain
29 Apr		Appointed	Mikołaj Krajowski (Primus) †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
29 Apr		Appointed	Christophe de La Tuade †	Bishop of Glandèves, France	Bishop Emeritus
May	31.9	Resigned	Raffaele Sansoni Riario †	Administrator of Osma, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
1 May		Ordained Bishop	Albert Engel, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tiflis	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
1 May	17.3	Selected	Christophorus von Raubar (Rauber) †	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
2 May	38.9	Died	Ermolao Barbaro (Jr) †	Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy
5 May	62.3	Appointed	Johann Kerer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
5 May	62.3	Appointed	Johann Kerer †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
6 May		Born	Girolamo Seripando, O.E.S.A. †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Salerno, Italy
8 May	62.3	Ordained Bishop	Johann Kerer †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
13 May		Appointed	Pierre de Rochechouart †	Bishop of Saintes, France	Bishop Emeritus
24 May		Appointed	Alfonso de Fonseca †	Bishop of Osma, Spain
		Appointed	Gerald , O.S.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Maillezais, France
		Appointed	Gerald , O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Maillezais, France
	32.0	Appointed	Raffaele Sansoni Riario †	Administrator of Cuenca, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
28 Jun		Appointed	Alvaro Fernando de Parade †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
28 Jun		Appointed	Alvaro Fernando de Parade †	Titular Bishop of Maronia	Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Spain

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