The Year of Our Lord 1488

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Antonio , O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
		Died	Nils Audensson Kalib †	Bishop of Oslo, Norway
		Resigned	John Balfour †	Bishop of Brechin, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Jean de Corguilleray †	Bishop of Lodève, France
		Born	Georges d’Amboise (II) †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
		Died	Bertrand d’Audigier, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mende, France
		Resigned	Benedetto del Balzo (Baucio) †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	82.0	Resigned	Jorge da Costa, O. Cist. †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
		Appointed	Jorge da Costa †	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
		Died	Giovanni Delle Gazarie †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
		Died	Masellus de Duria †	Bishop of Lesina, Italy
	16.0	Professed	Egidio da Viterbo, O.E.S.A. †	Member of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine	Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
		Born	Melchior Fattlin †		Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Died	Basilio Gambone †	Bishop of Ploaghe, Italy
		Died	Giovanni Geraldini †	Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
		Died	Malitia de Gesualdo †	Bishop of Rapolla, Italy
		Born	Marino Grimani †		Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
		Resigned	Pierre Hallwyn †	Bishop of Alet, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Benedykt Izdbieński †		Bishop of Poznań, Poland
		Appointed	Richard Lang †	Auxiliary Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain
		Appointed	Leonardo †	Bishop of Baleč (Balecio, Balezo), Albania	Bishop of Lesina, Italy
		Died	Guillaume Leroy de Chavigny †	Bishop of Maguelonne, France
		Died	Benedikt Levey †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
		Died	Miguel López de la Serna, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
		Died	Nestor Malvasia †	Bishop-Elect of Pesaro, Italy
		Died	Antonio Massoni, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Paphos, Cyprus
		Died	Antonio Jacobucci de’ Misseri †	Bishop of Larino, Italy
		Born	Giovanni Giacomo de Monteferrato †		Bishop Emeritus of Casale Monferrato, Italy
		Born	Baltazar von Promnitz †		Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
		Died	Vasco Ramírez †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
		Died	Antonio de Rizzi †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
	44.0	Appointed	Giuliano della Rovere †	Administrator of Lodève, France	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Resigned	Giacomo de Suressi (Sulixio) †	Archbishop of Craina, Albania	Archbishop Emeritus
		Died	Colantonio Valignani †	Bishop of Chieti, Italy
		Appointed	Louis de Villiers de L’Isle-Adam †	Bishop of Beauvais, France
		Born	Johannes von Weeze †		Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
		Died	Robert Wellys, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
Jan		Ordained Bishop	Pedro Díaz de Toledo y Ovalle †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
30 Jan		Appointed	Jean Vasseur, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
30 Jan		Appointed	Jean Vasseur, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Dschebail	Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
8 Feb	43.2	Confirmed	Johann Salhausen †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
9 Feb		Appointed	Pierre †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux, France
9 Feb		Appointed	Pierre †	Titular Bishop of Citrus	Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux, France
14 Feb		Born	Valentin von Tetleben †		Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
17 Feb		Ordained Bishop	Jean Vasseur, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Dschebail	Auxiliary Bishop of Thérouanne, France
28 Feb		Appointed	Angelo Castalsi †	Bishop of Isola, Italy
		Appointed	Alfonso de Aragón †	Bishop of Chieti, Italy	Former Bishop-Elect
		Appointed	Raniero †	Titular Bishop of Verissa
	77.1	Died	Jan Rzeszowski †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland
2 Mar	40.1	Ordained Bishop	Heinrich Schertlin †	Titular Bishop of Thermopylae	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
3 Mar		Appointed	Etienne de Longwy †	Bishop of Mâcon, France	Bishop Emeritus
5 Mar		Appointed	Jacques , O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Limoges, France
5 Mar		Appointed	Jacques , O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Limoges, France
10 Mar		Appointed	Giovanni Giacomo del Balzo †	Bishop of Alessano, Italy
15 Mar		Died	Jean de Bar †	Bishop of Beauvais, France
17 Mar		Appointed	Reynaldo Romero, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
17 Mar		Appointed	Reynaldo Romero, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
19 Mar		Born	Johan (Joannes Magni) Månsson (Gothus) †		Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
23 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Erhard Baumgartner †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
25 Mar		Died	Francesco Maccafani †	Former Bishop-Elect of Marsi, Italy
Apr		Resigned	Georg Golser †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Apr	48.2	Succeeded	Melchior von Meckau †	Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
4 Apr	18.2	Appointed	Antoine Dubois †	Bishop of Beauvais, France	Bishop of Béziers, France
10 Apr		Died	Henning von Haus †	Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
13 Apr	20.0	Selected	Fryderyk Jagiellończyk †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
18 Apr		Appointed	Guillaume de Gabarrario, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aire, France
18 Apr		Appointed	Guillaume de Gabarrario, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Aire, France
19 Apr		Died	Helrich von der Wisch †	Bishop of Schleswig, Germany
2 May	20.0	Confirmed	Fryderyk Jagiellończyk †	Bishop of Kraków, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
7 May		Born	Johann bei Rhein †		Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
12 May		Appointed	Augustine Church †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salisbury, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
12 May		Appointed	Augustine Church †	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
21 May		Appointed	Antonio da San Gimignano †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
23 May	53.3	Appointed	Andrzej Boryszewski †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
28 May		Appointed	Herman Trulsson †	Bishop of Hamar, Norway
8 Jun		Died	Sigismond von Lamberg †	Bishop of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia
9 Jun		Appointed	Alessandro della Marra †	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
16 Jun		Appointed	György †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
16 Jun		Appointed	György †	Titular Bishop of Rosmen (Russionen, Rusköi)	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
29 Jun		Born	Pedro Pacheco de Villena (Ladrón de Guevara) †		Cardinal, Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
30 Jun		Died	García Álvarez de Toledo †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
Jul		Ordained Bishop	Reynaldo Romero, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
4 Jul		Appointed	William Meldrum †	Bishop of Brechin, Scotland, Great Britain
11 Jul		Appointed	Udalric von Fraunsberg †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
		Appointed	Gomez de Rocha, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
		Appointed	Gomez de Rocha, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Titopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
15 Jul		Born	Juan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
15 Jul	48.5	Ordained Bishop	Melchior von Meckau †	Cardinal, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
18 Jul		Appointed	Michel de Keransedes, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
18 Jul		Appointed	Michel de Keransedes, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Neapolis in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
29 Jul		Appointed	Marco de Franceschi †	Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Greece
30 Jul		Appointed	Leonardo †	Bishop of Lesina, Italy
3 Aug		Ordained Bishop	Udalric von Fraunsberg †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
19 Aug		Died	Louis Raguier †	Bishop Emeritus of Troyes, France
25 Aug		Died	Giovanni †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
26 Aug		Died	Jan Strzelecki †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
27 Aug	31.9	Appointed	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
27 Aug		Appointed	Bartolomeo Pathos †	Bishop of Ploaghe, Italy
17 Sep		Appointed	Simone Bonadies †	Bishop of Imola, Italy	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
	53.7	Died	Charles de Bourbon †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
		Appointed	Troilo Carafa †	Bishop of Rapolla, Italy	Bishop of Gerace, Italy
		Appointed	Giacomo Passarella †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
26 Sep		Appointed	Charles de Bourbon †	Bishop of Clermont, France
Oct		Died	John Stack †	Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
1 Oct	37.7	Appointed	André d’Espinay †	Archbishop of Lyon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
		Appointed	Robert d’Espinay †	Bishop of Nantes, France
		Appointed	Boniface Peruciis †	Bishop of Lescar, France
2 Oct	61.8	Died	Giovanni Arcimboldo †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
15 Oct		Died	Antonio Feletto †	Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
22 Oct	45.8	Appointed	Leonello Chiericato †	Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
		Appointed	Alvise Cippico †	Bishop of Famagusta, Cyprus	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
	32.8	Appointed	Niccolò Fieschi †	Bishop of Agde, France	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
		Appointed	Francesco Marcelli †	Bishop of Trogir (Traù), Croatia
21 Nov		Died	Diego de Avellaneda †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
21 Nov		Appointed	Matija de Várda †	Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
21 Dec	32.2	Ordained Bishop	Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
28 Dec		Ordained Bishop	Simon Dobriolanus †	Bishop of Moldovita (Moldawitza, Suczawa), Romania

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