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2000 Loretta Young, actress, The Bishop's Wife, dies at 87

1996 Pierre Lucien Claverie, bishop of Oran, dies at 58

1996 James Herbert Lloyd Morrell, bishop, dies at 89

1996 John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76

1996 Catherine Roskam becomes the 1st New York female Episcopal bishop

1995 Robert Selby Taylor, bishop, dies at 86

1995 Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop, dies at 81

1994 Diana Churchill, actress (Spider, Sally Bishop), dies at 81

1994 Clifford Leofric Purdy Bishop, bishop, dies at 88

1994 John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59

1994 Joseph Ruzindana, Rwandian bishop of Bjumba, murdered

1994 Thadde Nsengiyumva, Bishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda, murdered during the Rwandan genocide

1994 Aubrey J Watson Sr, bishop, dies at 65

1994 Alvara del Portillo, Spanish Opus Dei bishop, dies at 80

1993 H Earnest, bishop of Breda, dies

1991 Janel Bishop, 17, of New Hampshire, crowned 9th Miss Teen USA

1990 Dom Heider Camara, nonviolent/human rights Bishop of Brazil, dies

1989 Barbara Harris becomes 1st female bishop of a U.S. Episcopal church

1989 Barbara Clementine Harris consecrated 1st female bishop (Episcopalian)

1989 Episcopal church appoints 1st female bishop

1988 Barbara C Harris of Massachusetts, elected 1st woman Episcopal bishop

1986 Donald E. Pelotte becomes 1st native American bishop

1984 South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received his Nobel Peace Prize

1984 Desmond Tutu, black Anglican Bishop, wins Nobel Peace Prize

1983 Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies

1983 Maurice Bishop, premier of Grenada (1979-83), murdered in coup

1983 Martinus A Jansen, bishop of Rotterdam (1956-70), dies at 77

1982 Joey Forman, actor (Sid Caesar Show, Joey Bishop Show), dies at 53

1980 "Billy Bishop Goes to War" closes at Morosco New York City after 12 performances

1980 "Billy Bishop Goes to War" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 12 performances

1979 Fulton J Sheen, bishop (Life is Worth Living), dies at 84

1979 Jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber

1979 Elizabeth Bishop, poet (North and South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68

1979 Rhodesian bishop Able Muzorewa becomes premier

1979 Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as Zimbabwe's 1st black PM

1979 Pope John Paul ordains John J O'Conner as a bishop

1979 Rhodesian bishop Muzorewa wins general election

1977 Pope Paul VI makes 19th-cen bishop John Neumann 1st U.S. male saint

1977 Joseph L Howze installed as bishop of Roman Catholic diocese (Miss)

1976 Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests and bishop

1975 James A. Healy, 1st black Roman Catholic bishop, consecrated (Maine)

1974 Stephen Gill Spottswood, U.S. bishop/chairman (NAACP), dies at 77

1971 Greg Bishop, NFL guard for the New York Giants

1970 Blaine Bishop, NFL safety for the Houston Oilers

1970 Harold Bishop, NFL tight end for the Cleveland Browns

1970 John M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Mass)

1969 Rome: 2nd bishop synod

1969 Der Spiegel reveals Munich's Bishop Defregger is a war criminal

1967 Ian Bishop, cricketer, West Indian fast bowler

1967 Gerardus H de Vet, the Bold, bishop of Breda (1962-67), dies at 49

1967 John Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at 57

1967 Otto Dibelius, German theologian/bishop, dies at 86

1966 Wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Dukeenbosch, dies

1966 Harold R Perry becomes 2nd black Roman Catholic bishop in US

1965 Pope Paul VI named MR Perey bishop's helper of New Orleans

1964 Prince A Taylor becomes 1st black methodist bishop (NJ)

1962 Mgr J Daems appointed bishop of Antwerp

1962 Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control

1962 Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker's

1960 Glen Bishop, cricketer, S Aussie bat, 2 ODI's for Australia 1987

1959 William Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42

1951 Stephen Bishop, rocker vocalist

1951 Romanian bishop A Pacha of Timisoara sentenced to 18 years

1951 Rob Bishop, American Politician

1951 Bernardus J Alfrink appointed bishop's asst of Utrecht

1951 James I Wedgwood, British theosophist/Catholic bishop, dies at 67

1951 Piet A. W. Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85

1950 Tim Bishop, American Politician

1947 Sanford Bishop, Rep-D-Georgia

1946 Clemens A von Galen, bishop of Munster/anti fascist, dies at 68

1945 Michael Bishop, U.S., sci-fi author, Nebula, Stolen Faces

1944 Archbishop De Young and bishop Huibers condemn black market

1944 Bishop forbids membership in non Catholic unions

1944 John Peale Bishop, U.S. poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51

1944 Kelly Bishop, CO, actress, Unmarried Woman, Advice to Lovelorn

1943 Stephen Sykes, Bishop, Ely

1942 Elvin Bishop, Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock guitarist, Fooled Around and Fell in Love

1942 Arnoldus J H Aerts, Dutch bishop of New-Guinea, executed at 62

1942 Michael Bishop, CEO, British Midland Airways

1941 Hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster

1939 Stephen Sykes, Bishop of Ely

1938 Pierre Lucien Claverie, bishop of Oran

1937 Warren Berlinger, Brooklyn, actor, Larry-Joey Bishop Shop, Take Two

1936 Roger Sainsbury, bishop of Barking

1936 J L Thompson, Bishop, Bath and Wells

1935 Joannes D J Aengenent, bishop of Haarlem (1928-35), dies at 62

1935 Timothy Bavin, Bishop of Portsmouth

1935 Joannes DJ Aengenent, bishop of Haarlem (1928-35), dies at 62

1935 Abby Dalton, born in Las Vegas Nevada, actress, Joey Bishop Show

1935 John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington

1934 Marion Conti, arch bishop, Aberdeen England

1933 Regis Philbin, TV talk show host, Joey Bishop, Regis and Kathie Lee

1932 Joannes M Gijsen, Bishop of Roermond

1932 Michael Ball, Bishop, Truro

1932 Peter Ball, Bishop, Gloucester

1931 Gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bruges, dies at 82

1931 Regis Philbin, host, Joey Bishop Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee

1931 Nancy Hadley, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Love That Jill, Joey Bishop Show

1931 Bishop Schreiber warns against national-socialism in Berlin

1930 John Waine, bishop, Chelmsford

1930 David Konstant, bishop, Leeds

1930 Barbara Harris, 1st U.S. Episcopal female bishop

1930 Max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader

1929 Hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter

1929 James Bishop, editor, London News Publications

1929 John Taylor, bishop, St. Albans, /Lord High Almoner to Queen

1929 Aubrey J Watson Sr, bishop

1929 David Sheppard, bishop, Liverpool, /cricketer, England batsman

1928 Ian Griggs, bishop, Ludlow

1925 Bill [William] Westwood, British bishop of Peterborough

1925 Richard Rutt, bishop of Leicester

1925 John Yates, bishop, Lambeth England

1925 Abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier, Rhodesia

1925 Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop

1925 David Jenkins, Bishop, Durham

1924 Stanley Eric Francis Booth-Clibborn, bishop, Manchester

1922 Gerald Moverley, Roman Catholic bishop, Hallam

1921 Graham Leonard, bishop of London

1920 Leontine Tg Kelly, 1st black female bishop, Methodist

1920 John Hartford Worlock, rC Bishop of Liverpool

1919 Mark Wood, bishop, Ludlow

1919 Dom Helder Camara, Brazilian bishop

1919 H D Halsey, Bishop of Carlisle

1918 Kevin Skelton, Bishop, Lichfield

1918 Joey Bishop, [Gottlieb], Bronx, talk show host, Joey Bishop Show

1917 Gerardus H de Bold, bishop of Breda, 1962-67

1917 William Bishop, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Steve-It's a Great Life

1917 Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70

1916 Bishop speak against Catholics in trade unions

1916 Cyril Bowles, bishop of Derby

1915 R N Coote, Bishop, Colchester

1914 Julie Bishop, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, My Hero, Northern Pursuit, Threat

1914 Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79

1914 R. W. Woods, bishop, Worcester

1913 Robert Martineau, bishop of Blackburn

1913 Diana Churchill, actress, Spider, Sally Bishop, Housemaster

1913 Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop

1913 Mervyn Stockwood, bishop, Southwark England

1913 H Ernst, bishop, Breda Neth

1913 James Pike, Oklahoma City, bishop, Beyond Anxiety

1912 Leslie Brown, Bishop, St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich

1911 Elizabeth Bishop, U.S. poet, North and South, /Pulitzer Prize, 1956

1909 Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop of Haarlem Netherlands, 1966-83

1909 Robert Selby Taylor, bishop

1909 Kenneth W. Howell, English Anglican bishop, Chile/Bolivia/Peru

1908 Arnoud Breeveld, Suriname bishop

1908 Wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Hertogenbosch

1908 Edward Roberts, bishop, Ely

1908 John T. Hughes, Bishop to Forces

1907 Jim Bishop, author, The Day Lincoln was Shot

1907 Bishop forbids Christian membership in Dutch Textile Union

1907 James Herbert Lloyd Morrell, bishop

1906 Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer

1906 Clifford Leofric Purdy Bishop, bishop

1905 Martinus A Jansen, Bishop of Rotterdam, 1956-70

1901 William Stubbs, historian/bishop, dies

1901 Mandell Creighton, English bishop/historian, dies at 57

1900 James Augustine Healy, black Roman Catholic bishop, dies at 80

1899 Hanns Lilje, German Lutherian bishop/antifascist, Church und Welt

1899 Frantisek Tomasek, bishop of Prague/cardinal

1898 Andre-Marie Charue, bishop of Namen Belgium

1895 Fulton J Sheen, El Paso, Illinois, bishop, Life is Worth Living

1892 John Peale Bishop, U.S. poet, This Side of Paradise

1891 Antonius [Jacob LT] van der Veen Zeppenfeldt, Antillian Bishop

1889 Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61

1889 Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii

1887 Ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75

1886 Joannes A Paredis, Belgian/Neth bishop of Roermond, dies at 90

1885 Samuel David Ferguson becomes 1st U.S. black bishop

1883 James I Wedgwood, British theosophist/old-catholic bishop

1882 James Gleason, New York City, writer and actor, Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool

1880 Otto Dibelius, German theologist/bishop, Confessional Church

1880 Arnoldus JH Aerts, bishop of Neth-Guinea, 1920-42

1878 Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi

1877 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65

1877 Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop

1875 James Augustine Healey became 1st Black Catholic Bishop in US

1874 James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti

1874 Hewlett Johnson, [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop

1873 Joannes D. J. Aengenent, sociologist and bishop of Haarlem, 1928-35

1870 Memoria of Jackson Kemper, 1st Missionary Bishop in US

1866 Berkeley, California named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne)

1865 Piet A. W. Hopmans, bishop of Breda, Eucharistic Crusade

1860 Martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curaeao (christened slaves), dies at 63

1859 Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74

1855 Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer and conductor, dies at 68

1851 Peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37

1847 Gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bridge

1846 Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle

1843 Mandell Creighton, English bishop/historian

1842 John England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies

1838 Charles-Maurice duke of Talleyrand-Perigord, French bishop, dies at 84

1835 Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer, Little Town of Bethlehem

1835 Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian bishop/poet/dialectologist

1834 Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda, 1885-1914

1833 Henry McNeal Turner, black methodist bishop

1831 Richard Allen, AME Church Bishop, dies at 71

1830 Peter I Petrovic Njegos, bishop (Montenegro), dies

1830 James A. Healy, 1st black bishop in America

1830 James Augustine Healy, born in Macon, Georgia, 1st black Roman Catholic bishop

1828 Joseph B. Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham

1827 Frederick of York, English duke/bishop/general, dies at 63

1826 Reginald Heber, bishop and hymn writer, dies

1822 James Varick becomes 1st bishop of Afr Meth Episcopal Zion Church

1821 Maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55

1811 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz

1811 Ditler G Monrad, Danish theologist/bishop/premier, 1863-

1811 Thomas Percy, English bishop of Dromore, dies at 82

1811 Daniel A. Payne, Bishop/reformer/educator of AME Church

1798 Corneille F de Nelis, Flemish scholar/bishop of Antwerp, dies at 62

1796 Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao, christen slaves

1795 Joannes A. Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond

1790 Johann N von Hontheim, German religious historian/Bishop, dies

1787 Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90

1786 Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer and conductor

1785 Carl A. Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad

1768 James Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop

1764 Hans A Brorson, Danish poet/bishop of Ribe, dies at 69

1763 Frederick of York, English duke/bishop of Osnabruck

1754 Charles-Maurice duke of Talleyrand-Perigord, Fr bishop/premier, 1815

1753 George Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday

1742 Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64

1740 Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope, 1800-23

1736 Corneille F de Nelis, Flemish scholar/bishop of Antwerp

1735 1st U.S. Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany

1729 Thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore

1726 Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75

1701 Johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan, bishop

1696 Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Ital theologist/bishop/religious order founder

1694 Hans A. Brorson, Danish poet/bishop of Ribe

1694 John L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73

1692 Bridget Bishop, 1st Salem witch hanged

1692 Edward Bishop is jailed for proposong flogging as cure for witchcraft

1685 George Berkeley, born in Ireland, philosopher and bishop of Cloyne

1678 Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop

1666 Peace of Kleef: Netherlands and bishop Von Galen of Munster

1663 Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies

1643 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury/author

1642 Armand-Jean Duplessis Richelieu, bishop of Lueon, dies at about 57

1639 Treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war

1633 Nathaniel Crew, English bishop, Durham

1626 Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71

1623 Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], bishop of Bologna/Pope, dies at 69

1622 Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55

1621 Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim

1616 Bishop Richelieu becomes French minister of Foreign affairs/War

1612 Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57

1600 John Bruhesius, [Bruhesen], bishop of Groningen, dies

1596 Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond

1588 Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63

1586 Laevinus Torrentius, becomes bishop of Antwerp

1585 Clemens Crabbeels becomes bishop of Hertogenbosch

1583 Edmund Grindal, English bishop of London/archbhp of York, dies at 64

1583 Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist

1582 Bishop Domingo de Salazar of Manila suppresses the Philippines

1580 Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70

1580 Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies

1571 Jan Blahoslav, Czech bishop, dies at 48

1569 Duke of Alva forces bishop Nicolaas van Nieuwland of Haarlem to resign

1569 Edmund Bonner, English bishop of London (1539-49, 53-9), dies at ñ69

1567 Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint

1566 Marcus A Vida, [Marcus Hieronymus], Italian humanist/poet/bishop, dies

1566 Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92

1564 Pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies

1557 Michael Agricola, Finnish theologist/church reformer/bishop, dies

1555 Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65

1555 Nicholas Ridley, English theologist/bishop of Rochester, burned

1555 Oxford Bishop Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic

1555 John Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy

1554 Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne

1553 English Lady Jane Grey/bishop Cranmer accused of high treason

1553 Bishop Stephen Gardiner appointed English Lord Chancellor

1552 Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64

1535 Jacob Van Campen, Reconstruction bishop, beheaded

1535 John Fisher, English bishop (1504-35)/cardinal, beheaded at about 65

1535 Bishop Tomas de Berlanga discovers Galapagos Islands

1534 Charles V names Joris of Egmont, bishop of Utrecht

1534 Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70

1534 Pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as bishop of Utrecht

1524 Philip of Burgundy, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1523 Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop, Bohemian brothers

1521 Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope, 1585-90

1517 Frederik IV, of Baden, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1517 Odet de Coligny, Cardinal of Chatillon/bishop

1517 Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht

1510 Bishop Frederik of Bathe recaptures Oldenzaal

1510 Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Harlem

1504 George/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht

1496 David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69

1495 John Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright, Kynge Johan

1491 Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies

1487 Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising

1465 Peace of St. Truiden: Louis van Bourbon becomes bishop of Luik

1464 Nicholas van Cusa, philosopher/bishop of Brixen, dies

1461 Alfonso ed Espina, bishop of Osma urges for an Inquistion in Spain

1459 Jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies

1456 Prince Louis of Bourbon elected bishop of Liege

1455 Rudolf van Diepholt, bishop/cardinal of Utrecht (1448-55), dies

1450 Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster

1448 Pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal

1448 Bishop Jona of Moscow chosen as metropolitan of Kiev/Intoxication

1444 Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies

1433 Zweder van Kuilenberg, bishop of Utrecht

1431 Bishop Gabriele Condulmer elected as Pope Eugene IV

1431 Joan of Arc handed over to the bishop

1425 Jan of Bavaria, liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies

1423 Frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies

1404 William of Wykeham, chancellor/Bishop of Winchester, dies

1395 Utrecht bishop Frederik of Blankenheim occupies Coevorden

1393 Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1382 Nicholas van Oresme, French philosopher/bishop of Lisieux, dies at 62

1380 John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies

1378 Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies

1374 Andreas Corsini, Italian saint/bishop of Fiesole, dies

1371 Pope Gregory XI names Arnold II of Horne as bishop of Utrecht

1371 Arnold II of Horne chosen bishop of Utrecht

1371 Jan V of Virneburg, bishop of Utrecht (Pledge Vollenhove), dies

1364 Pope Urbabus V names John V van Virneburg as bishop of Utrecht

1342 Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht

1340 Jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies

1322 Pope John XXII names John van Diest, bishop of Utrecht

1322 Frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies

1317 Frederik of Sierck/Zyrick becomes bishop of Utrecht

1317 Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63

1309 Jan I van Nassau, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1301 Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle

1298 Jacob de Voragine, Italian bishop/writer (Golden Legend), dies

1280 Albertus Magnus the Great, German leader/bishop Regensburg, dies at 87

1271 Hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies

1267 Hendrik of Vianden, bishop of Utrecht (1252-67), dies

1260 Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies

1253 Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies

1230 Utrecht bishop Willebrand grants Swells state justice

1229 Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies

1229 Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68

1227 Otto II van Lippe, bishop of Utrecht (1216-27), dies

1214 Huguccio/Hugo van Pisa, Italian bishop, dies

1212 Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies

1198 French bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest

1196 Boudouin II, bishop of Utrecht (1178-96), dies

1192 Albert I van Leuven/Luik, Belgian bishop of Luik/saint, dies at 27

1178 Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1167 Robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies

1160 Peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies

1156 Herman van Horn, bishop of Utrecht (1151/52-56), dies

1154 Gilbert de la Porree, French philosopher/bishop of Poiters, dies

1150 Hartbert, bishop of Utrecht (1140-50), dies

1140 Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht

1139 Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1116 Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies

1113 Odo/Odardus van Kamerijk, French writer/bishop of Kamerijk, dies

1100 Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht

1099 Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death

1095 Council of Rockingham: bishop Anselmus vs King William II Rufus

1091 Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies

1089 Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies

1079 Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered

1076 Willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies

1065 Pilgrims under bishop Gunther of Bamberg reach Jerusalem

1064 Body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik

1061 Emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus and Pope Honorius II

1058 Bishop John "Minchio," [domkop] elected as Pope Benedictus X

1055 Bishop Gebhard van Eichstatt named Pope Victor II

1054 Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies

1048 Bishop Bernold flees St. Pieterskerk for Utrecht Neth

1046 Benedictus IX and Silvester III and names Bishop Siutger, Pope Clemens II

1026 Adalbert II, bishop of Utrecht (1010-26), dies

1010 Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69

1008 Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies

999 Heribertus becomes bishop of Cologne

997 Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40

995 Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht

979 Rotardus appointed as bishop of the kingdom

975 Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies

975 Thietmar, bishop of Merseburg, German chronicler

974 Ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84

972 Notger becomes bishop of Liege

959 Erachus becomes bishop of Luik

955 Bishop Ratherius of Luik flees

953 Ratherius becomes bishop of Luik

945 Richarius, bishop of Luik (922-45), dies

922 Richarius becomes bishop of Luik

918 Balderik becomes bishop of Utrecht

917 Radboud, bishop of Utrecht/Deventer (900-17)/saint, dies

916 Kliment/Clemens van Ohrid, Bulgaria bishop of Ohrid/saint, dies

866 John appointed bishop of the kingdom

865 Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies

852 Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76

850 Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne

809 Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66

804 Liudger becomes 1st bishop of Munster

784 Alberik I, bishop of Utrecht, dies

766 Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50

754 Friezen murders bishop Boniface and over 50 companions

754 Eoda, English speaking bishop of Utrecht, murdered

739 Willibrord, [Clemens], 1st bishop of Utrecht/saint 695-739, dies at 81

729 Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89

727 Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72

722 Pope Gregory II names Boniface as missionary bishop

722 Hofmeier Charles Martel flees from bishop Willibrord

709 Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69

709 Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76

704 Aengibald gives away bishop Willibrord estate in Waalre

660 Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies

641 Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon

640 Acharius, bishop of Noyon/saint, dies

640 Arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58

604 605? Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies

599 Monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St. Servaaskerk), dies

594 Gregorius van Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies

573 Gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours

556 Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies

540 Vedastus St. Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies

538 St. Gregory of Tours, chronicler/bishop

533 Remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96

432 St. Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave

422 Boniface I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies

417 Zosimus becomes bishop of Rome

401 Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies

397 Martinus, (St. Maarten), Roman bishop of Tours, dies at about 81

397 Martin of Tours, [St. Martin], bishop of Tours, dies

397 Ambrosius, Governor of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies

387 Bishop Ambrosius of Milan baptizes Augustinus

384 Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+

352 Maximinus van Trier, bishop of Trier/saint, dies

336 Marcus, bishop of Rome (336), dies

304 Marcellinus, bishop of Rome, dies

273 Felix I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies (or 274)

267 Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies

259 Dionysius elected as bishop of Rome, succeeding Sixtus II

258 Thascius C Cyprian, Saint/Bishop of Carthage, dies at 58

258 Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded

257 Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies

254 Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies

235 Bishop of Rome Pontianus steps down

155 Pius I, bishop of Rome (approx 140-155)/saint/martyr, dies



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