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The Year of Our Lord 1840

Bishop Events

January to June

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown33.7Ordained DeaconGiacomo Antonelli †Cardinal, Deacon of the Roman Curia - Other
66.4DiedGiovanni Maria Bua †Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
AppointedPatrick Joseph Carew †Vicar Apostolic of Madras, IndiaVicar Apostolic of Bengal, India
64.2AppointedGirolamo Gavi †Titular Bishop of Meloë in LyciaBishop of Livorno, Italy
46.9AppointedGuilherme Henriques de Carvalho †Bishop of Leiria, PortugalCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
24.7Ordained PriestFlorentin-Etienne Jaussen †PriestVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
DiedMichele Amatore Lobetti †Bishop of Asti, Italy
64.4DiedVincenzo Macioti †Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
DiedDaniel O’Connell (O’Connor), O.S.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Madras, India
AppointedCarlos Pereira Freire de Moura †Bishop of Mariana, BrazilBishop-Elect
DiedCarlos Pereira Freire de Moura †Bishop-Elect of Mariana, Brazil
52.2DiedFrancesco Pichi †Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
73.9AppointedFrancisco de São Luiz (Manoel Justiniano) Saraiva, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
22.4Ordained PriestKonštantín Schuster †Priest of Order of the Pious SchoolsBishop of Vác, Hungary
81.9DiedGiuseppe Segna †Bishop of Marsi, Italy
83.0DiedIsidoro Spano †Auxiliary Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
58.0DiedAntonio Raimondo Tore †Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
Jan45.3ResignedWilliam Placid Morris, O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South AfricaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
3 Jan83.2DiedPatrício da Silva, O.S.A. †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
4 JanBornRichard Owens †Brookeboro, Co FermanaghBishop of Clogher, Ireland
5 JanBornJoseph Patrick Byrne †Dublin, IrelandBishop of Bathurst, Australia
6 JanBornCharles Lavigne, S.J. †Marvejols, FranceBishop of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
BornJean-Louis Vey, M.E.P. †Araules, FranceVicar Apostolic of Eastern Siam {Siam Orientale}, Thailand
8 JanBornVito Antonio Fioni †BitrittoBishop Emeritus of Larino, Italy
10 JanBornLouis Nazaire Bégin †LévisCardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
BornThomas Martin Aloysius Burke †Swinford, IrelandBishop of Albany, New York, USA
12 JanBornSilvério Gomes Pimenta †Congonhas do CampoArchbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
AppointedLudovico Rizzuti †Archbishop of Lanciano (e Ortona), Italy
67.8DiedCarlo Emmanuelle Sardagna de Hohenstein †Bishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy
13 Jan70.1DiedKajetan von Kowalski †Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno-Poznań, Poland
14 Jan52.5SucceededRémi Gaulin †Bishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
77.5DiedAlexander MacDonell †Bishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
17 JanBornVincenzo Giuseppe Veneri †NorciaBishop of Amelia, Italy
19 Jan48.9Ordained BishopPietro Raffaelli †Bishop of Carpi, ItalyBishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
20 JanBornGiuseppe Staiti di Brancaleone †NapoliBishop of Andria, Italy
24 Jan44.4AppointedJoannes Augustinus Paredis †Vicar ApostolicBishop of Roermond, Netherlands
44.4AppointedJoannes Augustinus Paredis †Titular Bishop of HirinaBishop of Roermond, Netherlands
BornGeorge John Smith †CuttlebraeBishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
2 FebBornPierre-Emile-Jean-Baptiste-Marie Grouard, O.M.I. †Brûlon, FranceVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Grouard, Alberta, Canada
54.9ProfessedCarlo Odescalchi, S.J. †Priest of Society of Jesus
BornGustave Augustin Rouxel †Redon, FranceAuxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
13 FebBornJordan Zaninovic, O.P. †Citta Vecchia, ItalyBishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia
14 Feb38.1AppointedWilliam Bernard Allen Collier, O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope {Capo de Buona Speranza}, South AfricaBishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
38.1AppointedWilliam Bernard Allen Collier, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of MilevumBishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
16 Feb36.2Ordained BishopMiguel Calderón, O.P. †Titular Bishop of BodonaVicar Apostolic of Fo-Kien, China
22 Feb65.1DiedFelice Greco †Bishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
90.8DiedFortuné-Charles de Mazenod †Bishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
25 Feb35.0Ordained BishopHeinrich von Hofstätter †Bishop of Passau, Germany
52.8Ordained BishopLouis-Robert Paysant †Bishop of Angers, France
47.9Ordained BishopMarie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour †Bishop of Digne, FranceArchbishop of Paris, France
28 FebBornThomas Joseph Dowling †Limerick, IrelandBishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1 Mar37.8Ordained BishopFrançois-Alexis Rameaux, C.M. †Titular Bishop of MyrinaVicar Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi}, China
7 Mar51.0Ordained BishopVincenzo Menchi †Bishop of Pescia, ItalyBishop of Fiesole, Italy
9 MarBornFrancesco Saverio de Hornstein †Villars-sur-FontenaisBishop of Bucuresti, Romania
14 Mar47.9InstalledMarie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour †Bishop of Digne, FranceArchbishop of Paris, France
15 MarBornPaolo Carlo Francesco Origo †MilanoBishop of Mantova, Italy
17 MarBornJacques Roissant †Bommiers, FranceAuxiliary Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
18 Mar57.1AppointedAlexis Billiet †Cardinal, Archbishop of Chambéry, France
21 Mar82.0DiedAdam Friedrich Freiherr von Groß zu Trockau †Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
22 Mar71.7DiedGeorg Mayer †Bishop of Gurk, Austria
25 MarBornPasquale de Siena †NapoliAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
29 Mar64.2Ordained BishopJosé Manuel Eufrasio de Quiroga Sarmiento †Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
1 AprBornAntonio Dias Ferreira †Pombeiro, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Angola e Congo, Angola
3 Apr77.6DiedMarie-Joseph-Antoine-Laurent de la Rivoire de La Tourette †Bishop of Valence, France
4 AprBornJohann Baptist von Neudecker †ThalhamAuxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
5 Apr23.1Ordained PriestPatrick Neeson Lynch †Priest of Charleston, South Carolina, USABishop
6 AprBornFulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla †PalermoCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
9 Apr66.1DiedJohann Wilhelm Bausch †Bishop of Limburg, Germany
11 Apr77.5RetiredJosé Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga †Bishop of Concepción, Chile
12 Apr43.2AppointedJohn Timon, C.M. †Prefect of Texas, USABishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
17 Apr78.3AppointedCarlo Rajner †Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
78.3AppointedCarlo Rajner †Titular Bishop of AmoriumAuxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
35.1AppointedGeorg Anton von Stahl †Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
18 Apr26.5Ordained PriestCésar-Victor-Ange-Jean-Baptiste Jourdan †Priest of Paris, FranceBishop of Tarbes, France
19 Apr40.5SucceededIgnace Bourget †Bishop of Montréal, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
62.8DiedJean-Jacques Lartigue, P.S.S. †Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
20 Apr81.7DiedBartolomeo Goglia †Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
21 AprBornAlphonse de Voss (Vos), C.I.C.M. †Bruges, BelgiumVicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
23 AprBornNicolae Iosif Camilli †Monterubbiano, ItalyBishop of Iaşi, Romania
24 AprBornJean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. †Doazit, FranceVicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
27 Apr46.6AppointedDenis-Auguste Affre †Titular Bishop of Pompeiopolis in CiliciaArchbishop of Paris, France
46.6ConfirmedDenis-Auguste Affre †Coadjutor Bishop of Strasbourg, FranceArchbishop of Paris, France
53.6AppointedRaffaele Biale †Bishop of Albenga, Italy
57.2ConfirmedAlexis Billiet †Cardinal, Archbishop of Chambéry, France
52.5ConfirmedLouis-Jacques-Maurice de Bonald †Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
60.8ConfirmedNicolas-Augustin de la Croix d'Azolette †Archbishop of Auch, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
61.2AppointedDiego Antonio Elizondo y Prado †Bishop of Concepción, Chile
54.6AppointedFrancisco José Vicente Garcia Diego y Moreno, O.F.M. †Bishop of Two Californias (Both Californias), México
57.1AppointedJoseph Ambrosius Geritz †Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia, PolandBishop
57.1AppointedJoseph Ambrosius Geritz †Titular Bishop of AbderaBishop of Warmia, Poland
51.7AppointedGiuseppe Godeassi †Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), CroatiaArchbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
64.3AppointedJuan Manuel de Irrizarri y Peralta †Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
64.3AppointedJuan Manuel de Irrizarri y Peralta †Titular Bishop of Caesarea PhilippiAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
51.2AppointedMario Giuseppe Mirone †Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, ItalyBishop of Noto, Italy
39.7AppointedGiuseppe Agostino Salomoni, C.M. †Bishop of Cuneo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
42.1AppointedNicola Sterlini †Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy
30 AprBornGiuliano Cabras †BessudeAuxiliary Bishop of Sassari, Italy
1 May80.7DiedJean-Marie-Dominique de Poulpiquet de Brescanvel †Bishop of Quimper, France
3 May38.3Ordained BishopWilliam Bernard Allen Collier, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of MilevumBishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
39.7Ordained BishopGiuseppe Agostino Salomoni, C.M. †Bishop of Cuneo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
7 MayBornFélix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P. †Bonviller, FranceBishop of Osaka, Japan
13 May48.1DiedJose Epigmenio Villanueva y Gomez de Eguiarreta †Bishop-Elect of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
14 MayBornGregorio Govrik, C.A.M. †Vienna, ItalyAbbot of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia
21 May62.1AppointedManuel Vicuña Larraín †Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
22 May37.8AppointedNicholas Patrick Stephen (Nicolás Patricio Esteban) Wiseman †Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
37.8AppointedNicholas Patrick Stephen (Nicolás Patricio Esteban) Wiseman †Titular Bishop of MilopotamusCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
24 May43.2Ordained BishopManoel de Monte Rodrigues de Araújo †Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 May46.7AppointedDenis-Auguste Affre †Archbishop of Paris, France
44.9AppointedPierre Chatrousse †Bishop of Valence, France
37.5AppointedPierre-Marie-Joseph Darcimoles †Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, FranceArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
48.1AppointedThomas-Marie-Joseph Gousset †Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
47.2AppointedJean-Marie Graveran †Bishop of Quimper, FranceBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
28 MayBornFerdinando Maria Cieri †CastelfranciBishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
BornJohann Baptist Schneider †GaweinsthalAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
30 MayBornAntonius Hubert Fischer †JülichCardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
31 May59.7Ordained BishopManuel Posada y Garduño †Archbishop of México, Federal District
37.0Ordained BishopPierre-André Retord, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of AchantusVicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viêt Nam
Jun25.2Ordained PriestGregorio Melitón Martínez Santa Cruz †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
2 Jun26.4IncardinatedNikolaus Adames †Priest of LuxembourgBishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
70.8AppointedJohann Theodor van der Noot †Vicar Apostolic of LuxembourgVicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornJohn Lancaster Spalding †Lebanon, KYBishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA
BornJakobus von Stammler †BremgartenBishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland
5 Jun56.4AppointedGeorge Hilary Brown †Vicar Apostolic of Lancashire District, England, Great BritainBishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
56.4AppointedGeorge Hilary Brown †Titular Bishop of BugiaBishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
44.1AppointedThomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Wales District, Wales, Great BritainBishop of Newport and Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
44.1AppointedThomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of ApolloniaBishop of Newport and Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
49.3AppointedWilliam Wareing †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern District, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain
49.3AppointedWilliam Wareing †Titular Bishop of AreopolisBishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain
6 JunBornGabriele Neviani, O.F.M. †ModenaBishop Emeritus of Sapë, Albania
8 Jun37.8Ordained BishopNicholas Patrick Stephen (Nicolás Patricio Esteban) Wiseman †Titular Bishop of MilopotamusCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
9 Jun22.8Ordained PriestRichard Butler Roskell †PriestBishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
11 Jun80.0DiedAntonio Begni †Bishop of Monte Feltre, Italy
13 Jun27.6Ordained PriestJohn Bernard Fitzpatrick †Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USABishop
13.2Ordained PriestGuillaume-René Meignan †PriestCardinal, Archbishop of Tours, France
23.8Ordained PriestPierre-Julien Pichon, M.E.P. †PriestVicar Apostolic of Southern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridionale}, China
14 JunBornJames Charles McDonald †AllisaryBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
BornGustave-Adolphe de Pélacot †Le PuyArchbishop of Chambéry, France
24 JunBornCesare Boccanera †RomaBishop Emeritus of Narni, Italy
25 Jun50.5AppointedLouis Rossat †Bishop of Gap, FranceBishop of Verdun, France
26 JunBornJose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón †GuanajuatoBishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México
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