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The Year of Our Lord 1840

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 May80.7DiedJean-Marie-Dominique de Poulpiquet de BrescanvelBishop of Quimper, France
3 May38.3Ordained BishopWilliam Bernard Allen Collier, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of MilevumBishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
BornDomenico RinaldiBishop of Montefiascone, Italy
39.6Ordained BishopGiuseppe Agostino Salomoni, C.M. †Bishop of Cuneo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
5 MayBornHussig GulianArchbishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey
7 MayBornFélix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P. †Bishop of Osaka, Japan
10 May34.7Ordained BishopLuigi GuglielmiBishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), AlbaniaBishop of Verona, Italy
13 May48.1DiedJose Epigmenio Villanueva y Gomez de EguiarretaBishop-Elect of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
14 MayBornGregor [Krikor] Govrighian [Govrik], C.M.Vd. †Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di Vienna
22 May37.8AppointedNicholas Patrick Stephen (Nicolás Patricio Esteban) WisemanCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
37.8AppointedNicholas Patrick Stephen (Nicolás Patricio Esteban) WisemanTitular Bishop of MilopotamosCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
24 May43.1Ordained BishopManoel de Monte Rodrigues de AraújoBishop of Săo Sebastiăo do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 May23.9ProfessedMaximilien Paul Brulley de La Bruničre, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangčresCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Liaotung and Manchuria, China
28 MayBornFerdinando Maria CieriBishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
BornJohann Baptist SchneiderAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
29 May76.5SelectedMartin MiskólczyBishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
30 MayBornAnton Hubert FischerCardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
31 May59.6Ordained BishopManuel Posada y GarduńoArchbishop of México, Federal District
37.0Ordained BishopPierre-André Retord, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of AchantusVicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
67.0Ordained BishopDomenico Alfonso (Lorenzo) Serafini, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Corycus
Jun25.2Ordained PriestGregorio Melitón Martínez Santa CruzPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
2 Jun26.4IncardinatedNikolaus AdamesPriest of LuxembourgBishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
70.8AppointedJohann Theodor van der NootVicar Apostolic of LuxembourgVicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.7AppointedJoannes Augustinus ParedisVicar Apostolic of Limburg, NetherlandsBishop of Roermond, Netherlands
BornJohn Lancaster SpaldingBishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA
BornJakobus von StammlerBishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland
4 Jun46.6SelectedDenis-Auguste AffreArchbishop of Paris, France
44.9SelectedPierre ChatrousseBishop of Valence, France
37.4SelectedPierre-Marie-Joseph DarcimolesBishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, FranceArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
48.0SelectedThomas-Marie-Joseph GoussetCardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
47.2SelectedJean-Marie GraveranBishop of Quimper, FranceBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
5 Jun54.3AppointedGeorge Hilary BrownVicar Apostolic of Lancashire District, England, Great BritainBishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
54.3AppointedGeorge Hilary BrownTitular Bishop of BugiaBishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
42.0AppointedThomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of ApolloniaBishop of Newport and Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
49.3AppointedWilliam WareingVicar Apostolic of Eastern District, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain
49.3AppointedWilliam WareingTitular Bishop of AreopolisBishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain
6 JunBornGabriele Neviani, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop Emeritus of Sapë, Albania
7 Jun52.7Ordained BishopRaffaele BialeBishop of Albenga, Italy
23.8Ordained PriestJosé Ignacio Montoya PeláezPriest of Medellín, ColombiaBishop
8 Jun37.8Ordained BishopNicholas Patrick Stephen (Nicolás Patricio Esteban) WisemanTitular Bishop of MilopotamosCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
9 Jun22.8Ordained PriestRichard Butler RoskellPriest of Midland District, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
11 Jun79.9DiedAntonio BegniBishop of Montefeltro, Italy
13 Jun27.5Ordained PriestJohn Bernard FitzpatrickPriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USABishop
22.9Ordained PriestFrancesco GiampaoloPriestBishop Emeritus of Larino, Italy
27.8Ordained PriestFrancis KellyPriestBishop of Derry, Ireland
23.1Ordained PriestGuillaume-René MeignanPriestCardinal, Archbishop of Tours, France
23.7Ordained PriestPierre-Maria-Joseph-Julien Pichon, M.E.P. †PriestVicar Apostolic of Southern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridionale}, China
23.6Ordained PriestPierre-Anastase PichenotPriest of Sens (-Auxerre), FranceArchbishop of Chambéry, France
23.5Ordained PriestMariano PositanoPriestBishop of Castellaneta, Italy
14 JunBornJames Charles McDonaldBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
BornGustave-Adolphe de PélacotArchbishop of Chambéry, France
23 Jun62.1AppointedManuel Vicuńa LarraínArchbishop of Santiago de Chile
24 JunBornCesare BoccaneraBishop Emeritus of Narni, Italy
26 JunBornJose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y ObregónBishop of San Luis Potosí, México
29 Jun17.0ProfessedJames Whelan, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
2 Jul74.4ResignedJean-Paul-Gaston de PinsApostolic Administrator of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceApostolic Administrator Emeritus
3 Jul37.5AppointedÉtienne-Barthélemy Bagnoud, C.R.A. †Titular Bishop of BethleemAbbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
52.1AppointedJohn BriggsVicar Apostolic of Yorkshire District, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Beverley, England, Great Britain
42.1AppointedThomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Wales District, Wales, Great BritainBishop of Newport and Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
63.7AppointedThomas WalshVicar Apostolic of Central District, England, Great BritainVicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
51.8AppointedHenry WeedallVicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great BritainPriest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
51.8AppointedHenry WeedallTitular Bishop of AbydusPriest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
37.9AppointedNicholas Patrick Stephen (Nicolás Patricio Esteban) WisemanCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Central District, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
6 Jul50.5SelectedLouis RossatBishop of Gap, FranceBishop of Verdun, France
7 JulBornMichele Arcangelo PironeBishop of Nusco, Italy
87.3DiedGregório José Viegas, T.O.R. †Former Bishop-Elect of Olinda, Brazil
12 JulBornJames MaherBishop of Port Augusta, Australia
81.2DiedAndrea PortanovaBishop of Lucera, Italy
13 Jul46.7ConfirmedDenis-Auguste AffreArchbishop of Paris, France
50.4AppointedFrancisco de Paula León de Aguirre VelascoBishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaFormer Bishop-Elect of La Paz, Bolivia
50.4ResignedFrancisco de Paula León de Aguirre VelascoBishop-Elect of La Paz, BoliviaFormer Bishop-Elect
55.1AppointedIoannes BerčićAuxiliary Bishop of Zadar (Zara), CroatiaBishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
55.1AppointedIoannes BerčićTitular Bishop of CasiusBishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
45.0ConfirmedPierre ChatrousseBishop of Valence, France
37.5ConfirmedPierre-Marie-Joseph DarcimolesBishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, FranceArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
66.2AppointedJosé Manuel Fernández de Córdoba y MelóBishop of La Paz, Bolivia
23.9Ordained PriestLouis Joseph Mary Theodore de GoesbriandPriest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USABishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA
48.1ConfirmedThomas-Marie-Joseph GoussetCardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
47.3ConfirmedJean-Marie GraveranBishop of Quimper, FranceBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
58.0AppointedPietro Naselli, C.O. †Titular Archbishop of NicosiaBishop Emeritus of Piazza Armerina, Italy
58.0ResignedPietro Naselli, C.O. †Bishop of Piazza Armerina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
72.4ConfirmedFrancisco de Sales Arrieta Ortiz, O.F.M. Obs. †Archbishop of Lima, Peru
35.2ConfirmedGeorg Anton von StahlBishop of Würzburg, Germany
49.3ConfirmedJózef Grzegorz WojtarowiczBishop of Tarnów, PolandBishop Emeritus
69.6ConfirmedFranciszek Ksawery ZachariasiewiczBishop of Przemyśl, Poland
15 Jul48.4AppointedHryhorij JachimowiczAuxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineArchbishop
48.4AppointedHryhorij JachimowiczTitular Bishop of Pompeiopolis in CiliciaArchbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
18 JulBornTibor BoromiszaBishop of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
55.3SelectedCarlos Pereira Freire de MouraBishop of Mariana, BrazilBishop-Elect
19 Jul63.4DiedJosé Vicente de UndaBishop of Mérida, Venezuela
40.7Ordained BishopGiovanni Domenico Rizzolati, O.F.M. Ref. †Titular Bishop of AradVicar Apostolic of Houkouang, China
22.3Ordained DeaconKazimierz Józef WnorowskiDeaconBishop of Lublin, Poland
22 Jul80.9DiedErcole DandiniCardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
23 Jul32.0SelectedDomonkos Zichy-VásonkeöBishop of Rožňava, SlovakiaBishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
25 Jul22.2Ordained PriestJohn MacEvillyPriest of Tuam, IrelandArchbishop
51.3Ordained BishopMario Giuseppe MironeBishop of Valva e Sulmona, ItalyBishop of Noto, Italy
22.9Ordained DeaconKonštantín SchusterDeacon of Order of the Pious SchoolsBishop of Vác, Hungary
26 Jul37.5Ordained BishopÉtienne-Barthélemy Bagnoud, C.R.A. †Titular Bishop of BethleemAbbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
78.4Ordained BishopCarlo RajnerTitular Bishop of AmoriumAuxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
27.4Ordained PriestPedro Ruiz ZumaetaPriest of Chachapoyas, PeruBishop
39.9InstalledGiuseppe Agostino Salomoni, C.M. †Bishop of Cuneo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
27 Jul62.5AppointedPaolo PolidoriPro-Prefect of the Congregation of the CouncilCardinal, Prefect
31 Jul38.4SucceededSt. Etienne-Théodore Cuénot, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet NamVicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet Nam
46.1DiedJean-Louis Taberd, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
2 Aug23.7Ordained PriestSimon AichnerPriest of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyBishop Emeritus
23.0Ordained PriestKonštantín SchusterPriest of Order of the Pious SchoolsBishop of Vác, Hungary
3 AugBornAlessandro Sanminiatelli ZabarellaCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
5 AugBornJohn James JonckauPriest of Vancouver Island, USA
64.9DiedVincenzo MaciotiBishop of Ferentino, Italy
6 Aug46.8Ordained BishopDenis-Auguste AffreArchbishop of Paris, France
DiedWincenty SiedleckiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland
9 Aug79.6SelectedClément BąkiewiczBishop of Sandomierz, PolandPriest of Kraków, Poland
10 Aug34.9InstalledLuigi GuglielmiBishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), AlbaniaBishop of Verona, Italy
BornKároly HornigCardinal, Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
14 Aug42.4SelectedFilippo ArticoBishop of Asti, Italy
61.0InstalledNicolas-Augustin de la Croix d’AzoletteArchbishop of Auch, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
15 Aug22.0Solemn VowsBl. Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Archbishop of Catania, Italy
40.4AppointedJean Marie (John Mary) Odin, C.M. †Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in IsauriaArchbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
18 AugSucceededJohn McLaughlinBishop of Derry, Ireland
80.6DiedPeter McLaughlinBishop of Derry, Ireland
64.9SelectedGiovanni Pietro Aurelio Mutti, O.S.B. †Bishop of Verona, ItalyPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
20 Aug35.3SelectedJean-Baptiste-Amédée Georges-MassonnaisBishop of Périgueux, FranceBishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
BornTommaso Maria Granello, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of Seleucia Pieria
46.3SelectedAndreas (André) Räß (Raess)Coadjutor Bishop of Strasbourg, FranceBishop
21 AugBornFerdinand Hubertus Hamer, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
23 Aug37.7Ordained BishopPierre-Marie-Joseph DarcimolesBishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, FranceArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
57.3Ordained BishopJózef Ambroży GeritzTitular Bishop of AbderaBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
47.4Ordained BishopJean-Marie GraveranBishop of Quimper, FranceBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
33.0AppointedJoseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Mongolia, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
33.0AppointedJoseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. †Titular Bishop of FussalaVicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
24 Aug54.6Ordained BishopGeorge Hilary BrownTitular Bishop of BugiaBishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
BornLuís Raimundo da Silva BritoArchbishop of Olinda, Brazil
26 Aug73.5DiedValery Henryk KamionkoAuxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
28 Aug36.4AppointedJoăo da França Castro e Moura, C.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Peking [Beijing], ChinaBishop of Porto, Portugal
16.9ProfessedAniceto Ferrante, C.O. †Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip NeriBishop Emeritus of Gallipoli, Italy
37.3AppointedJoseph Ponsot, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Yünnan, China
37.3AppointedJoseph Ponsot, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of PhilomeliumVicar Apostolic of Yünnan, China
29 AugBornPietro BerrutiBishop of Vigevano, Italy
30 Aug22.9Ordained PriestSalvatore Angelo de Martis, O. Carm. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
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