The Year of Our Lord 1840

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Gregoire Abdul-Messih †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
		Born	Pierre Élie XII Abbolyonan †		Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
	33.7	Ordained Deacon	Giacomo Antonelli †	Deacon of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Secretary of State
	43.8	Appointed	Jakob Beer, O.Cr. †	Grand Master of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star
	30.0	Ordained Priest	Orazio Bettacchini, C.O. †	Priest	Vicar Apostolic of Colombo, Sri Lanka
	24.7	Ordained Priest	José de Calasanz (Jaime) Sasanovas Manent, Sch. P. †	Priest	Procurator General Emeritus of Order of the Pious Schools
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Corboli Bussi †	Priest	Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs
	17.0	Entered	John Dalton, O.F.M. Ref. †	Member of Order of Reformed Friars Minor	Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
	25.0	Entered	Joseph Gonnet, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Pro-Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kiangnan, China
	28.3	Ordained Priest	Jerome-Paul Hindi †	Priest	Bishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), Turkey
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Florentin-Étienne Jaussen Tepano, SS.CC. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
	30.8	Succeeded	Louis (de Sainte Thérèse) Martini, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Verapoly, India	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	63.1	Died	Manuel Isidoro Pérez Sánchez (Súarez) †	Bishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
	68.6	Resigned	Francesco Saverio (di Sant’Anna) Pescetto, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Verapoly, India	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Resigned	Jean Nepomucene (Ivan) Ptacek, C.Ss.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	82.9	Died	Isidoro Spanò †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
	22.1	Ordained Priest	Désiré-Michel Vesque †	Priest	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
	19.8	Professed	Giuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop Emeritus of Cariati, Italy
1 Jan	53.7	Ordained Bishop	José María Arriaga †	Bishop of Maynas, Peru	Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru
2 Jan		Born	Ruggero Augusto Catizone †		Auxiliary Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
3 Jan	83.2	Died	Patrício da Silva, O.E.S.A. †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
4 Jan		Born	Richard Owens †		Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
4 Jan		Born	Ezechiel Francisco Soto, SS.CC. †		Bishop of Huaraz, Peru
5 Jan	24.9	Ordained Priest	Augustin-Henri-Jules Ravoux †	Priest of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
6 Jan		Born	Charles Lavigne, S.J. †		Bishop of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
6 Jan		Born	Jean-Louis Vey, M.E.P. †		Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Siam {Siam Orientale}, Thailand
8 Jan		Born	Vito Antonio Fioni †		Bishop Emeritus of Larino, Italy
10 Jan	45.0	Appointed	Antun (Antonio) Bašić (Bassich) †	Bishop of Sapë, Albania	Priest
		Born	Louis-Nazaire Bégin †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
	34.2	Appointed	Lodovico Maria (dei Conti) Besi †	Vicar Apostolic of Shantung {Scian-Ton} (Chan-tong), China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	34.2	Appointed	Lodovico Maria (dei Conti) Besi †	Titular Bishop of Canopus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Shantung {Scian-Ton} (Chan-tong), China
		Born	Thomas Martin Aloysius Burke †		Bishop of Albany, New York, USA
	50.8	Selected	Mario Giuseppe Mirone †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop of Noto, Italy
	41.8	Selected	Nicola Sterlini †	Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy
11 Jan	77.4	Died	Alexander MacDonell †	Bishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
12 Jan		Born	Silvério Gomes Pimenta †		Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	55.5	Ordained Bishop	Ludovico Rizzuti †	Archbishop of Lanciano (e Ortona), Italy
	67.8	Died	Carlo Emmanuelle Sardagna de Hohenstein †	Bishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy
13 Jan	70.0	Died	Kajetan von Kowalski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
14 Jan	52.5	Succeeded	Rémi Gaulin †	Bishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
17 Jan		Born	Vincenzo Giuseppe Veneri †		Bishop of Amelia, Italy
19 Jan	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Raffaelli †	Bishop of Carpi, Italy	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
20 Jan		Born	Giuseppe Staiti di Brancaleone †		Bishop of Andria, Italy
24 Jan		Born	George John Smith †		Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
Feb	45.0	Resigned	Antun (Antonio) Bašić (Bassich) †	Bishop-Elect of Sapë, Albania	Priest
2 Feb		Born	Pierre-Émile-Jean-Baptiste-Marie Grouard, O.M.I. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Grouard, Alberta, Canada
	54.9	Final Vows	Carlo Odescalchi, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus
		Born	Gustave Augustin Rouxel †		Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
3 Feb	45.3	Removed	William Placid Morris, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) of Mauritius	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
4 Feb	39.4	Selected	Giuseppe Agostino Salomoni, C.M. †	Bishop of Cuneo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
13 Feb		Born	Jordan Zaninović, O.P. †		Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia
14 Feb	38.1	Appointed	William Bernard Allen Collier, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mauritius	Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
14 Feb	38.1	Appointed	William Bernard Allen Collier, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
16 Feb	36.1	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Calderón, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Bodona	Vicar Apostolic of Fo-Kien, China
17 Feb	78.4	Died	Elek Jordánszky †	Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
21 Feb	69.1	Appointed	Luigi Maria Blancis da Ciriè, O.F.M. Ref. †	Apostolic Administrator of Naxos, Greece	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
21 Feb	90.8	Died	Fortuné-Charles de Mazenod †	Bishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
22 Feb	65.1	Died	Felice Greco †	Bishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
23 Feb	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Pio Vincenzo Forzani †	Bishop of Susa, Italy	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
25 Feb	35.0	Ordained Bishop	Heinrich von Hofstätter †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Robert Paysant †	Bishop of Angers, France
	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour †	Bishop of Digne, France	Archbishop of Paris, France
26 Feb	55.7	Selected	António de Santo Ilídio da Fonseca e Silva, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict
28 Feb		Born	Thomas Joseph Dowling †		Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1 Mar	61.4	Ordained Bishop	Mateo José González Rubio †	Titular Bishop of Lambaesis	Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
1 Mar	37.7	Ordained Bishop	François-Alexis Rameaux, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Myrina	Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} and Kiangsi, China
2 Mar	23.6	Ordained Priest	Juan Francisco de Paula Solar Mery, O. de M. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile
8 Mar	82.1	Died	Giuseppe Segna †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy
9 Mar		Born	Joseph-Xavier de Hornstein †		Archbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania
9 Mar	58.2	Died	Antonio Raimondo Tore †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
12 Mar		Born	Paolo Carlo Francesco Origo †		Bishop of Mantova, Italy
14 Mar	22.6	Ordained Priest	Ignazio Carlo Vittore Papardo del Parco, C.R. †	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Bishop of Patti, Italy
14 Mar	47.6	Installed	Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour †	Bishop of Digne, France	Archbishop of Paris, France
16 Mar	69.2	Selected	Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
17 Mar		Born	Jacques Roissant †		Auxiliary Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
18 Mar	57.0	Selected	Alexis Billiet †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chambéry, France
21 Mar	82.0	Died	Adam Friedrich von Groß zu Trockau †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
21 Mar	67.9	Died	Michele Amatore Lobetti †	Bishop of Asti, Italy
22 Mar	71.6	Died	Georg Mayer †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
25 Mar		Born	Pasquale de Siena †		Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
29 Mar	64.2	Ordained Bishop	José Manuel Eufrasio de Quiroga Sarmiento †	Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
1 Apr	52.5	Selected	Raffaele Biale †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
	16.1	Professed	Alfonso Capecelatro (di Castelpagano), C.O. †	Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
		Born	Antonio Dias Ferreira †		Bishop Emeritus of Angola e Congo
3 Apr	77.5	Died	Marie-Joseph-Antoine-Laurent de la Rivoire de La Tourette †	Bishop of Valence, France
4 Apr	22.1	Ordained Deacon	Vincenzo Brancia †	Deacon	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
	40.2	Succeeded	Patrick Joseph Carew †	Vicar Apostolic of Madras, India	Vicar Apostolic of Western Bengal, India
	23.2	Ordained Priest	Filippo Campus Chessa †	Priest	Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
		Born	Jean-Baptiste-François-Joseph Delemasure, C.M. †		Priest of Congregation of the Mission
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Federico de Giacomo †	Priest	Bishop of Marsi, Italy
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Antonio La Scala †	Priest	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Filippo Manetti †	Priest	Abbot of Subiaco, Italy
		Born	Johann Baptist von Neudecker †		Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	53.7	Resigned	Daniel O’Connor, O.E.S.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Madras, India	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Pierallini †	Priest	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Henryk Ludwik Plater †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
5 Apr	23.0	Ordained Priest	Patrick Neeson Lynch †	Priest of Charleston, South Carolina, USA	Bishop
6 Apr		Born	Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla †		Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
9 Apr	66.0	Died	Johann Wilhelm Bausch †	Bishop of Limburg, Germany
9 Apr		Born	Giuliano Cabras †		Auxiliary Bishop of Sassari, Italy
10 Apr	68.9	Appointed	Francesco Saverio (di Sant’Anna) Pescetto, O.C.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Sardes	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Verapoly, India
12 Apr	43.1	Appointed	John Timon, C.M. †	Prefect of Texas, USA	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
17 Apr	35.0	Selected	Georg Anton von Stahl †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
18 Apr	86.8	Died	Gabriello Maria Gravina, O.S.B. †	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
18 Apr	26.5	Ordained Priest	César-Victor-Ange-Jean-Baptiste Jourdan †	Priest of Paris, France	Bishop of Tarbes, France
19 Apr	40.4	Succeeded	Ignace Bourget †	Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
19 Apr	62.8	Died	Jean-Jacques Lartigue, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
20 Apr	81.6	Died	Bartolomeo Goglia †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy
21 Apr		Born	Alphonse de Voss (Vos), C.I.C.M. †		Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
23 Apr	40.4	Installed	Ignace Bourget †	Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
23 Apr		Born	Nicola Giuseppe (Nicolae Iosif) Camilli, O.F.M. Conv. †		Bishop of Iaşi, Romania
24 Apr		Born	Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. †		Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
25 Apr	17.2	Professed	Ignazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
27 Apr	46.5	Appointed	Denis-Auguste Affre †	Titular Bishop of Pompeiopolis in Cilicia	Archbishop of Paris, France
	46.5	Confirmed	Denis-Auguste Affre †	Coadjutor Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Archbishop of Paris, France
	52.6	Confirmed	Raffaele Biale †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
	57.1	Confirmed	Alexis Billiet †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chambéry, France
	52.4	Confirmed	Louis-Jacques-Maurice de Bonald †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
	57.3	Appointed	José Miguel Carrión y Valdivieso †	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	57.3	Appointed	José Miguel Carrión y Valdivieso †	Titular Bishop of Botrys	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	77.5	Retired	José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile
	60.7	Confirmed	Nicolas-Augustin de la Croix d’Azolette †	Archbishop of Auch, France	Archbishop Emeritus
	61.1	Appointed	Diego Antonio Elizondo y Prado †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile
	54.6	Appointed	Francisco José Vicente Garcia Diego y Moreno, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of California (Two Californias, Both Californias), México
	57.0	Appointed	Józef Ambroży Geritz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Bishop
	57.0	Appointed	Józef Ambroży Geritz †	Titular Bishop of Abdera	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
	51.6	Confirmed	Josip Godeassi †	Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
	50.9	Appointed	Juan Manuel de Irrizarri y Peralta †	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
	50.9	Appointed	Juan Manuel de Irrizarri y Peralta †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
	51.1	Confirmed	Mario Giuseppe Mirone †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop of Noto, Italy
	49.8	Appointed	Manuel José Pardio Lizama †	Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
	49.8	Appointed	Manuel José Pardio Lizama †	Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
	78.2	Appointed	Carlo Rajner †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
	78.2	Appointed	Carlo Rajner †	Titular Bishop of Amorium	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
	39.6	Confirmed	Giuseppe Agostino Salomoni, C.M. †	Bishop of Cuneo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	66.9	Appointed	Domenico Alfonso (Lorenzo) Serafini, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Corycus
	42.1	Confirmed	Nicola Sterlini †	Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy
		Confirmed	Nicholas Zeia (Zaya) †	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq	Patriarch Emeritus
28 Apr	49.1	Selected	Józef Grzegorz Wojtarowicz †	Bishop of Tarnów, Poland	Bishop Emeritus

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