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The Year of Our Lord 1840

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
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
BornDomenico Rinaldi †Bishop of Montefiascone, Italy
39.6Ordained BishopGiuseppe Agostino Salomoni, C.M. †Bishop of Cuneo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
5 MayBornHussig Gulian †Archbishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey
7 MayBornFélix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P. †Bishop of Osaka, Japan
10 May34.7Ordained BishopLuigi Guglielmi †Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), AlbaniaBishop of Verona, Italy
13 May48.1DiedJose Epigmenio Villanueva y Gomez de Eguiarreta †Bishop-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) Wiseman †Coadjutor 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 MilopotamosCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
24 May43.1Ordained BishopManoel de Monte Rodrigues de Araújo †Bishop 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 Cieri †Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
BornJohann Baptist Schneider †Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
29 May76.5SelectedMartin Miskólczy †Bishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
30 MayBornAnton Hubert Fischer †Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
31 May59.6Ordained BishopManuel Posada y Garduńo †Archbishop 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 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
44.7AppointedJoannes Augustinus Paredis †Vicar Apostolic of Limburg, NetherlandsBishop of Roermond, Netherlands
BornJohn Lancaster Spalding †Bishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA
BornJakobus von Stammler †Bishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland
4 Jun46.6SelectedDenis-Auguste Affre †Archbishop of Paris, France
44.9SelectedPierre Chatrousse †Bishop of Valence, France
37.4SelectedPierre-Marie-Joseph Darcimoles †Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, FranceArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
48.0SelectedThomas-Marie-Joseph Gousset †Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
47.2SelectedJean-Marie Graveran †Bishop of Quimper, FranceBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
5 Jun54.3AppointedGeorge Hilary Brown †Vicar Apostolic of Lancashire District, England, Great BritainBishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
54.3AppointedGeorge Hilary Brown †Titular 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 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. Ref. †Bishop Emeritus of Sapë, Albania
7 Jun52.7Ordained BishopRaffaele Biale †Bishop of Albenga, Italy
23.8Ordained PriestJosé Ignacio Montoya Peláez †Priest of Medellín, ColombiaBishop
8 Jun37.8Ordained BishopNicholas Patrick Stephen (Nicolás Patricio Esteban) Wiseman †Titular Bishop of MilopotamosCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
9 Jun22.8Ordained PriestRichard Butler Roskell †Priest of Midland District, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
11 Jun79.9DiedAntonio Begni †Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
13 Jun27.5Ordained PriestJohn Bernard Fitzpatrick †Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USABishop
22.9Ordained PriestFrancesco Giampaolo †PriestBishop Emeritus of Larino, Italy
27.8Ordained PriestFrancis Kelly †PriestBishop of Derry, Ireland
23.1Ordained PriestGuillaume-René Meignan †PriestCardinal, 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 Pichenot †Priest of Sens (-Auxerre), FranceArchbishop of Chambéry, France
23.5Ordained PriestMariano Positano †PriestBishop of Castellaneta, Italy
14 JunBornJames Charles McDonald †Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
BornGustave-Adolphe de Pélacot †Archbishop of Chambéry, France
23 Jun62.1AppointedManuel Vicuńa Larraín †Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
24 JunBornCesare Boccanera †Bishop Emeritus of Narni, Italy
26 JunBornJose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón †Bishop 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 Pins †Apostolic 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 Briggs †Vicar 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 Walsh †Vicar Apostolic of Central District, England, Great BritainVicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
51.8AppointedHenry Weedall †Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great BritainPriest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
51.8AppointedHenry Weedall †Titular Bishop of AbydusPriest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
37.9AppointedNicholas Patrick Stephen (Nicolás Patricio Esteban) Wiseman †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Central District, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
6 Jul50.5SelectedLouis Rossat †Bishop of Gap, FranceBishop of Verdun, France
7 JulBornMichele Arcangelo Pirone †Bishop of Nusco, Italy
87.3DiedGregório José Viegas, T.O.R. †Former Bishop-Elect of Olinda, Brazil
12 JulBornJames Maher †Bishop of Port Augusta, Australia
81.2DiedAndrea Portanova †Bishop of Lucera, Italy
13 Jul46.7ConfirmedDenis-Auguste Affre †Archbishop of Paris, France
50.4AppointedFrancisco de Paula León de Aguirre Velasco †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaFormer Bishop-Elect of La Paz, Bolivia
50.4ResignedFrancisco de Paula León de Aguirre Velasco †Bishop-Elect of La Paz, BoliviaFormer Bishop-Elect
55.1AppointedIoannes Berčić †Auxiliary Bishop of Zadar (Zara), CroatiaBishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
55.1AppointedIoannes Berčić †Titular Bishop of CasiusBishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
45.0ConfirmedPierre Chatrousse †Bishop of Valence, France
37.5ConfirmedPierre-Marie-Joseph Darcimoles †Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, FranceArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
66.2AppointedJosé Manuel Fernández de Córdoba y Meló †Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
23.9Ordained PriestLouis Joseph Mary Theodore de Goesbriand †Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USABishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA
48.1ConfirmedThomas-Marie-Joseph Gousset †Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
47.3ConfirmedJean-Marie Graveran †Bishop 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 Stahl †Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
49.3ConfirmedJózef Grzegorz Wojtarowicz †Bishop of Tarnów, PolandBishop Emeritus
69.6ConfirmedFranciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz †Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
15 Jul48.4AppointedHryhorij Jachimowicz †Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineArchbishop
48.4AppointedHryhorij Jachimowicz †Titular Bishop of Pompeiopolis in CiliciaArchbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
18 JulBornTibor Boromisza †Bishop of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
55.3SelectedCarlos Pereira Freire de Moura †Bishop of Mariana, BrazilBishop-Elect
19 Jul63.4DiedJosé Vicente de Unda †Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela
40.7Ordained BishopGiovanni Domenico Rizzolati, O.F.M. Ref. †Titular Bishop of AradVicar Apostolic of Houkouang, China
22.3Ordained DeaconKazimierz Józef Wnorowski †DeaconBishop of Lublin, Poland
22 Jul80.9DiedErcole Dandini †Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
23 Jul32.0SelectedDomonkos Zichy-Vásonkeö †Bishop of Rožňava, SlovakiaBishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
25 Jul22.2Ordained PriestJohn MacEvilly †Priest of Tuam, IrelandArchbishop
51.3Ordained BishopMario Giuseppe Mirone †Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, ItalyBishop of Noto, Italy
22.9Ordained DeaconKonštantín Schuster †Deacon 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 Rajner †Titular Bishop of AmoriumAuxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
27.4Ordained PriestPedro Ruiz Zumaeta †Priest of Chachapoyas, PeruBishop
39.9InstalledGiuseppe Agostino Salomoni, C.M. †Bishop of Cuneo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
27 Jul62.5AppointedPaolo Polidori †Pro-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 Aichner †Priest of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyBishop Emeritus
23.0Ordained PriestKonštantín Schuster †Priest of Order of the Pious SchoolsBishop of Vác, Hungary
3 AugBornAlessandro Sanminiatelli Zabarella †Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
5 AugBornJohn James Jonckau †Priest of Vancouver Island, USA
64.9DiedVincenzo Macioti †Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
6 Aug46.8Ordained BishopDenis-Auguste Affre †Archbishop of Paris, France
DiedWincenty Siedlecki †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland
9 Aug79.6SelectedClément Bąkiewicz †Bishop of Sandomierz, PolandPriest of Kraków, Poland
10 Aug34.9InstalledLuigi Guglielmi †Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari), AlbaniaBishop of Verona, Italy
BornKároly Hornig †Cardinal, Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
14 Aug42.4SelectedFilippo Artico †Bishop of Asti, Italy
61.0InstalledNicolas-Augustin de la Croix d’Azolette †Archbishop 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 Aug23.1Ordained PriestJosé Fermín de las Mercedes Jované Arce †Priest of Panamá
46.6SucceededJohn McLaughlin †Bishop of Derry, Ireland
80.6DiedPeter McLaughlin †Bishop 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-Massonnais †Bishop 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 Darcimoles †Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, FranceArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
57.3Ordained BishopJózef Ambroży Geritz †Titular Bishop of AbderaBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
47.4Ordained BishopJean-Marie Graveran †Bishop 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 Brown †Titular Bishop of BugiaBishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
BornLuís Raimundo da Silva Brito †Archbishop of Olinda, Brazil
26 Aug73.5DiedValery Henryk Kamionko †Auxiliary 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 Berruti †Bishop 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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