The Year of Our Lord 1240

Bishop Events

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Date	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	Appointed	Howel ap Ednevet †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
	Born	Peter von Aspelt †	Trier	Archbishop of Mainz, Germany
	Born	Bl. Niccolò Boccasini, O.P. †	Treviso	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	Born	Jan Gerbicz †		Bishop of Poznań, Poland
	Born	Rodrigo Gudal, O.F.M. †	Ubeda, Spain	Bishop of Marrakesh, Morocco
	Died	Hugh , O.P. †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
	Appointed	Johannes †	Bishop of Schleswig, Germany
	Born	Henrich von Klingenberg †		Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany
	Born	Philipp von Rathsamhausen †		Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
	Appointed	Albert Suerber, O.P. †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
	Appointed	Nikolaus von Újezd †	Bishop of Praha, Czech Republic
	Appointed	Konrad von Wallhausen †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
	Appointed	Rudolf von Webau †	Bishop of Merseburg, Germany
1 May	Died	Ekkehard Rabil †	Bishop of Merseburg, Germany
13 May	Died	Elias of Radnor †	Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, Great Britain
29 May	Appointed	Juan Domínguez de Medina †	Bishop of Burgos, Spain
24 Jun	Died	Heinrich †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
1 Jul	Ordained Bishop	Hugh Pateshull †	Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England, Great Britain
6 Jul	Died	Henri de Dreux †	Archbishop of Reims, France
22 Jul	Appointed	Ferrer de Pallarés o de San Martín †	Bishop of Valencia, Spain
24 Aug	Appointed	Peter d’Aigueblanche †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain
30 Sep	Ordained Bishop	Albert Suerber, O.P. †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
12 Oct	Ordained Bishop	Ferrer de Pallarés o de San Martín †	Bishop of Valencia, Spain
17 Oct	Died	Robert von England, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czech Republic
4 Nov	Ordained Bishop	Howel ap Ednevet †	Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales, Great Britain
16 Nov	Died	Edmund Rich †	Archbishop of Canterbury, England, Great Britain
23 Dec	Ordained Bishop	Peter d’Aigueblanche †	Bishop of Hereford, England, Great Britain

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