The Year of Our Lord 1240

Bishop Events

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Date	Age	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
	70.0	Died	Jacques de Vitry †	Bishop of Aire, France
		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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