Bishop Bonaventure Joseph Giffard †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain

Titular Bishop of Madaurus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1642²		Born
1667²	25.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of England (and Wales), Great Britain
25 Nov 1687	45.8	Selected	Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
28 Jan 1688	46.0	Confirmed	Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
28 Jan 1688	46.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Madaurus
2 May 1688	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Madaurus
14 Mar 1703	61.2	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain
22 Mar 1734	92.2	Died	Vicar Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Bonaventure Joseph Giffard
(VIAF: 47114192; WikiData: Q4941213)
Bishop Bonaventure Joseph Giffard (born 1642, died 22 Mar 1734) Vicar Apostolic of London District

Event Place
Birth Place Chillington Hall, Longbirch, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Vicariate Apostolic of England (and Wales)
Ordained Priest English, College, Douai, Archdiocese of Cambrai, France
Ordained Bishop Whitehall Palace, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Death Place Hammersmith, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Buried Place (Original) Old St. Pancras Churchyard, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Buried Place (Current) St. Edmund's, College, Ware, Hertfordshire, Archdiocese of Westminster, England

a priest for 67.2 years
a bishop for 45.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Ferdinando d’Adda †
Titular Archbishop of Amasea
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop John Leyburn †
Titular Bishop of Adramyttium

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Ferdinando d’Adda † (1687)
Titular Archbishop of Amasea
Archbishop Dominic Maguire, O.P. †
Archbishop of Armagh

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Benjamin Petre, O.S.B. † (1721)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Philip Michael Ellis, O.S.B. † (1688)
Bishop James Smith † (1688)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Chillington Hall, Longbirch, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Vicariate Apostolic of England (and Wales)
Ordained Priest	English, College, Douai, Archdiocese of Cambrai, France
Ordained Bishop	Whitehall Palace, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Death Place	Hammersmith, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Buried Place (Original)	Old St. Pancras Churchyard, London, Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England
Buried Place (Current)	St. Edmund's, College, Ware, Hertfordshire, Archdiocese of Westminster, England

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 140, Number 12,406
b: Arundel to Zabi, Page 97
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 106, and Page 252
b/c23: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1688, Number 5
op: CB, 13 Feb 2016
loc: CL, 20 Jan 2018
ob: CB, 21 Jan 2018
mn: CB, 28 Jan 2021

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a priest for 67.2 years a bishop for 45.8 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Ferdinando d’Adda † Titular Archbishop of Amasea Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop John Leyburn † Titular Bishop of Adramyttium
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Ferdinando d’Adda † (1687) Titular Archbishop of Amasea Archbishop Dominic Maguire, O.P. † Archbishop of Armagh	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Benjamin Petre, O.S.B. † (1721) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Philip Michael Ellis, O.S.B. † (1688) Bishop James Smith † (1688)