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Bishop Richard Vincent Whelan

Deceased

Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
28 Jan 1809Born
1 May 183122.2Ordained PriestPriest of Richmond, Virginia, USA
15 Dec 184031.8AppointedBishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
21 Mar 184132.1Ordained BishopBishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
23 Jul 185041.4AppointedBishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
8 Dec 185041.8InstalledBishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
7 Jul 187465.4DiedBishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA

MicroData Summary for Richard Vincent Whelan
(WikiData: Q7329672)
Bishop Richard Vincent Whelan (born , died ) Bishop of Wheeling

EventPlace
Birth PlaceBaltimore, MD, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland
Ordained PriestVersailles, Diocese of Versailles, France
Ordained BishopCathedral, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland

  • a priest for 43.1 years
  • a bishop for 33.2 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 598
  • b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 323
  • b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1841, Number 10
  • c1: CB, 13 May 2022

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