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Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
9 Dec 2001	78.6	Died	Joseph Mees †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
20 Dec 2001	91.2	Died	José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Baia, Brazil
20 Mar 2002	76.1	Retired	Luc Alfons De Hovre, S.J.	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	54.8	Appointed	Josef De Kesel	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
	54.8	Appointed	Josef De Kesel	Titular Bishop of Bulna	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
	76.7	Retired	Paul Lanneau	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26 May 2002	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Josef De Kesel	Titular Bishop of Bulna	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
1 Jul 2002	87.0	Died	Jozef-Maria Heuschen †	Bishop Emeritus of Hasselt
4 Oct 2002	74.5	Died	Jean Huard †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}
14 Nov 2002	65.8	Appointed	Pier Luigi Celata	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
22 Feb 2003	68.9	Appointed	Karl-Josef Rauber	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
22 Feb 2003	68.9	Appointed	Karl-Josef Rauber	Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
20 Apr 2003	81.5	Died	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
22 May 2003	55.1	Appointed	Guy Harpigny	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}
7 Sep 2003	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Guy Harpigny	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}
7 Oct 2003	80.3	Appointed	Gustaaf Joos †	Titular Archbishop of Ypres	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo
11 Oct 2003	80.3	Ordained Bishop	Gustaaf Joos †	Titular Archbishop of Ypres	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo
21 Oct 2003	80.3	Appointed	Gustaaf Joos †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo
21 Oct 2003	80.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Gustaaf Joos †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo
19 Dec 2003	71.8	Resigned	Arthur Luysterman	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}	Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec 2003	62.2	Appointed	Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B.	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
7 Jan 2004	87.3	Died	Léonce Albert Van Peteghem †	Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
1 Feb 2004	62.3	Ordained Bishop	Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B.	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
11 Feb 2004	75.8	Retired	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
2 Apr 2004	94.2	Died	Guillaume Marie van Zuylen †	Bishop Emeritus of Liège
30 Jun 2004	47.2	Appointed	Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy	Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France
30 Jun 2004	47.2	Appointed	Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy	Titular Bishop of Usinaza	Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France
8 Jul 2004	56.1	Appointed	Pierre Warin	Auxiliary Bishop of Namur {Namen}
8 Jul 2004	56.1	Appointed	Pierre Warin	Titular Bishop of Tongres	Auxiliary Bishop of Namur {Namen}
12 Sep 2004	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy	Titular Bishop of Usinaza	Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France
26 Sep 2004	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Warin	Titular Bishop of Tongres	Auxiliary Bishop of Namur {Namen}
25 Oct 2004	52.4	Succeeded	Patrick Hoogmartens	Bishop of Hasselt
25 Oct 2004	75.0	Retired	Paul Schruers	Bishop of Hasselt	Bishop Emeritus
2 Nov 2004	81.3	Died	Gustaaf Joos †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo
10 Jan 2005	76.7	Died	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
16 Jul 2005	64.6	Appointed	Albert Vanbuel, S.D.B.	Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
28 Sep 2005	64.8	Ordained Bishop	Albert Vanbuel, S.D.B.	Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
9 May 2006	97.2	Died	Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe, O.F.M. †	Prelate Emeritus of Illapel, Chile

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