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Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
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	Bishop of Saint-Denis, France
30 Jun 2004	47.2	Appointed	Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy	Titular Bishop of Usinaza	Bishop of Saint-Denis, 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	Bishop of Saint-Denis, 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
24 Feb 2005	63.5	Appointed	Giacinto Berloco	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
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
12 Apr 2008	67.0	Appointed	Frans Daneels, O. Praem.	Titular Bishop of Bita	Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura
12 Apr 2008	67.0	Appointed	Frans Daneels, O. Praem.	Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura
1 May 2008	67.1	Ordained Bishop	Frans Daneels, O. Praem.	Titular Bishop of Bita	Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura
21 May 2008	45.4	Appointed	Philip E. R. Dickmans	Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins, Brazil
15 Aug 2008	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Philip E. R. Dickmans	Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins, Brazil
24 Aug 2008	78.8	Died	Paul Schruers †	Bishop Emeritus of Hasselt
28 Oct 2008	53.3	Appointed	Johan Jozef Bonny	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}
28 Oct 2008	75.8	Retired	Paul Van den Berghe	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}	Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec 2008	61.0	Appointed	Jan de Groef, M. Afr.	Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa
3 Jan 2009	71.7	Resigned	Jan De Bie	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
4 Jan 2009	53.5	Ordained Bishop	Johan Jozef Bonny	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}
21 Jan 2009	99.2	Died	Jean Jadot †	Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
10 Mar 2009	51.9	Appointed	Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy	Bishop of Saint-Denis, France
28 Mar 2009	61.2	Ordained Bishop	Jan de Groef, M. Afr.	Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa
4 Jun 2009	83.3	Died	Luc Alfons De Hovre, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
18 Jun 2009	67.8	Appointed	Giacinto Berloco	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
18 Jun 2009	75.2	Retired	Karl-Josef Rauber	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
24 Jul 2009	67.9	Appointed	Giacinto Berloco	Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
24 Jul 2009	75.3	Retired	Karl-Josef Rauber	Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium

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