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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
23 Jan 199556.1AppointedJanusz BolonekApostolic Nuncio to RomaniaApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
5 Sep 199549.5SucceededChristo ProykovBishop of Sofia (Byzantine)
79.7RetiredMetodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Sofia (Byzantine)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
13 Nov 199545.5AppointedGheorghi Ivanov JovcevBishop of Sofia e Plovdiv
199669.8ResignedMario RizziApostolic Nuncio to BulgariaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
13 Apr 199664.9AppointedBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio to BulgariaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
15 Mar 199897.3BeatifiedBl. Vincentius Eugenio Bossilkoff, C.P. †Bishop of Nicopoli
19 Mar 199877.9DiedSamuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Nicopoli
30 Sep 199859.8AppointedJanusz BolonekOfficial of the Secretariat of StateApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
29 Apr 199956.3AppointedGiuseppe LeanzaApostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-HerzegovinaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
11 Nov 199960.9AppointedJanusz BolonekApostolic Nuncio to UruguayApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
24 May 200069.0AppointedBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio to South AfricaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
69.0AppointedBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio to NambiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
69.0AppointedBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Delegate to BotswanaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
24 Jun 200069.1AppointedBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio to LesothoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
69.1AppointedBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio to SwazilandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
8 Jul 200052.8AppointedAntonio MenniniTitular Archbishop of FerentiumApostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
52.8AppointedAntonio MenniniApostolic Nuncio to BulgariaApostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
3 Sep 2000118.8BeatifiedBl. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
12 Sep 200053.0Ordained BishopAntonio MenniniTitular Archbishop of FerentiumApostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
15 May 200259.4AppointedGiuseppe LeanzaApostolic Nuncio to SloveniaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
18 May 200259.4AppointedGiuseppe LeanzaApostolic Nuncio to MacedoniaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
6 Nov 200255.2AppointedAntonio MenniniApostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
22 Feb 200360.1AppointedGiuseppe LeanzaApostolic Nuncio to BulgariaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
12 May 200690.3DiedMetodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sofia (Byzantine)
Aug 200675.2RetiredBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio to South AfricaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
75.2RetiredBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio to LesothoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
75.2RetiredBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio to NambiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
75.2RetiredBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio to SwazilandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
75.2RetiredBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Delegate to BotswanaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
22 Feb 200865.1AppointedGiuseppe LeanzaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
24 May 200869.5AppointedJanusz BolonekApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
26 Jul 200860.9AppointedAntonio MenniniApostolic Nuncio to UzbekistanApostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

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