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Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
23 May 2009	48.5	Installed	Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M.	Prelate of Óbidos, Para
24 May 2009	50.4	Installed	Giovane Pereira de Melo	Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins
24 May 2009	61.2	Ordained Bishop	Edson Taschetto (Tasquetto) Damian	Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas
19 Jun 2009	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Henrique Soares da Costa	Titular Bishop of Acufida	Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe
21 Jun 2009	93.8	Died	José Nicomedes Grossi †	Bishop Emeritus of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Baia
24 Jun 2009	58.5	Appointed	José Benedito Simão	Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo
1 Jul 2009	57.7	Appointed	Jacinto Bergmann	Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul
	76.0	Retired	José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm.	Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco	Archbishop Emeritus
	76.9	Retired	Jayme Henrique Chemello	Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul	Bishop Emeritus
	62.1	Appointed	Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.	Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
8 Jul 2009	75.3	Retired	Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D.	Bishop of Apucarana, Parana	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jul 2009	50.9	Appointed	Celso Antônio Marchiori	Bishop of Apucarana, Parana
16 Jul 2009	78.4	Died	Paulo Lopes de Faria †	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
22 Jul 2009	55.9	Resigned	Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.SS.R.	Prelate of Coari, Amazonas	Prelate Emeritus
28 Aug 2009	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Celso Antônio Marchiori	Bishop of Apucarana, Parana
16 Sep 2009	55.0	Appointed	Sérgio Aparecido Colombo	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo
	57.6	Appointed	Jacinto Inácio Flach	Bishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina
	71.1	Resigned	José María Pinheiro	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo	Bishop Emeritus
2 Oct 2009	51.1	Installed	Celso Antônio Marchiori	Bishop of Apucarana, Parana
7 Oct 2009	61.8	Appointed	Egidio Bisol	Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco
14 Oct 2009	82.3	Died	Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, O.C.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
21 Oct 2009	55.0	Appointed	Otacílio Luziano Da Silva	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo
21 Oct 2009	75.9	Retired	Antônio Celso Queiroz	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo	Bishop Emeritus
28 Oct 2009	45.9	Appointed	Milton Kenan Júnior	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo
28 Oct 2009	45.9	Appointed	Milton Kenan Júnior	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo
4 Nov 2009	62.8	Succeeded	Romualdo Matias Kujawski	Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins
4 Nov 2009	75.1	Retired	Geraldo Vieira Gusmão	Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins	Bishop Emeritus
10 Nov 2009	80.0	Died	José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. †	Prelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas
11 Nov 2009	59.9	Appointed	Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M.	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina
11 Nov 2009	76.5	Retired	João Oneres Marchiori	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina	Bishop Emeritus
25 Nov 2009	54.6	Appointed	Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais
25 Nov 2009	75.3	Retired	Diogo Reesink, O.F.M.	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais	Bishop Emeritus
27 Dec 2009	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Milton Kenan Júnior	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo
30 Dec 2009	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Otacílio Luziano Da Silva	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo
9 Jan 2010	62.0	Ordained Bishop	Egidio Bisol	Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco
17 Jan 2010	55.2	Installed	Otacílio Luziano Da Silva	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo

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