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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
22 May 200457.3AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to KoreaApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
17 Jun 200457.4AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to MongoliaApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
8 Sep 200468.5AppointedFrancesco CanaliniApostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
68.5AppointedFrancesco CanaliniApostolic Nuncio to LiechtensteinApostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
75.5RetiredPier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
75.5RetiredPier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio to LiechtensteinApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
22 Feb 200565.1AppointedGianni Danzi †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Loreto, ItalyPrelate
24 Feb 200582.6AppointedGilberto AgustoniCardinal-Priest of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima PortaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
14 Mar 200577.1DiedGiuseppe Torti †Bishop Emeritus of Lugano
21 Mar 200562.9AppointedPaul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen
23 Mar 200561.6ResignedPeter Stephan ZurbriggenApostolic Administrator of EstoniaApostolic Nuncio to Austria
16 Oct 200575.5RetiredIvo FürerBishop of Sankt GallenBishop Emeritus
6 Jul 200656.9AppointedMarkus BüchelBishop of Sankt Gallen
17 Sep 200657.1Ordained BishopMarkus BüchelBishop of Sankt Gallen
5 Feb 200777.0RetiredAmédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B.Bishop of ChurBishop Emeritus
78.8RetiredPeter Henrici, S.J.Auxiliary Bishop of ChurAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
8 Jul 200765.2AppointedVitus HuonderBishop of Chur
8 Sep 200765.4Ordained BishopVitus HuonderBishop of Chur
2 Oct 200767.7DiedGianni Danzi †Prelate of Loreto, Italy
15 Oct 200768.5AppointedJean-Claude PérissetApostolic Nuncio to Germany
30 Oct 200761.9AppointedPierre BürcherBishop of Reykjavik, Iceland
10 Nov 200775.3RetiredKarl Josef RomerSecretary of the Pontifical Council for the FamilySecretary Emeritus
3 Dec 200781.0DiedHenri Salina, C.R.A. †Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice
15 Dec 200762.0InstalledPierre BürcherBishop of Reykjavik, Iceland
26 Jan 200861.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to DenmarkApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to FinlandApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to IcelandApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to NorwayApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
6 Mar 200843.7AppointedStephan TurnovszkyAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
43.7AppointedStephan TurnovszkyTitular Bishop of AncusaAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
14 Mar 200888.0DiedPierre Mamie †Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg)
12 May 200843.9Ordained BishopStephan TurnovszkyTitular Bishop of AncusaAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
14 Jan 200965.4AppointedPeter Stephan ZurbriggenApostolic Nuncio to Austria
18 Jun 200975.2RetiredKarl-Josef RauberApostolic Nuncio to BelgiumApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
24 Jul 200975.3RetiredKarl-Josef RauberApostolic Nuncio to LuxembourgApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
15 Oct 200975.0RetiredPaul Vollmar, S. M.Auxiliary Bishop of ChurAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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