Ireland

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
13 May 2017	60.4	Appointed	Jude Thaddeus Okolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
9 Jun 2017	77.3	Retired	Philip Boyce, O.C.D.	Bishop of Raphoe	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jun 2017	64.2	Appointed	Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J.	Bishop of Raphoe
6 Aug 2017	64.4	Ordained Bishop	Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J.	Bishop of Raphoe
28 Aug 2017	75.2	Retired	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	75.2	Retired	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Israel
	75.2	Retired	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Israel
28 Oct 2017	59.7	Appointed	Paul Tighe	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture
30 Nov 2017	75.7	Retired	Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Banjul, Gambia	Bishop Emeritus
11 Dec 2017	71.5	Appointed	Brendan Kelly	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh
3 Jan 2018	63.1	Appointed	Dermot Pius Farrell	Bishop of Ossory
11 Feb 2018	71.7	Installed	Brendan Kelly	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh
12 Feb 2018	76.3	Retired	Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A.	Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
11 Mar 2018	63.3	Ordained Bishop	Dermot Pius Farrell	Bishop of Ossory
19 Mar 2018	80.0	Died	Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
26 Mar 2018	78.1	Appointed	Philip Boyce, O.C.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Dromore	Bishop Emeritus of Raphoe
26 Mar 2018	69.1	Resigned	John McAreavey	Bishop of Dromore	Bishop Emeritus
3 Apr 2018	75.2	Retired	Thomas John Curry	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
18 May 2018	82.2	Died	Christopher Jones †	Bishop Emeritus of Elphin
18 Jun 2018	50.9	Appointed	Thomas Deenihan	Bishop of Meath
18 Jun 2018	78.0	Retired	Michael Smith	Bishop of Meath	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jul 2018	84.9	Died	Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin
2 Sep 2018	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Deenihan	Bishop of Meath
21 Sep 2018	75.7	Resigned	Giuseppe Leanza	Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
10 Oct 2018	87.3	Died	Laurence Forristal †	Bishop Emeritus of Ossory
8 Dec 2018	67.0	Appointed	Lawrence Duffy	Bishop of Clogher
31 Dec 2018	74.7	Resigned	Philip Leo O’Reilly	Bishop of Kilmore	Bishop Emeritus
4 Feb 2019	76.5	Retired	Séamus Cunningham	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
10 Feb 2019	67.2	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence Duffy	Bishop of Clogher
14 Feb 2019	71.4	Appointed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
8 Apr 2019	79.4	Retired	John Buckley	Bishop of Cork and Ross	Bishop Emeritus
8 Apr 2019	53.2	Appointed	Fintan Gavin	Bishop of Cork and Ross	Bishop-Elect
15 Apr 2019	79.2	Ceased	Philip Boyce, O.C.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Dromore	Bishop Emeritus of Raphoe
15 Apr 2019	57.4	Appointed	Eamon Martin	Apostolic Administrator of Dromore	Archbishop of Armagh
30 Apr 2019	75.6	Retired	William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Apr 2019	75.6	Retired	William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M.	Bishop of South Africa, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
1 May 2019	73.8	Resigned	Patrick Joseph McGrath	Bishop of San Jose in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
7 May 2019	54.0	Appointed	Michael Router	Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
7 May 2019	54.0	Appointed	Michael Router	Titular Bishop of Lugmad	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Armagh
30 Jun 2019	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Fintan Gavin	Bishop of Cork and Ross	Bishop-Elect
21 Jul 2019	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael Router	Titular Bishop of Lugmad	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Armagh

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