Ireland

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
23 Apr 2006	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Denis Brennan	Bishop of Ferns
14 May 2006	64.3	Ordained Bishop	Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Banjul, Gambia
30 May 2006	75.8	Died	Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa
6 Mar 2007	59.5	Appointed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA
6 Apr 2007	81.5	Died	James Joseph McGuinness †	Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
1 May 2007	59.7	Installed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA
14 Sep 2007	76.3	Retired	Laurence Forristal	Bishop of Ossory	Bishop Emeritus
14 Sep 2007	63.6	Appointed	Séamus Freeman, S.A.C.	Bishop of Ossory
20 Nov 2007	76.4	Retired	Thomas Flynn	Bishop of Achonry	Bishop Emeritus
20 Nov 2007	61.5	Appointed	Brendan Kelly	Bishop of Achonry
24 Nov 2007	68.3	Appointed	Seán Baptist Brady	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh
24 Nov 2007	68.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Seán Baptist Brady	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh
2 Dec 2007	63.8	Ordained Bishop	Séamus Freeman, S.A.C.	Bishop of Ossory
22 Dec 2007	65.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
24 Dec 2007	58.8	Appointed	Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.	Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria
24 Dec 2007	58.8	Appointed	Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.	Apostolic Administrator of Warri, Nigeria	Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria
2 Jan 2008	75.0	Retired	Jeremiah Joseph Coffey	Bishop of Sale, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jan 2008	68.4	Installed	Seán Baptist Brady	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh
27 Jan 2008	61.7	Ordained Bishop	Brendan Kelly	Bishop of Achonry
12 Feb 2008	66.4	Appointed	Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A.	Coadjutor Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain	Bishop
22 Feb 2008	65.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Leanza	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
	57.2	Appointed	Noël Treanor	Bishop of Down and Connor
	76.9	Retired	Patrick Joseph Walsh	Bishop of Down and Connor	Bishop Emeritus
7 Mar 2008	59.1	Installed	Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.	Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria
20 Mar 2008	75.8	Retired	Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A.	Bishop of Kano, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar 2008	66.5	Ordained Bishop	Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A.	Coadjutor Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain	Bishop
29 Jun 2008	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Noël Treanor	Bishop of Down and Connor
16 Oct 2008	64.4	Appointed	Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M.	Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
1 Dec 2008	64.5	Installed	Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M.	Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
24 Dec 2008	60.9	Appointed	Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S.	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
9 Jan 2009	66.5	Appointed	Séamus Cunningham	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
12 Jan 2009	88.1	Died	Michael Russell †	Bishop Emeritus of Waterford and Lismore
7 Mar 2009	70.1	Appointed	Dermot Clifford	Apostolic Administrator of Cloyne	Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly)
20 Mar 2009	66.7	Ordained Bishop	Séamus Cunningham	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
22 Mar 2009	61.2	Ordained Bishop	Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S.	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 May 2009	67.6	Succeeded	Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A.	Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
1 May 2009	75.0	Retired	Patrick O'Donoghue	Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jul 2009	75.0	Retired	Patrick Coveney	Apostolic Nuncio to Greece	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
17 Sep 2009	76.1	Retired	Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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