Ireland

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Jun 2015	83.9	Died	Thomas Flynn †	Bishop Emeritus of Achonry
21 Jul 2015	61.9	Appointed	David Gerard O’Connell	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
21 Jul 2015	61.9	Appointed	David Gerard O’Connell	Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
8 Sep 2015	62.0	Ordained Bishop	David Gerard O’Connell	Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
24 Nov 2015	64.3	Appointed	Paul McAleenan	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
24 Nov 2015	64.3	Appointed	Paul McAleenan	Titular Bishop of Mercia	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
3 Dec 2015	75.2	Retired	Anthony J. Farquhar	Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec 2015	80.8	Died	Dermot Patrick O’Mahony †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin
19 Dec 2015	57.8	Appointed	Paul Tighe	Official of the Pontifical Council for Culture
19 Dec 2015	57.8	Appointed	Paul Tighe	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Official of the Pontifical Council for Culture
25 Jan 2016	64.5	Ordained Bishop	Paul McAleenan	Titular Bishop of Mercia	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
27 Feb 2016	58.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Tighe	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Official of the Pontifical Council for Culture
2 May 2016	97.0	Died	Myles McKeon †	Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury, Australia
28 May 2016	53.6	Appointed	Paul Horan, O. Carm.	Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe
22 Jun 2016	76.1	Retired	Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M.	Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Jul 2016	72.5	Resigned	Martin Drennan	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh	Bishop Emeritus
	72.4	Resigned	Séamus Freeman, S.A.C.	Bishop of Ossory	Bishop Emeritus
	49.5	Appointed	Fintan Monahan	Bishop of Killaloe
8 Aug 2016	82.6	Died	Edward Kevin Daly †	Bishop Emeritus of Derry
15 Aug 2016	68.9	Appointed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
27 Aug 2016	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Paul Horan, O. Carm.	Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe
25 Sep 2016	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Fintan Monahan	Bishop of Killaloe
1 Oct 2016	71.2	Resigned	Liam Seán MacDaid	Bishop of Clogher	Bishop Emeritus
19 Nov 2016	69.2	Appointed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
19 Nov 2016	69.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
22 Nov 2016	92.8	Died	John C. O’Riordan, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kenema, Sierra Leone
12 Dec 2016	75.4	Died	Gerard Clifford †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Armagh
29 Jan 2017	69.4	Installed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
21 Feb 2017	90.9	Died	Desmond Connell †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin
9 Mar 2017	57.4	Appointed	Charles John Brown	Apostolic Nuncio to Albania
13 Mar 2017	89.8	Died	Eamon Casey †	Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh
7 May 2017	85.7	Died	Thomas A. White †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
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

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