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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
29 Apr 200456.5AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonApostolic Nuncio to IndonesiaArchbishop of Colombo
56.5AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonApostolic Nuncio to Timor-LesteArchbishop of Colombo
56.5AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonTitular Archbishop of UmbriaticoArchbishop of Colombo
10 May 200458.3AppointedMario ZenariApostolic Nuncio to Sri LankaApostolic Nuncio to Syria
16 Jul 200483.3DiedEdmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Badulla
11 Oct 200471.9ResignedElmo Noel Joseph PereraBishop of GalleBishop Emeritus
18 Dec 200470.3AppointedAmbrose Battista De Paoli †Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
17 Jan 200546.7AppointedWarnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence MendisCoadjutor Bishop of ChilawBishop
15 Feb 200553.7AppointedHarold Anthony PereraBishop of GalleBishop of Kurunegala
8 Mar 200553.7InstalledHarold Anthony PereraBishop of GalleBishop of Kurunegala
2 Apr 200546.9Ordained BishopWarnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence MendisCoadjutor Bishop of ChilawBishop
10 Dec 200558.1AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonSecretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the SacramentsArchbishop of Colombo
20 Jan 200646.2AppointedIvan Tilak JayasunderaBishop of RatnapuraFormer Bishop-Elect
6 Jul 200646.6ResignedIvan Tilak JayasunderaBishop-Elect of RatnapuraFormer Bishop-Elect
19 Oct 200675.0RetiredFrank Marcus Fernando †Bishop of ChilawBishop Emeritus
48.4SucceededWarnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence MendisBishop of Chilaw
4 May 200759.7AppointedCletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Bishop of Ratnapura
11 Jul 200759.8Ordained BishopCletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Bishop of Ratnapura
28 Jul 200759.9InstalledCletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Bishop of Ratnapura
10 Oct 200773.1DiedAmbrose Battista De Paoli †Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
19 Feb 200855.4AppointedJoseph PonniahAuxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
55.4AppointedJoseph PonniahTitular Bishop of Mons in MauretaniaAuxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
12 Apr 200865.7AppointedOsvaldo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
26 Apr 200865.7AppointedOsvaldo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to MongoliaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
24 May 200855.6Ordained BishopJoseph PonniahTitular Bishop of Mons in MauretaniaAuxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
30 Dec 200863.0AppointedMario ZenariApostolic Nuncio to Syria
21 Feb 200949.8AppointedJoseph SpiteriTitular Archbishop of SertaApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
49.8AppointedJoseph SpiteriApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
14 May 200976.8RetiredAnthony Leopold Raymond PeirisBishop of KurunegalaBishop Emeritus
57.9AppointedHarold Anthony PereraBishop of Kurunegala
24 May 200950.0Ordained BishopJoseph SpiteriTitular Archbishop of SertaApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
16 Jun 200976.5RetiredOswald Thomas Colman GomisArchbishop of ColomboArchbishop Emeritus
61.6AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonArchbishop of Colombo
5 Aug 200961.7InstalledAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonArchbishop of Colombo
25 Aug 200977.8DiedFrank Marcus Fernando †Bishop Emeritus of Chilaw

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