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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
21 Jul 200155.5AppointedJoseph Maria PuntBishop of Haarlem
1 Oct 200153.9AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonOfficial of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesSecretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
53.9ResignedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonBishop of Ratnapura, Sri LankaSecretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
20 Dec 200194.4DiedTheodorus Gerardus Antonius HendriksenAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht
26 Feb 200277.6AppointedEdward Idris CassidyCardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via LataCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
8 Mar 200279.6DiedCornelius de Wit, M.H.M. †Prelate Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines
8 May 200269.8DiedTiago PostmaBishop Emeritus of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
23 Nov 200261.2AppointedCornelius Schilder, M.H.M.Bishop of Ngong, Kenya
30 Nov 200260.7AppointedJoseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap.Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia
60.7AppointedJoseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap.Titular Bishop of RespectaAuxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia
25 Jan 200361.3Ordained BishopCornelius Schilder, M.H.M.Bishop of Ngong, Kenya
11 Feb 200360.9Ordained BishopJoseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap.Titular Bishop of RespectaAuxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia
11 Apr 200380.8DiedJoannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)
20 Apr 200381.5DiedHenri LemaîtreApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
29 Dec 200381.7DiedJoseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
29 Apr 200456.5AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonApostolic Nuncio to IndonesiaSecretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
56.5AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonApostolic Nuncio to Timor-LesteSecretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
56.5AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonTitular Archbishop of UmbriaticoSecretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
12 Nov 200465.5AppointedWilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de BekkerBishop of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
30 Jan 200565.8Ordained BishopWilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de BekkerBishop of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
1 Apr 200587.9DiedPetrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia
27 Aug 200575.0RetiredJohannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M.Auxiliary Bishop of UtrechtAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec 200558.1AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonSecretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
2 Aug 200696.9DiedJohannes Gerardus Maria WillebrandsCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
9 Sep 200642.7AppointedJohannes Harmannes Jozefus van den HendeCoadjutor Bishop of BredaBishop
25 Nov 200642.9Ordained BishopJohannes Harmannes Jozefus van den HendeCoadjutor Bishop of BredaBishop
15 Jan 200774.8RetiredHenry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M.Bishop of Lae, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
14 Apr 200775.4RetiredAdrianus Johannes SimonisArchbishop of UtrechtCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
17 Jun 200787.9DiedAngelo FeliciCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
30 Oct 200775.1RetiredJoannes Baptist Matthijs GijsenBishop of Reykjavik, IcelandBishop Emeritus
31 Oct 200771.9ResignedMartinus Petrus Maria MuskensBishop of BredaBishop Emeritus
43.8SucceededJohannes Harmannes Jozefus van den HendeBishop of Breda
11 Dec 200754.5AppointedWillem Jacobus EijkArchbishop of Utrecht
26 Jan 200854.6InstalledWillem Jacobus EijkArchbishop of Utrecht
21 Apr 200884.0DiedAlphonsus Maria Henricus Antonius CastermansAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond

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