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Recent Bishop Events


DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
31 Mar 202152.9AppointedFermín Emilio Sosa RodríguezApostolic Nuncio to Papua New GuineaApostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
52.9AppointedFermín Emilio Sosa RodríguezTitular Archbishop of VirunumApostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
3 Apr 202147.6AppointedPaul SunduBishop of Kundiawa
13 May 202150.4AppointedSiby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N.Bishop of Aitape
23 May 202175.4AppointedGilles Côté, S.M.M.Apostolic Administrator of Daru-KiungaBishop Emeritus
75.4RetiredGilles Côté, S.M.M.Bishop of Daru-KiungaBishop Emeritus
53.1AppointedJoseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D.Bishop of Daru-Kiunga
3 Jun 202173.3AppointedAdolfo Tito Camacho YllanaApostolic Nuncio to Israel
73.3AppointedAdolfo Tito Camacho YllanaApostolic Nuncio to CyprusApostolic Nuncio to Israel
73.3AppointedAdolfo Tito Camacho YllanaApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineApostolic Nuncio to Israel
15 Jun 202148.0AppointedJustin Ain SoongieAuxiliary Bishop of Wabag
48.0AppointedJustin Ain SoongieTitular Bishop of FormaAuxiliary Bishop of Wabag
19 Jun 202153.1Ordained BishopFermín Emilio Sosa RodríguezTitular Archbishop of VirunumApostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
3 Jul 202147.9Ordained BishopPaul SunduBishop of Kundiawa
29 Aug 202175.7CeasedGilles Côté, S.M.M.Apostolic Administrator of Daru-KiungaBishop Emeritus
53.3Ordained BishopJoseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D.Bishop of Daru-Kiunga
2 Sep 202148.2Ordained BishopJustin Ain SoongieTitular Bishop of FormaAuxiliary Bishop of Wabag
26 Sep 202159.1CeasedFrancis MeliApostolic Administrator of AitapeBishop of Vanimo
50.8Ordained BishopSiby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N.Bishop of Aitape
3 Nov 202173.8DiedMichael MaraiBishop Emeritus of Goroka
16 Dec 202153.6AppointedFermín Emilio Sosa RodríguezApostolic Nuncio to Solomon IslandsApostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
14 Feb 202264.9AppointedWalenty Gryk, S.V.D.Bishop of Goroka
25 Feb 202292.6DiedGérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Bereina
4 Mar 202284.0AppointedAntonio Maria VegliòCardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in PalatioCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
3 Apr 202293.4DiedMichael Meier, S.V.D. †Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen
3 May 202259.4AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
7 May 202265.2Ordained BishopWalenty Gryk, S.V.D.Bishop of Goroka
12 Sep 202261.0AppointedSanto Rocco GangemiApostolic Nuncio to Serbia
14 Feb 202387.7DiedWilliam Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D. †Archbishop Emeritus of Madang
17 Feb 202375.0RetiredAdolfo Tito Camacho YllanaApostolic Nuncio to CyprusApostolic Nuncio to Israel
14 May 202386.7DiedKarl Bernhard Hesse, M.S.C. †Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul
24 Jun 202363.8AppointedRoland VunuvungBishop of Kavieng
15 Aug 202360.8CeasedRochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C.Apostolic Administrator of KaviengArchbishop of Rabaul
64.0Ordained BishopRoland VunuvungBishop of Kavieng
17 Nov 202355.5AppointedFermín Emilio Sosa RodríguezApostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
1 Mar 202458.4AppointedMauro LalliApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
58.4AppointedMauro LalliTitular Archbishop of PausulaeApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
6 Mar 202490.0DiedAusten Robin Crapp, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Aitape
11 May 202458.6Ordained BishopMauro LalliTitular Archbishop of PausulaeApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

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