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Venezuela

Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
25 Jan 202458.9AppointedFrancisco Gerardo Escalante MolinaApostolic Nuncio to Japan
23 Feb 202467.2AppointedRiccardo LambaArchbishop of Udine, Italy
9 Mar 202455.6InstalledRicardo Aldo Barreto CairoBishop of Valle de la Pascua
25 Mar 202453.7AppointedJosé Antonio Da Conceição FerreiraBishop of Puerto Cabello
76.4RetiredSaúl Figueroa AlbornozBishop of Puerto CabelloBishop Emeritus
5 May 202467.4InstalledRiccardo LambaArchbishop of Udine, Italy
14 May 202461.5AppointedAlberto Ortega MartínApostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
16 Jun 202484.5DiedRoberto Lückert León †Archbishop Emeritus of Coro
28 Jun 202461.6AppointedRaúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B.Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
63.5AppointedJesús González de Zárate SalasArchbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
79.7RetiredBaltazar Enrique Porras CardozoArchbishop of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
56.8AppointedPolito Rodríguez MéndezArchbishop of Barquisimeto
3 Jul 202486.5DiedJosé de Jesús Nuñez Viloria †Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guayana
6 Jul 202454.0Ordained BishopJosé Antonio Da Conceição FerreiraBishop of Puerto Cabello
3 Aug 202454.1InstalledJosé Antonio Da Conceição FerreiraBishop of Puerto Cabello
17 Aug 202460.2CeasedOwaldo Enrique Araque Valero (Valerio)Apostolic Administrator of BarquisimetoBishop of Guanare
57.0InstalledPolito Rodríguez MéndezArchbishop of Barquisimeto
24 Aug 202461.8InstalledRaúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B.Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
8 Sep 202477.3AppointedMariano José Parra SandovalApostolic Administrator of CumanáArchbishop Emeritus of Coro
21 Sep 202476.9CeasedSaúl Figueroa AlbornozApostolic Administrator of Valencia en VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Puerto Cabello
63.7InstalledJesús González de Zárate SalasArchbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
31 Oct 202475.7RetiredMario del Valle Moronta RodríguezBishop of San Cristóbal de VenezuelaBishop Emeritus
55.2AppointedLisandro Alirio Rivas Durán, I.M.C.Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
16 Nov 202485.4InstalledDiego Rafael Padrón SánchezCardinal-Priest of San GaetanoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná
29 Nov 202456.7AppointedRubén Gregorio Delgado CarmonaBishop of San Felipe
14 Dec 202455.4InstalledLisandro Alirio Rivas Durán, I.M.C.Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
9 Jan 202565.5AppointedPablo Modesto González Pérez, S.D.B.Bishop of La Guaira
14 Jan 202581.1ConfirmedLeonardo SandriVice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of CardinalsCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
8 Feb 202556.8Ordained BishopRubén Gregorio Delgado CarmonaBishop of San Felipe
6 Mar 202559.7AppointedÁngel Francisco Caraballo FermínArchbishop of Cumaná
26 Mar 202581.0DiedManuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal †Bishop Emeritus of Matanzas, Cuba
29 Mar 202565.7InstalledPablo Modesto González Pérez, S.D.B.Bishop of La Guaira
21 Apr 202570.2CeasedPietro ParolinCardinal, Secretary of State
3 May 202559.9InstalledÁngel Francisco Caraballo FermínArchbishop of Cumaná
78.0CeasedMariano José Parra SandovalApostolic Administrator of CumanáArchbishop Emeritus of Coro
9 May 202570.3ConfirmedPietro ParolinCardinal, Secretary of State
27 May 202551.2AppointedAlexander Rivera VielmaBishop of San Carlos de VenezuelaBishop-Elect
23 Aug 202551.4Ordained BishopAlexander Rivera VielmaBishop of San Carlos de VenezuelaBishop-Elect

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