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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
22 Feb 200865.1AppointedGiuseppe LeanzaApostolic Nuncio to IrelandApostolic Nuncio
51.1AppointedLuciano SurianiTitular Archbishop of AmiternumApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
51.1AppointedLuciano SurianiApostolic Nuncio to BoliviaApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
26 Apr 200851.2Ordained BishopLuciano SurianiTitular Archbishop of AmiternumApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
24 May 200869.4AppointedJanuariusz Mikołaj Bolonek †Apostolic Nuncio to BulgariaApostolic Nuncio
62.0AppointedAnselmo Guido PecorariApostolic Nuncio to UruguayApostolic Nuncio
26 Jul 200860.8AppointedAntonio MenniniApostolic Nuncio to UzbekistanOfficial of the Secretariat of State
21 Nov 200851.8ResignedLuciano SurianiApostolic Nuncio to BoliviaApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
18 Apr 200943.0Ordained PriestStrahil Veselinov KavalenovPriest of NicopoliBishop
24 Sep 200952.7AppointedLuciano SurianiOfficial of the Secretariat of StateApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
18 Dec 201063.2AppointedAntonio MenniniApostolic Nuncio to Great BritainOfficial of the Secretariat of State
4 May 201172.4AppointedJanuariusz Mikołaj Bolonek †Apostolic Nuncio to North MacedoniaApostolic Nuncio
15 Sep 201168.7AppointedGiuseppe LeanzaApostolic Nuncio to Czech RepublicApostolic Nuncio
13 Apr 201286.1DiedMario Rizzi †Apostolic Nuncio
6 Dec 201375.0RetiredJanuariusz Mikołaj Bolonek †Apostolic Nuncio to BulgariaApostolic Nuncio
75.0RetiredJanuariusz Mikołaj Bolonek †Apostolic Nuncio to North MacedoniaApostolic Nuncio
25 Apr 201467.9AppointedAnselmo Guido PecorariApostolic Nuncio to BulgariaApostolic Nuncio
27 Apr 2014132.4CanonizedSt. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
11 Jul 201468.1AppointedAnselmo Guido PecorariApostolic Nuncio to North MacedoniaApostolic Nuncio
7 Dec 201558.9AppointedLuciano SurianiApostolic Nuncio to SerbiaApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
2 Mar 201677.2DiedJanuariusz Mikołaj Bolonek †Apostolic Nuncio
6 Feb 201769.4AppointedAntonio MenniniOfficial of the Secretariat of State
13 Jul 201788.6DiedGiovanni Battista Franzoni †
21 Sep 201875.7RetiredGiuseppe LeanzaApostolic Nuncio to Czech RepublicApostolic Nuncio
11 Oct 201973.5AppointedChristo ProykovBishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian)Bishop Emeritus
5 Sep 202047.0AppointedRumen Ivanov StanevAuxiliary Bishop of Sofia e Plovdiv
47.0AppointedRumen Ivanov StanevTitular Bishop of SimidiccaAuxiliary Bishop of Sofia e Plovdiv
14 Sep 202069.9DiedPetko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Nicopoli
15 Sep 202054.4AppointedStrahil Veselinov KavalenovApostolic Administrator of NicopoliBishop
17 Jan 202147.4Ordained BishopRumen Ivanov StanevTitular Bishop of SimidiccaAuxiliary Bishop of Sofia e Plovdiv
20 Jan 202154.8AppointedStrahil Veselinov KavalenovBishop of Nicopoli
19 Mar 202154.9Ordained BishopStrahil Veselinov KavalenovBishop of Nicopoli
31 Dec 202175.6RetiredAnselmo Guido PecorariApostolic Nuncio to BulgariaApostolic Nuncio
75.6RetiredAnselmo Guido PecorariApostolic Nuncio to North MacedoniaApostolic Nuncio
13 May 202265.3AppointedLuciano SurianiApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
21 May 202265.3AppointedLuciano SurianiApostolic Nuncio to North MacedoniaApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
8 Apr 202478.0RetiredChristo ProykovBishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian)Bishop Emeritus
58.2AppointedPetko ValovBishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian)
6 Jul 202458.4Ordained BishopPetko ValovBishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian)
16 Jul 202575.1RetiredGeorgi Ivanov YovchevBishop of Sofia e PlovdivBishop Emeritus
18 Jul 202551.9ElectedRumen Ivanov StanevAdministrator of Sofia e PlovdivAuxiliary Bishop

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