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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
3 Jan 201571.6RetiredJean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic ofApostolic Nuncio
14 Feb 201565.2AppointedArlindo Gomes FurtadoCardinal-Priest of San TimoteoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
65.2Elevated to CardinalArlindo Gomes FurtadoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
10 May 201565.4InstalledArlindo Gomes FurtadoCardinal-Priest of San TimoteoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
10 Jun 201551.4AppointedTeodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp.Coadjutor Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, BrazilBishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
22 Jun 201559.2AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic ofApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
23 Sep 201551.7SucceededTeodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, BrazilBishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
19 Mar 201653.3AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to SénégalApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
53.3AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Delegate to MauritaniaApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
9 Jul 201653.6AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to Cape VerdeApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
22 Aug 201653.7AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to Guinea-BissauApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
9 Dec 201654.0ResignedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Delegate to MauritaniaApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
1 Jan 201778.9CeasedAntonio Maria VegliňPresident of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant PeopleCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
13 May 201754.4AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to MauritaniaApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
1 Jul 201765.0AppointedGiuseppe PintoApostolic Nuncio to CroatiaApostolic Nuncio
15 Feb 201850.0AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to NicaraguaApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
50.0AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagTitular Archbishop of Traiectum ad MosamApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
19 Mar 201850.1Ordained BishopWaldemar Stanisław SommertagTitular Archbishop of Traiectum ad MosamApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
27 Sep 201862.5AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Nuncio to ColombiaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
16 Apr 201966.8ResignedGiuseppe PintoApostolic Nuncio to CroatiaApostolic Nuncio
16 Jun 201987.9DiedPaulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
31 Jul 202068.1ResignedGiuseppe PintoApostolic Nuncio
4 Mar 202284.0AppointedAntonio Maria VegliňCardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in PalatioCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
6 Mar 202254.0CeasedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to NicaraguaApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
3 May 202259.4AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
6 Sep 202254.5AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
54.5AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to Cape VerdeApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
54.5AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to Guinea-BissauApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
54.5AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to MauritaniaApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
4 Dec 202291.4DiedPablo Puente Buces †Apostolic Nuncio
25 Feb 202366.9AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
16 Feb 202676.2RetiredArlindo Gomes FurtadoBishop of Santiago de Cabo VerdeCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
62.1AppointedTeodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde

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