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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
27 Nov 202585.4DiedFrancisco Gil Hellín †Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos
5 Dec 202590.7DiedMario Busquets Jordá †Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibamba, Peru
11 Dec 202569.9AppointedAndrés Carrascosa CosoApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
30 Dec 202579.8RetiredJoaquín Mariano SucunzaAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31 Jan 202669.4AppointedManuel Nin Güell, O.S.B.Apostolic Exarch of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
3 Feb 202656.0AppointedCésar Luis Caro PuértolasApostolic Administrator of San José del Amazonas, Peru
73.9ResignedJosé Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F.Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
5 Feb 202686.6DiedAntonio Arregui Yarza †Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
20 Feb 202694.4DiedJosé Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R. †Prelate Emeritus of Bocas del Toro, Panama
21 Feb 202669.5InstalledManuel Nin Güell, O.S.B.Apostolic Exarch of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
12 Mar 202664.5AppointedLuis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A.Almoner of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity
64.5AppointedLuis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A.Titular Archbishop of SulianaAlmoner of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity
64.5AppointedLuis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A.Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of CharityAlmoner
15 May 202666.3AppointedPatricio Larrosa MartosBishop of Danlí, Honduras
25 May 202661.7AppointedSantiago Ignacio De Wit GuzmánApostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
24 Jun 202672.0RetiredJuan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.I.Bishop of Bangassou, Central African RepublicBishop Emeritus
29 Jun 202675.2RetiredJuan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de ChinchetruSecretary of the Dicastery for Legislative TextsSecretary Emeritus
30 Jun 202677.7DiedJoaquín Gimeno Lahoz †Bishop Emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
1 Jul 202669.4Excommunicated[Alfonso de Galarreta], S.S.P.X.Bishop
73.7ResignedJoaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R.Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, BrazilBishop Emeritus
16 Jul 202675.8RetiredMiguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I.Bishop of Sarh, ChadBishop Emeritus
25 Jul 202666.5Ordained BishopPatricio Larrosa MartosBishop of Danlí, Honduras
1 Aug 202652.3AppointedMario León Dorado, O.M.I.Apostolic Administrator of Rabat, MoroccoCoadjutor Archbishop-Elect
12 Sep 202652.4AppointedMario León Dorado, O.M.I.Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat, MoroccoCoadjutor Archbishop-Elect
10 Oct 202661.5AppointedAurelio García MacíasSecretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
16 Oct 202654.8AppointedAndrés Martínez EstebanAuxiliary Bishop of MadridAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
54.8AppointedAndrés Martínez EstebanTitular Bishop of TemunianaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Madrid
61.3AppointedFernando Murga GómezAuxiliary Bishop of MadridAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
61.3AppointedFernando Murga GómezTitular Bishop of ThasbaltaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Madrid
12 Dec 202654.9Ordained BishopAndrés Martínez EstebanTitular Bishop of TemunianaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Madrid
61.5Ordained BishopFernando Murga GómezTitular Bishop of ThasbaltaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Madrid

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