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Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
15 Apr 2016	59.6	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B.	Titular Bishop of Carcabia	Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek)
29 May 2016	59.7	Installed	Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B.	Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek)
6 Jun 2016	65.6	Appointed	Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
31 Oct 2016	66.0	Ceased	Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
8 Apr 2017	72.6	Appointed	Edward Joseph Adams	Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain	Apostolic Nuncio
28 Sep 2017	66.9	Appointed	Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B.	Apostolic Nuncio to Greece	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
31 Jan 2020	75.4	Retired	Edward Joseph Adams	Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain	Apostolic Nuncio
14 Sep 2020	46.9	Appointed	Georgios Altouvas	Archbishop of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia
	46.9	Appointed	Georgios Altouvas	Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki	Archbishop of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia
	80.0	Retired	Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia	Archbishop Emeritus
	80.0	Retired	Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap.	Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki	Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia
17 Dec 2020	60.0	Appointed	Jan Romeo Pawłowski	Secretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio to Greece
25 Jan 2021	50.9	Appointed	Josif Printezis	Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
	50.9	Appointed	Josif Printezis	Apostolic Administrator of Chios (Scio)	Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
	79.9	Retired	Nikólaos Printezis	Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos	Archbishop Emeritus
	79.9	Retired	Nikólaos Printezis	Apostolic Administrator of Chios (Scio)	Archbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
7 Feb 2021	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Georgios Altouvas	Archbishop of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia
14 Feb 2021	47.3	Installed	Georgios Altouvas	Archbishop of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia
15 Feb 2021	88.8	Died	Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. †	Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Greece (Armenian)
23 May 2021	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Josif Printezis	Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
14 Jul 2021	65.3	Appointed	Theodoros Kontidis, S.J.	Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}
	65.3	Appointed	Theodoros Kontidis, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Rhodos {Rhodes}	Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}
	77.0	Retired	Sevastianos Rossolatos	Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}	Archbishop Emeritus
	77.0	Retired	Sevastianos Rossolatos	Apostolic Administrator of Rhodos {Rhodes}	Archbishop Emeritus of Athēnai {Athens}
18 Sep 2021	65.5	Ordained Bishop	Theodoros Kontidis, S.J.	Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}
18 Oct 2021	91.9	Died	Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. †	Eparch Emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA
17 May 2022	53.3	Appointed	Mikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)	Ordinary of Greece (Armenian)
10 Sep 2022	61.7	Resigned	Jan Romeo Pawłowski	Secretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio to Greece
22 Oct 2022	88.2	Died	Patrick Coveney †	Apostolic Nuncio
24 Oct 2022	72.0	Appointed	Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B.	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
1 Dec 2022	62.0	Appointed	Jan Romeo Pawłowski	Apostolic Nuncio to Greece
18 May 2023	72.5	Appointed	Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B.	Apostolic Nuncio to Libya	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
2 Oct 2023	86.8	Died	Fragkískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos)
16 Oct 2023	84.3	Died	Dimitrios Salachas †	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Greece (Greek)
26 Sep 2024	55.6	Ceased	Mikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)	Ordinary of Greece (Armenian)
25 Jan 2025	56.0	Appointed	Mikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B.	Ordinary of Greece (Armenian)
25 Jan 2025	63.8	Resigned	Hovsep Joseph Bezazian (Bezouzou)	Apostolic Administrator of Greece (Armenian)	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
11 Apr 2025	80.8	Appointed	Sevastianos Rossolatos	Apostolic Administrator of Syros (e Milos)	Archbishop Emeritus of Athēnai {Athens}
	80.8	Appointed	Sevastianos Rossolatos	Apostolic Administrator of Santorini {Thira}	Archbishop Emeritus of Athēnai {Athens}
	80.8	Appointed	Sevastianos Rossolatos	Apostolic Administrator of Crete {Candia}	Archbishop Emeritus of Athēnai {Athens}
	61.6	Resigned	Petros Stefanou	Bishop of Syros (e Milos)	Bishop Emeritus
	61.6	Resigned	Petros Stefanou	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}	Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos)
	61.6	Resigned	Petros Stefanou	Apostolic Administrator of Crete {Candia}	Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos)

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