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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Aug 201552.7AppointedAlberto Ortega MartínApostolic Nuncio to JordanApostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
52.7AppointedAlberto Ortega MartínApostolic Nuncio to IraqApostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
52.7AppointedAlberto Ortega MartínTitular Archbishop of MidilaApostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
10 Oct 201552.9Ordained BishopAlberto Ortega MartínTitular Archbishop of MidilaApostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
30 Apr 201663.1AppointedFrancis Assisi ChullikattApostolic Nuncio to KazakhstanApostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina
63.1AppointedFrancis Assisi ChullikattApostolic Nuncio to TadjikistanApostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina
17 Jun 201676.4RetiredPaul Nabil El-SayahCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonCurial Bishop Emeritus
24 Jun 201663.2AppointedFrancis Assisi ChullikattApostolic Nuncio to KyrgyzstanApostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Jan 201752.2CeasedGiovanni Pietro Dal TosoSecretary of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan
4 Feb 201768.5ResignedMaroun Elias Nimeh LahhamAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestineAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
8 Feb 201786.3DiedGeorges El-Murr, B.C. †Archbishop Emeritus of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek)
24 Aug 201766.0AppointedGhaleb Moussa Abdalla BaderApostolic Nuncio to Dominican RepublicApostolic Nuncio
66.0AppointedGhaleb Moussa Abdalla BaderApostolic Delegate to Puerto RicoApostolic Nuncio
28 Aug 201775.2RetiredGiuseppe LazzarottoApostolic Nuncio to IsraelApostolic Nuncio
75.2RetiredGiuseppe LazzarottoApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineApostolic Nuncio
75.2RetiredGiuseppe LazzarottoApostolic Nuncio to CyprusApostolic Nuncio
9 Nov 201753.0AppointedGiovanni Pietro Dal TosoAdjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesApostolic Nuncio to Jordan
53.0AppointedGiovanni Pietro Dal TosoTitular Archbishop of ForatianaApostolic Nuncio to Jordan
16 Dec 201753.1Ordained BishopGiovanni Pietro Dal TosoTitular Archbishop of ForatianaApostolic Nuncio to Jordan
9 Feb 201862.1AppointedYaser Rasmi Hanna Al-AyyashProtosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
52.6SelectedJoseph GébaraArchbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek)
20 Feb 201852.6ConfirmedJoseph GébaraArchbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek)
28 Jun 201872.2AppointedFernando FiloniCardinal-Bishop of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in San Giovanni di DioCardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
22 Jul 201959.3AppointedGiorgio LinguaApostolic Nuncio to CroatiaApostolic Nuncio to Israel
7 Oct 201956.8AppointedAlberto Ortega MartínApostolic Nuncio to ChileApostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
8 Dec 201973.6AppointedFernando FiloniCardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
1 Oct 202269.5AppointedFrancis Assisi ChullikattApostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina
69.5AppointedFrancis Assisi ChullikattApostolic Nuncio to MontenegroApostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Dec 202258.1CeasedGiovanni Pietro Dal TosoAdjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for EvangelizationApostolic Nuncio to Jordan
21 Jan 202358.2AppointedGiovanni Pietro Dal TosoApostolic Nuncio to Jordan
15 Feb 202371.5ResignedGhaleb Moussa Abdalla BaderApostolic Nuncio to Dominican RepublicApostolic Nuncio
71.5ResignedGhaleb Moussa Abdalla BaderApostolic Delegate to Puerto RicoApostolic Nuncio
17 Feb 202358.3AppointedGiovanni Pietro Dal TosoApostolic Nuncio to CyprusApostolic Nuncio to Jordan
14 May 202461.5AppointedAlberto Ortega MartínApostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
17 Dec 202451.4AppointedIyad Akram TwalAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
51.4AppointedIyad Akram TwalTitular Bishop of SimininaAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
28 Feb 202551.6Ordained BishopIyad Akram TwalTitular Bishop of SimininaAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
22 Jan 202665.8AppointedGiorgio LinguaApostolic Nuncio to Israel
65.8AppointedGiorgio LinguaApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineApostolic Nuncio to Israel

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