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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
26 Apr 201662.6AppointedFrancisco Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, BahrainApostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
62.6AppointedFrancisco Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to United Arab EmiratesApostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
29 Jun 201686.1DiedGiuseppe Antonio De Andrea †Apostolic Nuncio
30 Jul 201662.8AppointedFrancisco Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to YemenApostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
1 Jan 201778.9CeasedAntonio Maria VegliņPresident of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant PeopleCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
6 May 201763.6AppointedFrancisco Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to QatarApostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
9 Aug 201747.2AppointedFrank Yohana KalabatApostolic Administrator of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), CanadaBishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA
29 Nov 201747.5CeasedFrank Yohana KalabatApostolic Administrator of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), CanadaBishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA
3 Jan 201889.0DiedFrancis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait
16 Oct 201894.9DiedGiovanni Moretti †Apostolic Nuncio
24 Nov 201850.2AppointedChristophe Zakhia El-KassisApostolic Nuncio to PakistanApostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates
50.2AppointedChristophe Zakhia El-KassisTitular Archbishop of RusellaeApostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates
19 Jan 201950.4Ordained BishopChristophe Zakhia El-KassisTitular Archbishop of RusellaeApostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates
15 Jun 201960.0AppointedPetar Antun RajičApostolic Nuncio to LithuaniaApostolic Nuncio to Italy
6 Aug 201960.1AppointedPetar Antun RajičApostolic Nuncio to EstoniaApostolic Nuncio to Italy
60.1AppointedPetar Antun RajičApostolic Nuncio to LatviaApostolic Nuncio to Italy
12 Apr 202075.8DiedCamillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain
17 Apr 202066.5AppointedFrancisco Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
7 Jan 202162.2AppointedEugene Martin NugentApostolic Nuncio to Kuwait
62.2AppointedEugene Martin NugentApostolic Nuncio to QatarApostolic Nuncio to Kuwait
11 Feb 202162.3AppointedEugene Martin NugentApostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, BahrainApostolic Nuncio to Kuwait
4 Mar 202284.0AppointedAntonio Maria VegliņCardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in PalatioCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
7 Oct 202288.0DiedPaul-Mounged El-Hachem †Apostolic Nuncio
4 Dec 202291.4DiedPablo Puente Buces †Apostolic Nuncio
19 Dec 202285.2DiedErwin Josef Ender †Apostolic Nuncio
3 Jan 202354.3AppointedChristophe Zakhia El-KassisApostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates
11 Mar 202464.7AppointedPetar Antun RajičApostolic Nuncio to Italy
64.7AppointedPetar Antun RajičApostolic Nuncio to San MarinoApostolic Nuncio to Italy
22 Jul 202455.9AppointedChristophe Zakhia El-KassisApostolic Nuncio to YemenApostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates
55.9AppointedChristophe Zakhia El-KassisApostolic Delegate to Arabian PeninsulaApostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates

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