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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
13 May 201754.4AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to MauritaniaApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
1 Jul 201765.0AppointedGiuseppe PintoApostolic Nuncio to CroatiaApostolic Nuncio
5 Aug 201766.0AppointedJean-Pierre BassčneApostolic Administrator of TambacoundaBishop of Kolda
70.8ResignedJean-Noël DioufBishop of TambacoundaBishop Emeritus
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
25 Jul 201851.8AppointedMartin Boucar Tine, S.S.S.Bishop of Kaolack
27 Sep 201862.5AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Nuncio to ColombiaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
24 Nov 201852.1Ordained BishopMartin Boucar Tine, S.S.S.Bishop of Kaolack
25 Nov 201852.1InstalledMartin Boucar Tine, S.S.S.Bishop of Kaolack
16 Apr 201966.8ResignedGiuseppe PintoApostolic Nuncio to CroatiaApostolic Nuncio
31 Jul 202068.1ResignedGiuseppe PintoApostolic Nuncio
4 Nov 202160.9AppointedPaul Abel Mamba DiattaBishop of Tambacounda
6 Feb 202270.5CeasedJean-Pierre BassčneApostolic Administrator of TambacoundaBishop of Kolda
61.1InstalledPaul Abel Mamba DiattaBishop of Tambacounda
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
12 Jan 202356.0AppointedAndré GučyeApostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du SénégalArchbishop of Dakar
75.0RetiredErnest SambouBishop of Saint-Louis du SénégalBishop Emeritus
25 Feb 202366.9AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
10 Feb 202450.8AppointedVictor NdioneBishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania
14 Apr 202451.0Ordained BishopVictor NdioneBishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania
20 Jun 202452.0AppointedJean Baptiste Valter MangaBishop of Ziguinchor
23 Nov 202452.4Ordained BishopJean Baptiste Valter MangaBishop of Ziguinchor
24 Nov 202452.4InstalledJean Baptiste Valter MangaBishop of Ziguinchor
22 Feb 202558.1AppointedAndré GučyeArchbishop of Dakar
76.3RetiredBenjamin NdiayeArchbishop of DakarArchbishop Emeritus
2 Apr 202566.2AppointedAugustin Simmel NdiayeBishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
3 May 202558.3InstalledAndré GučyeArchbishop of Dakar
12 Jul 202558.5CeasedAndré GučyeApostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du SénégalArchbishop of Dakar
66.5Ordained BishopAugustin Simmel NdiayeBishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

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