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Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
16 Apr 2008	76.4	Retired	José María Libório Camino Saracho	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo	Bishop Emeritus
16 Apr 2008	49.8	Appointed	Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo
19 Apr 2008	57.6	Ordained Bishop	Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Segia	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo
20 Apr 2008	48.0	Installed	Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist.	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo
30 Apr 2008	85.7	Died	Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jataí, Goias
17 May 2008	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Adair José Guimarães	Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias
	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Juarez Sousa Da Silva	Bishop of Oeiras, Piaui
	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Guido Zendron	Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Baia
18 May 2008	74.8	Installed	Augusto Alves da Rocha	Bishop of Floriano, Piaui
21 May 2008	53.1	Appointed	Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S.	Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul
21 May 2008	45.4	Appointed	Philip E. R. Dickmans	Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins
25 May 2008	54.2	Installed	Guido Zendron	Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Baia
28 May 2008	44.6	Appointed	Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena	Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba
28 May 2008	65.5	Appointed	Irineu Gassen, O.F.M.	Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul
11 Jun 2008	55.3	Appointed	Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller	Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul
11 Jun 2008	51.3	Appointed	Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Baia
2 Jul 2008	65.7	Appointed	Paulo Antônio de Conto	Bishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul
2 Jul 2008	61.4	Appointed	Romualdo Matias Kujawski	Coadjutor Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins
5 Jul 2008	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo
9 Jul 2008	79.9	Died	José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro
23 Jul 2008	50.7	Appointed	Antônio Emidio Vilar, S.D.B.	Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso
23 Jul 2008	77.1	Retired	José Vieira de Lima, T.O.R.	Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jul 2008	65.7	Ordained Bishop	Irineu Gassen, O.F.M.	Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul
30 Jul 2008	62.7	Appointed	Luiz Antônio Guedes	Bishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo
30 Jul 2008	75.6	Retired	Emílio Pignoli	Bishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo	Bishop Emeritus
2 Aug 2008	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller	Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul
6 Aug 2008	78.5	Died	Affonso Felippe Gregory †	Bishop Emeritus of Imperatriz, Maranho
10 Aug 2008	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S.	Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul
15 Aug 2008	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Philip E. R. Dickmans	Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins
15 Aug 2008	61.6	Ordained Bishop	Romualdo Matias Kujawski	Coadjutor Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins
17 Aug 2008	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena	Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba
17 Aug 2008	50.2	Installed	Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo
24 Aug 2008	65.8	Installed	Irineu Gassen, O.F.M.	Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul
31 Aug 2008	44.9	Installed	Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena	Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba
3 Sep 2008	48.9	Succeeded	Sérgio da Rocha	Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui
3 Sep 2008	74.8	Resigned	Celso José Pinto da Silva	Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui	Archbishop Emeritus
27 Sep 2008	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Emidio Vilar, S.D.B.	Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso
29 Sep 2008	82.6	Died	Antônio Sarto, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso
8 Oct 2008	55.4	Appointed	Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
25 Oct 2008	50.9	Installed	Antônio Emidio Vilar, S.D.B.	Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso

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