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Recent Bishop Events


DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
17 Nov 201191.6DiedJosé de Aquino PereiraBishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo
21 Nov 201163.4AppointedFilippo SantoroArchbishop of Taranto, Italy
23 Nov 201175.5RetiredLuiz Gonzaga BergonziniBishop of Guarulhos, Sao PauloBishop Emeritus
61.8AppointedJoaquim Justino CarreiraBishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo
30 Nov 201162.4AppointedEsmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del PradoArchbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia
75.9RetiredMoacyr Grechi, O.S.M.Archbishop of Porto Velho, RondoniaArchbishop Emeritus
76.1RetiredAlano Maria Pena, O.P.Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de JaneiroArchbishop Emeritus
55.7AppointedJosé Francisco Rezende DiasArchbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
8 Dec 201148.0SucceededBenedito AraújoBishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia
74.7ResignedGeraldo João Paulo Roger VerdierBishop of Guajará-Mirim, RondoniaBishop Emeritus
14 Dec 201150.0AppointedJoão Santos CardosoBishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui
21 Dec 201175.7RetiredMatias Patrício de MacêdoArchbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do NorteArchbishop Emeritus
45.0AppointedJoão Justino de Medeiros SilvaAuxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
45.0AppointedJoão Justino de Medeiros SilvaTitular Bishop of TulliaAuxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
54.2AppointedJoaquim Wladimir Lopes DiasAuxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
54.2AppointedJoaquim Wladimir Lopes DiasTitular Bishop of SitaAuxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
52.2AppointedRubens Sevilha, O.C.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
52.2AppointedRubens Sevilha, O.C.D.Titular Bishop of IdassaAuxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
64.7AppointedJaime Vieira RochaArchbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
28 Dec 201161.6AppointedRemídio José BohnBishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
58.0AppointedVital Chitolina, S.C.I.Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso
75.2RetiredIrineu Silvio Wilges, O.F.M.Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do SulBishop Emeritus
5 Jan 201263.5InstalledFilippo SantoroArchbishop of Taranto, Italy
10 Jan 201283.8DiedJosé Freire de Oliveira NetoBishop Emeritus of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte
11 Jan 201271.3AppointedLorenzo BaldisseriSecretary of the Congregation for Bishops
10 Feb 201257.1AppointedGiovanni d’AnielloApostolic Nuncio to Brazil
11 Feb 201245.1Ordained BishopJoão Justino de Medeiros SilvaTitular Bishop of TulliaAuxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
12 Feb 201250.2Ordained BishopJoão Santos CardosoBishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui
18 Feb 201264.8Elevated to CardinalJoão Bráz de AvizPrefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
26 Feb 201261.8InstalledRemídio José BohnBishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
4 Mar 201254.4Ordained BishopJoaquim Wladimir Lopes DiasTitular Bishop of SitaAuxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
17 Mar 201250.3InstalledJoão Santos CardosoBishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui
18 Mar 201252.5Ordained BishopRubens Sevilha, O.C.D.Titular Bishop of IdassaAuxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo

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