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Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
13 Jan 2008	87.6	Installed	Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J.	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano
19 Jan 2008	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Bigastro	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid
20 Jan 2008	70.7	Installed	Lluís Martínez Sistach	Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano alle Catacombe	Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona
2 Feb 2008	55.5	Succeeded	Francisco González Hernández, O.P.	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
2 Feb 2008	66.9	Resigned	Juan José Larrañeta Olleta, O.P.	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
5 Feb 2008	75.8	Retired	Carmelo Echenagusia Uribe	Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	42.9	Appointed	Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa	Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao
	42.9	Appointed	Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa	Titular Bishop of Alava	Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao
9 Feb 2008	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Carrasco Rouco	Bishop of Lugo
10 Feb 2008	95.9	Died	Ramón Daumal Serra †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona
9 Mar 2008	69.5	Ordained Bishop	Mariano Moreno García, O.S.A.	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
27 Mar 2008	72.6	Resigned	Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso	Bishop of Babahoyo, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
5 Apr 2008	77.1	Installed	Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente	Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello	Cardinal, Archbishop of Valencia
12 Apr 2008	57.0	Appointed	Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru	Titular Bishop of Civitate	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
12 Apr 2008	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa	Titular Bishop of Alava	Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao
16 Apr 2008	76.4	Retired	José María Libório Camino Saracho	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Apr 2008	62.1	Appointed	Julio Parrilla Díaz	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
1 May 2008	57.1	Ordained Bishop	Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru	Titular Bishop of Civitate	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
	76.7	Retired	José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R.	Prelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama	Prelate Emeritus
	59.6	Appointed	Gerardo Melgar Viciosa	Bishop of Osma-Soria
9 May 2008	85.2	Died	Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Hwange, Zimbabwe
19 May 2008	52.5	Appointed	Miguel Maury Buendía	Titular Archbishop of Italica	Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan
19 May 2008	52.5	Appointed	Miguel Maury Buendía	Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan
5 Jun 2008	62.2	Ordained Bishop	Julio Parrilla Díaz	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
12 Jun 2008	52.6	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Maury Buendía	Titular Archbishop of Italica	Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan
30 Jun 2008	60.7	Appointed	Juan del Río Martín	Archbishop of Spain, Military
6 Jul 2008	59.8	Ordained Bishop	Gerardo Melgar Viciosa	Bishop of Osma-Soria
9 Jul 2008	64.2	Appointed	Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J.	Titular Archbishop of Thibica	Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
9 Jul 2008	64.2	Appointed	Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J.	Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
12 Jul 2008	52.6	Appointed	Miguel Maury Buendía	Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan	Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan
12 Jul 2008	52.6	Appointed	Miguel Maury Buendía	Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan	Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan
16 Jul 2008	62.1	Appointed	Francisco Pardo Artigas	Bishop of Girona
	68.8	Appointed	Juan Piris Frígola	Bishop of Lleida
	75.8	Retired	Carles Soler Perdigó	Bishop of Girona	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jul 2008	81.3	Died	Venancio Celestino Orbe Uriarte, C.P. †	Prelate Emeritus of Moyobamba, Peru
26 Jul 2008	64.3	Ordained Bishop	Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J.	Titular Archbishop of Thibica	Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
26 Jul 2008	67.4	Appointed	Ramiro Moliner Inglés	Apostolic Nuncio to Albania
19 Oct 2008	62.3	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Pardo Artigas	Bishop of Girona

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