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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
26 Mar 200873.1AppointedThomas Kwaku MensahArchbishop of KumasiArchbishop Emeritus
75.1RetiredPeter Kwasi SarpongArchbishop of KumasiArchbishop Emeritus
47.8AppointedGabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeBishop of ObuasiArchbishop of Kumasi
29 Mar 200854.3Ordained BishopDominic Nyarko YeboahBishop of Techiman
1 May 200851.8Ordained BishopLéon Kalenga BadikebeleTitular Archbishop of MagnetumApostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
12 Feb 200976.1RetiredGregory E. KpiebayaArchbishop of TamaleArchbishop Emeritus
60.4AppointedPhilip NaamehArchbishop of Tamale
24 Oct 200961.0AppointedPeter Kodwo Appiah TurksonCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
23 Dec 200971.0DiedLucas Abadamloora †Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga
19 Jan 201053.8AppointedGabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D.Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom
53.8AppointedGabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D.Titular Bishop of ItaVicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom
17 Apr 201054.1Ordained BishopGabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D.Titular Bishop of ItaVicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom
31 May 201068.1AppointedMatthias Kobena NketsiahArchbishop of Cape Coast
24 Jul 201068.3InstalledMatthias Kobena NketsiahArchbishop of Cape Coast
17 Dec 201049.1AppointedPeter Paul Yelezuome AngkyierBishop of Damongo
25 Mar 201149.3Ordained BishopPeter Paul Yelezuome AngkyierBishop of Damongo
5 Apr 201152.2AppointedAlfred AgyentaBishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga
10 May 201175.1RetiredIvan DiasPrefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
29 Jun 201152.4Ordained BishopAlfred AgyentaBishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga
1 Oct 201169.0AppointedGiuseppe BertelloCardinal, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
69.0AppointedGiuseppe BertelloPresident of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City StateCardinal, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
14 Dec 201166.5ResignedJohn Martin Darko †Bishop of Sekondi-TakoradiBishop Emeritus
69.7AppointedMatthias Kobena NketsiahApostolic Administrator of Sekondi-TakoradiArchbishop of Cape Coast
15 Dec 201171.8AppointedAndré Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
18 Feb 201269.4AppointedGiuseppe BertelloCardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e CrescenziaCardinal, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
69.4Elevated to CardinalGiuseppe BertelloCardinal, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
14 May 201247.6AppointedDennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A.Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic
15 May 201277.3RetiredThomas Kwaku MensahArchbishop of KumasiArchbishop Emeritus
52.0AppointedGabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeArchbishop of Kumasi
17 Jun 201269.7InstalledGiuseppe BertelloCardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e CrescenziaCardinal, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
22 Jul 201247.8Ordained BishopDennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A.Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic
6 Nov 2012102.6DiedJoseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. †Bishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
12 Jan 201367.6DiedJohn Martin Darko †Bishop Emeritus of Sekondi-Takoradi
22 Feb 201356.6AppointedLéon Kalenga BadikebeleApostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
28 Feb 201364.4CeasedPeter Kodwo Appiah TurksonCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
16 Mar 201364.4ConfirmedPeter Kodwo Appiah TurksonCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
13 Apr 201356.7AppointedLéon Kalenga BadikebeleApostolic Nuncio to Belize, AntillesApostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
17 May 201384.0DiedDominic Kodwo Andoh †Archbishop Emeritus of Accra

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