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Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
11 Oct 1992	71.8	Died	Ignatius Ghattas, B.S. †	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA
19 Jan 1994	68.4	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
8 Jun 1996	56.5	Appointed	Paul Nabil Sayah	Archbishop of Haifa e Terra Santa (Maronite)
5 Oct 1996	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Paul Nabil Sayah	Archbishop of Haifa e Terra Santa (Maronite)
23 Jul 1997	76.6	Retired	Maximos Salloum †	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite)	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Mar 1998	72.5	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
7 Mar 1998	72.5	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
6 Jun 1998	59.9	Appointed	Pietro Sambi	Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
	59.9	Appointed	Pietro Sambi	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
	59.9	Appointed	Pietro Sambi	Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
29 Jul 1998	70.2	Appointed	Pierre Mouallem, M.S.P.	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite)	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Apr 1999	62.0	Appointed	Antonio Franco	Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
22 Nov 2000	92.5	Retired	Maximos V (George) Hakim †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus
17 Apr 2001	75.6	Retired	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
17 Apr 2001	75.6	Retired	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
29 Jun 2001	93.1	Died	Maximos V (George) Hakim †	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
20 Apr 2002	44.8	Appointed	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Titular Bishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti	Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite), Lebanon
20 Apr 2002	44.8	Appointed	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)	Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite), Lebanon
23 Jun 2002	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Titular Bishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti	Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite), Lebanon
21 Mar 2003	45.7	Appointed	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Apostolic Administrator of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite)	Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite), Lebanon
18 Jul 2003	75.2	Retired	Pierre Mouallem, M.S.P.	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite)	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Oct 2004	83.9	Died	Maximos Salloum †	Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite)
31 May 2005	79.8	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
10 Jun 2005	88.8	Died	Joseph-Marie Raya †	Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite)
17 Dec 2005	67.5	Appointed	Pietro Sambi	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
19 Dec 2005	48.5	Resigned	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)	Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite), Lebanon
21 Jan 2006	68.8	Appointed	Antonio Franco	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
	68.8	Appointed	Antonio Franco	Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
	68.8	Appointed	Antonio Franco	Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
7 Feb 2006	66.2	Appointed	Elias Chacour	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite)
7 Feb 2006	48.6	Resigned	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Apostolic Administrator of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite)	Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite), Lebanon
17 Feb 2006	66.2	Confirmed	Elias Chacour	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite)
25 Feb 2006	66.2	Ordained Bishop	Elias Chacour	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite)
24 Mar 2006	80.6	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
24 Mar 2006	80.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
17 Jul 2006	80.9	Installed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
17 Oct 2006	49.3	Appointed	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite), Lebanon

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