Israel

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
7 Mar 1998	72.5	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus 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 Emeritus 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 Greek)	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 Greek), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus
17 Apr 2001	75.6	Retired	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus 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 Emeritus 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 Greek), 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 Greek), Lebanon
20 Apr 2002	44.8	Appointed	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), 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 Greek), Lebanon
21 Mar 2003	45.7	Appointed	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Apostolic Administrator of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
18 Jul 2003	75.2	Retired	Pierre Mouallem, M.S.P.	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Oct 2004	83.9	Died	Maximos Salloum †	Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek)
31 May 2005	79.8	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus
10 Jun 2005	88.8	Died	Joseph-Marie Raya †	Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek)
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.	Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), 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	Selected	Elias Chacour	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek)
7 Feb 2006	48.6	Resigned	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Apostolic Administrator of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
17 Feb 2006	66.2	Confirmed	Elias Chacour	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek)
25 Feb 2006	66.2	Ordained Bishop	Elias Chacour	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek)
24 Mar 2006	80.6	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico (Campitelli)	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus 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 Emeritus 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 (Campitelli)	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus 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 Greek), Lebanon
3 Jul 2009	83.9	Retired	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus
6 Jun 2011	71.4	Selected	Paul Nabil El-Sayah	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
25 Jun 2011	71.5	Confirmed	Paul Nabil El-Sayah	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
27 Jul 2011	73.1	Died	Pietro Sambi †	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America