Iran, Islamic Republic of

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
25 Mar 1997	63.7	Appointed	John Bulaitis †	Apostolic Nuncio to Albania	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
6 Dec 1997	54.6	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
	54.6	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
	54.6	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Mali	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
	54.6	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
7 Feb 1999	54.0	Succeeded	Ramzi Garmou	Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean)
7 Feb 1999	84.6	Died	Youhannan Semaan Issayi †	Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean)
Apr 1999	75.4	Retired	Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
12 Apr 1999	78.1	Died	Vartan Tekeyan, I.C.P.B. †	Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan) (Armenian)
15 May 1999	75.0	Retired	Ernesto Gallina †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Official Emeritus
16 Jul 1999	64.5	Appointed	Angelo Mottola	Titular Archbishop of Cercina	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Montenegro
16 Jul 1999	64.5	Appointed	Angelo Mottola	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Montenegro
21 Sep 1999	64.7	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Mottola	Titular Archbishop of Cercina	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Montenegro
27 Sep 2000	68.4	Appointed	Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.	Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan) (Armenian)	Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia
28 Jan 2001	68.8	Ordained Bishop	Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.	Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan) (Armenian)	Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia
31 Oct 2001	58.5	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
16 May 2002	78.0	Died	Ernesto Gallina †	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
7 Jan 2003	70.7	Appointed	Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Greece (Armenian)	Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia
4 Dec 2004	96.5	Died	Kevin William Barden, O.P. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ispahan
30 Dec 2004	90.0	Died	Salvatore Asta †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
2 Apr 2005	73.0	Appointed	Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.	Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia	Ordinary Emeritus
2 Apr 2005	73.0	Appointed	Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.	Titular Archbishop of Adana degli Armeni	Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia
16 Mar 2006	82.3	Died	Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iran
25 Jan 2007	72.0	Appointed	Angelo Mottola	Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
10 Oct 2007	64.4	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
13 Oct 2007	79.5	Retired	Giovanni De Andrea †	Vice President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See	Vice President Emeritus
26 Jul 2008	75.1	Retired	John Bulaitis †	Apostolic Nuncio to Albania	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
6 Jan 2010	77.7	Retired	Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.	Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia	Ordinary Emeritus
17 Feb 2010	75.1	Resigned	Angelo Mottola	Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
25 Dec 2010	77.5	Died	John Bulaitis †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
10 Jun 2011	72.2	Appointed	Hanna Zora	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada	Bishop
19 Jan 2012	83.7	Died	Giovanni De Andrea †	Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See