Jordan

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
9 Sep 1968	54.3	Appointed	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)
9 Sep 1968	54.3	Appointed	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Titular Archbishop of Scythopolis	Archbishop Emeritus of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)
29 Sep 1968	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Titular Archbishop of Scythopolis	Archbishop Emeritus of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)
3 Jul 1970	24.2	Ordained Priest	Fernando Filoni	Priest of Nardò, Italy	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
10 Aug 1970	82.8	Died	Mikhayl Assaf †	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)
15 Oct 1970	56.4	Appointed	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Jun 1972	23.9	Ordained Priest	Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham	Priest of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine	Bishop of Tunis, Tunisia
13 Jun 1975	23.9	Ordained Priest	Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader	Priest of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine	Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
3 Jun 1978	25.2	Ordained Priest	Francis Assisi Chullikatt	Priest of Verapoly, India	Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan
12 Jul 1987	31.6	Ordained Priest	Yasser Ayyash	Priest of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)	Archbishop
24 Aug 1992	78.2	Retired	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)	Archbishop Emeritus
26 Aug 1992	61.9	Appointed	Georges El-Murr, B.C.	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)	Archbishop Emeritus
23 Oct 1992	62.0	Ordained Bishop	Georges El-Murr, B.C.	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)	Archbishop Emeritus
23 Jul 1994	52.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Titular Archbishop of Numana	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
	52.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
	52.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
7 Oct 1994	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Titular Archbishop of Numana	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
11 Nov 2000	58.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
17 Jan 2001	54.8	Appointed	Fernando Filoni	Titular Archbishop of Volturnum	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
	54.8	Appointed	Fernando Filoni	Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
	54.8	Appointed	Fernando Filoni	Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
19 Mar 2001	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Filoni	Titular Archbishop of Volturnum	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
6 Mar 2003	88.8	Died	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)
8 Sep 2005	57.1	Appointed	Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham	Bishop of Tunis, Tunisia
2 Oct 2005	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham	Bishop of Tunis, Tunisia
25 Feb 2006	59.9	Appointed	Fernando Filoni	Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
29 Apr 2006	53.1	Appointed	Francis Assisi Chullikatt	Titular Archbishop of Ostra	Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan
	53.1	Appointed	Francis Assisi Chullikatt	Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan
	53.1	Appointed	Francis Assisi Chullikatt	Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq	Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan
25 Jun 2006	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Francis Assisi Chullikatt	Titular Archbishop of Ostra	Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan
9 Jun 2007	61.2	Appointed	Fernando Filoni	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
18 Jun 2007	76.7	Retired	Georges El-Murr, B.C.	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Jun 2007	51.5	Appointed	Yasser Ayyash	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)
26 Jun 2007	51.6	Confirmed	Yasser Ayyash	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)
13 Oct 2007	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Yasser Ayyash	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite)
22 Dec 2007	65.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
24 May 2008	56.8	Appointed	Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader	Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
17 Jul 2008	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader	Archbishop of Alger, Algeria

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