Nicaragua

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
8 Feb 2001	54.5	Appointed	Henryk Józef Nowacki	Titular Archbishop of Blera	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua
8 Feb 2001	54.5	Appointed	Henryk Józef Nowacki	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua
19 Mar 2001	54.6	Ordained Bishop	Henryk Józef Nowacki	Titular Archbishop of Blera	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua
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}
31 Oct 2001	58.5	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
5 Feb 2002	75.0	Retired	Paolo Giglio	Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
24 Jun 2002	54.9	Appointed	David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap.	Auxiliary Bishop of Bluefields
24 Jun 2002	54.9	Appointed	David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli	Auxiliary Bishop of Bluefields
13 Sep 2002	55.2	Ordained Bishop	David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli	Auxiliary Bishop of Bluefields
15 Dec 2003	70.3	Appointed	Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier	Bishop of Granada
15 Dec 2003	76.5	Retired	Leovigildo López Fitoria, C.M.	Bishop of Granada	Bishop Emeritus
28 Oct 2004	39.5	Appointed	René Sócrates Sándigo Jiron	Bishop of Juigalpa
22 Jan 2005	39.8	Ordained Bishop	René Sócrates Sándigo Jiron	Bishop of Juigalpa
12 Feb 2005	50.6	Appointed	Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F.	Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama
12 Feb 2005	50.6	Appointed	Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Thabraca	Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama
19 Mar 2005	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Thabraca	Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama
1 Apr 2005	56.1	Appointed	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano	Archbishop of Managua
1 Apr 2005	79.2	Retired	Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Managua	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
10 May 2005	56.4	Appointed	Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M.	Bishop of Jinotega
10 May 2005	76.0	Retired	Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez	Bishop of Jinotega	Bishop Emeritus
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}
24 Jun 2005	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M.	Bishop of Jinotega
15 Oct 2005	44.6	Appointed	Jorge Solórzano Pérez	Bishop of Matagalpa
3 Dec 2005	44.7	Installed	Jorge Solórzano Pérez	Bishop of Matagalpa
17 Dec 2005	75.9	Retired	Gabriel Montalvo Higuera †	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
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}
2 Aug 2006	76.5	Died	Gabriel Montalvo Higuera †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to United States of America
10 Oct 2007	64.4	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
14 Nov 2007	88.2	Died	Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla †	Bishop Emeritus of Juigalpa
28 Nov 2007	61.3	Appointed	Henryk Józef Nowacki	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua
1 Mar 2008	85.6	Appointed	Lorenzo Antonetti	Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

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