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Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Mar 2001	87.9	Died	Joost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Abercorn, Zambia
11 Apr 2001	45.8	Appointed	Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht	Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden
11 Apr 2001	45.8	Appointed	Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Mauretania	Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden
2 Jun 2001	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Mauretania	Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden
21 Jul 2001	55.5	Appointed	Joseph Maria Punt	Bishop of Haarlem
20 Dec 2001	94.4	Died	Theodorus Gerardus Antonius Hendriksen †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht
26 Feb 2002	77.6	Appointed	Edward Idris Cassidy	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
8 Mar 2002	79.6	Died	Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. †	Prelate Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines
8 May 2002	69.8	Died	Tiago Postma †	Bishop Emeritus of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
23 Nov 2002	61.2	Appointed	Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M.	Bishop of Ngong, Kenya
30 Nov 2002	60.7	Appointed	Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap.	Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia
30 Nov 2002	60.7	Appointed	Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Respecta	Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia
25 Jan 2003	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M.	Bishop of Ngong, Kenya
11 Feb 2003	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Respecta	Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia
11 Apr 2003	80.8	Died	Joannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)
20 Apr 2003	81.5	Died	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
29 Dec 2003	81.7	Died	Joseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
12 Nov 2004	65.5	Appointed	Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker	Bishop of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
30 Jan 2005	65.8	Ordained Bishop	Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker	Bishop of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
1 Apr 2005	87.9	Died	Petrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia
27 Aug 2005	75.0	Retired	Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Aug 2006	96.9	Died	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
9 Sep 2006	42.7	Appointed	Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende	Coadjutor Bishop of Breda	Bishop
25 Nov 2006	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende	Coadjutor Bishop of Breda	Bishop
15 Jan 2007	74.8	Retired	Henry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M.	Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
14 Apr 2007	75.4	Retired	Adrianus Johannes Simonis	Archbishop of Utrecht	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
17 Jun 2007	87.9	Died	Angelo Felici †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
30 Oct 2007	75.1	Retired	Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen	Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland	Bishop Emeritus
31 Oct 2007	71.9	Resigned	Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens	Bishop of Breda	Bishop Emeritus
31 Oct 2007	43.8	Succeeded	Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende	Bishop of Breda
11 Dec 2007	54.5	Appointed	Willem Jacobus Eijk	Archbishop of Utrecht
26 Jan 2008	54.6	Installed	Willem Jacobus Eijk	Archbishop of Utrecht
21 Apr 2008	84.0	Died	Alphonsus Maria Henricus Antonius Castermans †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond
18 Jun 2008	53.0	Appointed	Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte	Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden
13 Sep 2008	53.3	Installed	Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte	Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden

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