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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
17 Dec 200567.5AppointedPietro SambiApostolic Nuncio to United States of America
21 Jan 200668.8AppointedAntonio FrancoApostolic Nuncio to Israel
68.8AppointedAntonio FrancoApostolic Nuncio to CyprusApostolic Nuncio to Israel
68.8AppointedAntonio FrancoApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineApostolic Nuncio to Israel
9 Feb 200659.8AppointedGeorges Michel BakarVicar Apostolic of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
59.8AppointedGeorges Michel BakarTitular Archbishop of Pelusium dei Greco-MelkitiVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
15 Mar 200671.0AppointedKévork Khazoumian, I.C.P.B.Coadjutor Archbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
24 Mar 200659.9Ordained BishopGeorges Michel BakarTitular Archbishop of Pelusium dei Greco-MelkitiVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
80.6AppointedAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloCardinal-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}
80.6Elevated to CardinalAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
17 Jul 200680.9InstalledAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloCardinal-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}
9 Jun 200775.5RetiredKamal Hanna BathishAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
5 Jan 200861.7ResignedGeorges Michel BakarVicar Apostolic of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
2 Feb 200877.6RetiredIgnace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-AhadPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus
24 May 200856.8AppointedGhaleb Moussa Abdalla BaderArchbishop of Alger, Algeria
4 Jun 200867.0AppointedJoseph Jules ZereyVicar Apostolic of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
21 Jun 200875.3RetiredMichel SabbahPatriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}Patriarch Emeritus
67.7SucceededFouad TwalPatriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}
17 Jul 200857.0Ordained BishopGhaleb Moussa Abdalla BaderArchbishop of Alger, Algeria
10 Jan 200986.6DiedPio LaghiCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)
3 Jul 200983.9RetiredAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloArchpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus
31 Mar 201059.9AppointedWilliam Hanna ShomaliAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}
59.9AppointedWilliam Hanna ShomaliTitular Bishop of LyddaAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}
13 Apr 201090.2DiedAndré Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B. †Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Jerusalem and Amman {Gerusalemme e Amman} (Armenian)
22 May 201061.8AppointedMaroun Elias Nimeh LahhamArchbishop of Tunis, TunisiaAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}
27 May 201060.0Ordained BishopWilliam Hanna ShomaliTitular Bishop of LyddaAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}
6 Jun 201171.4SelectedPaul Nabil El-SayahCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
24 Jun 201164.7AppointedRaphaël François Minassian, I.C.P.B.Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia
64.7AppointedRaphaël François Minassian, I.C.P.B.Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia degli ArmeniOrdinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia
25 Jun 201171.5ConfirmedPaul Nabil El-SayahCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
16 Jul 201164.7Ordained BishopRaphaël François Minassian, I.C.P.B.Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia degli ArmeniOrdinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia
27 Jul 201173.1DiedPietro SambiApostolic Nuncio to United States of America
19 Jan 201263.5AppointedMaroun Elias Nimeh LahhamAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}
63.5AppointedMaroun Elias Nimeh LahhamTitular Archbishop of MedabaAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}
76.8RetiredSalim SayeghAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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