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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
2 Feb 200877.6RetiredIgnace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-AhadPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus
77.6RetiredIgnace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-AhadBishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
24 May 200856.8AppointedGhaleb Moussa Abdalla BaderArchbishop of Alger, Algeria
4 Jun 200867.0AppointedJoseph Jules ZereyProtosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
21 Jun 200875.3RetiredMichel SabbahPatriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}Patriarch Emeritus
67.7SucceededFouad Boutros TwalPatriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}
17 Jul 200857.0Ordained BishopGhaleb Moussa Abdalla BaderArchbishop of Alger, Algeria
10 Jan 200986.6DiedPio Laghi †Cardinal, 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 Sambi †Apostolic 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
8 May 201289.5DiedWilliam Aquin Carew †Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Japan
16 Jun 201258.3ConfirmedMoussa El-Hage, O.A.M.Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel
58.3ConfirmedMoussa El-Hage, O.A.M.Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine {Gerusalemme e Palestina} (Maronite)Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel
58.3ConfirmedMoussa El-Hage, O.A.M.Patriarchal Exarch of Jordan {Giordania} (Maronite)Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel
28 Jul 201258.4Ordained BishopMoussa El-Hage, O.A.M.Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel
18 Aug 201275.4RetiredAntonio FrancoApostolic Nuncio to IsraelApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
75.4RetiredAntonio FrancoApostolic Nuncio to CyprusApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Israel
75.4RetiredAntonio FrancoApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Israel
70.2AppointedGiuseppe LazzarottoApostolic Nuncio to Israel
70.2AppointedGiuseppe LazzarottoApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineApostolic Nuncio to Israel
30 Aug 201270.3AppointedGiuseppe LazzarottoApostolic Nuncio to CyprusApostolic Nuncio to Israel
21 Feb 201364.8AppointedIlario AntoniazziArchbishop of Tunis, Tunisia
16 Mar 201364.9Ordained BishopIlario AntoniazziArchbishop of Tunis, Tunisia
7 Apr 201365.0InstalledIlario AntoniazziArchbishop of Tunis, Tunisia

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