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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
16 Feb 202662.1AppointedTeodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
28 Feb 202660.8InstalledJosé Roberto Fortes PalauArchbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo
2 Mar 202686.0RetiredVartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
86.0RetiredVartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator of Latin America and Mexico {America Latina e Messico} (Armenian)Bishop Emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
79.8RetiredOrlando BrandesArchbishop of Aparecida, Sao PauloArchbishop Emeritus
59.3AppointedMário Antônio da SilvaArchbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo
76.4AppointedOdilo Pedro SchererApostolic Administrator of Latin America and Mexico {America Latina e Messico} (Armenian)Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo
7 Mar 202662.3InstalledMarco Aurélio GubiottiArchbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
13 Mar 202649.6AppointedJefferson Santos PinheiroAuxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe
49.6AppointedJefferson Santos PinheiroTitular Bishop of TagariaAuxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe
21 Mar 202665.8Ordained BishopMilton Zonta, S.D.S.Coadjutor Bishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina
24 Mar 202660.4AppointedManoel de Oliveira Soares FilhoBishop of Castanhal, Para
75.5RetiredCarlos VerzelettiBishop of Castanhal, ParaBishop Emeritus
1 May 202655.3Ordained BishopJosé Silvio de BritoTitular Bishop of MenefessiAuxiliary Bishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
2 May 202659.5InstalledMário Antônio da SilvaArchbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo
13 May 202698.0DiedBoutros Habib Mouallem, S.M.S.P. †Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel
61.0AppointedEdilson Soares NobreBishop of Guarabira, Paraiba
20 May 202648.2AppointedFabricio do Prado NunesAuxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military
48.2AppointedFabricio do Prado NunesTitular Bishop of TadamataAuxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military
30 May 202649.8Ordained BishopJefferson Santos PinheiroTitular Bishop of TagariaAuxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe
1 Jun 202672.2AppointedPedro Brito GuimarãesApostolic Administrator of Porto Nacional, TocatinsArchbishop of Palmas, Tocatins
72.9ResignedJosé Moreira da SilvaBishop of Porto Nacional, TocatinsBishop Emeritus
1 Jul 202658.1AppointedAntônio Fontinele de MeloApostolic Administrator of Rio Branco, AcreBishop
73.7ResignedJoaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R.Bishop of Rio Branco, AcreBishop Emeritus
4 Jul 202661.1InstalledEdilson Soares NobreBishop of Guarabira, Paraiba
15 Aug 202648.5Ordained BishopFabricio do Prado NunesTitular Bishop of TadamataAuxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military
8 Sep 202654.3AppointedJúlio César Gomes MoreiraBishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias
54.0AppointedJosé Paulino Francisco NetoBishop of Porto Nacional, TocatinsBishop-Elect
18 Sep 202658.3AppointedAntônio Fontinele de MeloBishop of Rio Branco, Acre
21 Sep 202690.0DiedDadeus Grings †Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
23 Sep 202658.6AppointedSilvio Pereira CastroAuxiliary Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao PauloAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
58.6AppointedSilvio Pereira CastroTitular Bishop of MaurianaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo
25 Sep 202667.9AppointedGiovanni Crippa, I.M.C.Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas
26 Sep 2026100.1DiedPedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto †Archbishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana
1 Oct 202682.3DiedAntônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Itapipoca, Ceara
7 Oct 202667.8ResignedMiguel Ângelo Freitas RibeiroBishop of Oliveira, Minas GeraisBishop Emeritus
58.4SucceededAntônio Carlos PaivaBishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais
7 Nov 202654.5InstalledJúlio César Gomes MoreiraBishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias
28 Nov 202654.2Ordained BishopJosé Paulino Francisco NetoBishop of Porto Nacional, TocatinsBishop-Elect
19 Dec 202672.8CeasedPedro Brito GuimarãesApostolic Administrator of Porto Nacional, TocatinsArchbishop of Palmas, Tocatins
54.3InstalledJosé Paulino Francisco NetoBishop of Porto Nacional, TocatinsBishop-Elect
58.8Ordained BishopSilvio Pereira CastroTitular Bishop of MaurianaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo

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