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Recent Bishop Events


DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
27 Jun 202575.5RetiredJesús Esteban Catalá IbáñezBishop of MálagaBishop Emeritus
57.3AppointedJosé Antonio Satué HuertoBishop of Málaga
9 Jul 202561.4AppointedAbilio Martínez VareaBishop of Ciudad Real
76.7RetiredGerardo Melgar ViciosaBishop of Ciudad RealBishop Emeritus
19 Jul 202552.6Ordained BishopDaniel Palau ValeroBishop of Lleida
13 Aug 202593.6DiedCipriano García Fernández, O.S.A. †Prelate Emeritus of Cafayate, Argentina
13 Sep 202557.6InstalledJosé Antonio Satué HuertoBishop of Málaga
15 Sep 202564.9AppointedPiero PioppoApostolic Nuncio to Spain
64.9AppointedPiero PioppoApostolic Nuncio to AndorraApostolic Nuncio to Spain
1 Oct 202550.1DiedJosé Antonio Álvarez SánchezAuxiliary Bishop of Madrid
22 Nov 202550.9AppointedRamón Darío Valdivia JiménezApostolic Administrator of Cádiz y CeutaAuxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}
76.3RetiredRafael Zornoza BoyBishop of Cádiz y CeutaBishop Emeritus
25 Nov 202576.3DiedBernardo Álvarez AfonsoBishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife
27 Nov 202585.4DiedFrancisco Gil HellínArchbishop Emeritus of Burgos
5 Dec 202590.7DiedMario Busquets JordáPrelate Emeritus of Chuquibamba, Peru
11 Dec 202569.9AppointedAndrés Carrascosa CosoApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
30 Dec 202579.8RetiredJoaquín Mariano SucunzaAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31 Jan 202669.4AppointedManuel Nin Güell, O.S.B.Apostolic Exarch of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
3 Feb 202656.0AppointedCésar Luis Caro PuértolasApostolic Administrator of San José del Amazonas, Peru
73.9ResignedJosé Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F.Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
5 Feb 202686.6DiedAntonio Arregui YarzaArchbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
20 Feb 202694.4DiedJosé Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R. †Prelate Emeritus of Bocas del Toro, Panama
21 Feb 202669.5InstalledManuel Nin Güell, O.S.B.Apostolic Exarch of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
12 Mar 202664.5AppointedLuis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A.Almoner of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity
64.5AppointedLuis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A.Titular Archbishop of SulianaAlmoner of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity
64.5AppointedLuis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A.Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of CharityAlmoner
15 May 202666.3AppointedPatricio Larrosa MartosBishop of Danlí, HondurasBishop-Elect
25 May 202661.7AppointedSantiago Ignacio De Wit GuzmánApostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
25 Jul 202666.5Ordained BishopPatricio Larrosa MartosBishop of Danlí, HondurasBishop-Elect

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