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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
22 Jun 201559.2AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic ofApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
19 Mar 201653.3AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to SénégalApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
53.3AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Delegate to MauritaniaApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
9 Jul 201653.6AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to Cape VerdeApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
22 Aug 201653.7AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to Guinea-BissauApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
9 Dec 201654.0ResignedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Delegate to MauritaniaApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
1 Jan 201778.9CeasedAntonio Maria VegliòPresident of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant PeopleCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
12 Mar 201794.8DiedLuigi Barbarito †Apostolic Nuncio
13 May 201754.4AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to MauritaniaApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
1 Jul 201765.0AppointedGiuseppe PintoApostolic Nuncio to CroatiaApostolic Nuncio
15 Feb 201850.0AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to NicaraguaApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
50.0AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagTitular Archbishop of Traiectum ad MosamApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
19 Mar 201850.1Ordained BishopWaldemar Stanisław SommertagTitular Archbishop of Traiectum ad MosamApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
27 Sep 201862.5AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Nuncio to ColombiaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
16 Apr 201966.8ResignedGiuseppe PintoApostolic Nuncio to CroatiaApostolic Nuncio
11 Jul 202067.1ResignedJosé Câmnate na BissignBishop of BissauBishop Emeritus
56.5AppointedJosé Lampra CàApostolic Administrator of BissauBishop
31 Jul 202068.1ResignedGiuseppe PintoApostolic Nuncio
31 Mar 202166.4DiedPedro Carlos Zilli, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Bafatá
10 Dec 202157.9AppointedJosé Lampra CàBishop of Bissau
29 Jan 202258.0InstalledJosé Lampra CàBishop of Bissau
4 Mar 202284.0AppointedAntonio Maria VegliòCardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in PalatioCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
6 Mar 202254.0CeasedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to NicaraguaApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
3 May 202259.4AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
6 Sep 202254.5AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
54.5AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to Cape VerdeApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
54.5AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to Guinea-BissauApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
54.5AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to MauritaniaApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
4 Dec 202291.4DiedPablo Puente Buces †Apostolic Nuncio
25 Feb 202366.9AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
8 Mar 202557.8AppointedVíctor Luís Quematcha, O.F.M.Bishop of Bafatá
28 Jun 202558.1Ordained BishopVíctor Luís Quematcha, O.F.M.Bishop of Bafatá

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