The Year of Our Lord 2000

Bishop Events

July

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 71.3 Resigned Noel Desmond Daly † Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia Bishop Emeritus

60.2 Ordained Bishop Felice di Molfetta Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

33.4 Ordained Priest Geraldo Freire Soares, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil

52.8 Appointed José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru Bishop of Huaraz, Peru

2 Jul 40.7 Installed Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, S.J. Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia

34.8 Ordained Priest Xavier Maurice Henri Malle, Comm. l'Emm. Priest of Tours, France Bishop of Gap-Embrun, France

26.4 Ordained Priest Antonio Prieto Lucena Priest of Córdoba, Spain Bishop of Alcalá de Henares, Spain

72.3 Ceased Yves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. † Apostolic Administrator of Battambang, Cambodia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia

50.4 Ordained Bishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

3 Jul 52.8 Installed Domenico Caliandro Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy

58.9 Elected John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

56.2 Appointed Arthur Joseph Serratelli Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus of Paterson, New Jersey, USA

56.2 Appointed Arthur Joseph Serratelli Titular Bishop of Enera Bishop Emeritus of Paterson, New Jersey, USA

50.6 Appointed James Anthony Tamayo Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA

5 Jul 54.5 Appointed Victor Agbanou Bishop of Lokossa, Benin Bishop Emeritus

53.3 Ordained Bishop Jurij Bizjak Titular Bishop of Gergis Bishop of Koper, Slovenia

52.0 Appointed Dario Campos, O.F.M. Coadjutor Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

52.3 Appointed Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P. Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

76.6 Retired John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S. † Bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

65.9 Appointed Fernando José Penteado Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

44.8 Appointed José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. † Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil

51.4 Appointed Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I. Bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa

48.2 Appointed Singaroyan Sebastianappan Bishop of Salem, India Bishop Emeritus

77.0 Retired Conrado Walter, S.A.C. † Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

7 Jul 51.5 Appointed Gebhard Fürst Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany Bishop Emeritus

94.5 Died Giuseppe Petralia † Bishop Emeritus of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy

8 Jul 52.8 Appointed Antonio Mennini Titular Archbishop of Ferentium Official of the Secretariat of State

52.8 Appointed Antonio Mennini Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria Official of the Secretariat of State

25.5 Ordained Priest Reginei José Modolo Priest of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

53.4 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy

53.4 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Antilles Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy

53.4 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Antilles Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy

53.4 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Antilles Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy

53.4 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Antilles Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy

53.4 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Antilles Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy

53.4 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy

53.4 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Antilles Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy

10 Jul 90.1 Died Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda

79.3 Died Giovanni Pisanu † Bishop Emeritus of Ozieri, Italy

11 Jul 75.2 Retired Sebastian Acol Dalis † Auxiliary Bishop of Baguio, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

12 Jul 64.2 Appointed Matias Patrício de Macêdo Coadjutor Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

75.2 Retired Acácio Rodrigues Alves † Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

62.2 Appointed Genival Saraiva de França Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

13 Jul 53.2 Appointed Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France

39.3 Ordained Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez Titular Bishop of Theuzi Bishop of Granada, Nicaragua

14 Jul 70.3 Appointed Adam Joseph Maida Superior of Cayman Islands, Antilles Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

32.2 Ordained Priest Noel Andrew Rucastle Priest of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa

15 Jul 86.8 Died Francesco Amadio † Bishop Emeritus of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy

60.2 Installed Felice di Molfetta Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

69.8 Resigned Alwin Albert Hafner, M.S.F. † Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

27.1 Ordained Priest Linas (Genadijus) Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania

16 Jul 43.3 Ordained Bishop Anton Losinger Titular Bishop of Vazi-Sarra Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany

66.0 Installed Fernando José Penteado Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

18 Jul 87.8 Died Agustín Adolfo Herrera † Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, Argentina

19 Jul 45.1 Appointed Miguel Ángel Morán Aquino Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador

21 Jul 50.5 Appointed Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M. Bishop of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop Emeritus

60.5 Appointed Daniel Caro Borda Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Soacha, Colombia

60.5 Appointed Daniel Caro Borda Titular Bishop of Rusibisir Bishop Emeritus of Soacha, Colombia

57.6 Appointed Julian Gbur, S.V.D. † Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine

40.5 Incardinated Vasyl Ivasyuk Priest of Sokal (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine

51.3 Appointed Mychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R. Bishop of Sokal (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine

51.6 Ordained Bishop Carlos Humberto Malfa Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

22 Jul 32.4 Ordained Priest Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil

33.7 Ordained Priest Ernest Anaezichukwu Obodo Priest of Enugu, Nigeria Auxiliary Bishop

54.4 Appointed Joaquín Mariano Sucunza Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

54.4 Appointed Joaquín Mariano Sucunza Titular Bishop of Saetabis Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

39.7 Ordained Priest Richard Adrian Walker Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

23 Jul 76.6 Died Pompeu Bezerra Bessa † Bishop Emeritus of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil

70.8 Died Johannes Dyba † Bishop of Fulda, Germany

79.7 Died Heinrich von Soden-Fraunhofen † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

24 Jul 85.7 Died Pedro Nel Ramirez Posada, O.A.R. † Priest of Pasto, Colombia Prefect Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia

31.0 Ordained Priest Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea

26 Jul 60.2 Succeeded Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S. Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

62.4 Succeeded José Doth de Oliveira † Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

55.8 Appointed Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

76.9 Retired David Picão † Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.1 Retired José Mauro Ramalho de Alarcón Santiago † Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

28 Jul 56.9 Installed Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D. Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

29 Jul 58.9 Installed Vito De Grisantis † Bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy

51.7 Installed Carlos Humberto Malfa Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

27.5 Ordained Priest Arkadiusz Trochanowski Priest of Wrocław-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland Bishop of Olsztyn-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland

30 Jul 45.2 Ordained Bishop Damian Denis Dallu Bishop of Geita, Tanzania Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania

42.8 Ordained Bishop Maurício Grotto de Camargo Coadjutor Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

31 Jul 72.7 Died Armando Trindade † Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	71.3	Resigned	Noel Desmond Daly †	Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
60.2	Ordained Bishop	Felice di Molfetta	Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
33.4	Ordained Priest	Geraldo Freire Soares, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil
52.8	Appointed	José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona	Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru	Bishop of Huaraz, Peru
2 Jul	40.7	Installed	Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, S.J.	Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia
34.8	Ordained Priest	Xavier Maurice Henri Malle, Comm. l'Emm.	Priest of Tours, France	Bishop of Gap-Embrun, France
26.4	Ordained Priest	Antonio Prieto Lucena	Priest of Córdoba, Spain	Bishop of Alcalá de Henares, Spain
72.3	Ceased	Yves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. †	Apostolic Administrator of Battambang, Cambodia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Douglas William Young, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari	Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
3 Jul	52.8	Installed	Domenico Caliandro	Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
58.9	Elected	John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap.	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
56.2	Appointed	Arthur Joseph Serratelli	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Paterson, New Jersey, USA
56.2	Appointed	Arthur Joseph Serratelli	Titular Bishop of Enera	Bishop Emeritus of Paterson, New Jersey, USA
50.6	Appointed	James Anthony Tamayo	Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA
5 Jul	54.5	Appointed	Victor Agbanou	Bishop of Lokossa, Benin	Bishop Emeritus
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Jurij Bizjak	Titular Bishop of Gergis	Bishop of Koper, Slovenia
52.0	Appointed	Dario Campos, O.F.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
52.3	Appointed	Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P.	Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
76.6	Retired	John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S. †	Bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
65.9	Appointed	Fernando José Penteado	Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
44.8	Appointed	José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. †	Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
51.4	Appointed	Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I.	Bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
48.2	Appointed	Singaroyan Sebastianappan	Bishop of Salem, India	Bishop Emeritus
77.0	Retired	Conrado Walter, S.A.C. †	Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jul	51.5	Appointed	Gebhard Fürst	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
94.5	Died	Giuseppe Petralia †	Bishop Emeritus of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
8 Jul	52.8	Appointed	Antonio Mennini	Titular Archbishop of Ferentium	Official of the Secretariat of State
52.8	Appointed	Antonio Mennini	Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria	Official of the Secretariat of State
25.5	Ordained Priest	Reginei José Modolo	Priest of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
53.4	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
53.4	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Antilles	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
53.4	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Antilles	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
53.4	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Antilles	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
53.4	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Antilles	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
53.4	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Antilles	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
53.4	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
53.4	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Antilles	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
10 Jul	90.1	Died	Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda
79.3	Died	Giovanni Pisanu †	Bishop Emeritus of Ozieri, Italy
11 Jul	75.2	Retired	Sebastian Acol Dalis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Baguio, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
12 Jul	64.2	Appointed	Matias Patrício de Macêdo	Coadjutor Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
75.2	Retired	Acácio Rodrigues Alves †	Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
62.2	Appointed	Genival Saraiva de França	Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
13 Jul	53.2	Appointed	Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
39.3	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Solórzano Pérez	Titular Bishop of Theuzi	Bishop of Granada, Nicaragua
14 Jul	70.3	Appointed	Adam Joseph Maida	Superior of Cayman Islands, Antilles	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
32.2	Ordained Priest	Noel Andrew Rucastle	Priest of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa	Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa
15 Jul	86.8	Died	Francesco Amadio †	Bishop Emeritus of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy
60.2	Installed	Felice di Molfetta	Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
69.8	Resigned	Alwin Albert Hafner, M.S.F. †	Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
27.1	Ordained Priest	Linas (Genadijus) Vodopjanovas, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania
16 Jul	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Anton Losinger	Titular Bishop of Vazi-Sarra	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
66.0	Installed	Fernando José Penteado	Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jul	87.8	Died	Agustín Adolfo Herrera †	Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, Argentina
19 Jul	45.1	Appointed	Miguel Ángel Morán Aquino	Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador	Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador
21 Jul	50.5	Appointed	Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M.	Bishop of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
60.5	Appointed	Daniel Caro Borda	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Soacha, Colombia
60.5	Appointed	Daniel Caro Borda	Titular Bishop of Rusibisir	Bishop Emeritus of Soacha, Colombia
57.6	Appointed	Julian Gbur, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine
40.5	Incardinated	Vasyl Ivasyuk	Priest of Sokal (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine
51.3	Appointed	Mychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Sokal (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Humberto Malfa	Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jul	32.4	Ordained Priest	Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil
33.7	Ordained Priest	Ernest Anaezichukwu Obodo	Priest of Enugu, Nigeria	Auxiliary Bishop
54.4	Appointed	Joaquín Mariano Sucunza	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
54.4	Appointed	Joaquín Mariano Sucunza	Titular Bishop of Saetabis	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
39.7	Ordained Priest	Richard Adrian Walker	Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
23 Jul	76.6	Died	Pompeu Bezerra Bessa †	Bishop Emeritus of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil
70.8	Died	Johannes Dyba †	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
79.7	Died	Heinrich von Soden-Fraunhofen †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
24 Jul	85.7	Died	Pedro Nel Ramirez Posada, O.A.R. †	Priest of Pasto, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
31.0	Ordained Priest	Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea
26 Jul	60.2	Succeeded	Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S.	Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
62.4	Succeeded	José Doth de Oliveira †	Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
55.8	Appointed	Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
76.9	Retired	David Picão †	Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.1	Retired	José Mauro Ramalho de Alarcón Santiago †	Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jul	56.9	Installed	Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D.	Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jul	58.9	Installed	Vito De Grisantis †	Bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
51.7	Installed	Carlos Humberto Malfa	Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
27.5	Ordained Priest	Arkadiusz Trochanowski	Priest of Wrocław-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland	Bishop of Olsztyn-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland
30 Jul	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Damian Denis Dallu	Bishop of Geita, Tanzania	Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Maurício Grotto de Camargo	Coadjutor Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
31 Jul	72.7	Died	Armando Trindade †	Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan

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