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YearAgeBishopEventTitleCurrent Title
1940 B�chara Boutros Ra�, O.M.M.BornCardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
1942 Antonio LucibelloBornApostolic Nuncio
1945 Rosolino Bianchetti BoffelliBornBishop Emeritus of Quich�, Guatemala
1947 Giuseppe BetoriBornCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
1951 Paulo Mendes PeixotoBornArchbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
195625.5Thadeu Gomes CanellasOrdained PriestPriest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Os�rio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
1958 Germ�n Medina AcostaBornBishop of Engativ�, Colombia
1960 Vjekoslav HuzjakBornBishop of Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia
1961 Gualtiero SigismondiBornBishop of Orvieto-Todi, Italy
Krzysztof Stefan WłodarczykBornBishop of Bydgoszcz, Poland
1962 Thomas Mathew KuttimackalBornBishop of Indore, India
Michael MulhallBornArchbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
196724.0Domenico CalcagnoOrdained PriestPriest of Genova, ItalyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
1973 Mario Andr�s Salas Becerra, O. de M.BornAuxiliary Bishop of Valpara�so, Chile
Getahun Fanta Shikune, C.M.BornVicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia
197825.8Pedro Carlos CipoliniOrdained PriestPriest of Franca, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Santo Andr�, Sao Paulo, Brazil
41.3Nicol�s de Jes�s L�pez Rodr�guezOrdained BishopBishop of San Francisco de Macor�s, Dominican RepublicCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
197924.3Francisco Moreno Barr�nOrdained PriestPriest of Morelia, Michoac�n, M�xicoArchbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, M�xico
198034.9Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M.Ordained PriestPriest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Korea, Military
198436.4Ulrich BoomOrdained PriestPriest of W�rzburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
30.1Vital Chitolina, S.C.I.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
53.5Thadeu Gomes CanellasOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of Iunca in ByzacenaBishop Emeritus of Os�rio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
198525.0Vilson Basso, S.C.I.Perpetual VowsMember of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop of Imperatriz, Maranh�o, Brazil
198620.7Andr� Vital F�lix da Silva, S.C.I.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil
198730.4Marcelo Ben�tez Mart�nez, O.F.M.EnteredMember of Order of Friars MinorBishop-Elect of Caazap�, Paraguay
199451.6Alfonso Rogelio Delgado EversAppointedBishop of Posadas, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
199527.9Ronilton Souza de Ara�jo, S.C.I.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop of S�o Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
199651.0Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del PradoOrdained BishopCoadjutor Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), IranArchbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
51.6Eug�ne Lambert Adrian RixenOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of TabboraBishop Emeritus of Goi�s, Brazil
199745.7Jesse Eugenio MercadoAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Manila, PhilippinesBishop of Para�aque, Philippines
45.7Jesse Eugenio MercadoAppointedTitular Bishop of TalaptulaBishop of Para�aque, Philippines
55.5Bernard Blasius MorasOrdained BishopBishop of Belgaum, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, India
200153.2Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap.Ordained BishopBishop of Pemba, MozambiqueArchbishop Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique
200262.2Gr�goire Pierre MelkiAppointedPatriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Palestine and Jordan) (Syrian), PalestinePatriarchal Exarch Emeritus
62.2Gr�goire Pierre MelkiAppointedTitular Bishop of Batnae dei SiriPatriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Palestine and Jordan) (Syrian), Palestine
65.8Luis Teodorico St�cklerAppointedBishop of Quilmes, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
200649.5Augustine Obiora AkubezeOrdained BishopBishop of Uromi, NigeriaArchbishop of Benin City, Nigeria
66.2Elias ChacourOrdained BishopArchbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), IsraelArchbishop Emeritus
59.8Fernando FiloniAppointedApostolic Nuncio to PhilippinesCardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
52.4Jo�rcio Gon�alves Pereira, C.Ss.R.Ordained BishopCoadjutor Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
55.0Paulo Mendes PeixotoOrdained BishopBishop of S�o Jos� do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
29.2Henry Juma OdonyaOrdained PriestPriest of Eldoret, KenyaBishop of Kitale, Kenya
58.3Jos� Mar�a Yanguas SanzOrdained BishopBishop of Cuenca, Spain
200739.7Anton LeichtfriedOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of RufinianaAuxiliary Bishop of Sankt P�lten, Austria
42.9Em�lio SumbeleloOrdained BishopCoadjutor Bishop of Uije, AngolaBishop of Viana, Angola
200945.4Rodolfo Lu�s WeberAppointedPrelate of Cristal�ndia, Goias, BrazilArchbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
201157.2Giuseppe PellegriniAppointedBishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
75.9Ovidio PolettoRetiredBishop of Concordia-Pordenone, ItalyBishop Emeritus
54.2William John WaltersheidAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
54.2William John WaltersheidAppointedTitular Bishop of CaliforniaAuxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
201252.7Michel AounOrdained BishopBishop of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon
57.3John Forrosuelo DuAppointedArchbishop of Palo, Philippines
63.5Nunzio GalantinoOrdained BishopBishop of Cassano all’Jonio, ItalyPresident Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
57.3Denis GrondinOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of CamplumArchbishop of Rimouski, Qu�bec, Canada
59.1Mounir KhairallahOrdained BishopBishop of Batrun (Maronite), Lebanon
75.6Giuseppe ManiRetiredArchbishop of Cagliari, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
69.6Arrigo MiglioAppointedArchbishop of Cagliari, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
64.7Ga�tan Proulx, O.S.M.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of AzuraBishop Emeritus of Gasp�, Qu�bec, Canada
60.5Elias Khoury SlemanOrdained BishopBishop of Lattaqui� {Laodicea} (Maronite), SyriaBishop Emeritus
201358.7Władisław BlinResignedBishop of Vitebsk, BelarusBishop Emeritus
201475.0Zdzisław FortuniakRetiredAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.8Donal McKeownAppointedBishop of Derry, Ireland
201562.6Jos� Aristeu VieiraAppointedBishop of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
47.2Luiz Gon�alves KnuppAppointedBishop of Tr�s Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
201650.8V�ctor Alejandro Aguilar LedesmaOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of CastuloBishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, M�xico
48.2Herculano Medina GarfiasOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of GegiBishop of Ciudad Guzm�n, Jalisco, M�xico
201754.2J�lio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.InstalledArchbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, BrazilCoadjutor Archbishop of Bel�m do Par�, Brazil
64.2Argemiro de Azevedo, C.M.F.Ordained BishopBishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.3Carlos Tom�s Morel Dipl�nOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of BuxentumBishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic
71.7Carlos Osoro SierraInstalledCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
58.1Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M.AppointedApostolic Administrator of Ilagan, PhilippinesBishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
52.6Jos� Mauricio V�lez Garc�aOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of LapdaAuxiliary Bishop of Medell�n, Colombia
202072.1Giorgio Demetrio GallaroAppointedSecretary of the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
72.1Giorgio Demetrio GallaroAppointedTitular Archbishop of TrecalaeSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
72.1Giorgio Demetrio GallaroAppointedApostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), ItalySecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
202149.5Michael Miabesue BibiInstalledBishop of Bu�a, Cameroon
202269.7Crist�bal L�pez Romero, S.D.B.CeasedApostolic Administrator of Tanger, MoroccoCardinal, Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco
47.9Raphael MweempwaAppointedBishop of Monze, Zambia
63.7Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M.AppointedApostolic Administrator of Tanger, MoroccoArchbishop
202357.0Carlos Alfredo Cabezas MendozaInstalledBishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
54.5Jos� Genivaldo GarciaInstalledBishop of Est�ncia, Sergipe, Brazil
56.5Ant�nio Aparecido de Marcos FilhoOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of CentenariaAuxiliary Bishop of Bras�lia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
66.9Luis Mariano MontemayorAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
61.6Juarez Sousa Da SilvaInstalledArchbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
61.1Pablito Martinez Tagura, S.V.D.InstalledVicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines
59.1David William Valencia AntonioCeasedApostolic Administrator of San Jose in Mindoro, PhilippinesBishop of Ilagan, Philippines
47.6Federico Guillermo WechsungAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina
47.6Federico Guillermo WechsungAppointedTitular Bishop of PederodianaAuxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina
202575.4Gorg�nio Alves da Encarna��o Neto, C.R.RetiredBishop of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
76.2Ant�nio Augusto Dias DuarteRetiredAuxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.0Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.AppointedBishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
58.7Luiz Ant�nio Lopes RicciAppointedBishop of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
78.6John Michael Miller, C.S.B.RetiredArchbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
66.9Jos� Maria PereiraAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
66.9Jos� Maria PereiraAppointedTitular Bishop of SigusAuxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
60.2Joselito Ramalho NogueiraAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
60.2Joselito Ramalho NogueiraAppointedTitular Bishop of TinumAuxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
52.8Rufino Coronel Sescon Jr.Ordained BishopBishop of Balanga, Philippines
65.8Richard William SmithAppointedArchbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
53.7Hiansen Vieira FrancoAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
53.7Hiansen Vieira FrancoAppointedTitular Bishop of TigavaAuxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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