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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
8 Jan 202559.2Ordained BishopMoacir Goulart de Figueredo, M.S.C.Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
25 Jan 202561.7Ordained BishopNereudo Freire HenriqueTitular Bishop of MoptaAuxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
1 Feb 202557.6Ordained BishopSamuel Ferreira de Lima, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of NasbincaAuxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas
5 Feb 202558.6AppointedWaldemar Passini DalbelloCoadjutor Bishop of Anápolis, Goias
8 Feb 202564.4InstalledJaime Spengler, O.F.M.Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno alla Magliana NuovaCardinal, Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
9 Feb 202561.8InstalledOdelir José Magri, M.C.C.I.Archbishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina
14 Feb 202556.6AppointedVítor Agnaldo de MenezesArchbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia
51.4AppointedAntônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do NorteBishop-Elect
17 Feb 202552.5AppointedGiuseppe Luigi SpigaBishop of Grajaú, MaranhãoBishop-Elect
22 Feb 202581.4CeasedFrancesco BiasinApostolic Administrator of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do SulBishop Emeritus of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro
61.6Ordained BishopJoão Batista de Oliveira, S.V.D.Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul
47.8Ordained BishopJosé Roberto dos Reis, C.P.Titular Bishop of Feradi MinusAuxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias
67.8InstalledÂngelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J.Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
23 Feb 202570.8InstalledFrancisco Carlos BachArchbishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina
24 Feb 202565.1AppointedJoaquim Giovani Mol GuimarãesCoadjutor Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo
25 Feb 202575.4RetiredGorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R.Bishop of Itapetininga, Sao PauloBishop Emeritus
76.2RetiredAntônio Augusto Dias DuarteAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de JaneiroAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.0AppointedJailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
58.7AppointedLuiz Antônio Lopes RicciBishop of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo
66.9AppointedJosé Maria PereiraAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de JaneiroAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
66.9AppointedJosé Maria PereiraTitular Bishop of SigusAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
60.2AppointedJoselito Ramalho NogueiraAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de JaneiroAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
60.2AppointedJoselito Ramalho NogueiraTitular Bishop of TinumAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
53.7AppointedHiansen Vieira FrancoAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de JaneiroAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
53.7AppointedHiansen Vieira FrancoTitular Bishop of TigavaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
26 Feb 202558.5InstalledAntônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B.Bishop of Macapá, Amapa
7 Mar 202562.2AppointedJúlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.Coadjutor Archbishop of Belém do Pará
78.6RetiredPaulo Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M.Apostolic Exarch of Italy, Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian)Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
22 Mar 202556.7InstalledVítor Agnaldo de MenezesArchbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia
25 Mar 202558.8InstalledWaldemar Passini DalbelloCoadjutor Bishop of Anápolis, Goias
12 Apr 202567.1Ordained BishopJosé Maria PereiraTitular Bishop of SigusAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
24 Apr 202558.9InstalledLuiz Antônio Lopes RicciBishop of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo
26 Apr 202553.9Ordained BishopHiansen Vieira FrancoTitular Bishop of TigavaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
27 Apr 202560.4Ordained BishopJoselito Ramalho NogueiraTitular Bishop of TinumAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
4 May 202560.2InstalledJailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
17 May 202551.7Ordained BishopAntônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do NorteBishop-Elect
18 May 202552.8Ordained BishopGiuseppe Luigi SpigaBishop of Grajaú, MaranhãoBishop-Elect
31 May 202562.5InstalledJúlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.Coadjutor Archbishop of Belém do Pará
14 Jun 202551.7InstalledAntônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do NorteBishop-Elect

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