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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
19 Apr 202467.4AppointedMartin KrebsApostolic Nuncio to MonacoApostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
27 Apr 202464.7Ordained BishopReynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P.Coadjutor Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook IslandsBishop
2 May 202455.0AppointedSimon Samendra Mani, M.S.C.Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati
3 Jun 202458.9AppointedEliseo Napiere, M.S.P.Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu
12 Jun 202462.5AppointedMosese Vitolio Tui, S.D.B.Archbishop of Samoa-Apia
29 Jun 202475.4RetiredPaul Patrick Donoghue, S.M.Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook IslandsBishop Emeritus
64.8SucceededReynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P.Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands
6 Jul 202452.5AppointedRyan Pagente JimenezArchbishop of Agańa, Guam
27 Jul 202455.3Ordained BishopSimon Samendra Mani, M.S.C.Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati
60.3AppointedGábor PintérApostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
66.8ResignedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Nuncio to New ZealandApostolic Nuncio
66.8ResignedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Delegate to Pacific OceanApostolic Nuncio
66.8ResignedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Nuncio to FijiApostolic Nuncio
66.8ResignedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Nuncio to PalauApostolic Nuncio
66.8ResignedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Nuncio to Marshall IslandsApostolic Nuncio
66.8ResignedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Nuncio to KiribatiApostolic Nuncio
66.8ResignedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Nuncio to NauruApostolic Nuncio
66.8ResignedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Nuncio to TongaApostolic Nuncio
66.8ResignedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Nuncio to SamoaApostolic Nuncio
66.8ResignedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Nuncio to Cook IslandsApostolic Nuncio
66.8ResignedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States ofApostolic Nuncio
15 Aug 2024AppointedCharlie A. BorjaApostolic Administrator of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands
54.3CeasedRomeo (Romy) Duetao ConvocarApostolic Administrator of Agańa, GuamBishop-Elect of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands
52.6InstalledRyan Pagente JimenezArchbishop of Agańa, Guam
22 Aug 202476.7CeasedPeter Hugh Brown, C.Ss.R.Apostolic Administrator of Samoa-ApiaBishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa
62.7Ordained BishopMosese Vitolio Tui, S.D.B.Archbishop of Samoa-Apia
29 Aug 202460.4AppointedGábor PintérApostolic Nuncio to FijiApostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
1 Sep 202486.9DiedDenis George Browne †Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton in New Zealand
8 Sep 202459.2InstalledEliseo Napiere, M.S.P.Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu
25 Nov 202454.6AppointedRomeo (Romy) Duetao ConvocarBishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana IslandsBishop-Elect
7 Dec 202499.2AppointedAngelo AcerbiCardinal-Deacon of Santi Angeli Custodi a Cittŕ GiardinoCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
99.2Elevated to CardinalAngelo AcerbiCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
21 Dec 202477.1CeasedPeter Hugh Brown, C.Ss.R.Apostolic Administrator of TokelauBishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa
63.1AppointedMosese Vitolio Tui, S.D.B.Superior of TokelauArchbishop of Samoa-Apia
14 Jan 202580.7RetiredMichel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M.Archbishop of Nouméa, New CaledoniaArchbishop Emeritus
49.6ResignedAriel Galido, M.S.C.Prefect of Marshall IslandsPrefect Emeritus
60.8AppointedGábor PintérApostolic Nuncio to PalauApostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
60.8AppointedGábor PintérApostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States ofApostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
60.8AppointedGábor PintérApostolic Nuncio to VanuatuApostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
52.7AppointedTamati Alefosio Sefo, M.S.C.Prefect of Marshall Islands
60.0AppointedSusitino Sionepoe, S.M.Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia
8 Mar 202554.9Ordained BishopRomeo (Romy) Duetao ConvocarBishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana IslandsBishop-Elect

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