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2024.08.11

Northern Ireland Archbishop Noël Treanor, Bishop emeritus of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 73

2024.04.10

Ireland Archbishop Francis Duffy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland) and General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Killala (Ireland)

2024.02.02

Northern Ireland Bishop Alexander Aloysius McGuckian (Alan), S.J., Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Northern Ireland Bishop Donal McKeown resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

2023.12.28

Northern Ireland Bishop Patrick Joseph Walsh, Bishop emeritus of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), passed away at 92

2023.11.18

Northern Ireland Bishop Anthony J. Farquhar, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), passed away at 83

2023.08.15

Ireland Bishop Liam Seán MacDaid, Bishop emeritus of Clogher (Ireland), passed away at 78

2023.02.25

Argentina Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

2023.01.21

Northern Ireland Bishop Donal McKeown, Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

2022.11.26

Northern Ireland Bishop Noël Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland) and Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, was promoted as Apostolic Nuncio to European Union and Archbishop ad personam

2022.07.04

England Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

England Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski, Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

2022.05.01

Nigeria Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

2022.03.09

Ireland Archbishop Francis Duffy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland), was appointed as General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2021.11.10

Ireland Bishop Francis Duffy, Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland)

2020.09.28

USA Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

2020.09.20

Ireland Fr. Martin Hayes was consecrated as Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland)

2020.06.29

Ireland Fr. Martin Hayes, Priest of Cashel and Emly (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland)

2020.06.09

Northern Ireland Bishop Francis Lagan, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Derry (Northern Ireland), passed away at 85

2020.01.15

England Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski, Bishop of New Westminster of the Ukrainians (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)

2019.09.20

Northern Ireland Bishop Séamus Hegarty, Bishop emeritus of Derry (Northern Ireland), passed away at 79

2019.09.01

England Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., resigned as Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)

2019.09

Italy Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto resigned as Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

2019.08.16

Ireland Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Armagh (Northern Ireland) and former President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Ireland)

2019.07.21

Northern Ireland Fr. Michael Router was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Louth and Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

2019.07.11

Wales Bishop Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M., resigned as Bishop of Menevia (Wales)

2019.05.07

Northern Ireland Fr. Michael Router, Priest of Kilmore (Ireland), was elected Titular Bishop of Louth and Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

2019.04.15

Northern Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin, Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) and President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Dromore (Northern Ireland)

Northern Ireland Bishop Philip Boyce, O.C.D., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Dromore (Northern Ireland)

2019.02.18

England Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians and Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France)

2019.02.10

Ireland Msgr. Lawrence Duffy was consecrated as Bishop of Clogher (Ireland)

2018.12.31

Ireland Bishop Philip Leo O’Reilly resigned as Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland)

2018.12.08

Ireland Msgr. Lawrence Duffy, Priest of Clogher (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Clogher (Ireland)

2018.09.27

Argentina Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

2018.03.26

Northern Ireland Bishop Philip Boyce, O.C.D., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Dromore (Northern Ireland)

Northern Ireland Bishop John McAreavey resigned as Bishop of Dromore (Northern Ireland)

2018.03.19

Scotland Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland), passed away at 80

2018.03.08

Northern Ireland Bishop Noël Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), was appointed as Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

2018.02.12

England Bishop Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A., resigned as Bishop of Lancaster (England)

2018.01.02

Italy Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

2017.12.29

Italy Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto was appointed as Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

2017.08.28

Italy Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

2017.08.06

Northern Ireland Fr. Alexander Aloysius McGuckian (Alan), S.J., was consecrated as Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland)

2017.06.09

Northern Ireland Bishop Philip Boyce, O.C.D., resigned as Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland)

Northern Ireland Fr. Alexander Aloysius McGuckian (Alan), S.J., was elected Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland)

2017.05.13

Nigeria Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

2017.03.09

USA Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

2017.02.17

Italy Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto resigned as Pro-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

2016.12.12

Northern Ireland Bishop Gerard Clifford, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Armagh (Northern Ireland), passed away at 75

2016.10.01

Ireland Bishop Liam Seán MacDaid resigned as Bishop of Clogher (Ireland)

2016.08.08

Northern Ireland Bishop Edward Kevin Daly, Bishop emeritus of Derry (Northern Ireland), passed away at 82

2016.06.24

Italy Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, was appointed as Pro-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

2016.01.25

England Canon Paul McAleenan was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Mercia and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

2015.12.03

Northern Ireland Bishop Anthony J. Farquhar resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

2015.11.24

England Canon Paul McAleenan, Priest of Westminster (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Mercia and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

2015.06.22

Argentina Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo

2015.03.20

Scotland Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien was appointed as Resigned cardinalatial rights and privileges

2014.09.08

Ireland Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) and President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Northern Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) and President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2014.02.25

Northern Ireland Bishop Donal McKeown, Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille and Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland)

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