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2024.09.11

Sweden Cardinal Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., resigned as Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference

2024.03.11

Switzerland Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

2024.01.09

Togo Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lomé (Togo), passed away at 93

2023.11.19

Switzerland Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale

2023.10.04

Switzerland Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

2023.09.30

Switzerland Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Titular Archbishop of Voli, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale

2023.03.16

Turkiye Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark and Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

2023.03.07

Turkiye Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden and Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Finland

2023.01.25

Turkiye Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark

2022.11.09

Turkiye Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon and Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

2022.04.30

USA Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

2021.05.07

England Bishop Leonard William Kenney, C.P., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

2021.02.18

Germany Bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R., Secretary of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and Bishop of Curia of the Ukrainians, was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia of the Ukrainians (Germany)

Germany Bishop Petro Kryk (Piotr) resigned as Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia of the Ukrainians (Germany)

2020.08.06

Sweden Cardinal Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) and Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference, was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

2018.03.29

Turkiye Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea

2018.03.24

Turkiye Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon

2017.12.06

Sweden Cardinal Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli

2017.10.18

USA Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark and Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

2017.10.12

USA Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden and Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Finland

2017.09.12

Switzerland Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

2017.06.28

Sweden Bishop Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) and Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli

2017.06.13

USA Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark

2017.05.20

Italy Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci resigned as Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy), Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto and Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

2017.04.06

USA Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

2017

Poland Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

2016.06.05

Italy Sr. Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad, O.Ss.S., was canonised

2015.09.09

Sweden Bishop Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) and President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference, was appointed as Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference

2014.03.08

Italy Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci, Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) and Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto, was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

2012.11.12

France Bishop Michel Hrynchyshyn, C.SS.R., Apostolic Exarch emeritus of France of the Ukrainians (France), passed away at 83

2012.10.06

Poland Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

2012.07.21

France Bishop Michel Hrynchyshyn, C.SS.R., resigned as Apostolic Exarch of France of the Ukrainians (France)

2012.06.28

Poland Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki, Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

2012.06.06

Turkiye Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi

2012.03.03

Turkiye Msgr. Julio Murat was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Orange

2012.03

USA Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho, Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland and Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana

2012.01.27

Turkiye Msgr. Julio Murat, Priest of Izmir (Turkiye) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Titular Archbishop of Orange

2012.01.05

Switzerland Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Norway and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

2011.10.15

USA Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho, Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland and Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Peru

2009.11.04

Sweden Bishop Hubertus Brandenburg, Bishop emeritus of Stockholm (Sweden), passed away at 85

2009.07.29

Germany Bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R., Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and Secretary of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Ukrainians

2009.02.07

USA Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Delegate to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana

2008.01.26

Switzerland Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Norway and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

2007.11.28

Poland Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki, Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua

2007.10.18

Italy Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci, Titular Archbishop of Torcello, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Norway and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) and Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto

2007.06.08

Togo Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo)

2007.04.18

Italy Archbishop Piero Biggio (畢齊樂), Titular Archbishop of Otricoli, passed away at 69

2006.10.17

England Bishop Leonard William Kenney, C.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

2006.09.23

USA Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Delegate to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland

2006.09.14

Turkiye Msgr. Julio Murat, Priest of Izmir (Turkiye) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

2006.09.06

USA Archbishop-elect James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Delegate to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia and Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho

2006.08.17

USA Msgr. James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Priest of Philadelphia (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Delegate to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Titular Archbishop of Altino

2006.02.15

Germany Fr. Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Vagada and Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2006.01.30

Italy Archbishop Giovanni Ceirano, Titular Archbishop of Tagase, passed away at 78

2006

Germany Bishop-elect Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R., Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Secretary of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

Togo Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Togo

2005.12.21

Germany Fr. Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and Titular Bishop of Vagada

2005.10

Sweden Bishop Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden), was appointed as President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference

2004.10.16

Italy Archbishop Piero Biggio (畢齊樂) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Norway and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

Italy Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Permanent Observer to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Norway and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

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