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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
18 Apr 202055.5AppointedBienvenu Manamika BafouakouahouCoadjutor Archbishop of BrazzavilleArchbishop
1 May 202078.7AppointedBeniamino StellaCardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa RufinaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
30 May 202073.9AppointedVictor Abagna MossaArchbishop of OwandoArchbishop Emeritus
72.0AppointedMiguel Ángel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B.Archbishop of Pointe-NoireArchbishop Emeritus
28 Jun 202054.0Ordained BishopIldevert Mathurin MouangaBishop of Kinkala
17 Dec 202060.0AppointedJan Romeo PawłowskiSecretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of StateApostolic Nuncio to Greece
12 Feb 202178.1DiedBernard Nsayi †Bishop Emeritus of Nkayi
25 Apr 202179.6InstalledBeniamino StellaCardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa RufinaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
4 Jun 202156.3AppointedFrancisco Gerardo Escalante MolinaApostolic Nuncio to HaitiApostolic Nuncio to Japan
11 Jun 202179.8RetiredBeniamino StellaPrefect of the Congregation for the ClergyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
31 Aug 202175.3RetiredLuigi PezzutoApostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and HerzegovinaApostolic Nuncio
75.3RetiredLuigi PezzutoApostolic Nuncio to MontenegroApostolic Nuncio
21 Nov 202157.0SucceededBienvenu Manamika BafouakouahouArchbishop of Brazzaville
75.6RetiredAnatole MilandouArchbishop of BrazzavilleArchbishop Emeritus
8 Dec 202149.1AppointedGélase Armel KemaBishop of OuessoArchbishop of Owando
77.5RetiredYves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp.Bishop of OuessoBishop Emeritus
5 Feb 202253.7AppointedJavier Herrera CoronaApostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic ofApostolic Nuncio to Algeria
53.7AppointedJavier Herrera CoronaApostolic Nuncio to GabonApostolic Nuncio to Algeria
53.7AppointedJavier Herrera CoronaTitular Archbishop of VulturariaApostolic Nuncio to Algeria
13 Feb 202249.2Ordained BishopGélase Armel KemaBishop of OuessoArchbishop of Owando
23 Apr 202253.9Ordained BishopJavier Herrera CoronaTitular Archbishop of VulturariaApostolic Nuncio to Algeria
11 May 202246.5AppointedToussaint Ngoma Foumanet, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Dolisie
31 Jul 202246.7Ordained BishopToussaint Ngoma Foumanet, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Dolisie
10 Sep 202261.7ResignedJan Romeo PawłowskiSecretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of StateApostolic Nuncio to Greece
1 Dec 202262.0AppointedJan Romeo PawłowskiApostolic Nuncio to Greece
20 Aug 202377.1RetiredVictor Abagna MossaArchbishop of OwandoArchbishop Emeritus
50.8AppointedGélase Armel KemaApostolic Administrator of OwandoArchbishop
6 Jan 202451.1AppointedGélase Armel KemaArchbishop of Owando
59.7AppointedAbel LilualaArchbishop of Pointe-Noire
75.6AppointedMiguel Ángel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator of Pointe-NoireArchbishop Emeritus
75.6RetiredMiguel Ángel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B.Archbishop of Pointe-NoireArchbishop Emeritus
25 Jan 202458.9AppointedFrancisco Gerardo Escalante MolinaApostolic Nuncio to Japan
4 Feb 202451.2InstalledGélase Armel KemaArchbishop of Owando
24 Feb 202459.8Ordained BishopAbel LilualaArchbishop of Pointe-Noire
75.7CeasedMiguel Ángel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator of Pointe-NoireArchbishop Emeritus
28 May 202551.5AppointedBrice Armand IbomboBishop of Ouesso
19 Jul 202551.6Ordained BishopBrice Armand IbomboBishop of Ouesso
14 Nov 202585.8DiedDiego Causero †Apostolic Nuncio
22 Nov 202557.5AppointedJavier Herrera CoronaApostolic Nuncio to Algeria
1 Dec 202548.1AppointedFrançois Halyday MbouanguiCoadjutor Bishop of NkayiCoadjutor Bishop-Elect

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