Gibraltar

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
18 May 1970	40.0	Appointed	Michael George Bowen †	Coadjutor Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
18 May 1970	40.0	Appointed	Michael George Bowen †	Titular Bishop of Lamsorti	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
27 Jun 1970	40.1	Ordained Bishop	Michael George Bowen †	Titular Bishop of Lamsorti	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
1 Dec 1970	84.3	Died	Peter Rogan, M.H.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon
14 Mar 1971	40.8	Succeeded	Michael George Bowen †	Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
28 Aug 1971	18.4	Professed	Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
17 Feb 1973	72.2	Died	John Farmer Healy †	Bishop of Gibraltar
5 Jul 1973	59.2	Appointed	Edward Rapallo †	Bishop of Gibraltar
7 Oct 1973	59.5	Ordained Bishop	Edward Rapallo †	Bishop of Gibraltar
20 Jul 1974	24.5	Ordained Priest	Carmel Zammit	Priest of Malta	Bishop Emeritus of Gibraltar
10 Jul 1976	23.3	Ordained Priest	Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
28 Mar 1977	46.9	Appointed	Michael George Bowen †	Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Feb 1984	69.8	Died	Edward Rapallo †	Bishop of Gibraltar
20 Oct 1984	63.6	Appointed	Bernard Patrick Devlin †	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop Emeritus
6 Jan 1985	63.8	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Patrick Devlin †	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop Emeritus
6 Aug 1992	30.2	Ordained Priest	Charles Azzopardi	Priest of Gibraltar	Bishop-Elect
14 Sep 1996	29.3	Ordained Priest	Mark Gerard Miles	Priest of Gibraltar	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
14 Feb 1998	65.3	Appointed	Charles Caruana †	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop Emeritus
14 Feb 1998	76.9	Retired	Bernard Patrick Devlin †	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop Emeritus
24 May 1998	65.6	Ordained Bishop	Charles Caruana †	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop Emeritus
6 Nov 2003	73.5	Resigned	Michael George Bowen †	Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Mar 2010	77.4	Retired	Charles Caruana †	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar 2010	57.0	Appointed	Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
10 Jul 2010	57.3	Ordained Bishop	Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
1 Oct 2010	77.9	Died	Charles Caruana †	Bishop Emeritus of Gibraltar
15 Dec 2010	89.7	Died	Bernard Patrick Devlin †	Bishop Emeritus of Gibraltar
20 May 2014	61.2	Appointed	Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
10 Jul 2014	61.3	Appointed	Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.	Apostolic Administrator of Gibraltar	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
10 Jul 2014	61.3	Installed	Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
24 Jun 2016	66.5	Appointed	Carmel Zammit	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop Emeritus
8 Sep 2016	66.7	Ordained Bishop	Carmel Zammit	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop Emeritus
24 Sep 2016	63.5	Ceased	Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.	Apostolic Administrator of Gibraltar	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
24 Sep 2016	66.7	Installed	Carmel Zammit	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop Emeritus
17 Oct 2019	89.4	Died	Michael George Bowen †	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
5 Feb 2021	53.7	Appointed	Mark Gerard Miles	Apostolic Nuncio to Benin	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
5 Feb 2021	53.7	Appointed	Mark Gerard Miles	Titular Archbishop of Città Ducale	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
2 Mar 2021	53.8	Appointed	Mark Gerard Miles	Apostolic Nuncio to Togo	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
25 Apr 2021	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Mark Gerard Miles	Titular Archbishop of Città Ducale	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
9 Jul 2024	57.1	Appointed	Mark Gerard Miles	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
12 Sep 2025	63.3	Appointed	Charles Azzopardi	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop-Elect
12 Sep 2025	75.7	Retired	Carmel Zammit	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop Emeritus
7 Dec 2025	63.6	Ordained Bishop	Charles Azzopardi	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop-Elect

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