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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
20 May 202565.2AppointedLuigi BiancoApostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
65.2AppointedLuigi BiancoApostolic Delegate to KosovoApostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
22 May 202550.0Ordained BishopIgnazio CeffaliaTitular Archbishop of FiorentinoApostolic Nuncio to Belarus
23 May 202571.8RetiredIvo ScapoloApostolic Nuncio to PortugalApostolic Nuncio
25 May 202562.7Ordained BishopRiccardo BattocchioBishop of Vittorio Veneto
27 May 202565.9AppointedRenzo PegoraroPresident of the Pontifical Academy for Life
8 Jun 202588.7DiedAntioco Piseddu †Bishop Emeritus of Lanusei
18 Jun 202550.7AppointedBenoni AmbăruşArchbishop of Matera-Irsina
50.7AppointedBenoni AmbăruşBishop of TricaricoArchbishop of Matera-Irsina
58.8SucceededAngelo Raffaele PanzettaArchbishop of Lecce
74.0RetiredMichele SecciaArchbishop of LecceArchbishop Emeritus
24 Jun 202555.0ConfirmedFrancesco Ielpo, O.F.M.Custodian of the Custody of the Holy Land
61.5CeasedFrancesco Patton, O.F.M.Custodian of the Custody of the Holy LandCustodian Emeritus
1 Jul 202565.2AppointedSanto MarcianòArchbishop (Personal Title) of Frosinone-Veroli-FerentinoBishop
65.2AppointedSanto MarcianòArchbishop (Personal Title) of Anagni-AlatriBishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino
75.2RetiredAmbrogio SpreaficoBishop of Frosinone-Veroli-FerentinoBishop Emeritus
75.2RetiredAmbrogio SpreaficoBishop of Anagni-AlatriBishop Emeritus of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino
13 Jul 202583.0DiedAlberto Bottari de Castello †Apostolic Nuncio
19 Jul 202550.8InstalledBenoni AmbăruşArchbishop of Matera-Irsina
82.2DiedLuigi Antonio Cantafora †Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme
20 Jul 202550.8InstalledBenoni AmbăruşBishop of TricaricoArchbishop of Matera-Irsina
3 Aug 202594.0DiedGiuseppe Malandrino †Bishop Emeritus of Noto
15 Aug 202563.9ResignedGiancarlo DellagiovannaApostolic Nuncio to Burkina FasoApostolic Nuncio
27 Aug 202580.8DiedCesare Nosiglia †Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}
30 Aug 202545.8AppointedRaffaele De AngelisBishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese)Bishop-Elect
31 Aug 202560.2CeasedPietro Tosato, O.F.M. Cap.Apostolic Administrator of Quelimane, MozambiquePriest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
2 Sep 202592.6DiedGiuseppe Costanzo †Archbishop Emeritus of Siracusa
7 Sep 202565.4InstalledSanto MarcianòBishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino
11 Sep 202583.0DiedAdriano Bernardini †Apostolic Nuncio
14 Sep 202565.4InstalledSanto MarcianòBishop of Anagni-AlatriBishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino
15 Sep 202564.9AppointedPiero PioppoApostolic Nuncio to Spain
64.9AppointedPiero PioppoApostolic Nuncio to AndorraApostolic Nuncio to Spain
26 Sep 202567.7AppointedFilippo Iannone, O. Carm.Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
67.7AppointedFilippo Iannone, O. Carm.President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin AmericaPrefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
27 Sep 202546.8AppointedRoberto CampisiPermanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
2 Oct 2025100.0InstalledAngelo AcerbiCardinal-Deacon of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città GiardinoCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
5 Oct 202562.7InstalledDomenico BattagliaCardinal-Priest of San Marco in Agro LaurentinoCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}
15 Oct 202567.8InstalledFilippo Iannone, O. Carm.Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
67.8InstalledFilippo Iannone, O. Carm.President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin AmericaPrefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
8 Nov 202546.0Ordained BishopRaffaele De AngelisBishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese)Bishop-Elect
16 Nov 202546.0InstalledRaffaele De AngelisBishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese)Bishop-Elect

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