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2023.12.20

Netherlands Bishop Hendrikus Marie Gerardus Smeets, Bishop emeritus of Roermond (Netherlands), passed away at 63

2023.11.09

France Archbishop François Robert Bacqué, Titular Archbishop of Gradisca, passed away at 87

2023.08.10

Netherlands Bishop Hendrikus Marie Gerardus Smeets resigned as Bishop of Roermond (Netherlands)

2023.01.20

Netherlands Ms. Suzan Daalmans resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands

Netherlands Ms. Anneke van der Kamp-van Saase was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands

2022.09.30

Netherlands Dr. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

2022.07.16

South Korea Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南), Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos and Apostolic Nuncio to Myanmar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

2022.07.04

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

2022.05.15

Netherlands Fr. Titus Brandsma, O. Carm., was canonised

2022.03.24

Netherlands Prof. Myriam Wijlens resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

2022.02.11

Netherlands Fr. Bernardus Peeters, O.C.S.O., was appointed as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)

2021.11.27

Italy Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator to the Parish of Međugorje of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2021.04.10

Australia Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy (葛錫迪), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, passed away at 96

2020.12.30

Netherlands Fr. Harrie Verhoeven, S.S.S., Superior General emeritus of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentinos), passed away at 91

2020.09.02

Netherlands Cardinal Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Utrecht (Netherlands), passed away at 88

2020.06.01

Netherlands Bishop Everardus Johannes de Jong, Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond (Netherlands), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Netherlands (Netherlands)

Netherlands Bishop Johannes Willibrordus Maria Hendriks succeeded as Bishop of Haarlem–Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Netherlands Bishop Jozef Marianus Punt resigned as Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Netherlands (Netherlands) and Bishop of Haarlem–Amsterdam (Netherlands)

2020.03.25

Papua New Guinea Bishop Henk Kronenberg, S.M., Bishop emeritus of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 85

2019.12.12

Canada Fr. Bartolomeus Van Roijen was consecrated as Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador (Canada)

2019.10.07

Canada Fr. Bartolomeus Van Roijen, Priest of Nelson (Canada), was elected Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador (Canada)

2019.09.01

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

2019.05.30

Brazil Bishop Diogo Johannes Antonius Reesink, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil), passed away at 84

2019.05.25

Netherlands Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

2019.03.19

Netherlands Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan

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)

USA Bishop Borys Andrij Gudziak, Bishop of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA)

2019.02.16

Netherlands Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya

2018.12.22

Netherlands Bishop Johannes Willibrordus Maria Hendriks, Titular Bishop of Arsacal and Auxiliary Bishop of Haarlem–Amsterdam (Netherlands), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Haarlem–Amsterdam (Netherlands)

2018.12.08

Netherlands Msgr. Hendrikus Marie Gerardus Smeets was consecrated as Bishop of Roermond (Netherlands)

2018.10.10

Netherlands Msgr. Hendrikus Marie Gerardus Smeets, Priest of Roermond (Netherlands), was elected Bishop of Roermond (Netherlands)

2018.05.05

Netherlands Sr. Clara van het arme Kind Jezus Fey (Clara), P.I.J., was beatified

2018.03.10

Netherlands Sr. Marjolein Bruinen, O.P., was appointed as Secretary General of Union of the European Conferences of Major Superiors (U.C.E.S.M.)

2018.02.17

Netherlands Prof. Myriam Wijlens was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

2018.02.07

Indonesia Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Jayapura (Indonesia), passed away at 96

2017.12.02

Netherlands Bishop Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz resigned as Bishop of Roermond (Netherlands)

2017.12

Netherlands Titular Episcopal See of Middelburg was restored (Netherlands)

2017.09

Netherlands Br. Bram Hommel, C.F.H., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of the Immaculate Conception of Huijbergen

2017.08.12

South Korea Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南), Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand and Apostolic Delegate to Laos, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Myanmar

2017.06.19

Italy Dr. Libero Milone resigned as Auditor General of Office of the Auditor General

2017.06.03

Netherlands Fr. Cornelis Franciscus Maria van den Hout was consecrated as Bishop of Groningen–Leeuwarden (Netherlands)

2017.05.19

Netherlands Bishop Hubertus Cornelis Antonius Ernst, Bishop emeritus of Breda (Netherlands), passed away at 100

2017.04.01

Netherlands Fr. Cornelis Franciscus Maria van den Hout, Priest of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands), was elected Bishop of Groningen–Leeuwarden (Netherlands)

2017.03.28

Australia Bishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane (Australia)

2017.02.01

Lithuania Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis, Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vilnius (Lithuania), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Lithuania)

2016.11.27

Netherlands Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., Superior General emeritus of Society of Jesus (Jesuits), passed away at 87

2016.06.14

Netherlands Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands

Netherlands Bishop Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Liesen, Bishop of Breda (Netherlands), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands

Netherlands Bishop Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende, Bishop of Rotterdam (Netherlands), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands

2016.06.04

Netherlands Bishop Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz resigned as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands

2016.03.26

Indonesia Bishop Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Amboina (Indonesia), passed away at 100

2016.03.05

Netherlands Bishop Gerard Johannes Nicolaas de Korte, Bishop of Groningen–Leeuwarden (Netherlands), was appointed as Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)

Netherlands Bishop Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans resigned as Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)

2015.11.11

Suriname Fr. Antonius te Dorshorst, O.M.I., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Paramaribo (Suriname)

2015.07.04

Italy Archbishop Angelo Acerbi resigned as Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

2015.06.05

Italy Dr. Libero Milone was appointed as Auditor General of Office of the Auditor General

2015.03.21

France Archbishop André Dupuy resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Italy Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Apostolic Nuncio to Libya, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

2014.06.11

Brazil Bishop Vital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm., Bishop emeritus of Itaguaí (Brazil), passed away at 82

2014.06.07

Netherlands Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea

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