(1) On 14 February 1998 , he retired as Bishop of Gibraltar and was replaced by Bishop Charles Caruana on 24 May of the same year .
(2) Charles Caruana retired as Bishop of Gibraltar on 14 February,1998 , and was succeeded by Bishop Devlin on 24 May of the same year .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

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1). no.
2). yes.
1).