Bishop-elect Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa was named Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean Claude Randrianarisoa in June 2023.
Catholic-Hierarchy News
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09 March 2024
Turang retired, Pakaenoni named Kupang Archbishop
Archbishop Peter Turang retired and Archbishop-elect Hironimus Pakaenoni was named Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia.
Mwasekaga named Mbeya Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania and titular bishop of Thuburbo Minus.
08 March 2024
Jalakh named Titular Archbishop
Archbishop-elect Michel Jalakh, O.A.M. was named Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Maroniti while remaining Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches.
06 March 2024
da Silva named Belo Horizonte Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Edmar José da Silva was named Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil and titular bishop of Garriana.
05 March 2024
Fernández Artime named Titular Archbishop
Ángel Cardinal Fernández Artime, S.D.B. was named Titular Archbishop of Ursona.
Roche named Dublin Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Donal Roche was named Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland and titular bishop of Cell Ausaille.
02 March 2024
Gaspari named Korea and Mongolia Nuncio
Archbishop Giovanni Gaspari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia.
He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe.
He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe.
01 March 2024
Lalli named Papua New Guinea Nuncio
Archbishop-elect Mauro Lalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and titular archbishop of Pausulae.
29 February 2024
Vilà Mayo named Girona Bishop
Bishop-elect Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist. was named Bishop of Girona, Spain.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Francesc Pardo Artigas in March 2022.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Francesc Pardo Artigas in March 2022.
28 February 2024
de Oliveira named Curitiba Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil and titular bishop of Hermiana.
Jubwe named Monrovia Archbishop
Archbishop-elect Gabriel Blamo Jubwe was named Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Lewis Jerome Zeigler in June 2021.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Lewis Jerome Zeigler in June 2021.
Delannoy named Strasbourg Archbishop
Archbishop-designate Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy was named Archbishop of Strasbourg, France.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. in May 2023.
Archbishop-designate Delannoy had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Denis.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. in May 2023.
Archbishop-designate Delannoy had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Denis.
27 February 2024
Gorantla named Kurnool Bishop
Bishop-elect Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D. was named Bishop of Kurnool, India.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Anthony Poola was named Archbishop of Hyderabad in November 2020.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Anthony Poola was named Archbishop of Hyderabad in November 2020.
15 February 2024
Gomes named Dhaka Auxiliary
Bihsop-elect Subroto Boniface Gomes was named Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh and titular bishop of Tamazuca.
14 February 2024
Reithinger resigned as Strasbourg Auxiliary
Bishop Gilles Lucien Paul Reithinger, M.E.P. resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France.
Farfán Córdova named Chiclayo Bishop
Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A. was named Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. was named Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in January 2023.
Bishop Farfán Córdova had been serving as Prelate of Chuquibambilla.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. was named Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in January 2023.
Bishop Farfán Córdova had been serving as Prelate of Chuquibambilla.
13 February 2024
Kamomoe and Ng’ang’a Gachihi named Nairobi Auxiliaries
Bishop-elect Simon Peter Kamomoe and Bishop-elect Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi were named Auxiliary Bishops of Nairobi, Kenya and titular bishops of Thubunae in Numidia and Thucca in Mauretania, respectively.
12 February 2024
Razafinirina named Morombe Bishop
Bishop-elect Jean Désiré Razafinirina was named Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F. was named Bishop of Mahajanga in November 2022.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F. was named Bishop of Mahajanga in November 2022.
Kibozi named Dodoma Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Wilbroad Henry Kibozi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania and titular bishop of Zallata.
Baruffi resigned as Cascavel Archbishop
Archbishop Adelar Baruffi resigned as Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil.
Barreto Jimeno retired, Huamán Camayo named Huancayo Archbishop
Pedro Ricardo Cardinal Barreto Jimeno, S.J. retired and Archbishop-designate Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo, O.M.I. was named Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru.
Archbishop-designate Huamán Camayo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.
Archbishop-designate Huamán Camayo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.
10 February 2024
Canindeyú, Paraguay erected; Zacarías López named Bishop
The Diocese of Canindeyú, Paraguay was erected with territory taken from Ciudad del Este.
Bishop-elect Roberto Carlos Zacarías López was named the first bishop.
Bishop-elect Roberto Carlos Zacarías López was named the first bishop.
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- da Silva named Belo Horizonte Auxiliary
- Fernández Artime named Titular Archbishop
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- Perera retired, Croos named Ratnapura Bishop
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