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30 May 2007

Archbishop van Heygen Died

Archbishop Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp., Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua, Cameroon, has died. He was 86 years old and had served as a priest for 59 years and as a bishop for almost 45 years. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Mudartha Died

Bishop Baptist Mudartha, Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India, has died. He was 95 years old and had served as a priest for 64 years and as a bishop for 43 years. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Dudick Died

Bishop Michael Joseph Dudick, Bishop Emeritus of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA, has died. He was 91 years old and had served as a priest for 61 years and as a bishop for 38 years. May he rest in peace.

Scherer named Joinville Bishop

Bishop Irineu Roque Scherer was named Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Orlando Brandes was named Archbishop of Londrina in May 2006. Bishop Scherer had been serving as Bishop of Garanhuns.

Lopes de Faria retired, Oliver de Faria named Diamantina Archbishop

Archbishop Paulo Lopes de Faria retired and Archbishop-designate João Bosco Oliver de Faria was named Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Archbishop-designate Oliver de Faria had been serving as Bishop of Patos de Minas.

Banda named Solwezi Bishop

Bishop-elect Alick Banda was named Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Noel Charles O'Regan, S.M.A. was named Bishop of Ndola in October 2004.

20 May 2007

Bishop Morgante Died

Bishop Marcello Morgante, Bishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy, has died. He was 92 years old and had served as a priest for 69 years. He had celebrated his 50th anniversary of consecration as a bishop just two months before his death. May he rest in peace.

19 May 2007

Bishop Visi Died

Bishop Michel Visi, Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania), has died. He was 52 years old and had served as a priest for 24 years and as a bishop for 10 years. May he rest in peace.

13 May 2007

Bishop Duprey Died

Bishop Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr., Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, has died. He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 57 years and as a bishop for 17 years. May he rest in peace.

10 May 2007

Bishop González Ramírez Died

Bishop Rafael Angel González Ramírez, Bishop Emeritus of Barinas, Venezuela, has died. He was 90 years old and had served as a priest for 65 years and as a bishop for 41 years. May he rest in peace.

09 May 2007

Bishop Guibord Lévesque Died

Bishop Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San José de Amazonas, Peru, has died. He was 83 years old and had served as a priest for 56 years and as a bishop for 39 years. May he rest in peace.

02 May 2007

Libera named Płock Bishop

Bishop Piotr Libera was named Bishop of Płock, Poland. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus was named Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw} in December 2006. Bishop Libera had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice.

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