Announcements of recent changes in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. This blog serves as a supplement to the main Catholic-Hierarchy website. Note: this blog and the website are NOT officially sanctioned or approved by any church authority.
22 February 2008
Leanza named Ireland Nuncio
Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland. The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Australia in December 2007. Archbishop Leanza had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria.
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- Diocese of Oeiras-Floriano Split
- de Oliveira retired, Guimarães named Rubiataba-Moz...
- Mengeling retired, Boyea named Lansing Bishop
- Hernández Rodríguez named Orizaba Bishop
- Ferraro retired, Montenegro named Agrigento Archbi...
- Suriani named Bolivia Nuncio
- Leanza named Ireland Nuncio
- Herriot resigned, Giraud succeeded as Soissons Bishop
- Walsh retired, Treanor named Down and Connor Bishop
- Robles Cota retired, Watty Urquidi named Tepic Bishop
- Bishop Carrière Died
- Archbisho Perko Died
- Ponniah named Trincomalee-Batticaloa Auxiliary
- Dario Maggi named Guayaquil Auxiliary
- Lopes Fernandes Braga retired, Dal Corso named Ben...
- Bishop Agnozzi Died
- Archbishop Oblak Died
- Felix retired, Rivas succeeded as Castries Archbishop
- Slovakia (Latin Rite) Reorganization
- González González and Gutiérrez Valencia named Gua...
- Cassari named Croatia Nuncio
- Conde Alfonzo named Maracay Bishop
- Campbell named Lancaster Coadjutor
- Šaško named Zagreb Auxiliary
- Minj retired, Barwa named Simdega Bishop
- Bishop Daumal Serra Died
- Poola named Kurnool Bishop
- Hirmer retired, Sipuka named Umtata Bishop
- Echenagusía Uribe retired, Iceta Gavicagogeascoa n...
- Moreira dos Santos retired, Sumbelelo succeeded as...
- Larrañeta Olleta resigned, González Hernández succ...
- Colindres Abarca named El Salvador Military Bishop
- Plotti retired, Benotto named Pisa Archbishop
- Abdel-Ahad retired as Syrian Patriarch
- Defois retired, Ulrich named Lille Bishop
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