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 March 2008
Cardinal Suárez Rivera Died
Adolfo Antonio Cardinal Suárez Rivera, Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, has died. He was 81 years old and had served as a priest for 56 years (the anniversary was a fortnight ago). He also served as a bishop for 36 years and as a cardinal for 13 years. May he rest in peace.
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