The diocese of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia has been elevated into a Metropolitan Archdiocese with Archbishop-designate John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw remaining the ordinary.
The dioceses of Keningau and Sandakan become suffragan dioceses of the new archdiocese.
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.
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- Antonysamy named Kumbakonam Bishop
- Alminaza named Jaro Auxiliary
- Gassen named Vacaria Bishop
- Dantas de Lucena named Guarabira Bishop
- Morand retired, Thévenot named Prince-Albert Bishop
- De Nicolò named Titular Bishop
- Vacchelli named Evangelization of Peoples Under-Se...
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- Bolonek named Bulgaria Nuncio
- Hoser named Warszawa-Praga Bishop
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- Kota Kinabalu elevated to Archdiocese
- Senkiv named Stryj Auxiliary
- Dinechin and Moulins-Beaufort named Paris Auxiliaries
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- Dickmans named Miracema do Tocantins Bishop
- Alves Bezerra named Jardim Bishop
- Dufour named Aix Coadjutor
- Tiedemann named Mandeville Bishop
- Maury Buendía named Kazakhstan Nuncio
- Arellano resigned, Rojas named Libmanan Prelate
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- Pujasumarta named Bandung Bishop
- Bittschi Mayer named Sucre Auxiliary
- Catella named Casale Monferrato Bishop
- de la Cruz named Kidapawan Bishop
- Nguyên Van Tot named Costa Rica Nuncio
- Cardinal Gantin Died
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- Croteau retired, Chatlain succeeded as Mackenzie-F...
- Bertone named Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
- Auza named Haïti Nuncio
- Madtha named Côte d’Ivoire Nuncio
- Pimentel Lavrador named Porto Auxiliary
- Kocsis named Hajdúdorog (Byzantine) Bishop
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