Bishop David Laurin Ricken was named Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop David Allen Zubik was named Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in July 2007.
Bishop Ricken had been serving as Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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09 July 2008
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- Tafunga named Lubumbashi Coadjutor
- Pignoli retired, Guedes named Campo Limpo Bishop
- Mennini named Uzbekistan Nuncio
- Bulaitis retired, Moliner Inglés named Albania Nuncio
- Vieira de Lima retired, Emidio Vilar named São Luí...
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- Alvarado Alcántara retired as Mexico Auxiliary
- Caballero Reyes retired, Sánchez Martínez named Du...
- Shyngo-Ya-Hombo resigned as Mbanza Congo Bishop
- Chama named Mpika Bishop
- Piris Frígola named Lleida Bishop
- Soler Perdigó retired, Pardo Artigas named Girona ...
- Dunn and Simard named Sault Sainte Marie Auxiliaries
- Buenanueva named Mendoza Auxiliary
- Elevated: Galápagos, Ecuador
- LeVoir named New Ulm Bishop
- Erected: Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne, Haïti; Dumas na...
- Maury Buendía named Kyrgyzstan and Tadjikistan Nuncio
- Ladaria Ferrer named Doctrine of the Faith Secretary
- Saraiva Martins retired, Amato named Causes of Sai...
- Ricken named Green Bay Bishop
- Saltarelli retired, Malooly named Wilmington Bishop
- Bevard named Saint Thomas Bishop
- Spreafico named Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino Coadjutor
- Parmeggiani named Tivoli Bishop
- Faivre resigned as Le Mans Bishop
- Cazabon retired, Morissette named Saint-Jérôme Bishop
- Blanchet retired, Fournier named Rimouski Archbishop
- Bertoldo retired, Sigismondi named Foligno Bishop
- Kujawski named Porto Nacional Coadjutor
- Erected: Montenegro, Brazil; de Conto named Bishop
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