Bishop Saúl Figueroa Albornoz was named Bishop of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D. in March 2010.
Bishop Figueroa Albornoz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.
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- Figueroa Albornoz named Puerto Cabello Bishop
- Mamede Cleto retired, do Nascimento Antunes named ...
- Campos named Cachoeiro do Itapemirim Bishop
- Galeone retired, Estévez named St. Augustine Bishop
- Gettelfinger retired, Thompson named Evansville Bi...
- Stack named Cardiff Archbishop
- Cardinal Saldarini Died
- Cepeda Escobedo named Detroit Auxiliary
- Pizziol named Vicenza Bishop
- Reece retired, Dufour named Kingston Archbishop
- Passo Fundo, Brazil elevated to Archdiocese, Simon...
- Santa Maria, Brazil elevated to Archdiocese, Ruber...
- Pelotas, Brazil elevated to Archdiocese, Hundt nam...
- Malanje, Angola elevated to Archdiocese, Pérez de ...
- Saurimo, Angola elevated to Archdiocese, Imbamba n...
- Saure named Tete Bishop
- Sevilla retired, Tyson named Yakima Bishop
- O’Connell retired, Donoghue named Rarotonga Bishop
- Machiques elevated to Diocese, Díaz Sánchez retire...
- Moolachira named Guwahati Coadjutor
- Udvardy named Pécs Bishop
- Nfon named Bamenda Auxiliary
- Saldanha retired as Lahore Archbishop
- Santos named Alotau-Sideia Bishop
- Marino named Mar del Plata Bishop
- Costa named Chittagong Bishop
- Binzer named Cincinnati Auxiliary
- Agyenta named Navrongo-Bolgatanga Bishop
- Malone resigned, Wright named Maitland-Newcastle B...
- Ghirard retired, Fonlupt named Rodez Bishop
- Cardinal Vithayathil Died
- Holiday named Kroonstad Bishop
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