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30 November 2011

Mang Thang named Mandalay Coadjutor Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Nicholas Mang Thang was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar

Archbishop-designate Mang Thang had been serving as Bishop of Hakha and he remains the Apostolic Administrator of that diocese.

26 November 2011

Liesen named Breda Bishop

Bishop Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Liesen was named Bishop of Breda, Netherlands.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende was named Bishop of Rotterdam in May 2011.

Bishop Liesen had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc).

De Luca named Teggiano-Policastro Bishop

Bishop-elect Antonio De Luca, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Angelo Spinillo was named Bishop of Aversa in January 2011.

Solczyński named Georgia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Marek Solczyński named Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia and titular archbishop of Caesarea in Mauretania.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus in July 2011.

Brown named Ireland Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Charles John Brown was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland and titular archbishop of Aquileia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic in September 2011.

25 November 2011

Steiner retired as Portland in Oregon Auxiliary

Bishop Kenneth Donald Steiner retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA.

He was one of only two USA bishops that was appointed to his current post before John Paul II became Pope. (The last remaining is Bishop Howard James Hubbard, Bishop of Albany, New York.)

24 November 2011

Corti retired, Brambilla named Novara Bishop

Bishop Renato Corti retired and Bishop Franco Giulio Brambilla was named Bishop of Novara, Italy.

Bishop Brambilla had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}.

22 November 2011

Lippert named Mendi Bishop

Bishop-elect Donald Lippert, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Mendi, Papua New Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. was named Archbishop of Madang in November 2010.

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19 November 2011

18 November 2011

Random Cardinal Charts (updated), stats, and a related note

I've had an opportunity to mess with the databases and update the Cardinal Charts.

The Charts (Warning: PDF format)

The charts are:
  • Number of Cardinals (1585-2020; 1915-2020; and 1965-2020)
  • Average Age (1585-2020; 1915-2020; and 1965-2020)
Enjoy :-)

Also a few interesting statistics:
  • Currently 112 Cardinal Electors of 193 Total
    Average since 1585: 72 Electors of 82 Total
  • Current Average Age of All Cardinals: 78.48
    Average since 1585: 64.4
    Highest since 1585: 78.54 was in November 2010, just before the last Consistory to Create Cardinals
    If no one dies, we'll tie that around 8 December (in under 3 weeks)
  • Current Average Age of Cardinal Electors: 72.9
    Average since 1585: 63.7
  • Current Average Years of Service as a Cardinal: 12.5
    Average since 1585: 11.3
FYI, I also recently posted some thoughts about the possible timing of the next Consistory to Create Cardinals on my other blog.

15 November 2011

Bernardini named Italy and San Marino Nuncio

Archbishop Adriano Bernardini was named Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello was named President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State in October 2011.

Archbishop Bernardini had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina.

10 November 2011

Padilla named Tanzania Nuncio

Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla was named Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph Chennoth was named Apostolic Nuncio to Japan in August 2011.

Archbishop Padilla had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands.

09 November 2011

Óbidos elevated to Diocese, Bahlmann named Bishop

The Territorial Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil was elevated into a Diocese.

Bishop Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M., who had been serving as the Prelate, was named its first Bishop.

08 November 2011

Umoren named Abuja Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Anselm Umoren, M.S.P. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja, Nigeria and titular bishop of Scampa.

Melani resigned, Bressanelli succeeded as Neuquén Bishop

Bishop Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. resigned and Bishop Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I. succeeded as Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina.

Bishop Bressanelli had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

04 November 2011

Ouédraogo named Koudougou Bishop

Bishop Joachim Ouédraogo was named Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Basile Tapsoba in May 2011.

Bishop Ouédraogo had been serving as Bishop of Dori.

03 November 2011