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24 July 2011

Cardinal Noè Died

Virgilio Cardinal Noè, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter, has died.

He was 89 years old and had served as a priest for 66 years. He had also served as a bishop for 29 years.

Last month was the 20th anniversary of his elevation to cardinal.

May he rest in peace.

21 July 2011

Cardinal Świątek Died

Kazimierz Cardinal Świątek, Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus, has died.

He was 96 years old and had served as a priest for 72 years. He had also served as a bishop for 20 years and as a cardinal for 16 years.

May he rest in peace.

With his death, the College of Cardinals has 196 members with 114 of those eligible to vote should a conclave be needed.

08 July 2011

Erected: Sylhet, Bangladesh; D’Cruze named Bishop

The Diocese of Sylhet, Bangladesh was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Dhaka.

Bishop Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze, O.M.I. was named its first bishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of Khulna.

Harris named Port of Spain Coadjutor

Archbishop-elect Joseph Harris, C.S.Sp. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles.

Gordon named Bridgetown and Kingstown Bishop

Bishop-elect Charles Jason Gordon was named Bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles and Bishop of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles.

Bridgetown had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp. in May 2005.

Kingstown had been vacant since then-Bishop Robert Rivas, O.P. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia in July 2007.

In addition, the Metropolitan of the Kingstown was changed from Castries, Saint Lucia to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Ezeokafor named Awka Bishop

Bishop Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor was named Bishop of Awka, Nigeria.

The diocese has been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Simon Akwali Okafor in April 2010.

Bishop Ezeokafor had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Hisiilenapo named Namibe Bishop

Bishop-elect Dionisio Hisiilenapo was named Bishop of Namibe, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Mateus Feliciano Augusto Tomás in October 2010.

02 July 2011

Woelki named Berlin Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Rainer Maria Woelki was named Archbishop of Berlin, Germany.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Georg Maximilian Cardinal Sterzinsky in February 2011. Cardinal Sterzinsky passed away on 30 June.

Archbishop-designate Woelki had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}.

Bux retired as Oppido Mamertina-Palmi Bishop

Bishop Luciano Bux retired as Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy.

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