Archbishop-designate William Edward Lori was named Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
The archdiocese had been vacant since Edwin Frederick Cardinal O’Brien was named Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in August 2011.
Archbishop-designate Lori had been serving as Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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20 March 2012
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- Flores Calzada named Tepic Bishop
- Bishop Reale Chirina Died (Emeritus of Venado Tuer...
- Bishop Materski Died (Emeritus of Radom, Poland)
- Gangemi named Papua New Guinea Nuncio
- Gomes de Vasconcelos named Fortaleza Auxiliary
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- Lori named Baltimore Archbishop
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- Doran retired, Malloy named Rockford Bishop
- Turcotte retired, Lépine named Montréal Archbishop
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