Pages

16 December 2017

Mangkhanekhoun named Vientiane Vicar

Louis-Marie Ling Cardinal Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D. was named Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos.

It had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I. in February 2017.

Cardinal Mangkhanekhoun had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Paksé.

13 December 2017

22 November 2017

Cruz das Almas erected, Tourinho Neto named Bishop

The Diocese of Cruz das Almas was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.

Bishop Antônio Tourinho Neto was named its first ordinary.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco.

Fernando named Mannar Bishop

Bishop Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando was named Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Rayappu Joseph retired in January 2016.

Bishop Fernando had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo.

02 October 2017

28 September 2017

Hon Tai-Fai named Greece Nuncio

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B. was named Apostolic Nuncio to Greece.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams was named Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain in April 2017.

Archbishop Hon Tai-Fai had been serving as Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

19 September 2017

Taltavull Anglada named Mallorca Bishop

Bishop Sebastián Taltavull Anglada was named Bishop of Mallorca, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals was named Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia in September 2016.

Bishop Taltavull Anglada had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona and Apostolic Administrator of Mallorca.

15 September 2017

Girelli named Cyprus Nuncio

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus in addition to his other duties.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto in August 2017.

12 September 2017

Eparchy of Chernivtsi erected, Moschych named Bishop

The Eparchy of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian) was erected from Kolomyia-Chernivtsi.

Bishop Yosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A. was named its first bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv].

Tscherrig named Italy and San Marino Nuncio

Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig was named Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino.

Archbishop Tscherrig had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina.

Hagemoen named Saskatoon Bishop

Bishop Mark Andrew Hagemoen was named Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Donald Joseph Bolen was named Archbishop of Regina in July 2016.

Bishop Hagemoen had been serving as Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

Caccia named Philippines Nuncio

Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia was named Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia in July 2017.

Archbishop Caccia had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon.

Accattino named Boliva Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Angelo Accattino was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and titular archbishop of Sebana.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio to India in January 2017.

08 September 2017

Pioppo named Indonesia Nuncio

Archbishop Piero Pioppo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria in April 2017.

Archbishop Pioppo had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun and Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea.

24 August 2017

Bader named Dominican Republic Nuncio

Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader was named Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland in May 2017.

Archbishop Bader had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan.

12 August 2017

Tschang In-Nam named Myanmar Nuncio

Archbishop Paul Tschang In-Nam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Myanmar in addition to his other duties.

Adamczyk named Panama Nuncio

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador in June 2017.

Archbishop Adamczyk had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, and Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone.

05 August 2017

Thottathil named St. Mary, Queen of Peace Bishop

Bishop Philippos Stephanos Thottathil was named Bishop of St. Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara), USA.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla, India.

Erected: Parassale, India; Naickamparampil named Bishop

The Eparchy of Parassale (Syro-Malankara), India was erected with territory taken from Archeparchy of Trivandrum.

Bishop Thomas Eusebios Naickamparampil was named its first ordinary.

He had been serving as Bishop of St. Mary, Queen of Peace, USA.

Kochuthundil named Curial Bishop

Bishop-elect John Kochuthundil was named Curial Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India and Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius.

Kalayil named Puthur Bishop

Bishop-elect George Kalayil was named Bishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil in January 2017.

Diouf resigned as Tambacounda Bishop

Bishop Jean-Noël Diouf resigned as Bishop of Tambacounda, Senegal.

28 June 2017

Titles of the New Cardinals

The five new Cardinals created today were given the following titles:

Sunarko named Pangkal-Pinang Bishop

Bishop-elect Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Hilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. in April 2016.

de Romanet de Beaune named France Military Bishop

Bishop-elect Antoine de Romanet de Beaune was named Bishop of France, Military.

The post had been vacant since then-Bishop Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. was named Archbishop of Strasbourg in February 2017.

Moon Chang-woo named Cheju Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Pius Moon Chang-woo was named Coadjutor Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South).

Koo Yobi named Seoul Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Job Koo Yobi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) and titular bishop of Sfasferia.

Sabio resigned, Galido named Marshall Islands Prefect

Father Raymundo Sabio, M.S.C. resigned and Father Ariel Galido, M.S.C. was named Prefect of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania).

de Assis Ribeiro named Belém do Pará Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Antônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil and titular bishop of Babra.

22 June 2017

Carrascosa Coso named Ecuador Nuncio

Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello was named Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia in April 2017.

Archbishop Carrascosa Coso had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

18 June 2017

Székely named Szombathely Bishop

Bishop János Székely was named Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop András Veres was named Bishop of Győr (Raab) in May 2016.

Bishop Székely had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest.

17 June 2017

15 June 2017

Salcedo Aquino named Tlaxcala Bishop

Bishop-elect Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J. was named Bishop of Tlaxcala, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Francisco Moreno Barrón was named Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte in June 2016.

Palmieri retired, Meta named Rrëshen Bishop

Bishop Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. retired and Bishop-elect Gjergj Meta was named Bishop of Rrëshen, Albania.

Kulli named Sapë Bishop

Bishop-elect Simon Kulli was named Bishop of Sapë, Albania.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Lucjan Avgustini in May 2016.

Kabashi retired, Peragine named Southern Albania Apostolic Administrator

Bishop Hil Kabashi, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Giovanni Peragine, B. was named Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian) and titular bishop of Phoenice.

Huertas Vargas retired, García Peláez named Garagoa Bishop

Bishop José Vicente Huertas Vargas retired and Bishop Julio Hernando García Peláez was named Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia.

Bishop García Peláez had been serving as Bishop of Istmina-Tadó.

14 June 2017

Steinmetz named Londrina Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Geremias Steinmetz was named Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Orlando Brandes was named Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo in November 2016.

Archbishop-designate Steinmetz had been serving as Bishop of Paranavaí.

21 May 2017

5 New Cardinals Announced!

This morning Pope Francis announced his intention to create 5 new Cardinals on 28 June 2017.

To be Created Cardinal:
Count: 5; Average Age: 72.0
The page on the site for the new Consistory.

27 April 2017

D’Errico named Malta Nuncio

Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malta.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari in December 2016.

Archbishoip D’Errico had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia.

26 April 2017

Filipazzi named Nigeria Nuncio

Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Augustine Kasujja was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium in October 2016.

Archbishop Filipazzi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia.

Blog Archive