Announcements of recent changes in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. This blog serves as a supplement to the main Catholic-Hierarchy website. Note: this blog and the website are NOT officially sanctioned or approved by any church authority.
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30 April 2020
De Scalzi and Stucchi retired; Raimondi and Vegezzi named Milano Auxiliary
Bishop Erminio De Scalzi and Bishop Luigi Stucchi retired and Bishop-elect Giovanni Luca Raimondi and Bishop-elect Giuseppe Natale Vegezzi were named Auxiliary Bishops of Milano {Milan}, Italy and titular bishops of Feradi Maius and Turres Concordiae, respectively.
Damiano named Agrigento Coadjutor Archbishop
Archbishop-elect Alessandro Damiano was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy.
21 April 2020
Marshall named Alexandria Bishop
Bishop-elect Robert W. Marshall was named Bishop of Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop David Prescott Talley was named Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee in March 2019.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop David Prescott Talley was named Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee in March 2019.
15 April 2020
Mazali named Erexim Bishop
Bishop-elect Adimir Antônio Mazali was named Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Caxias do Sul in June 2019.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Caxias do Sul in June 2019.
Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel resigned as Callao Bishop
Bishop José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel resigned as Bishop of Callao, Peru.
Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. of Chiclayo was named Apostolic Administrator.
Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. of Chiclayo was named Apostolic Administrator.
de Witte retired, dos Santos Silva Filho named Ruy Barbosa Bishop
Bishop André de Witte retired and Bishop Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho was named Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil.
Bishop dos Santos Silva Filho had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia.
Bishop dos Santos Silva Filho had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia.
Serratelli retired, Sweeney named Paterson Bishop
Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli retired and Bishop-elect Kevin J. Sweeney was named Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA.
03 April 2020
Braxton retired, McGovern named Belleville Bishop
Bishop Edward Kenneth Braxton retired and Bishop-elect Michael G. McGovern was named Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA.