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29 November 2020

Odiwa named Homa Bay Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael Otieno Odiwa was named Bishop of Homa Bay, Kenya.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo was named Archbishop of Kisumu in November 2018.

28 November 2020

Consistory to Create New Cardinals - Preview

Some useful links related to today's Consistory to Create New Cardinals I should also note that there are 8 Cardinal-Deacons who have served in that role for 10 years and are thus eligible to request being elevated to Cardinal-Priests. When/if they will make that request is unclear, but likely not today.

Pesoa Ribera named El Beni Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. was named Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia.

The Vicariate had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M. in February 2020.

Bishop Pesoa Ribera had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz.

Mancini retired, Dunn succeeded as Halifax-Yarmouth Archbishop

Archbishop Anthony Mancini retired and Archbishop Brian Joseph Dunn succeeded as Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Archbishop Dunn had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

26 November 2020

25 November 2020

Olsztyn-Gdańsk (Ukrainian) Erected, Trochanowski named Bishop

The Diocese of Olsztyn-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland was erected with territory taken from Wrocław-Gdańsk and Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw}.

Bishop-elect Arkadiusz Trochanowski was named its first Bishop.

The diocese of Wrocław-Gdańsk is renamed to Wrocław-Koszalin.

Kumalo named Witbank Bishop

Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo was named Bishop of Witbank, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.I. in May 2019.

Bishop Kumalo had been serving as Bishop of Eshowe.

22 November 2020

Kang U-il retired, Moon Chang-woo succeeded as Cheju Bishop

Bishop Peter Kang U-il retired and Bishop Pius Moon Chang-woo succeeded as Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South).

Bishop Moon Chang-woo had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

21 November 2020

19 November 2020

Bala retired, Poola named Hyderabad Archbishop

Archbishop Thumma Bala retired and Archbishop-designate Anthony Poola was named Archbishop of Hyderabad, India.

Archbishop-designate Poola had been serving as Bishop of Kurnool.

18 November 2020

Gbitik named Wau Bishop

Bishop-elect Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Wau, South Sudan.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Rudolf Deng Majak in March 2017.

Felföldi named Pécs Bishop

Bishop-elect László Felföldi was named Bishop of Pécs, Hungary.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop György Udvardy was named Archbishop of Veszprém in July 2019.

Barreto de Farias named Araçuaí Bishop

Bishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado was named Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Marcello Romano in March 2020.

Bishop Barreto de Farias had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão.

17 November 2020

Bonnar named Youngstown Bishop

Bishop-elect David J. Bonnar was named Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop George Vance Murry, S.J. in June 2020.

16 November 2020

Cardinal Gulbinowicz died

Henryk Roman Cardinal Gulbinowicz, Archbishop Emeritus of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland, has died.

He was 97 years old and had served as a cardinal for 35 years. He had served as a bishop for 50 years and as a priest for 70 years.

May he rest in peace.

15 November 2020

Cardinal Vela Chiriboga Died

Raúl Eduardo Cardinal Vela Chiriboga, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador, has died.

He was 86 years old and would have celebrated 10 years as a cardinal next week. He served as a bishop for 48 years and as a priest for 63 years.

May he rest in peace.

Eyabi named Eséka Bishop

Bishop-elect François Achille Eyabi was named Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Dieudonné Bogmis in August 2018.

12 November 2020

D’Souza retired, Manjaly named Agra Archbishop

Archbishop Albert D’Souza retired and Archbishop-desigate Raphy Manjaly was named Archbishop of Agra, India.

Archbishop-designate Manjaly had been serving as Bishop of Allahabad.

11 November 2020

Mandagi named Merauke Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. was named Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. in March 2020.

Archbishop-designate Mandagi had been serving as Bishop of Amboina.

10 November 2020

Habert named Bayeux Bishop

Bishop Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert was named Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger in June 2020.

Bishop Habert had been serving as Bishop of Sées {Séez}.