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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27 August 2022
Bae Ki Hyen resigned as Masan Bishop
Bishop Constantine Bae Ki Hyen resigned as Bishop of Masan, Korea (South).
22 August 2022
Salas Arjona named Acarigua-Araure Bishop
Bishop-elect Gerardo Ernesto Salas Arjona was named Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar was named Bishop of Petare in November 2021.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar was named Bishop of Petare in November 2021.
21 August 2022
20 August 2022
Iskandar named Tyr Archbishop
Archbishop-elect Georges Iskandar, B.S. was named Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the removal of Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. in January 2021.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the removal of Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. in January 2021.
Ayvazian named Kamichlié Bishop
Bishop-elect Antranig Ayvazian was named Bishop of Kamichlié (Armenian), Syria.
The eparchy had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. in April 1992.
The eparchy had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. in April 1992.