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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07 December 2023
Ricchiuti retired, Russo named Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti Bishop
Bishop Giovanni Ricchiuti retired and Bishop-elect Giuseppe Russo was named Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy.
Alencherry retired as Ernakulam-Angamaly Major Archbishop
George Cardinal Alencherry retired as Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India.
06 December 2023
Jayasuriya named Chilaw Bishop
Bishop-elect Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya was named Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis was named Bishop of Kandy in October 2021.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis was named Bishop of Kandy in October 2021.
05 December 2023
04 December 2023
Fürst retired as Rottenburg-Stuttgart Bishop
Bishop Gebhard Fürst retired as Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany.