The Diocese of Jaú, Sao Paulo, Brazil was erected with territory taken from the diocese of São Carlos and suffragan of Campinas.
Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva was named its first bishop.
He had been serving as Bishop of Lins.
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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- Vanegas Cuervo named Bogotá Auxiliary
- Morga Iruzubieta retired, Rodríguez Carballo succe...
- Nieto Súa retired, Medina Acosta named Engativá Bi...
- Kaboré named Ghana Nuncio
- Donoghue retired, Getalado succeeded as Rarotonga ...
- Jozić named Georgia and Armenia Nuncio
- Rodríguez Méndez named Barquisimeto Archbishop
- González de Zárate Salas named Valencia en Venezue...
- Porras Cardozo retired, Biord Castillo named Carac...
- Kovithavanij retired as Bangkok Archbishop
- Jaú, Brazil erected, da Silva named Bishop
- Bullock named Rapid City Bishop
- Walsh named Davenport Bishop
- Lalanne retired, Bertrand named Pontoise Bishop
- Napiere named Funafuti Superior
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