The Diocese of Bentiu, South Sudan was erected with territory taken from Malakal and made a suffragan of Juba.
Bishop Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.I. was named its first bishop. He had been serving as Bishop of Rumbek.
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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- Cortés Contreras retired, Calderón Calderón named ...
- Bentiu erected, Carlassare named Bishop
- Martínez García retired as Atlacomulco Bishop
- Díaz Martínez retired, Domínguez Couttolenc named ...
- Nann resigned as Caravelí Prelate
- Gyhra named United Nations Office and Specialized ...
- Dubiel named Angola Nuncio
- Baldisseri, Harvey, and Müller named Cardinal-Priests
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