Brunett retired, Sartain named Seattle Archbishop

Archbishop Alexander Joseph Brunett retired and Archbishop-designate James Peter Sartain was named Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA.

Archbishop-designate Sartain had been serving as Bishop of Joliet in Illinois.

Carrasco de Paula and dal Covolo named Titular Bishops

Bishop-elect Ignacio Carrasco de Paula and Bishop-elect Enrico dal Covolo, S.D.B. were named Titular Bishops of Thapsus and Heraclea, respectively.

Kimpinde Amando retired as Kalemie-Kirungu Bishop

Bishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando retired as Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Dantas de Andrade retired as São Luís do Maranhão Auxiliary

Bishop Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, S.C.I. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil.

Bergie named Saint Catharines Bishop

Bishop Gerard Paul Bergie was named Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop James Matthew Wingle in April 2010.

Bishop Bergie had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton.

Vela Chiriboga retired, Trávez Trávez named Quito Archbishop

Archbishop Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga retired and Archbishop-designate Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador.

Archbishop-designate Trávez Trávez had been serving as Bishop of Babahoyo.

Another Random Cardinal Chart

After posting the previous charts, someone asked a good question: how many Cardinals are created per year?

The Chart (Warning: PDF format)

So I ran the numbers and created a new chart showing the number of Cardinals created per papacy and the average number of Cardinals created per year.

The result is that beginning with the 17th century, the number of Cardinals created per year was around 4 until about 50 years ago. There was one obvious exception, Pope Alexander VIII (who averaged 10.77).

Beginning with Pope John XXIII, the average has been just under 9 per year. Pope Benedict XVI is current just over 7 per year.

(The overall answer is an average of 4.6 Cardinals created per year over the last 400 years.)

Battikha resigned as Homs Archbishop

Archbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A. resigned as Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite), Syria.

Lingua named Jordan and Iraq Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Giorgio Lingua was named Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and to Iraq as well as titular archbishop of Tuscania.

Iceta Gavicagogeascoa named Bilbao Bishop

Bishop Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa was named Bishop of Bilbao, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ricardo Blázquez Pérez was named Archbishop of Valladolid in March 2010.

Bishop Iceta Gavicagogeascoa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Agboton resigned, Ganyé named Cotonou Archbishop

Archbishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton resigned and Archbishop-designate Antoine Ganyé was named Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin.

Archbishop-designate Ganyé had been serving as Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé.

Fruchaud retired, Moutel named Saint-Brieuc Bishop

Bishop Lucien Fruchaud retired and Bishop-elect Denis Moutel was named Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France.

Random Cardinal Charts

So I had a chance to mess with my databases over the weekend and I created some charts about the College of Cardinals.

The Charts (Warning: PDF format)

The charts are:

• Number of Cardinals (1605-2010 and 1910-2010)
  
• Average Age (1605-2010 and 1910-2010)
  
• Average Years of Service as a Cardinal (1605-2010 and 1910-2010)

Enjoy

Lupinacci retired as Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi Bishop

Bishop Ercole Lupinacci retired as Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi, Italy.

Aleksiychuk confirmed as Lviv (Ukrainian) Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk was confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Germaniciana.

Tobin named Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Secretary

Archbishop-elect Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. was named Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life and titular archbishop of Obba.

Tejeda García retired as México Auxiliary

Bishop Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District.

Fort retired, Blaquart named Orléans Bishop

Bishop André Louis Fort retired and Bishop Jacques André Blaquart was named Bishop of Orléans, France.

Bishop Blaquart had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas).

Blog Design Changes

If you view the blog as a webpage (rather than as an RSS feed) then you no doubt have been noticing a few adjustments. I think I've got it setup pretty well now, but if you disagree, feedback would be appreciated (please use the Feedback form on the main website).

Please note the Archive list is now on a separate page.

Erected Karonga, Malawi; Mtumbuka named Bishop

The Diocese of Karonga, Malawi was erected with territory taken from the diocese of Mzuzu.

Bishop-elect Martin Anwel Mtumbuka was named as the first Bishop.