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.
04 March 2021
Grecco retired as Charlottetown Bishop
Bishop Richard John Grecco retired as Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
03 March 2021
Vanqa named Queenstown Bishop
Bishop-elect Paul Siphiwo Vanqa, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Dabula Anthony Mpako was named Bishop of South Africa, Military in April 2019.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Dabula Anthony Mpako was named Bishop of South Africa, Military in April 2019.
Tsoke named Kimberley Bishop
Bishop Duncan Theodore Tsoke was named Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Abel Gabuza was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban in December 2018.
Bishop Tsoke had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Abel Gabuza was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban in December 2018.
Bishop Tsoke had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg.
Krebs named Switzerland and Liechtenstein Nuncio
Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.
The posts had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson in December 2020.
Archbishop Krebs had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.
The posts had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson in December 2020.
Archbishop Krebs had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.
Bou Najem confirmed as Antélias Archbishop
Archbishop-elect Antoine Farès Bou Najem was confirmed Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon.
The archeparchy had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Camille Zaidan in October 2019.
The archeparchy had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Camille Zaidan in October 2019.
02 March 2021
Wojda named Gdańsk Archbishop
Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C. was named Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź in August 2020.
Archbishop Wojda had been serving as Archbishop of Białystok.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź in August 2020.
Archbishop Wojda had been serving as Archbishop of Białystok.
Miles named Togo Nuncio
Archbishop-elect Mark Gerard Miles was named Apostolic Nuncio to Togo in addition to his other posts.
Feudjio named Saint Thomas Bishop
Bishop-elect Jerome Feudjio was named Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Herbert Armstrong Bevard in September 2020.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Herbert Armstrong Bevard in September 2020.
01 March 2021
Escudero Torres retired as Valencia Auxiliary
Bishop Esteban Escudero Torres retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain.
27 February 2021
Ramírez Díaz named Ocaña Bishop
Bishop Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz was named Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos was named Archbishop of Tunja in February 2020.
Bishop Ramírez Díaz had been serving as Bishop of El Banco.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos was named Archbishop of Tunja in February 2020.
Bishop Ramírez Díaz had been serving as Bishop of El Banco.
26 February 2021
Cirulli named Alife-Caiazzo Bishop
Bishop Giacomo Cirulli was named Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy while remaining Bishop of Teano-Calvi.
24 February 2021
20 February 2021
Comastri retired, Gambetti named Fabric of St. Peter President
Angelo Cardinal Comastri retired and Mauro Maria Cardinal Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv. was named President of the Fabric of St. Peter and Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}.
19 February 2021
Howlader named Chattogram Archbishop
Archbishop-designate Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. was named Archbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Moses Montu Costa, C.S.C. in July 2020.
Archbishop-designate Howlader had been serving as Bishop of Barisal.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Moses Montu Costa, C.S.C. in July 2020.
Archbishop-designate Howlader had been serving as Bishop of Barisal.
18 February 2021
Kryk retired, Dzyurakh named Germany and Scandinavia Apostolic Exarch
Bishop Piotr Kryk retired and Bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R. was named Apostolic Exarch of Deutschland und Skandinavien {Germany and Scandinavia} (Ukrainian).
Bishop Dzyurakh had been serving as a Curial Bishop.
Bishop Dzyurakh had been serving as a Curial Bishop.
15 February 2021
Likolo Bokal’Etumba named Lisala Bishop
Bishop-elect Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal’Etumba was named Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.).
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M. was named Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro in November 2019.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M. was named Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro in November 2019.
Janak named San Antonio Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Gary W. Janak was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA and titular bishop of Dionysiana.
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