Catholic-Hierarchy News
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.
10 October 2024
Wielikosielec retired as Pinsk Auxiliary
Bishop Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus.
08 October 2024
07 October 2024
Medo named Gospić-Senj Bishop
Bishop-elect Marko Medo was named Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. was named Archbishop of Split-Makarska in September 2023.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. was named Archbishop of Split-Makarska in September 2023.
06 October 2024
Cardinals!!!
Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 21 new Cardinals on 8 December 2024.
Here is the list:
Cardinal-Designates (Non-Voting):
Cardinal-Designates:
- Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio, Archbishop of Lima, Peru; Age: 74.7
- Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M., Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina; Age: 72.4
- Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M., Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador; Age: 69.1
- Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile; Age: 67.7
- Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D., Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan; Age: 66.1
- Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, Bishop of Kalookan, Philippines; Age: 65.7
- Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D., Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia; Age: 68.2
- Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Age: 64.2
- Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Age: 63.3
- Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P., Archbishop of Alger, Algeria; Age: 62.7
- Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M., Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia; Age: 62.5
- Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., Archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran; Age: 61.4
- Roberto Repole, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy; Age: 57.8
- Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy; Age: 54.0
- Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Age: 53.4
- Rolandas Makrickas, Coadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}; Age: 52.8
- Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R., Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia; Age: 44.8
- Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., Priest of Order of Friars Preachers; Age: 79.2
- Fabio Baggio, C.S., Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Age: 59.8
- George Jacob Koovakad, Official of the Secretariat of State; Age: 51.3
- Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio; Age: 99.2
04 October 2024
Condori Chuchi named Ayaviri Prelate
Bishop Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M. was named Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru.
The prelature had beem vacant since the resignation of Bishop Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo in April 2021.
The prelature had beem vacant since the resignation of Bishop Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo in April 2021.
Corredor Bermúdez retired, Cardona Ramírez named Pereira Bishop
Bishop Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez retired and Bishop Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez was named Bishop of Pereira, Colombia.
Bishop Cardona Ramírez had been serving as Bishop of San José del Guaviare.
Bishop Cardona Ramírez had been serving as Bishop of San José del Guaviare.
02 October 2024
Krämer named Rottenburg-Stuttgart Bishop
Bishop-elect Klaus Krämer was named Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany.
The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Gebhard Fürst in December 2023.
The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Gebhard Fürst in December 2023.
01 October 2024
Sangalli named Dicastery for Evangelization Adjunct Secretary
Fr. Samuele Sangalli was named Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization.
He had been serving as Under Secretary of the same dicastery.
He had been serving as Under Secretary of the same dicastery.
Bestion named Blois Bishop
Bishop-elect Francis Victor Bestion was named Bishop of Blois, France.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut in June 2023.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut in June 2023.
30 September 2024
Kaszkiewicz retired, Huljaj succeeded as Grodno Bishop
Bishop Aleksander Kaszkiewicz retired and Bishop Uladzimir Huljaj (Huliai, Gulyai)) succeeded as Bishop of Grodno, Belarus.
Bishop Huljaj had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
Bishop Huljaj had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
Huerta Ramírez named Sicuani Bishop
Bishop-elect César Augusto Huerta Ramírez was named Bishop of Sicuani, Peru.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López was named Bishop of Huánuco in June 2024.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López was named Bishop of Huánuco in June 2024.
Cañete named Gumaca Bishop
Bishop-elect Euginius Longakit Cañete, M. J. was named Bishop of Gumaca, Philippines.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Victor de la Cruz Ocampo in March 2023.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Victor de la Cruz Ocampo in March 2023.
28 September 2024
Ireri Mukobo retired, Munguti Makau succeeded as Isiolo Bishop
Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C. retired and Bishop Peter Munguti Makau, I.M.C. succeeded as Bishop of Isiolo, Kenya.
Bishop Munguti Makau had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.
Bishop Munguti Makau had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.
27 September 2024
Spies named Joliet in Illinois Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Dennis Spies was named Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA and titular bishop of Cenculiana.
Larregain named Corrientes Coadjutor
Bishop José Adolfo Larregain, O.F.M. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina.
He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.
He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.
26 September 2024
Estonia elevated to Diocese of Tallinn, Jourdan named Bishop
The Apostolic Administration of Estonia was elevated to the Diocese of Tallinn, Estonia.
Bishop Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan was named its first bishop. He had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of Estonia.
Bishop Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan was named its first bishop. He had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of Estonia.
25 September 2024
Kleszcz and Wołkowicz named Łódź Auxiliaries
Bishop-elect Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi and
Bishop-elect Zbigniew Daniel Wołkowicz were named
Auxiliary Bishops of Łódź, Poland and titular bishops of
Aquae Albae in Byzacena and
Vassinassa, respectively.
23 September 2024
Madrapile Tanzi named Isiro-Niangara Bishop
Bishop Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi was named Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.).
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Julien Andavo Bule Ahuba Mbia in July 2024.
Bishop Madrapile Tanzi had been serving as Bishop of Isangi.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Julien Andavo Bule Ahuba Mbia in July 2024.
Bishop Madrapile Tanzi had been serving as Bishop of Isangi.
21 September 2024
Maralit named San Pablo Bishop
Bishop Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit was named Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Buenaventura Malayo Famadico in September 2023.
Bishop Maralit had been serving as Bishop of Boac.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Buenaventura Malayo Famadico in September 2023.
Bishop Maralit had been serving as Bishop of Boac.
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