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.
02 December 2024
Brož named Hradec Králové Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Prokop Brož was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia and titular bishop of Litomyšl.
26 November 2024
Rupiny named Nebbi Bishop
Bishop-elect Constantine Rupiny was named Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I. was named Archbishop of Gulu in March 2024.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I. was named Archbishop of Gulu in March 2024.
09 November 2024
Archbishop Keleher has died
Archbishop James Patrick Keleher, Archbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA, had died.
He was 93 years old and had served as a priest for 66 years and as a bishop for just under 40 years.
He was 93 years old and had served as a priest for 66 years and as a bishop for just under 40 years.
May he rest in peace.
04 November 2024
Pappusamy retired as Madurai Archbishop
Archbishop Antony Pappusamy retired as Archbishop of Madurai, India.
Nycz retired, Galbas named Warszawa Archbishop
Kazimierz Cardinal Nycz retired and Archbishop Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. was named Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland.
Archbishop Galbas had been serving as Archbishop of Katowice.
Archbishop Galbas had been serving as Archbishop of Katowice.
Listecki retired, Grob named Milwaukee Archbishop
Archbishop Jerome Edward Listecki retired and Archbishop-designate Jeffrey Scott Grob was named Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Archbishop-designate Grob had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois.
Archbishop-designate Grob had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois.
01 November 2024
15 October 2024
Site Updates: Limited for the Rest of the Month
Site updates will probably be very limited for the remainder of this month. I will be travelling and access to the Internet is uncertain.
Erected: Prosperidad, Philippines; Labajo named Bishop
The Diocese of Prosperidad, Philippines was erected with territory taken from Butuan and becomes a suffragan of Cagayan de Oro.
Bishop Ruben Caballero Labajo was named its first bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu.
Bishop Ruben Caballero Labajo was named its first bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu.
Sánchez Carrión named Honduras Nuncio
Archbishop-elect Simón Bolívar Sánchez Carrión was named Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras and titular archbishop of Rosella.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Gábor Pintér was named Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand in July 2024.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Gábor Pintér was named Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand in July 2024.
14 October 2024
Norton named Broome Bishop
Bishop Timothy John Norton, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Broome, Australia.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders in August 2021.
Bishop Norton had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders in August 2021.
Bishop Norton had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane.
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!!! (updated 4 Nov 2024)
Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 21 new Cardinals on 7 December 2024.
Here is the list:
Cardinal-Designates (Non-Voting): Declined before being Created Cardinal:
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
- 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
- Domenico Battaglia, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples, Italy; Age: 61.8
- Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio; Age: 99.2
- Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M., Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia; Age: 62.5
On 12 October, it was announced that the date was changed to 7 December (from 8 December).
On 4 November, Abp Battaglia was added to the list.
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.
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