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.
03 October 2006
Rovai named Villa María Bishop
Bishop José Ángel Rovai was named Bishop of Villa María, Argentina. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Roberto Rodríguez was named Bishop of La Rioja in May, 2006. Bishop Rovai had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba.
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