Bishop Sana Died

Bishop Abdul-Ahad Sana, Bishop Emeritus of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq, has died. He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 59 years and as a bishop for 46 years. May he rest in peace.

Vomboemmel resigned, Barreto de Farias named Santarém Bishop

Bishop Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. resigned and Bishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado was named Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil. Bishop Barreto de Farias had been serving as Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Baia, Brazil.

Freire Régis resigned, Gonçalves Pereira succeeded as Coari Prelate

Bishop Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.SS.R. resigned and Bishop Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.SS.R. succeeded as Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil. Bishop Gonçalves Pereira had been serving as Coadjutor Prelate of the same Prelature.

Archbishop Lambert Filho Died

Archbishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S., Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, has died. He was almost 78 years old and has served as a priest for 53 years and as a bishop for 32 years. May he rest in peace.

Archbishop Jacqueline Died

Archbishop Bernard Henri René Jacqueline, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Morocco and Titular Archbishop of Abbir Maius, has died. He was 2 weeks shy of his 89th birthday. He has served as a priest for almost 63 years and as a bishop for 24 years. May he rest in peace.

Archbishop Trujillo Arango Died

Archbishop Augusto Trujillo Arango, Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia, has died. He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 61 years and as a bishop for 49 years. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Kappil Died

Bishop Mathias Kappil, Bishop Emeritus of Punalur, India, has died. He was 79 years old and had served as a priest for 52 years and as a bishop for 21 years. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Mabula Died

Bishop Bernard Mabula, Bishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania, has died. He was 87 years old and had served as a priest for 54 years and as a bishop for 38 years. May he rest in peace.

D'Souza retired, Manjaly named Varanasi Bishop

Bishop Patrick Paul D'Souza retired and Bishop-elect Raphy Manjaly was named Bishop of Varanasi, India.

D'Mello retired, Fernandes named Karwar Bishop

Bishop William Leonard D'Mello retired and Bishop-elect Derek Fernandes was named Bishop of Karwar, India.

Keeprath retired, Couto named Jullundur Bishop

Bishop Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto was named Bishop of Jullundur, India. Bishop Couto had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi.

Baccay named Tuguegarao Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ricardo Lingan Baccay was named an Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines and titular bishop of Gabala.

Lopes Coelho retired, Macário do Nascimento Clemente named Porto Bishop

Bishop Armindo Lopes Coelho retired and Bishop Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente was named Bishop of Porto, Portugal. Bishop Macário do Nascimento Clemente has been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa.

Mogavero named Mazara del Vallo Bishop

Bishop-elect Domenico Mogavero was named Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela in November 2006.

Giuliodori named Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia Bishop

Bishop-elect Claudio Giuliodori was named Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luigi Conti was named Archbishop of Fermo in April 2006.

Patriarch Hayek Died

Archbishop Ignace Antoine II Hayek, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon, has died. He was 96 years old and had served as a priest for 73 years and as a bishop for 47 years. May he rest in peace.

Martínez Flores named San Pedro Bishop

Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores was named Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D. in January 2005. Bishop Martínez Flores had been serving as Bishop of San Lorenzo.

Archbishop Mounayer Died

Archbishop Eustathe Joseph Mounayer, Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria, has died. He was 81 years old and had served as a priest for 57 years and a bishop for 35 years. May he rest in peace.

D'Souza named Agra Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Albert D'Souza was named Archbishop of Agra, India. The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Oswald Gracias was named Archbishop of Bombay in October 2006. Archbishop-designate D'Souza had been serving as Bishop of Lucknow.

Bertagna named Legislative Texts Vice President

Archbishop-designate Bruno Bertagna was named Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts. He had been serving as the Secretary of the same Pontifical Council.

Herranz Casado retired, Coccopalmerio named Legislative Texts President

Julián Cardinal Herranz Casado retired and Archbishop-designate Francesco Coccopalmerio was named President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts. Archbishop-designate Coccopalmerio had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy.

Razakarinvony retired, Randrianarisoa named Miarinarivo Bishop

Bishop Raymond Razakarinvony retired and Bishop-elect Jean Claude Randrianarisoa was named Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar.

Moolachira named Diphu Bishop

Bishop-elect John Moolachira was named Bishop of Diphu, India. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil was named Bishop of Itanagar in December 2005.

Fernández Torres named San Juan de Puerto Rico Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Daniel Fernández Torres was named an Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico and titular bishop of Sufes.

Nepal elevated to Vicariate, Sharma remains Ordinary

The Prefecture Apostolic of Nepal was elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Nepal. Bishop-elect Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. remains its ordinary now with the title of Vicar Apostolic and he was also named titular bishop of Gigthi.

Thottunkal confirmed as Trivandrum (Malankarese) Major Archbishop

Major Archbishop-designate Isaac Mar Cleemis Thottunkal was confirmed as Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India. The Archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Major Archbishop Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil, O.I.C. in January 2007. Major Archbishop-designate Thottunkal had been serving as Archbishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese).

Schlembach retired as Speyer Bishop

Bishop Anton Schlembach retired as Bishop of Speyer, Germany.

Meurice Estiu retired, García Ibáñez named Santiago de Cuba Archbishop

Archbishop Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu retired and Archbishop-designate Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez was named Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba. Archbishop-designate García Ibáñez had been serving as Bishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo.

Tineo Rivera named Caracas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luis Tineo Rivera was named an Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela and titular bishop of Horrea Coelia.

Aerath named Titular Bishop of Bapara

Bishop-elect Chacko Aerath, OIC was named titular bishop of Bapara.

de Castro retired, Moura named Montes Claros Archbishop

Archbishop Geraldo Majela de Castro, O. Praem. retired and Archbishop-designate José Alberto Moura, C.S.S. was named Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Archbishop-designate Moura had been serving as Bishop of Uberlândia.

Pappenberger named Regensburg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Reinhard Pappenberger was named Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany and titular bishop of Aptuca.

Henrici retired as Chur Auxiliary

Bishop Peter Henrici, S.J. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland.

Grab retired as Chur Bishop

Bishop Amédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B. retired as Bishop of Chur, Switzerland.

Bishop Loft Died

Bishop Gerard Francis Loft, S. M., Bishop Emeritus of Auki, Solomon Islands, has died. He was 73 years old and had served as a priest for 48 years and as a bishop for 23 years. May he rest in peace.

Archbishop Mallon Died

Archbishop Peter Joseph Mallon, Archbishop Emeritus of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, has died. He was 77 years old and had served as a priest for 50 years. He returned to Our Lord on the day after his 17th anniversary of consecration as a bishop. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Lari Died

Bishop Ovidio Lari, Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy, has died. He was 88 years old and had served as a priest for 65 years and as a bishop for 38 years. May he rest in peace.

Escudero Montoya named Palmira Bishop

Bishop Abraham Escudero Montoya was named Bishop of Palmira, Colombia. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Orlando Antonio Corrales García was named Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia in January 2007. Bishop Escudero Montoya had been serving as Bishop of Espinal.

Kamphaus retired as Limburg Bishop

Bishop Franz Kamphaus retired as Bishop of Limburg, Germany.

Wetter retired as München und Freising Archbishop

Friedrich Cardinal Wetter retired as Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany.

Cardinal Javierre Ortas Died

Antonio María Cardinal Javierre Ortas, S.D.B., Prefect Emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio, has died. He would have turned 86 on the 21st of this month. He served as a priest for 57 years, as a bishop for 30 years, and as a cardinal for 18 years. May he rest in peace.