Dziuba named Umzimkulu Bishop

Bishop-elect Stanislaw Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E. was named Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu in August 1994.

Bucher retired, de Groef named Bethlehem Bishop

Bishop Hubert Bucher retired and Bishop-elect Jan de Groef, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa.

Greselin named Lichinga Bishop

Bishop-elect Elio Greselin, S.C.J. was named Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Quelimane in January 2008.

Zenari named Syria Nuncio

Archbishop Mario Zenari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Syria.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini in September 2008.

Archbishop Zenari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

Sáenz Lacalle retired, Escobar Alas named San Salvador Archbishop

Archbishop Fernando Sáenz Lacalle retired and Archbishop-designate José Luis Escobar Alas was named Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador.

Archbishop-designate Escobar Alas had been serving as Bishop of San Vicente.

Kojnok retired, Filo succeeded as Rožňava Bishop

Bishop Eduard Kojnok retired and Bishop Vladimír Filo succeeded as Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia.

Bishop Filo had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Peralta Alvarez named San Lorenzo Bishop

Bishop Sebelio Peralta Alvarez was named Bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores was named Bishop of San Pedro in February 2007.

Bishop Peralta Alvarez had been serving as Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo.

Mendyk named Legnica Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marek Mendyk was named Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland and titular bishop of Rusuccuru.

Del Valle Paredes named Campo Mourão Bishop

Bishop-elect Francisco Javier Del Valle Paredes was named Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Mauro Aparecido dos Santos was named Archbishop of Cascavel in October 2007.

Byrne named Guiratinga Bishop

Bishop-elect Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S. was named Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. in December 2007.

Tempfli retired, Böcskei named Oradea Mare Bishop

Bishop József Tempfli retired and Bishop-elect László Böcskei was named Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania.

Quintero Chacón named Margarita Bishop

Bishop-elect Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón was named Bishop of Margarita, Venezuela. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo was named Bishop of Maracay in February 2008.

Genn named Münster Bishop

Bishop Felix Genn was named Bishop of Münster, Germany. The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Reinhard Lettmann in March 2008.

Bishop Genn had been serving as Bishop of Essen.

Panikulam named Djibouti Nuncio

Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti while remaining Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia.

Grgić named Tromsø Prelate

Bishop-elect Berislav Grgić was named Prelate of Tromsø, Norway. The post had been vacant since the death of Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Goebel, M.S.F. in November 2006.

Cardinal Dulles Died

Avery Robert Cardinal Dulles, S.J., Priest of the Society of Jesus and Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata, has died.

He was 90 years old and had served as a priest for 52 years and as a cardinal for 7 years. He was one of the few modern cardinals that was not a bishop.

May he rest in peace.

Blais named Baie-Comeau Bishop

Bishop Jean-Pierre Blais was named Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette was named Bishop of Saint-Jérôme in July 2008.

Bishop Blais had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

Arcari named Mozambique Nuncio

Archbishop Antonio Arcari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique. The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia in October 2008.

Archbishop Arcari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.

Díaz Sánchez named Calabozo Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez was named Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo was named Archbishop of Barquisimeto in December 2007.

Archbishop-designate Díaz Sánchez had been serving as Bishop of Carúpano.

Arinze retired, Cañizares Llovera named Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Prefect

Francis Cardinal Arinze retired and Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera was named Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

Cardinal Cañizares Llovera had been serving as Archbishop of Toledo, Spain.

Boom named Würzburg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ulrich Boom was named Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany and titular bishop of Sullectum.

Golser named Bolzano-Bressanone Bishop

Bishop-elect Karl Golser was named Bishop of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Wilhelm Emil Egger, O.F.M. Cap. in August 2008.

Ze retired, Zoa named Sangmélima Bishop

Bishop Raphaël Marie Ze retired and Bishop Christophe Zoa was named Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon.

Bishop Zoa had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Yaoundé.

Erected: Teotihuacan, Mexico; Escobar Galicia named Bishop

The Diocese of Teotihuacan, México, México was created with territory taken from Texcoco.

Bishop-elect Francisco Escobar Galicia was named as its first Bishop.

Nair retired, Kalist named Meerut Bishop

Bishop Patrick Nair retired and Bishop-elect Francis Kalist was named Bishop of Meerut, India.

Important Technology Test

Howdy,

I've finished a draft version of a change to the page design and I was hoping to get a little bit of feedback. The changes are:

• Drop-Down menu's have a slightly larger font
  
• a Google-based site search to the right of the menus
  
• a Google-based automated page translation gadget added just below that
  

Please provide any feedback through the regular form on the site.

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Just a quick update to let ya'll know that the changes are now being rolled out. Only new/refreshed pages will have the new format for now - but I normally do a site refresh around the first of the year.

Thanks again!

Prieto Amaya named Cúcuta Bishop

Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya was named Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Oscar Urbina Ortega was named Archbishop of Villavicencio in November 2007.

Bishop Prieto Amaya had been serving as Bishop of Barrancabermeja.

Benites Astoul retired as Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Weigand retired, Soto Succeeded as Sacramento Bishop

Bishop William Kenneth Weigand retired and Bishop Jaime Soto succeeded as Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA.

Bishop Soto had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Utempi Tapa named Kisangani Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Marcel Utembi Tapa was named Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.). The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya was named Archbishop of Kinshasa in December 2007.

Archbishop-designate Marcel Utembi Tapa had been serving as Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka.

Souchu named Rennes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nicolas Souchu was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France and titular bishop of Cataquas.

Batut named Lyon Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean-Pierre Batut was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France and titular bishop of Ressiana.

Avenya named Makurdi Auxiliary

Bishop-elect William Avenya was named Auxiliary Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria and titular bishop of Thucca in Mauretania.

Colin Cruz named México Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Florencio Armando Colin Cruz was named Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District and titular bishop of Thimida Regia.

Erected: Gómez Palacio, Mexico; Torres Campos named Bishop

The Diocese of Gómez Palacio, Durango, México was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Durango.

Bishop José Guadalupe Torres Campos was named as its first Bishop. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Juárez.

Daniel retired, Khumalo named Pretoria Archbishop

Archbishop George Francis Daniel retired and Archbishop-designate Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. was named Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military.

Archbishop-designate Khumalo had been serving as Bishop of Witbank.

Ponce de León named Ingwavuma Vicar

Bishop-elect José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. was named Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa and titular bishop of Maturba.

The Vicariate Apostolic had been vacant since the death of Bishop Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. in May 2006.

Puthiyakulangara named Port-Bergé Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar.

Rakotondrabé retired, Tsarahazana named Toamasina Bishop

Bishop René Joseph Rakotondrabé retired and Bishop Désiré Tsarahazana was named Bishop of Toamasina, Madagascar.

Bishop Tsarahazana had been serving as Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana.

Aké named Gagnoa Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Joseph Yapo Aké was named Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire. The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Barthélémy Djabla in September 2008.

Archbishop-designate Aké had been serving as Bishop of Yamoussoukro.

San named Denpasar Bishop

Bishop-elect Silvester San was named Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Benyamin Yosef Bria in September 2007.

Torrado Mosconi named Santiago del Estero Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina and titular bishop of Vicus Pacati.

Suriani resigned, Diquattro named Bolivia Nuncio

Archbishop Luciano Suriani resigned and Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.

Archbishop Diquattro had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

Le Saux named Le Mans Bishop

Bishop-elect Yves Le Saux was named Bishop of Le Mans, France. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jacques Maurice Faivre in July 2008.

Piroird retired, Desfarges named Constantine Bishop

Bishop Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado retired and Bishop-elect Paul Desfarges, S.J. was named Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria.

Boffelli named Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas Bishop

Bishop-elect Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli was named Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Aníbal Casasola Sosa in April 2007.

Bíró named Hungary, Military Bishop

Bishop László Bíró was named Bishop of Hungary, Military. The post had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Tamás Szabó in March 2007.

Bishop Bíró had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét.

Leal Penna retired, Grotto de Camargo named Botucatu Archbishop

Archbishop Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. retired and Archbishop-designate Maurício Grotto de Camargo was named Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Grotto de Camargo had been serving as Bishop of Assis.

Knestout named Washington Auxiiliary

Bishop-elect Barry C. Knestout was named Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA and titular bishop of Leavenworth.

Asenjo Pelegrina named Sevilla Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain.

Archbishop-designate Asenjo Pelegrina had been serving as Bishop of Córdoba.

Müller retired, Moreira da Silva named Januária Bishop

Bishop Anselmo Müller, M.S.F. retired and Bishop-elect José Moreira da Silva was named Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Tondello named Juína Bishop

Bishop-elect Neri José Tondello was named Bishop of Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Franco Dalla Valle, S.D.B. in August 2007.

Nlandu Mayi named Matadi Coadjutor

Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi was named Coadjutor Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Bishop Nlandu Mayi had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.

Dougherty retired as Bathurst Bishop

Bishop Patrick Dougherty retired as Bishop of Bathurst, Australia.

Rapisarda retired, Passigato named Portugal Nuncio

Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda retired and Archbishop Rino Passigato was named Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal.

Archbishop Passigato had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.

Suárez Cázares named Morelia Auxiliary

Bishop Carlos Suárez Cázares was named Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México and titular bishop of Abidda.

Bishop Suárez Cázares had been the Bishop of Zamora until he resigned in December 2006.

Ossandón Buljevic named Concepción Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pedro Ossandón Buljevic was named Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile and titular bishop of La Imperial.

Van den Berghe retired, Bonny named Antwerp Bishop

Bishop Paul Van den Berghe retired and Bishop-elect Johan Bonny was named Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium.

Technical Note and the Upcoming Week

I wanted to remind folks that Day Saving Time in Europe ended last night - but it doesn't end in the US until next weekend. The result is that announcements will be made an hour later (US time) for the next week - meaning that I may not be able to post an update before I go to work in the morning.

The other item is you may have noticed there was yet another version change of the software - now at v2.5.6. This provides a fix of a long standing bug on diocese pages relating to the list of past ordinaries. If an ordinary's start date was a partial date (i.e., missing month and/or day) then the next ordinary might not appear on the list. That bug (hopefully) is finally fixed.

A refresh of the diocese pages is now posted to the site.

Panikulam named Ethiopia Nuncio and Somalia Delegate

Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia.

Archbishop Panikulam had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique.

Anathil retired, Thottumarickal named Indore Bishop

Bishop George Marian Anathil, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Indore, India.

Bishop Thottumarickal had been serving as Bishop of Jhabua.

Nieto Súa named Bogotá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia and titular bishop of Teglata in Numidia.

Jaworski retired, Mokrzycki succeeded as Lviv Archbishop

Marian Cardinal Jaworski retired and Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki succeeded as Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine.

Archbishop Mokrzycki had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Fecteau retired, Moreau named Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière Bishop

Bishop Clément Fecteau retired and Bishop-elect Yvon Moreau, O.C.S.O. was named Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada.

Schnurr named Cincinnati Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Dennis Marion Schnurr was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Archbishop Daniel Edward Pilarczyk remains the ordinary, but upon his retirement Archbishop-designate Schnurr will automatically succeed him.

Archbishop-designate Schnurr had been serving as Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota.

Jabalé retired, Burns named Menevia Bishop

Bishop John Mark Jabalé, O.S.B. retired and Bishop Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M. was named Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain.

Bishop Burns had been serving as Bishop of Great Britain, Military.

Murray retired, Toal named Argyll and The Isles Bishop

Bishop Ian Murray retired and Bishop-elect Joseph Anthony Toal was named Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain.

Dalieh retired as Cape Palmas Bishop

Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh retired as Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia.

Nguyen Van Kham named Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pierre Nguyen Van Kham was named Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam and titular bishop of Trofimiana.

Chu Van Minh named Hà Nôi Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Laurent Chu Van Minh was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam and titular bishop of Thinisa in Numidia.

Molères retired, Aillet named Bayonne Bishop

Bishop Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères retired and Bishop-elect Marc Aillet was named Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France.

Quinn named Winona Coadjutor

Bishop John Michael Quinn was named Coadjutor Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA.

Bishop Quinn had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan.

Lugones named Lomas de Zamora Bishop

Bishop Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. was named Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján in December 2007.

Bishop Lugones had been serving as Bishop of Orán.

Cardinal González Zumárraga Died

Antonio José Cardinal González Zumárraga, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador, has died. He was 83 years old and had served as a priest for 57 years. He had also served as a bishop for 39 years and a cardinal for 7 years.

May he rest in peace.

Version 2.5.5 and Recent Additions

Ya'll may have noticed yet another version change - now up to version 2.5.5 - over the weekend. This time the changes were purely internal in nature - a reworking of the code which produces the group section of a bishop's page. However, the performance difference is rather dramatic. The last time I did a full refresh of the bishop pages was in January and it took roughly 17 hours. I did a full refresh again last night and despite have almost 2,000 more bishops the process was done in under 6 hours.

Over the summer lull I spent much of the time adding historical cardinals to the databases. This includes all the Cardinals in the Consistories starting in 1644 and Conclaves starting from 1676.

Ri Iong-hoon named Suwon Coadjutor

Bishop Matthias Ri Iong-hoon was named Coadjutor Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South).

Bishop Ri Iong-hoon had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Dorado Soto retired, Catalá Ibáñez named Málaga Bishop

Bishop Antonio Dorado Soto retired and Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez was named Bishop of Málaga, Spain.

Bishop Catalá Ibáñez had been serving as Bishop of Alcalá de Henares.

Rodriguez Vega named Nuevo Laredo Bishop

Bishop Gustavo Rodriguez Vega was named Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. was named Bishop of Tepic in February 2008.

Bishop Rodriguez Vega had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey.

Nori Sturm named Patos de Minas Bishop

Bishop-elect Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria was named Archbishop of Diamantina in May 2007.

Chávez Ruvalcaba retired, Cabrero Romero named Zacatecas Bishop

Bishop Fernando Mario Chávez Ruvalcaba retired and Bishop-elect Carlos Cabrero Romero was named Bishop of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México.

Imbamba named Dundo Bishop

Bishop-elect José Manuel Imbamba was named Bishop of Dundo, Angola.

This diocese had been vacant since Bishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Viana in June 2007.

Bitar named San Justo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Damián Santiago Bitar was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo, Argentina and titular bishop of Turris Tamalleni.

Baxant named Litomĕrice Bishop

Bishop-elect Jan Baxant was named Bishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pavel Posád was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis} in January 2008.

Jordy named Strasbourg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Vincent Jordy was named Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France and titular bishop of Idassa.

Costanzo retired, Pappalardo named Siracusa Archbishop

Archbishop Giuseppe Costanzo retired and Archbishop-designate Salvatore Pappalardo was named Archbishop of Siracusa, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Pappalardo had been serving as Bishop of Nicosia.

Krebs named Nuncio to Guinea and Mali

Archbishop-elect Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali as well as titular archbishop of Taborenta.

Fernandes Dias named Portalegre-Castelo Branco Bishop

Bishop Antonino Eugénio Fernandes Dias was named Bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Francisco Sanches Alves was named Archbishop of Évora in January 2008.

Bishop Fernandes Dias had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Braga.

Martin Buisson retired, Galbusera Fumagalli succeeded as Pucallpa Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Juan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E. retired and Bishop Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B. succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru.

Bishop Galbusera Fumagalli had been serving as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the same jurisdiction.

Betori named Firenze Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Giuseppe Betori was named Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ennio Antonelli was named President of the Pontifical Council for the Family in June 2008.

Cardinal Innocenti Died

Antonio Cardinal Innocenti, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy, has died. He had turned 93 just a fortnight ago and had served as a priest for 70 years, as a bishop for 40 years, and as a cardinal for 23 years. May he rest in peace.

Eguía Seguí named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Enrique Eguía Seguí was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Cissi.

Pinto da Silva resigned, da Rocha succeeded as Teresina Archbishop

Archbishop Celso José Pinto da Silva resigned and Archbishop Sérgio da Rocha succeeded as Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil.

Archbishop da Rocha had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Technical Note and the Summer Lull

First, I wanted to let ya'll know that I've finally finished processing a new source Les évêques et les archevêques de France depuis 1682 jusqu'à 1801. The effect is that my lists of French bishops for the 18th century is now fairly complete - adding several hundred new entries.

Secondly, ya'll have probably noticed the annual summer slow down (or lull). This is quite normal and usually lasts until at least mid-September. The good news on that front is that Cardinal Re (Prefect, Congregation of Bishops) met with the Holy Father last Friday. Hopefully that means that at least some appointments are moving forward.

There is also still one large vacancy in the College of Cardinals, namely the Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, which has been open since the death of Cardinal Gantin in mid-May. The delay is understandable since just 3 days before Pope Benedict XVI had named the new Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (Cardinal Bertone following the death of Cardinal López Trujillo).

Weinhold resigned as Dresden-Meissen Auxiliary

Bishop Georg Weinhold resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Dresden-Meissen, Germany.

Kayanga, Tanzania erected; Rweyongeza named Bishop

The Diocese of Kayanga, Tanzania was erected with territory taken from the diocese of Rulenge.

Bishop-elect Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza was named its first bishop.

Guilavogui named N’Zérékoré Bishop

Bishop-elect Raphaël Balla Guilavogui was named Bishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Philippe Kourouma in November 2007.

Hoàng Van Dat named Bac Ninh Bishop

Bishop-elect Cosme Hoàng Van Dat, S.J. was named Bishop of Bac Ninh, Viêt Nam.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Joseph Marie Nguyên Quang Tuyên in September 2006.

Okolo named Central African Republic and Chad Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Jude Thaddeus Okolo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic and to Chad as well as titular archbishop of Novica.

Tafunga named Lubumbashi Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Jean-Pierre Tafunga, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Archbishop-designate Tafunga had been serving as Bishop of Uvira.

Pignoli retired, Guedes named Campo Limpo Bishop

Bishop Emílio Pignoli retired and Bishop Luiz Antônio Guedes was named Bishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Guedes had been serving as Bishop of Bauru.

Mennini named Uzbekistan Nuncio

Archbishop Antonio Mennini was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan while retaining the post of Apostolic Nuncio to the Russian Federation.

Bulaitis retired, Moliner Inglés named Albania Nuncio

Archbishop John Bulaitis retired and Archbishop Ramiro Moliner Inglés was named Apostolic Nuncio to Albania.

Archbishop Moliner Inglés had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and to Djibouti as well as Apostolic Delegate to Somalia.

Vieira de Lima retired, Emidio Vilar named São Luíz de Cáceres Bishop

Bishop José Vieira de Lima, T.O.R. retired and Bishop-elect Antônio Emidio Vilar, S.D.B. was named Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

and 10,000,000 visits later

The Main Website reached a milestone early this morning - the 10 millionth visit.

The site began long ago, you can find a history and timeline in an earlier post.

Until the site got its own domain - on the Feast of Blessed Damien de Veuster (10 May 2002) no logs and very few stats were available. On that first day, there were 45 visits - viewing 495 pages.

Over the years the site has greatly expanded in content and in users. For example, yesterday there were over 6,000 visits looking at over 38,000 pages. Nearly 1,000 people belong to the groups that receive emails about updates.

And today, the total number of visits passed 10 million. During those visits, folks viewed 68 million pages. Not bad for 6.20 years of service :-)

All I can say is Thank You!

Alvarado Alcántara retired as Mexico Auxiliary

Bishop Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara retired as Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District, México.

Caballero Reyes retired, Sánchez Martínez named Durango Auxiliary

Bishop Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes retired and Bishop-elect Enrique Sánchez Martínez was named Auxiliary Bishop of Durango, Durango, México and titular bishop of Thamugadi.

Shyngo-Ya-Hombo resigned as Mbanza Congo Bishop

Bishop Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap. resigned as Bishop of Mbanza Congo, Angola.

Chama named Mpika Bishop

Bishop-elect Ignatius Chama was named Bishop of Mpika, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Telesphore George Mpundu was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Lusaka in October 2004.

Piris Frígola named Lleida Bishop

Bishop Juan Piris Frígola was named Bishop of Lleida, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí in March 2007.

Bishop Piris Frígola had been serving as Bishop of Menorca.

Soler Perdigó retired, Pardo Artigas named Girona Bishop

Bishop Carles Soler Perdigó retired and Bishop-elect Francisco Pardo Artigas was named Bishop of Girona, Spain.

Dunn and Simard named Sault Sainte Marie Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Brian Joseph Dunn and Bishop-elect Noël Simard were named Auxiliary Bishops of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada and titular bishops of Munatiana and Nova Sinna, respectively.

Buenanueva named Mendoza Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva was named an Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza, Argentina and titular bishop of Rusubbicari.

Elevated: Galápagos, Ecuador

Prefecture Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic.

Bishop Manuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M. was named its first Vicar Apostolic. He had been serving as the Prefect.

LeVoir named New Ulm Bishop

Bishop-elect John LeVoir was named Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop John Clayton Nienstedt was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in April 2007.

Erected: Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne, Haïti; Dumas named Bishop

The Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne, Haïti was erected with territory taken from the diocese of Les Cayes.

Bishop Pierre-André Dumas was named its first Bishop. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince.

Maury Buendía named Kyrgyzstan and Tadjikistan Nuncio

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan in addition to his duties as Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan.

Ladaria Ferrer named Doctrine of the Faith Secretary

Archbishop-elect Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. was named Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and titular archbishop of Thibica.

He fills the post vacated today by Archbishop Angelo Amato, S.D.B..

Saraiva Martins retired, Amato named Causes of Saints Prefect

José Cardinal Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. retired and Archbishop Angelo Amato, S.D.B. was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

Archbishop Amato had been serving as Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Ricken named Green Bay Bishop

Bishop David Laurin Ricken was named Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop David Allen Zubik was named Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in July 2007.

Bishop Ricken had been serving as Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Saltarelli retired, Malooly named Wilmington Bishop

Bishop Michael Angelo Saltarelli retired and Bishop William Francis Malooly was named Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA.

Bishop Malooly had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland.

Bevard named Saint Thomas Bishop

Bishop-elect Herbert A. Bevard was named Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop George Vance Murry, S.J. was named Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio in January 2007.

Spreafico named Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Ambrogio Spreafico was named Coadjutor Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy.

Parmeggiani named Tivoli Bishop

Bishop-elect Mauro Parmeggiani was named Bishop of Tivoli, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto was named Archbishop of Pisa in February 2008.

Faivre resigned as Le Mans Bishop

Bishop Jacques Maurice Faivre resigned as Bishop of Le Mans, France.

Cazabon retired, Morissette named Saint-Jérôme Bishop

Bishop Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I. retired and Bishop Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette was named Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Morissette had been serving as Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec.

Blanchet retired, Fournier named Rimouski Archbishop

Archbishop Bertrand Blanchet retired and Archbishop-designate Pierre-André Fournier was named Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada.

Archbishop-designate Fournier had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

Bertoldo retired, Sigismondi named Foligno Bishop

Bishop Arduino Bertoldo retired and Bishop-elect Gualtiero Sigismondi was named Bishop of Foligno, Italy.

Kujawski named Porto Nacional Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Romualdo Matias Kujawski was named Coadjutor Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil.

Erected: Montenegro, Brazil; de Conto named Bishop

The Diocese of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.

Bishop Paulo Antônio de Conto was named its first Bishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina.

del Río Martín named Spain, Miliary Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Juan del Río Martín was named Archbishop of Spain, Military.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Francisco Pérez González was named Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela in July 2007.

Archbishop-designate del Río Martín had been serving as Bishop of Jerez de la Frontera.

Raich retired, Orowae succeeded as Wabag Bishop

Bishop Hermann Raich, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Arnold Orowae succeeded as Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea.

Bishop Orowae had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

Wróbel named Lublin Auxiliary

Bishop Józef Wróbel, S.C.I. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland and titular bishop of Suas.

He had been serving as Bishop of Helsinki, Finland.

Muheria named Kitui Bishop

Bishop Anthony Muheria was named Bishop of Kitui, Kenya.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Boniface Lele was named Archbishop of Mombasa in April 2005.

Bishop Muheria had been serving as Bishop of Embu.

Athai named Taunggyi Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Basilio Athai was named Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar and titular bishop of Tasaccora.

Ruini retired, Vallini named Rome Auxiliary

Camillo Cardinal Ruini retired and Agostino Cardinal Vallini was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rome and Archpriest of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}.

Burke named Apostolic Signature Prefect

Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke was named Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura.

Archbishop Burke had been serving as Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

Graves retired, Schepers named Essen Auxiliary

Bishop Franz Grave retired and Bishop-elect Ludger Schepers was named Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany and titular bishop of Neapolis in Proconsulari.

Perrier retired as Pamiers Bishop

Bishop Marcel Germain Perrier retired as Bishop of Pamiers, France.

Colomé retired, Olivera named Cruz del Eje Bishop

Bishop Omar Félix Colomé retired and Bishop-elect Santiago Olivera was named Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina.

Brédice retired, Poli named Santa Rosa Bishop

Bishop Rinaldo Fidel Brédice retired and Bishop Mario Aurelio Poli was named Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina.

Bishop Poli had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires.

Sabbah retired, Twal succceeded as Jerusalem Patriarch

Patriarch Michel Sabbah retired and Patriarch Fouad Twal succeeded as Patriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}.

Montemayor named Sénégal and Cape Verde Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Luis Mariano Montemayor was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal and to Cape Verde; Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania; and titular archbishop of Illici.

Erected: Kribi, Cameroon

The Diocese of Kribi, Cameroon was created with territory taken from Ebolowa-Kribi (which was renamed simply Ebolowa). Bishop-elect Joseph Befe Ateba was named as its first Bishop.

The former Diocese of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem

The former Diocese of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem has been split into the newly elevated Archdiocese of Djakovo-Osijek and the Diocese of Srijem.

Archbishop-designate Martin Srakić was named the ordinary of the new Archdiocese. He had been serving as the ordinary of the formerly combined Diocese.

Bishop Djuro Gašparović was named the ordinary of the new Diocese. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the formerly combined Diocese.

de Korte named Groningen-Leeuwarden Bishop

Bishop Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte was named Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Willem Jacobus Eijk was named Archbishop of Utrecht in December 2007.

Bishop de Korte had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht.

Delmas named Angers Bishop

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Delmas was named Bishop of Angers, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. was named Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)

Quinn retired as Cleveland Auxiliary

Bishop Alexander James Quinn retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Prajasuta retired, Timang named Banjarmasin Bishop

Bishop Fransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F. retired and Bishop-elect Petrus Boddeng Timang was named Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia.

Monot named Ouesso Bishop

Bishop-elect Yves Maria Monot, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Ouesso, Congo.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Hervé Itoua in April 2006.

Rose named Dundee Bishop

Bishop-elect Graham Rose was named Bishop of Dundee, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Michael Vincent Paschal Rowland, O.F.M. in September 2005.

Silva Pepeu named Vitória da Conquista Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. was named Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Baia, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha was named Archbishop of Mariana in April 2007.

Archbishop-designate Silva Pepeu had been serving as Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira.

Rossi Keller named Frederico Westphalen Bishop

Bishop-elect Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller was named Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel was named Bishop of Novo Hamburgo in March 2007.

Nacua named Ilagan Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Sergio Lasam Utleg was named Bishop of Laoag in November 2006.

Cruz named Newark Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Manuel A. Cruz was named an Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA and titular bishop of Gaguari.

Antonelli named Pontifical Council for the Family President

Ennio Cardinal Antonelli was named President of the Pontifical Council for the Family.

The post had been vacant since the death of Alfonso Cardinal López Trujillo in April 2008.

Cardinal Antonelli had been serving as Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy.

Ssemogerere named Kasana-Luweero Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Ssemogerere was named Bishop of Kasana-Luweero, Uganda.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga was named Archbishop of Kampala in August 2006.

Aranda Díaz-Muñoz retired, Díaz Martínez named Tulancingo Archbishop

Archbishop Pedro Aranda Díaz-Muñoz retired and Archbishop-designate Domingo Díaz Martínez was named Archbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México.

Archbishop-designate Díaz Martínez had been serving as Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz.

Yaouda named Yagoua Bishop

Bishop-elect Barthélemy Yaouda was named Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Emmanuel Bushu was named Bishop of Buéa in November 2006.

Antonysamy named Kumbakonam Bishop

Bishop-elect Francis Antonysamy was named Bishop of Kumbakonam, India. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Peter Remigius was named Bishop of Kottar in June 2007

Alminaza named Jaro Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gerardo Alimane Alminaza was named Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro, Philippines and titular bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena.

Gassen named Vacaria Bishop

Bishop-elect Irineu Gassen, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. in July 2007.

Dantas de Lucena named Guarabira Bishop

Bishop-elect Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena was named Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm. was named Archbishop of Maceió in November 2006.

Morand retired, Thévenot named Prince-Albert Bishop

Bishop Blaise-Ernest Morand retired and Bishop-elect Albert Thévenot, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.

De Nicolò named Titular Bishop

Bishop-elect Paolo De Nicolò was named Titular Bishop of Mariana in Corsica while remaining an Official of the Prefecture of the Papal Household.

Paolo joins his brothers Bishop Mariano De Nicolò (Bishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy) and Archbishop Pier Giacomo De Nicolò (Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland) as bishops.

Vacchelli named Evangelization of Peoples Under-Secretary

Archbishop-elect Piergiuseppe Vacchelli was named Under-Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and titular archbishop of Minturnae.

Pecorari named Uruguay Nuncio

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay. He had most recently been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda.

Bolonek named Bulgaria Nuncio

Archbishop Janusz Bolonek was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria. The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland in February 2008. Archbishop Bolonek had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

Hoser named Warszawa-Praga Bishop

Archbishop Henryk Hoser, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland while retaining the personal-dignity of Archbishop. The diocese had been vacant since Archbishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź was named Archbishop of Gdańsk in April 2008.

Teissier retired, Bader named Alger Archbishop

Archbishop Henri Antoine Marie Teissier retired and Archbishop-elect Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader was named Archbishop of Alger, Algeria.

Kota Kinabalu elevated to Archdiocese

The diocese of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia has been elevated into a Metropolitan Archdiocese with Archbishop-designate John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw remaining the ordinary.

The dioceses of Keningau and Sandakan become suffragan dioceses of the new archdiocese.

Senkiv named Stryj Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Taras Senkiv, O.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Siccenna.

Dinechin and Moulins-Beaufort named Paris Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Renauld de Dinechin and Bishop-elect Eric de Moulins-Beaufort were named Auxiliary Bishops of Paris, France and titular bishops of Macriana Minor and Cresima, respectively.

Scherrer named Laval Bishop

Bishop-elect Thierry Scherrer was named Bishop of Laval, France. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Armand Maillard was named Archbishop of Bourges in September 2007.

Dickmans named Miracema do Tocantins Bishop

Bishop-elect Philip Dickmans was named Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins, Brazil. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop João José Burke, O.F.M. in March 2006.

Alves Bezerra named Jardim Bishop

Bishop-elect Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. was named Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Ji-Paraná in April 2007.

Dufour named Aix Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Christophe Dufour was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Aix (-Arles), France. Archbishop-designate Dufour had been serving as Bishop of Limoges.

Tiedemann named Mandeville Bishop

Bishop-elect Neil Tiedemann, C.P. was named Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J. in August 2006.

Maury Buendía named Kazakhstan Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Miguel Maury Buendía was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan and titular archbishop of Italica.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Józef Wesołowski was named Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic in January 2008.

Arellano resigned, Rojas named Libmanan Prelate

Bishop Prospero Nale Arellano resigned and Bishop José Rojas Rojas, Jr. was named Prelate of Libmanan, Philippines. Bishop Rojas had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres).

Cardinals by Seniority

Ya'll may have noticed that yet another new version was released today. Its a fairly small change - adding Cardinals by Seniority pages. Because there are so many Cardinals, it is split into 3 segments, by class of Cardinal.

• Cardinal-Bishops
  
• Cardinal-Priests
  
• Cardinal-Deacons

For now I've adjusted my lists to conform to the Annuario Pontificio 2008 (with the exception of events that have occurred since it was published).

There are still a couple of entries which I am investigating, namely:

• Cardinal Darmaatmadja (69) is before Cardinal Ortega y Alamino (68). Although coverage at the time of their consistory indicate that Ortega y Alamino was before Darmaatmadja.
  
• Cardinal Sepe (99) is listed between Cardinals Honoré (123) and Scola (124). Normally Cardinals can ask to move from Cardinal-Deacon to Cardinal-Priest after 10 years in the College and retain their seniority. Its not clear if one elevated before the 10 years should also retain their seniority. If he retained his seniority he would be at #99.

Pujasumarta named Bandung Bishop

Bishop-elect Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta was named Bishop of Bandung, Indonesia. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja in January 2006.

Bittschi Mayer named Sucre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Adolfo Bittschi Mayer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia and titular bishop of Nigizubi.

Catella named Casale Monferrato Bishop

Bishop-elect Alceste Catella was named Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Germano Zaccheo in November 2007.

de la Cruz named Kidapawan Bishop

Bishop Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz was named Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Romulo Geolina Valles was named Archbishop of Zamboanga in November 2006.

Bishop de la Cruz had been serving as Bishop of San Jose de Antique.

Nguyên Van Tot named Costa Rica Nuncio

Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was named Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica. The post had been vacant since Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla was named Apostolic Nuncio to Korea in April 2008. Archbishop Nguyên Van Tot had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic and to Chad.

Cardinal Gantin Died

Bernardin Cardinal Gantin, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals and Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, has died. He had turned 86 less than a week ago. He had served as a priest for 57 years, as a bishop for 51 years, and a cardinal for 30 years. May he rest in peace.

Version 2.5.2

Today I've finished another minor upgrade to the code that generates the website. Besides some more internal adjustments, I've added several new pages. They are the global equivalent of several "by Country" pages that already exist.

• Seniority by Priestly Ordination (Most Senior | Most Junior)
  
• Seniority by Bishop Ordination (Most Senior | Most Junior)
  
• Active Near Age Limit
  

There is one more set of new pages that I'm currently working on. I hope to introduce them in the next month or so - as soon they are ready.

Croteau retired, Chatlain succeeded as Mackenzie-Fort Smith Bishop

Bishop Denis Croteau, O.M.I. retired and Bishop Murray Chatlain succeeded as Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territory, Canada. Bishop Chatlain had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

Bertone named Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati

Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, S.D.B. was named Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati. The post had been vacant since the death of Alfonso Cardinal López Trujillo last month.

Auza named Haïti Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Bernardito C. Auza was named Apostolic Nuncio to Haïti and titular archbishop of Suacia.

Madtha named Côte d’Ivoire Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Ambrose Madtha was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire and titular archbishop of Naissus.

Pimentel Lavrador named Porto Auxiliary

Bishop-elect João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador was named Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal and titular bishop of Luperciana.

Kocsis named Hajdúdorog (Byzantine) Bishop

Bishop-elect Fülöp Kocsis was named Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Byzantine), Hungary. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Szilárd Keresztes retired in November 2007.

Wiwchar retired, Bayda named Saskatoon (Ukrainian) Bishop

Bishop Michael Wiwchar, C.SS.R. retired and Bishop-elect Bryan Bayda, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada.

Flynn retired, Nienstedt succeeded as Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop

Archbishop Harry Joseph Flynn retired and Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt succeeded as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Archbishop Nienstedt had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Melgar Viciosa named Osma-Soria Bishop

Bishop-elect Gerardo Melgar Viciosa was named Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora was named Bishop of Santander in July 2007.

Ganuza García retired, Saldaña Santamaría named Bocas del Toro Prelate

Bishop José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R. retired and Bishop-elect Anibal Saldaña Santamaría, O.A.R. was named Prelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama.

Pelotte resigns as Gallup Bishop

Bishop Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S. resigned as Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico, USA. Bishop Thomas James Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, has also been serving as Apostolic Administrator of Gallup since January 2008.

Version 2.5.1

Today I've finished a minor upgrade to the code that generates the website. Besides some internal adjustments, the biggest external change is several new "by Country" pages. These new pages will appear for a given country whenever there is an update for that country. (To see examples of the new pages, look at the United States of America pages which were updated today.)

• Seniority by Priestly Ordination
  
• Seniority by Bishop Ordination
  
• Cardinals
  

As with all by Country pages, the bishops include all those born in that country along with those that served in that country at some point.

Padilla named Mongolia Nuncio

Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia. He remains the Apostolic Nuncio to Korea.

Printesis retired, Salachas named Greece, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine) Exarch

Bishop Anárghyros Printesis retired and Bishop-elect Dimitrios Salachas was named Exarch of Greece, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine) and titular bishop of Carcabia.

Német named Zrenjanin Bishop

Bishop-elect Lázló Német, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Zrenjanin, Serbia. The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop László Huzsvár in June 2007.

Longa named Kara Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Jacques Danka Longa was named Coadjutor Bishop of Kara, Togo.

Sartori retired, Barbaro named San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Bishop

Bishop José Lorenzo Sartori retired and Bishop-elect Hugo Nicolás Barbaro was named Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina.

Bishop Castermans Died

Bishop Alphonsus Maria Henricus Antonius Castermans, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands, has died. He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 57 years and as a bishop for 26 years. May he rest in peace.

Cardinal López Trujillo Died

Alfonso Cardinal López Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family and Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, has died. He was 72 years old and had served as a priest for 47 years. He had also served as a bishop for 37 years and as a cardinal for 25 years. May he rest in peace.

Kairo named Nyeri Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Peter J. Kairo was named Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya. The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima in November 2007. Archbishop-designate Kairo had been serving as Bishop of Nakuru.

Gasi retired, Kussala named Tombura-Yambio Bishop

Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi retired and Bishop-elect Edward Hiiboro Kussala was named Bishop of Tombura-Yambio, Sudan.

Berenbrinker named Paderborn Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Hubert Berenbrinker was named Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany and titular bishop of Panatoria.

Parrilla Díaz named Loja Bishop

Bishop-elect Julio Parrilla Díaz was named Bishop of Loja, Ecuador. The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Hugolino Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. in June 2007.

Rakotondrajao named Mahajanga Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Roger Victor Rakotondrajao was named Coadjutor Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar.

Gocłowski retired, Głódź named Gdańsk Archbishop

Archbishop Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M. retired and Archbishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź was named Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland. Archbishop Głódź had been serving as Bishop of Warszawa-Praga.

Hammawa named Jalingo Bishop

Bishop-elect Charles M. Hammawa was named Bishop of Jalingo, Nigeria. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop James Naanman Daman, O.S.A. was named Bishop of Shendam in June 2007.

Ajakaye named Ekiti Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Felix Femi Ajakaye was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ekiti, Nigeria.

Camino Saracho retired, Gonçalves dos Santos named Presidente Prudente Bishop

Bishop José María Libório Camino Saracho retired and Bishop-elect Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos was named Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Gabrielli retired, Montesdeoca Becerra named Méndez Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Pietro Gabrielli, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect Néstor Montesdeoca Becerra, S.D.B. was named Vicar Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador and titular bishop of Cellae in Mauretania.

Castet named Luçon Bishop

Bishop-elect Alain Castet was named Bishop of Luçon, France. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Michel Léon Émile Santier was named Bishop of Créteil in September 2007.

De Paolis named Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See President

Archbishop-designate Velasio De Paolis, C.S. was named President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See and at the same time elevated from a Bishop to an Archbishop.

Padilla named Korea Nuncio

Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla was named Apostolic Nuncio to Korea. The post had been vacant since Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden in January 2008. Archbishop Padilla had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.

Daneels named Apostolic Signatura Secretary

Bishop-elect Frans Daneels, O. Praem. was named Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura and titular bishop of Bita.

Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru elevated to Bishop

Bishop-elect Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru was named titular bishop of Civitate. He remains the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, a post he has held since February 2007.

Burke retired, Reece succeeded as Kingston in Jamaica Archbishop

Archbishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J. retired and Archbishop Donald James Reece succeeded as Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles. Archbishop Reece had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same Archdiocese.

Brouwet named Nanterre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nicolas Brouwet was named Auxiliary Bishop of Nanterre, France and titular bishop of Simidicca.

Bishop Dubovský Died

Bishop Peter Dubovský, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, has died. He was 86 years old and has served as a priest for 57 years and as a bishop for 46 years. May he rest in peace.

Cardinal Corripio y Ahumada Died

Ernesto Cardinal Corripio y Ahumada, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District, Mexico, has died. He was 88 years old and had served as a priest for 65 years. He had also served as a bishop for 55 years and as a cardinal for 28 years. May he rest in peace.

Justice named San Francisco Auxiliary

Bishop-elect William J. Justice was named an Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA and titular bishop of Mathara in Proconsulari.

Cantú named San Antonio Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Oscar Cantú was named an Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA and titular bishop of Dardanus.

Conley named Denver Auxiliary

Bishop-elect James Douglas Conley was named Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA and titular bishop of Cissa.

Taylor named Little Rock Bishop

Bishop-elect Anthony Basil Taylor was named Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. The Diocese had been vacant since Bishop James Peter Sartain was named Bishop of Joliet in Illinois in May 2006.

Pates named Des Moines Bishop

Bishop Richard Edmund Pates was named Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The Diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S. one year ago today. Bishop Pates had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota.