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.

Archbishop Little Died

Archbishop Thomas Francis Little, Archbishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia, has died. He was 82 years old and had served as a priest for 57 years and as a bishop for 35 years. May he rest in peace.

Elevated: Huarí, Peru

The Territorial Prelature of Huarí, Peru was elevated to a Diocese. Bishop Ivo Baldi Gaburri who had been serving as the Prelate has been named as its first Bishop.

Lipscomb retired, Rodi named Mobile Archbishop

Archbishop Oscar Hugh Lipscomb retired and Archbishop-designate Thomas John Rodi was named Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA. Archbishop-designate Rodi had been serving as Bishop of Biloxi, Mississippi.

Duca named Shreveport Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael Gerard Duca was named Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. The Diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop William Benedict Friend in December 2006.