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.