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.
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.
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- Weigand retired, Soto Succeeded as Sacramento Bishop
- Utempi Tapa named Kisangani Archbishop
- Souchu named Rennes Auxiliary
- Batut named Lyon Auxiliary
- Avenya named Makurdi Auxiliary
- Colin Cruz named México Auxiliary
- Erected: Gómez Palacio, Mexico; Torres Campos name...
- Daniel retired, Khumalo named Pretoria Archbishop
- Ponce de León named Ingwavuma Vicar
- Puthiyakulangara named Port-Bergé Coadjutor
- Rakotondrabé retired, Tsarahazana named Toamasina ...
- Aké named Gagnoa Archbishop
- San named Denpasar Bishop
- Torrado Mosconi named Santiago del Estero Auxiliary
- Suriani resigned, Diquattro named Bolivia Nuncio
- Le Saux named Le Mans Bishop
- Piroird retired, Desfarges named Constantine Bishop
- Boffelli named Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas...
- Bíró named Hungary, Military Bishop
- Leal Penna retired, Grotto de Camargo named Botuca...
- Knestout named Washington Auxiiliary
- Asenjo Pelegrina named Sevilla Coadjutor
- Müller retired, Moreira da Silva named Januária Bi...
- Tondello named Juína Bishop
- Nlandu Mayi named Matadi Coadjutor
- Dougherty retired as Bathurst Bishop
- Rapisarda retired, Passigato named Portugal Nuncio
- Suárez Cázares named Morelia Auxiliary
- Ossandón Buljevic named Concepción Auxiliary
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