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.

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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.