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.
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30 December 2008
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- Dziuba named Umzimkulu Bishop
- Bucher retired, de Groef named Bethlehem Bishop
- Greselin named Lichinga Bishop
- Zenari named Syria Nuncio
- Sáenz Lacalle retired, Escobar Alas named San Salv...
- Kojnok retired, Filo succeeded as Rožňava Bishop
- Peralta Alvarez named San Lorenzo Bishop
- Mendyk named Legnica Auxiliary
- Del Valle Paredes named Campo Mourão Bishop
- Byrne named Guiratinga Bishop
- Tempfli retired, Böcskei named Oradea Mare Bishop
- Quintero Chacón named Margarita Bishop
- Genn named Münster Bishop
- Panikulam named Djibouti Nuncio
- Grgić named Tromsø Prelate
- Cardinal Dulles Died
- Blais named Baie-Comeau Bishop
- Arcari named Mozambique Nuncio
- Díaz Sánchez named Calabozo Archbishop
- Arinze retired, Cañizares Llovera named Divine Wor...
- Boom named Würzburg Auxiliary
- Golser named Bolzano-Bressanone Bishop
- Ze retired, Zoa named Sangmélima Bishop
- Erected: Teotihuacan, Mexico; Escobar Galicia name...
- Nair retired, Kalist named Meerut Bishop
- Important Technology Test
- Prieto Amaya named Cúcuta Bishop
- Benites Astoul retired as Buenos Aires Auxiliary
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