Bishop-elect Edward J. Burns was named Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Michael William Warfel was named Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana in November 2007.
Bishop-elect Burns had been serving as a priest of the diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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19 January 2009
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- Stres named Maribor Coadjutor
- Wagner named Linz Auxiliary
- Abanto Guzmán and Chau Quispe named Lima Auxiliaries
- Lauterer retired as Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbot
- Veloso retired, Moreira named Juiz de Fora Archbishop
- Batistela retired, Teixeira named Bom Jesus da Lap...
- Lammers retired, Bahlmann named Óbidos Prelate
- Taltavull Anglada named Barcelona Auxiliary
- Erected: Diocese of Hpa-an, Myanmar
- Fernández named Buenos Aires Auxiliary
- Guglielmone named Charleston Bishop
- Younan confirmed as Antioch (Syrian) Patriarch
- Staglianò named Noto Bishop
- Muratore named Nicosia Bishop
- Amadei retired, Beschi named Bergamo Bishop
- Belotti retired as Bergamo Auxiliary
- Burns named Juneau Bishop
- Erected: Rutana, Burundi; Nahimana named Bishop
- Mulakkal named Delhi Auxiliary
- Bermúdez Villamizar retired as Caracas Auxiliary
- Chisha retired as Mansa Bishop
- Berranger resigned as Saint-Denis Bishop
- Ballot named Chambéry Archbishop
- Farhat retired, Zurbriggen named Austria Nuncio
- Meurer named Passo Fundo Auxiliary
- Shevchuk named Santa María del Patrocinio Auxiliary
- Carrascosa Coso named Panama Nuncio
- Bianco named Honduras Nuncio
- Te Maarssen retired, Bal named Kundiawa Bishop
- Stika named Knoxville Bishop
- Cardinal Laghi Died
- Daniel retired as Chioggia Bishop
- Ferrari retired as Milano Auxiliary
- Cunningham named Hexham and Newcastle Bishop
- García-Gasco y Vicente retired, Osoro Sierra named...
- Mousset named Pamiers Bishop
- Travieso Martín named Trujillo Auxiliary
- Sambar-Talkena resigned, Longa succeeded as Kara B...
- Doth de Oliveira resigned, da Costa named Iguatú B...
- Cavazos Arizpe named Monterrey Auxiliary
- Kosinski retired, Bastos Neto named Três Lagoas Bi...
- Musarò named Peru Nuncio
- Kiaziku named Mbanza Congo Bishop
- Thibodeau resigned, Champagne named Edmundston Bishop
- Flores named Orange Auxiliary
- McRaith resigns as Owensboro Bishop
- Maida retired, Vigneron named Detroit Archbishop
- Lezoutié named Yopougon Coadjutor
- Koffi Oi Koffi named San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire Bi...
- De Bie resigned as Mechelen-Brussel Auxiliary
- Roussin resigned, Miller succeeded as Vancouver Ar...
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