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.
31 August 2009
Martino resigned as Scranton Bishop
Bishop Joseph Francis Martino resigned as Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Dougherty retired as Scranton Auxiliary
Bishop John Martin Dougherty retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
20 August 2009
Fratini named Spain and Andorra Nuncio
Archbishop Renzo Fratini was named Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and to Andorra.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro was named Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops in July 2009.
Archbishop Fratini had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro was named Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops in July 2009.
Archbishop Fratini had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.
Brollo retired, Mazzocato named Udine Archbishop
Archbishop Pietro Brollo retired and Archbishop-designate Andrea Bruno Mazzocato was named Archbishop of Udine, Italy.
Archbishop-Designate Mazzocato had been serving as Bishop of Treviso.
Archbishop-Designate Mazzocato had been serving as Bishop of Treviso.
19 August 2009
17 August 2009
Parolin named Venezuela Nuncio
Archbishop-elect Pietro Parolin was named Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela and titular archbishop of Aquipendium.
Filippi named Kotido Bishop
Bishop-elect Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Kotido, Uganda.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote was named Archbishop of Tororo in June 2007.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote was named Archbishop of Tororo in June 2007.
14 August 2009
Bagiński retired as Opole Auxiliary
Bishop Jan Bagiński retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland.
08 August 2009
Antonini named Serbia Nuncio
Archbishop Orlando Antonini was named Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia.
He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay.
He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay.
06 August 2009
Saint-Hillien named Hinche Bishop
Bishop Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. was named Bishop of Hinche, Haïti.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Louis Kébreau, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien in March 2008.
Bishop Saint-Hillien had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Louis Kébreau, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien in March 2008.
Bishop Saint-Hillien had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince.
Romélus retired, Décoste named Jérémie Bishop
Bishop Joseph Willy Romélus retired and Bishop-elect Gontran Décoste, S.J. was named Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti.
04 August 2009
Anthony named Islamabad-Rawalpindi Coadjutor
Bishop-elect Rufin Anthony was named Coadjutor Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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- Martino resigned as Scranton Bishop
- Dougherty retired as Scranton Auxiliary
- Fratini named Spain and Andorra Nuncio
- Brollo retired, Mazzocato named Udine Archbishop
- Drandua resigned as Arua Bishop
- Parolin named Venezuela Nuncio
- Filippi named Kotido Bishop
- Choi Young-su resigned as Daegu Archbishop
- Nossol retired, Czaja named Opole Bishop
- Bagiński retired as Opole Auxiliary
- Mundadan retired, Vadakel named Binjor Bishop
- Antonini named Serbia Nuncio
- Saint-Hillien named Hinche Bishop
- Romélus retired, Décoste named Jérémie Bishop
- Anthony named Islamabad-Rawalpindi Coadjutor
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