Cardinal Daly Died

Cahal Brendan Cardinal Daly, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland, has died.

He was 92 years old and had served as a priest for 68 years. He had also served as a bishop for 42 years and 18 years as a cardinal.

May he rest in peace.

Nguyên Van Khôi named Quy Nhon Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Matthieu Nguyên Van Khôi was named Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhon, Viêt Nam.

Cardinal Shirayanagi Died

Peter Seiichi Cardinal Shirayanagi, Archbishop Emeritus of Tokyo, Japan, has died.

He was 81 years old and had served as a priest for 55 years, as a bishop for 43 years, and as a cardinal for 15 years.

May he rest in peace.

Taveira Corrêa named Belém do Pará Archbishop

Archbishop Alberto Taveira Corrêa was named Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. was named Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in February 2009.

Archbishop Taveira Corrêa had been serving as Archbishop of Palmas, Tocatins.

Stringhini named Franca Bishop

Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini was named Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Bauru in April 2009.

Bishop Stringhini had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo.

Peron named São Paulo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Edmar Peron was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil and titular bishop of Mattiana.

Passini Dalbello named Goiânia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Waldemar Passini Dalbello was named Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil and titular bishop of Membressa.

Costa named Jundiaí Bishop

Bishop Vicente Costa was named Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira was named Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais in January 2009.

Bishop Costa had been serving as Bishop of Umuarama, Parana.

Schmitthaeusler named Phnom-Penh Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Olivier Schmitthaeusler, M.E.P. was named Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia and titular bishop of Catabum Castra.

Kerketta named Jashpur Bishop

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Kerketta was named Bishop of Jashpur, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Victor Kindo in June 2008.

Davies named Shrewsbury Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Mark Davies was named Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain.

Lizares Estrada retired as Monterrey Auxiliary

Bishop José Lizares Estrada retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.

Bolen named Saskatoon Bishop

Bishop-elect Donald Bolen was named Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Albert LeGatt was named Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba in July 2009.

Pilarczyk retired, Schnurr succeeded as Cincinnati Archbishop

Archbishop Daniel Edward Pilarczyk retired and Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr succeeded as Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Archbishop Schnurr had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Gardin named Treviso Bishop

Archbishop Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Treviso, Italy with the personal title of archbishop.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Andrea Bruno Mazzocato was named Archbishop of Udine in August 2009.

Archbishop Gardin had been serving as Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Henry retired, Brislin named Cape Town Archbishop

Archbishop Lawrence Patrick Henry retired and Archbishop-designate Stephen Brislin was named Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa.

Archbishop-designate Brislin had been serving as Bishop of Kroonstad.

Murray resigned as Limerick Bishop

Bishop Donal Brendan Murray resigned as Bishop of Limerick, Ireland.

de Pinho retired, Majella Delgado named Jatai Bishop

Bishop Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. retired and Bishop-elect José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil.

Medley named Owensboro Bishop

Bishop-elect William F. Medley was named Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop John Jeremiah McRaith in January 2009.

Kronenberg retired, Unabali named Bougainville Bishop

Bishop Henk Kronenberg, S.M. retired and Bishop Bernard Unabali was named Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

Bishop Unabali had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Khumalo resigned as Pretoria Archbishop

Archbishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. resigned as Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa and as Bishop of South Africa, Military.

Hecht retired as Kimberley Bishop

Bishop Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. retired as Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa.

Rauda Gutiérrez named San Vicente Bishop

Bishop José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M. was named Bishop of San Vicente, El Salvador.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Luis Escobar Alas was named Archbishop of San Salvador in December 2008.

Bishop Rauda Gutiérrez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana.

Quiambao retired as Legazpi Auxiliary

Bishop Lucilo B. Quiambao retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines.

López Quintana named Canada Nuncio

Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Ventura was named Apostolic Nuncio to France in September 2009.

Archbishop López Quintana had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to India and to Nepal.

Peña retired, Flores named Brownsville Bishop

Bishop Raymundo Joseph Peña retired and Bishop Daniel Ernest Flores was named Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA.

Bishop Flores had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan.

Martínez named San Luis Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Pedro Daniel Martínez was named Coadjutor Bishop of San Luis, Argentina.

Hoogenboom and Woorts named Utrecht Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Theodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom and Bishop-elect Herman Willebrordus Woorts were named Auxiliary Bishops of Utrecht, Netherlands and titular bishops of Bistue and Giufi Salaria, respectively.

Eleganti named Chur Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marian Eleganti, O.S.B. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland and titular bishop of Lamdia.

Kilaini named Bukoba Auxiliary

Bishop Method Kilaini was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam.

Erected: Sisak, Croatia; Košić named Bishop

The Diocese of Sisak, Croatia was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Zagreb.

Bishop Vlado Košić was named its first Bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb.

Erected: Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia; Huzjak named Bishop

The Diocese of Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Zagreb.

Bishop-elect Vjekoslav Huzjak was named its first Bishop.

Elevated: Gambella, Moreschi named Vicar

The Prefecture Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic, retaing the same name and boundaries.

Bishop-elect Angelo Moreschi, S.D.B. was named its first Vicar Apostolic and titular bishop of Elephantaris in Mauretania.

Elevated: Jimma-Bonga, Ghebremedhin named Vicar

The Prefecture Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic, retaining the same name and boundaries.

Bishop-elect Markos Ghebremedhin, C.M. was named its first Vicar Apostolic and titular bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari.

McDonald resigned as Southwark Archbishop

Archbishop Kevin John Patrick McDonald resigned as Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain.

Nguyên Van Hòa retired, Vo Duc Minh succeeded as Nha Trang Bishop

Bishop Paul Nguyên Van Hòa retired and Bishop Joseph Vo Duc Minh succeeded as Bishop of Nha Trang, Viêt Nam.

Bishop Vo Duc Minh had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

García-Santacruz Ortiz retired, García Beltrán named Guadix Bishop

Bishop Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz retired and Bishop-elect Ginés Ramón García Beltrán was named Bishop of Guadix, Spain.

Ndjodo named Batouri Bishop

Bishop-elect Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M. was named Bishop of Batouri, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Samuel Kleda was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Douala in November 2007.

Owono-Mimboe retired, Bayemi Matjei named Obala Bishop

Bishop Jérôme Owono-Mimboe retired and Bishop-elect Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei was named Bishop of Obala, Cameroon.

Pirenne retired, Atanga named Bertoua Archbishop

Archbishop Roger Pirenne retired and Archbishop-designate Joseph Atanga, S.J. was named Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon.

Archbishop-designate Atanga had been serving as Bishop of Bafoussam.

Rajič named Nuncio to Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar

Archbishop-elect Petar Rajič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, to Bahrain, and to Qatar and titular archbishop of Sarsenterum.

Castrellón Pizano named Barrancabermeja Bishop

Bishop Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya was named Bishop of Cúcuta in December 2008.

Bishop Castrellón Pizano had been serving as Bishop of Tibú.