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.
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30 December 2009
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- Cardinal Daly Died
- Nguyên Van Khôi named Quy Nhon Coadjutor
- Cardinal Shirayanagi Died
- Taveira Corrêa named Belém do Pará Archbishop
- Stringhini named Franca Bishop
- Peron named São Paulo Auxiliary
- Passini Dalbello named Goiânia Auxiliary
- Costa named Jundiaí Bishop
- Schmitthaeusler named Phnom-Penh Coadjutor
- Kerketta named Jashpur Bishop
- Davies named Shrewsbury Coadjutor
- Lizares Estrada retired as Monterrey Auxiliary
- Bolen named Saskatoon Bishop
- Pilarczyk retired, Schnurr succeeded as Cincinnati...
- Gardin named Treviso Bishop
- Henry retired, Brislin named Cape Town Archbishop
- Murray resigned as Limerick Bishop
- de Pinho retired, Majella Delgado named Jatai Bishop
- Medley named Owensboro Bishop
- Kronenberg retired, Unabali named Bougainville Bishop
- Khumalo resigned as Pretoria Archbishop
- Hecht retired as Kimberley Bishop
- Rauda Gutiérrez named San Vicente Bishop
- Quiambao retired as Legazpi Auxiliary
- López Quintana named Canada Nuncio
- Peña retired, Flores named Brownsville Bishop
- Martínez named San Luis Coadjutor
- Hoogenboom and Woorts named Utrecht Auxiliaries
- Eleganti named Chur Auxiliary
- Kilaini named Bukoba Auxiliary
- Erected: Sisak, Croatia; Košić named Bishop
- Erected: Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia; Huzjak named ...
- Elevated: Gambella, Moreschi named Vicar
- Elevated: Jimma-Bonga, Ghebremedhin named Vicar
- McDonald resigned as Southwark Archbishop
- Nguyên Van Hòa retired, Vo Duc Minh succeeded as N...
- García-Santacruz Ortiz retired, García Beltrán nam...
- Ndjodo named Batouri Bishop
- Owono-Mimboe retired, Bayemi Matjei named Obala Bi...
- Pirenne retired, Atanga named Bertoua Archbishop
- Rajič named Nuncio to Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar
- Castrellón Pizano named Barrancabermeja Bishop
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