Shomali named Jerusalem Auxiliary

Bishop-elect William Hanna Shomali was named Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine and titular bishop of Lydda.

Madrid Merlano named Nueva Pamplona Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Luis Madrid Merlano was named Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Gustavo Martínez Frías in August 2009.

Archbishop-designate Madrid Merlano had been serving as Bishop of Cartago

Vu Tât named Hung Hoá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean Marie Vu Tât was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam and titular bishop of Thisiduo.

Feidt resigned, Dufour succeeded as Aix Archbishop

Archbishop Claude Feidt resigned and Archbishop Christophe Dufour succeeded as Archbishop of Aix (-Arles), France.

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

Afareha named Warri Bishop

Bishop John 'Oke Afareha was named Bishop of Warri, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. was named Archbishop of Benin City in December 2007.

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

Rajič named Yemen and UAE Nuncio

Archbishop Petar Rajič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and to United Arab Emirates, in addition to his other duties.

Dacoury-Tabley retired, Ahoua named Grand-Bassam Bishop

Bishop Paul Dacoury-Tabley retired and Bishop-elect Raymond Ahoua, F.D.P. was named Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire.

Raoelison named Antananarivo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean de Dieu Raoelison was named Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar and titular bishop of Corniculana.

Choi Chang-mou resigned, Kim Hee-jong succeeded as Kwangju Archbishop

Archbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou resigned and Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-jong succeeded as Archbishop of Kwangju, Korea (South).

Archbishop Kim Hee-jong had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Magee resigned as Cloyne Bishop

Bishop John Magee, S.P.S. resigned as Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland.

Lerma Martínez named Gurué Bishop

Bishop-elect Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Manuel Chuanguira Machado in October 2009.

Kasonde named Solwezi Bishop

Bishop-elect Charles Kasonde was named Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Alick Banda was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ndola in November 2009.

Kimengich named Lodwar Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Dominic Kimengich was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya and titular bishop of Tanaramusa.

d’Andrea retired, Basso named Caxias do Maranhão Bishop

Bishop Luís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. retired and Bishop-elect Vilson Basso, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil.

Vives Sicilia named Archbishop (Personal Title)

Archbishop-designate Joan Enric Vives Sicilia was named Archbishop (Personal Title) of Urgell, Spain.

He had been serving as Bishop of the same diocese.

Panfilo named Rabaul Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.

Archbishop-designate Panfilo had been serving as Bishop of Alotau-Sideia.

Ngabu retired, Kaboy Ruboneka succeeded as Goma Bishop

Bishop Faustin Ngabu retired and Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka succeeded as Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Bishop Kaboy Ruboneka had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

Caruana retired, Heskett named Gibraltar Bishop

Bishop Charles Caruana retired and Bishop-elect Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Gibraltar.

Benoit-Gonnin named Beauvais Bishop

Bishop-elect Jacques Benoit-Gonnin was named Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James was named Bishop of Nantes in July 2009.

Šašik named Mukacheve Bishop

Bishop Milan Šašik, C.M. was named Bishop of Mukacheve (Ruthenian), Ukraine.

He had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the same jurisdiction.

Alves da Rocha retired, Ferreira dos Santos named Floriano Bishop

Bishop Augusto Alves da Rocha retired and Bishop-elect Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos was named Bishop of Floriano, Piaui, Brazil.

Lipovšek named Celje Bishop

Bishop-elect Stanislav Lipovšek was named Bishop of Celje, Slovenia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Anton Stres, C.M. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Maribor in January 2009.

Puljić named Zadar Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Želimir Puljić was named Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Ivan Prendja in January 2010.

Archbishop-designate Puljić had been serving as Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa).

Bokalic Iglic named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Summa.

Daylight Saving Time

We have reached that time of year again. This weekend the US moves to Daylight Saving Time. Europe (specifically Rome) doesn't make the change until 2 weeks later.

The net effect is that the formal announcements out of Rome will not be available until an hour later where I am located. And that means that I will probably already be enroute to my day job and thus unable to update the website nor provide the usual notifications until the evening (US time).

The good news is this will only last a fortnight, then Europe makes the change too, and everything is back to normal (at least until the Fall, when the we go out of sync again for a short time :-)

Blázquez Pérez named Valladolid Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Ricardo Blázquez Pérez was named Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain.

The Archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Braulio Rodríguez Plaza was named Archbishop of Toledo in April 2009.

Archbishop-designate Blázquez Pérez had been serving as Bishop of Bilbao.

Nugent named Nuncio to Mauritius and to Seychelles

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius and to Seychelles in addition to his other posts.

Viloria Pinzón resigned as Puerto Cabello Bishop

Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D. resigned as Bishop of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.

Marx retired, Taval succeeded as Kerema Bishop

Bishop Paul John Marx, M.S.C. retired and Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C. succeeded as Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea.

Bishop Taval had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Pican retired, Boulanger named Bayeux Bishop

Bishop Pierre Auguste Gratien Pican, S.D.B. retired and Bishop Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger was named Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France.

Bishop Boulanger had been serving as Bishop of Sées.

Deshotel and Seitz named Dallas Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect John Douglas Deshotel and Bishop-elect Mark Joseph Seitz were named Auxiliary Bishops of Dallas, Texas, USA and titular bishops of Cova and Cozyla, respectively.

Hombach Lütkermeier retired, Solórzano Pérez named Granada Bishop

Bishop Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier retired and Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez was named Bishop of Granada, Nicaragua.

Bishop Solórzano Pérez had been serving as Bishop of Matagalpa.

Di Cerbo named Alife-Caiazzo Bishop

Bishop-elect Valentino Di Cerbo was named Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pietro Farina was named Bishop of Caserta in April 2009.

Tunaitis retired as Vilnius Auxiliary

Bishop Juozas Tunaitis retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania.

Willigers retired, Wamika named Jinja Bishop

Bishop Joseph B. Willigers, M.H.M. retired and Bishop Charles Martin Wamika was named Bishop of Jinja, Uganda.

Bishop Wamika had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Tororo.