Bishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki was named Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop George Joseph Lucas was named Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska in June 2009.
Bishop Paprocki had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago.
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- Cardinal Mayer Died
- Carroll resigned as Kontagora Vicar
- Kimaryo named Same Bishop
- Martínez García named Atlacomulco Bishop
- Smith named Southwark Archbishop
- Elevated: Quetta, Pakistan to Vicariate
- Jung Shin-chul named Incheon Auxiliary
- Castillo Plascencia named Celaya Bishop
- Saturné named Jacmel Bishop
- Favalora resigned, Wenski named Miami Archbishop
- Paprocki named Springfield Bishop
- Archbishop Borders Died
- Fagun retired, Ajakaye succeeded as Ekiti Bishop
- Okafor retired as Awka Bishop
- Cardinal Špidlík Died
- Koda resigned as Same Bishop
- Valle resigned as Joaçaba Bishop
- Habash named Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark Bishop
- Villarroel Rodríguez named Carúpano Bishop
- Mykycej retired as Santa María del Patrocinio en B...
- Baisi named La Plata Auxiliary
- Wingle resigned as St. Catharines Bishop
- Camacho retired as Chalan Kanoa Bishop
- Gómez named Los Angeles Coadjutor
- Cruz Santos named Balanga Bishop
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