Mallona Txertudi retired, Fernández Torres named Arecibo Bishop

Bishop Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. retired and Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres was named Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

Bishop Fernández Torres had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico.

Tonnos retired, Crosby named Hamilton Bishop

Bishop Anthony Frederick Tonnos retired and Bishop David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Bishop Crosby had been serving as Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland.

d’Aniello named Nuncio to Thailand and Cambodia

Archbishop Giovanni d’Aniello was named Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand and to Cambodia as well as Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar and to Laos.

Archbishop d’Aniello had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of.

Kembo Mamputu retired, Nlandu Mayi succeeded as Matadi Bishop

Bishop Gabriel Kembo Mamputu retired and Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi succeeded as Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Bishop Nlandu Mayi had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Catanello resigned as Brooklyn Auxiliary

Bishop Ignatius Anthony Catanello resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Brunett retired, Sartain named Seattle Archbishop

Archbishop Alexander Joseph Brunett retired and Archbishop-designate James Peter Sartain was named Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA.

Archbishop-designate Sartain had been serving as Bishop of Joliet in Illinois.

Carrasco de Paula and dal Covolo named Titular Bishops

Bishop-elect Ignacio Carrasco de Paula and Bishop-elect Enrico dal Covolo, S.D.B. were named Titular Bishops of Thapsus and Heraclea, respectively.

Kimpinde Amando retired as Kalemie-Kirungu Bishop

Bishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando retired as Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Dantas de Andrade retired as São Luís do Maranhão Auxiliary

Bishop Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, S.C.I. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil.

Bergie named Saint Catharines Bishop

Bishop Gerard Paul Bergie was named Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop James Matthew Wingle in April 2010.

Bishop Bergie had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton.

Vela Chiriboga retired, Trávez Trávez named Quito Archbishop

Archbishop Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga retired and Archbishop-designate Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador.

Archbishop-designate Trávez Trávez had been serving as Bishop of Babahoyo.

Another Random Cardinal Chart

After posting the previous charts, someone asked a good question: how many Cardinals are created per year?

The Chart (Warning: PDF format)

So I ran the numbers and created a new chart showing the number of Cardinals created per papacy and the average number of Cardinals created per year.

The result is that beginning with the 17th century, the number of Cardinals created per year was around 4 until about 50 years ago. There was one obvious exception, Pope Alexander VIII (who averaged 10.77).

Beginning with Pope John XXIII, the average has been just under 9 per year. Pope Benedict XVI is current just over 7 per year.

(The overall answer is an average of 4.6 Cardinals created per year over the last 400 years.)

Battikha resigned as Homs Archbishop

Archbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A. resigned as Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite), Syria.

Lingua named Jordan and Iraq Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Giorgio Lingua was named Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and to Iraq as well as titular archbishop of Tuscania.