Sobiło named Kharkiv-Zaporizhia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jan Sobiło was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine and titular bishop of Bulna.

López Marañon retired as San Miguel de Sucumbíos Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Gonzalo López Marañon, O.C.D. retired as Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador.

Nduhirubusa resigned, Nzeyimana named Ruyigi Bishop

Bishop Joseph Nduhirubusa resigned and Bishop-elect Blaise Nzeyimana was named Bishop of Ruyigi, Burundi.

Habert named Sées Bishop

Bishop-elect Jacques Habert was named Bishop of Sées, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger was named Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux) in March 2010.

Berthelet retired, Gendron named Saint-Jean-Longueuil Bishop

Bishop Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. retired and Bishop Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. was named Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Gendron had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal.

Bitar named Oberá Bishop

Bishop Damián Santiago Bitar was named Bishop of Oberá, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Victor Selvino Arenhart in May 2010.

Bishop Bitar had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo.

Noonan named Orlando Bishop

Bishop John Gerard Noonan was named Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Thomas Gerard Wenski was named Archbishop of Miami in April 2010.

Bishop Noonan had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Miami.

Chianetta resigned as Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni Abbot

Abbot Benedetto Maria Salvatore Chianetta, O.S.B. resigned as Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy.

Muñoz Pedroza named Arauca Bishop

Bishop-elect Jaime Muñoz Pedroza was named Bishop of Arauca, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz was named Bishop of Socorro y San Gil in February 2010.

15 million visits, viewing 100 million pages

The main website passed two major milestones in the past week. A week ago today, the site had its 15 millionth visit. Then yesterday, the site passed 100 million pages viewed.

The site began long ago, you can find a history and timeline in an earlier post.

Until the site got its own domain - on the Feast of Blessed Damien de Veuster (10 May 2002) no logs and very few stats were available. On that first day, there were 45 visits - viewing 495 pages.

So the milestones I mentioned above are based on stats beginning on that day - not quite 8.5 years ago.

Over the years the site has greatly expanded in content and in users.

All I can say is Thank You!

Tiribilli retired, Rosa named Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbot

Abbot Michelangelo Riccardo M. Tiribilli, O.S.B. retired and Abbot Diego Gualtiero Rosa, O.S.B. was named Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy.

Castaño Arbeláez named Cartago Bishop

Bishop José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. was named Bishop of Cartago, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luis Madrid Merlano was named Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona in March 2010.

Bishop Castaño Arbeláez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cali.

Odoki named Arua Bishop

Bishop Sabino Ocan Odoki named Bishop of Arua, Uganda.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Frederick Drandua in August 2009.

Bishop Odoki had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Gulu.

Guizzardi retired, Vegini named Foz do Iguaçu Bishop

Bishop Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. retired and Bishop Dirceu Vegini was named Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil.

Bishop Vegini had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba.

Brito Guimarães named Palmas Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Pedro Brito Guimarães was named Archbishop of Palmas, Tocatins, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Alberto Taveira Corrêa was named Archbishop of Belém do Pará in December 2009.

Archbishop-designate Brito Guimarães had been serving as Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato.

Consistory to Create New Cardinals

A consistory to create new cardinals will be held on 20 November 2010. The following will be added to the College of Cardinals at that time:

• Angelo Amato, S.D.B., Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints; Age: 72.4
  
• Antonios Naguib, Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt; Age: 75.7
  
• Robert Sarah, President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”; Age: 65.4
  
• Francesco Monterisi, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}; Age: 76.5
  
• Fortunato Baldelli, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary; Age: 75.3
  
• Raymond Leo Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura; Age: 62.4
  
• Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity; Age: 60.7
  
• Paolo Sardi, Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber; Age: 76.2
  
• Mauro Piacenza, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy; Age: 66.2
  
• Velasio De Paolis, C.S., President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See; Age: 75.2
  
• Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture; Age: 68.1
  
• Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia; Age: 79.2
  
• Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador; Age: 76.9
  
• Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.); Age: 71.1
  
• Paolo Romeo, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy; Age: 72.8
  
• Donald William Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Age: 70.0
  
• Raymundo Damasceno Assis, Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Age: 73.8
  
• Kazimierz Nycz, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland; Age: 60.8
  
• Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Age: 63.0
  
• Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany; Age: 57.2
  

Plus 4 over 80, namely:

• José Manuel Estepa Llaurens, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military; Age: 84.9
  
• Elio Sgreccia, President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other; Age: 82.5
  
• Walter Brandmüller, President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
  
• Domenico Bartolucci, Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
  

Sklba retired as Milwaukee Auxiliary

Bishop Richard John Sklba retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Fuentes named Minas Bishop

Bishop-elect Jaime Rafael Fuentes was named Bishop of Minas, Uruguay.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira resigned in July 2009.

Vidal retired, Palma named Cebu Archbishop

Ricardo Jamin Cardinal Vidal retired and Archbishop Jose Serofia Palma was named Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines.

Archbishop Palma had been serving as Archbishop of Palo.

Garcia-Siller named San Antonio Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. was named Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop José Horacio Gómez was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, California in April 2010.

Archbishop-designate Garcia-Siller had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois.

Poletto retired, Nosiglia named Torino Archbishop

Severino Cardinal Poletto retired and Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia was named Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy.

Archbishop Nosiglia had been serving as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vicenza.

Magri named Sobral Bishop

Bishop-elect Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. was named Archbishop of Olinda e Recife in July 2009.

Ghidelli retired, Cipollone named Lanciano-Ortona Archbishop

Archbishop Carlo Ghidelli retired and Archbishop-elect Emidio Cipollone was named Archbishop of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy.

Regattieri named Cesena-Sarsina Bishop

Bishop-elect Douglas Regattieri was named Bishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Antonio Lanfranchi was named Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola in January 2010.

Hummes retired, Piacenza named Clergy Prefect

Cláudio Cardinal Hummes, O.F.M. retired and Archbishop Mauro Piacenza was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.

Archbishop Piacenza had been serving as Secretary of the same congregation.

Cordes retired, Sarah named “Cor Unum” President

Paul Josef Cardinal Cordes retired and Archbishop Robert Sarah was named President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”.

Archbishop Sarah had been serving as Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Betancur Tirado resigned, Restrepo Restrepo succeeded as Manizales Archbishop

Archbishop Fabio Betancur Tirado resigned and Archbishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo succeeded as Archbishop of Manizales, Colombia.

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