Morfino named Alghero-Bosa Bishop

Bishop-elect Mauro Maria Morfino, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Giacomo Lanzetti was named Bishop of Alba (Pompea) in June 2010.

Hernández Sola named Tarazona Bishop

Bishop-elect Eusebio Hernández Sola, O.A.R. was named Bishop of Tarazona, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Demetrio Fernández González was named Bishop of Córdoba in February 2010.

Lopes retires as São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Auxiliary

Bishop Assis Lopes retired as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Lopes Fortes named Mindelo Bishop

Bishop-elect Ildo Augusto Dos Santos Lopes Fortes was named Bishop of Mindelo, Cape Verde.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado was named Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde in July 2009.

Vasa named Santa Rosa Coadjutor

Bishop Robert Francis Vasa was named Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Rosa in California, USA.

Bishop Vasa had been serving as Bishop of Baker, Oregon.

Ochoa Cadavid named Málaga-Soatá Bishop

Bishop Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid was named Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali in June 2010.

Bishop Ochoa Cadavid had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín.

Uzinić named Dubrovnik Bishop

Bishop-elect Mate Uzinić was named Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Želimir Puljić was named Archbishop of Zadar (Zara) in March 2010.

Abril y Castelló named Vice-Chamberlain

Archbishop Santos Abril y Castelló was named Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber.

Gonzaga Féchio named Belo Horizonte Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luis Gonzaga Féchio was named Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil and titular bishop of Putia in Byzacena.

Mayer resigned as Pécs Bishop

Bishop Mihály Mayer resigned as Bishop of Pécs, Hungary.

Version 2.6.7 Structured View of Bishops

This weekend I've had a chance to make a few updates to the code that generates the website. There are several minor fixes and one big new feature: Structured View of Bishops.

The idea is to have a single page which shows all the current active bishops for a given country with various vital stats. As an example, take a look at this page for the United States of America.

You can find the link for a given country from the main country page, in the 2nd column labeled "Structured View" (not to be confused with the "Structured View" of dioceses listed in the 1st column).

Please note that I have not done a full refresh, so the new pages will appear for each country as a change occurs for that country. I hope to do a general refresh later this month.

There may be a couple more small code adjustments tomorrow.

If I've accidently broken something with the new update, please let me know! (Just use the feedback form on the website.)

Just a quick follow-up: Thanks for the feedback! I've made several minor adjustments today that should fix most of the outstanding issues on the Structured View pages (most related to secondary appointments). [updated 22 Jan 2011]

Another bug fixed today, Prelates were showing incomplete information. [updated 23 Jan 2011] 

Pünder died, Bandeira Coêlho succeeded as Coroatá Bishop

Bishop Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder died and Bishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho succeeded as Bishop of Coroatá, Maranho, Brazil.

Bishop Bandeira Coêlho had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

Bishop Pünder had turned 72 a few days before his death. He served as a priest for 46 years and served 32 years as a bishop. May he rest in peace.

Erected: Our Lady of Walsingham, Great Britain; Newton named Ordinary

The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, Great Britain was erected for groups of former Anglicans in England and Wales.

This is the first jurisdiction of this type.

Father Keith Newton was named its first Ordinary.

Erected: Bo, Sierra Leone; Campbell named Bishop

The Diocese of Bo, Sierra Leone was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo (now renamed to just Freetown).

Bishop-elect Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell was named as its first Bishop.

Milano resigned, Spinillo named Aversa Bishop

Bishop Mario Milano resigned and Bishop Angelo Spinillo was named Bishop of Aversa, Italy.

Bishop Spinillo had been serving as Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro.

Phiri named Chipata Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Benjamin Phiri was named Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata, Zambia and titular bishop of Nachingwea.

Pope John Paul II beatification

Pope John Paul II will be beatified at a ceremony presided over by Pope Benedict XVI on 1 May 2011 (Divine Mercy Sunday, aka 2nd Sunday of Easter).

Adamec retired, Bartchak named Altoona-Johnstown Bishop

Bishop Joseph Victor Adamec retired and Bishop-elect Mark L. Bartchak was named Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA.

Coyne named Indianapolis Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Christopher J. Coyne was named Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA and titular bishop of Mopta.

van Luyn retires as Rotterdam Bishop

Bishop Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B. retired as Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Toussaint named Port-au-Prince Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint was named Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti and titular bishop of Senez.

Poulard named Port-au-Prince Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Guire Poulard was named Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot in an earthquake which occurred one year ago on this date.

Archbishop-designate Poulard had been serving as Bishop of Les Cayes.

Agnelo retired, Krieger named São Salvador da Bahia Archbishop

Geraldo Majella Cardinal Agnelo retired and Archbishop Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. was named Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.

Archbishop Krieger had been serving as Archbishop of Florianópolis.

Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga named Dodoma Bishop

Bishop-elect Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga was named Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jude Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. was named Archbishop of Mwanza in November 2010.

Filipazzi and Peña Parra named Nuncios

Archbishop-elect Antonio Guido Filipazzi and Archbishop-elect Edgar Peña Parra were named Apostolic Nuncios and titular archbishops of Sutrium and Thelepte, respectively.

Morales Sánchez named Netzahualcóyotl Bishop

Bishop Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez was named Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Carlos Garfias Merlos was named Archbishop of Acapulco in June 2010.

Bishop Morales Sánchez had been serving as Prelate of Huautla.

Crusco retired, Bonanno named San Marco Argentano-Scalea Bishop

Bishop Domenico Crusco retired and Bishop-elect Leonardo Bonanno was named Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy.

Kędziora retired as Warszawa-Praga Auxiliary

Bishop Stanislaw Kędziora retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland.

Karnley named Cape Palmas Bishop

Bishop-elect Andrew Jagaye Karnley was named Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh in October 2008.

Dognin named Bordeaux Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France and titular bishop of Macriana in Mauretania.

Steinmetz named Paranavaí Bishop

Bishop-elect Geremias Steinmetz was named Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Sérgio Aparecido Colombo was named Bishop of Bragança Paulista in September 2009.

Rodé retired, Bráz de Aviz named Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Prefect

Franc Cardinal Rodé, C.M. retired and Archbishop João Bráz de Aviz was named Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Archbishop Bráz de Aviz had been serving as Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.

Fernandez retired as Bombay Auxiliary

Bishop Percival Joseph Fernandez retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India.

Buckon named USA Military Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Neal J. Buckon was named Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military and titular bishop of Vissalsa.