Archbishop-designate Rainer Maria Woelki was named Archbishop of Berlin, Germany.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Georg Maximilian Cardinal Sterzinsky in February 2011. Cardinal Sterzinsky passed away on 30 June.
Archbishop-designate Woelki had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}.
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- Lapointe retired as Saint-Jérôme Auxiliary
- Archbishop Sambi Died
- Golser resigned, Muser named Bolzano-Bressanone Bi...
- Cardoso da Silva retired, de Farias named Petrolin...
- Andrade da Silva named São Salvador da Bahia Auxil...
- Gaumond retired, Cyr named Sherbrooke Archbishop
- Vigo retired, Raspanti named Acireale Bishop
- Peñate Rodríguez resigned as Izabal Vicar Apostolic
- Cardinal Noè Died
- Hryhorak named Bučač (Ukrainian) Bishop
- Jurkovič named Uzbekistan Nuncio
- Justs retired, Pavlovskis named Jelgava Bishop
- Jordy named Saint-Claude Bishop
- Cardinal Świątek Died
- Boland retired, Hartmayer named Savannah Bishop
- Rigali retired, Chaput named Philadelphia Archbishop
- Montes Moreira retired, Garcia Cordeiro named Brag...
- Vidal Ortiz named Cúcuta Bishop
- Rendón Leal named Matamoros
- Razakarivony named Ihosy Bishop
- Muskus and Ryś named Kraków Auxiliaries
- Scapolo named Chile Nuncio
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- Ossa Soto named Santa Rosa de Osos Bishop
- Duque Gutiérrez retired, Corredor Bermúdez named P...
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- Franck retired, Hollerich named Luxembourg Archbishop
- Lépine and Dowd named Montréal Auxiliaries
- Saint-Gelais retired, Gazaille named Nicolet Bishop
- Barbara named Malindi Bishop
- Erected: Sylhet, Bangladesh; D’Cruze named Bishop
- Harris named Port of Spain Coadjutor
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- Hisiilenapo named Namibe Bishop
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- Clasen named Santa Catarina Bishop
- Woelki named Berlin Archbishop
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