D’Souza retired, Parapullil named Jhansi Bishop

Bishop Frederick D’Souza retired and Bishop-elect Peter Parapullil was named Bishop of Jhansi, India.

Bishop D’Souza was one of 18 bishops that had been named to their current post before John Paul II became Pope.

Leigue Cesari named Santa Cruz de la Sierra Auxiliary

Bishop-elect René Leigue Cesari was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia and titular bishop of Nepeta.

Flock Bever named Cochabamba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Robert Herman Flock Bever was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia and titular bishop of Forum Popilii.

Vázquez Villalobos named Puerto Escondido Bishop

Bishop-elect Pedro Vázquez Villalobos was named Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Eduardo Cirilo Carmona Ortega, C.O.R.C. was named Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua in June 2012.

Beltran named San Fernando de La Union Bishop

Bishop Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran was named Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. in November 2011.

Bishop Beltran had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe.

Abanto Guzmán named Peru Military Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán was named Bishop of Peru, Military.

Bishop Abanto Guzmán had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lima.

Rolón Güepsa named Montería Bishop

Bishop-elect Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa was named Bishop of Montería, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz was named Bishop of Cúcuta in July 2011.

Maguengue resigned as Pemba Bishop

Bishop Ernesto Maguengue resigned as Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique.

Kasyna named Pelplin Bishop

Bishop Ryszard Kasyna was named Bishop of Pelplin, Poland.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Jan Bernard Szlaga in April 2012.

Bishop Kasyna had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk.

Cascio named Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Pasquale Cascio was named Archbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Francesco Alfano was named Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia in March 2012.

Rodríguez Gómez named Valle de Chalco Bishop

Bishop Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez was named Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada was named Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit in March 2012.

Bishop Rodríguez Gómez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Texcoco.

College of Cardinals (with new Designees): Notes, Statistics, and updated Charts

The Charts (Warning: PDF format)

The charts are:

• Number of Cardinals (1585-2022; 1915-2022; and 1965-2022) 
• Average Age (1585-2022; 1915-2022; and 1965-2022)

As of today:

• 205 living Cardinals (116 Electors).
• Youngest: Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki (Archbishop of Berlin, Germany) at 56.2
• Average Age (all): 78.3 years
• Average Age (Electors Only): 72.3 years
• Average Length of Service as Cardinal (all): 11.8 years
• Average Length of Service as Cardinal (Electors Only): 7.5 years

As of 24 November 2012: (with new Cardinals added)

• 211 living Cardinals (120 Electors).
• Youngest: Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal (Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese)), India at 53.4
• 2nd Youngest: Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle (Archbishop of Manila, Philippines) at 55.4
• Average Age (all): 78.0 years
• Average Age (Electors Only): 71.9 years
• Average Length of Service as Cardinal (all): 11.5 years
• Average Length of Service as Cardinal (Electors Only): 7.2 years

Note:

• Two Cardinal Electors will turn 80 before the new Consistory:
  Francis Cardinal Arinze on 1 Nov and Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino on 23 Nov.

About the new class of Cardinal-Designates:

• Six, all under the age of 80, so they will all become Cardinal-Electors
• Average age: 63.9
• Full List of new Cardinal-Designates

Future numbers, assuming no deaths or new creations of Cardinal-Electors:

• By the end of 2012: 119 Cardinal-Electors
• By the end of 2013: 109 Cardinal-Electors
• By the end of 2014: 97 Cardinal-Electors
• By the end of 2015: 92 Cardinal-Electors
• By the end of 2016: 78 Cardinal-Electors

The last time 2 Consistories to create Cardinals were held in the same year was under Pope Pius XI in 1929 (July and December). He also did the same in 1923, 1925, 1926, and 1927.

The last Consistory to create Cardinals with 6 or fewer designees was under Pope Paul VI (actually his last one) - in June 1977 - just over a year before his death.

Among those named, was a young (50 years old) new (a month after his consecration) Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany - named Joseph Ratzinger (better known now as Pope Benedict XVI).

Consistory to Create New Cardinals!!!

Announced today, it will be held on 24 Nov 2012. This is the 2nd consistory to create new cardinals this year.

The new Cardinals are to be:

• Archbishop James Michael Harvey, Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
• Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï, O.M.M., Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
• Major Archbishop Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India
• Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria
• Archbishop Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
• Archbishop Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

Sánchez Armijos resigned as Machala Bishop

Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. resigned as Bishop of Machala, Ecuador.

Talucci retired, Caliandro named Brindisi-Ostuni Archbishop

Archbishop Rocco Talucci retired and Archbishop-designate Domenico Caliandro was named Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Caliandro had been serving as Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli.

Gallese named Alessandria Bishop

Bishop-elect Guido Gallese was named Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Giuseppe Versaldi was named President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See in September 2011.

Palletti named La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato Bishop

Bishop Luigi Ernesto Palletti was named Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Francesco Moraglia was named Patriarch of Venezia {Venice} in January 2012.

Bishop Palletti had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Genova {Genoa}.

Terrio named St Paul in Alberta Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Terrio was named Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Joseph Luc André Bouchard was named Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec in February 2012.

Tobin named Indianapolis Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Daniel Mark Buechlein, O.S.B. in September 2011.

Archbishop Tobin had been serving as Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Paglia retired, Rama named Pinheiro Bishop

Bishop Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C. retired and Bishop-elect Elio Rama, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil.

Prada Sanmiguel resigned as Duitama-Sogamoso Bishop

Bishop Carlos Prada Sanmiguel resigned as Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia.

Mayugba named Laoag Bishop

Bishop Renato Pine Mayugba was named Bishop of Laoag, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Sergio Lasam Utleg was named Archbishop of Tuguegarao in June 2011.

Bishop Mayugba had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan.

Daneels named Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Frans Daneels, O. Praem. was named Titular Archbishop of Bita while remaining Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura.

Paixão Neto named Petrópolis Bishop

Bishop Gregório (Leozírio) Paixão Neto, O.S.B. was named Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Filippo Santoro was named Archbishop of Taranto, Italy in November 2011.

Bishop Paixão Neto had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia.

Corbellini named Marabá Bishop

Bishop-elect Vital Corbellini was named Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop José Foralosso, S.D.B. in April 2012.

Órdenes Fernández resigned as Iquique Bishop

Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández resigned as Bishop of Iquique, Chile.

Scicluna named Malta Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Charles J. Scicluna was named Auxiliary Bishop of Malta and titular bishop of San Leone.

Nowacki named Denmark, Finland, and Norway Nuncio

Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki was named Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway in addition to his other posts.

Frankowski retired as Sandomierz Auxiliary

Bishop Edward Marian Frankowski retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland.

Cabrera López named Monterrey Archbishop

Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López was named Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop José Francisco Robles Ortega was named Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco in December 2011.

Archbishop Cabrera López had been serving as Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.

Bach named São José dos Pinhais Bishop

Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach was named Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Ladislau Biernaski, C.M. in February 2012.

Bishop Bach had been serving as Bishop of Toledo.

and 20,000,000 visits later

The Main Website reached another milestone early this morning - the 20 millionth visit.

The site began long ago, you can find a history and timeline on the website.

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.

Over the years the site has greatly expanded in content and in users. For example, last month there was an average of over 7,000 visits looking at over 36,000 pages each day. Over 1,850 people belong to the groups that receive emails about updates.

And today, the total number of visits passed 20 million. During those visits, folks viewed 128 million pages. Not bad for 10.4 years of service :-)

For reference, it took 6.2 years (July 2008) for the first 10 million visits. It has taken only 4.2 years for the second 10 million!

All I can say is Thank You!

Wanke resigned as Erfurt Bishop

Bishop Joachim Wanke resigned as Bishop of Erfurt, Germany.

Schraml retired as Passau Bishop

Bishop Wilhelm Schraml retired as Bishop of Passau, Germany.