The Diocese of Barisal, Bangladesh was erected with territory taken from Chittagong.
Bishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. was named its first bishop.
He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chittagong.
Announcements of recent changes in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. This blog serves as a supplement to the main Catholic-Hierarchy website. Note: this blog and the website are NOT officially sanctioned or approved by any church authority.
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- Finnigan retired as Brisbane Auxiliary
- de Souza named Porto Alegre Auxiliary
- Álvarez Valdéz named Gómez Palacio Bishop
- Barisal, Bangladesh erected; Howlader named Bishop
- McGee named Argyll and The Isles Bishop
- Osial named Łowicz Auxiliary
- Mulenga named Mpika Bishop
- Soravito de Franceschi retired, Pavanello named Ad...
- Louis retired, Touvet named Châlons Bishop
- Kräutler retired, Muniz Alvez named Xingu Prelate
- Hamlin named Saint-Jean-Longueuil Auxiliary
- Lázaro Martinez retired, González Medina named Pon...
- County named Kingstown Bishop
- Mai Luong retired as Orange Auxiliary
- Tighe named Culture Official
- Thelegathoti named Vijayawada Bishop
- Leszkiewicz named Tarnów Auxiliary
- Kelly named Dallas Auxiliary
- Machado resigned as São Carlos Bishop
- Powers named Superior Bishop
- Rallo named Morocco Nuncio
- Steinhäuser named Köln Auxiliary
- del Riego Jáñez retired as San Bernardino Auxiliary
- Mussinghoff retired as Aachen Bishop
- Darmanin retired, Alessandro succeeded as Garissa ...
- Antonini retired, Suriani named Serbia Nuncio
- Maury Buendía named Romania Nuncio
- Guasdualito, Venezuela erected; González Pérez nam...
- Farquhar retired as Down and Connor Auxiliary
- Weber named Passo Fundo Archbishop
- Figueiredo retired, Negri succeeded as Santo Amaro...
- de Elizalde retired, Torrado Mosconi succeeded as ...
- Aguilar Ledesma and Medina Garfias named Morelia A...
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