The diocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh was elevated to a Metropolitan Archdiocese with the dioceses of Barisal and Khulna as suffragans.
Archbishop-designate Moses M. Costa, C.S.C. was named its first Archbishop. He had been serving as the Bishop of the same jurisdiction.
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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- Nacua resigned as Ilagan Bishop
- de Medeiros Silva named Montes Claros Coadjutor
- Coliche retired, Hérouard named Lille Auxiliary
- Grallet retired, Ravel named Strasbourg Archbishop
- Mulumba Kalemba retired, Nkolo Kanowa named Mweka ...
- Medinas Salinas retired, Collar Noguera named San ...
- Negri retired, Perego named Ferrara-Comacchio Arch...
- Hernández Arnedo retired, Neves Ferreira named Tia...
- Trille Kuku Andali named El Obeid Bishop
- Salonia named Palermo Auxiliary
- Eberlein named Hamburg Auxiliary
- Erected: Maintirano, Madagascar; Bombin Espino nam...
- Harris named Townsville Bishop
- Martinelli retired, Bugeja succeeded as Tripoli Vicar
- Lahham resigned as Jerusalem Auxiliary
- González Sandoval named Tarahumara Bishop
- Vázquez named Morón Coadjutor
- Khamsé Vithavong retired as Vientiane Vicar
- Chittagong elevated to Archdiocese; Costa named Ar...
- Ramos Morales named Caguas Bishop
- Herzog retired, Tally succeeded as Alexandria Bishop
- Argüelles resigned, Garcera named Lipa Archbishop
- Hrdlička retired as Olomouc Auxiliary
- Zambito retired, Giombanco named Patti Bishop
- Stanula retired, dos Santos named Itabuna Bishop
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