The Diocese of Cruz das Almas was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.
Bishop Antônio Tourinho Neto was named its first ordinary.
He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco.
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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- Dioceses of Bluefields and Siuna, Nicaragua Erecte...
- Ingham retired, Mascord named Wollongong Bishop
- Ellison retired, Mendy named Banjul Bishop
- Fusco named Sulmona-Valva Bishop
- Benna and Álvarez named Comodoro Rivadavia Auxilia...
- Blanco Méndez named San José de Costa Rica Auxiliary
- Geerlings resigned as Münster Auxiliary
- Libanori and Ricciardi named Rome Auxiliaries
- Leuzzi named Teramo-Atri Bishop
- Cruz das Almas erected, Tourinho Neto named Bishop
- Fernando named Mannar Bishop
- Spalding named Nashville Bishop
- Gaydos resigned, McKnight named Jefferson City Bishop
- García Cuerva named Lomas de Zamora Auxiliary
- Carrara named Buenos Aires Auxiliary
- Rivest retired, Guay named Chicoutimi Bishop
- Angkel named Caroline Islands Coadjutor
- Iwanecki named Gliwice Auxiliary
- Justice retired as San Francisco Auxiliary
- Souchu named Aire et Dax Bishop
- Lino named Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas Bishop
- Jaramillo Monsalve retired, Salas Anteliz named Ba...
- Iannone named Legislative Texts Official
- Suski retired, Śmigiel named Toruń Bishop
- Mazzitelli named Mendoza Auxiliary
- Rugambwa named Evangelization of Peoples Secretary
- Kaleta named Kielce Auxiliary
- Nwachukwu named Trinidad and Tobago Nuncio
- Iba-Ba named Franceville Bishop
- D’Ascenzo named Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazaret...
- Rodríguez Rodríguez named San Pedro de Macorís Bishop
- Arizmendi Esquivel retired, Aguilar Martínez named...
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