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.
31 July 2018
Wilson resigned as Adelaide Archbishop
Archbishop Philip Edward Wilson resigned as Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia.
28 July 2018
Campos Salas named Liberia Nuncio
Archbishop-designate Dagoberto Campos Salas was named Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and titular archbishop of Forontoniana.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama in August 2017.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama in August 2017.
McCarrick resigns as Cardinal
Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA, has resigned as Cardinal.
27 July 2018
Ojeda Márquez named Tehuantepec Bishop
Bishop Crispin Ojeda Márquez was named Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Óscar Armando Campos Contreras was named Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco in September 2017.
Bishop Ojeda Márquez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Óscar Armando Campos Contreras was named Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco in September 2017.
Bishop Ojeda Márquez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District.
26 July 2018
Tine named Kaolack Bishop
Bishop-elect Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S. was named Bishop of Kaolack, Senegal.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye was named Archbishop of Dakar in December 2014.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye was named Archbishop of Dakar in December 2014.
Maillard retired, Beau named Bourges Archbishop
Archbishop Armand Henri Paul Maillard retired and Archbishop-designate Jérôme Daniel Beau was named Archbishop of Bourges, France.
Archbishop-designate Beau had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Paris.
Archbishop-designate Beau had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Paris.
24 July 2018
Jourdán Alvariza named Montevideo Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Pablo Alfonso Jourdán Alvariza was named Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay and titular bishop of Medianas Zabuniorum.
20 July 2018
Pineda Fasquelle resigned as Tegucigalpa Auxiliary
Bishop Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F. resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
16 July 2018
Saturné named Cap-Haïtien Archbishop
Archbishop-designate Launay Saturné was named Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti.
The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor was named Archbishop of Port-au-Prince in October 2017.
Archbishop-designate Saturné had been serving as Bishop of Jacmel.
The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor was named Archbishop of Port-au-Prince in October 2017.
Archbishop-designate Saturné had been serving as Bishop of Jacmel.
03 July 2018
Houhou named Auki Bishop
Bishop-elect Peter Houhou was named Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands.
The diocse had been vacant since then-Bishop Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P. was named Archbishop of Honiara in June 2016.
The diocse had been vacant since then-Bishop Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P. was named Archbishop of Honiara in June 2016.
D’Souza retired, Saldanha named Mangalore Bishop
Bishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza retired and Bishop-elect Peter Paul Saldanha was named Bishop of Mangalore, India.
Cuica Chissengueti named Cabinda Bishop
Bishop-elect Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Cabinda, Angola.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias was named Archbishop of Luanda in December 2014.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias was named Archbishop of Luanda in December 2014.
Kane and Rassas retired; Hicks, Bartosic, and Casey named Chicago Auxiliaries
Bishop Francis Joseph Kane and Bishop George James Rassas both retired as Auxiliary Bishops of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bishop-elect Ronald A. Hicks, Bishop-elect Mark A. Bartosic, and Bishop-elect Robert G. Casey were all named Auxiliary Bishops of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
They were assigned titular dioceses of Munatiana, Naratcata, and Thuburbo Maius, respectively.
Bishop-elect Ronald A. Hicks, Bishop-elect Mark A. Bartosic, and Bishop-elect Robert G. Casey were all named Auxiliary Bishops of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
They were assigned titular dioceses of Munatiana, Naratcata, and Thuburbo Maius, respectively.
02 July 2018
Lagonegro retired as New York Auxiliary
Bishop Dominick John Lagonegro retired as Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA.
Jurevičius named Kaunas Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Algirdas Jurevičius was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas, Lithuania and titular bishop of Materiana.
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- Wilson resigned as Adelaide Archbishop
- Campos Salas named Liberia Nuncio
- McCarrick resigns as Cardinal
- Ojeda Márquez named Tehuantepec Bishop
- Mana retired, Farinella named Biella Bishop
- Brugnaro retired, Massara named Camerino-San Sever...
- Tine named Kaolack Bishop
- Maillard retired, Beau named Bourges Archbishop
- Jourdán Alvariza named Montevideo Auxiliary
- Galimberti di Vietri retired, Gil Eisner named Sal...
- Pineda Fasquelle resigned as Tegucigalpa Auxiliary
- Dibildox Martínez retired as Tampico Bishop
- Saturné named Cap-Haïtien Archbishop
- Houhou named Auki Bishop
- D’Souza retired, Saldanha named Mangalore Bishop
- Cuica Chissengueti named Cabinda Bishop
- Kane and Rassas retired; Hicks, Bartosic, and Case...
- Lagonegro retired as New York Auxiliary
- Jurevičius named Kaunas Auxiliary
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