Archbishop William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M. retired and Archbishop-designate Dabula Anthony Mpako was named Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa and Bishop of South Africa, Military.
Archbishop-designate Mpako had been serving as Bishop of Queenstown.
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.
30 April 2019
29 April 2019
Etienne named Seattle Coadjutor
Archbishop Paul Dennis Etienne was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA.
Archbishop Etienne had been serving as Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska.
Archbishop Etienne had been serving as Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska.
27 April 2019
Miyahara resigned as Fukuoka Bishop
Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara resigned as Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan.
26 April 2019
Würtz named Freiburg im Breisgau Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Christian Würtz was named Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany and titular bishop of Germania in Dacia.
Ashley Maclean and Varela Server retired as Panamá Auxiliaries
Bishop Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean and Bishop Pablo Varela Server retired as Auxiliary Bishops of Panamá.
25 April 2019
Hying named Madison Bishop
Bishop Donald Joseph Hying was named Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Robert Charles Morlino in November 2018.
Bishop Hying had been serving as Bishop of Gary, Indiana.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Robert Charles Morlino in November 2018.
Bishop Hying had been serving as Bishop of Gary, Indiana.
Mang Thang retired, Tin Win named Mandalay Archbishop
Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang retired and Archbishop-elect Marco Tin Win was named Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar.
23 April 2019
Kaboy Ruboneka retired, Ngumbi Ngengele named Goma Bishop
Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka retired and Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.).
Bishop Ngumbi Ngengele had been serving as Bishop of Kindu.
Bishop Ngumbi Ngengele had been serving as Bishop of Kindu.
22 April 2019
Domínguez named San Juan de Cuyo Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina and titular bishop of Vita.
17 April 2019
Guellec named Montpellier Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Alain Guellec was named Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France and titular bishop of Senez.
16 April 2019
Schneider named Rottenburg-Stuttgart Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Gerhard Schneider was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany and titular bishop of Abbir Germaniciana.
Limachi Ortiz named El Alto Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Pascual Limachi Ortiz was named Auxiliary Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia and titular bishop of Belesasa.
Kaggwa retired, Jjumba named Masaka Bishop
Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa retired and Bishop-elect Serverus Jjumba was named Bishop of Masaka, Uganda.
13 April 2019
Tomasi Travaglia reitred, Elías Millares and Rodríguez Álvarez named Lima Auxiliaries
Bishop Adriano Tomasi Travaglia, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares and Bishop-elect Ricardo Augusto Rodríguez Álvarez were named Auxiliary Bishops of Lima, Peru and titular bishops of Turres in Numidia and Aeliae, respectively.
Dunn named Halifax-Yarmouth Coadjutor
Archbishop-designate Brian Joseph Dunn was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
He had been serving as Bishop of Antigonish.
He had been serving as Bishop of Antigonish.
10 April 2019
Son Sam-seok named Busan Bishop
Bishop Joseph Son Sam-seok was named Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South).
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Paul Hwang Chul-soo in August 2018.
Bishop Son Sam-seok had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Paul Hwang Chul-soo in August 2018.
Bishop Son Sam-seok had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.
Kummer named Porto Alegre Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Darley José Kummer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and titular bishop of Elvas.
08 April 2019
Buckley retired, Gavin named Cork and Ross Bishop
Bishop John Buckley retired and Bishop-elect Fintan Gavin was named Bishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland.
05 April 2019
Trávez Trávez retired, Espinoza Mateus named Quito Archbishop
Archbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. retired and Archbishop-designate Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador.
Archbishop-designate Espinoza Mateus had been serving as Bishop of Loja.
Archbishop-designate Espinoza Mateus had been serving as Bishop of Loja.
04 April 2019
Gregory named Washington, D.C. Archbishop
Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory was named Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Donald William Cardinal Wuerl in October 2018.
Archbishop Gregory had been serving as Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Donald William Cardinal Wuerl in October 2018.
Archbishop Gregory had been serving as Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia.
Apuron removed, Byrnes succeeded as Agaña Archbishop
Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. was removed and Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes succeeded as Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania).
03 April 2019
Santiago Apóstol de Huancané erected, Cefai named Prelate
The Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, Peru was erected with territory taken from the Territorial Prelatures of Ayaviri and Juli.
Bishop-elect Giovanni Cefai, M.S.S.P. was named its first Prelate.
Bishop-elect Giovanni Cefai, M.S.S.P. was named its first Prelate.
02 April 2019
Ocampo Gorostieta named Ciudad Altamirano Bishop
Bishop-elect Joel Ocampo Gorostieta was named Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Maximino Martínez Miranda was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México in October 2017.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Maximino Martínez Miranda was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México in October 2017.
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- Slattery retired, Mpako named Pretoria Archbishop
- Di Cerbo retired as Alife-Caiazzo Bishop
- Etienne named Seattle Coadjutor
- Russo resigned as Fabriano-Matelica Bishop
- Miyahara resigned as Fukuoka Bishop
- Balestrero named Congo (DR) Nuncio
- Würtz named Freiburg im Breisgau Auxiliary
- Ashley Maclean and Varela Server retired as Panamá...
- Hying named Madison Bishop
- Mang Thang retired, Tin Win named Mandalay Archbishop
- Kaboy Ruboneka retired, Ngumbi Ngengele named Goma...
- Domínguez named San Juan de Cuyo Auxiliary
- Gomes retired as Krishnagar Bishop
- Guellec named Montpellier Auxiliary
- Schneider named Rottenburg-Stuttgart Auxiliary
- Limachi Ortiz named El Alto Auxiliary
- Kaggwa retired, Jjumba named Masaka Bishop
- Tomasi Travaglia reitred, Elías Millares and Rodrí...
- Dunn named Halifax-Yarmouth Coadjutor
- Son Sam-seok named Busan Bishop
- Kummer named Porto Alegre Auxiliary
- Buckley retired, Gavin named Cork and Ross Bishop
- Trávez Trávez retired, Espinoza Mateus named Quito...
- Gregory named Washington, D.C. Archbishop
- Apuron removed, Byrnes succeeded as Agaña Archbishop
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