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.
18 July 2019
Pates retired, Joensen named Des Moines Bishop
Bishop Richard Edmund Pates retired and Bishop-elect William M. Joensen was named Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
