Bishop-elect Robert John McClory was named Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Donald Joseph Hying was named Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin in April 2019.
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.
26 November 2019
21 November 2019
Robu retired, Percă named Bucarest Archbishop
Archbishop Ioan Robu retired and Archbishop-designate Aurel Percă was named Archbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania.
Archbishop-designate Percă had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi.
Archbishop-designate Percă had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi.
19 November 2019
Malone named Shreveport Bishop
Bishop-elect Francis Ignatius Malone was named Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Michael Gerard Duca was named Bishop of Baton Rouge in June 2018.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Michael Gerard Duca was named Bishop of Baton Rouge in June 2018.
Figueroa Morales named San Juan de Puerto Rico Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico and titular bishop of Phelbes.
18 November 2019
Abril González named Arauca Bishop
Bishop Jaime Cristóbal Abril González was named Bishop of Arauca, Colombia.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jaime Muñoz Pedroza was named Bishop of Girardot in July, 2018.
Bishop Abril González had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jaime Muñoz Pedroza was named Bishop of Girardot in July, 2018.
Bishop Abril González had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona.
05 November 2019
Gendron retired, Hamelin named Saint-Jean-Longueuil Bishop
Bishop Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. retired and Bishop Claude Hamelin was named Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada.
Bishop Hamelin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.
Bishop Hamelin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.
Quintana named Mar del Plata Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Dario Rubén Quintana, O.A.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina and titular bishop of Bavagaliana.
04 November 2019
Jordy named Tours Archbishop
Archbishop-designate Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy was named Archbishop of Tours, France.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Bernard-Nicolas Jean-Marie Aubertin, O. Cist. in October 2019.
Archbishop-designate Jordy had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Claude.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Bernard-Nicolas Jean-Marie Aubertin, O. Cist. in October 2019.
Archbishop-designate Jordy had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Claude.
Thevenin named Egypt Nuncio
Archbishop Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica in August 2019.
Archbishop Thevenin had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica in August 2019.
Archbishop Thevenin had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Blog Archive
-
▼
2019
(172)
-
▼
November
(9)
- McClory named Gary Bishop
- Robu retired, Percă named Bucarest Archbishop
- Malone named Shreveport Bishop
- Figueroa Morales named San Juan de Puerto Rico Aux...
- Abril González named Arauca Bishop
- Gendron retired, Hamelin named Saint-Jean-Longueui...
- Quintana named Mar del Plata Auxiliary
- Jordy named Tours Archbishop
- Thevenin named Egypt Nuncio
-
▼
November
(9)