Bishop Ronald Aldon Hicks was named Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon in May 2020.
Bishop Hicks had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago.
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17 July 2020
16 July 2020
Malesic named Cleveland Bishop
Bishop Edward Charles Malesic was named Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Nelson Jesus Perez was named Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January 2020.
Bishop Malesic had been serving as Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Nelson Jesus Perez was named Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January 2020.
Bishop Malesic had been serving as Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
09 July 2020
de Villa y Vásquez named Santiago de Guatemala Archbishop
Archbishop-designate Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. was named Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. in February 2018.
Archbishop-designate de Villa y Vásquez had been serving as Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. in February 2018.
Archbishop-designate de Villa y Vásquez had been serving as Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango.
08 July 2020
Parkes named Savannah Bishop
Bishop-elect Stephen Douglas Parkes was named Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Atlanta in March 2020.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Atlanta in March 2020.