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 December 2020
Gullickson resigned as Switzerland and Liechtenstein Nuncio
Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.
30 December 2020
29 December 2020
Martin retired, Farrell named Dublin Archbishop
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin retired and Archbishop-designate Dermot Pius Farrell was named Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland.
Archbishop-designate Farrell had been serving as Bishop of Ossory.
Archbishop-designate Farrell had been serving as Bishop of Ossory.
28 December 2020
Scantlebury named Bridgetown Bishop
Bishop-elect Neil Sebastian Scantlebury was named Bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Charles Jason Gordon was named Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in October 2017.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Charles Jason Gordon was named Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in October 2017.
Lyngdoh named Shillong Archbishop
Archbishop-designate Victor Lyngdoh was named Archbishop of Shillong, India.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Dominic Jala, S.D.B. in October 2019.
Archbishop-designate Lyngdoh had been serving as Bishop of Jowai.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Dominic Jala, S.D.B. in October 2019.
Archbishop-designate Lyngdoh had been serving as Bishop of Jowai.
Lagho named Malindi Bishop
Bishop-elect Wilybard Lagho was named Bishop of Malindi, Kenya.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Emanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap. in January 2018.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Emanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap. in January 2018.
Barnes retired, Rojas succeeded as San Bernardino Bishop
Bishop Gerald Richard Barnes retired and Bishop Alberto Rojas succeeded as Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA.
Bishop Rojas had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
Bishop Rojas had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
23 December 2020
Silva Retamales named Valdivia Bishop
Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales was named Bishop of Valdivia, Chile.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina was named Archbishop of Antofagasta in June 2017.
Bishop Silva Retamales had been serving as Bishop of Chile, Military.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina was named Archbishop of Antofagasta in June 2017.
Bishop Silva Retamales had been serving as Bishop of Chile, Military.
Gomes Moreira and dos Santos Ferreira named Belo Horizonte Auxiliaries
Bishop-elect Júlio César Gomes Moreira and
Bishop-elect Nivaldo dos Santos Ferreira
were named Auxiliary Bishops of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
and titular bishops of Thisiduo and Thiava, respectively.
22 December 2020
Štironja named Kotor Bishop
Bishop-elect Ivan Štironja was named Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ilija Janjić retired in September 2019.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ilija Janjić retired in September 2019.
19 December 2020
Lagnese named Caserta Bishop
Bishop Pietro Lagnese was named Bishop of Caserta, Italy.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Giovanni D’Alise in October 2020.
Bishop Lagnese had been serving as Bishop of Ischia.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Giovanni D’Alise in October 2020.
Bishop Lagnese had been serving as Bishop of Ischia.
González Mariño named Espinal Bishop
Bishop Miguel Fernando González Mariño was named Bishop of Espinal, Colombia.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Orlando Roa Barbosa was named Archbishop of Ibagué in May 2020.
Bishop González Mariño had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Orlando Roa Barbosa was named Archbishop of Ibagué in May 2020.
Bishop González Mariño had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué.
Pizarro named San Isidro Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Raúl Pizarro was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina and titular bishop of Ausana.
18 December 2020
Kulick named Greensburg Bishop
Bishop-elect Larry James Kulick was named Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Edward Charles Malesic was named Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio in July 2020.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Edward Charles Malesic was named Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio in July 2020.
17 December 2020
16 December 2020
Silva named São Paulo Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap. was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil and titular bishop of Summula.
14 December 2020
Coudray retired, Abbo Chen named Mongo Vicar Apostolic
Bishop Henri Coudray, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Philippe Abbo Chen was named Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad.
12 December 2020
Sepe retired, Battaglia named Napoli Archbishop
Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe retired and Archbishop-designate Domenico Battaglia was named Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy.
Archbishop-designate Battaglia had been serving as Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti.
Archbishop-designate Battaglia had been serving as Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti.
11 December 2020
García Naranjo retired, Ramírez Padilla named Guarenas Bishop
Bishop Gustavo García Naranjo retired and Bishop Tulio Luis Ramírez Padilla was named Bishop of Guarenas, Venezuela.
Bishop Ramírez Padilla had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.
Bishop Ramírez Padilla had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.
10 December 2020
Garin named Saint-Claude Bishop
Bishop-elect Jean-Luc Garin was named Bishop of Saint-Claude, France.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy was named Archbishop of Tours in November 2019.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy was named Archbishop of Tours in November 2019.
Bonazzi named Albania Nuncio
Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Albania.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Charles John Brown was named Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines in September 2020.
Archbishop Bonazzi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Charles John Brown was named Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines in September 2020.
Archbishop Bonazzi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.
09 December 2020
D’Souza resigned, Kallupura succeeded as Patna Archbishop
Archbishop William D’Souza, S.J. resigned and Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura succeeded as Archbishop of Patna, India.
Archbishop Kallupura had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.
Archbishop Kallupura had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.
Gopep named Minna Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Luka Sylvester Gopep was named Auxiliary Bishop of Minna, Nigeria and titular bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena.
08 December 2020
07 December 2020
Modena-Nonantola and Capri united under Archbishop Castellucci
The Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola, Italy and the Diocese of Carpi have been united in persona Episcopi under the leadership of Archbishop Erio Castellucci.
Suescún Mutis retired, Ochoa Cadavid named Colombia Military Bishop
Bishop Fabio Suescún Mutis retired and Bishop Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid was named Bishop of Colombia, Military.
Bishop Ochoa Cadavid had been serving as Bishop of Cúcuta.
Bishop Ochoa Cadavid had been serving as Bishop of Cúcuta.
05 December 2020
Moon named Venado Tuerto Coadjutor
Bishop Han Lim Moon was named Coadjutor Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina.
He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Martín.
He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Martín.
Fassi named San Martín Bishop
Bishop Martín Fassi was named Bishop of San Martín, Argentina.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Miguel Ángel D’Annibale in April 2020.
Bishop Fassi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Miguel Ángel D’Annibale in April 2020.
Bishop Fassi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro.
04 December 2020
Prendergast retired, Damphousse succeeded as Ottawa-Cornwall Archbishop
Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. retired and Archbishop Marcel Damphousse succeeded as Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.
Archbishop Damphousse had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.
Archbishop Damphousse had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.
03 December 2020
02 December 2020
Foerster named Ji-Paraná Bishop
Bishop-elect Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. in June 2019.
The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. in June 2019.
01 December 2020
Fisher named Buffalo Bishop
Bishop Michael William Fisher was named Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Richard Joseph Malone in December 2019.
Bishop Fisher had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Richard Joseph Malone in December 2019.
Bishop Fisher had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia.
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- González Mariño named Espinal Bishop
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