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 July 2021
23 July 2021
Santoro retired, Massaro named Avezzano Bishop
Bishop Pietro Santoro retired and Bishop-elect Giovanni Massaro was named Bishop of Avezzano, Italy.
20 July 2021
Calvo resigned, Mueggenborg named Reno Bishop
Bishop Randolph Roque Calvo resigned and Bishop Daniel Henry Mueggenborg was named Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA.
Bishop Mueggenborg has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington.
Bishop Mueggenborg has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington.
17 July 2021
Feillet named Sées Bishop
Bishop Bruno Ann-Marie Feillet was named Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert was named Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux) in November 2020.
Bishop Feillet has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Reims.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert was named Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux) in November 2020.
Bishop Feillet has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Reims.
16 July 2021
Tauro named Delhi Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Deepak Valerian Tauro was named Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi, India and titular bishop of Buleliana.
Satué Huerto named Teruel y Albarracín Bishop
Bishop-elect José Antonio Satué Huerto was named Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Antonio Gómez Cantero was named Coadjutor Bishop of Almería in January 2021.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Antonio Gómez Cantero was named Coadjutor Bishop of Almería in January 2021.
Parra Novo named Santa Rosa de Lima Bishop
Bishop José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P. was named Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of San Marcos in January 2021.
Bishop Parra Novo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of San Marcos in January 2021.
Bishop Parra Novo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala.
Guzdek named Białystok Archbishop
Archbishop-designate Józef Guzdek was named Archbishop of Białystok, Poland.
The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C. was named Archbishop of Gdańsk in March 2021.
Archbishop-designate Guzdek had been serving as Bishop of Poland, Military.
The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C. was named Archbishop of Gdańsk in March 2021.
Archbishop-designate Guzdek had been serving as Bishop of Poland, Military.
Buezo Leiva named Sololá-Chimaltenango Bishop
Bishop Domingo Buezo Leiva was named Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. was named Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala in July 2020.
Bishop Buezo Leiva had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Izabal.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. was named Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala in July 2020.
Bishop Buezo Leiva had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Izabal.
15 July 2021
Fernández Angulo named Trujillo Bishop
Bishop José Trinidad Fernández Angulo was named Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D. in January 2021.
Bishop Fernández Angulo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D. in January 2021.
Bishop Fernández Angulo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas.
14 July 2021
Rossolatos retired, Kontidis named Athēnai Archbishop
Archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos retired and Archbishop-elect Theodoros Kontidis, S.J. was named Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece and Apostolic Administrator of Rhodos {Rhodes}.
13 July 2021
Foys retired, Iffert named Covington Bishop
Bishop Roger Joseph Foys retired and Bishop-elect John Curtis Iffert was named Bishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA.
09 July 2021
Benna named Alto Valle del Río Negro Bishop
Bishop Alejandro Pablo Benna was named Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Revuelta in March 2021.
Bishop Benna had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Revuelta in March 2021.
Bishop Benna had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia.
07 July 2021
Musomba and Mchamungu named Dar-es-Salaam Auxiliaries
Bishop-elect Stephano Musomba, O.S.A.
and Bishop-elect Henry Mchamungu
were named Auxiliary Bishops of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania and titular bishops of
Perdices
and Tanaramusa, respectively.
06 July 2021
Neylon named Liverpool Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Thomas Joseph Neylon was named Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain and titular bishop of Plestia.
Okoro retired, Chukwu named Abakaliki Bishop
Bishop Michael Nnachi Okoro retired and Bishop-elect Peter Nworie Chukwu was named Bishop of Abakaliki, Nigeria.
05 July 2021
Rebello named Francistown Bishop
Bishop-elect Anthony Pascal Rebello, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Francistown, Botswana.
The diocse had been vacant since Bishop Franklyn (Frank) Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Gaborone in June 2019.
The diocse had been vacant since Bishop Franklyn (Frank) Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Gaborone in June 2019.
Núñez Villacís named Tulcán Bishop
Bishop-elect Luis Bernardino Núñez Villacís was named Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García in June 2021.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García in June 2021.
Nubuasah named Archbishop
Archbishop-designate Franklyn (Frank) Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. was given the Personal Title of Archbishop while remaining Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana.
Arellano Fernández retired, Crameri named Esmeraldas Vicar Apostolic
Bishop Eugenio Arellano Fernández, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop Antonio Crameri, S.S.C. was named Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
Bishop Crameri had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil.
Bishop Crameri had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil.
03 July 2021
Villano named Pozzuoli Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Carlo Villano was named Auxiliary Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy and titular bishop of Sorres.
Tinoudji named Pala Bishop
Bishop-elect Dominique Tinoudji was named Bishop of Pala, Chad.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Claude Bouchard, O.M.I. retired in September 2020.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Claude Bouchard, O.M.I. retired in September 2020.
Solichin named Padang Bishop
Bishop-elect Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X. was named Bishop of Padang, Indonesia.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap. in November 2019.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap. in November 2019.
Sudarso retired, Harun Yuwono named Palembang Archbishop
Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. retired and Archbishop-designate Yohanes Harun Yuwono was named Archbishop of Palembang, Indonesia.
Archbishop-designate Harun Yuwono had been serving as Bishop of Tanjungkarang.
Archbishop-designate Harun Yuwono had been serving as Bishop of Tanjungkarang.
García Jasso named México Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Andrés Luis García Jasso was named Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District and titular bishop of Tipasa in Numidia.
Carboni named Ales-Terralba Bishop
Archbishop Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Italy while remaining Archbishop of Oristano.
01 July 2021
Manz retired as Chicago Auxiliary
Bishop John Raymond Manz retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
García Cadiñanos named Mondoñedo-Ferrol Bishop
Bishop-elect Fernando García Cadiñanos was named Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F. was named Bishop of León in October 2020.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F. was named Bishop of León in October 2020.
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- Govindu retired as Nalgonda Bishop
- Santoro retired, Massaro named Avezzano Bishop
- Calvo resigned, Mueggenborg named Reno Bishop
- Feillet named Sées Bishop
- Tauro named Delhi Auxiliary
- Satué Huerto named Teruel y Albarracín Bishop
- Parra Novo named Santa Rosa de Lima Bishop
- Guzdek named Białystok Archbishop
- Buezo Leiva named Sololá-Chimaltenango Bishop
- Fernández Angulo named Trujillo Bishop
- Rossolatos retired, Kontidis named Athēnai Archbishop
- Foys retired, Iffert named Covington Bishop
- Benna named Alto Valle del Río Negro Bishop
- Musomba and Mchamungu named Dar-es-Salaam Auxiliaries
- Neylon named Liverpool Auxiliary
- Mata Guevara retired as Esteli Bishop
- Okoro retired, Chukwu named Abakaliki Bishop
- Rebello named Francistown Bishop
- Núñez Villacís named Tulcán Bishop
- Nubuasah named Archbishop
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- Arellano Fernández retired, Crameri named Esmerald...
- Villano named Pozzuoli Auxiliary
- Tinoudji named Pala Bishop
- Solichin named Padang Bishop
- Sudarso retired, Harun Yuwono named Palembang Arch...
- García Jasso named México Auxiliary
- Carboni named Ales-Terralba Bishop
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