Bishop Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar was named Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Leiria-Fátima in January 2022.
Bishop Alves Aguiar had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}.
He is also expected to be elevated to a Cardinal on 30 Sep 2023.
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21 September 2023
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- New Cardinals with their Titles
- Goyarrola Belda named Helsinki Bishop
- Monforton named Detroit Auxiliary
- da Silva named Manaus Auxiliary
- Gargees confirmed as Teheran Archbishop
- Collazzi Irazábal retired, González Cedrés named M...
- Cascianelli retired, de Santana named Irecê Bishop
- Guerrero Corona retired, Herrera Quiñonez named Cu...
- Famadico resigned as San Pablo Bishop
- Ðặng Ðức Ngân named Huế Coadjutor
- Daboh named Zaria Bishop
- Citora Afonso named Maputo Auxiliary
- Anandam named Sivagangai Bishop
- Alves Aguiar named Setúbal Bishop
- Milito retired, Alberti named Oppido Mamertina-Pal...
- Gonsalves dos Santos named Porto Alegre Auxiliary
- Haas retired as Vaduz Archbishop
- Perry retired as Chicago Auxiliary
- Wypych resigned as Chicago Auxiliary
- Lembo named Tōkyō Auxiliary
- Lemay retired, Boulanger named Amos Bishop
- Mupandasekwa named Masvingo Bishop
- Spadaro named Culture and Education Under Secretary
- Murphy named Secretariat of State Under Secretary
- Rodríguez Carballo named Mérida-Badajoz Coadjutor
- Martinelli retired, Russo named Frascati Bishop
- Masalles Pere resigned as Baní Bishop
- Sánchez Martínez named Mexicali Bishop
- Trstenský named Spiš Bishop
- Križić named Split-Makarska Archbishop
- González González named San Juan de Puerto Rico Au...
- Godoy Labraña named Osorno Bishop
- Boccardi retired as Japan Nuncio
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