Kinyaiya named Mbulu Bishop

Bishop-elect Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania.

De Luca named Termoli-Larino Bishop

Bishop-elect Gianfranco De Luca was named Bishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy.

Tiddia retired, Sanna named Oristano Archbishop

Archbishop Pier Giuliano Tiddia retired and Archbishop-elect Ignazio Sanna was named Archbishop of Oristano, Italy.

de Sousa Ferreira e Silva retired, dos Santos Marto named Leiria-Fátima

Bishop Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva retired and Bishop António Augusto dos Santos Marto was named Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal.

Itoua resigned as Ouesso Bishop

Bishop Hervé Itoua resigned as Bishop of Ouesso, Congo.

Ilonu resigned, Amatu succeeded as Okigwe Bishop

Bishop Anthony Ekezia Ilonu resigned and Bishop Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu succeeded him as Bishop of Okigwe, Nigeria.

Bishop Filevich Died

Bishop Basil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich), Bishop Emeritus of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada, has died. He served as a bishop for 22 years and as a priest for 64 years and 3 days. May he rest in peace.

Oliveira do Valle retired, Pereira Bastos named Guaxupé Bishop

Bishop José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. retired and Bishop José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. was named Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bishop Correr Died

Bishop Marcelino Correr, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop Emeritus of Carolina, Maranho, Brazil, has died. He served as a bishop for 15 years and as a priest for 48 years. May he rest in peace.

Archbishop Méndez Asensio Died

Archbishop José Méndez Asensio, Archbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain, has died. He served as a bishop for 37 years and as a priest for 60 years and 2 days. May he rest in peace.

Girelli named Nuncio to Indonesia

Archbishop-elect Leopoldo Girelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and titular archbishop of Capreae.

Conti named Fermo Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Luigi Conti was named Archbishop of Fermo, Italy.

Afrifah-Agyekum named Koforidua Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum was named Bishop of Koforidua, Ghana.

Bishop Henderson Died

Bishop Charles Joseph Henderson, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain, has died. He served as a bishop for 33 years and as a priest for 57 years. May he rest in peace.

Schneider named Karaganda Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan and titular bishop of Celerina.

Séguy retired, Rivière named Autun Bishop

Bishop Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy retired and Bishop Benoît Marie Pascal Rivière was named Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France.

Castro Castro named Campeche Bishop

Bishop Ramón Castro Castro was named Bishop of Campeche, México.

Slovenia Changes

The dioceses of Novo Mesto, Celje, and Murska Sobota were erected. The first with territory from the Archdiocese of Ljubljana and the other two with territory from the diocese of Maribor which was, at the same time, elevated to an Archdiocese with the two new dioceses as suffragans.

Bishop Andrej Glavan was named Bishop of Novo Mesto.
Bishop Anton Stres, C.M. was named Bishop of Celje.
Bishop-elect Marjan Turnšek was named Bishop of Murska Sobota.
Franc Kramberger was named Archbishop of Maribor.

Archbishop Da Cunha Died

Archbishop Longinus Da Cunha, Archbishop of Ende, Indonesia, has died. He served as a bishop for 10 years and as a priest for 32 years. May he rest in peace.

Scholz named Chinhoyi Bishop

Bishop-elect Dieter Scholz, S.J. was named Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.

Lee Keh-mien named Hsinchu Bishop

Bishop-elect John Baptist Lee Keh-mien was named Bishop of Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Chomalí Garib named Santiago de Chile Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Fernando Chomalí Garib was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile and titular bishop of Noba.

Archbishop Macchi Died

Archbishop Pasquale Macchi, Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy, has died. He served as a bishop for 17 years and as a priest for 59 years. May he rest in peace.

Ribeiro retired, de Lima Júnior named Ribeirão Preto Archbishop

Archbishop Arnaldo Ribeiro retired and Archbishop-designate Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. was named Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Valloppilly Died

Bishop Sebastian Valloppilly, Bishop Emeritus of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabarese), India, has died. He served as a bishop for 50 years and a priest for 60 years. May he rest in peace.

Pilla resigned, Lennon named Cleveland Bishop

Bishop Anthony Michael Pilla resigned and Bishop Richard Gerard Lennon was named Bishop of Cleveland, OH, USA. Bishop Lennon had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, MA, USA.

Somé retired, Dabiré Kusiélé named Diébougou Bishop

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Somé retired and Bishop-elect Raphaël Dabiré Kusiélé was named Bishop of Diébougou, Burkina Faso.

Padilla named Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Francisco Montecillo Padilla was named Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and to Solomon Islands and also titular archbishop of Nebbio.

Archbishop Balvo named Samoa

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa in addition to his other duties.

Andino Ramírez named Tegucigalpa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras and also titular bishop of Horta.

Archbishop Yllana named Pakistan Nuncio

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan.

Grua named Saint-Flour Bishop

Bishop-elect Bruno Grua was named Bishop of Saint-Flour, France. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop René Pierre Louis Joseph Séjourné retired in January.

Sutton retired, Lavoie succeeded as Keewatin-Le Pas Archbishop

Archbishop Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I. retired and Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I. succeeded him as Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada.

Jara Franzoy retired, Pellegrín Barrera named Chillán Bishop

Bishop Alberto Jara Franzoy retired and Bishop-elect Carlos Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. was named to replace him as Bishop of Chillán, Chile.

Galido named Iligan Bishop

Bishop-elect Elenito Reyes Galido was named Bishop of Iligan, Philippines.

Bunluen Mansap retired, Banchong Chaiyara named Ubon Ratchathani Bishop

Bishop Michael Bunluen Mansap retired and Bishop-elect Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.SS.R. was named to replace him as Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

Balvo named Nuncio to Cook Islands

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) in addition to his other duties.

Cardinal Titles

The newly created Cardinals have received their titles. The table below summarizes the info on the 15 new cardinals.

Age	Name	Cardinal Title	Title
67.8	Carlo Caffarra	Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
60.4	Antonio Cañizares Llovera	Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
74.3	Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea	Archbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
80.6	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
87.9	Peter Proeku Dery	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina	Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
66.9	Stanislaw Dziwisz	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo	Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
69.8	William Joseph Levada	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica	Prefect of Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia
61.7	Sean Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria	Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
61.5	Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard	Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino	Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
71.5	Franc Rodé, C.M.	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella	Prefect of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Roman Curia
73.6	Gaudencio Borbon Rosales	Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria in Via Latina	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
63.6	Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria ai Monti	Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
65.9	Agostino Vallini	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo	Prefect of Apostolic Signatura, Roman Curia
82.7	Albert Vanhoye, S.J.	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani
74.2	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

Toppo named Raigarh Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Toppo was named Bishop of Raigarh, India.

Jashpur erected, Kindo named Bishop

The diocese of Jashpur, India was erected with territory taken from Raigarh. Bishop Victor Kindo was named its first bishop.

Bishop Grandoni Died

Bishop Decio Lucio Grandoni, Bishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy, has died. He served as a bishop for 33 years and a priest for 55 years. May he rest in peace.

Serfilippi retired, Rocconi named Jesi Bishop

Bishop Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. retired and Bishop-elect Gerardo Rocconi was named Bishop of Jesi, Italy. Bishop Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. has served as a bishop for 30 years and as a priest for 52 years.

Kyrgyzstan elevated, Messmer named Apostolic Administrator

Kyrgyzstan was elevated to an Apostolic Administration (from a Mission) and Bishop-elect Nikolaus Messmer, S.J. was named its first Apostolic Administrator and also titular bishop of Carmeiano (Cameiano).

Dean retired, Palma named Palo Archbishop

Archbishop Pedro Rosales Dean retired and Archbishop-designate Jose Serofia Palma was named Archbishop of Palo, Philippines. Archbishop-designate Palma had been serving as Bishop of Calbayog.

Beltran named Bontoc-Lagawe Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran was named Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines and titular bishop of Buffada.

Koch named Köln {Cologne} Auxiilary

Bishop-elect Heiner Koch was named Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany and titular bishop of Ros Cré.

Archbishop Panciroli Died

Archbishop Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I., Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iran, has died. He served as a bishop for 21 years and as a priest for 56 years. May he rest in peace.

Khazoumian named Istanbul (Armenian) Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Kévork Khazoumian was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey.

Vegini named Curitiba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Dirceu Vegini was named Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil and titular bishop of Putia in Byzacena.

Reger retired, Bündgens named Aachen Auxiliary

Bishop Karl Reger retired and Bishop-elect Johannes Bündgens was named Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany and titular bishop of Árd Carna.

Archbishop Mgulunde Died

Archbishop Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde, Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania, has died. He served as a bishop for 36 years and as a priest for 43 years. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Burke Died

Bishop João José Burke, O.F.M., Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins, Brazil, has died. He served as a bishop for 11 years and as a priest for 45 years. May he rest in peace.

Schwarz retired, Ackermann named Trier Auxiliary

Bishop Leo Schwarz retired and Bishop-elect Stephan Ackermann was named Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany and titular bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto.

Poupard named Interreligious Dialogue President

Paul Joseph Jean Cardinal Poupard was named President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue while retaining the Presidency of the Pontifical Council for Culture. The former President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue was Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. who was named Apostolic Nuncio to the Arab Republic of Egypt last month.

Hamao retired, Martino named Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples President

Stephen Fumio Cardinal Hamao retired and Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino was named President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples while retaining the Presidency of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

Bishop Hermil Died

Bishop Jean Hermil, Bishop Emeritus of Viviers, France, has died. He served as a bishop for 42 years and as a priest for 63 years. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Staffolani Died

Ramón Artemio Staffolani, Bishop Emeritus of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina, has died. He served as a bishop for 15 years and as a priest for 51 years. He had just retired about 2 weeks ago. May he rest in peace.

Archbishop Squicciarini Died

Archbishop Donato Squicciarini, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria, has died. He served as a bishop for 27 years and as a priest for 53 years. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Paul Died

Bishop John Joseph Paul, Bishop Emeritus of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA, has died. He served as a bishop for 28 years and as a priest for 68 years. He retired as Bishop of La Crosse in 1994. May he rest in peace.

Tuquib retired, Ledesma named Cagayan de Oro Archbishop

Archbishop Jesus B. Tuquib retired and Bishop Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. was named to replace him as Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.

Beluso Rimando named Davao Auxiliary

Bishop-elect George Beluso Rimando was named Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines and titular bishop of Vada.

González Morales retired and Bastres Florence named Punta Arenas Bishop

Bishop Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect Bernardo Bastres Florence, S.D.B. was named to replace him as Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile.

Khen Thang named Hakha Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Felix Lian Khen Thang was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar and titular bishop of Fesseë.

Pryriz confirmed as Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian) Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Yaroslav Pryriz, C.SS.R. was confirmed as an Auxiliary Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine and also named titular bishop of Auzia.

Brennan named Ferns Bishop

Bishop-elect Denis Brennan was named Bishop of Ferns, Ireland. The diocese has been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Brendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC. in 2002.

Martín named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Raúl Martín was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Troyna. He has been serving as a priest of the same archdiocese.

Kouto resigned as Atakpamé Bishop

Bishop Julien Mawule Kouto resigned as Bishop of Atakpamé, Togo. He has been serving in that role for 12 years.

Fiorenza retired, DiNardo succeeded as Galveston-Houston Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Anthony Fiorenza retired and Archbishop Daniel Nicholas DiNardo succeeds him as Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, TX, USA. Archbishop DiNardo had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Filoni named Nuncio to Philippines

Archbishop Fernando Filoni was named Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines. He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan.

Cleary retired, Ellison named Banjul Bishop

Bishop Michael J. Cleary, C.S.Sp. has retired and Bishop-elect Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Banjul, Gambia. Bishop Cleary has served in that role for 25 years.

Cardinals!!!

This morning Pope Benedict XVI announced that a consistory to create new cardinals will be held on 24 March 2006. The list below are the 15 newly designated future cardinals:

* Name, Title, Age
* Archbishop Agostino Vallini; Prefect of Apostolic Signatura, Roman Curia; 65.9
* Archbishop Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino; Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela; 63.6
* Archbishop Gaudencio Borbon Rosales; Archbishop of Manila, Philippines; 73.6
* Archbishop Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard; Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France; 61.5
* Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera; Archbishop of Toledo, Spain; 60.4
* Archbishop Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk; Archbishop of Seoul, Korea (South); 74.3
* Archbishop Sean Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap.; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 61.7
* Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz; Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland; 66.9
* Archbishop Carlo Caffarra; Archbishop of Bologna, Italy; 67.8
* Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.; Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China; 74.2

Plus 3 that are over 80 and thus not eligible to vote in a conclave:

* Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo; Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy; 80.6
* Archbishop Peter Proeku Dery; Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana; 87.9
* Father Albert Vanhoye, S.J.; Secretary Emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Commission, Roman Curia; 82.7

See also this List of New Cardinals on the main site.

Staffolani retired, Martín named Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto Bishop

Bishop Ramón Artemio Staffolani retired and Bishop-elect Eduardo Eliseo Martín was named Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina.

Sainte-Marie named Lilongwe Coadjutor

Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe, Malawi.

Godayol Colom resigned, Schmalhausen Panizo named Ayaviri Prelate

Bishop Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B. resigned and Bishop-elect Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V. was named Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru.

Chacour confirmed as Akka [San Giovanni d'Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite) Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Elias Chacour was confirmed as Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d'Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite), Israel.

Ghizzoni named Reggio Emilia-Guastalla Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Lorenzo Ghizzoni was named Auxiliary Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy.

Fitzgerald named Nuncio to Egypt

Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. was named Apostolic Nuncio to the Arab Republic of Egypt. He had been serving as the President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.

Valenzuela Mellid named Chaco Paraguayo Vicar

Bishop-elect Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B. was named Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay and titular bishop of Uzalis. The Vicariate had been without an ordinary since Bishop Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay) in July 2003.

Zawistowski retired as Łomża Auxiliary

Bishop Tadeusz Józef Zawistowski retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland. He has served as a bishop for 32 years and as a priest for 50 years.

Saint-Antoine retired as Montréal Auxiliary

Bishop Jude Saint-Antoine retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada. He has served as a bishop for 24 years and as a priest for 49 years.

Mol Guimarães and Pena Vitral named Belo Horizonte Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães and Bishop-elect Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral were named Auxiliary Bishops of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil and titular bishops of Galtelli and Thubursicum-Bure, respectively. Both bishop-elects have been serving as priests of the same archdiocese.

Hundt named Toronto Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Peter Joseph Hundt was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and titular bishop of Tarasa in Byzacena. Bishop-elect Hundt has been serving as a priest of the diocese of Hamilton.

Gazaille and Gendrom named Montréal Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect André Gazaille and Bishop-elect Lionel Gendrom, P.S.S. were named Auxiliary Bishops of Montréal, Québec, Canada and titular bishops of Vaga and Tagase, respectively.

Bronakowski named Łomża Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Tadeusz Bronakowski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland and titular bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania. He has been serving as a priest of the same diocese.

Scharl named Wien {Vienna} Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Franz Scharl was named Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria and also titular bishop of Ierafi. He has been serving as a priest of the same archdiocese.

You named Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia Bishop

Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Denis You was named Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pedro José Conti was named Bishop of Macapá in December 2004. Bishop You has been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia.

Barwa named Rourkela Coadjutor

Bishop-elect John Barwa, S.V.D. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Rourkela, India. Bishop Alphonse Bilung, S.V.D. remains the ordinary of the diocese.

Choi Young-su named Daegu {Taegu} Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate John Choi Young-su was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South). He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Rey resigned, Sarlinga named Zárate-Campana Bishop

Bishop Rafael Eleuterio Rey resigned and Bishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga was named Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina. Bishop Rey has been serving as a bishop for 22 years and as a priets for 47 years. Bishop Sarlinga had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján.

Machado named Belgaum Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Machado was named Bishop of Belgaum, India. The diocese has been vacant since then-Bishop Bernard Blasius Moras was named Archbishop of Bangalore in July, 2004. Bishop-elect Machado has been serving as a priest of Karwar.

Neelankavil retired, Chirayath named Sagar (Syro-Malabarese) Bishop

Bishop Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, C.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Anthony Chirayath was named Bishop of Sagar (Syro-Malabarese), India. Bishop Neelankavil has served as a bishop for 19 years and as a priest for 45 years. Bishop-elect Chirayath has been serving as a priest of the same diocese.

Gumbleton retired as Detroit Auxiliary

Bishop Thomas John Gumbleton has retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA. He has served as a bishop for 37 years and as a priest for 49 years.

Bagaforo named Cotabato Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cotabato, Philippines and titular bishop of Vazari-Didda. He had been serving as a priest in the same archdiocese.

Ferreira Salles named Fortaleza Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.SS.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil and titular bishop of Tipasa in Numidia.

Tirkey named Jalpaiguri Bishop

Bishop-elect Clement Tirkey was named Bishop of Jalpaiguri, India. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop James Anthony Toppo in May, 2004. Bishop-elect Tirkey has been serving as a priest in the diocese of Bagdogra.

Jowai, India Erected; Kympat named Bishop

The diocese of Jowai, India was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Shillong. Bishop-elect Vincent Kympat was named its first bishop. He had been serving as a priest of Shillong.

Nongstoin, India Erected; Lyngdoh named Bishop

The diocese of Nongstoin, India was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Shillong. Bishop-elect Victor Lyngdoh was named its first bishop. He had been serving as a priest of Shillong.

Tuzia named Rome Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Benedetto Tuzia was named an Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishop of Nepi. He has been serving as a priest of the same diocese.

Lakra named Gumla Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Alois Lakra was named Bishop of Gumla, India. The diocese has been vacant since the death of Bishop Michael Minj, S.J. in November, 2004. Bishop-elect Lakra has been serving as a priest of the same diocese.

David retired, Nourrichard succeeds as Evreux Bishop

Bishop Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David retired and Bishop Christian Nourrichard succeeded him as Bishop of Evreux, France. Bishop David has served as a Bishop for 24 years and as a priets for almost 50 years. Bishop Nourrichard has been serving as the Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.