De Bie resigned as Mechelen-Brussel Auxiliary

Bishop Jan De Bie resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium.

Roussin resigned, Miller succeeded as Vancouver Archbishop

Archbishop Raymond Roussin, S. M. resigned and Archbishop John Michael Miller, C.S.B. succeeded as Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Archbishop Miller had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Dziuba named Umzimkulu Bishop

Bishop-elect Stanislaw Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E. was named Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu in August 1994.

Bucher retired, de Groef named Bethlehem Bishop

Bishop Hubert Bucher retired and Bishop-elect Jan de Groef, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa.

Greselin named Lichinga Bishop

Bishop-elect Elio Greselin, S.C.J. was named Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Quelimane in January 2008.

Zenari named Syria Nuncio

Archbishop Mario Zenari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Syria.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini in September 2008.

Archbishop Zenari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

Sáenz Lacalle retired, Escobar Alas named San Salvador Archbishop

Archbishop Fernando Sáenz Lacalle retired and Archbishop-designate José Luis Escobar Alas was named Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador.

Archbishop-designate Escobar Alas had been serving as Bishop of San Vicente.

Kojnok retired, Filo succeeded as Rožňava Bishop

Bishop Eduard Kojnok retired and Bishop Vladimír Filo succeeded as Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia.

Bishop Filo had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Peralta Alvarez named San Lorenzo Bishop

Bishop Sebelio Peralta Alvarez was named Bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores was named Bishop of San Pedro in February 2007.

Bishop Peralta Alvarez had been serving as Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo.

Mendyk named Legnica Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marek Mendyk was named Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland and titular bishop of Rusuccuru.

Del Valle Paredes named Campo Mourão Bishop

Bishop-elect Francisco Javier Del Valle Paredes was named Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Mauro Aparecido dos Santos was named Archbishop of Cascavel in October 2007.

Byrne named Guiratinga Bishop

Bishop-elect Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S. was named Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. in December 2007.

Tempfli retired, Böcskei named Oradea Mare Bishop

Bishop József Tempfli retired and Bishop-elect László Böcskei was named Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania.

Quintero Chacón named Margarita Bishop

Bishop-elect Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón was named Bishop of Margarita, Venezuela. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo was named Bishop of Maracay in February 2008.

Genn named Münster Bishop

Bishop Felix Genn was named Bishop of Münster, Germany. The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Reinhard Lettmann in March 2008.

Bishop Genn had been serving as Bishop of Essen.

Panikulam named Djibouti Nuncio

Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti while remaining Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia.

Grgić named Tromsø Prelate

Bishop-elect Berislav Grgić was named Prelate of Tromsø, Norway. The post had been vacant since the death of Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Goebel, M.S.F. in November 2006.

Cardinal Dulles Died

Avery Robert Cardinal Dulles, S.J., Priest of the Society of Jesus and Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata, has died.

He was 90 years old and had served as a priest for 52 years and as a cardinal for 7 years. He was one of the few modern cardinals that was not a bishop.

May he rest in peace.

Blais named Baie-Comeau Bishop

Bishop Jean-Pierre Blais was named Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette was named Bishop of Saint-Jérôme in July 2008.

Bishop Blais had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

Arcari named Mozambique Nuncio

Archbishop Antonio Arcari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique. The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia in October 2008.

Archbishop Arcari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.

Díaz Sánchez named Calabozo Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez was named Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo was named Archbishop of Barquisimeto in December 2007.

Archbishop-designate Díaz Sánchez had been serving as Bishop of Carúpano.

Arinze retired, Cañizares Llovera named Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Prefect

Francis Cardinal Arinze retired and Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera was named Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

Cardinal Cañizares Llovera had been serving as Archbishop of Toledo, Spain.

Boom named Würzburg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ulrich Boom was named Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany and titular bishop of Sullectum.

Golser named Bolzano-Bressanone Bishop

Bishop-elect Karl Golser was named Bishop of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Wilhelm Emil Egger, O.F.M. Cap. in August 2008.

Ze retired, Zoa named Sangmélima Bishop

Bishop Raphaël Marie Ze retired and Bishop Christophe Zoa was named Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon.

Bishop Zoa had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Yaoundé.

Erected: Teotihuacan, Mexico; Escobar Galicia named Bishop

The Diocese of Teotihuacan, México, México was created with territory taken from Texcoco.

Bishop-elect Francisco Escobar Galicia was named as its first Bishop.

Nair retired, Kalist named Meerut Bishop

Bishop Patrick Nair retired and Bishop-elect Francis Kalist was named Bishop of Meerut, India.

Important Technology Test

Howdy,

I've finished a draft version of a change to the page design and I was hoping to get a little bit of feedback. The changes are:

• Drop-Down menu's have a slightly larger font
  
• a Google-based site search to the right of the menus
  
• a Google-based automated page translation gadget added just below that
  

Please provide any feedback through the regular form on the site.

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Just a quick update to let ya'll know that the changes are now being rolled out. Only new/refreshed pages will have the new format for now - but I normally do a site refresh around the first of the year.

Thanks again!

Prieto Amaya named Cúcuta Bishop

Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya was named Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Oscar Urbina Ortega was named Archbishop of Villavicencio in November 2007.

Bishop Prieto Amaya had been serving as Bishop of Barrancabermeja.

Benites Astoul retired as Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Weigand retired, Soto Succeeded as Sacramento Bishop

Bishop William Kenneth Weigand retired and Bishop Jaime Soto succeeded as Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA.

Bishop Soto had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Utempi Tapa named Kisangani Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Marcel Utembi Tapa was named Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.). The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya was named Archbishop of Kinshasa in December 2007.

Archbishop-designate Marcel Utembi Tapa had been serving as Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka.

Souchu named Rennes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nicolas Souchu was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France and titular bishop of Cataquas.

Batut named Lyon Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean-Pierre Batut was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France and titular bishop of Ressiana.

Avenya named Makurdi Auxiliary

Bishop-elect William Avenya was named Auxiliary Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria and titular bishop of Thucca in Mauretania.

Colin Cruz named México Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Florencio Armando Colin Cruz was named Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District and titular bishop of Thimida Regia.

Erected: Gómez Palacio, Mexico; Torres Campos named Bishop

The Diocese of Gómez Palacio, Durango, México was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Durango.

Bishop José Guadalupe Torres Campos was named as its first Bishop. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Juárez.

Daniel retired, Khumalo named Pretoria Archbishop

Archbishop George Francis Daniel retired and Archbishop-designate Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. was named Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military.

Archbishop-designate Khumalo had been serving as Bishop of Witbank.

Ponce de León named Ingwavuma Vicar

Bishop-elect José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. was named Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa and titular bishop of Maturba.

The Vicariate Apostolic had been vacant since the death of Bishop Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. in May 2006.

Puthiyakulangara named Port-Bergé Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar.

Rakotondrabé retired, Tsarahazana named Toamasina Bishop

Bishop René Joseph Rakotondrabé retired and Bishop Désiré Tsarahazana was named Bishop of Toamasina, Madagascar.

Bishop Tsarahazana had been serving as Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana.

Aké named Gagnoa Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Joseph Yapo Aké was named Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire. The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Barthélémy Djabla in September 2008.

Archbishop-designate Aké had been serving as Bishop of Yamoussoukro.

San named Denpasar Bishop

Bishop-elect Silvester San was named Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Benyamin Yosef Bria in September 2007.

Torrado Mosconi named Santiago del Estero Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina and titular bishop of Vicus Pacati.

Suriani resigned, Diquattro named Bolivia Nuncio

Archbishop Luciano Suriani resigned and Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.

Archbishop Diquattro had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

Le Saux named Le Mans Bishop

Bishop-elect Yves Le Saux was named Bishop of Le Mans, France. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jacques Maurice Faivre in July 2008.

Piroird retired, Desfarges named Constantine Bishop

Bishop Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado retired and Bishop-elect Paul Desfarges, S.J. was named Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria.

Boffelli named Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas Bishop

Bishop-elect Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli was named Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Aníbal Casasola Sosa in April 2007.

Bíró named Hungary, Military Bishop

Bishop László Bíró was named Bishop of Hungary, Military. The post had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Tamás Szabó in March 2007.

Bishop Bíró had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét.

Leal Penna retired, Grotto de Camargo named Botucatu Archbishop

Archbishop Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. retired and Archbishop-designate Maurício Grotto de Camargo was named Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Grotto de Camargo had been serving as Bishop of Assis.

Knestout named Washington Auxiiliary

Bishop-elect Barry C. Knestout was named Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA and titular bishop of Leavenworth.

Asenjo Pelegrina named Sevilla Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain.

Archbishop-designate Asenjo Pelegrina had been serving as Bishop of Córdoba.

Müller retired, Moreira da Silva named Januária Bishop

Bishop Anselmo Müller, M.S.F. retired and Bishop-elect José Moreira da Silva was named Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Tondello named Juína Bishop

Bishop-elect Neri José Tondello was named Bishop of Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Franco Dalla Valle, S.D.B. in August 2007.

Nlandu Mayi named Matadi Coadjutor

Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi was named Coadjutor Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Bishop Nlandu Mayi had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.

Dougherty retired as Bathurst Bishop

Bishop Patrick Dougherty retired as Bishop of Bathurst, Australia.

Rapisarda retired, Passigato named Portugal Nuncio

Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda retired and Archbishop Rino Passigato was named Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal.

Archbishop Passigato had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.

Suárez Cázares named Morelia Auxiliary

Bishop Carlos Suárez Cázares was named Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México and titular bishop of Abidda.

Bishop Suárez Cázares had been the Bishop of Zamora until he resigned in December 2006.

Ossandón Buljevic named Concepción Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pedro Ossandón Buljevic was named Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile and titular bishop of La Imperial.

Van den Berghe retired, Bonny named Antwerp Bishop

Bishop Paul Van den Berghe retired and Bishop-elect Johan Bonny was named Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium.

Technical Note and the Upcoming Week

I wanted to remind folks that Day Saving Time in Europe ended last night - but it doesn't end in the US until next weekend. The result is that announcements will be made an hour later (US time) for the next week - meaning that I may not be able to post an update before I go to work in the morning.

The other item is you may have noticed there was yet another version change of the software - now at v2.5.6. This provides a fix of a long standing bug on diocese pages relating to the list of past ordinaries. If an ordinary's start date was a partial date (i.e., missing month and/or day) then the next ordinary might not appear on the list. That bug (hopefully) is finally fixed.

A refresh of the diocese pages is now posted to the site.

Panikulam named Ethiopia Nuncio and Somalia Delegate

Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia.

Archbishop Panikulam had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique.

Anathil retired, Thottumarickal named Indore Bishop

Bishop George Marian Anathil, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Indore, India.

Bishop Thottumarickal had been serving as Bishop of Jhabua.

Nieto Súa named Bogotá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia and titular bishop of Teglata in Numidia.

Jaworski retired, Mokrzycki succeeded as Lviv Archbishop

Marian Cardinal Jaworski retired and Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki succeeded as Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine.

Archbishop Mokrzycki had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Fecteau retired, Moreau named Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière Bishop

Bishop Clément Fecteau retired and Bishop-elect Yvon Moreau, O.C.S.O. was named Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada.

Schnurr named Cincinnati Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Dennis Marion Schnurr was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Archbishop Daniel Edward Pilarczyk remains the ordinary, but upon his retirement Archbishop-designate Schnurr will automatically succeed him.

Archbishop-designate Schnurr had been serving as Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota.

Jabalé retired, Burns named Menevia Bishop

Bishop John Mark Jabalé, O.S.B. retired and Bishop Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M. was named Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain.

Bishop Burns had been serving as Bishop of Great Britain, Military.

Murray retired, Toal named Argyll and The Isles Bishop

Bishop Ian Murray retired and Bishop-elect Joseph Anthony Toal was named Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain.

Dalieh retired as Cape Palmas Bishop

Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh retired as Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia.

Nguyen Van Kham named Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pierre Nguyen Van Kham was named Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam and titular bishop of Trofimiana.

Chu Van Minh named Hà Nôi Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Laurent Chu Van Minh was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam and titular bishop of Thinisa in Numidia.

Molères retired, Aillet named Bayonne Bishop

Bishop Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères retired and Bishop-elect Marc Aillet was named Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France.

Quinn named Winona Coadjutor

Bishop John Michael Quinn was named Coadjutor Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA.

Bishop Quinn had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan.

Lugones named Lomas de Zamora Bishop

Bishop Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. was named Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján in December 2007.

Bishop Lugones had been serving as Bishop of Orán.

Cardinal González Zumárraga Died

Antonio José Cardinal González Zumárraga, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador, has died. He was 83 years old and had served as a priest for 57 years. He had also served as a bishop for 39 years and a cardinal for 7 years.

May he rest in peace.

Version 2.5.5 and Recent Additions

Ya'll may have noticed yet another version change - now up to version 2.5.5 - over the weekend. This time the changes were purely internal in nature - a reworking of the code which produces the group section of a bishop's page. However, the performance difference is rather dramatic. The last time I did a full refresh of the bishop pages was in January and it took roughly 17 hours. I did a full refresh again last night and despite have almost 2,000 more bishops the process was done in under 6 hours.

Over the summer lull I spent much of the time adding historical cardinals to the databases. This includes all the Cardinals in the Consistories starting in 1644 and Conclaves starting from 1676.

Ri Iong-hoon named Suwon Coadjutor

Bishop Matthias Ri Iong-hoon was named Coadjutor Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South).

Bishop Ri Iong-hoon had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Dorado Soto retired, Catalá Ibáñez named Málaga Bishop

Bishop Antonio Dorado Soto retired and Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez was named Bishop of Málaga, Spain.

Bishop Catalá Ibáñez had been serving as Bishop of Alcalá de Henares.

Rodriguez Vega named Nuevo Laredo Bishop

Bishop Gustavo Rodriguez Vega was named Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. was named Bishop of Tepic in February 2008.

Bishop Rodriguez Vega had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey.

Nori Sturm named Patos de Minas Bishop

Bishop-elect Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria was named Archbishop of Diamantina in May 2007.

Chávez Ruvalcaba retired, Cabrero Romero named Zacatecas Bishop

Bishop Fernando Mario Chávez Ruvalcaba retired and Bishop-elect Carlos Cabrero Romero was named Bishop of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México.

Imbamba named Dundo Bishop

Bishop-elect José Manuel Imbamba was named Bishop of Dundo, Angola.

This diocese had been vacant since Bishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Viana in June 2007.

Bitar named San Justo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Damián Santiago Bitar was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo, Argentina and titular bishop of Turris Tamalleni.

Baxant named Litomĕrice Bishop

Bishop-elect Jan Baxant was named Bishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pavel Posád was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis} in January 2008.

Jordy named Strasbourg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Vincent Jordy was named Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France and titular bishop of Idassa.

Costanzo retired, Pappalardo named Siracusa Archbishop

Archbishop Giuseppe Costanzo retired and Archbishop-designate Salvatore Pappalardo was named Archbishop of Siracusa, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Pappalardo had been serving as Bishop of Nicosia.

Krebs named Nuncio to Guinea and Mali

Archbishop-elect Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali as well as titular archbishop of Taborenta.

Fernandes Dias named Portalegre-Castelo Branco Bishop

Bishop Antonino Eugénio Fernandes Dias was named Bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Francisco Sanches Alves was named Archbishop of Évora in January 2008.

Bishop Fernandes Dias had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Braga.

Martin Buisson retired, Galbusera Fumagalli succeeded as Pucallpa Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Juan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E. retired and Bishop Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B. succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru.

Bishop Galbusera Fumagalli had been serving as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the same jurisdiction.

Betori named Firenze Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Giuseppe Betori was named Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ennio Antonelli was named President of the Pontifical Council for the Family in June 2008.

Cardinal Innocenti Died

Antonio Cardinal Innocenti, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy, has died. He had turned 93 just a fortnight ago and had served as a priest for 70 years, as a bishop for 40 years, and as a cardinal for 23 years. May he rest in peace.

Eguía Seguí named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Enrique Eguía Seguí was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Cissi.

Pinto da Silva resigned, da Rocha succeeded as Teresina Archbishop

Archbishop Celso José Pinto da Silva resigned and Archbishop Sérgio da Rocha succeeded as Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil.

Archbishop da Rocha had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Technical Note and the Summer Lull

First, I wanted to let ya'll know that I've finally finished processing a new source Les évêques et les archevêques de France depuis 1682 jusqu'à 1801. The effect is that my lists of French bishops for the 18th century is now fairly complete - adding several hundred new entries.

Secondly, ya'll have probably noticed the annual summer slow down (or lull). This is quite normal and usually lasts until at least mid-September. The good news on that front is that Cardinal Re (Prefect, Congregation of Bishops) met with the Holy Father last Friday. Hopefully that means that at least some appointments are moving forward.

There is also still one large vacancy in the College of Cardinals, namely the Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, which has been open since the death of Cardinal Gantin in mid-May. The delay is understandable since just 3 days before Pope Benedict XVI had named the new Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (Cardinal Bertone following the death of Cardinal López Trujillo).

Weinhold resigned as Dresden-Meissen Auxiliary

Bishop Georg Weinhold resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Dresden-Meissen, Germany.

Kayanga, Tanzania erected; Rweyongeza named Bishop

The Diocese of Kayanga, Tanzania was erected with territory taken from the diocese of Rulenge.

Bishop-elect Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza was named its first bishop.

Guilavogui named N’Zérékoré Bishop

Bishop-elect Raphaël Balla Guilavogui was named Bishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Philippe Kourouma in November 2007.

Hoàng Van Dat named Bac Ninh Bishop

Bishop-elect Cosme Hoàng Van Dat, S.J. was named Bishop of Bac Ninh, Viêt Nam.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Joseph Marie Nguyên Quang Tuyên in September 2006.

Okolo named Central African Republic and Chad Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Jude Thaddeus Okolo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic and to Chad as well as titular archbishop of Novica.