Saldanha retired as Lahore Archbishop

Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha retired as Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan.

Santos named Alotau-Sideia Bishop

Bishop-elect Rolando Santos, C.M. was named Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul in March 2010.

Marino named Mar del Plata Bishop

Bishop Antonio Marino was named Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Juan Alberto Puiggari was named Archbishop of Paraná in November 2010.

Bishop Marino had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata.

Costa named Chittagong Bishop

Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C. was named Bishop of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dhaka in November 2010.

Bishop Costa had been serving as Bishop of Dinajpur.

Binzer named Cincinnati Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph R. Binzer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA and titular bishop of Subbar.

Agyenta named Navrongo-Bolgatanga Bishop

Bishop-elect Alfred Agyenta was named Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Lucas Abadamloora in December 2009.

Malone resigned, Wright named Maitland-Newcastle Bishop

Bishop Michael John Malone resigned and Bishop-elect William Wright was named Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia.

Ghirard retired, Fonlupt named Rodez Bishop

Bishop Bellino Giusto Ghirard retired and Bishop-elect François Fonlupt was named Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France.

Cardinal Vithayathil Died

Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil, C.SS.R., Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India, has died.

He was 83 years old and had served as a priest for 56 years. He had also served as a bishop for 14 and as a cardinal for 10 years.

May he rest in peace.

Holiday named Kroonstad Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Holiday was named Bishop of Kroonstad, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Stephen Brislin was named Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad} in December 2009.

Makaya Loembe removed as Pointe-Noire Bishop

Bishop Jean-Claude Makaya Loembe was removed as Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo.

Coppenrath retired as Papeete Archbishop

Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath retired as Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania).

Raï confirmed as Maronite Patriarch

Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï, O.M.M. was confirmed as Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon.

Patriarch Raï had been serving as Bishop of Jbeil {Byblos}.

Shevchuk confirmed as Ukrainian Major Archbishop

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk was confirmed as Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

Major Archbishop Shevchuk had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina.

Mizobe retired, Suwa named Takamatsu Bishop

Bishop Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect John Eijiro Suwa was named Bishop of Takamatsu, Japan.

Hamaguchi named Oita Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Sueo Hamaguchi was named Bishop of Oita, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Dominic Ryoji Miyahara was named Bishop of Fukuoka in March 2008.

Ciliberti retired, Bertolone named Catanzaro-Squillace Archbishop

Archbishop Antonio Ciliberti retired and Archbishop-designate Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. was named Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Bertolone had been serving as Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio.

Terán Dutari retired, Maggi named Ibarra Bishop

Bishop Julio César Terán Dutari, S.J. retired and Bishop Valter Dario Maggi was named Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador.

Bishop Maggi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil.

Illiano retired, Giudice named Nocera Inferiore-Sarno Bishop

Bishop Gioacchino Illiano retired and Bishop-elect Giuseppe Giudice was named Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy.

Filipazzi named Indonesia Nuncio

Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore in January 2011.

Araújo named Guajará-Mirim Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Benedito Araújo was named Coadjutor Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil.

Byrnes and Hanchon named Detroit Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Michael Jude Byrnes and Bishop-elect Donald Francis Hanchon were named Auxiliary Bishops of Detroit, Michigan, USA and titular bishops of Eguga and Horreomargum, respectively.

Borwah named Gbarnga Bishop

Bishop-elect Anthony Fallah Borwah was named Bishop of Gbarnga, Liberia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Lewis Zeigler was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Monrovia in July 2009.

Bishop Ahern Died

Bishop Patrick Vincent Ahern, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, has died.

He had turned 92 earlier this month and had served as a priest for 66 years. Today was the 41st anniversary of his consecration as a bishop.

May he rest in peace.

Akubeze named Benin City Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Augustine Obiora Akubeze was named Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. in May 2010.

Archbishop-designate Akubeze had been serving as Bishop of Uromi.

Goltok named Bauchi Bishop

Bishop-elect Malachy John Goltok was named Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop John Francis Moore, S.M.A. in January 2010.

Jiménez Hernández resigned, Guerrero Corona named Culiacán Bishop

Bishop Benjamín Jiménez Hernández resigned and Bishop Jonás Guerrero Corona was named Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México.

Bishop Guerrero Corona had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District.

Daly named San Jose in California Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Thomas A. Daly was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Jose in California, USA and titular bishop of Tabalta.

Nguyen Tan Tuoc named Phú Cuong Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Joseph Nguyen Tan Tuoc was named Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cuong, Viêt Nam.

Erected: Kondoa, Tanzania; Mfumbusa named Bishop

The Diocese of Kondoa, Tanzania was erected with territory taken from Dodoma.

Bishop-elect Bernardine Mfumbusa was named its first bishop.

Mapunda retired, Ndimbo named Mbinga Bishop

Bishop Emmanuel A. Mapunda retired and Bishop-elect John Chrisostom Ndimbo was named Bishop of Mbinga, Tanzania.

Baggini resigned, Di Mauro succeeded as Vigevano Bishop

Bishop Claudio Baggini resigned and Bishop Vincenzo Di Mauro succeeded as Bishop of Vigevano, Italy.

Bishop Di Mauro had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

D’Souza named Calcutta Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Thomas D’Souza was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta, India.

Archbishop-designate D’Souza had been serving as Bishop of Bagdogra.

Bala named Hyderabad Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Thumma Bala was named Archbishop of Hyderabad, India.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Marampudi Joji in August 2010.

Archbishop-designate Bala had been serving as Bishop of Warangal.

Ricard resigned as Pensacola-Tallahassee Bishop

Bishop John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. resigned as Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA.

Álvarez Lagos named Matagalpa Bishop

Bishop-elect Rolando José Álvarez Lagos was named Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez was named Bishop of Granada in March 2010.

Watio named Bafoussam Bishop

Bishop Dieudonné Watio was named Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Atanga, S.J. was named Archbishop of Bertoua in December 2009.

Bishop Watio had been serving as Bishop of Nkongsamba.

Scanavino resigned as Orvieto-Todi Bishop

Bishop Giovanni Scanavino, O.S.A. resigned as Bishop of Orvieto-Todi, Italy.

Orosz named Miskolc (Hungarian) Exarch

Bishop-elect Atanáz Orosz was named Apostolic Exarch of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary and titular bishop of Panium.

Howaniec retired, Mumbiela Sierra named Santissima Trinità in Almaty Bishop

Bishop Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect José Luís Mumbiela Sierra was named Bishop of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Harrington resigned, Kimengich named Lodwar Bishop

Bishop Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A. resigned and Bishop Dominic Kimengich was named Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya.

Bishop Kimengich had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth?

The 2011 edition of the Annuario Pontificio was presented to Pope Benedict XVI on 19 Feb. It recently became available for sale and I received a copy late yesterday (Friday).

One of the changes it lists, with a date of 22 Oct 2009, is the uniting of the Archdiocese of Halifax with the Diocese of Yarmouth to form the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth, Canada.

The difficulty is that there has never been an announcement of such a unification. There is no reference to it on the official website for either jurisdiction, on the CCCB website, nor on the Vatican website.

Given the uncertainty about this change, I have decided not to show it on my website until further confirmation or clarification is available.

I have contacted a number of different sources and I hope to be able to provide an update in the next week or so. If you can assist in clearing up the matter, please leave me feedback through the form on the main website.

[AP 2011 references to the unification are on pages 287 (Halifax-Yarmouth), 806 (Yarmouth), and 1151 (changes).]

Vokál named Hradec Králové Bishop

Bishop-elect Jan Vokál was named Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Dominik Duka, O.P. was named Archbishop of Praha {Prague} in February 2010.

Version 2.6.9 - Eastern Catholic Churches

I had the opportunity to make some adjustments to the code today and I've made a first cut at cleaning up the handling of the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Let me begin by saying, its not near done - but hopefully its better. I have added some internal structures which should allow some additional flexibility in the future. Since I know I will be making more revisions, I have not done a general refresh, so the changes will only show on pages as they are updated.

Some examples:

• Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
  
• Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
  
• Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian)
  

FYI, in the lower right corner of any automated page on the website has the version of the code that generated that page and the date of the data as well.

Feedback is most certainly welcome, just use the regular feedback form on the website.

Please be patient though, after all this is just a hobby done in my spare time. I don't always have time to response to every message, but be assured I do read and consider them.

P.S. My copy of the Annuario Pontificio 2011 is on the way. Hopefully I'll have a chance to work with the new data in the coming months.

Currie resigned, Daniels named Grand Falls Bishop

Archbishop Martin William Currie resigned and Bishop Robert Anthony Daniels was named Bishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada.

Archbishop Currie remains Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland.

Bishop Daniels had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario.

Vu Tât named Hung Hoá Bishop

Bishop Jean Marie Vu Tât was named Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam.

Bishop Vu Tât had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Vu Huy Chuong named Ðà Lat Bishop

Bishop Antoine Vu Huy Chuong was named Bishop of Ðà Lat, Viêt Nam.

Bishop Vu Huy Chuong had been serving as Bishop of Hung Hoá.

Moshe named Mossul (Syrian) Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Boutros Moshe was named Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq.

Hundt named Corner Brook and Labrador Bishop

Bishop Peter Joseph Hundt was named Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada.

Bishop Hundt had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario.

Beylouni named Venezuela, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Syrian) Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Hikmat Beylouni was named Vicar Apostolic of Venezuela, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Syrian) and titular bishop of Sabrata.

Battah and Casmoussa named Antiochia (Syrian) Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Jihad Battah and Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa were named Auxiliary Bishops of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon.

Bishop-elect Battah was also named titular bishop of Phaena.

Archbishop Casmoussa had been serving as Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq.

Matoka retired, Abba named Baghdad (Syrian) Archbishop

Archbishop Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka retired and Archbishop-elect Yousif Abba was named Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq.

Mahony retired, Gómez succeeded as Los Angeles Archbishop

Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony retired and Archbishop José Horacio Gómez succeeded as Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA.

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

Corral Mantilla retired as Riobamba Bishop

Bishop Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla retired as Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador.

Sfeir resigned as Antioch (Maronite) Patriarch

Patriarch Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir resigned as Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon.

Waltersheid named Pittsburgh Auxiliary

Bishop-elect William J. Waltersheid was named Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and titular bishop of California.

Poletto retired, Pellegrini named Concordia-Pordenone Bishop

Bishop Ovidio Poletto retired and Bishop-elect Giuseppe Pellegrini was named Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy.

Sterzinsky retired as Berlin Archbishop

Georg Maximilian Cardinal Sterzinsky retired as Archbishop of Berlin, Germany.

Victor retired as Brasilia Auxiliary

Bishop Francisco de Paula Victor retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.

Lona retired, Martínez Perea succeeded as San Luis Bishop

Bishop Jorge Luis Lona retired and Bishop Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea succeeded as Bishop of San Luis, Argentina.

Bishop Martínez Perea had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Adams named Greece Nuncio

Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams was named Apostolic Nuncio to Greece.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines.

Kalathiparambil named Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Secretary

Bishop Joseph (Joy) Kalathiparambil was named Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Agostino Marchetto in August 2010.

Bishop Kalathiparambil had been serving as Bishop of Calicut, India.

Tremblay retired, Lemay named Amos Bishop

Bishop Eugène Tremblay retired and Bishop Gilles Lemay was named Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Lemay had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

Lacroix named Québec Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X. was named Archbishop of Québec, Canada.

The archdiocese had been vacant since then-Archbishop Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. was named Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops in June 2010.

Archbishop-designate Lacroix had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Hudsyn, Kockerols, and Lemmens named Mechelen-Brussel Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Jean-Luc Hudsyn, Bishop-elect Jean Kockerols, and Bishop-elect Léon Lemmens were all named Auxiliary Bishops of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium and titular bishops of Apt, Ypres, and Municipa, respectively.

Six Cardinal-Deacons become Cardinal-Priests

The six remaining Cardinal-Deacons that were created in the consistory of 21 Feb 2001 were today all elevated to Cardinal-Priests with each retaining the same title.

The six are: Cardinals Cacciavillan, Grocholewski, Kasper, Mejía, Sebastiani, and Tucci.

There are now 10 Cardinal-Bishops, 158 Cardinal-Priests, and 33 Cardinal-Deacons for a total of 201 living cardinals. Of those, 117 are eligible to vote in a conclave should one be required. 6 more cardinals will turn 80 and lose their eligibility to vote before the end of this year (including Cardinal Sebastiani who was elevated today).

Version 2.6.8 and a General Refresh

I'm happy to release a new version (2.6.8) of the main code along with an update to the build system (1.8.2). This was the first change to the build system since September 2003.

Just to explain that a bit, the main code (web.ssl) does most of the actual work (like generating a web page), the build system (build.ssl) controls the overall process.

The changes are almost all internal, relating mostly to expanding some variables that had reached their limits (i.e., the web site had simply grown too big) and adjusting the meaning of some others. As always, it is certainly possible that I've broken something else in the process, so if you see something really odd, please let me know.


For those that really watch the site closely, the Build Detail pages will have a few enhancements. (The lists of which bishops, dioceses, etc. were updated will still normally be included except for when the build is a "full" refresh.)

The other big event this weekend was a full refresh of the web site (44,660 web pages). (The site itself is slightly larger than that because it includes a few non-automated web pages.) That build is complete, but it may take a day or so to get it all uploaded.

The full build this time took a bit over 11 hours (which is part of the reason I don't do them very often!). I should note however, that is a vast improvement over the last successful full build which was done in April 2004 and took roughly 88 hours (and that was with about half the number of bishops on the site).

The full build before that took about the same length of time as the new one. It was in September 2003 and took just under 12 hours. But the site at that time was much simpler, it had just begun to add Bishop Lineages and it didn't yet have Titular Dioceses, Cardinal Titles, any of the Structured Views, nor any Consistory, Conclave, or Council information. At that time there were less than 14,000 bishops (vs over 30,000 now).

Jurkovič named Russian Federation Nuncio

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Antonio Mennini was named Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain in December 2010.

Archbishop Jurkovič had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine.

Nsue Edjang Mayé named Ebebiyin Bishop

Bishop-elect Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé was named Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Alfred Maria Oburu Asue, C.M.F. in August 2006.

D’Annibale named Río Gallegos Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Miguel Ángel D’Annibale was named Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina and titular bishop of Nasai.

Mamza named Yola Bishop

Bishop-elect Stephen Dami Mamza was named Bishop of Yola, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba in January 2010.

Alves de Souza named Porto Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pio Gonçalo Alves de Souza was named Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal and titular bishop of Aquae Flaviae.

Gonçalves Heleno retired, Messias de Oliveira named Caratinga Bishop

Bishop Hélio Gonçalves Heleno retired and Bishop Emanuel Messias de Oliveira was named Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bishop Messias de Oliveira had been serving as Bishop of Guanhães.

Falcão de Barros named Brazil, Military Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Francisco Falcão de Barros was named Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military and titular bishop of Augurus.

Mendes Tavares named Belém do Pará Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil and titular bishop of Verbe.

Duffy retired, Chinyemba named Mongu Bishop

Bishop Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Evans Chinyama Chinyemba, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Mongu, Zambia.

Francis retired, Zeigler succeeded as Monrovia Archbishop

Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis retired and Archbishop Lewis Zeigler succeeded as Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia.

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

Rouet retired as Poitiers Archbishop

Archbishop Albert Jean-Marie Rouet retired as Archbishop of Poitiers, France.

Cheenath retired, Barwa named Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archbishop

Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. retired and Archbishop-designate John Barwa, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India.

Archbishop-designate Barwa had been serving as Bishop of Rourkela.

Impfondo, Congo elevated, Gardin named Bishop

The Prefecture Apostolic of Likouala was elevated into the Diocese of Impfondo, Congo. The ordinary, Bishop-elect Jean Gardin, C.S.Sp., was named its first bishop.

Abagna Mossa named Owando Bishop

Bishop-elect Victor Abagna Mossa was named Bishop of Owando, Congo.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Ernest Kombo, S.J. in October 2008.

Husar retires as Kyiv-Halyč Major Archbishop

Lubomyr Cardinal Husar retired as Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

Janusz named Slovenia Nuncio

Archbishop Juliusz Janusz was named Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia.

Archbishop Janusz had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary.

Lilongwe elevated to Archdiocese, Sainte-Marie named Archbishop

The diocese of Lilongwe, Malawi was elevated to an Archdiocese. Its ordinary, Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr., was named its first Archbishop.

Luluga retired, Wanok named Nebbi Bishop

Bishop Martin Luluga retired and Bishop-elect Sanctus Lino Wanok was named Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda.

Vecchi retired as Bologna Auxiliary

Bishop Ernesto Vecchi retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy.

Lee Seong-hyo named Suwon Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Linus Lee Seong-hyo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South) and titular bishop of Turris Tamalleni.

Schneider named Maria Santissima in Astana Auxiliary

Bishop Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Bishop Schneider had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Karaganda.

Lenga resigned, Kaleta named Karaganda Bishop

Bishop Jan Paweł Lenga, M.I.C. resigned and Bishop Janusz Kaleta was named Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

Bishop Kaleta continues to serve as Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau.

Kramberger resigned, Turnšek succeeded as Maribor Archbishop

Archbishop Franc Kramberger resigned and Archbishop Marjan Turnšek succeeded as Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

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

Now with 30,000 Bishops on the site

Thanks to a "snow day" at work, I was able to do a little bit of data entry on the website today. In doing so, it passed a milestone: it now has data on 30,000 Bishops.

Here is a quick table showing how the data has expanded over time:

Year	Month	Bishops	Months from previous
2002	Jun	5,000
2002	Nov	10,000	5
2003	Oct	15,000	11
2006	Sep	20,000	35
2009	Jan	25,000	28
2011	Feb	30,000	25

(Note: there are a few "bishops" on the site that are not really bishops. These are mostly either ordinaries of a jurisdiction such as a prefecture or cardinals that were not also bishops.)

Peña Parra named Pakistan Apostolic Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Edgar Peña Parra was named Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of in November 2010.

Sánchez González retired, Rodríguez Martínez named Sigüenza-Guadalajara Bishop

Bishop José Sánchez González retired and Bishop Atilano Rodríguez Martínez was named Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain.

Bishop Rodríguez Martínez had been serving as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo.

Berzosa Martínez named Ciudad Rodrigo Bishop

Bishop Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez was named Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain.

Bishop Berzosa Martínez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo.

García Centeno retired, Olaortúa Laspra named Iquitos vicar Apostolic

Bishop Julián García Centeno, O.S.A. retired and Bishop-elect Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. was named Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru and titular bishop of Abbir Maius.

Legrez named Albi Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jean Marie Henri Legrez, O.P. was named Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) in May 2010.

Archbishop-designate Legrez had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Claude.

Nieto Súa named San José del Guaviare Bishop

Bishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa was named Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya was named Bishop of Girardota in February 2010.

Bishop Nieto Súa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá.

Cadavid Marin named Sonsón-Rionegro Bishop

Bishop Fidel León Cadavid Marin was named Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo was named Archbishop of Medellín in February 2010.

Bishop Cadavid Marin had been serving as Bishop of Quibdó.

Cordeiro de Lima named Fortaleza Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima was named Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil and titular bishop of Castellum Tatroportus.

Vukšić named first Bosnia and Herzegovina, Military Bishop

Bishop-elect Tomo Vukšić was named Bishop of the newly erected Bosnia and Herzegovina, Military Ordinariate.