Bishop Sana Died

Bishop Abdul-Ahad Sana, Bishop Emeritus of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq, has died. He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 59 years and as a bishop for 46 years. May he rest in peace.

Vomboemmel resigned, Barreto de Farias named Santarém Bishop

Bishop Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. resigned and Bishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado was named Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil. Bishop Barreto de Farias had been serving as Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Baia, Brazil.

Freire Régis resigned, Gonçalves Pereira succeeded as Coari Prelate

Bishop Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.SS.R. resigned and Bishop Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.SS.R. succeeded as Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil. Bishop Gonçalves Pereira had been serving as Coadjutor Prelate of the same Prelature.

Archbishop Lambert Filho Died

Archbishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S., Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, has died. He was almost 78 years old and has served as a priest for 53 years and as a bishop for 32 years. May he rest in peace.

Archbishop Jacqueline Died

Archbishop Bernard Henri René Jacqueline, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Morocco and Titular Archbishop of Abbir Maius, has died. He was 2 weeks shy of his 89th birthday. He has served as a priest for almost 63 years and as a bishop for 24 years. May he rest in peace.

Archbishop Trujillo Arango Died

Archbishop Augusto Trujillo Arango, Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia, has died. He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 61 years and as a bishop for 49 years. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Kappil Died

Bishop Mathias Kappil, Bishop Emeritus of Punalur, India, has died. He was 79 years old and had served as a priest for 52 years and as a bishop for 21 years. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Mabula Died

Bishop Bernard Mabula, Bishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania, has died. He was 87 years old and had served as a priest for 54 years and as a bishop for 38 years. May he rest in peace.

D'Souza retired, Manjaly named Varanasi Bishop

Bishop Patrick Paul D'Souza retired and Bishop-elect Raphy Manjaly was named Bishop of Varanasi, India.

D'Mello retired, Fernandes named Karwar Bishop

Bishop William Leonard D'Mello retired and Bishop-elect Derek Fernandes was named Bishop of Karwar, India.

Keeprath retired, Couto named Jullundur Bishop

Bishop Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto was named Bishop of Jullundur, India. Bishop Couto had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi.

Baccay named Tuguegarao Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ricardo Lingan Baccay was named an Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines and titular bishop of Gabala.

Lopes Coelho retired, Macário do Nascimento Clemente named Porto Bishop

Bishop Armindo Lopes Coelho retired and Bishop Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente was named Bishop of Porto, Portugal. Bishop Macário do Nascimento Clemente has been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa.

Mogavero named Mazara del Vallo Bishop

Bishop-elect Domenico Mogavero was named Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela in November 2006.

Giuliodori named Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia Bishop

Bishop-elect Claudio Giuliodori was named Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luigi Conti was named Archbishop of Fermo in April 2006.

Patriarch Hayek Died

Archbishop Ignace Antoine II Hayek, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon, has died. He was 96 years old and had served as a priest for 73 years and as a bishop for 47 years. May he rest in peace.

Martínez Flores named San Pedro Bishop

Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores was named Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D. in January 2005. Bishop Martínez Flores had been serving as Bishop of San Lorenzo.

Archbishop Mounayer Died

Archbishop Eustathe Joseph Mounayer, Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria, has died. He was 81 years old and had served as a priest for 57 years and a bishop for 35 years. May he rest in peace.

D'Souza named Agra Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Albert D'Souza was named Archbishop of Agra, India. The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Oswald Gracias was named Archbishop of Bombay in October 2006. Archbishop-designate D'Souza had been serving as Bishop of Lucknow.

Bertagna named Legislative Texts Vice President

Archbishop-designate Bruno Bertagna was named Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts. He had been serving as the Secretary of the same Pontifical Council.