Catholic-Hierarchy News
Announcements of recent changes in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. This blog serves as a supplement to the main Catholic-Hierarchy website. Note: this blog and the website are NOT officially sanctioned or approved by any church authority.
18 April 2018
Roman retired Mullassery named Quilon Bishop
Bishop Stanley Roman retired and Bishop-elect Paul Anthony Mullassery was named Bishop of Quilon, India.
17 April 2018
Arancedo retired, Fenoy named Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz Archbishop
Archbishop José María Arancedo retired and Archbishop-designate Sergio Alfredo Fenoy was named Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina.
Archbishop-designate Fenoy had been serving as Bishop of San Miguel.
Archbishop-designate Fenoy had been serving as Bishop of San Miguel.
16 April 2018
Soroka resigned as Philadelphia Archbishop
Archbishop Stefan Soroka resigned as Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA.
Bishop Andriy Rabiy was named Apostolic Administrator.
Bishop Andriy Rabiy was named Apostolic Administrator.
12 April 2018
Loza named Sokal-Zhovkva Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Petro Loza, C.Ss.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Panium.
10 April 2018
Zaki named Guizeh Apostolic Administrator
Bishop-elect Toma Adly Zaki was named Apostolic Administrator of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt and titular bishop of Cabasa.
Kochuthundil named Muvattupuzha Coadjutor
Bishop Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil was named Coadjutor Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India.
Bishop Kochuthundil had been serving as Curial Bishop of Trivandrum.
Bishop Kochuthundil had been serving as Curial Bishop of Trivandrum.
Kattukallil named Pathanamthitta Coadjutor
Bishop Samuel Irenios Kattukallil was named Coadjutor Bishop of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankara), India.
Bishop Kattukallil had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum.
Bishop Kattukallil had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum.
07 April 2018
Russell named Azerbaijan Nuncio
Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell was named Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan in addition to his other posts.
Coccopalmerio retired, Iannone named Legislative Texts President
Francesco Cardinal Coccopalmerio retired and Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. was named President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts.
06 April 2018
Wilmer named Hildesheim Bishop
Bishop-elect Heiner Wilmer, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany.
The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Norbert Trelle in September 2017.
The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Norbert Trelle in September 2017.
Scozzina named Orán Bishop
Bishop-elect Luis Antonio Scozzina, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Orán, Argentina.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta in August 2017.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta in August 2017.
05 April 2018
Trudeau named Los Angeles Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Marc V. Trudeau was named Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA and titular bishop of Tinis in Proconsulari.
04 April 2018
Peiris retired, Jayakody named Colombo Auxiliary
Bishop Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris retired and Bishop-elect Jayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody was named Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka and titular bishop of Mulli.
da Silva named Olinda e Recife Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Limacêdo Antônio da Silva was named Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil and titular bishop of Saldae.
Adegboyega Olawoore named Ilorin Coadjutor
Bishop-elect Paul Adegboyega Olawoore was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ilorin, Nigeria.
03 April 2018
Curry retired as Los Angeles Auxiliary
Bishop Thomas John Curry retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA.
31 March 2018
Nkiere Keana retired, Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana named Inongo Bishop
Bishop Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. retired and Bishop Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. was named Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.).
Bishop Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.
Bishop Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.
Mudiso Mund’la retired, Kwambamba Masi named Kenge Bishop
Bishop Jean-Gaspard Mudiso Mund’la, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi was named Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.).
Bishop Kwambamba Masi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.
Bishop Kwambamba Masi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.
29 March 2018
Pedroso Montalvo named Guantánamo-Baracoa Bishop
Bishop-elect Silvano Pedroso Montalvo was named Bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Wilfredo Pino Estévez was named Archbishop of Camagüey in December 2016.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Wilfredo Pino Estévez was named Archbishop of Camagüey in December 2016.
Murat named Equatorial Guinea Nuncio
Archbishop Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea in addition to his other posts.
28 March 2018
Christian named San Francisco Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Robert Francis Christian, O.P. was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA and titular bishop of Giru Marcelli.
Ferrari retired, Sevilha named Bauru Bishop
Bishop Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Rubens Sevilha, O.C.D. was named Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Bishop Sevilha had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo.
Bishop Sevilha had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo.
27 March 2018
Arana named El Alto Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Giovani Edgar Arana was named Auxiliary Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia and titular bishop of Muteci.
Yáñez Calvachi named Babahoyo Bishop
Bishop Skiper Bladimir Yáñez Calvachi was named Bishop of Babahoyo, Ecuador.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo was named Archbishop of Cuenca in June 2016.
Bishop Yáñez Calvachi had been serving as Bishop of Guaranda.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo was named Archbishop of Cuenca in June 2016.
Bishop Yáñez Calvachi had been serving as Bishop of Guaranda.
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- Roman retired Mullassery named Quilon Bishop
- Arancedo retired, Fenoy named Santa Fe de la Vera ...
- Soroka resigned as Philadelphia Archbishop
- Sáez Garcia retired as Santa Cruz de la Sierra Aux...
- Loza named Sokal-Zhovkva Auxiliary
- Zaki named Guizeh Apostolic Administrator
- Kochuthundil named Muvattupuzha Coadjutor
- Kattukallil named Pathanamthitta Coadjutor
- Szocska named Nyíregyháza Bishop
- Russell named Azerbaijan Nuncio
- Coccopalmerio retired, Iannone named Legislative T...
- Manlapaz retired, Aseo named Tagum Bishop
- Wilmer named Hildesheim Bishop
- Scozzina named Orán Bishop
- Trudeau named Los Angeles Auxiliary
- Peiris retired, Jayakody named Colombo Auxiliary
- da Silva named Olinda e Recife Auxiliary
- Adegboyega Olawoore named Ilorin Coadjutor
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