Catholic-Hierarchy News

Auza named Haiti Nuncio

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:39:00 +0000

Archbishop-elect Bernardito C. Auza was named Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti and titular archbishop of Suacia.

Madtha named Côte d’Ivoire Nuncio

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:35:00 +0000

Archbishop-elect Ambrose Madtha was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire and titular archbishop of Naissus.

Pimentel Lavrador named Porto Auxiliary

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:44:00 +0000

Bishop-elect João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador was named Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal and titular bishop of Luperciana.

Kocsis named Hajdúdorog (Byzantine) Bishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:08:00 +0000

Bishop-elect Fülöp Kocsis was named Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Byzantine), Hungary. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Szilárd Keresztes retired in November 2007.

Wiwchar retired, Bayda named Saskatoon (Ukrainian) Bishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:06:00 +0000

Bishop Michael Wiwchar, C.SS.R. retired and Bishop-elect Bryan Bayda, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada.

Flynn retired, Nienstedt succeeded as Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:26:00 +0000

Archbishop Harry Joseph Flynn retired and Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt succeeded as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Archbishop Nienstedt had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Melgar Viciosa named Osma-Soria Bishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:59:00 +0000

Bishop-elect Gerardo Melgar Viciosa was named Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora was named Bishop of Santander in July 2007.

Ganuza García retired, Saldaña Santamaría named Bocas del Toro Prelate

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:54:00 +0000

Bishop José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R. retired and Bishop-elect Anibal Saldaña Santamaría, O.A.R. was named Prelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama.

Pelotte resigns as Gallup Bishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:28:00 +0000

Bishop Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S. resigned as Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico, USA. Bishop Thomas James Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, has also been serving as Apostolic Administrator of Gallup since January 2008.

Version 2.5.1

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:08:00 +0000

Today I've finished a minor upgrade to the code that generates the website. Besides some internal adjustments, the biggest external change is several new "by Country" pages. These new pages will appear for a given country whenever there is an update for that country. (To see examples of the new pages, look at the United States of America pages which were updated today.)

Seniority by Priestly Ordination
Seniority by Bishop Ordination
Cardinals

As with all by Country pages, the bishops include all those born in that country along with those that served in that country at some point.

Padilla named Mongolia Nuncio

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:31:00 +0000

Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia. He remains the Apostolic Nuncio to Korea.

Printesis retired, Salachas named Greece, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine) Exarch

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:44:00 +0000

Bishop Anárghyros Printesis retired and Bishop-elect Dimitrios Salachas was named Exarch of Greece, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine) and titular bishop of Carcabia.

Német named Zrenjanin Bishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:42:00 +0000

Bishop-elect Lázló Német, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Zrenjanin, Serbia. The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop László Huzsvár in June 2007.

Longa named Kara Coadjutor

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:40:00 +0000

Bishop-elect Jacques Danka Longa was named Coadjutor Bishop of Kara, Togo.

Sartori retired, Barbaro named San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Bishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:40:00 +0000

Bishop José Lorenzo Sartori retired and Bishop-elect Hugo Nicolás Barbaro was named Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina.

Bishop Castermans Died

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:51:00 +0000

Bishop Alphonsus Maria Henricus Antonius Castermans, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands, has died. He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 57 years and as a bishop for 26 years. May he rest in peace.

Cardinal López Trujillo Died

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:17:00 +0000

Alfonso Cardinal López Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family and Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, has died. He was 72 years old and had served as a priest for 47 years. He had also served as a bishop for 37 years and as a cardinal for 25 years. May he rest in peace.

Kairo named Nyeri Archbishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:55:00 +0000

Archbishop-designate Peter J. Kairo was named Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya. The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima in November 2007. Archbishop-designate Kairo had been serving as Bishop of Nakuru.

Gasi retired, Kussala named Tombura-Yambio Bishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:52:00 +0000

Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi retired and Bishop-elect Edward Hiiboro Kussala was named Bishop of Tombura-Yambio, Sudan.

Berenbrinker named Paderborn Auxiliary

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:50:00 +0000

Bishop-elect Hubert Berenbrinker was named Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany and titular bishop of Panatoria.

Parrilla Díaz named Loja Bishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:55:00 +0000

Bishop-elect Julio Parrilla Díaz was named Bishop of Loja, Ecuador. The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Hugolino Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. in June 2007.

Rakotondrajao named Mahajanga Coadjutor

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:54:00 +0000

Bishop-elect Roger Victor Rakotondrajao was named Coadjutor Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar.

Gocłowski retired, Głódź named Gdańsk Archbishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:25:00 +0000

Archbishop Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M. retired and Archbishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź was named Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland. Archbishop Głódź had been serving as Bishop of Warszawa-Praga.

Hammawa named Jalingo Bishop

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:55:00 +0000

Bishop-elect Charles M. Hammawa was named Bishop of Jalingo, Nigeria. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop James Naanman Daman, O.S.A. was named Bishop of Shendam in June 2007.

Ajakaye named Ekiti Coadjutor

noreply@blogger.com (David C.) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:53:00 +0000

Bishop-elect Felix Femi Ajakaye was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ekiti, Nigeria.