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20 December 2005
Choby named Nashville Bishop
Bishop-elect David R. Choby was named Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Edward Urban Kmiec was named Bishop of Buffalo, NY in August, 2004. Bishop-elect Choby has been serving as a priest of Nashville.
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- Bishop Kvas Died
- Villegas Aguilar named Morelia Auxiliary
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- Nassar confirmed as Saïda (Maronite) Bishop
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- Bishop MacKiernan Died
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- Mirás retired, Mollaghan named Rosario Archbishop
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- Choby named Nashville Bishop
- Bishop Mesquita Died
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- Haddad resigned as Argentina (Melkite) Bishop
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- Corriveau retired, Plante succeeded as Choluteca B...
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- Pekhon, Myanmar erected; Hla named Bishop
- Flanagan retired as San Antonio Auxiliary
- Niederauer named San Francisco Archbishop
- Maumere, Indonesia Erected; Sensi named Bishop
- Uromi, Nigeria Erected; Akubeze named Bishop
- Negri named Florianópolis Auxiliary
- Guillaume retired, Mathieu named Saint-Dié Bishop
- Zornoza Boy named Getafe Auxiliary
- Garland resigned, Sample named Marquette Bishop
- Bishop Mariu Died
- Buxar, India Erected; D'Souza named Bishop
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- Archbishop D'Arcy Died
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- Miao, India erected; Palliparambil named Bishop
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