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20 October 2006

Colaço named Aurangabad Bishop

Bishop Edwin Colaço was named Bishop of Aurangabad, India. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Sylvester Monteiro in August 2005. Bishop Colaço had been serving as Bishop of Amravati.

17 October 2006

Medroso named Tagbilaran Bishop

Bishop Leonardo Yuzon Medroso was named Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak was named the Ordinary for the Philippines Military. Bishop Medroso had been serving as Bishop of Borongan.

Kenney named Birmingham Auxiliary

Bishop William Kenney, C.P. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain. Bishop Kenney had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden.

Haddad named Baniyas Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P. was named Archbishop of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite), Lebanon.

Brislin named Kroonstad Bishop

Bishop-elect Stephen Brislin was named Bishop of Kroonstad, South Africa. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Johannes Ludgerus Bonaventure Brenninkmeijer, O.P. in July 2003.

Arbach named Argentina Exarch

Bishop-elect Abdo Arbach, B.C. was named Exarch of Argentina, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite) and titular bishop of Hilta.

Abrass named Titular Bishop

Bishop-elect Michel Abrass was named Titular Bishop of Abydus.

16 October 2006

Benavente Mateos named Albacete Bishop

Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos was named Bishop of Albacete, Spain. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco Cases Andreu was named Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands} in November 2005. Bishop Benavente Mateos had been serving as Bishop of Coria-Cáceres.

14 October 2006

Agboville erected; Youlo named Bishop

The diocese of Agboville, Côte d'Ivoire was erected with territory taken from the diocese of Yopougon. Bishop-elect Alexis Touably Youlo was named its first Bishop.

Pelvi named Italy, Military Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Vincenzo Pelvi was named Archbishop of Italy, Military. The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco was named Archbishop of Genova {Genoa} in August 2006. Archbishop-deisgnate Pelvi had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}.

Mahfouz resigned, Madi named Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite) Bishop

Bishop Joseph Mahfouz, O.L.M. resigned and Bishop-elect Edgar Madi was named Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Hanke named Eichstätt Bishop

Bishop-elect Gregor Maria Hanke, O.S.B. was named Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Walter Mixa was named Bishop of Augsburg in July 2005.

Gracias named Bombay Archbishop

Archbishop Oswald Gracias was named Archbishop of Bombay, India. The Archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Ivan Dias was named Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in May 2006. Archbishop Gracias had been serving as Archbishop of Agra.

Ayah named Ogoja Bishop

Bishop-elect John Ebebe Ayah was named Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Edra Ukpo was named Archbishop of Calabar in December 2003.

13 October 2006

Cardinal Monduzzi Died

Dino Cardinal Monduzzi, Prefect Emeritus of Prefecture of the Papal Household, has died. He served as a Cardinal for 8 years, a Bishop for almost 20 years, and a priest for 61 years. May he rest in peace.

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