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15 April 2009

Zen Ze-kiun retired, Tong Hon succeeded as Hong Kong Bishop

Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. retired and Bishop John Tong Hon succeeded as Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China.

Bishop Tong Hon had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

O'Kelly named Port Pirie Bishop

Bishop Gregory O'Kelly, S.J. was named Bishop of Port Pirie, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Daniel Eugene Hurley was named Bishop of Darwin in July 2007.

Bishop O'Kelly had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide.

McKenna named Bathurst Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael McKenna was named Bishop of Bathurst, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Patrick Dougherty in November 2008.

Ferrari named Bauru Bishop

Bishop Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Luiz Antônio Guedes was named Bishop of Campo Limpo in July 2008.

Bishop Ferrari had been serving as Bishop of Franca.

Falla Robles named Cali Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Daniel Falla Robles was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia and titular bishop of Calama.

08 April 2009

Ackermann named Trier Bishop

Bishop Stephan Ackermann was named Bishop of Trier, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Reinhard Marx was named Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich} in November 2007.

Bishop Ackermann had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

04 April 2009

Woga named Weetebula Bishop

Bishop-elect Edmund Woga, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Weetebula, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Girulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Maumere in January 2008.

Wainaina Kungu named Muranga Bishop

Bishop-elect James Wainaina Kungu was named Bishop of Muranga, Kenya.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Marsabit in November 2006.

Thienchai Samanchit retired, Siripong Charatsri named Chanthaburi Bishop

Bishop Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit retired and Bishop-elect Silvio Siripong Charatsri was named Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand.

Egerega resigned, Egbebo named Bomadi Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Joseph O. Egerega resigned and Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P. was named Vicar Apostolic of Bomadi, Nigeria.

Bishop Egbebo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same Vicariate Apostolic.

D'Souza retired, Dabre named Poona Bishop

Bishop Valerian D'Souza retired and Bishop Thomas Dabre was named Bishop of Poona, India.

Bishop Dabre had been serving as Bishop of Vasai.

02 April 2009

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