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19 January 2009

Burns named Juneau Bishop

Bishop-elect Edward J. Burns was named Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Michael William Warfel was named Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana in November 2007.

Bishop-elect Burns had been serving as a priest of the diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

12 January 2009

Carrascosa Coso named Panama Nuncio

Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia in November 2008.

Archbishop Carrascosa Coso had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon.

Bianco named Honduras Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras and titular archbishop of Falerone.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Antonio Arcari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique in December 2008.

Te Maarssen retired, Bal named Kundiawa Bishop

Bishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Anton Bal was named Bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea.

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

Stika named Knoxville Bishop

Bishop-elect Richard F. Stika was named Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee,USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Edward Kurtz was named Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky in June 2007.

11 January 2009

Cardinal Laghi Died

Pio Cardinal Laghi, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study), has died.

He was 86 years old and had served as a priest for 62 years. He served as a bishop for 39 years and as a cardinal for 17 years.

May he rest in peace.

05 January 2009

Musarò named Peru Nuncio

Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Rino Passigato was named Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal in November 2008.

Archbishop Musarò had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

Kiaziku named Mbanza Congo Bishop

Bishop-elect Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Mbanza Congo, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap. in July 2008.

Thibodeau resigned, Champagne named Edmundston Bishop

Bishop François Thibodeau, C.I.M. resigned and Bishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada.

Bishop Champagne had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Flores named Orange Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Cirilo Flores was named Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA and titular bishop of Quiza.

McRaith resigns as Owensboro Bishop

Bishop John Jeremiah McRaith resigned as Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.

Maida retired, Vigneron named Detroit Archbishop

Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida retired and Archbishop-designate Allen Henry Vigneron was named Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Archbishop-designate Vigneron had been serving as Bishop of Oakland, California.

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