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17 December 2010

15 December 2010

Erected: Diocese of Camaçari, Brazil; Petrini named Bishop

The Diocese of Camaçari, Brazil was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.

Bishop João Carlos Petrini was named its first bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia.

Menezes da Silva named Barreiras Bishop

Bishop Josafá Menezes da Silva was named Bishop of Barreiras, Baia, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Ricardo José Weberberger, O.S.B. in August 2010.

Bishop Menezes da Silva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia.

Espinoza Jiménez named Morelia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Juan Espinoza Jiménez was named Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México and titular bishop of Arpi.

Errázuriz Ossa retired, Ezzati Andrello named Santiago de Chile Archbishop

Francisco Javier Cardinal Errázuriz Ossa retired and Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Santiago de Chile.

Archbishop Ezzati Andrello had been serving as Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione).

Ciattini named Massa Marittima-Piombino Bishop

Bishop-elect Carlo Ciattini was named Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Giovanni Santucci was named Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli in May 2010.

Gilmore resigned, Brungardt named Dodge City Bishop

Bishop Ronald Michael Gilmore resigned and Bishop-elect John B. Brungardt was named Bishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USA.

11 December 2010

Random Cardinal Charts III

So I had a chance to mess with my databases today and I updated the charts about the College of Cardinals.

The Charts (Warning: PDF format)

The charts are:
  • Number of Cardinals (1585-2020, 1915-2020, and 1965-2020)
  • Average Age (1585-2020, 1915-2020, and 1965-2020)
Enjoy

Chiarinelli retired, Fumagalli named Viterbo Bishop

Bishop Lorenzo Chiarinelli retired and Bishop Lino Fumagalli was named Bishop of Viterbo, Italy.

Bishop Fumagalli had been serving as Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto.

07 December 2010

Rojas López named Tabasco Bishop

Bishop Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López was named Bishop of Tabasco, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Benjamín Castillo Plascencia was named Bishop of Celaya in April 2010.

Bishop Rojas López had been serving as Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes.

05 December 2010

Bishop Steinbock died

Bishop John Thomas Steinbock, Bishop of Fresno, California, USA, has died.

He was 73 years old and had served as a priest for 47 years and a bishop for 26 years.

May he rest in peace.

01 December 2010

A Gathering in Rome

For those in Rome - I'm planning on having a small gathering tomorrow (Thursday) evening for those interested in the Catholic-Hierarchy.org website. If you are interested, please send me feedback or an email and I can get you the details.

Smith retired, O’Connell succeeded as Trenton Bishop

Bishop John Mortimer Fourette Smith retired and Bishop David Michael O’Connell, C.M. succeeded as Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA.

Bishop O’Connell had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

Hermann retired, Rice named St. Louis Auxiliary

Bishop Robert Joseph Hermann retired and Bishop-elect Edward M. Rice was named Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA and titular bishop of Sufes.

Songasonga Mwitwa resigned, Tafunga Mbayo succeeded as Lubumbashi Archbishop

Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa resigned and Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. succeeded as Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Archbishop Tafunga Mbayo had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

27 November 2010

Doggale named Juba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Santo Loku Pio Doggale was named Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, Sudan and titular bishop of Bulna.

Please note that the titular see will likely change as it was previously assigned to Bishop-elect Jan Sobiło last month.

Bunda, Tanzania erected; Nkwande named Bishop

The Diocese of Bunda, Tanzania was erected with territory taken from the Diocese of Musoma and the Archdiocese of Mwanza.

Bishop-elect Renatus Leonard Nkwande was named its first bishop.

23 November 2010

Bishop Wirz died

Bishop George Otto Wirz, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA, has died.

He was 81 years old and had served as a priest for 58 years and as a bishop for 32 years.

May he rest in peace.

Gmür named Basel Bishop

Bishop-elect Felix Gmür was named Bishop of Basel, Switzerland.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Kurt Koch was named President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in July 2010.

22 November 2010

Cardinal Navarrete Cortés Died

Urbano Cardinal Navarrete Cortés, S.J., Priest of the Society of Jesus and Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano, has died.

He was 90 years old and had served as a priest for 58 years and would have celebrated 3 years as a cardinal on Wednesday.

May he rest in peace.

With his death and the recent consistory, there are now 121 Cardinal Electors out of 202 living Cardinals.

Di Mauro named Vigevano Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Vincenzo Di Mauro was named Coadjutor Bishop of Vigevano, Italy and given the personal title of Archbishop.

Archbishop-designate Di Mauro had been serving as Secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.

Bonello named Juticalpa Coadjutor

Bishop-elect José Bonello, O.F.M. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras.

20 November 2010

Yllana named Congo Nuncio

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giovanni d’Aniello was Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand in September 2010.

Archbishop Yllana had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan.

12 November 2010

Pujasumarta named Semarang Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta was named Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Jakarta in July 2009.

Archbishop-designate Pujasumarta had been serving as Bishop of Bandung.

11 November 2010

Daniel named Nashik Bishop

Bishop Lourdes Daniel was named Bishop of Nashik, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado was named Bishop of Vasai.

Bishop Daniel had been serving as Bishop of Amravati.

26 October 2010

Bitar named Oberá Bishop

Bishop Damián Santiago Bitar was named Bishop of Oberá, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Victor Selvino Arenhart in May 2010.

Bishop Bitar had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo.

21 October 2010

15 million visits, viewing 100 million pages

The main website passed two major milestones in the past week. A week ago today, the site had its 15 millionth visit. Then yesterday, the site passed 100 million pages viewed.

The site began long ago, you can find a history and timeline in an earlier post.

Until the site got its own domain - on the Feast of Blessed Damien de Veuster (10 May 2002) no logs and very few stats were available. On that first day, there were 45 visits - viewing 495 pages.

So the milestones I mentioned above are based on stats beginning on that day - not quite 8.5 years ago.

Over the years the site has greatly expanded in content and in users.

All I can say is Thank You!

Tiribilli retired, Rosa named Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbot

Abbot Michelangelo Riccardo M. Tiribilli, O.S.B. retired and Abbot Diego Gualtiero Rosa, O.S.B. was named Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy.

Castaño Arbeláez named Cartago Bishop

Bishop José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. was named Bishop of Cartago, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luis Madrid Merlano was named Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona in March 2010.

Bishop Castaño Arbeláez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cali.

20 October 2010

Odoki named Arua Bishop

Bishop Sabino Ocan Odoki named Bishop of Arua, Uganda.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Frederick Drandua in August 2009.

Bishop Odoki had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Gulu.

Guizzardi retired, Vegini named Foz do Iguaçu Bishop

Bishop Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. retired and Bishop Dirceu Vegini was named Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil.

Bishop Vegini had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba.

Brito Guimarães named Palmas Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Pedro Brito Guimarães was named Archbishop of Palmas, Tocatins, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Alberto Taveira Corrêa was named Archbishop of Belém do Pará in December 2009.

Archbishop-designate Brito Guimarães had been serving as Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato.

Consistory to Create New Cardinals

A consistory to create new cardinals will be held on 20 November 2010. The following will be added to the College of Cardinals at that time:

Plus 4 over 80, namely:

14 October 2010

Garcia-Siller named San Antonio Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. was named Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop José Horacio Gómez was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, California in April 2010.

Archbishop-designate Garcia-Siller had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois.

14 September 2010

Bergie named Saint Catharines Bishop

Bishop Gerard Paul Bergie was named Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop James Matthew Wingle in April 2010.

Bishop Bergie had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton.

08 September 2010

Another Random Cardinal Chart

After posting the previous charts, someone asked a good question: how many Cardinals are created per year?

The Chart (Warning: PDF format)

So I ran the numbers and created a new chart showing the number of Cardinals created per papacy and the average number of Cardinals created per year.

The result is that beginning with the 17th century, the number of Cardinals created per year was around 4 until about 50 years ago. There was one obvious exception, Pope Alexander VIII (who averaged 10.77).

Beginning with Pope John XXIII, the average has been just under 9 per year. Pope Benedict XVI is current just over 7 per year.

(The overall answer is an average of 4.6 Cardinals created per year over the last 400 years.)

24 August 2010

Iceta Gavicagogeascoa named Bilbao Bishop

Bishop Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa was named Bishop of Bilbao, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ricardo Blázquez Pérez was named Archbishop of Valladolid in March 2010.

Bishop Iceta Gavicagogeascoa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

16 August 2010

Random Cardinal Charts

So I had a chance to mess with my databases over the weekend and I created some charts about the College of Cardinals.

The Charts (Warning: PDF format)

The charts are:
  • Number of Cardinals (1605-2010 and 1910-2010)
  • Average Age (1605-2010 and 1910-2010)
  • Average Years of Service as a Cardinal (1605-2010 and 1910-2010)

Enjoy

25 July 2010

Blog Design Changes

If you view the blog as a webpage (rather than as an RSS feed) then you no doubt have been noticing a few adjustments. I think I've got it setup pretty well now, but if you disagree, feedback would be appreciated (please use the Feedback form on the main website).

Please note the Archive list is now on a separate page.

17 July 2010

Chullikatt named United Nations Nuncio

Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt was named Apostolic Nuncio to the United Nations.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Celestino Migliore was named Apostolic Nuncio to Poland in June 2010.

Archbishop Chullikatt had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and to Jordan.

30 June 2010

Migliore named Nuncio to Poland

Archbishop Celestino Migliore was named Apostlic Nuncio to Poland.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk was named Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland.

Archbishop Migliore had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to the United Nations.

Fisichella named Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization President

Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella was named President of the new Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization.

Re retired, Ouellet named Congregation of Bishops Prefect

Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re retired and Marc Cardinal Ouellet, P.S.S. was named Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

Cardinal Ouellet had been serving as Archbishop of Québec, Canada.

Allué retired, Kennedy and Uglietto named Boston Auxiliaries

Bishop Emilio Simeon Alluè, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect Arthur L. Kennedy and Bishop-elect Peter J. Uglietto were named Auxiliary Bishops of Boston, Massachusetts, USA and titular bishops of Timidana and Thubursicum, respectively.

Skylstad retired, Cupich named Spokane Bishop

Bishop William Stephen Skylstad retired and Bishop Blase Joseph Cupich was named Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA.

Bishop Cupich had been serving as Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota.

Rosazza retired as Hartford Auxiliary

Bishop Peter Anthony Rosazza retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

31 May 2010

Janssen retired, Geerlings, Hegge, and Theising named Münster Auxiliaries

Bishop Heinrich Janssen retired and Bishop-elect Dieter Geerlings, Bishop-elect Christoph Hegge, and Bishop-elect Wilfried Theising were named Auxiliary Bishops of Münster, Germany and titular bishops of Tacapae, Sicilibba, and Mina, respectively.

Vancottem named Namur Bishop

Bishop Rémy Victor Vancottem was named Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop André-Joseph (Mutien) Léonard was named Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} in January 2010.

Bishop Vancottem had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel.

Nketsiah named Cape Coast Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Matthias Kobena Nketsiah was named Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson was named President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in October 2009.

Archbishop-designate Nketsiah had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Burke resigned as Benin City Archbishop

Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. resigned as Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria.

28 May 2010

Version 2.6.4

I've done some work on the code today. The changes are mostly internal and will allow me do some more analysis of cardinals over time. There are two visible changes. On the page for someone that was created a cardinal and then later resigned that dignity, the length of service as a cardinal is now correct.

The second change is that on the Pope pages, there is a new column named "Conclave Start" which has the date and a link to the page for that conclave (if I have one on the site).

If you happen to see any strange side effects (probably involving cardinals), please let me know via the usual feedback page.

Adams retired, de Gouveia named Oudtshoorn Bishop

Bishop Edward Robert Adams retired and Bishop-elect Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia was named Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa.

04 May 2010

Cardinal Poggi Died

Luigi Cardinal Poggi, Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives, has died.

He was 92 years old and had served as a priest for 69 years. He had also served as a bishop for almost 45 years (anniversary of consecration was next Sunday) and as a cardinal for 15 years.

May he rest in peace.

02 May 2010

Technical Note regarding Voting Cardinals

While doing some research I discovered that my wording on the website relating to the age of a cardinal and his right to vote in a conclave was not accurate. I'm in the process of updating the wording on the site.
The old wording was:
Cardinals under the age of 80 at the time the Holy See becomes vacant may vote in a conclave.
The new wording is:
Cardinals that reach the age of 80 before the Holy See becomes vacant may not vote in a conclave.
It may not seem like that big of a change, but there is one important distinction. If the Cardinal turns 80 years old on the same day that the Holy See becomes vacant, he does retain the right to vote in the subsequent conclave.
(Source: #33, Universi Dominici Gregis, by Pope John Paul II, on 22 Feb 1996)

30 April 2010

Cardinal Mayer Died

Paul Augustin Cardinal Mayer, O.S.B., President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, has died.

He was almost 99 years old and the most senior Cardinal by age. He had served as a priest for 74 years, as a bishop for 38 years, and as a cardinal for almost 25 years.

May he rest in peace.

Carroll resigned as Kontagora Vicar

Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora, Nigeria.

Kimaryo named Same Bishop

Bishop-elect Rogatus Kimaryo, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Same, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jacob Venance Koda on 15 April 2010.

Martínez García named Atlacomulco Bishop

Bishop-elect Odilón Martínez García was named Bishop of Atlacomulco, México, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Constancio Miranda Wechmann was named Archbishop of Chihuahua in September 2009.

Smith named Southwark Archbishop

Archbishop Peter David Smith was named Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Kevin John Patrick McDonald in December 2009.

Archbishop Smith had been serving as Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales.

28 April 2010

19 April 2010

Archbishop Borders Died

Archbishop William Donald Borders, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA, has died.

He was 96 years old and had served as a priest for almost 70 years and as a bishop for 41 years.

May he rest in peace.

16 April 2010

Cardinal Špidlík Died

Tomáš Cardinal Špidlík has died.

He was 90 years old, had served as a priest for 60 years, and had served as a cardinal for 6 years.

May he rest in peace.

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