Bishop José Stephen Vásquez was named Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gregory Michael Aymond was named Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana in June 2009.
Bishop Vásquez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston.
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26 January 2010
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- Erected: Maliana, Timor-Leste; do Amaral named Bishop
- Peri named Caltagirone Bishop
- Bahujimihigo resigned as Kibungo Bishop
- Slattery retired, Noè Rodrigues named Tzaneen Bishop
- Libena and Nzigilwa named Dar-es-Salaam Auxiliaries
- Diéguez Reboredo retired, Quinteiro Fiuza named Tu...
- Chang-yik retired, Kim Woon-hoe named Ch’unch’on B...
- Cocchi retired, Lanfranchi named Modena-Nonantola ...
- Vásquez named Austin Bishop
- Thottathil named Tiruvalla Auxiliary
- Stima named Blantyre Auxiliary
- Pioppo named Cameroun and Equatorial Guinea Nuncio
- Kulapuravilai named Marthandom Bishop
- Konnath named Battery Bishop
- Kattukallil and Valiyavilayil named Trivandrum (Ma...
- Erected: Eparchy of Puthur, India
- Erected: Eparchy of Pathanamthitta, India
- Pisanello named Oria Bishop
- Split: Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
- Llano Cifuentes retired, Gouvêa Mattoso named Nova...
- Elevated: Donkorkrom, Ghana
- Carmody retired, Mulvey named Corpus Christi Bishop
- Danneels retired, Léonard named Mechelen-Brussel A...
- Thattil named Trichur (Syro-Malabarese) Auxiliary
- Puthur named Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese) ...
- Pazhayattil retired, Kannookadan named Irinjalakud...
- Chittilapilly retired, Inchananiyil named Thamaras...
- Erected: Mandya (Syro-Malabarese), India
- Erected: Ramanathapuram (Syro-Malabarese), India
- Zimniak retired as Bielsko-Żywiec Auxiliary
- O'Regan resigned, Banda succeeded as Ndola Bishop
- Archbishop Miot Died
- Cardinal Razafindratandra Died
- Prida Inthirath named Savannakhet Vicar
- Lemmo named Napoli Auxiliary
- Manning retired, Fisher named Parramatta Bishop
- Bishop Pelotte Died
- Bandeira Coêlho named Coroatá Coadjutor
- Karakéhéyan retired as Eastern Europe (Armenian) B...
- Semahun named Addis Abeba Auxiliary
- Dietl retired, Bischof named München und Freising ...
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