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27 December 2011

Bishop Scarafile Died (Emeritus of Castellaneta)

Bishop Martino Scarafile, Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy, has died.

He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 61 years. His 31st anniversary of consecration as a bishop would have been on 6 January.

May he rest in peace.

25 December 2011

Bishop Finnegan Died

Bishop Thomas Anthony Finnegan, Bishop Emeritus of Killala, Ireland, has died.

He was 86 years old and had served as a priest for 60 years and as a bishop for 24 years.

May he rest in peace.

24 December 2011

Bishop Corral Arredondo Died

Bishop José Andrés Corral Arredondo, Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México, has died.

He was 65 years old and had served as a priest for 41 years and as a bishop for 22 years.

May he rest in peace.

Bishop Brambilla Died

Bishop Armando Brambilla, Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy, has died.

He was 69 years old and had served as a priest for 34 years and as a bishop for 17 years.

May he rest in peace.

Su Haw Chiu resigned, Hii Teck Kwong named Sibu Bishop

Bishop Dominic Su Haw Chiu resigned and Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong was named Bishop of Sibu, Malaysia.

Bishop Hii Teck Kwong had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Paiaro retired, Mbatia named Nyahururu Bishop

Bishop Luigi Paiaro retired and Bishop-elect Joseph Mbatia was named Bishop of Nyahururu, Kenya.

14 December 2011

11 December 2011

Cardinal Foley Died

John Patrick Cardinal Foley, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, has died.

For over 20 years, he provided the English language commentary heard by millions worldwide for Christmas and Easter Masses broadcast from the Vatican.

He was 76 years old and served as a priest for 49 years. He also served as a bishop for 27 years and as a cardinal for 4 years.

May he rest in peace.

With his death, the number of Cardinal Electors drops to 109 out of 192 living Cardinals.

02 December 2011

Bishop Sheridan Died

Bishop Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA, has died.

He was 89 years old and had served as a priest for 64 years. His 21st anniversary of consecration as a bishop was just 10 days away.

May he rest in peace.

01 December 2011

Ochoa named Fresno Bishop

Bishop Armando Xavier Ochoa was named Bishop of Fresno, California, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop John Thomas Steinbock in December 2010.

Bishop Ochoa had been serving as Bishop of El Paso, Texas.

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