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12 December 2014

Jiménez Zamora named Zaragoza Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Vicente Jiménez Zamora was named Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Manuel Ureña Pastor in November 2014.

Archbishop-designate Jiménez Zamora had been serving as Bishop of Santander.

Pasqualotto named Napo Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I. was named Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador and titular bishop of Abthugni.

The post had been vacant since Bishop Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I. was named Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos in November 2013.

11 December 2014

Consistory to Create New Cardinals - 2015

The Holy See has announced the intention of Pope Francis to hold a Consistory to Create New Cardinals on 14 February 2015.

No names or even a suggestion of how many new cardinals was provided. In the past, the names have been given roughly a month before the Consistory, so early to mid-January 2015.

On the date of the consistory, there will be 110 Cardinal Electors, meaning 10 open slots for electors, although nothing prevents the Pope from creating more than that number. At the last such creation (in February 2014), Pope Francis created 16 new electors for a total of 122 (2 over the limit).

Helpful links:
* Current Cardinal Electors by Age
* Current Cardinals by Rank

08 December 2014

do Nascimento Vieira Dias named Luanda Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias was named Archbishop of Luanda, Angola.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Damião António Franklin in April 2014.

Archbishop-designate do Nascimento Vieira Dias had been serving as Bishop of Cabinda.

05 December 2014

Sulumeti retired, Obanyi Sagwe named Kakamega Bishop

Bishop Philip Sulumeti retired and Bishop-elect Joseph Obanyi Sagwe was named Bishop of Kakamega, Kenya.

Bishop Sulumeti was appointed the first Bishop of Kakamega when the diocese was erected in 1978 - by Pope Paul VI.

22 November 2014

Cardinal Angelini has died

Fiorenzo Cardinal Angelini, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, has died.

He was 98 years old and had served as a cardinal for 23 years. He had also served as a bishop for 58 years and as a priest for 74 years.

May he rest in peace.

Yaw Afoakwa named Obuasi Bishop

Bishop-elect John Yaw Afoakwa was named Bishop of Obuasi, Ghana.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye was named Archbishop of Kumasi in May 2012.

Wejman named Szczecin-Kamień Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Henryk Wejman was named Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland and titular bishop of Sinitis.

Kébreau retired, Mésidor succeeded as Cap-Haïtien Archbishop

Archbishop Louis Kébreau, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor succeeded as Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti.

Archbishop Mésidor had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Cunningham retired, Nolan named Galloway Bishop

Bishop John Cunningham retired and Bishop-elect William Nolan was named Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain.

Clifford retired, O’Reilly named Cashel Archbishop

Archbishop Dermot Clifford retired and Archbishop-designate Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A. was named Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland.

Archbishop-designate O’Reilly had been serving as Bishop of Killaloe.

Browne retired, Lowe named Hamilton in New Zealand Bishop

Bishop Denis George Browne retired and Bishop-elect Stephen Marmion Lowe was named Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand.

Le Bègue de Germiny retired, Batut named Blois Bishop

Bishop Maurice Le Bègue de Germiny retired and Bishop Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut was named Bishop of Blois, France.

Bishop Batut had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon.

20 November 2014

Comensoli named Broken Bay Bishop

Bishop Peter Andrew Comensoli was named Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop David Louis Walker in November 2013.

Bishop Comensoli had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney.

15 November 2014

Tjephe named Loikaw Bishop

Bishop Stephen Tjephe was named Bishop of Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint) in April 2014.

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

Steckling named Ciudad del Este Bishop

Bishop-elect Heinz Wilhelm Steckling, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano was removed in September 2014.

Kusz retired as Gliwice Auxiliary

Bishop Gerard Alfons Kusz retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland.

Silvero Acosta retired as Encarnación Auxiliary

Bishop Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay.

Gogorza Izaguirre retired, Pistilli Scorzara named Encarnación Bishop

Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. di Béth. retired and Bishop-elect Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, P. Schönstatt was named Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay.

01 November 2014

Travieso Martín named San José del Amazonas Vicar Apostolic

Bishop José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F. was named Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M. in August 2011.

Bishop Travieso Martín had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo.

31 October 2014

Mbarga named Yaoundé Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jean Mbarga was named Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot in July 2013.

Archbishop-designate Mbarga had been serving as Bishop of Ebolowa-Kribi and Apostolic Administrator of Yaoundé.

27 October 2014

Cortez named Infanta Prelate

Bishop Bernardino Cruz Cortez was named Prelate of Infanta, Philippines.

The prelature had been vacant since then-Bishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. was named Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres) in September 2012. Bishop Cortez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Manila.

25 October 2014

Alphonse named Fort-Liberté Bishop

Bishop Quesnel Alphonse, S.M.M. was named Bishop of Fort-Liberté, Haïti.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Max Leroy Mésidor was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien in November 2013.

Bishop Alphonse had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince.

19 September 2014

Neymeyr named Erfurt Bishop

Bishop Ulrich Neymeyr was named Bishop of Erfurt, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joachim Wanke in October 2012.

Bishop Neymeyr had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz.

18 September 2014

Fisher named Sydney Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P. was named Archbishop of Sydney, Australia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since George Cardinal Pell was named Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy in February 2014.

Archbishop-designate Fisher had been serving as Bishop of Parramatta.

10 September 2014

Bianco named Djibouti Nuncio and Somalia Delegate

Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia in addition to his other offices.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay in June 2014.

08 September 2014

Brady retired, Martin succeeded as Armagh Archbishop

Seán Baptist Cardinal Brady retired and Archbishop Eamon Martin succeeded as Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland.

Archbishop Martin had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

06 September 2014

Bishop Flores has died

Bishop Cirilo B. Flores, Bishop of San Diego, California, USA, has died.

He was 66 years old. He had served as a bishop for 5 years and as a priest for 23 years.

May he rest in peace.

18 August 2014

Salas Anteliz named Armenia Bishop

Bishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz was named Bishop of Armenia, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Garzón in June 2012.

Bishop Salas Anteliz had been serving as Bishop of Espinal.

12 August 2014

Foskolos retired, Rossolatos named Athēnai Archbishop

Archbishop Nikólaos Foskolos retired and Archbishop-elect Sevastianos Rossolatos was named Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece.

Archbishop Foskolos was consecrated Archbishop of Athēnai 41 years ago today. He was named to the post by Pope Paul VI.

26 July 2014

Nguyên Van Kham named My Tho Bishop

Bishop Pierre Nguyên Van Kham was named Bishop of My Tho, Viet Nam.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðoc was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville) in September 2013.

Bishop Nguyên Van Kham had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh.

Fernando retired, Pappusamy named Madurai Archbishop

Archbishop Peter Fernando retired and Archbishop-designate Antony Pappusamy was named Archbishop of Madurai, India.

Archbishop-designate Pappusamy had been serving as Bishop of Dindigul.

12 July 2014

Maniago named Castellaneta Bishop

Bishop Claudio Maniago was named Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli was named Bishop of Trapani in September 2013.

Bishop Maniago had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze {Florence}.

Bianco named Ethiopia Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay in June 2014.

Archbishop Bianco had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.

11 July 2014

Woelki named Köln Archbishop

Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki was named Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Joachim Cardianl Meisner in February 2014.

Cardinal Woelki had been serving as Archbishop of Berlin.

Quintero Chacón named Barcelona Bishop

Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón was named Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera in January 2014.

Bishop Quintero Chacón had been serving as Bishop of Margarita.

Pecorari named Macedonia Nuncio

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia in addition to his other posts.

Thakur retired, Osta named Muzaffarpur Bishop

Bishop John Baptist Thakur, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Cajetan Francis Osta was named Bishop of Muzaffarpur, India.

Makokou elevated to Vicariate Apostolic; Koerber named Vicar

The Prefecture Apostolic was elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Makokou, Gabon.

Bishop-elect Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp. was named its first Vicar Apostolic and titular bishop of Siccenna. He had been serving as its Prefect.

Ha Chi-shing, Lee Bun Sang, and Yeung Ming-cheung named Hong Kong Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Joseph Ha Chi-shing, O.F.M., Bishop-elect Stephen Lee Bun Sang, and Bishop-elect Michael Yeung Ming-cheung were named Auxiliary Bishops of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China and titular bishops of Simitthu, Novae, and Mons in Numidia, respectively.

Fernandes retired, D’Souza named Bareilly Bishop

Bishop Anthony Fernandes retired and Bishop-elect Ignatius D’Souza was named Bishop of Bareilly, India.

09 July 2014

04 July 2014

Moiteiro Ramos named Aveiro Bishop

Bishop António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos was named Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop António Francisco dos Santos was named Bishop of Porto in February 2014.

Bishop Moiteiro Ramos had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Braga.

Martín named Rosario Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Eduardo Eliseo Martín was named Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop José Luis Mollaghan was named an Official of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in May 2014.

Archbishop-designate Martín had been serving as Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto.

03 July 2014

Leow Beng Kim named Kuala Lumpur Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Julian Leow Beng Kim was named Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam in December 2013.

Kwofie named Sekondi-Takoradi Bishop

Bishop-elect John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop John Martin Darko in December 2011.

Maupu retired, Gusching named Verdun Bishop

Bishop François Paul Marie Maupu retired and Bishop-elect Jean-Paul Gusching was named Bishop of Verdun, France

García Osorio named Yoro Bishop

Bishop-elect Héctor David García Osorio was named Bishop of Yoro, Honduras.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. in January 2014.

Coleman retired, da Cunha named Fall River Bishop

Bishop George William Coleman retired and Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. was named Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

Bishop da Cunha had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey.

27 June 2014

14 June 2014

12 June 2014

Six Cardinal-Deacons elevated to Cardinal-Priests

The following Cardinal-Deacons, all created in the Consistory on 21 Oct 2003, were elevated to Cardinal-Priests.
All retained the same title with the exception of Cardinal Lozano Barragán who was given the newly established title of Santa Dorotea.

07 June 2014

van Megen named Eritrea Nuncio

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea in addition to his other posts.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Leo Boccardi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iran in July 2013.

28 May 2014

Chaves Pinto Filho retired, Majella Delgado named Pouso Alegre Archbishop

Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. retired and Archbishop-designate José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Majella Delgado had been serving as Bishop of Jataí, Goias.

and 25,000,000 visits later

The Main Website reached another milestone early yesterday (Tuesday) morning - the 25 millionth visit.

The site began long ago, you can find a history and timeline on the website.

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.

Over the years the site has greatly expanded in content and in users. For example, last month there was an average of over 8,500 visits looking at over 43,000 pages each day. Over 2,000 people belong to the groups that receive emails about updates.

And yesterday, the total number of visits passed 25 million. During those visits, folks viewed 156 million pages. Not bad for a bit over 12 years of service :-)

For reference, it took 6.2 years (July 2008) for the first 10 million visits. It took only 4.2 years for the second 10 million. And now, after only 1.7 years, we are halfway to the third 10 million!

All I can say is Thank You!

26 May 2014

González González named Caroni Vicar

Bishop Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap. was named Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela.

The post had been vacant since Bishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Machiques in April 2011.

Bishop González González had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita.

17 May 2014

Kowalczyk retired, Polak named Gniezno Archbishop

Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk retired and Archbishop-designate Wojciech Polak was named Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland.

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

13 May 2014

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