Bishop Appointment
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Pope Francis appoints Father Jacques Fabre as new bishop of Charleston
The 66-year-old bishop-elect was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Read more
Pope Francis appoints bishop to lead two Irish Catholic dioceses
Bishop Michael Duignan said it was ‘a historic day’ for the Catholic Church in Ireland. Read more
Pope Francis appoints new Catholic archbishop of Glasgow
Bishop William Nolan succeeds Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, who died suddenly in 2021. Read more
Pope Francis appoints new Catholic bishop of Fatima
Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho succeeds 74-year-old Cardinal António Marto. Read more
NY auxiliary appointed by Pope Francis will be one of world’s youngest bishops
Bishop-elect Joseph A. Espaillat launched a podcast series called “Sainthood in the City” in 2021. Read more
Pope Francis names new bishop for Catholic Diocese of Gaylord
Bishop-elect Jeffrey J. Walsh is a priest of the Diocese of Scranton. Read more
Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop for Saint Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese
Father Joseph A. Williams is a priest of the archdiocese. Read more
Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop for Diocese of Pittsburgh
Fr. Mark A. Eckman is pastor of Pittsburgh’s Resurrection Parish. Read more
Pope Francis names USCCB evangelization chair as new bishop of Crookston diocese
Bishop Andrew Cozzens succeeds Bishop Michael Hoeppner, who resigned in April. Read more
Pope Francis accepts Brooklyn Bishop DiMarzio’s resignation, names Columbus bishop as successor
With 1.5 million Catholics, Brooklyn is the fifth-largest U.S. diocese. Read more
Pope Francis appoints Vatican Master of Ceremonies Msgr. Guido Marini to Italian diocese
Msgr. Guido Marini has been in charge of papal liturgies since his appointment to the role by Benedict XVI in... Read more
New Reno bishop inspired to become priest after meeting Blessed Stanley Rother
Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg has served as an auxiliary in Seattle archdiocese since 2017. Read more
Pope Francis names Illinois priest to lead Covington diocese in Kentucky
Bishop-elect John C. Iffert succeeds Bishop Roger J. Foys. Read more
New Las Vegas auxiliary bishop inspired by John Paul II visit to become priest
The bishop-elect has served as vicar general of the Diocese of Las Vegas since 2020. Read more
Pope Francis names Italian-born Somascan priest an auxiliary bishop in Texas
Bishop-elect Italo Dell’Oro has served in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston since 1992. Read more
Pope Francis appoints new bishop of President Biden’s home diocese
Msgr. William Koenig succeeds Bishop William Francis Malooly, who has led the diocese since 2008. Read more
Pope Francis names Green Bay vicar general Fr. Daniel Felton as next bishop of Duluth
The Diocese of Duluth has been without a bishop since the sudden death of Bishop Paul Sirba on Dec. 1,... Read more
Pope Francis names Cardinal Tagle’s successor in Manila archdiocese
Pope Francis has named Cardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula, who received the red hat last November, as the next archbishop of... Read more
Pope Francis ends deadlock over new bishop for Swiss diocese
Pope Francis on Monday ended the deadlock over the appointment of a new bishop in a historic Swiss diocese that... Read more
Pope Francis names new bishop of scandal-ridden Buffalo diocese
Pope Francis Tuesday appointed Bishop Michael Fisher, an auxiliary of Washington, to be the next bishop of the scandal-ridden Diocese... Read more
