Bishop Noël Simard was named Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luc Cyr was named Archbishop of Sherbrooke in July 2011.
Bishop Simard had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario.
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30 December 2011
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- Karpiński retired as Lublin Auxiliary
- Erected: La Ceiba, Honduras
- Simard named Valleyfield Bishop
- Casaretto retired, Ojea Quintana succeeded as San ...
- Nowak retired, Depo named Częstochowa Archbishop
- Wieczorek retired, Kopiec named Gliwice Bishop
- Chitolina named Diamantino Bishop
- Wilges retired, Bohn named Cachoeira do Sul Bishop
- Bishop Scarafile Died (Emeritus of Castellaneta)
- Gilbert retired, Harris succeeded as Port of Spain...
- Bishop Finnegan Died
- Bishop Corral Arredondo Died
- Bishop Brambilla Died
- Su Haw Chiu resigned, Hii Teck Kwong named Sibu Bi...
- Paiaro retired, Mbatia named Nyahururu Bishop
- de Macêdo retired, Vieira Rocha named Natal Archbi...
- Lopes Dias and Sevilha named Vitória Auxiliaries
- de Medeiros Silva named Belo Horizonte Auxiliary
- Girasoli named Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados Nu...
- Lemos Montanet named Orense Bishop
- Solczyński named Armenia Nuncio
- Bacqué retired, Dupuy named Netherlands Nuncio
- Archbishop Kelly Died
- Bishop Schmitt Died
- Santos Cardoso named São Raimundo Nonato Bishop
- Darko resigned as Sekondi-Takoradi Bishop
- Grondin and Proulx named Québec Auxiliaries
- Irizar Campos retired, Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel n...
- Cardinal Foley Died
- Sturla Berhouet named Montevideo Auxiliary
- Galantino named Cassano all’Jonio Bishop
- Nkhumishe resigned as Polokwane Bishop
- Verdier resigned, Araújo succeeded as Guajará-Miri...
- Sandoval Íñiguez retired, Robles Ortega named Guad...
- Kennedy named Armidale Bishop
- Bishop Sheridan Died
- Ochoa named Fresno Bishop
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