Bishop Mário Antônio da Silva was named Bishop of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Roque Paloschi was named Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia in October 2015.
Bishop da Silva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas.
Announcements of recent changes in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. This blog serves as a supplement to the main Catholic-Hierarchy website. Note: this blog and the website are NOT officially sanctioned or approved by any church authority.
Blog Archive
-
▼
2016
(339)
-
▼
June
(42)
- Garcés Monsalve named Málaga-Soatá Bishop
- Caro Borda retired, Falla Robles named Soacha Bishop
- Bergamaschi named Awasa Vicar
- Shirahama named Hiroshima Bishop
- Pandoyoputro retired, Gunawan named Malang Bishop
- Ros Murgadas named Valencia Auxiliary
- Ganyé retired, Houngbédji named Cotonou Archbishop
- Gali retired, Chinnabathini named Guntur Bishop
- Ventimilla Cabrera named Azogues Bishop
- Do Manh Hung named Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh Auxiliary
- Jachiet and Verny named Paris Auxiliaries
- Chullikatt named Kyrgyzstan Nuncio
- Randazzo and Umbers named Sydney Auxiliaries
- Zammit named Gibraltar Bishop
- Jimenez named Chalan Kanoa Bishop
- De Rosa retired, Battaglia named Cerreto Sannita-T...
- Twal retired as Jerusalem Patriarch
- Athai named Taunggyi Archbishop
- da Silva named Roraima Bishop
- César Costa named São Carlos Bishop
- Smith retired, Cardone named Honiara Archbishop
- Four Cardinal-Deacons elevated to Cardinal-Priests
- Pérez Caicedo named Cuenca Archbishop
- Mpezele retired, Kalumba named Livingstone Bishop
- El-Sayah retired, Nafaa named Antioch Curial Bishop
- Kasun named Toronto Auxiliary
- Romo Muñoz retired, Moreno Barrón named Tijuana Ar...
- Gobilliard named Lyon Auxiliary
- Mathieu retired, Berthet named Saint-Dié Bishop
- Russo named Algeria and Tunisia Nuncio
- Wells named Swaziland Nuncio
- Forgáč named Košice Auxiliary
- Erected: Ordinary of Spain, Faithful of Eastern Rites
- Sarego retired, Kałuża named Goroka Bishop
- Alencar Batista named Cajazeiras Bishop
- Sylvain named Port-au-Prince Auxiliary
- Cabezas Mendoza named Punto Fijo Bishop
- Reed and O’Connell named Boston Auxiliaries
- Ivas retired, Rogić named Šibenik Bishop
- Busti retired, Busca named Mantova Bishop
- Monroe retired, Nguyen named Kamloops Bishop
- Azcona Hermoso retired, Spengler named Marajó Prelate
-
▼
June
(42)