January 26, 2010

Most Rev. Joe S. Vasquez

Class of 1984

Pope Benedict XVI has named Joe Vásquez as the Bishop of the Diocese of Austin, which serves the greater Central Texas region.  Bishop Vasquez is the first Mexican-American to lead the Austin diocese.  At age 52, he is one of the youngest Catholic bishops in the country.  He is the former bishop of the Galveston-Houston Diocese.  He will be installed on March 8, 2010.

January 18, 2010

Most Rev. W. Michael Mulvey

Class of 1975

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Rev. Msgr. W. Michael Mulvey as the new Bishop of Corpus Christi to succeed Bishop Edmund Carmody. A native of Houston, he will be installed on March 25.

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December 21, 2009

Most Rev. Dennis M. Schnurr

CLASS OF 1974

Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati since Oct. 17, 2008, has succeeded Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, becoming the 10th ordinary of the archdiocese since its founding in 1821.

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December 9, 2009

 Most Rev. Daniel Flores

CSM 2000

Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Daniel Flores, 48, of the Archdiocese of Detroit, as the new bishop for the Diocese of Brownsville, TX.  He will be installed as the sixth bishop of the diocese on February 2, 2010.

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November 14, 2009

Most Rev. Jerome E. Listecki

CSM 1979

         Pope Benedict XVI has named Most Rev. Jerome E. Listecki as the 11th Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Bishop Listecki has been the Bishop of La Crosse since March 1, 2005.  He will be installed early in the new year 2010.

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November 14, 2009  

Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades

CLASS OF 1983 - CSM 1988

New Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend

          The Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, who has headed the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg since 2004, was appointed ninth Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., by Pope Benedict XVI in an announcement released from the Vatican Saturday. Rhoades, 51, will be installed in Indiana on Jan. 13.

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November 13, 2009

Most Rev. John M. D’Arcy

CSM 1968

Retiring as Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend

       It's official. Well-known and well-loved Bishop John D'Arcy has announced he's retiring and will be replaced by Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on January 13, 2010.

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October 28, 2009

Most Rev. Joseph Siegel

Class of 1988

New Auxiliary Bishop for Joliet Diocese

  His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, today named Fr. Joseph Siegel as a new auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Joliet. He will be ordained Bishop on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet.

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October 19, 2009                                               

Most Rev. Paul D. Etienne

CLASS OF 1992 - CSM 1995

 New Bishop of Cheyenne

          The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, today announced the appointment of  the Most Reverend Paul D Etienne as the Eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne.

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October 14, 2009

Most Rev. Robert C. Evans

CLASS OF 1973 – CSM 1989

Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Providence

Monsignor Robert C. Evans has been appointed auxiliary bishop of Providence. Monsignor Evans has served in many capacities in the Diocese of Providence and is pastor at St. Philip Catholic Church in Greenville. Monsignor was also the Director

in charge of the ICTE program at the Pontifical North American College for several years.

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October 4, 2009

     Most Rev. Bernard A. Hebda

   CLASS OF 1989

       NEW BISHOP OF GAYLORD

Pope Benedict XVI Names New Bishop

The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has named the Reverend Monsignor Bernard A. Hebda, Undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts at the Vatican, as the new Bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord. Bishop-elect Hebda, 50, of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, will become the fourth bishop of Gaylord succeeding Bishop Patrick R. Cooney who has led the diocese for the past 20 years. The announcement was made today by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, in Washington, D.C.  

As required by Church law, Bishop Cooney submitted his resignation to the Holy Father when he turned 75 on March 10 of this year. Bishop Cooney will remain in the diocese as Apostolic Administrator until the date of Bishop-elect Hebda’s episcopal ordination and installation, which has been scheduled for December 1, 2009 at St. Mary Cathedral in Gaylord.

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October 4, 2009

Retiring Bishop
Most Rev. Patrick R. Cooney, S.T.D., S.T.L.

CLASS OF 1960

      Most Rev. Patrick R. Cooney, third Bishop of Gaylord since January 28, 1990,    will officially retire as of December 1, 2009. 

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July 5, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI names
Bishop-elect John O. Barres
as 4th Bishop of Allentown

CSM 1999

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