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 In the Conferences 2008
January - March
Appointed: Archbishop Joseph Marino, Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh; Bishop Vincent Barwa, from auxiliary bishop of Ranchi to bishop of Simdega, India; Fr. Fexlix Anthony Machado, bishop of Nashik, India; Fr. Michael Akasius Toppo, bishop of Tezpur, India; Fr. Abraham Kackanatt, bishop of Muvattupuzha (Malankarese), India; Fr. Anthony Poola, bishop of Kurnool, India; Bishop Girulfus Kherubim Pareira, SVD, from bishop of Weetebula to bishop of Maumere, Indonesia; Fr. Joseph Hii Teck Kwong, auxiliary bishop of Sibu, Malaysia; Bishop Thomas Chung An-zu, from auxiliary bishop of Taipei to bishop of Chiayi, Taiwan R.O.C.; Bishop John Tong Hon, from auxiliary to coadjutor bishop of Hong Kong.
Succeeded: Bishop Joseph Minj, bishop of Simdega, India
Resigned: Archbishop Paul Ri Moun-hi, archbishop of Taegu, South Korea; Bishop Joseph Nguyên Van Yên, bishop of Phát Diêm, Vietnam.
Retired: Archbishop Paschal Topno, SJ, archbishop of Bhopal, Inida; Bishop Thomas Bhalerao, SJ, bishop of Nashik, India; Bishop William Leonard D'Mello, bishop of Karwar, India; Bishop Patrick Paul D'Souza, bishop of Varanasi, India; Bishop Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, bishop of Jullundur, India; Bishop George Mamalaserry, bishop of Tura, India: Bishop Benjamin J. Almoneda, bishop of Daet, Philippines; Bishop Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D., bishop of Atambua, Indonesia; Bishop Joseph Wang Yu-jung, bishop of Taichung, Taiwan R.O.C.
Died: Archbishop emeritus Marianus Arokiasamy (+79), Madurai, India; Archbishop emeritus Michael Rozario (+81), Dhaka, Bangladesh; Bishop emeritus Mathias Kappil (+79), Punalar, India; Bishop emeritus Baptist Mudartha (+95), Allahabad, India; Bishop Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (+72), Pusan, South Korea.
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April - June
Appointed: Archbishop Osvaldo P. Padilla, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Mongolia; Archbishop Ambrose Madtha, Titular Archbishop of Naissus and Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire, Africa; Rev. Monsignor Paul Fitzpatrick Russell, Apostolic Nuncio to Taiwan R.O.C.; Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendia, Titular Archbishop of Italica and Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan; Father Henry D’Souza, bishop of Bellary, India; Bishop Romulo Tolentino dela Cruz, from bishop of San Jose de Antique to bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines; Bishop Jose Rojas Rojas Jr., from bishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres) to bishop of Libmanan, Philippines; Fr. Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta, bishop of Bandung, Indonesia.
Re-elected: Archbishop Orlando B. Quevedo, OMI, Secretary General, Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC).
Re-appointed: Fr. Raymond O’Toole, SFM Assistant Secretary General, Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC)
Resigned: Bishop Prospero Nale Arellano, bishop of Libmanan, Philippines
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