On becoming a Jesuit, they also vow never to take ecclesiastical office, such as a bishopric, unless ordered to by the pope.This last vow is one of the reasons why Pope Francis's election was particularly surprising.
Mr Salazar, the vicar-general of the bishopric of Nuevo Laredo, is tired of the violence that has beset his city.
He has held only one bishopric, Durham, and that for barely a year.
A few weeks ago the Anglican church in Britain had a similar explosion when a priest who is a non-practising homosexual was proposed for a bishopric (he turned down the offer in the face of the objections).Opposition to Mr Robinson's appointment remains vehement.
The bishop of Darien, Romulo Emiliani, has often given warning about armed groups crossing into Panama, so often indeed that he has now been persuaded, or forced, to take leave of absence from the bishopric.
Its bishopric dates from the 4th century.
Boniface founded a bishopric there in 742.
The bishopric was created in 1014.
A new bishopric was created in 1821.
The bishopric was secularized in 1648, when it passed with the town to Brandenburg.
Finally, his activities won him the coveted bishopric: in November 1788 he was appointed bishop of Autun.
