Abril González named Arauca Bishop

Bishop Jaime Cristóbal Abril González was named Bishop of Arauca, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jaime Muñoz Pedroza was named Bishop of Girardot in July, 2018.

Bishop Abril González had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona.

Gendron retired, Hamelin named Saint-Jean-Longueuil Bishop

Bishop Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. retired and Bishop Claude Hamelin was named Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Hamelin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Quintana named Mar del Plata Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Dario Rubén Quintana, O.A.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina and titular bishop of Bavagaliana.

Jordy named Tours Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy was named Archbishop of Tours, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Bernard-Nicolas Jean-Marie Aubertin, O. Cist. in October 2019.

Archbishop-designate Jordy had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Claude.

Thevenin named Egypt Nuncio

Archbishop Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica in August 2019.

Archbishop Thevenin had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

Utleg retired, Baccay named Tuguegarao Archbishop

Archbishop Sergio Lasam Utleg retired and Archbishop-designate Ricardo Lingan Baccay was named Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines.

Archbishop-designate Baccay had been serving as Bishop of Alaminos.

Fey retired, Auram named Kimbe Bishop

Bishop William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop-elect John Bosco Auram was named Bishop of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.

De la Torre Altamirano named Quito Auxiliary

Bishop-elect David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador and titular bishop of Bagai.

Sudar resigned as Vrhbosna Auxiliary

Bishop Pero Sudar resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ze Jeimphaung named Lashio Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Lucas Dau Ze Jeimphaung, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar.

Chikwe named Owerri Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Moses Chikwe was named Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria and titular bishop of Flumenzer.

Chávez named Concepción Coadjutor

Bishop José Melitón Chávez was nameed Coadjutor Bishop of Concepción, Argentina.

Bishop Chávez had been serving as Bishop of Añatuya.

Ossa Soto named Nueva Pamplona Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto was named Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Luis Madrid Merlano resigned in June 2018.

Archbishop-designate Ossa Soto had been serving as Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos.

Harris retired, Riesbeck named Saint John, New Brunswick Bishop

Bishop Robert Harris retired and Bishop Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C. was named Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Bishop Riesbeck had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario.

Bastes retired, Dialogo named Sorsogon Bishop

Bishop Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. retired and Bishop-elect Jose Alan V. Dialogo was named Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines.

Badini Confalonieri retired as Susa Bishop

Bishop Alfonso Badini Confalonieri retired as Bishop of Susa, Italy.

Saint John XXIII of Sofia created, Proykov named first Bishop

The Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (Bulgarian) was elevated to the Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian).

Bishop Christo Proykov was named its first Bishop.

Marino named Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy President

Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino was named President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste, and Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam.

Gloder named Cuba Nuncio

Archbishop Giampiero Gloder was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giorgio Lingua was named Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia in July 2019.

Archbishop Gloder had been serving as President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

Del Río Sendino retired, Saldías Pedraza named Tarija Bishop

Bishop Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino retired and Bishop Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. was named Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia.

Bishop Saldías Pedraza had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz.

Athipozhiyil retired, Anaparambil succeeded as Alleppey Bishop

Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil retired and Bishop James Raphael Anaparambil succeeded as Bishop of Alleppey, India.

Bishop Anaparambil had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Jenik retired, Whalen and Colacicco named New York Auxiliaries

Bishop John Joseph Jenik retired and Bishop-elect Edmund J. Whalen and Bishop-elect Gerardo J. Colacicco were named Auxiliary Bishops of New York, New York, USA and titular bishops of Cemerinianus and Erdonia, respectively.

Silva Pepeu resigned, Menezes da Silva named Vitória da Conquista Archbishop

Archbishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. resigned and Archbishop-designate Josafá Menezes da Silva was named Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Menezes da Silva had been serving as Bishop of Barreiras.

Vetter named Helena Bishop

Bishop-elect Austin Vetter was named Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop George Leo Thomas was named Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in February 2018.

Van Roijen named Corner Brook and Labrador Bishop

Bishop-elect Bartolomeus Van Roijen was named Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Peter Joseph Hundt was named Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland in December 2018.

Randazzo named Broken Bay Bishop

Bishop Anthony Randazzo was named Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Peter Andrew Comensoli was named Archbishop of Melbourne in June 2018.

Bishop Randazzo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney.

Ortega Martín named Chile Nuncio

Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín was named Apostolic Nuncio to Chile.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ivo Scapolo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal in August 2019.

Archbishop Ortega Martín had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq.

Odzimek retired as Radom Auxiliary

Bishop Adam Odzimek retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland.

New Cardinals with their Titles

Created Cardinal:

• Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I., President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
  Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
• José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
  Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto
• Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
  Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella
• Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
  Cardinal-Priest of Santi Aquila e Priscilla
• Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
  Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa
• Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., Archbishop of Luxembourg
  Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto
• Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
  Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto
• Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Egidio
  Newly established as a Cardinal Title
• Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B., Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco
  Cardinal-Priest of San Leone I
• Michael F. Czerny, S.J., Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
  Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo

Created Cardinal (Non-Voting):

• Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
  Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
• Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J., Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angela Merici
• Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia