Đình Đúc Đao retired, Đo Văn Ngân named Xuân Lộc Bishop

Bishop Joseph Đình Đúc Đao retired and Bishop John Đo Văn Ngân was named Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam.

Bishop Đo Văn Ngân had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Santucci resigned as Massa Carrara-Pontremoli Bishop

Bishop Giovanni Santucci resigned as Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy.

d’Aniello named Uzbekistan Nuncio

Archbishop Giovanni d’Aniello was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan in addition to his other posts.

Lopes Dias named Lorena Bishop

Bishop Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias was named Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Campinas in May 2019.

Bishop Lopes Dias has been serving as Bishop of Colatina, Espirito Santo.

Dantas Bastos named Jequié Bishop

Bishop Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos was named Bishop of Jequié, Bahia, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco in July 2019.

Bishop Dantas Bastos has been serving as Bishop of Alagoinhas.

Sagastume Lemus named San Marcos Bishop

Bishop Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gómez in May 2018.

Bishop Sagastume Lemus had been serving as Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima.

Cattenoz retired as Avignon Archbishop

Archbishop Jean-Pierre Marie Cattenoz retired as Archbishop of Avignon, France.

Estrada Herrera named Cuzco Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Lizardo Estrada Herrera, O.S.A. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cuzco, Peru and titular bishop of Ausuccura.

Santier resigned, Blanchet named Créteil Bishop

Bishop Michel Léon Émile Santier resigned and Bishop Dominique Marie Joseph Blanchet, Ist. del Prado was named Bishop of Créteil, France.

Bishop Blanchet had been serving as Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard.

Ispahan renamed Teheran-Ispahan; Mathieu named Archbishop

The Archdiocese of of Ispahan has been renamed to the Archdiocese of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran.

Archbishop-elect Dominique Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv. was named its first Archbishop.

The jurisdiction had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B. in January 2015.

Gómez Cantero named Almería Coadjutor

Bishop Antonio Gómez Cantero was named Coadjutor Bishop of Almería, Spain.

He had been serving as Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín.

Nugent named Kuwait and Qatar Nuncio

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala in April 2020.

Archbishop Nugent had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti.

Bibi named Buéa Bishop

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi was named Bishop of Buéa, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Emmanuel Bushu retired in December 2019.

Bishop Bibi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda.

Tomasik retired, Solarczyk named Radom Bishop

Bishop Henryk Marian Tomasik retired and Bishop Marek Solarczyk was named Bishop of Radom, Poland.

Bishop Solarczyk had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga.

Njue retired as Nairobi Archbishop

John Cardinal Njue retired as Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya.

Bessi Dogbo named Korhogo Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Ignace Bessi Dogbo was named Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Marie-Daniel Dadiet in October 2017.

Archbishop-designate Bessi Dogbo had been serving as Bishop of Katiola.

Kondrusiewicz retired as Minsk-Mohilev Archbishop

Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz retired as Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus.

Martin named Wellington Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Paul Martin, S.M. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand.

He had been serving as Bishop of Christchurch.

Rehmat named Quetta Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap. was named Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan.

The vicariate had been vacant since the death of Bishop Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I. in December 2020.

Vayalunkal named Algeria Nuncio

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal was named Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luciano Russo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama in August 2020.

Archbishop Vayalunkal had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands.

Gullickson resigned as Switzerland and Liechtenstein Nuncio

Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.

Mkude retired as Morogoro Bishop

Bishop Telesphore Mkude retired as Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania.