de Villa y Vásquez named Santiago de Guatemala Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. was named Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. in February 2018.

Archbishop-designate de Villa y Vásquez had been serving as Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango.

Parkes named Savannah Bishop

Bishop-elect Stephen Douglas Parkes was named Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Atlanta in March 2020.

Udaigwe named Sir Lanka Nuncio

Archbishop Brian Udaigwe was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt in January 2020.

Archbishop Udaigwe had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and to Togo.

Pena Vitral resigned, Cota de Oliveira named Sete Lagoas Bishop

Bishop Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral resigned and Bishop Francisco Cota de Oliveira was named Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bishop Cota de Oliveira had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana.

Lewandowski named Baltimore Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA and titular bishop of Croae.

Carlson retired, Rozanski named Saint Louis Archbishop

Archbishop Robert James Carlson retired and Archbishop-designate Mitchell Thomas Rozanski was named Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

Archbishop-designate Rozanski had been serving as Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts.

Martínez Perea resigned, Barba named San Luis Bishop

Bishop Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea resigned and Bishop Gabriel Bernardo Barba was named Bishop of San Luis, Argentina.

Bishop Barba had been serving as Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere.

Guillory retired, Toups named Beaumont Bishop

Bishop Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D. retired and Bishop-elect David Leon Toups was named Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA.

Fernández González named Astorga Bishop

Bishop Jesús Fernández González was named Bishop of Astorga, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández in May 2019.

Bishop Fernández González had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela.

López Alfaro named San Cristóbal de Las Casas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luis Manuel López Alfaro was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México and titular bishop of Garba.

Varuvel resigned as Kuzhithurai Bishop

Bishop Jerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B. resigned as Bishop of Kuzhithurai, India.

González named La Plata Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jorge Esteban González was named Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina and titular bishop of Alesa.

Mont-Laurier and Saint-Jérôme united under Bishop Poisson

Bishop Raymond Poisson was named Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada while remaining Bishop of Saint-Jérôme.

Jurevičius named Telšiai Bishop

Bishop Algirdas Jurevičius was named Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Kęstutis Kėvalas was named Archbishop of Kaunas in February 2020.

Bishop Jurevičius had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas.

Punt retired, Hendriks succeeded as Haarlem-Amsterdam Bishop; de Jong named Military Administrator

Bishop Jozef Marianus Punt retired and Bishop Johannes Willibrordus Maria Hendriks succeeded as Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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

Bishop Punt also retired and Bishop Everardus Johannes de Jong was named Apostolic Administrator of Netherlands, Military.

Bishop de John remains Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond.

d’Aniello named Russia Nuncio

Archbishop Giovanni d’Aniello was named Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Celestino Migliore was named Apostolic Nuncio to France in January 2020.

Archbishop d’Aniello had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil.

Narui named Niigata Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Niigata, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Tōkyō in October 2017.

Pointe-Noire and Owando made Archdioceses

The dioceses of Pointe-Noire and Owando were both elevated to Archdioceses.

The Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire, Congo was given the suffragan dioceses of Dolisie and Nkayi.

Miguel Ángel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B., who had been serving as Bishop, is now Archbishop-designate.


The Archdiocese of Owando, Congo was given the suffragan dioceses of Impfondo and Ouesso.

Victor Abagna Mossa, who had been serving as Bishop, is now Archbishop-designate.

All of the dioceses were formerly suffragans of Archdiocese of Brazzaville.

Ukpong named Umuahia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael Kalu Ukpong was named Auxiliary Bishop of Umuahia, Nigeria and titular bishop of Igilgili.

Peña Rodríguez retired, Castro Marte named Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey Bishop

Bishop Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez retired and Bishop Jesús Castro Marte was named Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic.

Bishop Castro Marte had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo.

Roa Barbosa named Ibagué Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Orlando Roa Barbosa was named Archbishop of Ibagué, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata in March 2019.

Archbishop-designate Roa Barbosa had been serving as Bishop of Espinal.

Castrellón Pizano retired, Giraldo Velásquez named Barrancabermeja Bishop

Bishop Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect Ovidio Giraldo Velásquez was named Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia.

Rixen retired, Ferreira named Goiás Bishop

Bishop Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen retired and Bishop-elect Jeová Elias Ferreira was named Bishop of Goiás, Brazil.

da Silveira Calixto Filho named São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Célio da Silveira Calixto Filho was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and titular bishop of Segia.

Larrondo Yáñez named Santiago de Chile Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Julio Esteban Larrondo Yáñez was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile and titular bishop of Magarmel.

Kerekes named Alba Iulia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect László Kerekes was named Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania and titular bishop of Tharros.

Edwards named Wagga Wagga Bishop

Bishop Mark Stuart Edwards, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gerard Joseph Hanna in September 2016.

Bishop Edwards had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne.

Bravo Álvarez named San Felipe Bishop

Bishop-elect Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez was named Bishop of San Felipe, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. in September 2018.