Maggi resigned as Ibarra Bishop

Bishop Valter Dario Maggi resigned as Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador.

Batalha Henriques named Lisboa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Daniel Batalha Henriques was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal and titular bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae.

Wuerl retired as Washington, D.C. Archbishop

Donald William Cardinal Wuerl retired as Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Smeets named Roermond Bishop

Bishop-elect Hendrikus Marie Gerardus Smeets was named Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz in December 2017.

Sebastián Martínez named Sarh Bishop

Bishop Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Sarh, Chad.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Goetbé Edmond Djitangar was named Archbishop of N’Djaména in August 2016.

Bishop Sebastián Martínez had been serving as Bishop of Lai.

Da Silva resigned as Catanduva Bishop

Bishop Otacílio Luziano Da Silva resigned as Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Blouin retired, Menezes named Lae Bishop

Bishop Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. retired and Bishop-elect Rozario Menezes, S.M.M. was named Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea.

Torres Asanza named Guaranda Bishop

Bishop Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza was named Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Skiper Bladimir Yáñez Calvachi was named Bishop of Babahoyo in March 2018.

Bishop Torres Asanza has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Machala.

Mohos named Esztergom-Budapest Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gábor Mohos was named Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary and titular bishop of Iliturgi.

de Queirós Alves retired, Zeca Martins named Huambo Archbishop

Archbishop José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. retired and Archbishop-designate Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Huambo, Angola.

Archbishop-designate Zeca Martins had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda.

Montemayor named Colombia Nuncio

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor was nmaed Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ettore Balestrero was named Administrator to Congo, Democratic Republic of.

Archbishop Montemayor had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of.

Dalbosco named Bagé Bishop

Bishop-elect Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gílio Felício in June 2018.

Benavente Mateos retired, Fernández Collado named Albacete Bishop

Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos retired and Bishop Ángel Fernández Collado was named Bishop of Albacete, Spain.

Bishop Fernández Collado had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo.

Pellegrín Barrera resigned as San Bartolomé de Chillán Bishop

Bishop Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. resigned as Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile.

Contreras Molina resigned as San Felipe Bishop

Bishop Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. resigned as Bishop of San Felipe, Chile.

Balvo named Czech Republic Nuncio

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan.

Lima Soares named Carolina Bishop

Bishop-elect Francisco Lima Soares was named Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. in July 2017.

Pontelo retired, Giovenale named Cruzeiro do Sul Bishop

Bishop Mosé João Pontelo, C.S.Sp. retired and Bishop Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil.

Bishop Giovenale had been serving as Bishop of Santarém, Para.

Betancourt named Hartford Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Juan Miguel Betancourt, S.E.M.V. named Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA and titular bishop of Cursola.

Lipovšek retired as Celje Bishop

Bishop Stanislav Lipovšek retired as Bishop of Celje, Slovenia.

Delgado Silva resigned as Cabimas Bishop

Bishop William Enrique Delgado Silva resigned as Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela.

Voltolini Esti resigned as Portoviejo Archbishop

Archbishop Lorenzo Voltolini Esti resigned as Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador.

Bransfield retired as Wheeling-Charleston Bishop

Bishop Michael Joseph Bransfield retired as Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA.

Archbishop William Edward Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, was named Apostolic Administrator.

Ribeiro resigned as Formosa Bishop

Bishop José Ronaldo Ribeiro resigned as Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil.

Archbishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto, Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, remains Apostolic Administrator.