McMahon retired, Williams named Brentwood Bishop

Bishop Thomas McMahon retired and Bishop-elect Alan Williams, S.M. was named Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain.

de Angelis retired, McGrattan named Peterborough Bishop

Bishop Nicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. retired and Bishop William Terrence McGrattan was named Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Bishop McGrattan had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto.

Fabene named titular bishop

Bishop-elect Fabio Fabene was named Titular Bishop of Aquipendium while remaining an Official of the Synod of Bishops.

Tran Văn Toan named Long Xuyên Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph Tran Văn Toan was named Auxiliary Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam and auxiliary bishop of Acalissus.

Stevens retired, Ateba Edo named Maroua-Mokolo Bishop

Bishop Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, P.F.E. retired and Bishop-elect Bruno Ateba Edo, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon.

Oster named Passau Bishop

Bishop-elect Stefan Oster, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Passau, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Wilhelm Schraml in October 2012.

Michel named Valence Bishop

Bishop-elect Pierre-Yves Michel was named Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize was named Bishop of Metz in June 2013.

Aupetit named Nanterre Bishop

Bishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit was named Bishop of Nanterre, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gérard Antoine Léopold Daucourt in November 2013.

Bishop Aupetit had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Paris.

Zingtung Grawng retired, Mang Thang succeeded as Mandalay Archbishop

Archbishop Paul Zingtung Grawng retired and Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang succeeded as Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar.

Archbishop Mang Thang had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Kharkiv erected, Tuchapets named Archiepiscopal Exarch

The Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine was erected by spliting Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian).

Bishop-elect Vasyl Tuchapets, O.S.B.M. was named its first Archiepiscopal Exarch and Titular Bishop of Centuriones.

Senkiv named Stryj Bishop; Manyshyn named Auxiliary

Bishop Taras Senkiv, O.M. was named Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Julian Gbur, S.V.D. in March 2011.

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

Bishop-elect Bohdan Manyshyn was named Auxiliary Bishop of Stryj and titular Bishop of Lesvi.

Coppola named Chad Nuncio

Archbishop Franco Coppola was named Apostolic Nuncio to Chad in addition to his other duties.

Hudson named Westminster Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nicholas Gilbert Hudson was named Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain and titular bishop of Sanctus Germanus.

Dydycz retired, Pikus named Drohiczyn Bishop

Bishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Tadeusz Pikus was named Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland.

Bishop Pikus had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}.

Teixeira Guimarães retired, Francisco named Cornélio Procópio Bishop

Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Manoel João Francisco was named Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil.

Bishop Francisco had been serving as Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina.

Tebartz-van Elst resigned as Limburg Bishop

Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst resigned as Bishop of Limburg, Germany.

Zalewski named Zimbabwe Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Marek Zalewski was named Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe and titular archbishop of Africa.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Kocherry was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh in July 2013.

Pesoa Ribera and Saldías Pedraza named La Paz Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. and Bishop-elect Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. were named Auxiliary Bishops of La Paz, Bolivia and titular bishops of Leges and Phelbes, respectively.

Miranda Guardiola and Pérez Talamantes named Monterrey Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola and Bishop-elect Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes were named Auxiliary Bishops of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México and titular bishops of Idicra and Auzegera, respectively.

Nguyên Van Tot named Sri Lanka Nuncio

Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire in October 2013.

Archbishop Nguyên Van Tot had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.

López Quintana named Estonia and Latvia Nuncio

Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia in addition to his other posts.

Pham Minh Mân retired, Bùi Văn Ðoc succeeded as Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh Archbishop

Jean-Baptiste Cardinal Pham Minh Mân retired and Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðoc succeeded as Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam.

Archbishop Bùi Văn Ðoc had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Thissen retired as Hamburg Archbishop

Archbishop Werner Thissen retired as Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany.

D’Alise named Caserta Bishop

Bishop Giovanni D’Alise was named Bishop of Caserta, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Pietro Farina in September 2013.

Bishop D’Alise had been serving as Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.

McMahon named Liverpool Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. was named Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Patrick Altham Kelly in February 2013.

Archbishop-designate McMahon had been serving as Bishop of Nottingham.

Zapata Ortiz named Papantla Bishop

Bishop José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz was named Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong was named an Official of the Congregation for the Clergy in September 2013.

Bishop Zapata Ortiz had been serving as Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz.

Teixeira named São José dos Campos Bishop

Bishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. was named Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Moacir Silva was named Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto in April 2013.

Bishop Teixeira had been serving as Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Baia.

Serrao named Shimoga Bishop

Bishop-elect Francis Serrao, S.J. was named Bishop of Shimoga, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo was named Bishop of Udupi in July 2012.

Saraiva de França retired, Soares da Costa named Palmares Bishop

Bishop Genival Saraiva de França retired and Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa was named Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Bishop Soares da Costa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe.

Marzinkowski retired, Yapaupa succeeded as Alindao Bishop

Bishop Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp. retired and Bishop Cyr-Nestor Yapaupa succeeded as Bishop of Alindao, Central African Republic.

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