Orozco Mengibar named Guadix Bishop

Bishop-elect Francisco Jesús Orozco Mengibar was named Bishop of Guadix, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ginés Ramón García Beltrán was named Bishop of Getafe in January 2018.

Mellino named Titular Bishop

Bishop-elect Marco Mellino was named Titular Bishop of Cresima.

Sousa Valério named Portugal, Military Bishop

Bishop-elect Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M. was named Bishop of Portugal, Military.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda was named Bishop of Porto in March 2018.

Bessa Taipa retired, Esteves Domingues named Porto Auxiliary

Bishop António Maria Bessa Taipa retired and Bishop-elect Armando Esteves Domingues was named Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal and titular bishop of Centenaria.

Caride named San Isidro Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Guillermo Caride was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina and titular bishop of Iomnium.

Holley removed as Memphis Bishop

Bishop Martin David Holley was removed as Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Calzada Guerrero named Tehuacán Bishop

Bishop Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero was named Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez was named Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas in November 2017.

Bishop Calzada Guerrero has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca.

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.