Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and Evangelization of Peoples

Edwin Frederick Cardinal O’Brien retired as Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Fernando Cardinal Filoni, who had been serving as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, was named as his replacement.

In turn, Luis Antonio Gokim Cardinal Tagle, who had been serving as Archbishop of Manila, Philippines, was named as the new Prefect.

Malone resigned as Buffalo Bishop

Bishop Richard Joseph Malone resigned as Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA.

Bishop Edward Bernard Scharfenberger, Bishop of Albany, was named Apostolic Administrator.

Rojas named San Bernardino Coadjutor

Bishop Alberto Rojas was named Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

McClory named Gary Bishop

Bishop-elect Robert John McClory was named Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Donald Joseph Hying was named Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin in April 2019.

Robu retired, Percă named Bucarest Archbishop

Archbishop Ioan Robu retired and Archbishop-designate Aurel Percă was named Archbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania.

Archbishop-designate Percă had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi.

Malone named Shreveport Bishop

Bishop-elect Francis Ignatius Malone was named Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Michael Gerard Duca was named Bishop of Baton Rouge in June 2018.

Figueroa Morales named San Juan de Puerto Rico Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico and titular bishop of Phelbes.

Abril González named Arauca Bishop

Bishop Jaime Cristóbal Abril González was named Bishop of Arauca, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jaime Muñoz Pedroza was named Bishop of Girardot in July, 2018.

Bishop Abril González had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona.

Gendron retired, Hamelin named Saint-Jean-Longueuil Bishop

Bishop Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. retired and Bishop Claude Hamelin was named Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada.

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

Quintana named Mar del Plata Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Dario Rubén Quintana, O.A.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina and titular bishop of Bavagaliana.

Jordy named Tours Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy was named Archbishop of Tours, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Bernard-Nicolas Jean-Marie Aubertin, O. Cist. in October 2019.

Archbishop-designate Jordy had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Claude.

Thevenin named Egypt Nuncio

Archbishop Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica in August 2019.

Archbishop Thevenin had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

Utleg retired, Baccay named Tuguegarao Archbishop

Archbishop Sergio Lasam Utleg retired and Archbishop-designate Ricardo Lingan Baccay was named Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines.

Archbishop-designate Baccay had been serving as Bishop of Alaminos.

Fey retired, Auram named Kimbe Bishop

Bishop William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop-elect John Bosco Auram was named Bishop of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.

De la Torre Altamirano named Quito Auxiliary

Bishop-elect David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador and titular bishop of Bagai.

Sudar resigned as Vrhbosna Auxiliary

Bishop Pero Sudar resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ze Jeimphaung named Lashio Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Lucas Dau Ze Jeimphaung, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar.

Chikwe named Owerri Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Moses Chikwe was named Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria and titular bishop of Flumenzer.

Chávez named Concepción Coadjutor

Bishop José Melitón Chávez was nameed Coadjutor Bishop of Concepción, Argentina.

Bishop Chávez had been serving as Bishop of Añatuya.

Ossa Soto named Nueva Pamplona Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto was named Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Luis Madrid Merlano resigned in June 2018.

Archbishop-designate Ossa Soto had been serving as Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos.

Harris retired, Riesbeck named Saint John, New Brunswick Bishop

Bishop Robert Harris retired and Bishop Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C. was named Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Bishop Riesbeck had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario.

Bastes retired, Dialogo named Sorsogon Bishop

Bishop Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. retired and Bishop-elect Jose Alan V. Dialogo was named Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines.

Badini Confalonieri retired as Susa Bishop

Bishop Alfonso Badini Confalonieri retired as Bishop of Susa, Italy.