Wolcan Olano named Tacuarembó Bishop

Bishop-elect Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano was named Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Julio César Bonino Bonino in August 2017.

Smith retired, Deenihan named Meath Bishop

Bishop Michael Smith retired and Bishop-elect Thomas Deenihan was named Bishop of Meath, Ireland.

Krebs named Uruguay Nuncio

Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Panikulam retired in October 2017.

Archbishop Krebs had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Oceania, and other posts.

Ocampo Gaona named Carapeguá Bishop

Bishop-elect Celestino Ocampo Gaona was named Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero was named Bishop of San Lorenzo in July 2015.

Cárdenas Villalba retired, Benítez Candia named Benjamín Aceval Bishop

Bishop Cándido Cárdenas Villalba retired and Bishop-elect Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia was named Bishop of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay

Wirz Kraemer retired, Tróccoli Cebedio named Maldonado-Punta del Este Bishop

Bishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer and Bishop Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio was named Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Bishop Tróccoli Cebedio had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo.

Rodríguez-Melgarejo retired, D’Annibale named San Martín Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Rodríguez-Melgarejo and Bishop Miguel Ángel D’Annibale was named Bishop of San Martín, Argentina.

Bishop D’Annibale had been serving as Bishop of Río Gallegos.

Olszowski named Katowice Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Grzegorz Olszowski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland and titular bishop of Rhoga.

Guerrero Córdova retired, Murguía Medina named Mixes Prelate

Bishop Héctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B. retired and Salvador Cleofás Murguía Medina, S.D.B. was named Prelate of Mixes, Oaxaca, México.

Vincke named Salina Bishop

Bishop-elect Gerald L. Vincke was named Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Edward Joseph Weisenburger was named Bishop of Tucson, Arizona in October 2017.

Barros Madrid resigned as Osorno Bishop

Bishop Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid resigned as Bishop of Osorno, Chile.

Bishop Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M. was named Apostolic Administrator.

Duarte García de Cortázar retired as Valparaíso Bishop

Bishop Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. retired as Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile.

Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic was named Apostolic Administrator.

Caro Cordero retired as Puerto Montt Archbishop

Archbishop Cristián Caro Cordero retired as Archbishop of Puerto Montt, Chile.

Tigga named Raiganj Bishop

Bishop-elect Fulgence Aloysius Tigga was named Bishop of Raiganj, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Alphonsus Flavian D’Souza, S.J. in April 2016.

Panipitchai named Miao Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India and titular bishop of Aggersel.

Henning named Rockville Centre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Richard G. Henning was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA and titular bishop of Tabla.

Fisher named Washington Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael William Fisher was named Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA and titular bishop of Truentum.

Madrid Merlano resigned as Nueva Pamplona Archbishop

Archbishop Luis Madrid Merlano resigned as Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia.

Felício resigned as Bagé Bishop

Bishop Gílio Felício resigned as Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Rougé named Nanterre Bishop

Bishop-elect Matthieu Rougé was named Bishop of Nanterre, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit was named Archbishop of Paris in December 2017.

Algermissen retired as Fulda Bishop

Bishop Heinz Josef Algermissen retired as Bishop of Fulda, Germany.

Michiaki Yamanouchi named Saitama Bishop

Bishop-elect Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Saitama, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani in July 2013.

Abella Batlle and Sakai named Osaka Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F. and Bishop-elect Paul Toshihiro Sakai were named Auxiliary Bishops of Osaka, Japan and titular bishops of Methamaucum and Nova Barbara, respectively.

Aguer retired, Fernández named La Plata Archbishop

Archbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer retired and Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández was named Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina.

Archbishop Fernández had been serving as Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia.

Lach named Parma Bishop

Bishop Milan Lach, S.J. was named Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA.

The eparchy had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop John Michael Kudrick in May 2016.

Bishop Lach had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the same eparchy.

Macedonia elevated to Eparchy; Stojanov remains Ordinary

The Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia was elevated to the Eparchy of Beata Maria Vergine Assunta in Strumica-Skopje, Macedonia.

Bishop Kiro Stojanov remains its ordinary.

El Tigre erected, Romero Barrios named Bishop

The Diocese of El Tigre, Venezuela was erected with territory taken from Barcelona.

Bishop José Manuel Romero Barrios was named its first Bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona.

Jacolin named Luçon Bishop

Bishop François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. was named Bishop of Luçon, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Alain Castet in October 2017.

Bishop Jacolin had been serving as Bishop of Mende.

Di Pietro named Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Cesare Di Pietro was named Auxiliary Bishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy and titular bishop of Nicopolis ad Iaterum.