Ortíz Aguirre named Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Bishop

Bishop Armando António Ortíz Aguirre was named Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Fabio Martínez Castilla was named Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas in February 2013.

Olson named Fort Worth Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael F. Olson was named Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Kevin William Vann was named Bishop of Orange in California in Septmeber 2012.

Crociata named Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno Bishop

Bishop Mariano Crociata was named Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Giuseppe Petrocchi was named Archbishop of L’Aquila in June 2013.

Lackner named Salzburg Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Franz Lackner, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. earlier this month.

Archbishop-designate Lackner had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Graz-Seckau.

Rakoczy retired, Pindel named Bielsko-Żywiec Bishop

Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy retired and Bishop-elect Roman Pindel was named Bishop of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland.

Torres named Córdoba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pedro Javier Torres was named Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina and titular bishop of Castellum in Numidia.

Shaw named Lahore Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha in April 2011.

Archbishop-designate Shaw had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Daucourt resigned as Nanterre Bishop

Bishop Gérard Antoine Léopold Daucourt resigned as Bishop of Nanterre, France.

Walker retired as Broken Bay Bishop

Bishop David Louis Walker retired as Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia.

Amezcua Melgoza retired, Hernández Rodríguez named Colima Bishop

Bishop José Luis Amezcua Melgoza retired and Bishop Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez was named Bishop of Colima, México.

Bishop Hernández Rodríguez had been serving as Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz.

van Ruijven retired, Thottamkara succeeded as Nekemte Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Theodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M. retired and Bishop Varghese Thottamkara, C.M. succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia.

Bishop Thottamkara had been serving as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

Budd retired, O’Toole named Plymouth Bishop

Bishop Hugh Christopher Budd retired and Bishop-elect Mark O’Toole was named Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain.

Matano named Rochester Bishop

Bishop Salvatore Ronald Matano was named Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Matthew Harvey Clark in September 2012.

Bishop Matano had been serving as Bishop of Burlington, Vermont.

Menegussi named Crateús Bishop

Bishop-elect Ailton Menegussi was named Bishop of Crateús, Ceara, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho was named Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui.

Jubinville named San Pedro Bishop

Bishop-elect Pierre Jubinville, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores was named Bishop of Paraguay, Military in March 2012.

Gangemi named Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand.

Popowicz named Przemyśl-Warszawa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz was named Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland and titular bishop of Horrea Coelia.

Kothgasser retired as Salzburg Archbishop

Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. retired as Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria.

Grampa retired, Lazzeri named Lugano Bishop

Bishop Pier Giacomo Grampa retired and Bishop-elect Valerio Lazzeri was named Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland.

Fabbricatore retired as Santa Maria di Grottaferrata Abbot

Abbot Emiliano Fabbricatore, O.S.B.I. retired as Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy.

Duś retired, Górzyński and Markowski named Warszawa Auxiliaries

Bishop Marian Duś retired and Bishop-elect Józef Górzyński and Bishop-elect Rafał Markowski were named Auxiliary Bishops of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland and titular bishops of Leontium and Obba, respectively.

Gestori retired, Bresciani named San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto Bishop

Bishop Gervasio Gestori retired and Bishop-elect Carlo Bresciani was named Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto, Italy.

Abou Khazen named Alep Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Georges Abou Khazen, O.F.M. was named Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria and titular bishop of Rusadus.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M. in April 2013.

Mésidor named Cap-Haïtien Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Max Leroy Mésidor named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti.

Archbishop-designate Mésidor had been serving as Bishop of Fort-Liberté.

Lele resigned as Mombasa Archbishop

Archbishop Boniface Lele resigned as Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya.

Gries retired as Cleveland Auxiliary

Bishop Roger William Gries, O.S.B. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Consistory to Create Cardinals - 22 February 2014

Pope Francis announced his intention to hold a consistory to create new Cardinals on 22 February 2014, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter. No names or even number of new cardinals was mentioned.

Gébara named Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek) Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Joseph Gébara was named Coadjutor Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Cedano Cedano retired as Santo Domingo Auxiliary

Bishop Pablo Cedano Cedano retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Lee Kok Hin retired, Ng named Miri Bishop

Bishop Anthony Lee Kok Hin retired and Bishop-elect Richard Ng was named Bishop of Miri, Malaysia.