Sephamola named Qacha’s Nek Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane in July 2010.

Chacorowski named Caraguatatuba Bishop

Bishop José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M. was named Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul in July 2012.

Bishop Chacorowski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão.

Brandão Cabral named Almenara Bishop

Bishop-elect José Carlos Brandão Cabral was named Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Hugo María Van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. last week.

Wübbe named Osnabrück Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Johannes Wübbe was named Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany and titular bishop of Ros Cré.

Escobar Ayala named Chaco Paraguayo Vicar

Bishop-elect Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, S.D.B. was named Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay and titular bishop of Media.

The vicariate had been vacant since then-Bishop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Asunción in November 2011.

Nguyên Văn Viên named Vinh Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pierre Nguyên Văn Viên was named Auxiliary Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam and titular bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari.

Nguyen Huu Long named Hung Hoá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alphonse Nguyen Huu Long, P.S.S. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam and titular bishop of Gummi in Byzacena.

Munyongani named Gweru Bishop

Bishop-elect Xavier Munyongani was named Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Martin Munyanyi in April 2012.

Selvadagi named Roma Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Paolo Selvadagi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishop of Salapia.

Puff named Köln Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ansgar Puff was named Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany and titular bishop of Gordus.

Górny retired, Wątroba named Rzeszów Bishop

Bishop Kazimierz Górny retired and Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba was named Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland.

Bishop Wątroba had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa.

Rao Polimera named Eluru Bishop

Bishop-elect Jaya Rao Polimera was named Bishop of Eluru, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop John Mulagada in August 2009.

Mulakkal named Jullundur Bishop

Bishop Franco Mulakkal (Aippunny) was named Bishop of Jullundur, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto was named Archbishop of Delhi in November 2012.

Bishop Mulakkal had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi.

López Londoño retired, Londoño Buitrago named Jericó Bishop

Bishop José Roberto López Londoño retired and Bishop-elect Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Jericó, Colombia.

Isern resigned as Pueblo Bishop

Bishop Fernando Isern resigned as Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA.

Lisboa named Pemba Bishop

Bishop-elect Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P. was named Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Ernesto Maguengue in October 2012.

Vittorelli resigned as Montecassino Abbot

Abbot Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B. resigned as Abbot of Montecassino, Italy.

Gerber named Freiburg im Breisgau Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael Gerber was named Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany and titular bishop of Migirpa.

Hopes named East Anglia Bishop

Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes was named Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Michael Charles Evans in July 2011.

Bishop Hopes had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster.

Masela named Polokwane Bishop

Bishop-elect Jeremiah Madimetja Masela was named Bishop of Polokwane, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe in December 2011.

Molinari retired, Petrocchi named L’Aquila Archbishop

Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari retired and Archbishop-designate Giuseppe Petrocchi was named Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Petrocchi had been serving as Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno.

Adamczyk named Gambia Nuncio

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk was named Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia in addition to his other posts.

Kauneckas retired, Virbalas named Panevėžys Bishop

Bishop Jonas Kauneckas retired and Bishop-elect Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. was named Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania.

Cardinal Nagy Died

Stanisław Kazimierz Cardinal Nagy, S.C.I., Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala, has died.

He was 91 years old and had served as a priest for 67 years. He had served as a bishop and a cardinal for 9 years.

May he rest in peace.

Weitzel retired, Brown named Samoa-Pago Pago Bishop

Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M. retired and Bishop-elect Peter Brown, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania).

Devine retired as Motherwell Bishop

Bishop Joseph Devine retired as Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain.

Gelmi Bertocchi retired as Cochabamba Auxiliary

Bishop Angel Gelmi Bertocchi retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Jousten retired, Delville named Liège Bishop

Bishop Aloysius Jousten retired and Bishop-elect Jean-Pierre Delville was named Bishop of Liège, Belgium.

Buenanueva named San Francisco Bishop

Bishop Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva was named Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Carlos José Tissera was named Bishop of Quilmes in October 2011.

Bishop Buenanueva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza.

Clavel Gil retired, Estrada Solórzano named México Auxiliary

Bishop Francisco Clavel Gil retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Estrada Solórzano was named Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District and titular bishop of Pinhel.

Cetoloni named Grosseto Bishop

Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Grosseto, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Franco Agostinelli was named Bishop of Prato in September 2012.

Bishop Cetoloni had been serving as Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.

Terrazas Sandoval retired, Gualberti Calandrina succeeded as Santa Cruz de la Sierra Archbishop

Julio Cardinal Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. retired and Archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina succeeded as Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Archbishop Gualberti Calandrina had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.