Goveas named Bettia Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Sebastian Goveas was named Bishop of Bettiah, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Victor Henry Thakur was named Archbishop of Raipur in July 2013.

Burgos Brisman named Santo Domingo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and titular bishop of Bararus.

Pöllitzer retired as Keetmanshoop Bishop

Bishop Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I. retired as Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia.

Morandi named Doctrine of the Faith Secretary

Archbishop-elect Giacomo Morandi was named Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and titular archbishop of Caere.

Marino retired, Mestre named Mar del Plata Bishop

Bishop Antonio Marino retired and Bishop-elect Gabriel Antonio Mestre was named Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Menichelli retired, Spina named Ancona-Osimo Archbishop

Edoardo Cardinal Menichelli retired and Archbishop-designate Angelo Spina was named Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Spina had been serving as Bishop of Sulmona-Valva.

Monari retired, Tremolada named Brescia Bishop

Bishop Luciano Monari retired and Bishop Pierantonio Tremolada was named Bishop of Brescia, Italy.

Bishop Tremolada had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}.

Garlatti retired, Azpiroz Costa succeeded as Bahía Blanca Archbishop

Archbishop Guillermo José Garlatti retired and Archbishop Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, O.P. succeeded as Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, Argentina.

Archbishop Azpiroz Costa had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Fioreze retired, Passini Dalbello succeeded as Luziânia Bishop

Bishop Afonso Fioreze, C.P. retired and Bishop Waldemar Passini Dalbello succeeded as Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil.

Bishop Passini Dalbello had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

dos Reis de Farias resigned as Petrolina Bishop

Bishop Manoel dos Reis de Farias resigned as Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Ruiz Molina named Bangassou Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jesús Ruiz Molina, M.C.C.I. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic and titular bishop of Arae in Mauretania.

Perez named Cleveland Bishop

Bishop Nelson Jesus Perez was named Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Richard Gerard Lennon in December 2016.

Bishop Perez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York.

Bellisario named Juneau Bishop

Bishop-elect Andrew E. Bellisario, C.M. was named Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Edward James Burns was named Bishop of Dallas, Texas in December 2016.

Mestril Vega retired, Diaz Ruiz named Ciego de Ávila Bishop

Bishop Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega retired and Bishop-elect Juan Gabriel Diaz Ruiz was named Bishop of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.

Scola retired, Delpini named Milano Archbishop

Angelo Cardinal Scola retired and Archbishop-designate Mario Enrico Delpini was named Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy.

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

Debernardi retired, Olivero named Pinerolo Bishop

Bishop Piergiorgio Debernardi retired and Bishop-elect Derio Olivero was named Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy.

Cardinal Meisner has died

Joachim Cardinal Meisner, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany, has died.

He was 83 years old and had served as a cardinal for 34 years. He had also served as a priest for 54 years and as a bishop for 42 years.

May he rest in peace.

Soares Filho resigned as Carolina Bishop

Bishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. resigned as Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil.

Basler and Nuzik named Olomouc Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Antonín Basler and Bishop-elect Josef Nuzik were named Auxiliary Bishops of Olomouc, Czech Republic and titular bishops of Vaga and Castra Galbae, respectively.

Zarama Pasqualetto named Raleigh Bishop

Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto was named Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge was named Bishop of Arlington, Virginia in October 2016.

Bishop Zarama Pasqualetto had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia.

Ángeles Fernández and Castro Marte named Santo Domingo Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández and Bishop-elect Jesús Castro Marte were named Auxiliary Bishops of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and titular bishops of Febiana and Giufi, respectively.

Pinto named Croatia Nuncio

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malta in April 2017.

Archbishop Pinto had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines.

Müller resigned, Ladaria Ferrer named Doctrine of the Faith Prefect

Gerhard Ludwig Cardinal Müller resigned and Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Kennedy retired as Boston Auxiliary

Bishop Arthur Leo Kennedy retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

González González named Acapulco Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Leopoldo González González was named Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos was named Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán in November 2016.

Archbishop-designate González González had been serving as Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas.

Epalza Quintero retired, Jaramillo Montoya named Buenaventura Bishop

Bishop Héctor Epalza Quintero, P.S.S. retired and Bishop-elect Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya was named Bishop of Buenaventura, Colombia.

Eichhorn retired, Vázquez succeeded as Morón Bishop

Bishop Luis Guillermo Eichhorn retired and Bishop Jorge Vázquez succeeded as Bishop of Morón, Argentina.

Bishop Vázquez had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Lapierre retired, Rodembourg named Saint-Hyacinthe Bishop

Bishop François Lapierre, P.M.E. retired and Bishop-elect Christian Rodembourg, M.S.A. was named Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.

Giménez Medina retired, Valenzuela Rios named Caacupé Bishop

Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt retired and Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios was named Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay.

Bishop Valenzuela Rios had been serving as Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo.

Titles of the New Cardinals

The five new Cardinals created today were given the following titles:

• Jean Zerbo, Archbishop of Bamako, Mali
  Cardinal Priest of Sant’Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana
• Juan José Omella Omella, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
  Cardinal Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
• Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden
  Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
• Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Paksé, Laos
  Cardinal Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
• José Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
  Cardinal Priest of Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de’ Schiavi

Sunarko named Pangkal-Pinang Bishop

Bishop-elect Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Hilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. in April 2016.

de Romanet de Beaune named France Military Bishop

Bishop-elect Antoine de Romanet de Beaune was named Bishop of France, Military.

The post had been vacant since then-Bishop Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. was named Archbishop of Strasbourg in February 2017.

Moon Chang-woo named Cheju Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Pius Moon Chang-woo was named Coadjutor Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South).

Koo Yobi named Seoul Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Job Koo Yobi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) and titular bishop of Sfasferia.

Sabio resigned, Galido named Marshall Islands Prefect

Father Raymundo Sabio, M.S.C. resigned and Father Ariel Galido, M.S.C. was named Prefect of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania).

de Assis Ribeiro named Belém do Pará Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Antônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil and titular bishop of Babra.

Atzei retired, Saba named Sassari Archbishop

Archbishop Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv. retired and Archbishop-elect Gian Franco Saba was named Archbishop of Sassari, Italy.

Schlert named Allentown Bishop

Bishop-elect Alfred Andrew Schlert was named Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop John Oliver Barres was named Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York in December 2016.