Lach named Parma Apostolic Administrator

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

Bishop Lach had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovakian), Slovakia.

Harvey named Saint George’s in Grenada Bishop

Bishop-elect Clyde Martin Harvey was named Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Vincent Matthew Darius, O.P. in April 2016.

Carrascosa Coso named Ecuador Nuncio

Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello was named Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia in April 2017.

Archbishop Carrascosa Coso had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

Rojas Ruiz named Mérida Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luis Enrique Rojas Ruiz was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela and titular bishop of Unizibira.

Martínez Ossola named Santiago del Estero Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Enrique Alberto Martínez Ossola was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina and titular bishop of Aquipendium.

Gordo Rodríguez and Vadell Ferrer named Barcelona Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Sergi Gordo Rodríguez and Bishop-elect Antoni Vadell Ferrer were named Auxiliary Bishops of Barcelona, Spain and titular bishops of Cenae and Urci, respectively.

Székely named Szombathely Bishop

Bishop János Székely was named Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop András Veres was named Bishop of Győr (Raab) in May 2016.

Bishop Székely had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest.

Delgado Evers retired, Lozano succeeded as San Juan de Cuyo Archbishop

Archbishop Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers retired and Archbishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano succeeded as Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina.

Archbishop Lozano had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Ammar named Saïdā Bishop

Bishop Maroun Ammar was named Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Elias Nassar in January 2017.

Bishop Ammar had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh.

Girasoli named Peru Nuncio

Archbishop Nicolas Girasoli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop James Patrick Green was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden in April 2017.

Archbishop Girasoli had been serving Apostolic Delegate to Antilles and Apostolic Nuncio to many countries in the Antilles.

Duffé named Promoting Integral Human Development Secretary

Fr. Bruno Marie Duffé was named Secretary of Promoting Integral Human Development, Roman Curia.

He is the first person to hold this position.

Salcedo Aquino named Tlaxcala Bishop

Bishop-elect Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J. was named Bishop of Tlaxcala, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Francisco Moreno Barrón was named Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte in June 2016.

Palmieri retired, Meta named Rrëshen Bishop

Bishop Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. retired and Bishop-elect Gjergj Meta was named Bishop of Rrëshen, Albania.

Kulli named Sapë Bishop

Bishop-elect Simon Kulli was named Bishop of Sapë, Albania.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Lucjan Avgustini in May 2016.

Kabashi retired, Peragine named Southern Albania Apostolic Administrator

Bishop Hil Kabashi, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Giovanni Peragine, B. was named Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian) and titular bishop of Phoenice.

Huertas Vargas retired, García Peláez named Garagoa Bishop

Bishop José Vicente Huertas Vargas retired and Bishop Julio Hernando García Peláez was named Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia.

Bishop García Peláez had been serving as Bishop of Istmina-Tadó.

Steinmetz named Londrina Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Geremias Steinmetz was named Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Orlando Brandes was named Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo in November 2016.

Archbishop-designate Steinmetz had been serving as Bishop of Paranavaí.

Green named Denmark Nuncio

Archbishop James Patrick Green was named Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark in addition to his other posts.

Thompson named Indianapolis Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Charles Coleman Thompson was named Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

The archdiocese had been vacant since then-Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey in November 2016.

Archbishop-designate Thompson had been serving as Bishop of Evansville.

D’Errico named Libya Nuncio

Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico was named Apostolic Nuncio to Libya in addition to his other posts.

Cardinal Etchegaray retired, Cardinal Re confirmed as College of Cardinals Vice-Dean

Roger Marie Élie Cardinal Etchegaray retired and Giovanni Battista Re was confirmed as Vice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of Cardinals.

Zecca resigned as Tucumán Archbishop

Archbishop Alfredo Horacio Zecca resigned as Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina and at the same time was named Titular Archbishop of Volsinium.

Boyce retired, McGuckian named Raphoe Bishop

Bishop Philip Boyce, O.C.D. retired and Bishop-elect Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J. was named Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland.

Lizama Riquelme retired, Ducasse Medina named Antofagasta Archbishop

Archbishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme retired and Archbishop-designate Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina was named Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile.

Archbishop-designate Ducasse Medina had been serving as Bishop of Valdivia.

da Silva and de Oliveira named Curitiba Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Amilton Manoel da Silva, C.P. and Bishop-elect Francisco Cota de Oliveira were named Auxiliary Bishops of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil and titular bishops of Tusuros and Fiorentino, respectively.

Delorto Secco named São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Juarez Delorto Secco was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and titular bishop of Vegesela in Numidia.