Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo Higuera has retired and
Archbishop Pietro Sambi has been named Apostolic Nuncio
to the USA. Archbishop Montalvo has served in that role for 7 years, as a bishop for 31 years and as a priest for 52 years. Archbishop Sambi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio
to Cyprus,
to Israel, and Apostolic Delegate
to Jerusalem and Palestine.