Herbas Balderrama named Aiquile Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Jorge Herbas Balderrama, O.F.M. was named Coadjutor Prelate of Aiquile, Bolivia.

Moreno Casamitjana retired, Ezzati Andrello named Concepción Archbishop

Archbishop Antonio Moreno Casamitjana retired and Archbishop-designate Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile. Archbishop-designate Ezzati Andrello had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile.

Grillo retired, Chenis named Civitaveccia-Tarquinia Bishop

Bishop Girolamo Grillo retired and Bishop-elect Carlo Chenis, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Civitaveccia-Tarquinia, Italy.

Friend retires as Shreveport Bishop

Bishop William Benedict Friend retired as Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

Ryan retired, Garcia named Monterey Bishop

Bishop Sylvester Donovan Ryan retired and Bishop Richard Joseph Garcia was named Bishop of Monterey in California, USA. Bishop Garcia had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento.

De Giorgi retired, Romeo named Palermo Archbishop

Salvatore Cardinal De Giorgi retired and Archbishop Paolo Romeo was named Archbishop of Palermo, Italy. Archbishop Romeo had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and to San Marino.

Archbishop Di Filippo Died

Archbishop Ettore Di Filippo, Archbishop Emeritus of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy, has died. He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 61 years and as a bishop for 23 years. May he rest in peace.

Ambrozic retired, Collins named Toronto Archbishop

Aloysius Matthew Cardinal Ambrozic retired and Archbishop Thomas Christopher Collins was named Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archbishop Collins had been serving as Archbishop of Edmonton.

Martínez Sacristán named Zamora Bishop

Bishop-elect Gregorio Martínez Sacristán was named Bishop of Zamora, Spain. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Casimiro López Llorente was named Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana in April 2006.

Suárez Cázares resigned as Zamora Bishop

Bishop Carlos Suárez Cázares resigned as Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México.

Krevey retired, Koubetch succeeded as São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian) Bishop

Bishop Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M. retired and Bishop Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M. succeeded as Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil.

González Bacallao retired, Serpa Pérez named Pinar del Rio Bishop

Bishop José Siro González Bacallao retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez was named Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba.

Baladrón Valdés resigned, Pino Estévez named Guantánamo-Baracoa Bishop

Bishop Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés resigned and Bishop-elect Wilfredo Pino Estévez was named Bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba.

Carmon retired, Fabre named New Orleans Auxiliary

Bishop Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. retired and Bishop-elect Shelton Joseph Fabre was named Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and titular bishop of Pudenziana.

Augustini named Sapë Bishop

Bishop-elect Lucjuan Augustini was named Bishop of Sapë, Albania.

Gjergji named Prizren Apostolic Adminstrator

Bishop Dodë Gjergji was named Apostolic Administrator of Prizren, Serbia and Montenegro. He had been serving as Bishop of Sapë.

Mbilingi named Lubango Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubango, Angola. He had been serving as Bishop of Lwena.

O’Connell retired as Melbourne Auxiliary

Bishop Joseph Peter O'Connell retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia.

Cardinal Pappalardo Died

Salvatore Cardinal Pappalardo, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy and Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani, has died. He was 88 years old, having served as a priest for 65 years, a bishop for 41 years, and a cardinal for 33 years. May he rest in peace.

Madila Basanguka named Kananga Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Marcel Madila Basanguka was named Archbishop of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.). The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Godefroid Mukeng'a Kalond, C.I.C.M. retired in May 2006. Archbishop-designate Madila Basanguka had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the same Archdiocese.

Balaswamy retired, Prakasam named Nellore Bishop

Bishop Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy retired and Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam was named Bishop of Nellore, India. Bishop Prakasam had been serving as Bishop of Cuddapah.

Erected: São José dos Pinhais, Brazil; Biernaski named Bishop

The Diocese of São José dos Pinhais, Brazil was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Curitiba. The new diocese becomes a suffragan of Curitiba. Bishop Ladislau Biernaski, C.M. was named its first bishop. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba.

Glemp retired, Wielgus named Warsaw Archbishop

Józef Cardinal Glemp retired and Archbishop-designate Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus was named Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland. Archbishop-designate Wielgus had been serving as Bishop of Płock.

Serrano named Hwange Bishop

Bishop-elect Alberto Serrano, I.E.M.E. was named Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu was named Archbishop of Harare in June 2004.

Santiago named Santo Tomé Bishop

Bishop-elect Hugo Santiago was named Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco Polti Santillán was named Bishop of Santiago del Estero in May 2006.

Fenoy named San Miguel Bishop

Bishop Sergio Alfredo Fenoy was named Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Luis Mollaghan was named Archbishop of Rosario in December 2005. Bishop Fenoy had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario.

Sequeira retired, Thomasappa named Chikmagalur Bishop

Bishop John Baptist Sequeira retired and Bishop-elect Anthony Swamy Thomasappa was named Bishop of Chikmagalur, India.

Di Cristina named Monreale Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Salvatore Di Cristina was named Archbishop of Monreale, Italy. The Archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Cataldo Naro in Septmeber. Archbishop-designate Di Cristina had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo.

Mercieca retired, Cremona named Malta Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Mercieca retired and Archbishop-elect Paul Cremona, O.P. was named Archbishop of Malta.

Maggiolini retired, Coletti named Como Bishop

Bishop Alessandro Maggiolini retired and Bishop Diego Coletti was named Bishop of Como, Italy. Bishop Coletti had been serving as Bishop of Livorno.

Sumbelelo named Uije Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Emílio Sumbelelo was named Coadjutor Bishop of Uije, Angola. Bishop José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. remains the ordinary.

Rodas de Sousa Ribas retired, Mendes dos Santos named São Tomé e Príncipe Bishop

Bishop Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. retired and Bishop-elect Manuel António Mendes dos Santos, C.M.F. was named Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe.