Khoarai retired, Bane named Leribe Bishop

Bishop Paul Khoarai retired and Bishop-elect Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho.

Mohlalisi retired, Lerotholi named Maseru Archbishop

Archbishop Bernard Mohlalisi, O.M.I. retired and Archbishop-elect Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I. was named Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho.

da Silva Rodrigues Linda named Braga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda was named Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal and titular bishop of Casae Medianae.

Castro Aguayo named Caracas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Fernando José Castro Aguayo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela and titular bishop of Ampora.

Simão named Assis Bishop

Bishop José Benedito Simão was named Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Maurício Grotto de Camargo was named Archbishop of Botucatu in November 2008.

Bishop Simão had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo.

Kaliyanil named Bulawayo Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube in September 2007.

Sala Ribera retired, Gómez González named Abancay Bishop

Bishop Isidro Sala Ribera retired and Bishop Gilberto Gómez González was named Bishop of Abancay, Peru.

Bishop Gómez González had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Tjephe named Loikaw Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Stephen Tjephe was named Auxiliary Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar and titular bishop of Nova Barbara.

Pibul Visitnondachai named Nakhon Sawan Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai was named Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij was named Archbishop of Bangkok in May 2009.

Fischer retired, Gaschy named Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Vicar

Bishop Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp. retired and Bishop-elect Pierre-Marie Gaschy, C.S.Sp. was named Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon and titular bishop of Usinaza.

Brandolini retired, Iannone named Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo Bishop

Bishop Luca Brandolini, C.M. retired and Bishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. was named Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy.

Bishop Iannone had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}.

Smej retired as Maribor Auxiliary

Bishop Jožef Smej retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

Prowse named Sale Bishop

Bishop Christopher Charles Prowse was named Bishop of Sale, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jeremiah Joseph Coffey retired in January 2008.

Bishop Prowse had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne.

Mancilla Sánchez named Texcoco Bishop

Bishop Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez was named Bishop of Texcoco, México, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes was named Archbishop of Tlalnepantla in February 2009.

Bishop Mancilla Sánchez had been serving as Bishop of Ciudad Obregón.

Berloco named Belguim Nuncio

Archbishop Giacinto Berloco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium.

Archbishop Berloco had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela.

Sippo named Helsinki Bishop

Bishop-elect Teemu Sippo, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Helsinki, Finland.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Józef Wróbel, S.C.I. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin in June 2008.

Di Noia named Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Secretary

Archbishop-elect Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P. was named Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and titular archbishop of Oregon City.

Gomis retired, Ranjith named Colombo Archbishop

Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colman Gomis retired and Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don was named Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Archbishop Ranjith had been serving as Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

Pieschl retired, Löhr named Limburg Auxiliary

Bishop Gerhard Pieschl retired and Bishop-elect Thomas Löhr was named Auxiliary Bishop of Limburg, Germany and titular bishop of Diana.

Hughes retired, Aymond named New Orleans Archbishop

Archbishop Alfred Clifton Hughes retired and Archbishop-designate Gregory Michael Aymond was named Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Archbishop-designate Aymond had been serving as the Bishop of Austin, Texas.

Curtiss retired, Lucas named Omaha Archbishop

Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss retired and Archbishop-designate George Joseph Lucas was named Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

Archbishop-designate Lucas had been serving as Bishop of Springfield in Illinois.

Dieci retired, Di Tora and Marciante named Rome Auxiliaries

Bishop Enzo Dieci retired and Bishop-elect Guerino Di Tora and Bishop-elect Giuseppe Marciante were named Auxiliary Bishops of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishops of Zuri and Thagora, respectively.

Adaji named Idah Bishop

Bishop Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P. was named Bishop of Idah, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Ephraim Silas Obot in April 2009.

Bishop Adaji had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.