Turnšek named Maribor Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Marjan Turnšek was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

He had been serving as Bishop of Murska Sobota.

Štumpf named Murska Sobota Bishop

Bishop Peter Štumpf, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Murska Sobota, Slovenia.

Bishop Štumpf had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor.

Uran resigned, Stres named Ljubljana Archbishop

Archbishop Alojzij Uran resigned and Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M. was named Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Archbishop Stres had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of Maribor.

Tróccoli Cebedio named Montevideo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio was named Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay and titular bishop of Munatiana.

Tenancingo, Mexico erected, Gómez González named Bishop

The Diocese of Tenancingo, México, México was erected with territory taken from Toluca.

Bishop-elect Raúl Gómez González was named its first bishop.

Reesink retired, Pena Vitral named Teófilo Otoni Bishop

Bishop Diogo Reesink, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral was named Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bishop Pena Vitral had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte.

Pérez Villamonte resigned, Centellas Guzmán named Potosí Bishop

Bishop Walter Pérez Villamonte resigned and Bishop Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán was named Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia.

Bishop Centellas Guzmán had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Sanz Montes named Oviedo Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra was named Archbishop of Valencia in January 2009.

Archbishop-designate Sanz Montes had been serving as Bishop of Huesca and of Jaca.

Uriarte Goiricelaya retired, Munilla Aguirre named San Sebastián Bishop

Bishop Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya retired and Bishop José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre was named Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain.

Bishop Munilla Aguirre had been serving as Bishop of Palencia.

Liu Cheng-chung named Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Peter Liu Cheng-chung was given the Personal-Title of Archbishop while remaining the Bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Dunn named Antigonish Bishop

Bishop Brian Joseph Dunn was named Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Raymond John Lahey in September 2009.

Bishop Dunn had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie.

Baremes named Port-Vila Bishop

Bishop-elect Jean (John) Bosco Baremes, S.M. was named Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania).

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Michel Visi in May 2007.

Tumi retired, Kleda succeeded as Douala Archbishop

Archbishop Christian Wiyghan Tumi retired and Archbishop Samuel Kleda succeeded as Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon.

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

Jinushi retired as Sapporo Bishop

Bishop Peter Toshio Jinushi retired as Bishop of Sapporo, Japan.

Lenhof resigned as Queenstown Bishop

Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. resigned as Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa.

Phimphisan retired, Thatwisai named Udon Thani Bishop

Bishop George Yod Phimphisan, C.SS.R. retired and Bishop-elect Joseph Luechai Thatwisai was named Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand.

D'Ercole named L’Aquila Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Giovanni D'Ercole, F.D.P. was named Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy and titular bishop of Dusa.

Bulamatari named Molegbe Bishop

Bishop Dominique Bulamatari was named Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. retired in May 2007.

Bishop Bulamatari had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.

Listecki named Milwaukee Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jerome Edward Listecki was named Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan was named Archbishop of New York in April 2009.

Archbishop-designate Listecki had been serving as Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin.

D'Arcy retired, Rhoades named Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop

Bishop John Michael D'Arcy retired and Bishop Kevin Carl Rhoades was named Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA.

Bishop Rhoades had been serving as Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Nona confirmed as Mossul (Chaldean) Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Emil Shimoun Nona was confirmed as Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho in March 2008.

Ramananarivo retired, Ranaivomanana named Antsirabé Bishop

Bishop Félix Ramananarivo, M.S. retired and Bishop Philippe Ranaivomanana was named Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar.

Bishop Ranaivomanana had been serving as Bishop of Ihosy.

Banda named Ndola Coadjutor

Bishop Alick Banda was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ndola, Zambia.

Bishop Banda had been serving as Bishop of Solwezi.

Marchiori retired, Andreassa named Lages Bishop

Bishop João Oneres Marchiori retired and Bishop-elect
Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Machado named Vasai Bishop

Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado was named Bishop of Vasai, India while retaining the Personal Title of Archbishop.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Thomas Dabre was named Bishop of Poona in April 2009.

Leteng named Ruteng Bishop

Bishop-elect Hubertus Leteng was named Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Eduardus Sangsun, S.V.D. in October 2008.

McGrattan and Nguyen named Toronto Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect William Terrence McGrattan and Bishop-elect Vincent Nguyen were named Auxiliary Bishops of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and titular bishops of Furnos Minor and Ammaedara, respectively.

Sandri named Witbank Bishop

Bishop-elect Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Witbank, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. was named Archbishop of Pretoria in November 2008.

Amigo Vallejo retired, Asenjo Pelegrina succeeded as Seville Archbishop

Carlos Cardinal Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. retired and Archbishop Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina succeeded as Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain.

Archbishop Asenjo Pelegrina had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Ariotti named Paraguay Nuncio

Archbishop Eliseo Antonio Ariotti was named Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Orlando Antonini was named Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia in August 2009.

Archbishop Ariotti had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun and to Equatorial Guinea.

Čapla resigned, Fekete named Baku Superior

Fr. Ján Čapla, S.D.B. resigned and Fr. Vladimir Fekete, S.D.B. was named Superior of Baku, Azerbaijan.

Erected: San Jacinto de Yaguachi, Ecuador

The Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi, Ecuador was erected with territory taken from Guayaquil.

Bishop Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D. was named its first Bishop.

He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil.

Minda Chalá named Guayaquil Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Guido Iván Minda Chalá was named Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador and titular bishop of Nisa in Lycia.

Vieira Gusmão retired, Kujawski succeeded as Porto Nacional Bishop

Bishop Geraldo Vieira Gusmão retired and Bishop Romualdo Matias Kujawski succeeded as Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil.

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