Lapointe retired as Saint-Jérôme Auxiliary

Bishop Donald Lapointe retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada.

Archbishop Sambi Died

Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America, has died.

He turned 73 years old one month ago. He served as a priest for 47 years and as a bishop for 25 years.

May he rest in peace.

Golser resigned, Muser named Bolzano-Bressanone Bishop

Bishop Karl Golser resigned and Bishop-elect Ivo Muser was named Bishop of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy.

Cardoso da Silva retired, de Farias named Petrolina Bishop

Bishop Paulo Cardoso da Silva, O. Carm. retired and Bishop Manoel dos Reis de Farias was named Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Bishop de Farias had been serving as Bishop of Patos, Paraiba.

Andrade da Silva named São Salvador da Bahia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gilson Andrade da Silva was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil and titular bishop of Noba.

Gaumond retired, Cyr named Sherbrooke Archbishop

Archbishop André Gaumond retired and Archbishop-designate Luc Cyr was named Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.

Archbishop-designate Cyr had been serving as Bishop of Valleyfield.

Vigo retired, Raspanti named Acireale Bishop

Archbishop Pio Vittorio Vigo retired and Bishop-elect Antonino Raspanti was named Bishop of Acireale, Italy.

Peñate Rodríguez resigned as Izabal Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Izabal, Guatemala.

Bishop Mario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M. was named Apostolic Administrator.

Cardinal Noè Died

Virgilio Cardinal Noè, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter, has died.

He was 89 years old and had served as a priest for 66 years. He had also served as a bishop for 29 years.

Last month was the 20th anniversary of his elevation to cardinal.

May he rest in peace.

Hryhorak named Bučač (Ukrainian) Bishop

Bishop-elect Dmytro (Bohdan) Hryhorak, O.S.B.M. was confirmed as Bishop of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

Jurkovič named Uzbekistan Nuncio

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan.

Justs retired, Pavlovskis named Jelgava Bishop

Bishop Antons Justs retired and Bishop-elect Eduards Pavlovskis was named Bishop of Jelgava, Latvia.

Jordy named Saint-Claude Bishop

Bishop Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy was named Bishop of Saint-Claude, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean Marie Henri Legrez, O.P. was named Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur) in February 2011.

Bishop Jordy had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg.

Cardinal Świątek Died

Kazimierz Cardinal Świątek, Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus, has died.

He was 96 years old and had served as a priest for 72 years. He had also served as a bishop for 20 years and as a cardinal for 16 years.

May he rest in peace.

With his death, the College of Cardinals has 196 members with 114 of those eligible to vote should a conclave be needed.

Boland retired, Hartmayer named Savannah Bishop

Bishop John Kevin Boland retired and Bishop-elect Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA.

Rigali retired, Chaput named Philadelphia Archbishop

Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali retired and Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. was named Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Archbishop Chaput had been serving as Archbishop of Denver, Colorado.

Montes Moreira retired, Garcia Cordeiro named Bragança-Miranda Bishop

Bishop António Montes Moreira, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro was named Bishop of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal.

Vidal Ortiz named Cúcuta Bishop

Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz was named Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya in August 2010.

Bishop Vidal Ortiz had been serving as Bishop of Montería.

Rendón Leal named Matamoros

Bishop Ruy Rendón Leal was named Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez was named Bishop of Querétaro in April 2011.

Bishop Rendón Leal had been serving as Prelate of El Salto, Durango.

Razakarivony named Ihosy Bishop

Bishop-elect Fulgence Razakarivony, M.S. was named Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Philippe Ranaivomanana was named Bishop of Antsirabé in November 2009.

Muskus and Ryś named Kraków Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Damian Andrzej Muskus, O.F.M. and Bishop-elect Grzegorz Ryś were named Auxiliary Bishops of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland and titular bishops of Amaia and Arcavica, respectively.

Scapolo named Chile Nuncio

Archbishop Ivo Scapolo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Chile.

Archbishop Scapolo had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda.

Gugerotti named Belarus Nuncio

Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus.

Archbishop Gugerotti had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia, Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia, and Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan.

Ossa Soto named Santa Rosa de Osos Bishop

Bishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto was named Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve was named Archbishop of Barranquilla in November 2010.

Bishop Ossa Soto had been serving as Bishop of Florencia.

Duque Gutiérrez retired, Corredor Bermúdez named Pereira Bishop

Bishop Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. retired and Bishop Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez was named Bishop of Pereira, Colombia.

Bishop Corredor Bermúdez had been serving as Bishop of Garzón.

Molina Palma named Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. was named Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala.

The Archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Guatemala in October 2010.

Archbishop-designate Molina Palma had been serving as Bishop of Quiché.

Franck retired, Hollerich named Luxembourg Archbishop

Archbishop Fernand Franck retired and Archbishop-elect Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. was named Archbishop of Luxembourg.

Lépine and Dowd named Montréal Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Christian Lépine and Bishop-elect Thomas Dowd were named Auxiliary Bishops of Montréal, Québec, Canada and titular bishops of Zabi and Treba, respectively.

Saint-Gelais retired, Gazaille named Nicolet Bishop

Bishop Raymond Saint-Gelais retired and Bishop André Gazaille was named Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Gazaille had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal.

Barbara named Malindi Bishop

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Malindi, Kenya.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Francis Baldacchino, O.F.M. Cap. in October 2009.

Erected: Sylhet, Bangladesh; D’Cruze named Bishop

The Diocese of Sylhet, Bangladesh was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Dhaka.

Bishop Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze, O.M.I. was named its first bishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of Khulna.

Harris named Port of Spain Coadjutor

Archbishop-elect Joseph Harris, C.S.Sp. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles.

Gordon named Bridgetown and Kingstown Bishop

Bishop-elect Charles Jason Gordon was named Bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles and Bishop of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles.

Bridgetown had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp. in May 2005.

Kingstown had been vacant since then-Bishop Robert Rivas, O.P. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia in July 2007.

In addition, the Metropolitan of the Kingstown was changed from Castries, Saint Lucia to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Ezeokafor named Awka Bishop

Bishop Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor was named Bishop of Awka, Nigeria.

The diocese has been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Simon Akwali Okafor in April 2010.

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

Hisiilenapo named Namibe Bishop

Bishop-elect Dionisio Hisiilenapo was named Bishop of Namibe, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Mateus Feliciano Augusto Tomás in October 2010.

Nicora resigned, Calcagno named Patrimony of the Apostolic See President

Attilio Cardinal Nicora resigned and Archbishop Domenico Calcagno was named President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See.

Archbishop Calcagno had been serving as Secretary of the same Administration.

Fr. Luigi Mistò was named as the new Secretary.

Casiano Vargas retired, Corrada del Rio named Mayagüez Bishop

Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas retired and Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. was named Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Bishop Corrada del Rio had been serving as Bishop of Tyler, Texas, USA.

Moretto retired, Ruffinoni succeeded as Caxias do Sul Bishop

Bishop Nei Paulo Moretto retired and Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. succeeded as Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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

Clasen named Santa Catarina Bishop

Bishop Severino Clasen, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Luíz Carlos Eccel in November 2010.

Bishop Clasen had been serving as Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais.

Woelki named Berlin Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Rainer Maria Woelki was named Archbishop of Berlin, Germany.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Georg Maximilian Cardinal Sterzinsky in February 2011. Cardinal Sterzinsky passed away on 30 June.

Archbishop-designate Woelki had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}.

Bux retired as Oppido Mamertina-Palmi Bishop

Bishop Luciano Bux retired as Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy.