Causero named Switzerland and Liechtenstein Nuncio

Archbishop Diego Causero was named Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.

The posts had been held by Archbishop Francesco Canalini who recently retired.

Archbishop Causero had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic.

Wickramasinghe named Galle Bishop

Bishop-elect Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe was named Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Harold Anthony Perera was named Bishop of Kurunegala in May 2009.

Gruss named Rapid City Bishop

Bishop-elect Robert Dwayne Gruss was named Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Blase Joseph Cupich was named Bishop of Spokane, Washington in June 2010.

Hying named Milwaukee Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Donald J. Hying was named Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and titular bishop of Regiae.

Mpako named Queenstown Bishop

Bishop-elect Dabula Anthony Mpako was named Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. in November 2009.

Gullickson named Ukraine Nuncio

Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation in February 2011.

Archbishop Gullickson had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to the countries in the Antilles.

Tapsoba resigned as Koudougou Bishop

Bishop Basile Tapsoba resigned as Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso.

Batakian retired, Mouradian named Out Lady of Nareg in New York Eparch

Bishop Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. retired and Bishop-elect Mikaël Mouradian, I.C.P.B. was named Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA.

Long Van Nguyen named Melbourne Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Vincente Long Van Nguyen, O.F.M. Conv. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia and titular bishop of Thala.

Sarasti Jaramillo resigned, Monsalve Mejía succeeded as Cali Archbishop

Archbishop Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. resigned and Archbishop Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía succeeded as Archbishop of Cali, Colombia.

Archbishop Monsalve Mejía had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Gonçalves retired, Tomás succeeded as Vila Real Bishop

Bishop Joaquim Gonçalves retired and Bishop Amândio José Tomás succeeded as Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal.

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

Conlon named Joliet in Illinois Bishop

Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon was named Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop James Peter Sartain was named Archbishop of Seattle, Washington in September 2010.

Bishop Conlon had been serving as Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio.

Ruiz Arenas named Promoting the New Evangelization Secretary

Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas was named Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization.

Archbishop Ruiz Arenas had been serving as Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

Lampra Cà named Bissau Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Lampra Cà was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau and titular bishop of Leptiminus.

Ok Hyun-jjn named Kwangju Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Simon Ok Hyun-jjn was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju, Korea (South) and titular bishop of Pederodiana.

van den Hende named Rotterdam Bishop

Bishop Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende was named Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B. retired in January 2011.

Bishop van den Hende had been serving as Bishop of Breda.

Pinto named Philippines Nuncio

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams was named Apostolic Nuncio to Greece in February 2011.

Archbishop Pinto had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Chile.

Becciu named Secretariat of State Sostituto

Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu was named Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State.

Archbishop Becciu had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

Dias retired, Filoni named Evangelization of Peoples Prefect

Ivan Cardinal Dias retired and Archbishop Fernando Filoni was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Archbishop Filoni had been serving as Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State.

Favale retired, Miniero named Vallo della Lucania Bishop

Bishop Giuseppe Rocco Favale retired and Bishop-elect Ciro Miniero was named Bishop of Vallo della Lucania, Italy.

Bolonek named Macedonia Nuncio

Archbishop Janusz Bolonek was named Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia.

Pavanello retired, Lara Barbosa named Campo Grande Archbishop

Archbishop Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Dimas Lara Barbosa was named Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Lara Barbosa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

Aristizábal Quintero and Torres Marín named Medellín Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Edgar Aristizábal Quintero and Bishop-elect Hugo Alberto Torres Marín were named Auxiliary Bishops of Medellín, Colombia and titular bishops of Castra Galbae and Bossa, respectively.

Hergesse named Vitória Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Aparecido Hergesse, C.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil and titular bishop of Asssava.

Angotti Filho named Belo Horizonte Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Wilson Luís Angotti Filho was named Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil and titular bishop of Tabae.

Akamine named São Paulo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil and titular bishop of Thagamuta.

Gaibor García named Tulcán Bishop

Bishop Fausto Gaibor García was named Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Machala in February 2010.

Bishop Gaibor García had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Riobamba.

Morris removed as Toowoomba Bishop

Bishop William Martin Morris was removed from the office of Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia.

Cardinal García-Gasco y Vicente Died

Agustín Cardinal García-Gasco y Vicente, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain, has died.

He was 80 years old. He would have celebrated 55 years as a priest and 26 years as a bishop later this month. He had served as a cardinal for 3 years.

May he rest in peace.