Bishop José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francesco Biasin was named Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro in June 2011.
Bishop Ferreira Salles had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara.