Bishop Adriano Ciocca Vasino was named Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
The prelature had been vacant since Bishop Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal in September 2011.
Bishop Ciocca Vasino had been serving as Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco.
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