Siebler retired as München und Freising Auxiliary

Bishop Engelbert Siebler retired as Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany.

Trautman retired, Persico named Erie Bishop

Bishop Donald Walter Trautman retired and Bishop-elect Lawrence T. Persico was named Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

Gómez Serna resigned as Magangué Bishop

Bishop Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P. resigned as Bishop of Magangué, Colombia.

Wehrle resigned as Freiburg im Breisgau Auxiliary

Bishop Paul Friedrich Wehrle resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

Cerrato named Ivrea Bishop

Bishop-elect Edoardo Aldo Cerrato, C.O. was named Bishop of Ivrea, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Arrigo Miglio was named Archbishop of Cagliari in February 2012.

Palmero Ramos retired, Murgui Soriano named Orihuela-Alicante Bishop

Bishop Rafael Palmero Ramos retired and Bishop Jesús Murgui Soriano was named Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain.

Bishop Murgui Soriano had been serving as Bishop of Mallorca.

Niederauer retired, Cordileone named San Francisco Archbishop

Archbishop George Hugh Niederauer retired and Archbishop-designate Salvatore Joseph Cordileone was named Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA.

Archbishop-designate Cordileone had been serving as Bishop of Oakland.

Dollmann named Strasbourg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Vincent Dollmann was named Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France and titular bishop of Cursola.

Conti retired, Tartaglia named Glasgow Archbishop

Archbishop Mario Joseph Conti retired and Archbishop-designate Philip Tartaglia was named Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain.

Archbishop-designate Tartaglia had been serving as Bishop of Paisley.

Trofym’yak resigned as Lutsk Bishop

Bishop Markijan Trofym’yak resigned as Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine.

Celata named Vice-Chamberlain

Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata was named Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber.

Napierała retired, Janiak named Kalisz Bishop

Bishop Stanisław Napierała retired and Bishop Edward Janiak was named Bishop of Kalisz, Poland.

Bishop Janiak had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}.

Erected: Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (Maronite), France; Gemayel named Bishop

The Eparchy of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (Maronite), France was erected and Bishop-elect Nasser Gemayel was named its first bishop.

Hrynchyshyn retired, Gudziak named France (Ukrainian) Apostolic Exarch

Bishop Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.SS.R. retired and Bishop-elect Borys Gudziak was named Apostolic Exarch of France (Ukrainian) and titular bishop of Carcabia.

Di Mauro resigned as Vigevano Bishop

Bishop Vincenzo Di Mauro resigned as Bishop of Vigevano, Italy.

Martínez Sáinz retired as Guadalajara Auxiliary

Bishop Rafael Martínez Sáinz retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.

Domínguez Couttolenc named Ecatepec Bishop

Bishop Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. was named Bishop of Ecatepec, México, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Onésimo Cepeda Silva in May 2012.

Bishop Domínguez Couttolenc had been serving as Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero.

Lavoie retired as Keewatin-Le Pas Archbishop

Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I. retired as Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada.

Udupi, India erected; Lobo named Bishop

The Diocese of Udupi, India was erected with territory taken from Mangalore.

Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo was named its first Bishop. He had been serving as Bishop of Shimoga.

Bittman named Edmonton Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gregory Bittman was named Auxiliary Bishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and titular bishop of Caltadria.

Plante retired as Choluteca Bishop

Bishop Guido Plante, P.M.E. retired as Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras.

Ziółek retired, Jędraszewski named Łódź Archbishop

Archbishop Władysław Ziółek retired and Archbishop-designate Marek Jędraszewski was named Archbishop of Łódź, Poland.

Archbishop-designate Jędraszewski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań.

Gonsalves named Amravati Bishop

Bishop-elect Elias Gonsalves was named Bishop of Amravati, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Lourdes Daniel was named Bishop of Nashik in November 2010.

Hollis retired, Egan named Portsmouth Bishop

Bishop Roger Francis Crispian Hollis retired and Bishop-elect Philip Anthony Egan was named Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain.

Simon resigned, Altieri named Passo Fundo Archbishop

Archbishop Pedro Ercílio Simon resigned and Archbishop-designate Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Altieri had been serving as Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo.

Ossandón Buljevic named Santiago de Chile Auxiliary

Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile.

Bishop Ossandón Buljevic had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione).

Strofaldi resigned as Ischia Bishop

Bishop Filippo Strofaldi resigned as Bishop of Ischia, Italy.

Selvanayagam retired, Francis named Penang Bishop

Bishop Antony Selvanayagam retired and Bishop-elect Sebastian Francis was named Bishop of Penang, Malaysia.

Rico Pavés named Getafe Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Rico Pavés was named Auxiliary Bishop of Getafe, Spain and titular bishop of Mentesa.

Henrisusanta retired as Tanjungkarang Bishop

Bishop Andreas Henrisusanta, S.C.I. retired as Bishop of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia.

Calderón Calderón named Zamora Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jaime Calderón Calderón was named Auxiliary Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México and titular bishop of Iomnium.

Krapf retired, Gonçalves Lopes named Jequié Bishop

Bishop Cristiano Jakob Krapf retired and Bishop-elect José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Jequié, Baia, Brazil.

Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Split; Swampillai and Ponniah named Bishops

The diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka was split into the dioceses of Trincomalee and Batticaloa.

Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai was named Bishop of the former, having previously served as the Bishop of the combined diocese.

Bishop Joseph Ponniah was named Bishop of the latter, having previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of the combined diocese.

Kagithapu retired, Mallavarapu named Visakhapatnam Archbishop

Archbishop Mariadas Kagithapu, M.S.F.S. retired and Archbishop-designate Prakash Mallavarapu was named Archbishop of Visakhapatnam, India.

Archbishop-designate Mallavarapu had been serving as Bishop of Vijayawada.

Monforton named Steubenville Bishop

Bishop-elect Jeffrey Marc Montforton was named Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon was named Bishop of Joliet in Illinois in May 2011.

Levada retired, Müller named Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Prefect

William Joseph Cardinal Levada retired and Archbishop-designate Gerhard Ludwig Müller was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and given the personal title of Archbishop.

Archbishop-designate Müller had been serving as Bishop of Regensburg, Germany.

Bezák removed as Trnava Archbishop

Archbishop Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. was removed as Archbishop of Trnava, Slovakia.