Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jaime Vieira Rocha was named Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte in December 2011.
Bishop Pedreira da Cruz had been serving as Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte.
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- Pollien retired as Paris Auxiliary
- Lazzarotto named Cyprus Nuncio
- Boishu resigned as Reims Auxiliary
- Sáinz Hinojosa retired as Cochabamba Auxiliary
- Muricken named Palai (Syro-Malabarese) Auxiliary
- Kuttinadar named Thuckalay (Syro-Malabarese) Bishop
- Lazzarotto named Israel Nuncio and Jerusalem and P...
- Nguyên Nhu Thê retired, Lê Văn Hông named Huê Arch...
- Walsh retired as Rockville Centre Auxiliary
- de Monléon retired, Nahmias named Meaux Bishop
- Pedreira da Cruz named Campina Grande Bishop
- Noriega Barceló named Zacatecas Bishop
- Connors retired, Bird named Ballarat Bishop
- Nascentes dos Santos named Duque de Caxias Bishop
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