Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva was named Bishop of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto was named Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais in March 2012.
Bishop Ferreira da Silva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo.
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- Caprioli retired, Camisasca named Reggio Emilia-Gu...
- Simoni retired, Agostinelli named Prato Bishop
- Strickland named Tyler Bishop
- Kėvalas named Kaunas Auxiliary
- Salm named Tubarão Bishop
- Ferreira da Silva named São José do Rio Preto Bishop
- Brown retired, Vann named Orange Bishop
- Clark retired as Rochester Bishop
- Cardinal Baldelli Died
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- Wojtuś retired as Gniezno Auxiliary
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- Bianchetti Boffelli named Quiché Bishop
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