Dembélé named Kayes Bishop

Bishop-elect Jonas Dembélé was named Bishop of Kayes, Mali.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Joseph Dao in June 2011.

Fernandes resigned as Allahabad Bishop

Bishop Isidore Fernandes resigned as Bishop of Allahabad, India.

Lalanne named Pontoise Bishop

Bishop Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne was named Bishop of Pontoise, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Yves Riocreux was named Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe.

Bishop Lalanne had been serving as Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches).

Birfuoré Dabiré named Dori Bishop

Bishop-elect Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré was named Bishop of Dori, Burkina Faso.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Joachim Ouédraogo was named Bishop of Koudougou in November 2011.

Barreto Barreto named Quibdó Bishop

Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto was named Bishop of Quibdó, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Fidel León Cadavid Marin was named Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro in February 2011.

Vlazny retired, Sample named Portland in Oregon Archbishop

Archbishop John George Vlazny retired and Archbishop-designate Alexander King Sample was named Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA.

Archbishop-designate Sample had been serving as Bishop of Marquette, Michigan.

Lompo named Niamey Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Djalwana Laurent Lompo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger and titular bishop of Buffada.

Charbonneau named Choluteca Bishop

Bishop-elect Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E. was named Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Guido Plante, P.M.E. in July 2012.

Drona resigned, Famadico named San Pablo Bishop

Bishop Leo Murphy Drona, S.D.B. resigned and Bishop Buenaventura Malayo Famadico was named Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines.

Bishop Famadico had been serving as Bishop of Gumaca.

Iñiguez resigned as Kalookan Bishop

Bishop Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr. resigned as Bishop of Kalookan, Philippines.

Antonazzo named Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo Bishop

Bishop-elect Gerardo Antonazzo was named Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. was named Vicegerent of Roma {Rome} in January 2012.

Jodoin named Bathurst Bishop

Bishop-elect Daniel Jodoin was named Bishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Valéry Vienneau was named Archbishop of Moncton in June 2012.

Elevated: Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)

The Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian) was elevated from the Apostolic Exarchate of France.

Bishop Borys Andrij Gudziak had been serving as the Apostolic Exarch now becomes it's first Bishop.

Sawczuk named Siedlce Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Piotr Sawczuk was named Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland and titular bishop of Ottana.

Bonnet resigned, Madega Lebouankehan named Mouila Bishop

Bishop Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp. resigned and Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan was named Bishop of Mouila, Gabon.

Bishop Madega Lebouankehan had been serving as Bishop of Port-Gentil.

Elevated: Eparchy of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)

The Eparchy of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian) was elevated from the Apostolic Exarchate of Great Britain.

Bishop Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U. had been serving as the Apostolic Exarch now becomes it's first Bishop.

Martin named Armagh Coadjutor Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Eamon Martin was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland.

Koch named Dresden-Meissen Bishop

Bishop Heiner Koch was named Bishop of Dresden-Meissen, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Joachim Friedrich Reinelt in February 2012.

Bishop Koch had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}.

Gueye named Thiès Bishop

Bishop-elect André Gueye was named Bishop of Thiès, Senegal.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Jacques Yandé Sarr in January 2011.

Naguib retired, Sidrak confirmed as Coptic Patriarch

Antonios Cardinal Naguib retired and Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak was confirmed as Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt.

Patriarch Sidrak had been serving as Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh}.

Balvo named Keyna Nuncio

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin was named Apostolic Nuncio to European Union in June 2012.

Archbishop Balvo had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and to several other countries in the Pacific (Oceania) area.

Marino named Malaysia and Timor-Leste Nuncio

Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste, and Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh.

Timanywa retired, Rwoma named Bukoba Bishop

Bishop Nestorius Timanywa retired and Bishop Desiderius M. Rwoma was named Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania.

Bishop Rwoma had been serving as Bishop of Singida.

Parrilla Díaz named Riobamba Bishop

Bishop Julio Parrilla Díaz was named Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla in February 2011.

Bishop Parrilla Díaz had been serving as Bishop of Loja.

Ramirez retired, Cantú named Las Cruces Bishop

Bishop Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. retired and Bishop Oscar Cantú was named Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.

Bishop Cantú had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas.

Khoury retired, Tabet named Saint-Maron de Montréal Bishop

Bishop Joseph Khoury retired and Bishop-elect Marwan Tabet, M.L. was named Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada.

Leahy named Limerick Bishop

Bishop-elect Brendan Leahy was named Bishop of Limerick, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Donal Brendan Murray in December 2009

Punnakottil retired, Madathikandathil named Kothamangalam Bishop

Bishop George Punnakottil retired and Bishop-elect George Madathikandathil was named Bishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabarese), India.

Galante resigned, Sullivan named Camden Bishop

Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante resigned and Bishop Dennis Joseph Sullivan was named Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA.

Bishop Sullivan had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York.

Thevenin named Guatemala Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

The post has been vacant since Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher was named Apostolic Nuncio to Australia in December 2012.

Gobel named Egypt Nuncio

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. in October 2012.

Archbishop Gobel had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Iran.

Wiesner retired, Jensen named Prince George Bishop

Bishop Gerald William Wiesner, O.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Stephen Jensen was named Bishop of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Talley named Atlanta Auxiliary

Bishop-elect David P. Talley was named Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA and titular bishop of Lambaesis.