Bishop José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M. was named Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul in July 2012.
Bishop Chacorowski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão.