Turazzi named San Marino-Montefeltro Bishop

Bishop-elect Andrea Turazzi was named Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luigi Negri was named Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio in December 2012.

de Raemy named Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alain de Raemy was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland and titular bishop of Turris in Mauretania.

Chisanga named Mansa Bishop

Bishop-elect Patrick Chisanga, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Mansa, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Andrew Aaron Chisha in January 2009.

Biord Castillo named La Guaira Bishop

Bishop-elect Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B. was named Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo was named Bishop of Guanare in October 2011.

Ponce de León named Manzini Bishop

Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Manzini, Swaziland.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. in August 2012.

Bishop Ponce de León had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma.

Staneuski named Grodno Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Iosif Staneuski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Grodno, Belarus and titular bishop of Tabaicara.

Kasabutski named Minsk-Mohilev Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Yury Kasabutski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus and titular bishop of Scilium.

Butkevich named Vitebsk Bishop

Bishop-elect Aleh Butkevich was named Bishop of Vitebsk, Belarus.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Władisław Blin in February 2013.

Malo retired, Ramaroson named Antsiranana Archbishop

Archbishop Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado retired and Archbishop-designate Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M. was named Archbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar.

Archbishop-designate Ramaroson had been serving as Bishop of Farafangana.

Katona retired as Eger Auxiliary

Bishop István Katona retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary.

Henao del Río was named Mitú Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, M.X.Y. was named Vicar Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia and titular bishop of Casae Medianae.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. in September 2009.

Msusa named Blantyre Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. was named Archbishop of Blantyre, Malawi.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye was named Archbishop of Lilongwe in July 2013.

Archbishop-designate Msusa had been serving as Bishop of Zomba.

Lazzari named San Miguel de Sucumbíos Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I. was named Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Gonzalo López Marañon, O.C.D. in October 2010.

Bishop Lazzari had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Napo.

Klug retired as Freiburg im Breisgau Auxiliary

Bishop Rainer Klug retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

Angkur retired, Syukur named Bogor Bishop

Bishop Cosmas Michael Angkur, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia.

Ortíz Aguirre named Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Bishop

Bishop Armando António Ortíz Aguirre was named Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Fabio Martínez Castilla was named Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas in February 2013.

Olson named Fort Worth Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael F. Olson was named Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Kevin William Vann was named Bishop of Orange in California in Septmeber 2012.

Crociata named Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno Bishop

Bishop Mariano Crociata was named Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Giuseppe Petrocchi was named Archbishop of L’Aquila in June 2013.

Lackner named Salzburg Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Franz Lackner, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. earlier this month.

Archbishop-designate Lackner had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Graz-Seckau.

Rakoczy retired, Pindel named Bielsko-Żywiec Bishop

Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy retired and Bishop-elect Roman Pindel was named Bishop of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland.

Torres named Córdoba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pedro Javier Torres was named Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina and titular bishop of Castellum in Numidia.

Shaw named Lahore Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha in April 2011.

Archbishop-designate Shaw had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Daucourt resigned as Nanterre Bishop

Bishop Gérard Antoine Léopold Daucourt resigned as Bishop of Nanterre, France.

Walker retired as Broken Bay Bishop

Bishop David Louis Walker retired as Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia.

Amezcua Melgoza retired, Hernández Rodríguez named Colima Bishop

Bishop José Luis Amezcua Melgoza retired and Bishop Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez was named Bishop of Colima, México.

Bishop Hernández Rodríguez had been serving as Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz.

van Ruijven retired, Thottamkara succeeded as Nekemte Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Theodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M. retired and Bishop Varghese Thottamkara, C.M. succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia.

Bishop Thottamkara had been serving as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

Budd retired, O’Toole named Plymouth Bishop

Bishop Hugh Christopher Budd retired and Bishop-elect Mark O’Toole was named Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain.

Matano named Rochester Bishop

Bishop Salvatore Ronald Matano was named Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Matthew Harvey Clark in September 2012.

Bishop Matano had been serving as Bishop of Burlington, Vermont.

Menegussi named Crateús Bishop

Bishop-elect Ailton Menegussi was named Bishop of Crateús, Ceara, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho was named Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui.

Jubinville named San Pedro Bishop

Bishop-elect Pierre Jubinville, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores was named Bishop of Paraguay, Military in March 2012.

Gangemi named Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand.

Popowicz named Przemyśl-Warszawa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz was named Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland and titular bishop of Horrea Coelia.

Kothgasser retired as Salzburg Archbishop

Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. retired as Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria.

Grampa retired, Lazzeri named Lugano Bishop

Bishop Pier Giacomo Grampa retired and Bishop-elect Valerio Lazzeri was named Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland.

Fabbricatore retired as Santa Maria di Grottaferrata Abbot

Abbot Emiliano Fabbricatore, O.S.B.I. retired as Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy.

Duś retired, Górzyński and Markowski named Warszawa Auxiliaries

Bishop Marian Duś retired and Bishop-elect Józef Górzyński and Bishop-elect Rafał Markowski were named Auxiliary Bishops of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland and titular bishops of Leontium and Obba, respectively.

Gestori retired, Bresciani named San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto Bishop

Bishop Gervasio Gestori retired and Bishop-elect Carlo Bresciani was named Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto, Italy.

Abou Khazen named Alep Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Georges Abou Khazen, O.F.M. was named Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria and titular bishop of Rusadus.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M. in April 2013.

Mésidor named Cap-Haïtien Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Max Leroy Mésidor named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti.

Archbishop-designate Mésidor had been serving as Bishop of Fort-Liberté.

Lele resigned as Mombasa Archbishop

Archbishop Boniface Lele resigned as Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya.

Gries retired as Cleveland Auxiliary

Bishop Roger William Gries, O.S.B. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.