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.
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29 November 2013
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- Turazzi named San Marino-Montefeltro Bishop
- de Raemy named Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg Auxiliary
- Chisanga named Mansa Bishop
- Biord Castillo named La Guaira Bishop
- Ponce de León named Manzini Bishop
- Staneuski named Grodno Auxiliary
- Kasabutski named Minsk-Mohilev Auxiliary
- Butkevich named Vitebsk Bishop
- Malo retired, Ramaroson named Antsiranana Archbishop
- Katona retired as Eger Auxiliary
- Henao del Río was named Mitú Vicar Apostolic
- Msusa named Blantyre Archbishop
- Lazzari named San Miguel de Sucumbíos Vicar Apostolic
- Klug retired as Freiburg im Breisgau Auxiliary
- Angkur retired, Syukur named Bogor Bishop
- Ortíz Aguirre named Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Bishop
- Olson named Fort Worth Bishop
- Crociata named Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno Bishop
- Lackner named Salzburg Archbishop
- Rakoczy retired, Pindel named Bielsko-Żywiec Bishop
- Torres named Córdoba Auxiliary
- Shaw named Lahore Archbishop
- Daucourt resigned as Nanterre Bishop
- Walker retired as Broken Bay Bishop
- Amezcua Melgoza retired, Hernández Rodríguez named...
- van Ruijven retired, Thottamkara succeeded as Neke...
- Budd retired, O’Toole named Plymouth Bishop
- Matano named Rochester Bishop
- Menegussi named Crateús Bishop
- Jubinville named San Pedro Bishop
- Gangemi named Guinea Nuncio
- Popowicz named Przemyśl-Warszawa Auxiliary
- Kothgasser retired as Salzburg Archbishop
- Grampa retired, Lazzeri named Lugano Bishop
- Fabbricatore retired as Santa Maria di Grottaferra...
- Duś retired, Górzyński and Markowski named Warszaw...
- Gestori retired, Bresciani named San Benedetto del...
- Abou Khazen named Alep Vicar Apostolic
- Mésidor named Cap-Haïtien Coadjutor
- Lele resigned as Mombasa Archbishop
- Gries retired as Cleveland Auxiliary
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