Hudson named Westminster Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nicholas Gilbert Hudson was named Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain and titular bishop of Sanctus Germanus.

Dydycz retired, Pikus named Drohiczyn Bishop

Bishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Tadeusz Pikus was named Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland.

Bishop Pikus had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}.

Teixeira Guimarães retired, Francisco named Cornélio Procópio Bishop

Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Manoel João Francisco was named Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil.

Bishop Francisco had been serving as Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina.

Tebartz-van Elst resigned as Limburg Bishop

Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst resigned as Bishop of Limburg, Germany.

Zalewski named Zimbabwe Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Marek Zalewski was named Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe and titular archbishop of Africa.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Kocherry was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh in July 2013.

Pesoa Ribera and Saldías Pedraza named La Paz Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. and Bishop-elect Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. were named Auxiliary Bishops of La Paz, Bolivia and titular bishops of Leges and Phelbes, respectively.

Miranda Guardiola and Pérez Talamantes named Monterrey Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola and Bishop-elect Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes were named Auxiliary Bishops of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México and titular bishops of Idicra and Auzegera, respectively.

Nguyên Van Tot named Sri Lanka Nuncio

Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire in October 2013.

Archbishop Nguyên Van Tot had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.

López Quintana named Estonia and Latvia Nuncio

Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia in addition to his other posts.

Pham Minh Mân retired, Bùi Văn Ðoc succeeded as Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh Archbishop

Jean-Baptiste Cardinal Pham Minh Mân retired and Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðoc succeeded as Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam.

Archbishop Bùi Văn Ðoc had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Thissen retired as Hamburg Archbishop

Archbishop Werner Thissen retired as Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany.

D’Alise named Caserta Bishop

Bishop Giovanni D’Alise was named Bishop of Caserta, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Pietro Farina in September 2013.

Bishop D’Alise had been serving as Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.

McMahon named Liverpool Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. was named Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Patrick Altham Kelly in February 2013.

Archbishop-designate McMahon had been serving as Bishop of Nottingham.

Zapata Ortiz named Papantla Bishop

Bishop José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz was named Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong was named an Official of the Congregation for the Clergy in September 2013.

Bishop Zapata Ortiz had been serving as Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz.

Teixeira named São José dos Campos Bishop

Bishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. was named Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Moacir Silva was named Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto in April 2013.

Bishop Teixeira had been serving as Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Baia.

Serrao named Shimoga Bishop

Bishop-elect Francis Serrao, S.J. was named Bishop of Shimoga, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo was named Bishop of Udupi in July 2012.

Saraiva de França retired, Soares da Costa named Palmares Bishop

Bishop Genival Saraiva de França retired and Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa was named Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Bishop Soares da Costa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe.

Marzinkowski retired, Yapaupa succeeded as Alindao Bishop

Bishop Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp. retired and Bishop Cyr-Nestor Yapaupa succeeded as Bishop of Alindao, Central African Republic.

Bishop Yapaupa had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Pankshin, Nigeria erected, Gokum named Bishop

The Diocese of Pankshin, Nigeria was erected with territory taken from the archdiocese of Jos and the diocese of Shendam.

Bishop-elect Michael Gobal Gokum was named its first bishop.

Garita Herrera named Ciudad Quesada Bishop

Bishop-elect José Manuel Garita Herrera was named Bishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez in December 2012.

de la Cruz named Zamboanga Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz was named Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Romulo Geolina Valles was named Archbishop of Davao in February 2012.

Archbishop-designate de la Cruz had been serving as Bishop of Kidapawan.

Byrne named Birmingham Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Robert Byrne, C.O. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain and titular bishop of Cuncacestre.

Beltrán Santamaria resigned as Sincelejo Bishop

Bishop Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria resigned as Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia.

Vorrath retired, Zimmermann named Essen Auxiliary

Bishop Franz Vorrath retired and Bishop-elect Wilhelm Zimmermann was named Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany and titular bishop of Benda.

Dalu named Songea Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Damian Denis Dalu was named Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Norbert Wendelin Mtega in May 2013.

Archbishop-designate Dalu had been serving as Bishop of Geita.

Sabi Bio named Natitingou Bishop

Bishop-elect Antoine Sabi Bio was named Bishop of Natitingou, Benin.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Pascal N’Koué was named Archbishop of Parakou in June 2011.

Martín Croxatto named Comodoro Rivadavia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Fernando Martín Croxatto was named Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina and titular bishop of Fissiana.

Lubamba Ndjibu named Kasongo Bishop

Bishop-elect Placide Lubamba Ndjibu, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka was named Coadjutor Bishop of Goma in April 2009.

McCarthy named Rockhampton Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael Fabian McCarthy was named Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Brian Heenan in October 2013.

van Megen named Sudan Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and titular archbishop of Novaliciana.

López Quintana named Lithuania Nuncio

Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada in December 2013.

Troncoso Troncoso retired, Contreras Villarroel named Melipilla Bishop

Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso retired and Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel was named Bishop of Melipilla, Chile.

Bishop Contreras Villarroel had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile.

Marceau named Nice Bishop

Bishop André Marceau was named Bishop of Nice, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé in August 2013.

Siebenbrock retired, Félix named Governador Valadares Bishop

Bishop Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix was named Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bishop Félix had been serving as Bishop of Luz.

Giobando named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ernesto Giobando, S.J. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Appiaria.

Smith named Portland Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Peter Leslie Smith was named Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA and titular bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania.

Paďour resigned as České Budĕjovice Bishop

Bishop Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. resigned as Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic.