Fortes Palau and Lema Garcia named São Paulo

Bishop-elect José Roberto Fortes Palau and Bishop-elect Carlos Lema Garcia were named Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil and titular bishops of Acufida and Alava, respectively.

Toal named Moetherwell Bishop

Bishop Joseph Anthony Toal was named Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Joseph Devine in May 2013.

Bishop Toal had been serving as Bishop of Argyll and The Isles.

Gomes retired as Dhaka Auxiliary

Bishop Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Phamo (Thein Myint) resigned as Loikaw Bishop

Bishop Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint) resigned as Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar.

Sharma retired, Simick named Nepal Vicar

Bishop Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Paul Simick was named Vicar Apostolic of Nepal and titular bishop of Maturba.

Pecorari named Bulgaria Nuncio

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Janusz Bolonek in December 2013.

Archbishop Pecorari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

Paluzzi resigned as Montevergine Abbot

Abbot Beda (Umberto) Paluzzi, O.S.B. resigned as Abbot of Montevergine, Italy.

Traquina Maria named Lisboa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Augusto Traquina Maria was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal and titular bishop of Lugura.

Senra de Faria Coelho named Braga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho was named Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal and titular bishop of Plestia.

Fernández Angulo named Caracas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Trinidad Fernández Angulo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela and titular bishop of Pumentum.

Piemontese named Terni-Narni-Amelia Bishop

Bishop-elect Giuseppe Piemontese, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vincenzo Paglia was named President of the Pontifical Council for the Family in June 2012.

Gurda named Siedlce Bishop

Bishop Kazimierz Gurda was named Bishop of Siedlce, Poland.

Bishop Gurda had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce.

Cichy retired, Kiernikowski named Legnica Bishop

Bishop Stefan Cichy retired and Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski was named Bishop of Legnica, Poland.

Bishop Kiernikowski had been serving as Bishop of Siedlce.

Turco retired, Barbosa de Sousa named Osasco Bishop

Bishop Ercílio Turco retired and Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Barbosa de Sousa had been serving as Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana.

Odetoyinbo named Abeokuta Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo was named Bishop of Abeokuta, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Alfred Adewale Martins was named Archbishop of Lagos in May 2012.

Nkaijanabwo retired, Kibira named Kasese Bishop

Bishop Egidio Nkaijanabwo retired and Bishop-elect Acquirino Francis Kibira was named Bishop of Kasese, Uganda.

McMahon retired, Williams named Brentwood Bishop

Bishop Thomas McMahon retired and Bishop-elect Alan Williams, S.M. was named Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain.

Skomarovskyi named Lutsk Bishop

Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi was named Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Markijan Trofym’yak in July 2012.

Bishop Skomarovskyi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr

Macbeth-Green named Wilcannia-Forbes Bishop

Bishop-elect Columba Macbeth-Green, O.S.P.P.E. was named Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Christopher Henry Toohey in June 2009.

D’Ercole named Ascoli Piceno Bishop

Bishop Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P. was named Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Silvano Montevecchi in September 2013.

Bishop D’Ercole had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila.

Buczek resigned, Szyrokoradiuk named Kharkiv-Zaporizhia Bishop

Bishop Marian Buczek resigned and Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine.

Bishop Szyrokoradiuk had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Zytomir.

de Angelis retired, McGrattan named Peterborough Bishop

Bishop Nicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. retired and Bishop William Terrence McGrattan was named Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Bishop McGrattan had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto.

Fabene named titular bishop

Bishop-elect Fabio Fabene was named Titular Bishop of Aquipendium while remaining an Official of the Synod of Bishops.

Tran Văn Toan named Long Xuyên Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph Tran Văn Toan was named Auxiliary Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam and auxiliary bishop of Acalissus.

Stevens retired, Ateba Edo named Maroua-Mokolo Bishop

Bishop Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, P.F.E. retired and Bishop-elect Bruno Ateba Edo, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon.

Oster named Passau Bishop

Bishop-elect Stefan Oster, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Passau, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Wilhelm Schraml in October 2012.

Michel named Valence Bishop

Bishop-elect Pierre-Yves Michel was named Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize was named Bishop of Metz in June 2013.

Aupetit named Nanterre Bishop

Bishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit was named Bishop of Nanterre, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gérard Antoine Léopold Daucourt in November 2013.

Bishop Aupetit had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Paris.

Zingtung Grawng retired, Mang Thang succeeded as Mandalay Archbishop

Archbishop Paul Zingtung Grawng retired and Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang succeeded as Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar.

Archbishop Mang Thang had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Kharkiv erected, Tuchapets named Archiepiscopal Exarch

The Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine was erected by spliting Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian).

Bishop-elect Vasyl Tuchapets, O.S.B.M. was named its first Archiepiscopal Exarch and Titular Bishop of Centuriones.

Senkiv named Stryj Bishop; Manyshyn named Auxiliary

Bishop Taras Senkiv, O.M. was named Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Julian Gbur, S.V.D. in March 2011.

Bishop Senkiv had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Bishop-elect Bohdan Manyshyn was named Auxiliary Bishop of Stryj and titular Bishop of Lesvi.

Coppola named Chad Nuncio

Archbishop Franco Coppola was named Apostolic Nuncio to Chad in addition to his other duties.