Mbarga named Yaoundé Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jean Mbarga was named Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot in July 2013.

Archbishop-designate Mbarga had been serving as Bishop of Ebolowa-Kribi and Apostolic Administrator of Yaoundé.

Negri named Santo Amaro Coadjutor

Bishop Giuseppe (José) Negri, P.I.M.E. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Negri had been serving as Bishop of Blumenau, Santa Catarina.

Ugarte Pérez retired, Alarcón Urrutia named Cuzco Archbishop

Archbishop Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez retired and Archbishop-designate Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia was named Archbishop of Cuzco, Peru.

Archbishop-designate Alarcón Urrutia had been serving as Bishop of Tarma.

Cortez named Infanta Prelate

Bishop Bernardino Cruz Cortez was named Prelate of Infanta, Philippines.

The prelature had been vacant since then-Bishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. was named Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres) in September 2012. Bishop Cortez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Manila.

Alphonse named Fort-Liberté Bishop

Bishop Quesnel Alphonse, S.M.M. was named Bishop of Fort-Liberté, Haïti.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Max Leroy Mésidor was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien in November 2013.

Bishop Alphonse had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince.

Ogliari named Montecassino Abbot

Abbot-elect Donato Ogliari, O.S.B. was named Abbot of Montecassino, Italy.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Abbot Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B. in June 2013.

Snell named Esztergom-Budapest Auxiliary

Bishop-elect György Snell was named Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary and titular bishop of Pudentiana.

Alo resigned as Mati Bishop

Bishop Patricio Hacbang Alo resigned as Bishop of Mati, Philippines.

Turini named Perpignan-Elne Bishop

Bishop Norbert José Henri Turini was named Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop André Marceau was named Bishop of Nice in March 2014.

Bishop Turini had been serving as Bishop of Cahors.

Cremona retired as Malta Archbishop

Archbishop Paul Cremona, O.P. resigned as Archbishop of Malta.

Brochini named Itumbiara Bishop

Bishop Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. was named Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis in December 2013.

Bishop Brochini had been serving as Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo.

Canessa retired, Viola named Tortona Bishop

Bishop Martino Canessa retired and Bishop-elect Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Tortona, Italy.

Tamburrino retired, Pelvi named Foggia-Bovino Archbishop

Archbishop Francesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B. retired and Archbishop Vincenzo Pelvi was named Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy.

Cartatéguy resigned, Lompo named Niamey Archbishop

Archbishop Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. resigned and Archbishop-designate Djalwana Laurent Lompo was named Archbishop of Niamey, Niger.

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

Ryczan retired, Piotrowski named Kielce Bishop

Bishop Kazimierz Ryczan retired and Bishop Jan Piotrowski was named Bishop of Kielce, Poland.

Bishop Piotrowski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów.

dos Santos Marcos named Beja Coadjutor

Bishop-elect José dos Santos Marcos was named Coadjutor Bishop of Beja, Portugal.

Morga Iruzubieta named Mérida-Badajoz Coadjutor

Archbishop Celso Morga Iruzubieta was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain.

He had been serving as Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy.

Tardelli named Pistoia Bishop

Bishop Fausto Tardelli was named Bishop of Pistoia, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Mansueto Bianchi in April 2014.

Bishop Tardelli had been serving as Bishop of San Miniato.

Bonatto named Goiânia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Levi Bonatto was named Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil and titular bishop of Accia.

Zając retired as Kraków Auxililary

Bishop Jan Zając retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland.

Zore named Ljubljana Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Stane Zore, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M. in July 2013.

Conry resigned as Arundel and Brighton Bishop

Bishop Kieran Thomas Conry resigned as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain.