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26 July 2014

Nguyên Van Kham named My Tho Bishop

Bishop Pierre Nguyên Van Kham was named Bishop of My Tho, Viet Nam.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðoc was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville) in September 2013.

Bishop Nguyên Van Kham had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh.

Fernando retired, Pappusamy named Madurai Archbishop

Archbishop Peter Fernando retired and Archbishop-designate Antony Pappusamy was named Archbishop of Madurai, India.

Archbishop-designate Pappusamy had been serving as Bishop of Dindigul.

12 July 2014

Maniago named Castellaneta Bishop

Bishop Claudio Maniago was named Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli was named Bishop of Trapani in September 2013.

Bishop Maniago had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze {Florence}.

Bianco named Ethiopia Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay in June 2014.

Archbishop Bianco had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.

11 July 2014

Woelki named Köln Archbishop

Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki was named Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Joachim Cardianl Meisner in February 2014.

Cardinal Woelki had been serving as Archbishop of Berlin.

Quintero Chacón named Barcelona Bishop

Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón was named Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera in January 2014.

Bishop Quintero Chacón had been serving as Bishop of Margarita.

Pecorari named Macedonia Nuncio

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia in addition to his other posts.

Thakur retired, Osta named Muzaffarpur Bishop

Bishop John Baptist Thakur, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Cajetan Francis Osta was named Bishop of Muzaffarpur, India.

Makokou elevated to Vicariate Apostolic; Koerber named Vicar

The Prefecture Apostolic was elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Makokou, Gabon.

Bishop-elect Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp. was named its first Vicar Apostolic and titular bishop of Siccenna. He had been serving as its Prefect.

Ha Chi-shing, Lee Bun Sang, and Yeung Ming-cheung named Hong Kong Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Joseph Ha Chi-shing, O.F.M., Bishop-elect Stephen Lee Bun Sang, and Bishop-elect Michael Yeung Ming-cheung were named Auxiliary Bishops of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China and titular bishops of Simitthu, Novae, and Mons in Numidia, respectively.

Fernandes retired, D’Souza named Bareilly Bishop

Bishop Anthony Fernandes retired and Bishop-elect Ignatius D’Souza was named Bishop of Bareilly, India.

09 July 2014

04 July 2014

Moiteiro Ramos named Aveiro Bishop

Bishop António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos was named Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop António Francisco dos Santos was named Bishop of Porto in February 2014.

Bishop Moiteiro Ramos had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Braga.

Martín named Rosario Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Eduardo Eliseo Martín was named Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop José Luis Mollaghan was named an Official of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in May 2014.

Archbishop-designate Martín had been serving as Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto.

03 July 2014

Leow Beng Kim named Kuala Lumpur Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Julian Leow Beng Kim was named Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam in December 2013.

Kwofie named Sekondi-Takoradi Bishop

Bishop-elect John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop John Martin Darko in December 2011.

Maupu retired, Gusching named Verdun Bishop

Bishop François Paul Marie Maupu retired and Bishop-elect Jean-Paul Gusching was named Bishop of Verdun, France

García Osorio named Yoro Bishop

Bishop-elect Héctor David García Osorio was named Bishop of Yoro, Honduras.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. in January 2014.

Coleman retired, da Cunha named Fall River Bishop

Bishop George William Coleman retired and Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. was named Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

Bishop da Cunha had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey.

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