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29 December 2015

12 December 2015

Rallo named Morocco Nuncio

Archbishop Vito Rallo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Antonio Sozzo in September 2015.

05 December 2015

Maury Buendía named Romania Nuncio

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía was named Apostolic Nuncio to Romania.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano in July 2015.

Archbishop Maury Buendía had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan, and Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan.

23 November 2015

13 November 2015

Gugerotti named Ukraine Nuncio

Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson was named Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland in September 2015.

Archbishop Gugerotti had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus.

Gualtieri named Comoros Nuncio

Archbishop Paolo Rocco Gualtieri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Comoros in addition to his other posts.

07 November 2015

Seirutti named Córdoba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ricardo Orlando Seirutti was named Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina and titular bishop of Bela.

Martyniak retired, Popowicz named Przemyśl-Warszawa Archbishop

Archbishop Jan Martyniak retired and Archbishop-designate Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz was named Archbishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland.

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

Franceschini retired, Piretto named Izmir Archbishop

Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Archbishop-elect Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. was named Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey.

Atangana named Kribi Bishop

Bishop-elect Damase Zinga Atangana/a> was named Bishop of Kribi, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Joseph Befe Ateba in June 2014.

Salamanca Mantilla and Alí Herrera named Bogotá Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla and Bishop-elect Luis Manuel Alí Herrera were named Auxiliary Bishops of Bogotá, Colombia and titular bishops of Aquae in Mauretania and Iubaltiana, respectively.

15 October 2015

Imrich resigned as Spiš Auxiliary

Bishop Andrej Imrich resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia.

Cedeño Muñoz named Penonomé Bishop

Bishop-elect Edgardo Cedeño Muñoz, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Penonomé, Panama.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean was named Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá in June 2015.

Tambala named Zomba Bishop

Bishop-elect George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D. was named Bishop of Zomba, Malawi.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. was named Archbishop of Blantyre in November 2013.

Mmole retired, Mdoe named Mtwara Bishop

Bishop Gabriel Mmole retired and Bishop Titus Joseph Mdoe was named Bishop of Mtwara, Tanzania.

Bishop Mdoe had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam.

Maldonado Monsalve named Mocoa-Sibundoy Bishop

Bishop-elect Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve was named Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Luis Alberto Parra Mora in December 2014.

15 September 2015

14 August 2015

Bizzeti named Anatolia Vicar

Bishop-elect Paolo Bizzeti, S.J. was named Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey and titular bishop of Tabae.

The Vicariate Apostolic had been vacant since the death of Bishop Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. in June 2010.

04 August 2015

Castro Aguayo named Margarita Bishop

Bishop Fernando José Castro Aguayo was named Bishop of Margarita, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón was named Bishop of Barcelona in July 2014.

Bishop Castro Aguayo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.

01 August 2015

Ortega Martín named Jordan and Iraq Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Alberto Ortega Martín was named Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and titular archbishop of Midila.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Giorgio Lingua was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba in March 2015.

08 July 2015

Gomes de Vasconcelos named Sobral Bishop

Bishop José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos was named Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina in December 2014.

Bishop Gomes de Vasconcelos had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza.

07 July 2015

Silva Retamales named Chile, Military Bishop

Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales was named Bishop of Chile, Military.

The post had been vacant since Bishop Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid was named Bishop of Osorno in January 2015.

Bishop Silva Retamales had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso.

04 July 2015

Robledo Romero named San Lorenzo Bishop

Bishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero was named Bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Sebelio Peralta Alvarez in November 2014.

Bishop Robledo Romero had been serving as Bishop of Carapeguá.

22 June 2015

Montemayor named Congo (Dem. Rep.) Nuncio

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor was named Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Australia in February 2015.

Archbishop Montemayor had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania.

04 June 2015

30 May 2015

Roa Barbosa named Espinal Bishop

Bishop Orlando Roa Barbosa was named Bishop of Espinal, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz was named Bishop of Armenia in August 2014.

Bishop Roa Barbosa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué.

Joseph named Varanasi Bishop

Bishop-elect Eugene Joseph was named Bishop of Varanasi, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Raphy Manjaly was named Bishop of Allahabad in October 2013.

23 May 2015

Melillo named Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia Bishop

Bishop-elect Sergio Melillo was named Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Giovanni D’Alise was named Bishop of Caserta in March 2014.

Bader named Pakistan Nuncio

Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader was named Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan and titular archbishop of Mathara in Numidia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique in February 2015.

Archbishop Bader had been serving as Archbishop of Alger, Algeria.

20 May 2015

Werbs retired as Hamburg Auxiliary

Bishop Norbert Werbs retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg, Germany.

Nóbrega de Sousa named Garanhuns Bishop

Bishop-elect Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa was named Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Brazil, Military in August 2014.

Dognin named Quimper Bishop

Bishop Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin was named Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert in January 2015.

Bishop Dognin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas).

Cunha Cruz named Campanha Coadjutor

Bishop Pedro Cunha Cruz was named Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

Caldas Magalhães retired, Zon Pereira succeeded as Alto Solimões Bishop

Bishop Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X. was named Bishop of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil.

07 May 2015

Escudero Torres named Valencia Auxiliary

Bishop Esteban Escudero Torres was named Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain and titular bishop of Diano.

Bishop Escudero Torres had been serving as Bishop of Palencia.

06 May 2015

Dimoc named Bontoc-Lagawe Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Valentin Cabbigat Dimoc was named Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines and titular bishop of Bapara.

The vicariate had been vacant since Bishop Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran was named Bishop of San Fernando de La Union in October 2012.

Sánchez Monge named Santander Bishop

Bishop Manuel Sánchez Monge was named Bishop of Santander, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora was named Archbishop of Zaragoza in December 2014.

Bishop Sánchez Monge had been serving as Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol.

Kibal Mansong’loo named Kole Bishop

Bishop-elect Emery Kibal Mansong’loo, C.P. was named Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M. in October 2008.

Girardi named União da Vitória Bishop

Bishop Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. was named Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo in April 2014.

Bishop Girardi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.

de Castro Homem named Iguatú Bishop

Bishop Edson de Castro Homem was named Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop João José da Costa, O. Carm. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe in November 2014.

Bishop de Castro Homem had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

Braido retired, Scaramussa named Santos Bishop

Bishop Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S. retired and Bishop Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. succeeded as Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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

04 May 2015

Grondin named Rimouski Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Denis Grondin was named Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier in January 2015.

Archbishop-desginate Grondin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

22 April 2015

18 April 2015

Vacca Ramirez named Duitama-Sogamoso Bishop

Bishop-elect Misael Vacca Ramirez was named Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Carlos Prada Sanmiguel in October 2012.

Bishop Vacca Ramirez had been serving as Bishop of Yopal.

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