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.

Travas named Multan Bishop

Bishop-elect Benny Mario Travas was named Bishop of Multan, Pakistan.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Andrew Francis in June 2014.

Brusati named Janaúba Bishop

Bishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati was named Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Ronaldo Ribeiro was named Bishop of Formosa, Goias in September 2014.

Bishop Brusati had been serving as Bishop of Caetité, Bahia.

Westrupp retired, Cipolini named Santo André Bishop

Bishop José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. retired and Bishop Pedro Carlos Cipolini was named Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Cipolini had been serving as Bishop of Amparo.

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.

Scarcella named Saint-Maurice Abbot

Abbot-elect Jean César Scarcella, C.R.A. was named Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Abbot Joseph Roduit, C.R.A. in March 2015.

Cassari named Malta Nuncio

Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malta.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands in March 2015.

Archbishop Cassari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland, and Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho.

Blondel retired, Balsa named Viviers Bishop

Bishop François Marie Joseph Pascal Louis Blondel retired and Bishop-elect Jean-Louis Balsa was named Bishop of Viviers, France.

Schockert retired, Blanchet named Belfort-Montbéliard Bishop

Bishop Claude Pierre Charles Schockert retired and Bishop-elect Dominique Blanchet, Ist. del Prado was named Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France.

García Aracil retired, Morga Iruzubieta succeeded as Mérida-Badajoz Archbishop

Archbishop Santiago García Aracil retired and Archbishop Celso Morga Iruzubieta succeeded as Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain.

Archbishop Morga Iruzubieta had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

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.

Massa and Mroziewski named Brooklyn Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect James Massa and Bishop-elect Witold Mroziewski were named Auxiliary Bishops of Brooklyn, New York, USA and titular bishops of Bardstown and Walla Walla, respectively.

Buras named Atyrau Apostolic Administrator

Father Dariusz Buras was named Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan.

Nunnari retired, Nolè named Cosenza-Bisignano Archbishop

Archbishop Salvatore Nunnari retired and Archbishop-designate Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Nolè had been serving as Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro.

Lucarelli retired, Pompili named Rieti Bishop

Bishop Delio Lucarelli retired and Bishop-elect Domenico Pompili was named Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy.

McKinney named Nottingham Bishop

Bishop-elect Patrick McKinney was named Bishop of Nottingham, England, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. was named Archbishop of Liverpool in March 2014.

Colaço retired, Rebello named Aurangabad Bishop

Bishop Edwin Colaço retired and Bishop-elect Ambrose Rebello was named Bishop of Aurangabad, India.

Torrado Mosconi named Nueve de Julio Coadjutor

Bishop Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi was named Coadjutor Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero.

Busquets Jordá retired, Izaguirre Rafael named Chuquibamba Prelate

Bishop Mario Busquets Jordá retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C. was named Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru.

Janocha named Warszawa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michal Janocha was named Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland and titular bishop of Barica.

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.

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.

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.