Farine retired as Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg Auxiliary

Bishop Pierre Farine retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland.

Gutiérrez Pabón retired, Nieto Súa named Engativá Bishop

Bishop Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón retired and Bishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa was named Bishop of Engativá, Colombia.

Bishop Nieto Súa had been serving as Bishop of San José del Guaviare.

Cárdenas Toro named Cali Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia and titular bishop of Nova.

Galván Castillo resigned as Autlán Bishop

Bishop Gonzalo Galván Castillo resigned as Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México.

Ashley named Panamá Auxiliary

Bishop Uriah Ashley was named Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá and titular bishop of Agbia.

He had been serving as Bishop of Penonomé.

Santos Cardoso named Bom Jesus da Lapa Bishop

Bishop João Santos Cardoso was named Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. was named Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo in March 2014.

Bishop Santos Cardoso had been serving as Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui.

Biernaski named Blumenau Bishop

Bishop Rafael Biernaski was named Bishop of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Giuseppe (José) Negri, P.I.M.E. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo in October 2014.

Bishop Biernaski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana.

González Hernández resigned, Martínez De Aguirre Guinea succeeded as Puerto Maldonado Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Francisco González Hernández, O.P. resigned and Bishop David Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P. succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru.

Bishop Martínez De Aguirre Guinea had been serving as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the same vicariate.

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.

Zavala Castro resigned, Rangel Mendoza named Chilpancingo-Chilapa Bishop

Bishop Alejo Zavala Castro resigned and Bishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México.

Bishop Rangel Mendoza had been serving as Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo.

Rahmé confirmed as Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar Bishop

Bishop-elect Hanna Rahmé, O.L.M. confirmed as Bishop of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite), Lebanon.

The eparchy had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Simon Atallah, O.A.M. in March 2015.

Rajič named Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe Nuncio

Archbishop Petar Antun Rajič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras in March 2015.

Archbishop Rajič had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar, Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen, Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula.

Nienstedt and Piché resign as Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop and Auxiliary

Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt resigned as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Bishop Lee Anthony Piché resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Kurtz retired, Śpiewak named Hamilton in Bermuda Bishop

Bishop Robert Joseph Kurtz, C. R. retired and Bishop-elect Wiesław Śpiewak, C. R. was named Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles.

Ocampo named Gumaca Bishop

Bishop Victor C. Ocampo was named Bishop of Gumaca, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Buenaventura Malayo Famadico was named Bishop of San Pablo in January 2013.

Fernandes retired, Macwan named Gandhinagar Archbishop

Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. retired and Archbishop-designate Thomas Ignatius Macwan was named Archbishop of Gandhinagar, India.

Archbishop-designate Macwan had been serving as Bishop of Ahmedabad.

Tamkevičius retired, Virbalas named Kaunas Archbishop

Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J. retired and Archbishop-designate Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. was named Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania.

Archbishop-designate Virbalas had been serving as Bishop of Panevėžys.

Mendes Tavares named Ponta de Pedras Coadjutor

Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará.

dos Santos Souza resigned as Amargosa Bishop

Bishop João Nílton dos Santos Souza resigned as Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil.

Yasheuski named Minsk-Mohilev Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Aliaksandr Yasheuski, S.D.B. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus and titular bishop of Furnos Maior.

Méndez Bracamonte named Venezuela Military Bishop

Bishop-elect Benito Adán Méndez Bracamonte was named Bishop of Venezuela, Military.

The post had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Hernán Sánchez Porras in October 2014.

Koch named Berlin Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Heiner Koch was named Archbishop of Berlin, Germany.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki was named Archbishop of Köln {Cologne} in July 2014.

Archbishop-disgnate Koch had been serving as Bishop of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen).

González Juárez named Tuxtepec Bishop

Bishop-elect José Alberto González Juárez was named Bishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Antonio Fernández Hurtado was named Archbishop of Durango in September 2014.

Tirado Mazo retired, Múnera Ochoa named Tierradentro Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. retired and Bishop-elect Oscar Augusto Múnera Ochoa was named Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia and titular bishop of Corniculana.

Melzer resigned as Köln Auxiliary

Bishop Manfred Melzer resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany.

Đình Đúc Đao named Xuân Lôc Coadjutor

Bishop Joseph Đình Đúc Đao was named Coadjutor Bishop of Xuân Lôc, Viet Nam.

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

Castellucci named Modena-Nonantola Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Erio Castellucci was named Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Antonio Lanfranchi in February 2015.

Swampillai retired, Emmanuel named Trincomalee Bishop

Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai retired and Bishop-elect Christian Noel Emmanuel was named Bishop of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

Berlie Belaunzarán retired, Rodriguez Vega named Yucatán Archbishop

Archbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán retired and Archbishop-designate Gustavo Rodriguez Vega was named Archbishop of Yucatán, México.

Archbishop-designte Rodriguez Vega had been serving as Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.