Archbishop-designate Roque Paloschi was named Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil.
The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho in March 2015.
Archbishop-designate Paloschi had been serving Bishop of Roraima, Roraima.