Turkson named Promoting Integral Human Development Prefect

Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson was named Prefect of Promoting Integral Human Development, Roman Curia.

The new Dicastery will begin on 1 January 2017 with the suppression of these Pontifical Councils: “Cor Unum”; for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers; for Justice and Peace; and for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.

Lozano named San Juan de Cuyo Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Jorge Eduardo Lozano was named Coadjutor Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina.

Archbishop-designate Lozano had been serving as Bishop of Gualeguaychú.

Rodríguez-Novelo named Denver Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA and titular bishop of Azura.

Schäffler retired, Sousa Da Silva succeeded as Parnaíba Bishop

Bishop Alfredo Schäffler retired and Bishop Juarez Sousa Da Silva succeeded as Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil

Bishop Sousa Da Silva had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Steib retired, Holley named Memphis Bishop

Bishop James Terry Steib, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Martin David Holley was named Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Bishop Holley had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia.

Banach named Guinea-Bissau Nuncio

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau in addition to his other posts.

Djitangar named N’Djaména Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Edmond Djitangar was named Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi in November 2013.

Archbishop-designate Djitangar had been serving as Bishop of Sarh.

Farrell named Laity, Family, and Life Prefect

Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell was named Prefect of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Family, and Life, effective 15 August.

Bishop Farrell had been serving as Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA.

Ferrando retired, Cizaurre Berdonces named Bragança do Pará Bishop

Bishop Luigi Ferrando retired and Bishop Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R. was named Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil.

Bishop Cizaurre Berdonces had been serving as Bishop of Cametá.

Carrasco de Paula retired, Paglia named Pontifical Academy for Life President

Bishop Ignacio Carrasco de Paula retired and Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia was named President of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

Archbishop Paglia remains President of the Pontifical Council for the Family until its planned suppression on 1 September 2016.

Pennacchio named Poland Nuncio

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio was named Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Celestino Migliore was named Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation in May 2016.

Archbishop Pennacchio had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to India and Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal.

Dahdah retired, Essayan named Beirut Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. retired and Bishop-elect Cesar Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. was named Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon and titular bishop of Mareotes.