Dias Pimentel retired, Vilar named São João da Boa Vista Bishop

Bishop David Dias Pimentel retired and Bishop Antônio Emidio Vilar, S.D.B. was named Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Vilar had been serving as Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso.

Rodríguez retired, Coerver named Lubbock Bishop

Bishop Plácido Rodríguez, C.M.F. retired and Bishop-elect Robert Milner Coerver was named Bishop of Lubbock, Texas, USA.

Dieser named Aachen Bishop

Bishop Helmut Karl Dieser was named Bishop of Aachen, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Heinrich Mussinghoff in December 2015.

Bishop Dieser had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trier.

Lira Rugarcía named Matamoros Bishop

Bishop Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía was named Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ruy Rendón Leal was named Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora in April 2016.

Bishop Lira Rugarcía had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles.

Vayalunkal named Solomon Islands Nuncio

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal was named Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands.

Talley named Alexandria Coadjutor

Bishop David Prescott Talley was named Coadjutor Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA.

Bishop Talley had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia.

Cardelli retired, Santiago named San Nicolás de los Arroyos Bishop

Bishop Héctor Sabatino Cardelli retired and Bishop Hugo Norberto Santiago was named Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina.

Bishop Santiago had been serving as Bishop of Santo Tomé.

Kalist named Clermont Archbishop

Archbishop-designate François Michel Pierre Kalist was named Archbishop of Clermont, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon in March 2016.

Archbishop-designate Kalist had been serving as Bishop of Limoges.

Miñarro named Merlo-Moreno Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Oscar Eduardo Miñarro was named Auxiliary Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina and titular bishop of Antium.

Hanna resigned as Wagga Wagga Bishop

Bishop Gerard Joseph Hanna resigned as Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia.

Reyes retired, de Leon succeeded as Antipolo Bishop

Bishop Gabriel Villaruz Reyes retired and Bishop Francisco Mendoza de Leon succeeded as Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines.

Bishop de Leon had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Salinas Viñals named Valencia Auxiliary

Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals was named Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain and titular bishop of Forum Clodii.

He had been serving as Bishop of Mallorca.

da Cruz retired, Breis Pereira succeeded as Juazeiro Bishop

Bishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. retired and Bishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil.

Bishop Breis Pereira had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Oliveri resigned, Borghetti succeeded as Albenga-Imperia Bishop

Bishop Mario Oliveri resigned and Bishop Guglielmo Borghetti succeeded as Bishop of Albenga-Imperia, Italy.

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