Nacua resigned as Ilagan Bishop

Bishop Joseph Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap. resigned as Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines.

de Medeiros Silva named Montes Claros Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate João Justino de Medeiros Silva was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte.

Coliche retired, Hérouard named Lille Auxiliary

Bishop Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche retired and Bishop-elect Antoine Hérouard was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France and titular bishop of Maillezais.

Grallet retired, Ravel named Strasbourg Archbishop

Archbishop Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M. retired and Archbishop-designate Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. was named Archbishop of Strasbourg, France.

Archbishop-designate Ravel had been serving as Bishop of France, Military.

Mulumba Kalemba retired, Nkolo Kanowa named Mweka Bishop

Bishop Gérard Mulumba Kalemba retired and Bishop-elect Oscar Nkolo Kanowa, C.I.C.M. was named Bishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Medinas Salinas retired, Collar Noguera named San Juan Bautista de las Misiones Bishop

Bishop Mario Melanio Medina Salinas retired and Bishop Pedro Collar Noguera was named Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay.

Bishop Collar Noguera had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad del Este.

Negri retired, Perego named Ferrara-Comacchio Archbishop

Archbishop Luigi Negri retired and Archbishop-elect Giancarlo Perego was named Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy.

Hernández Arnedo retired, Neves Ferreira named Tianguá Bishop

Bishop Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R. retired and Bishop-elect Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira was named Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil.

Trille Kuku Andali named El Obeid Bishop

Bishop-elect Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali was named Bishop of El Obeid, Sudan.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Khartoum in August 2015.

Salonia named Palermo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Giovanni Salonia, O.F.M. Cap. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy and titular bishop of Buthrotum.

Eberlein named Hamburg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Horst Eberlein was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg, Germany and titular bishop of Tisedi.

Erected: Maintirano, Madagascar; Bombin Espino named Bishop

The Diocese of Maintirano, Madagascar was erected with territory taken from Tsiroanomandidy, Mahajanga, and Morondava.

Bishop Gustavo Bombin Espino, O.SS.T. was named its first bishop. He had been serving as Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy.

Harris named Townsville Bishop

Bishop-elect Timothy Harris was named Bishop of Townsville, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Michael Ernest Putney in March 2014.

Martinelli retired, Bugeja succeeded as Tripoli Vicar

Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. retired and Bishop George Bugeja, O.F.M. succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya.

Bishop Bugeja had been serving as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the same jurisdiction.

Lahham resigned as Jerusalem Auxiliary

Bishop Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine.

González Sandoval named Tarahumara Bishop

Bishop-elect Juan Manuel González Sandoval, M.N.M. was named Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México.

The diocese has been vacant since Bishop Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M. was named Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco in November 2015.

Vázquez named Morón Coadjutor

Bishop Jorge Vázquez was named Coadjutor Bishop of Morón, Argentina.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora.

Khamsé Vithavong retired as Vientiane Vicar

Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I. retired as Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos.

Chittagong elevated to Archdiocese; Costa named Archbishop

The diocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh was elevated to a Metropolitan Archdiocese with the dioceses of Barisal and Khulna as suffragans.

Archbishop-designate Moses M. Costa, C.S.C. was named its first Archbishop. He had been serving as the Bishop of the same jurisdiction.

Ramos Morales named Caguas Bishop

Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales was named Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. was named Bishop of Ponce in December 2015.

Bishop Ramos Morales had been serving as Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao.

Herzog retired, Tally succeeded as Alexandria Bishop

Bishop Ronald Paul Herzog retired and Bishop David Prescott Talley succeeded as Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA.

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

Argüelles resigned, Garcera named Lipa Archbishop

Archbishop Ramon Cabrera Argüelles resigned and Archbishop-designate Gilbert Armea Garcera was named Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines.

Archbishop-designate Garcera had been serving as Bishop of Daet.

Hrdlička retired as Olomouc Auxiliary

Bishop Josef Hrdlička retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Zambito retired, Giombanco named Patti Bishop

Bishop Ignazio Zambito retired and Bishop-elect Guglielmo Giombanco was named Bishop of Patti, Italy.

Stanula retired, dos Santos named Itabuna Bishop

Bishop Czeslaw Stanula, C.SS.R. retired and Bishop Carlos Alberto dos Santos was named Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil.

Bishop dos Santos had been serving as Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas.