Bishop Dulcênio Fontes de Matos was named Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. was named Archbishop of Paraíba in March 2017.
Bishop Fontes de Matos had been serving as Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas.