Our Lady of the Annunciation at Ibadan erected, Faddoul named Bishop

The Eparchy of Our Lady of the Annunciation at Ibadan (Maronite) was erected from the Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa.

Simon Faddoul was named its first bishop. He had been serving as the Exarch.

Pepe retired, Thomas named Las Vegas Bishop

Bishop Joseph Anthony Pepe retired and Bishop George Leo Thomas was named Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Bishop Thomas had been serving as Bishop of Helena, Montana.

Ostrowski named Warmia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Janusz Ostrowski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland and titular bishop of Caltadria.

Nwachukwu named Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Bahamas Nuncio

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu was named Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, and Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas in addition to his other posts.

Xuereb named Korea and Mongolia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Alfred Xuereb was named Apostolic Nuncio to Korea, Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia, and titular archbishop of Amantea.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla in September 2017.

Bettencourt named Nuncio

Archbishop-elect José Avelino Bettencourt was named Apostolic Nuncio and titular archbishop of Aemona.

Odchimar retired, Dael named Tandag Bishop

Bishop Nereo Page Odchimar retired and Bishop-elect Raul B. Dael was named Bishop of Tandag, Philippines.

Olla named Tanjung Selor Bishop

Olla named Tanjung Selor Bishop Bishop-elect Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F. was named Bishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F. was named Archbishop of Samarinda in February 2015.

Campbell retired, Dooley named Dunedin Bishop

Bishop Colin David Campbell retired and Bishop-elect Michael Joseph Dooley was named Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand.

Gébara named Petra e Filadelfia Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Joseph Gébara was named Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Yasser Hanna Ayyash in April 2015.

Archbishop-designate Gébara had been serving as Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Coyle named Rockville Centre Auxiliary

Bishop Robert Joseph Coyle was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military.

Okpaleke resigned as Ahiara Bishop

Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke resigned as Bishop of Ahiara, Nigeria.

Mrad named Syrian Curial Bishop

Bishop-elect Charles Georges Mrad was named Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon and titular bishop of Zorava.

Uhl resigned, Birkhofer named Freiburg im Breisgau Auxiliary

Bishop Bernd Joachim Uhl resigned and Bishop-elect Peter Birkhofer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany and titular bishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana.

Santos named Iba Bishop

Bishop-elect Bartolome Gaspar Santos was named Bishop of Iba, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Florentino Galang Lavarias was named Archbishop of San Fernando in July 2014.

Manzella retired, Marciante named Cefalù Bishop

Bishop Vincenzo Manzella retired and Bishop Giuseppe Marciante was named Bishop of Cefalù, Italy.

Bishop Marciante had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}.

Várszegi resigned, Hortobágyi named Pannonhalma Abbot

Bishop Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B. resigned and Cirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B. was named Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary.

Jung named Würzburg Bishop

Bishop-elect Franz Jung was named Bishop of Würzburg, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Friedhelm Hofmann in September 2017.

Sommertag named Nicaragua Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua and titular archbishop of Traiectum ad Mosam.

Lagdameo retired, Lazo named Jaro Archbishop

Archbishop Angel Nacorda Lagdameo retired and Archbishop-designate Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo was named Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines.

Archbishop-designate Lazo had been serving as Bishop of San Jose de Antique.

Warcha named Maronite Curial Bishop

Bishop-elect Rafic Warcha was named Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon and titular bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti.

Corriveau retired, Bittman named Nelson Bishop

Bishop John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Gregory John Bittman was named Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.

Bishop Bittman had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Edmonton, Alberta.

Campbell retired, Swarbrick named Lancaster Bishop

Bishop Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A. retired and Bishop-elect Paul Swarbrick was named Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain.

Chávez Botello retired, Vázquez Villalobos named Antequera, Oaxaca Archbishop

Archbishop José Luis Chávez Botello retired and Archbishop-designate Pedro Vázquez Villalobos was named Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México.

Archbishop-designate Vázquez Villalobos had been serving as Bishop of Puerto Escondido.

Apigo named Mati Bishop

Bishop-elect Abel C. Apigo was named Bishop of Mati, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Patricio Hacbang Alo in October 2014.

Werlang named Lages Bishop

Bishop Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F. was named Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais.

Bishop Werlang had been serving as Bishop of Ipameri, Goias.

Christiaans named Keetmanshoop Bishop

Bishop-elect Willem Christiaans, O.S.F.S. was named Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I. in July 2017.

Ambongo Besungu named Kinshasa Coadjutor

Archbishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

He had been serving as Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro.

Bonivento retired, Meli named Vanimo Bishop

Bishop Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E. retired and Bishop-elect Francis Meli was named Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea.

Konzen named Atlanta Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joel M. Konzen, S.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA and titular bishop of Leavenworth.

Correa Toro retired, Grisales Grisales named Ipiales Bishop

Bishop Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro retired and Bishop-elect José Saúl Grisales Grisales was named Bishop of Ipiales, Colombia.

Álvarez Gómez named Istmina-Tadó Bishop

Bishop-elect Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez was named Bishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Julio Hernando García Peláez was named Bishop of Garagoa in June 2017.

Gutiérrez Valencia retired as Guadalajara Auxiliary

Bishop Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.

Muñoz Curiel, López Alvarado, and Polino Sánchez named Guadalajara Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M., and Bishop-elect Héctor López Alvarado, and Bishop-elect Engelberto Polino Sánchez were named Auxiliary Bishops of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México and titular bishops of Tucci, Sereddeli, and Vazari-Didda, respectively.

Reynoso Hidalgo retired as Santiago de los Caballeros Auxiliary

Bishop Valentín Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.

Christory named Chartres Bishop

Bishop-elect Philippe Christory, Comm. l'Emm. was named Bishop of Chartres, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard was named Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes in August 2017.

Christian retired as Manchester Auxiliary

Bishop Francis Joseph Christian retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA.