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25 April 2018

Spaki named Paranava Bishop

Bishop-elect Mário Spaki was named Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Geremias Steinmetz was named Archbishop of Londrina in June 2017.

Nguyen Duc Cuong named Thanh Hoá Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Nguyen Duc Cuong was named Bishop of Thanh Hoá, Viet Nam.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Nguyên Chi Linh was named Archbishop of Huế in October 2016.

Ndabnyemb named Batouri Bishop

Bishop-elect Marcellin-Marie Ndabnyemb was named Bishop of Batouri, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M. was named Archbishop of Garoua in October 2016.

Grachane retired, Vera Aréjula named Nacala Bishop

Bishop Germano Grachane, C.M. retired and Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. was named Bishop of Nacala, Mozambique.

Bishop Vera Aréjula had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Xai-Xai.

24 April 2018

Ky named Dédougou Bishop

Bishop-elect Prosper Bonaventure Ky was named Bishop of Dédougou, Burkina Faso.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Judes Bicaba in August 2016.

10 April 2018

Kochuthundil named Muvattupuzha Coadjutor

Bishop Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil was named Coadjutor Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India.

Bishop Kochuthundil had been serving as Curial Bishop of Trivandrum.

Kattukallil named Pathanamthitta Coadjutor

Bishop Samuel Irenios Kattukallil was named Coadjutor Bishop of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankara), India.

Bishop Kattukallil had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum.

Russell named Azerbaijan Nuncio

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell was named Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan in addition to his other posts.

06 April 2018

Wilmer named Hildesheim Bishop

Bishop-elect Heiner Wilmer, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Norbert Trelle in September 2017.

Scozzina named Orán Bishop

Bishop-elect Luis Antonio Scozzina, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Orán, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta in August 2017.