Bishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala was named Archbishop of Maracaibo in May 2018.
Bishop Guerrero Contreras had been serving as Bishop of Machiques.
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- Mbeya elevated to Archdiocese, Mwasikwabhila Nyais...
- Guerrero Contreras named Barinas Bishop
- Salazar resigned as Los Angeles Auxiliary
- de Oliveira Soares Filho named Palmeira dos Índios...
- Martínez Álvarez retired, Aparecido Bergamasco nam...
- Llanos named Saint John’s-Basseterre Bishop
- Valentin named Versailles Auxiliary
- Joly named Rennes Auxiliary
- Gerber named Fulda Bishop
- Braida Lorenzón named La Rioja Bishop
- Quintero Gómez named Armenia Bishop
- de Oliveira named Apucarana Bishop
- Desrochers named Alexandria-Cornwall Auxiliary
- Campos do Nascimento named São João del Rei Bishop
- Currie retired, Hundt named Saint John’s, Newfound...
- Addagatla retired as Srikakulam Bishop
- Gallela resigned as Cuddapah Bishop
- Gabuza named Durban Coadjutor
- Sinaga retired, Sipayung named Medan Archbishop
- Toussaint named Jacmel Bishop
- Mhasi named Tunduru-Masasi Bishop
- Duffy named Clogher Bishop
- Ślusarczyk and Mastalski named Kraków Auxiliaries
- Gonsalves named Nagpur Archbishop
- Hearst and Moosonee united
- Hemrom named Dibrugarh Coadjutor
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