Hicks named Joliet in Illinois Bishop

Bishop Ronald Aldon Hicks was named Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon in May 2020.

Bishop Hicks had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago.

Malesic named Cleveland Bishop

Bishop Edward Charles Malesic was named Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Nelson Jesus Perez was named Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January 2020.

Bishop Malesic had been serving as Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

de Villa y Vásquez named Santiago de Guatemala Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. was named Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. in February 2018.

Archbishop-designate de Villa y Vásquez had been serving as Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango.

Parkes named Savannah Bishop

Bishop-elect Stephen Douglas Parkes was named Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Atlanta in March 2020.