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29 August 2021

Marini named Tortona Bishop

Bishop-elect Guido Marini was named Bishop of Tortona, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. was named Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in May 2021.

Bishop-elect Marini had been serving as Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations of the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff.

19 August 2021

Nostro named Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea Bishop

Bishop-elect Attilio Nostro was named Bishop of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Luigi Renzo in July 2021.

18 August 2021

Ferreira dos Santos named Penedo Bishop

Bishop Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos was named Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Valério Breda, S.D.B. in June 2020.

Bishop Ferreira dos Santos had been serving as Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia.

14 August 2021

07 August 2021

Margni named Avellaneda-Lanús Bishop

Bishop Marcelo Julián Margni was named Bishop of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Rubén Oscar Frassia in August 2020.

Bishop Margni had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Quilmes.