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25 March 2022

Nguyễn Văn Bản named Hải Phòng Bishop

Bishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản was named Bishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên was named Archbishop of Hà Nội in November 2018.

Bishop Nguyễn Văn Bản had been serving as Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột.

Kalist named Pondicherry and Cuddalore Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Francis Kalist was named Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Antony Anandarayar in January 2021.

Archbishop-designate Kalist had been serving as Bishop of Meerut.

14 March 2022

Laliberté named Trois-Rivières Bishop

Bishop Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. was named Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joseph Luc André Bouchard in January 2021.

Bishop Laliberté had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

10 March 2022

Zieliński named Koszalin-Kołobrzeg Coadjutor

Bishop Zbigniew Jan Zieliński was named Coadjutor Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk.

09 March 2022

da Silva named Tefé Prelate

Bishop José Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp. was named Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.

The Prelature had been vacant since Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. was named Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco in June 2021.

Bishop da Silva had been serving as Bishop of Cametá, Para.

08 March 2022

Ferreira Sandramo named Pemba Bishop

Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo was named Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P. was named Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil.

Bishop Ferreira Sandramo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo.

06 March 2022

Iannuzzi named Castellaneta Bishop

Bishop-elect Sabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Claudio Maniago was named Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace in November 2021.

03 March 2022

Jenky retired, Tylka succeeded as Peoria Bishop

Bishop Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C. retired and Bishop Louis Tylka succeeded as Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA.

Bishop Tylka had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto Changes

The Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian), Canada is changed to an Apostolic Exarchate.

Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette, Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA, was named Apostolic Administor of the new Exarchate.