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25 July 2022

Ndjoni named Franceville Bishop

Bishop-elect Ephrem Ndjoni was named Bishop of Franceville, Gabon.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba was named Archbishop of Libreville in March 2020.

Ballot named Metz Bishop

Archbishop Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot was named Bishop of Metz, France while retaining the Personal Title of Archbishop.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize in August 2021.

Archbishop Ballot had been serving as Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise).

20 July 2022

Erbì named Sierra Leone Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Walter Erbì was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone in addition to his other posts.

16 July 2022

Tschang In-Nam named Netherlands Nuncio

Archbishop Paul Tschang In-Nam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Aldo Cavalli retired in November 2021.

Archbishop Tschang In-Nam had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Myanmar, and Apostolic Delegate to Laos.

Gil Tamayo named Granada Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate José María Gil Tamayo was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada, Spain.

He had been serving as Bishop of Ávila.

Erbì named Liberia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Walter Erbì was named Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and titular archbishop of Nepeta.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Dagoberto Campos Salas was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama in May 2022.

Brontóns Tena named Plasencia Bishop

Bishop-elect Ernesto Jesús Brontóns Tena was named Bishop of Plasencia, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Luis Retana Gozalo was named Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo in November 2021.

15 July 2022

Suon Hangly named Kompong-Cham Prefect

Fr. Pierre Suon Hangly was named Prefect of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia.

The prefecture had been vacant since the resignation of Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P. in July 2019.

Blanco Martínez named Punta Arenas Bishop

Bishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D. was named Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B. in December 2021.

Bishop Blanco Martínez had been serving as Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama.

12 July 2022

Zielinski named New Ulm Bishop

Bishop Chad William Zielinski was named Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop John Marvin LeVoir in August 2020.

Bishop Zielinski had been serving as Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska.

07 July 2022

Spiteri named Mexico Nuncio

Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to México.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Franco Coppola was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium in November 2021.

Archbishop Spiteri had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon.

Meyer named Rodez Bishop

Bishop-elect Luc Meyer was named Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop François Marie Aimé Marius Fonlupt was named Archbishop of Avignon in June 2021.

06 July 2022

Girasoli named Slovakia Nuncio

Archbishop Nicola Girasoli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello in October 2021.

Archbishop Girasoli had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.