Prado Ayuso named San Sebastián Bishop

Bishop-elect Fernando Prado Ayuso, C.M.F. was named Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre was named Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante in December 2021.

Musioł named Opole Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Waldemar Musioł was named Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland and titular bishop of Bagis.

Ladjar retired, Matopai You named Jayapura Bishop

Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You was named Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia.

Guellec named Montauban Bishop

Bishop Alain Jean Louis Guellec was named Bishop of Montauban, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Bernard Joseph Germain Marie Ginoux earlier this month.

Bishop Guellec had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières).

Nguyễn Văn Ðệ retired, Dang Van Cau named Thái Bình Bishop

Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Ðệ, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect Dominic Dang Van Cau was named Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam.

Coll named Ossory Bishop

Bishop-elect Niall Coll was named Bishop of Ossory, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Dermot Pius Farrell was named Archbishop of Dublin in December 2020.

Semenyshyn confirmed as Ivano-Frankivsk Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Mykola Semenyshyn confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Iunca in Mauretania.

Cona named El Salvador Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Luigi Roberto Cona was named Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador and titular archbishop of Oppidum Consilinum.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia in September 2022.

Touho named Atakpamé Bishop

Bishop-elect Moïse Touho was named Bishop of Atakpamé, Togo.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan was named Archbishop of Lomé in November 2019.

Tran named Atlanta Auxiliary

Bishop-elect John-Nhan Tran was named Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA and titular bishop of Tullia.

Filippi retired, Eibu named Kotido Bishop

Bishop Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop-elect Dominic Eibu, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Kotido, Uganda.

Mushosho Matabaro named Doruma-Dungu Bishop

Bishop-elect Emile Mushosho Matabaro was named Bishop of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Richard Domba Mady in July 2021.

Hon Tai-Fai named Malta Nuncio

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B. was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malta.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico in April 2022.

Archbishop Hon Tai-Fai had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece.

Stułkowski named Płock Bishop

Bishop Szymon Stułkowski was named Bishop of Płock, Poland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Piotr Libera in June 2022.

Bishop Stułkowski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań.

Giraudo named Torino Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alessandro Giraudo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy and titular bishop of Castra Severiana.

Chaparro Stivanello named Merlo-Moreno Bishop

Bishop Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F. was named Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Fernando Carlos Maletti in March 2022.

Bishop Chaparro Stivanello had been serving as Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche.

Souza named Niterói Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Geraldo de Paula Souza, C.SS.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and titular bishop of Tinista.

Miniero named Taranto Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Ciro Miniero was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Taranto, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Miniero had been serving as Bishop of Vallo della Lucania.

Migliore retired, Nicoletti named Coxim Bishop

Bishop Antonino Migliore retired and Bishop-elect Otair Nicoletti was named Bishop of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Gazaille retired, Jodoin named Nicolet Bishop

Bishop André Gazaille retired and Bishop Daniel Jodoin was named Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Jodoin had been serving as Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick.

Ordoñez Sigcho named Quito Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ángel Maximiliano Ordoñez Sigcho was named Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador and titular bishop of Phelbes.

Redondo Castanera named Quilmes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Eduardo Gonzalo Redondo Castanera was named Auxiliary Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina and titular bishop of Tingaria.

Gobilliard named Digne Bishop

Bishop Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard was named Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Philippe Paul Nault, S.J.M.V. was named Bishop of Nice in March 2022.

Bishop Gobilliard had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon.

Franco Sánchez named Caldas Bishop

Bishop-elect Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez was named Bishop of Caldas, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop César Alcides Balbín Tamayo was named Bishop of Cartago in October 2021.

Dlungwane retired, Frank succeeded as Mariannhill Bishop

Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane retired and Bishop Neil Augustine Frank, O.M.I. succeeded as Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa.

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

Devčić retired, Uzinić succeeded as Rijeka Archbishop

Archbishop Ivan Devčić retired and Archbishop Mate Uzinić succeeded as Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia.

Archbishop Uzinić had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Hopes retired, Collins named East Anglia Bishop

Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes retired and Bishop-elect Peter Gwilym Collins was named Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain.

Cañizares Llovera retired, Benavent Vidal named Valencia Archbishop

Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera retired and Archbishop-designate Enrique Benavent Vidal was named Archbishop of Valencia, Spain.

Archbishop-designate Benavent Vidal had been serving as Bishop of Tortosa.

Brady retired as Sydney Auxiliary

Bishop Terence John Gerard Brady retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia.

Lazzeri resigned as Lugano Bishop

Bishop Valerio Lazzeri resigned as Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland.

Al Mekko succeeded as Alquoch Bishop

Bishop Paul Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko succeeded as Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq.

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

Maqdassi named Baghdad Auxiliary

Bishop Mikha Pola Maqdassi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq and titular bishop of Seert dei Caldei.

He had been serving as Bishop of Alquoch.

Fumagalli retired, Piazza named Viterbo Bishop

Bishop Lino Fumagalli retired and Bishop Orazio Francesco Piazza was named Bishop of Viterbo, Italy.

Bishop Piazza had been serving as Bishop of Sessa Aurunca.

Esteves Gomes named Braga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Delfim Jorge Esteves Gomes was named Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal and titular bishop of Dumium.

Brient named Rennes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ivan Brient was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France and titular bishop of Vaison.