Pipta named Parma Bishop

Bishop-elect Robert Mark Pipta was named Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA.

The eparchy had been vacant since Bishop Milan Lach, S.J. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava (Slovak), Slovakia in January 2023.

Grgić resigned as Tromsø Prelate

Bishop Berislav Grgić resigned as Prelate of Tromsø, Norway.

Bettencourt named Cameroun and Equatorial Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun and Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia.

Ilgit named Anatolia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Antuan Ilgit, S.J. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Anatolia, Turkey and titular bishop of Tubernuca.

Thuruthimattam retired, Nellikunnel named Gorakhpur Bishop

Bishop Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T. retired and Bishop-elect Mathew Nellikunnel, C.S.T. was confirmed as Bishop of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India.

Kwiatkowski named New Westminster Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael Kwiatkowski was named Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), Canada.

The eparchy had been vacant since Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski was named Bishop of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian) in January 2020.

Warfel retired, Fleming succeeded as Great Falls-Billings Bishop

Bishop Michael William Warfel retired and Bishop Jeffrey Michael Fleming succeeded as Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA.

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

Abagna Mossa retired as Owando Archbishop

Archbishop Victor Abagna Mossa retired as Archbishop of Owando, Congo.

Herbreteau retired as Agen Bishop

Bishop Hubert Marie Michel Marcel Herbreteau retired as Bishop of Agen, France.

Legrez retired, Balsa named Albi Archbishop

Archbishop Jean Marie Henri Legrez, O.P. retired and Archbishop-designate Jean-Louis Marie Balsa was named Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France.

Archbishop-designate Balsa had been serving as Bishop of Viviers.

Osaka and Takamatsu combined to Osaka-Takamatsu

The archdiocese of Osaka and the diocese of Takamatsu were combined to form the Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu, Japan.

The diocese of Takamatsu was vacant.

The archdiocese of Osaka was being led by Thomas Aquino Manyo Cardinal Maeda with Bishop Paul Toshihiro Sakai as an Auxiliary; both are transferred to the new jurisdiction.

Randall named Bangladesh Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Kevin S. Randall was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh and titular archbishop of Glenndálocha.

Koumra erected, Tibingar named Bishop

The Diocese of Koumra, Chad was erected with territory taken from Sarh.

Bishop-elect Samuel Mbairabé Tibingar was named its first bishop.

Medina named Río Gallegos Bishop

Bishop Ignacio Damián Medina was named Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva was named Archbishop of Buenos Aires in May 2023.

Bishop Medina had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora.

Álvarez and Musolino named Córdoba Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Horacio José Álvarez and Bishop-elect Alejandro Musolino, S.D.B. were named Auxiliary Bishops of Córdoba, Argentina and titular bishops of Cubda and Ruspae, respectively.

Massinga named Inhambane Auxiliary

Bishop Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique and titular bishop of Chullu.

Bishop Massinga had been serving as Bishop of Quelimane.

Smeets resigned as Roermond Bishop

Bishop Hendrikus Marie Gerardus Smeets resigned as Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands.

Macário do Nascimento Clemente retired, Sousa Valério named Lisboa Patriarch

Manuel José Cardinal Macário do Nascimento Clemente retired and Patriarch-designate Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M. was named Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal.

Patriarch-designate Sousa Valério had been serving as Bishop of Portugal, Military.

Landra named Mercedes-Luján Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Mauricio Alberto Landra was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina and titular bishop of Trisipa.

Filipazzi named Poland Nuncio

Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio was named President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in January 2023.

Archbishop Filipazzi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.

Cador named Coutances Bishop

Bishop-elect Grégoire Cador was named Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Laurent Jean Marie Le Boulc’h was named Archbishop of Lille in April 2023.

Amarante named Pontifical Lateran University Rector

Archbishop-elect Alfonso V. Amarante, C.SS.R. was named Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University and titular archbishop of Sorres.

Bulamatari resigned as Molegbe Bishop

Bishop Dominique Bulamatari resigned as Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.).