Vives Sicilia retired, Serrano Pentinat succeeded as Urgell Bishop

Bishop Joan Enric Vives Sicilia retired and Bishop Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat succeeded as Bishop of Urgell, Spain.

Bishop Serrano Pentinat had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Figueroa Gómez retired, Malpica Bejarano named Granada en Colombia Bishop

Bishop José Figueroa Gómez retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano was named Bishop of Granada en Colombia.

Kizhakkeveettil retired, Manakkarakavil named Mavelikara Bishop

Bishop Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil retired and Bishop Mathew Polycarpos Manakkarakavil was named Bishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankara), India.

Bishop Manakkarakavil had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum.

Studerus retired, Chau named Newark Auxiliary

Bishop Gregory James Studerus retired and Bishop-elect Pedro Bismarck Chau was named Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA and titular bishop of Catrum.

Ibombo named Ouesso Bishop

Bishop-elect Brice Armand Ibombo was named Bishop of Ouesso, Congo.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gélase Armel Kema was named Archbishop of Owando in January 2024.

Facco named Uruguaiana Bishop

Bishop-elect Clésio Facco, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Mário Scalon Angonese was named Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana in May 2024.

Vázquez retired, Benna named Morón Bishop

Bishop Jorge Vázquez retired and Bishop Alejandro Pablo Benna was named Bishop of Morón, Argentina.

Bishop Benna had been serving as Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro.

Puiggari retired, Martín named Paraná Archbishop

Archbishop Juan Alberto Puiggari retired and Archbishop-designate Raúl Martín was named Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina.

Archbishop-desginate Martín had been serving as Bishop of Santa Rosa.

Damascena named Luziânia Bishop

Bishop Francisco Agamenilton Damascena was named Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Waldemar Passini Dalbello was named Coadjutor Bishop of Anápolis.

Bishop Damascena had been serving as Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia.

Rivera Vielma named San Carlos de Venezuela Bishop

Bishop-elect Alexander Rivera Vielma was named Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Polito Rodríguez Méndez was named Archbishop of Barquisimeto in June 2024.

Rábek retired, Šajgalík named Slovakia Military Bishop

Bishop František Rábek retired and Bishop-elect Pavol Šajgalík, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Slovakia, Military.

Pegoraro named Pontifical Academy for Life President

Msgr. Renzo Pegoraro was named President of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

Nguyễn Chí Linh retired, Ðặng Ðức Ngân succeeded as Huế Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh retired and Archbishop Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân succeeded as Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam.

Archbishop Ðặng Ðức Ngân had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Tagle named Albano Cardinal-Bishop

Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle was named Cardinal-Bishop of Albano.

The post was previously held by Pope Leo XIV until his election earlier this month.

Cardinal Tagle was previous serving as Cardinal-Bishop of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle.

Scapolo retired as Portugal Nuncio

Archbishop Ivo Scapolo retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal.

Phạm Minh Cường named San Diego Bishop

Bishop Michael (Micae) Phạm Minh Cường was named Bishop of San Diego, California, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Robert Walter McElroy was named Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia in January 2025.

Bishop Phạm Minh Cường had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Merletti named Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Secretary

Sister Tiziana Merletti, S.F.P. was named Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

São José do Rio Preto elevated to Archdiocese, Vilar to Archbishop

The Diocese of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil was elevated to a Metropolitan Archdiocese.

Archbishop Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B. was elevated to an Archbishop, he had been serving as the bishop of the same diocese.

Büchel retired, Grögli named Sankt Gallen Bishop

Bishop Markus Büchel retired and Bishop-elect Beat Grögli was named Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland.

Andreassa retired, de Carvalho named Ituiutaba Bishop

Bishop Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Valter Magno de Carvalho was named Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bishop de Carvalho had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia.

Giménez Valls retired, Palau Valero named Lleida Bishop

Bishop Salvador Giménez Valls retired and Bishop-elect Daniel Palau Valero was named Bishop of Lleida, Spain.

Giraud resigned, Blanchet named Mission de France o Pontigny Prelate

Archbishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud resigned and Bishop Dominique Marie Joseph Blanchet, Ist. del Prado was named Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France.

Both retain their diocese: Viviers and Créteil, respectively.

Perón resigned as Paranaguá Bishop

Bishop Edmar Perón resigned as Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil.

Pelletier named Mende Bishop

Bishop-elect Jean Pelletier was named Bishop of Mende, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Benoît Bertrand was named Bishop of Pontoise in June 2024.

Bianco named Slovenia Nuncio and Slovenia Delegate

Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Jean-Marie Antoine Joseph Speich was named Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands in April 2025.

Archbishop Bianco had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda.

Cortez retired, Capucao named Infanta Prelate

Bishop Bernardino Cruz Cortez retired and Bishop-elect Dave Dean Capucao was named Prelate of Infanta, Philippines.

Contreras Llajaruna named Callao Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Callao, Peru and titular bishop of Babra.

This is the first bishop appointment of Pope Leo XIV who had served as Apostolic Administrator of this same diocese from Apr 2020 to May 2021.

We have a new Pope! Leo XIV

Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. has been elected Pope and tkane the name Leo XIV.