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.

Speich named Netherlands Nuncio

Archbishop Jean-Marie Antoine Joseph Speich was named Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Paul Tschang In-Nam in February 2025.

Archbishop Speich had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo.

Glavan retired, Saje named Novo Mesto Bishop

Bishop Andrej Glavan retired and Bishop-elect Andrej Saje was named Bishop of Novo Mesto, Slovenia.

Matjaž named Celje Bishop

Bishop-elect Maksimilijan Matjaž was named Bishop of Celje, Slovenia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Stanislav Lipovšek in September 2018.

Speich named Slovenia Nuncio

Archbishop Jean-Marie Antoine Joseph Speich was named Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Juliusz Janusz in September 2018.

Archbishop Speich had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana.

Lipovšek retired as Celje Bishop

Bishop Stanislav Lipovšek retired as Bishop of Celje, Slovenia.

Cvikl named Maribor Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Alojzij Cvikl, S.J. was named Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Marjan Turnšek in July 2013.

Šuštar named Ljubljana Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Franc Šuštar was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia and titular bishop of Ressiana.

Zore named Ljubljana Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Stane Zore, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M. in July 2013.

Turnšek resigned as Maribor Archbishop

Archbishop Marjan Turnšek resigned as Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

Stres resigned as Ljubljana Archbishop

Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M. resigned as Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Pirih retired, Bizjak named Koper Bishop

Bishop Metod Pirih retired and Bishop Jurij Bizjak was named Bishop of Koper, Slovenia.

Bishop Bizjak had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Janusz named Slovenia Nuncio

Archbishop Juliusz Janusz was named Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia.

Archbishop Janusz had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary.

Kramberger resigned, Turnšek succeeded as Maribor Archbishop

Archbishop Franc Kramberger resigned and Archbishop Marjan Turnšek succeeded as Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

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

Lipovšek named Celje Bishop

Bishop-elect Stanislav Lipovšek was named Bishop of Celje, Slovenia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Anton Stres, C.M. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Maribor in January 2009.

Turnšek named Maribor Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Marjan Turnšek was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

He had been serving as Bishop of Murska Sobota.

Štumpf named Murska Sobota Bishop

Bishop Peter Štumpf, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Murska Sobota, Slovenia.

Bishop Štumpf had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor.

Uran resigned, Stres named Ljubljana Archbishop

Archbishop Alojzij Uran resigned and Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M. was named Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Archbishop Stres had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of Maribor.

Smej retired as Maribor Auxiliary

Bishop Jožef Smej retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

Stres named Maribor Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Anton Stres, C.M. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

Archbishop-designate Stres had been serving as Bishop of Celje.