Ndakalako named Menongue Bishop

Bishop-elect Leopoldo Ndakalako was named Bishop of Menongue, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Mário Lucunde in March 2018.

Bertoldi named Mozambique Nuncio

Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra was named Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State in August 2018.

Archbishop Bertoldi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger.

Matta confirmed as Akka Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Youssef Matta was confirmed as Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel.

The archeparchy had been vacant since Archbishop Georges Bacouni (Bakouny) was confirmed as Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} in November 2018.

Layog named Lingayen-Dagupan Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Fidelis Bautista Layog was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines and titular bishop of Girus Tarasii.

Kekić retired as Križevci Bishop

Bishop Nikola Nino Kekić retired as Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia.

Biasin retired, da Silva Brito named Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda Bishop

Bishop Francesco Biasin retired and Bishop Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito was named Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bishop da Silva Brito had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

Kaigama named Abuja Coadjutor Archbishop

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria.

He had been serving as Archbishop of Jos.

Ćurić named Ðakovo-Osijek Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ivan Ćurić was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia and titular bishop of Tela.

Kravalis named Riga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Andris Kravalis was named Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia and titular bishop of Migirpa.

Talley named Memphis Bishop

Bishop David Prescott Talley was named Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Martin David Holley was removed in October 2018.

Bishop Talley had been serving as Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana.

Ochoa retired, Brennan named Fresno Bishop

Bishop Armando Xavier Ochoa retired and Bishop Joseph Vincent Brennan was named Bishop of Fresno, California, USA.

Bishop Brennan had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles.

Aclan named Los Angeles Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alejandro D. Aclan was named Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA and titular bishop of Rusicade.

van Megen named Kenya Nuncio

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic in September 2018.

Archbishop van Megen had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and to Eritrea.

Ortega Franco retired, González Morales and Samaniego López named México Auxiliaries

Bishop Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. retired and Bishop-elect Salvador González Morales and Bishop-elect Carlos Enrique Samaniego López were named Auxiliary Bishops of México, Federal District and titular bishops of Lacubaza and Cillium, respectively.

Colín Cruz named Puerto Escondido Bishop

Bishop Florencio Armando Colín Cruz was named Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Pedro Vázquez Villalobos was named Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca in February 2018.

Bishop Colín Cruz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District.

Salvi named Perugia-Città della Pieve Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marco Salvi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy and titular bishop of Termae Himerae.

Farrell named Camerlengo

Kevin Joseph Cardinal Farrell was named Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber in addition to his other duties.

Skibicki named Elbląg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Wojciech Skibicki was named Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland and titular bishop of Casae Nigrae.

Segura Etxezarraga named Bilboa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseba Segura Etxezarraga was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao, Spain and titular bishop of Basti.

Okroj named Pelplin Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Arkadiusz Okroj was named Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland and titular bishop of Cufruta.

Eluke named Port Harcourt Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Patrick Eluke was named Auxiliary Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria and titular bishop of Photice.

Nkwande named Mwanza Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Renatus Leonard Nkwande was named Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Jude Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam in June 2018.

Archbishop-designate Nkwande had been serving as Bishop of Bunda.

Ferreira Lopes resigned, Sumbelelo named Viana Bishop

Bishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. resigned and Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo was named Bishop of Viana, Angola.

Bishop Sumbelelo had been serving as Bishop of Uije.

Asiedu named Donkorkrom Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D. was named Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana.

The vicariate had been vacant since Bishop Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Keta-Akatsi in March 2017.

Cunningham retired, Byrne named Hexham and Newcastle Bishop

Bishop Séamus Cunningham retired and Bishop Robert Byrne, C.O. was named Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain.

Bishop Byrne had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham.

Bianco named Uganda Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D. was named Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary in July 2018.

Archbishop Bianco had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia.

Gallone named Zambia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Gianfranco Gallone was named Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and titular archbishop of Motula.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun in March 2018.

Jozić named Côte d’Ivoire Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Ante Jozić was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire and titular archbishop of Cissa.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon in March 2018.

Szyrokoradiuk named Odessa-Simferopol Coadjutor

Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine.

He had been serving as Bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia.

Campbell retired, Brennan named Columbus Bishop

Bishop Frederick Francis Campbell retired and Bishop Robert John Brennan was named Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Bishop Brennan had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York.

Fernández Hurtado named Tlalnepantla Archbishop

Archbishop José Antonio Fernández Hurtado was named Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes was named Archbishop of México, Federal District in December 2017.

Archbishop Fernández Hurtado had been serving as Archbishop of Durango.

Cipriani Thorne retired, Castillo Mattasoglio named Lima Archbishop

Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani Thorne retired and Archbishop-elect Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio was named Archbishop of Lima, Peru.

Cardoso named São Paulo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Benedito Cardoso was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil and titular bishop of Castellum Minus.

Coffey and Muhm named US Military Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Joseph Lawrence Coffey and Bishop-elect William James Muhm were named Auxiliary Bishops of United States of America, Military and titular bishops of Arsacal and Capsus, respectively.

“Ecclesia Dei” suppressed

The Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” was suppressed with its functions transferred to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Castellani retired, Giulietti named Lucca Archbishop

Archbishop Benvenuto Italo Castellani retired and Archbishop-designate Paolo Giulietti was named Archbishop of Lucca, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Giulietti had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve.

Bertrand named Mende Bishop

Bishop-elect Benoît Bertrand was named Bishop of Mende, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. was named Bishop of Luçon in May 2018.

Ambroise retired, Pillai named Tuticorin Bishop

Bishop Yvon Ambroise retired and Bishop-elect Stephen Antony Pillai was named Bishop of Tuticorin, India.

Fasina retired, Adesina named Ijebu-Ode Bishop

Bishop Albert Ayinde Fasina retired and Bishop-elect Francis Obafemi Adesina was named Bishop of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria.

Berzosa Martínez resigned as Ciudad Rodrigo Bishop

Bishop Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain.

Salazar Gómez retired, Martínez Vargas named La Dorada-Guaduas Bishop

Bishop Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez retired and Bishop-elect Hency Martínez Vargas was named Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia.

Cavaco Carrilho retired, Brás da Silva Martins named Funchal Bishop

Bishop António José Cavaco Carrilho retired and Bishop Nuno Brás da Silva Martins was named Bishop of Funchal, Portugal.

Bishop Brás da Silva Martins had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}.

Pinto named União da Vitória Bishop

Bishop-elect Walter Jorge Pinto was named Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. in February 2018.

Vuillemin named Metz Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean-Pierre Vuillemin was named Auxiliary Bishop of Metz, France and titular bishop of Thérouanne.

Maceda named San Jose de Antique Bishop

Bishop-elect Marvyn A. Maceda was named Bishop of San Jose de Antique, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo was named Archbishop of Jaro in February 2018.

Dias retired as Port Blair Bishop

Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X. retired as Bishop of Port Blair, India.

García Cuerva named Río Gallegos Bishop

Bishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva was named Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Miguel Ángel D’Annibale was named Bishop of San Martín in June 2018.

Bishop García Cuerva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora.

Ameyu Martin Mulla named Torit Bishop

Bishop-elect Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla was named Bishop of Torit, South Sudan.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Akio Johnson Mutek in March 2013.

Kwofie named Accra Archbishop

Archbishop-designate John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. was named Archbishop of Accra, Ghana.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle was named Archbishop of Cape Coast in May 2018.

Archbishop-designate Kwofie had been serving as Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi.

Alarcon named Daet Bishop

Bishop-elect Rex Andrew C. Alarcon was named Bishop of Daet, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gilbert Armea Garcera was named Archbishop of Lipa in February 2017.

Mbeya elevated to Archdiocese, Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga named Archbishop

The diocese of Mbeya, Tanzania was elevated to an Archdiocese.

It had been vacant since the death of Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. in November 2018.

Archbishop-designate Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga was named the first Archbishop. He had been serving as Bishop of Mpanda.

Guerrero Contreras named Barinas Bishop

Bishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala was named Archbishop of Maracaibo in May 2018.

Bishop Guerrero Contreras had been serving as Bishop of Machiques.

Salazar resigned as Los Angeles Auxiliary

Bishop Alexander Salazar resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA.

de Oliveira Soares Filho named Palmeira dos Índios Bishop

Bishop-elect Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho was named Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Dulcênio Fontes de Matos was named Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba in October 2017.

Martínez Álvarez retired, Aparecido Bergamasco named Corumbá Bishop

Bishop Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Llanos named Saint John’s-Basseterre Bishop

Bishop Robert Anthony Llanos was named Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Kenneth David Oswin Richards was named Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica in April 2016.

Bishop Llanos had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Valentin named Versailles Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Bruno Valentin was named Auxiliary Bishop of Versailles, France and titular bishop of Vaison.

Joly named Rennes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alexandre Joly was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France and titular bishop of Privata.

Gerber named Fulda Bishop

Bishop Michael Gerber was named Bishop of Fulda, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Heinz Josef Algermissen retired in June 2018.

Bishop Gerber had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau.

Braida Lorenzón named La Rioja Bishop

Bishop Dante Gustavo Braida Lorenzón was named Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Marcelo Daniel Colombo was named Archbishop of Mendoza in May 2018.

Bishop Braida Lorenzón had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza.

Quintero Gómez named Armenia Bishop

Bishop-elect Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez was named Bishop of Armenia, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz was named Archbishop of Barranquilla in November 2017.

de Oliveira named Apucarana Bishop

Bishop-elect Carlos José de Oliveira was named Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Celso Antônio Marchiori was named Bishop of São José dos Pinhais in December 2017.

Desrochers named Alexandria-Cornwall Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada and titular bishop of Melzi.

Campos do Nascimento named São João del Rei Bishop

Bishop José Eudes Campos do Nascimento was named Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. in January 2018.

Bishop Campos do Nascimento had been serving as Bishop of Leopoldina.

Currie retired, Hundt named Saint John’s, Newfoundland Archbishop

Archbishop Martin William Currie retired and Archbishop-designate Peter Joseph Hundt was named Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

Archbishop-designate Hundt had been serving as Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador.

Addagatla retired as Srikakulam Bishop

Bishop Innayya Chinna Addagatla retired as Bishop of Srikakulam, India.

Gallela resigned as Cuddapah Bishop

Bishop Prasad Gallela resigned as Bishop of Cuddapah, India.

Gabuza named Durban Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Abel Gabuza was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban, South Africa.

He had been serving as Bishop of Kimberley.

Sinaga retired, Sipayung named Medan Archbishop

Archbishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Archbishop-elect Kornelius Sipayung, O.F.M. Cap. was named Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia.

Toussaint named Jacmel Bishop

Bishop Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint was named Bishop of Jacmel, Haïti.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Launay Saturné was named Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien in July 2018.

Bishoip Toussaint had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince.

Mhasi named Tunduru-Masasi Bishop

Bishop-elect Filbert Felician Mhasi was named Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Castor Paul Msemwa in October 2017.

Duffy named Clogher Bishop

Bishop-elect Lawrence Duffy was named Bishop of Clogher, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Liam Seán MacDaid in October 2016.

Ślusarczyk and Mastalski named Kraków Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Franciszek Ślusarczyk and Bishop-elect Janusz Mastalski were named Auxiliary Bishops of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland and titular bishops of Cillium and Noba, respectively.

Gonsalves named Nagpur Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Elias Joseph Gonsalves was named Archbishop of Nagpur, India.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara in April 2018.

Archbishop-designate Gonsalves had been serving as Bishop of Amravati.

Hearst and Moosonee united

The dioceses of Hearst and Moosonee were united to form the Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada.

Bishop Robert Ovide Bourgon was named Bishop of the new diocese.

He had been serving as the Bishop of Hearst.

Hemrom named Dibrugarh Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Albert Hemrom was named Coadjutor Bishop of Dibrugarh, India.

Garcia named Monterey in California Bishop

Bishop Daniel Elias Garcia was named Bishop of Monterey in California, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Richard John Garcia in July 2018.

Bishop Daniel Garcia had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Austin, Texas.

Bacouni confirmed as Beirut and Jbeil Archbishop

Archbishop Georges Bacouni (Bakouny) was confirmed as Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

He had been serving as Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide], Israel.

He replaces the retiring Archbishop Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P..

El-Kassis named Pakistan Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis was named Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan and titular archbishop of Rosella.

Wohlwend named Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbot

Vinzenz (Rudolf) Wohlwend, O. Cist. was named Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria.

Franzelli retired, Wanok named Lira Bishop

Bishop Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop Sanctus Lino Wanok was named Bishop of Lira, Uganda.

Bishop Wanok had been serving as Bishop of Nebbi.

Cabajar retired, Lunas named Pagadian Bishop

Bishop Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar, C.SS.R. retired and Bishop-elect Ronald I. Lunas was named Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines.

Moura retired, de Medeiros Silva succeeded as Montes Claros Archbishop

Archbishop José Alberto Moura, C.S.S. retired and Archbishop João Justino de Medeiros Silva succeded as Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Archbishop de Medeiros Silva had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Ntihinyurwa retired, Kambanda named Kigali Archbishop

Archbishop Thaddée Ntihinyurwa retired and Archbishop-designate Antoine Kambanda was named Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda.

Archbishop-designate Antoine Kambanda had been serving as Bishop of Kibungo.

Nguyên Văn Nhon retired, Vu Văn Thiên named Hà Nội Archbishop

Pierre Cardinal Nguyên Văn Nhon retired and Archbishop-designate Joseph Vu Văn Thiên was named Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam.

Archbishop-designate Vu Văn Thiên had been serving as Bishop of Hải Phòng.

Campos Salas named Sierra Leone Nuncio

Archbishop Dagoberto Campos Salas was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone in addition to his other posts.

Ortega Trinidad resigned, Quispe López named Juli Prelate

Bishop José María Ortega Trinidad resigned and Ciro Quispe López was named Prelate of Juli, Peru.

Okoth retired, Anyolo named Kisumu Archbishop

Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth retired and Archbishop-designate Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo was named Archbishop of Kisumu, Kenya.

Archbishop-designate Anyolo had been serving as Bishop of Homa Bay.

Antonio named Ilagan Bishop

Bishop David William Valencia Antonio was named Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joseph Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap. in February 2017.

Bishop Antonio had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia.

Juanich resigned as Taytay Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Edgardo Sarabia Juanich resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines.

dos Reis Silveira named Teófilo Otoni Bishop

Bishop Messias dos Reis Silveira was named Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral was named Bishop of Sete Lagoas in September 2017.

Bishop dos Reis Silveira had been serving as Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias.

Gallardo Martín del Campo retired, Briseño Arch named Veracruz Bishop

Bishop Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. retired and Bishop Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. was named Bishop of Veracruz, México.

Bishop Briseño Arch had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District.

Nannini named San Miguel Bishop

Bishop-elect Damián Gustavo Nannini was named Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Sergio Alfredo Fenoy was named Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz in April 2018.

Mancilha Vilela retired, Campos named Vitória Archbishop

Archbishop Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. retired and Archbishop-designate Dario Campos, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Campos had been serving as Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim.

Solórzano Rojas named Trujillo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Timoteo Solórzano Rojas, M.S.C. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, Peru and titular bishop of Dumium.

Quevedo retired, Lampon named Cotabato Archbishop

Orlando Beltran Cardinal Quevedo, O.M.I. retired and Archbishop-designate Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I. was named Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines.

Archbishop-designate Lampon had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Jolo.

García Burillo retired, Gil Tamayo named Ávila Bishop

Bishop Jesús García Burillo retired and Bishop-elect José María Gil Tamayo was named Bishop of Ávila, Spain.

Moscone named Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Franco Moscone, C.R.S. was named Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Michele Castoro in May 2018.

Elliott retired as Melbourne Auxiliary

Bishop Peter John Elliott retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia.

Monsengwo Pasinya retired, Ambongo Besungu succeeded as Kinshasa Archbishop

Laurent Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya retired and Archbishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. succeeded as Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.).