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08 June 2021

Vega Velasco named Valparaíso Bishop

Bishop Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. in June 2018.

Bishop had been serving as Prelate of Illapel.

Vera Soto named Rancagua Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto was named Bishop of Rancagua, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Alejandro Goić Karmelić in June 2018.

Bishop had been serving as Bishop of Iquique.

05 June 2021

Jurkovič named Canada Nuncio

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Albania in December 2020.

Archbishop Jurkovič had been serving as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva.

04 June 2021

Escalante Molina named Haiti Nuncio

Archbishop Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina was named Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait in January 2021.

Archbishop Escalante Molina had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of and to Gabon.

03 June 2021

Yllana named Israel and Cyrpus Nuncio, Jerusalem and Palestine Delegate

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to India in March 2021.

Archbishop Yllana had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.

27 May 2021

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Archbishop Arthur Roche was named Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. He had been serving as Secretary of the same congregation.

Archbishop-designate Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. was named Secretary. He had been serving as Bishop of Tortona, Italy.

Bishop-elect Aurelio García Macías was named Under Secretary and titular bishop of Rotdon.

22 May 2021

11 May 2021

Segura Etxezarraga named Bilbao Bishop

Bishop Joseba Segura Etxezarraga was named Bishop of Bilbao, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa was named Archbishop of Burgos in October 2020.

Bishop Segura Etxezarraga had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao.

Bustillo named Ajaccio Bishop

Bishop-elect François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Ajaccio, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Olivier Jacques Marie de Germay de Cirfontaine was named Archbishop of Lyon in October 2020.

08 May 2021

Chifukwa named Dedza Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Adrian Chifukwa was named Bishop of Dedza, Malawi.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Emmanuel Cosmas Kanyama in February 2018.

La Placa named Ragusa Bishop

Bishop-elect Giuseppe La Placa was named Bishop of Ragusa, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Carmelo Cuttitta in December 2020.

Giordano named European Union Nuncio

Archbishop Aldo Giordano was named Apostolic Nuncio to European Union.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin in November 2020.

Archbishop Giordano had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela.

25 April 2021

Gómez Rodríguez named Manizales Archbishop

Archbishop-designate José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez was named Archbishop of Manizales, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo in January 2020.

Archbishop-designate Gómez Rodríguez had been serving as Bishop of Facatativá.

24 April 2021

14 April 2021

Pop named Cluj-Gherla Bishop

Bishop Claudiu-Lucian Pop was named Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Romanian), Romania.

The eparchy had been vacant since the death of Bishop Florentin Crihălmeanu in January 2021.

Bishop Pop had been serving as Curial Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia.

30 March 2021

Rugambwa named Micronesia Nuncio

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania) in addition to his other posts.

Rivera Montoya named Huamachuco Prelate

Bishop-elect Pascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R. was named Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru.

The prelature had been vacant since Bishop Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R. retired in August 2018.

González Sánchez resigned as Ciudad Victoria Bishop

Bishop Antonio González Sánchez resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México.

Curiel Herrera named Carora Bishop

Bishop Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P. was named Bishop of Carora, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Luis Armando Tineo Rivera in June 2020.

Bishop Curiel Herrera had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba.

Arana named El Alto Bishop

Bishop Giovani Edgar Arana was named Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini in July 2020.

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

20 March 2021

Le Stang named Amiens Bishop

Bishop-elect Gérard Le Stang was named Bishop of Amiens, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Olivier Claude Philippe Marie Leborgne was named Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer) in September 2020.

Fiorini Morosini retired, Morrone named Reggio Calabria-Bova Archbishop

Archbishop Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. retired and Archbishop-elect Fortunato Morrone was named Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy.

Fernández Villaseca named Talca Bishop

Bishop Galo Fernández Villaseca was named Bishop of Talca, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca in June 2018.

Bishop Fernández Villaseca had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile.

Ambarus named Rome Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Benoni Ambarus was named Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishop of Truentum.

Aloise named Rossano-Cariati Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Maurizio Aloise was named Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati, Italy.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Giuseppe Satriano was named Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto in October 2020.

13 March 2021

Girelli named India Nuncio

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to India.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil in August 2020.

Archbishop Girelli had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine.

11 March 2021

Boccardi named Japan Nuncio

Archbishop Leo Boccardi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Japan.

The post had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Joseph Chennoth in September 2020.

Archbishop Boccardi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Iran.

05 March 2021

03 March 2021

Vanqa named Queenstown Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Siphiwo Vanqa, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Dabula Anthony Mpako was named Bishop of South Africa, Military in April 2019.

Tsoke named Kimberley Bishop

Bishop Duncan Theodore Tsoke was named Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Abel Gabuza was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban in December 2018.

Bishop Tsoke had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg.

Krebs named Switzerland and Liechtenstein Nuncio

Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.

The posts had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson in December 2020.

Archbishop Krebs had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

Bou Najem confirmed as Antélias Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Antoine Farès Bou Najem was confirmed Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon.

The archeparchy had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Camille Zaidan in October 2019.

02 March 2021

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