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14 May 2022

Campos Salas named Panama Nuncio

Archbishop Dagoberto Campos Salas was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

The post had vacant since Archbishop Luciano Russo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay in December 2021.

Archbishop Campos Salas had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, and Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone.

07 May 2022

Valiyavilayil named Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon Bishop

Bishop Thomas Antonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C. was named Bishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India.

Ulrich named Ordinary of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites

Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich was named Ordinary of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites in addition to his other posts.

Parisi named Lamezia Terme Bishop

Bishop-elect Serafino Parisi named Bishop of Lamezia Terme, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Giuseppe Schillaci was named Bishop of Nicosia.

Manakkarakavil confirmed Trivandrum Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Mathew Manakkarakavil confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India and titular bishop of Canatha.

Kakkanatt confirmed Trivandrum Curial Bishop

Bishop Antony Kakkanatt was confirmed as Curial Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India and titular bishop of Barcusus.

Cancian retired, Paolucci Bedini named Città di Castello Bishop

Bishop Domenico Cancian, F.A.M. retired and Bishop Luciano Paolucci Bedini was named Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy in addition to his other posts.

Apicella retired, Russo named Velletri-Segni Bishop

Bishop Vincenzo Apicella retired and Bishop Stefano Russo was named Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy.

30 April 2022

26 April 2022

Ulrich named Paris Archbishop

Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich was named Archbishop of Paris, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit in December 2021.

Archbishop Ulrich had been serving as Archbishop of Lille.

23 April 2022

Urbina Ortega retired as Villavicencio Archbishop

Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega retired as Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia.

Pindi Muanza named Matadi Bishop

Bishop-elect André Giraud Pindi Muanza was named Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi in March 2021.

Muratore retired, Schillaci named Nicosia Bishop

Bishop Salvatore Muratore retired and Bishop Giuseppe Schillaci was named Bishop of Nicosia, Italy.

Bishop Schillaci had been serving as Bishop of Lamezia Terme.

Covili Linfati named Iquique Bishop

Bishop-elect Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Iquique, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto was named Bishop of Rancagua in June 2021.

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Father John Joseph Kennedy was named Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Disciplinary Section.

Father Armando Matteo was named Secretary for the Doctrinal Section.

Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Michael F. Cardinal Czerny, S.J. was named Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Sister Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A. was named Secretary.

Father Fabio Baggio, C.S. was named Under Secretary for the Migrants and Refugees Section.

21 April 2022

05 April 2022

19 March 2022

Terán Bermúdez named Mérida Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Helizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela.

He had been serving as Bishop of Ciudad Guayana.

Nguyễn Văn Bản named Hải Phòng Bishop

Bishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản was named Bishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên was named Archbishop of Hà Nội in November 2018.

Bishop Nguyễn Văn Bản had been serving as Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột.

Kalist named Pondicherry and Cuddalore Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Francis Kalist was named Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Antony Anandarayar in January 2021.

Archbishop-designate Kalist had been serving as Bishop of Meerut.

Chavolla Ramos retired, Gómez González named Toluca Archbishop

Archbishop Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos retired and Archbishop-designate Raúl Gómez González was named Archbishop of Toluca, México, México.

Archbishop-designate Gómez González had been serving as Bishop of Tenancingo.

Chang Bong-hun retired, Kim Jong-Gang named Cheongju Bishop

Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-hun retired and Bishop-elect Simon Kim Jong-Gang was named Bishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South).

14 March 2022

Laliberté named Trois-Rivières Bishop

Bishop Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. was named Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joseph Luc André Bouchard in January 2021.

Bishop Laliberté had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

26 February 2022

Kim Jong Soo named Daejeon Bishop

Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong Soo was named Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South).

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy in June 2021.

Bishop Kim Jong Soo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

25 February 2022

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