Advincula named Manila Archbishop

Jose Fuerte Cardinal Advincula was named Archbishop of Manila, Philippines.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Luis Antonio Gokim Cardinal Tagle was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in December 2019.

Cardinal Advincula had been serving as Archbishop of Capiz.

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.

Watio retired as Bafoussam Bishop

Bishop Dieudonné Watio retired as Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon.

Pirán named Holguín Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marcos Pirán was named Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba and titular bishop of Boseta.

Nguyễn Thái Hợp retired as Hà Tĩnh Bishop

Bishop Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P. retired as Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam.

Mbuka retired, Mbimbi Mbamba named Boma Bishop

Bishop Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. retired and Bishop-elect José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba was named Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Sanguinetti Montero retired, Bodeant Fernández named Canelones Bishop

Bishop Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero retired and Bishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández was named Bishop of Canelones, Uruguay.

Bishop Bodeant Fernández had been serving as Bishop of Melo.

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.

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.

Perin retired, Ruiz Molina named Mbaïki Bishop

Bishop Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop Jesús Ruiz Molina, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Mbaïki, Central African Republic.

Bishop Ruiz Molina had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bangassou.

Carlassare named Rumbek Bishop

Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Rumbek, South Sudan.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Cesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.I. in July 2011.

Sinaga named Sibolga Bishop

Bishop-elect Fransiskus Tuaman Sinaga was named Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. in September 2018.

Nlandu Mayi resigned as Matadi Bishop

Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi resigned as Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

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.

Vidović named Hvar Bishop

Bishop-elect Ranko Vidović was named Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Petar Palić was named Bishop of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan) in July 2020.

Grecco retired as Charlottetown Bishop

Bishop Richard John Grecco retired as Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.