Stefanou resigned, Rossolatos named Administrator of Syros (e Milos), Santorini, and Crete

Bishop Petros Stefanou resigned as Bishop of Syros (e Milos) and Santorini {Thira}, Greece and Apostolic Administrator of Crete {Candia}.

Archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos was named Apostolic Administrator of all of these jurisdictions.

Maldonado Monsalve named Santa Rosa de Osos Bishop

Bishop Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve was named Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero in July 2023.

Bishop Maldonado Monsalve had been serving as Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy.

Saba named Italy Military Archbishop

Archbishop Gian Franco Saba was named Archbishop of Italy, Military.

He had been serving as Archbishop of Sassari.

López Alfaro named Tapachula Bishop

Bishop Luis Manuel López Alfaro was named Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jaime Calderón Calderón was named Archbishop of León, Guanajuato in July 2024.

Bishop López Alfaro had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.

Etokudoh retired as Port Harcourt Bishop

Bishop Camillus Archibong Etokudoh retired as Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

dos Santos named Cajazeiras Bishop

Bishop Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm. was named Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte in November 2023.

Bishop dos Santos had been serving as Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui.

Braun named Campo Mourão Bishop

Bishop-elect Evandro Luis Braun was named Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Bruno Elizeu Versari was named Bishop of Ponta Grossa in June 2024.

Vásquez Saldaña named Chuquibambilla Prelate (corrected)

Bishop-elect Wilder Alberto Vásquez Saldaña, O.S.A. was named Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru.

The prelature had been vacant since Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A. was named Bishop of Chiclayo in February 2024.

Pękalski retired as Łódź Auxiliary

Bishop Ireneusz Józef Pękalski retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland.

Paiva named Oliveira Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Antônio Carlos Paiva was named Coadjutor Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Koffi Oi Koffi named Gagnoa Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi was named Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Joseph Yapo Aké in October 2023.

Archbishop-designate Koffi Oi Koffi had been serving as Bishop of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire.

Lewandowski named Providence Bishop

Bishop Bruce Alan Lewandowski, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Richard Garth Henning was named Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts in August 2024.

Bishop Lewandowski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland.

Naumann retired, McKnight named Kansas City in Kansas Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Fred Naumann retired and Archbishop-designate William Shawn McKnight was named Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA.

Archbishop-designate McKnight had been serving as Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri.

Okroj named Toruń Bishop

Bishop Arkadiusz Okroj was named Bishop of Toruń, Poland.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Wiesław Andrzej Śmigiel was named Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień in September 2024.

Bishop Okroj had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin.

McMahon retired, Sherrington named Liverpool Archbishop

Archbishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. retired and Archbishop-designate John Francis Sherrington was named Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain.

Archbishop-designate Sherrington had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster.

López Benítez named San Juan Bautista de las Misiones Bishop

Bishop-elect Ósmar López Benítez was named Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pedro Collar Noguera was named Bishop of Ciudad del Este in December 2023.

Timoner named Pagadian Bishop

Bishop-elect Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner was named Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Ronald Ignacio (Bong) Lunas in January 2024.

Ndiaye named Saint-Louis du Sénégal Bishop

Bishop-elect Augustin Simmel Ndiaye was named Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Ernest Sambou in January 2023.

Cardinali named Vatican Library Vice Prefect

Fr. Giacomo Cardinali was named Vice Prefect of the Vatican Library.

Ryan resigned, Nyirenda named Mzuzu Bishop

Bishop John Alphonsus Ryan, S.P.S. resigned and Bishop Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda was named Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi.

Bishop Nyirenda had been serving as Auxilary Bishop of the same diocese.