Shomali named Jerusalem Auxiliary

Bishop-elect William Hanna Shomali was named Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine and titular bishop of Lydda.

Madrid Merlano named Nueva Pamplona Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Luis Madrid Merlano was named Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Gustavo Martínez Frías in August 2009.

Archbishop-designate Madrid Merlano had been serving as Bishop of Cartago

Vu Tât named Hung Hoá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean Marie Vu Tât was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam and titular bishop of Thisiduo.

Feidt resigned, Dufour succeeded as Aix Archbishop

Archbishop Claude Feidt resigned and Archbishop Christophe Dufour succeeded as Archbishop of Aix (-Arles), France.

Archbishop Dufour had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Afareha named Warri Bishop

Bishop John 'Oke Afareha was named Bishop of Warri, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. was named Archbishop of Benin City in December 2007.

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

Rajič named Yemen and UAE Nuncio

Archbishop Petar Rajič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and to United Arab Emirates, in addition to his other duties.

Dacoury-Tabley retired, Ahoua named Grand-Bassam Bishop

Bishop Paul Dacoury-Tabley retired and Bishop-elect Raymond Ahoua, F.D.P. was named Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire.

Raoelison named Antananarivo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean de Dieu Raoelison was named Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar and titular bishop of Corniculana.

Choi Chang-mou resigned, Kim Hee-jong succeeded as Kwangju Archbishop

Archbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou resigned and Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-jong succeeded as Archbishop of Kwangju, Korea (South).

Archbishop Kim Hee-jong had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Magee resigned as Cloyne Bishop

Bishop John Magee, S.P.S. resigned as Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland.

Lerma Martínez named Gurué Bishop

Bishop-elect Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Manuel Chuanguira Machado in October 2009.

Kasonde named Solwezi Bishop

Bishop-elect Charles Kasonde was named Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Alick Banda was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ndola in November 2009.

Kimengich named Lodwar Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Dominic Kimengich was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya and titular bishop of Tanaramusa.

d’Andrea retired, Basso named Caxias do Maranhão Bishop

Bishop Luís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. retired and Bishop-elect Vilson Basso, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil.

Vives Sicilia named Archbishop (Personal Title)

Archbishop-designate Joan Enric Vives Sicilia was named Archbishop (Personal Title) of Urgell, Spain.

He had been serving as Bishop of the same diocese.

Panfilo named Rabaul Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.

Archbishop-designate Panfilo had been serving as Bishop of Alotau-Sideia.

Ngabu retired, Kaboy Ruboneka succeeded as Goma Bishop

Bishop Faustin Ngabu retired and Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka succeeded as Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Bishop Kaboy Ruboneka had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

Caruana retired, Heskett named Gibraltar Bishop

Bishop Charles Caruana retired and Bishop-elect Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Gibraltar.

Benoit-Gonnin named Beauvais Bishop

Bishop-elect Jacques Benoit-Gonnin was named Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James was named Bishop of Nantes in July 2009.

Šašik named Mukacheve Bishop

Bishop Milan Šašik, C.M. was named Bishop of Mukacheve (Ruthenian), Ukraine.

He had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the same jurisdiction.