Mpundu resigned, Banda named Lusaka Archbishop

Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu resigned and Archbishop-designate Alick Banda was named Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia.

Archbishop-designate Banda had been serving as Bishop of Ndola.

Swamy Swamiadian named Ahmedabad Bishop

Bishop-elect Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian was named Bishop of Ahmedabad, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan was named Archbishop of Gandhinagar in June 2015.

Wasserbauer named Praha Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Zdeněk Wasserbauer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic and titular bishop of Buthrotum.

Pizzi retired, Corazza named Forli-Bertinoro Bishop

Bishop Lino Pizzi retired and Bishop-elect Livio Corazza was named Bishop of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy.

Blaire retired, Cotta named Stockton Bishop

Bishop Stephen Edward Blaire retired and Bishop Myron Joseph Cotta was named Bishop of Stockton, California, USA.

Bishop Cotta had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento.

Micchiardi retired, Testore named Acqui Bishop

Bishop Pier Giorgio Micchiardi retired and Bishop-elect Luigi Testore was named Bishop of Acqui, Italy.

Chirayath retired, Athikalam named Sagar Bishop

Bishop Anthony Chirayath retired and Bishop-elect James Athikalam, M.S.T. was named Bishop of Sagar (Syro-Malabar), India.

Anikuzhikattil retired, Nellikunnel named Idukki Bishop

Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil retired and Bishop-elect John Nellikunnel was named Bishop of Idukki (Syro-Malabar), India.

Aupetit named France, Faithful of the Eastern Rites Ordinary

Archbishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit was named Ordinary of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites in addition to his other posts.

López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo retired, García Beltrán named Getafe Bishop

Bishop Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo retired and Bishop Ginés Ramón García Beltrán was named Bishop of Getafe, Spain.

Bishop García Beltrán had been serving as Bishop of Guadix.

Canindé Palhano named Petrolina Bishop

Bishop Francisco Canindé Palhano was named Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Manoel dos Reis de Farias in July 2017.

Bishop Canindé Palhano had been serving as Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia.

Farrell named Ossory Bishop

Bishop-elect Dermot Pius Farrell was named Bishop of Ossory, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Séamus Freeman, S.A.C. in July 2016.

Mupa named Chinhoyi Bishop

Bishop-elect Raymond Tapiwa Mupa, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J. in February 2016.

Cobo Cano, Montoya Torres, and Vidal Chamorro named Madrid Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect José Cobo Cano, Bishop-elect Santos Montoya Torres, and Bishop-elect Jesús Vidal Chamorro were named Auxiliary Bishops of Madrid, Spain and titular bishops of Beatia, Horta, and Elepla, respectively.

Landel retired, López Romero named Rabat Archbishop

Archbishop Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth. retired and Archbishop-elect Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco.

Lebulu retired, Massawe named Arusha Archbishop

Archbishop Josaphat Louis Lebulu retired and Archbishop-designate Isaac Amani Massawe as named Archbishop of Arusha, Tanzania.

Archbishop-designate Massawe had been serving as Bishop of Moshi.

Mangkhanekhoun named Vientiane Vicar

Louis-Marie Ling Cardinal Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D. was named Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos.

It had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I. in February 2017.

Cardinal Mangkhanekhoun had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Paksé.

Hansen named Mackenzie-Fort Smith Bishop

Bishop-elect Jon Hansen, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Mark Andrew Hagemoen was named Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in September 2017.

Macaluso resigned as Hartford Auxiliary

Bishop Christie Albert Macaluso resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Marchiori named São José dos Pinhais Bishop

Bishop Celso Antônio Marchiori was named Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach was named Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina in April 2017.

Bishop Marchiori had been serving as Bishop of Apucarana.