Bettencourt named Armenia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect José Avelino Bettencourt was named Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia.

San Casimiro Fernández retired, Buigues Oller named Alajuela Bishop

Bishop Angel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R. retired and Bishop-elect Bartolomé Buigues Oller, T.C. was named Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Our Lady of the Annunciation at Ibadan erected, Faddoul named Bishop

The Eparchy of Our Lady of the Annunciation at Ibadan (Maronite) was erected from the Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa.

Simon Faddoul was named its first bishop. He had been serving as the Exarch.

Pepe retired, Thomas named Las Vegas Bishop

Bishop Joseph Anthony Pepe retired and Bishop George Leo Thomas was named Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Bishop Thomas had been serving as Bishop of Helena, Montana.

Ostrowski named Warmia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Janusz Ostrowski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland and titular bishop of Caltadria.

Nwachukwu named Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Bahamas Nuncio

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu was named Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, and Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas in addition to his other posts.

Xuereb named Korea and Mongolia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Alfred Xuereb was named Apostolic Nuncio to Korea, Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia, and titular archbishop of Amantea.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla in September 2017.

Bettencourt named Nuncio

Archbishop-elect José Avelino Bettencourt was named Apostolic Nuncio and titular archbishop of Aemona.

Odchimar retired, Dael named Tandag Bishop

Bishop Nereo Page Odchimar retired and Bishop-elect Raul B. Dael was named Bishop of Tandag, Philippines.

Olla named Tanjung Selor Bishop

Olla named Tanjung Selor Bishop Bishop-elect Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F. was named Bishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F. was named Archbishop of Samarinda in February 2015.

Campbell retired, Dooley named Dunedin Bishop

Bishop Colin David Campbell retired and Bishop-elect Michael Joseph Dooley was named Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand.

Gébara named Petra e Filadelfia Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Joseph Gébara was named Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Yasser Hanna Ayyash in April 2015.

Archbishop-designate Gébara had been serving as Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Coyle named Rockville Centre Auxiliary

Bishop Robert Joseph Coyle was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military.

Okpaleke resigned as Ahiara Bishop

Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke resigned as Bishop of Ahiara, Nigeria.

Mrad named Syrian Curial Bishop

Bishop-elect Charles Georges Mrad was named Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon and titular bishop of Zorava.

Uhl resigned, Birkhofer named Freiburg im Breisgau Auxiliary

Bishop Bernd Joachim Uhl resigned and Bishop-elect Peter Birkhofer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany and titular bishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana.

Santos named Iba Bishop

Bishop-elect Bartolome Gaspar Santos was named Bishop of Iba, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Florentino Galang Lavarias was named Archbishop of San Fernando in July 2014.

Manzella retired, Marciante named Cefalù Bishop

Bishop Vincenzo Manzella retired and Bishop Giuseppe Marciante was named Bishop of Cefalù, Italy.

Bishop Marciante had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}.

Várszegi resigned, Hortobágyi named Pannonhalma Abbot

Bishop Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B. resigned and Cirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B. was named Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary.

Jung named Würzburg Bishop

Bishop-elect Franz Jung was named Bishop of Würzburg, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Friedhelm Hofmann in September 2017.