Asenjo Pelegrina retired, Sáiz Meneses named Sevilla Archbishop

Archbishop Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina retired and Archbishop-designate Josep Ángel Sáiz Meneses was named Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain.

Archbishop-designate Sáiz Meneses had been serving as Bishop of Terrassa.

Barrera Pacheco named Callao Bishop

Bishop Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Callao, Peru.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel in April 2020.

Bishop Barrera Pacheco had been serving as Bishop of Tarma.

Pop named Cluj-Gherla Bishop

Bishop Claudiu-Lucian Pop was named Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Romanian), Romania.

The eparchy had been vacant since the death of Bishop Florentin Crihălmeanu in January 2021.

Bishop Pop had been serving as Curial Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia.

Hoeppner resigned as Crookston Bishop

Bishop Michael Joseph Hoeppner resigned as Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA.

Tanasini retired, Devasni named Chiavari Bishop

Bishop Alberto Tanasini retired and Bishop-elect Giampio Luigi Devasini was named Bishop of Chiavari, Italy.

Mora Ortega named Siuna Bishop

Bishop-elect Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega was named Bishop of Siuna, Nicaragua.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. in January 2020.

Schmalhausen Panizo resigned as Ayaviri Prelate

Bishop Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo resigned as Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru.

O’Hara retired as New York Auxiliary

Bishop John Joseph O’Hara retired as Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA.

Felton named Duluth Bishop

Bishop-elect Daniel J. Felton was named Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Paul David Sirba in December 2019.

Masondole named Bunda Bishop

Bishop-elect Simon Chibuga Masondole was named Bishop of Bunda, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Renatus Leonard Nkwande was named Archbishop of Mwanza in February 2019.

Sundu named Kundiawa Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Sundu was named Bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Anton Bal was named Archbishop of Madang in July 2019.

Sosa Rodríguez named Papua New Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez was named Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and titular archbishop of Virunum.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal was named Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria in January 2021.

P’Mony Wokorach named Nebbi Bishop

Bishop-elect Raphael P’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Sanctus Lino Wanok was named Bishop of Lira in November 2018.

Ajang named Lafia Bishop

Bishop-elect David Ajang was named Bishop of Lafia, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Matthew Ishaya Audu was named Archbishop of Jos in January 2020.

Rugambwa named Micronesia Nuncio

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania) in addition to his other posts.

Rivera Montoya named Huamachuco Prelate

Bishop-elect Pascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R. was named Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru.

The prelature had been vacant since Bishop Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R. retired in August 2018.

González Sánchez resigned as Ciudad Victoria Bishop

Bishop Antonio González Sánchez resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México.

Curiel Herrera named Carora Bishop

Bishop Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P. was named Bishop of Carora, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Luis Armando Tineo Rivera in June 2020.

Bishop Curiel Herrera had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba.

Arana named El Alto Bishop

Bishop Giovani Edgar Arana was named Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini in July 2020.

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

Beaumont named Moulins Bishop

Bishop-elect Marc Beaumont was named Bishop of Moulins, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Laurent Jean Lucien Marie Percerou was named Bishop of Nantes in August 2020.

Castro Muñoz named Huajuapan de León Bishop

Bishop-elect Miguel Ángel Castro Muñoz was named Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda in July 2020.

Cuá Ajacum named Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum was named Auxiliary Bishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala and titular bishop of Rosella.

Jiménez Carvajal retired, Múnera Correa named Cartagena Archbishop

Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. retired and Archbishop-designate Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. was named Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia.

Archbishop-designate Múnera Correa had been serving as Bishop of San Vicente del Caguán.

Thévenot retired, Hero named Prince-Albert Bishop

Bishop Albert Privet Thévenot, M. Afr. retired and Bishop-elect Stephen Hero was named Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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.