González Villaseñor and Muñoz Ochoa named Guadalajara Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Manuel González Villaseñor and Bishop-elect Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa were named Auxiliary Bishops of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México and titular bishops of Ploaghe and Satafi, respectively.

Mancini retired, Dunn succeeded as Halifax-Yarmouth Archbishop

Archbishop Anthony Mancini retired and Archbishop Brian Joseph Dunn succeeded as Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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

Grzybowski named Warszawa-Praga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jacek Grzybowski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland and titular bishop of Nova.

Olsztyn-Gdańsk (Ukrainian) Erected, Trochanowski named Bishop

The Diocese of Olsztyn-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland was erected with territory taken from Wrocław-Gdańsk and Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw}.

Bishop-elect Arkadiusz Trochanowski was named its first Bishop.

The diocese of Wrocław-Gdańsk is renamed to Wrocław-Koszalin.

Kumalo named Witbank Bishop

Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo was named Bishop of Witbank, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.I. in May 2019.

Bishop Kumalo had been serving as Bishop of Eshowe.

Dowling retired, Mphiwe named Rustenburg Bishop

Bishop Kevin Dowling, C.SS.R. retired and Bishop-elect Robert Mogapi Mphiwe was named Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa.

Kang U-il retired, Moon Chang-woo succeeded as Cheju Bishop

Bishop Peter Kang U-il retired and Bishop Pius Moon Chang-woo succeeded as Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South).

Bishop Moon Chang-woo had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Urrea Carrillo named Parral Bishop

Bishop-elect Mauricio Urrea Carrillo was named Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Eduardo Cirilo Carmona Ortega, C.O.R.C. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Córdoba, Veracruz in November 2019.

Nsielele Zi Mputu resigned as Kisantu Bishop

Bishop Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu resigned as Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Lobsinger named Hamilton Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and titular bishop of Gemellae in Numidia.

Kim Woon-hoe retired, Kim Ju-young named Ch’unch’ŏn Bishop

Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe) retired and Bishop-elect Simon Kim Ju-young was named Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South).

Vera López retired, González García named Saltillo Bishop

Bishop José Raúl Vera López, O.P. retired and Bishop Hilario González García was named Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, México.

Bishop González García had been serving as Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León.

Bala retired, Poola named Hyderabad Archbishop

Archbishop Thumma Bala retired and Archbishop-designate Anthony Poola was named Archbishop of Hyderabad, India.

Archbishop-designate Poola had been serving as Bishop of Kurnool.

Muhoya Mutchapa named Kindu Bishop

Bishop-elect François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapa was named Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Goma in April 2019.

Gbitik named Wau Bishop

Bishop-elect Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Wau, South Sudan.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Rudolf Deng Majak in March 2017.

Felföldi named Pécs Bishop

Bishop-elect László Felföldi was named Bishop of Pécs, Hungary.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop György Udvardy was named Archbishop of Veszprém in July 2019.

Barreto de Farias named Araçuaí Bishop

Bishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado was named Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Marcello Romano in March 2020.

Bishop Barreto de Farias had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão.

Daw Tang resigned as Myitkyina Bishop

Bishop Francis Daw Tang resigned as Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar.

Bonnar named Youngstown Bishop

Bishop-elect David J. Bonnar was named Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop George Vance Murry, S.J. in June 2020.

Castillo Villacrés named Zamora en Ecuador Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Jaime Oswaldo Castillo Villacrés was named Vicar Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador.

The Vicariate had been vacant since Bishop Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Loja in October 2019.

Cardinal Gulbinowicz died

Henryk Roman Cardinal Gulbinowicz, Archbishop Emeritus of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland, has died.

He was 97 years old and had served as a cardinal for 35 years. He had served as a bishop for 50 years and as a priest for 70 years.

May he rest in peace.

Shikongo resigned as Rundu Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia.

Lebeaupin retired as European Union Nuncio

Archbishop Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin retired as Apostolic Nuncio to European Union.

Cardinal Vela Chiriboga Died

Raúl Eduardo Cardinal Vela Chiriboga, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador, has died.

He was 86 years old and would have celebrated 10 years as a cardinal next week. He served as a bishop for 48 years and as a priest for 63 years.

May he rest in peace.

Lin Chi-nan retired, Lee Juo-Wang named Tainan Bishop

Bishop Bosco Lin Chi-nan retired and Bishop-elect John Lee Juo-Wang was named Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan.

Gómez Rivera and Guillén Soto named Tegucigalpa Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Teodoro Gómez Rivera and Bishop-elect Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B. were named Auxiliary Bishops of Tegucigalpa, Honduras and titular bishops of Castellum Tatroportus and Nasbinca, respectively.

Eyabi named Eséka Bishop

Bishop-elect François Achille Eyabi was named Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Dieudonné Bogmis in August 2018.

D’Souza retired, Manjaly named Agra Archbishop

Archbishop Albert D’Souza retired and Archbishop-desigate Raphy Manjaly was named Archbishop of Agra, India.

Archbishop-designate Manjaly had been serving as Bishop of Allahabad.

Schmitz Simon retired, Tigerino Dávila named Bluefields Bishop

Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop-elect Francisco José Tigerino Dávila was named Bishop of Bluefields, Nicaragua.

Mandagi named Merauke Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. was named Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. in March 2020.

Archbishop-designate Mandagi had been serving as Bishop of Amboina.

Chrząszcz named Kraków Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Robert Józef Chrząszcz was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland and titular bishop of Forconium.

Mason retired, Araújo da Fonseca named Piracicaba Bishop

Bishop Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv. retired and Bishop Devair Araújo da Fonseca was named Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Araújo da Fonseca had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo.

Saw Naw Aye named Yangon Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Noel Saw Naw Aye was named Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar and titular bishop of Methamaucum.

Habert named Bayeux Bishop

Bishop Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert was named Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger in June 2020.

Bishop Habert had been serving as Bishop of Sées {Séez}.