Kenney named Saint Paul and Minneapolis Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Kevin Thomas Kenney was named Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and titular bishop of Chunavia

Ahiwa named Bouaké Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa was named Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. in February 2024.

Archbishop-designate Ahiwa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same Archdiocese.

Zerbo retired, Cissé named Bamako Archbishop

Jean Cardinal Zerbo retired and Archbishop-designate Robert Cissé was named Archbishop of Bamako, Mali.

Archbishop-designate Cissé had been serving as Bishop of Sikasso.

Cortés Contreras retired, Calderón Calderón named León Archbishop

Archbishop Alfonso Cortés Contreras retired and Archbishop-designate Jaime Calderón Calderón was named Archbishop of León, Guanajuato, México.

Archbishop-designate Calderón Calderón had been serving as Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas.

Bentiu erected, Carlassare named Bishop

The Diocese of Bentiu, South Sudan was erected with territory taken from Malakal and made a suffragan of Juba.

Bishop Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.I. was named its first bishop. He had been serving as Bishop of Rumbek.

Martínez García retired as Atlacomulco Bishop

Bishop Juan Odilón Martínez García retired as Bishop of Atlacomulco, México, México.

Díaz Martínez retired, Domínguez Couttolenc named Tulancingo Archbishop

Archbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez retired and Archbishop-designate Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. was named Archbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México.

Archbishop-designate Domínguez Couttolenc had been serving as Bishop of Ecatepec, México.

Nann resigned as Caravelí Prelate

Bishop Reinhold Nann resigned as Prelate of Caravelí, Peru.

Gyhra named United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Vienna Permanent Observer

Msgr. Richard Allen Gyhra was named Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Vienna.

Dubiel named Angola Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Kryspin Witold Dubiel was named Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and titular archbishop of Vannida.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giovanni Gaspari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Korea in March 2024.

Baldisseri, Harvey, and Müller named Cardinal-Priests

Lorenzo Cardinal Baldisseri, James Michael Cardinal Harvey, and Gerhard Ludwig Cardinal Müller were all raised to the rank of Cardinal-Priest while retaining their current titles.

Vanegas Cuervo named Bogotá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Edwin Raúl Vanegas Cuervo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá and titular bishop of Mazaca.

Morga Iruzubieta retired, Rodríguez Carballo succeeded as Mérida-Badajoz Archbishop

Archbishop Celso Morga Iruzubieta retired and Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. succeeded as Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain.

Archbishop Rodríguez Carballo had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Nieto Súa retired, Medina Acosta named Engativá Bishop

Bishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa retired and Bishop Germán Medina Acosta was named Bishop of Engativá, Colombia.

Bishop Medina Acosta had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá.

Kaboré named Ghana Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Julien Kaboré was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and titular archbishop of Milevum.

Donoghue retired, Getalado succeeded as Rarotonga Bishop

Bishop Paul Patrick Donoghue, S.M. retired and Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P. succeeded as Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania).

Bishop Getalado has been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

Jozić named Georgia and Armenia Nuncio

Archbishop Ante Jozić was named Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia and Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun in August 2023.

Archbishop Jozić had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus.

Rodríguez Méndez named Barquisimeto Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Polito Rodríguez Méndez was named Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo in March 2020.

Archbishop-designate Rodríguez Méndez had been serving as Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela.

González de Zárate Salas named Valencia en Venezuela Archbishop

Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate Salas was named Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Reinaldo del Prette Lissot in November 2022.

Archbishop González de Zárate Salas had been serving as Archbishop of Cumaná.

Porras Cardozo retired, Biord Castillo named Caracas Archbishop

Baltazar Enrique Cardinal Porras Cardozo retired and Archbishop-designate Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.

Archbishop-designate Biord Castillo had been serving as Bishop of La Guaira.

Kovithavanij retired as Bangkok Archbishop

Francis Xavier Kriengsak Cardinal Kovithavanij retired as Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand.

Jaú, Brazil erected, da Silva named Bishop

The Diocese of Jaú, Sao Paulo, Brazil was erected with territory taken from the diocese of São Carlos and suffragan of Campinas.

Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva was named its first bishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of Lins.

Bullock named Rapid City Bishop

Bishop-elect Scott E. Bullock was named Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Peter Michael Muhich in Feb 2024.

Walsh named Davenport Bishop

Bishop-elect Dennis G. Walsh was named Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Thomas Robert Zinkula was named Archbishop of Dubuque in July 2023.

Lalanne retired, Bertrand named Pontoise Bishop

Bishop Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne retired and Bishop Benoît Bertrand was named Bishop of Pontoise, France.

Bishop Bertrand had been serving as Bishop of Mende.

Napiere named Funafuti Superior

Fr. Eliseo Napiere, M.S.P. was named Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania).

The post had been vacant since Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands in December 2023.

Matsapula named Mukachevo Bishop

Bishop-elect Teodor (Andrei) Matsapula, I.V.E. was named Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine.

The eparchy had been vacant since the death of Bishop Milan Šašik, C.M. in July 2020.

Beckman named Knoxville Bishop

Bishop-elect James Mark Beckman was named Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Richard Frank Stika in June 2023.

McDermott named Burlington Bishop

Bishop-elect John Joseph McDermott was named Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Christopher James Coyne was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut in June 2023.