Woost named Cleveland Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael G. Woost was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA and titular bishop of Sertei.

Freire Soares named Iguatu Bishop

Bishop-elect Geraldo Freire Soares, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Edson de Castro Homem in February 2021.

Banach named Hungary Nuncio

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach was named Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D. in December 2021.

Archbishop Banach had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania.

Corrales García retired as Santa Fe de Antioquia Archbishop

Archbishop Orlando Antonio Corrales García retired as Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia.

Okolo named Czech Republic Nuncio

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Australia in January 2022.

Archbishop Okolo had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland.

Hinder retired, Martinelli named Southern Arabia Vicar

Bishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Paolo Martinelli, O.F.M. Cap. was named Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia, Yemen.

Bishop Martinelli had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy.

Gomes named Krishnagar Bishop

Bishop-elect Nirmol Vincent Gomes, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Krishnagar, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B. in April 2019.

Nuncio Retirements

Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and as Apostolic Nuncio to Libya.

Archbishop James Patrick Green retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway.

Bayda named Toronto Bishop

Bishop Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada.

The eparchy had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Stephen Victor Chmilar in November 2019.

Bishop Bayda had been serving as Bishop of Saskatoon.

Pennisi retired, Isacchi named Monreale Archbishop

Archbishop Michele Pennisi retired and Archbishop-elect Gualtiero Federico Isacchi was named Archbishop of Monreale, Italy.

Stack retired, O’Toole named Cardiff Archbishop

Archbishop George Stack retired and Archbishop-designate Mark O’Toole was named Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain as well as Bishop of Menevia.

Archbishop-designate O’Toole had been serving as Bishop of Plymouth, England.

Ulrich named Paris Archbishop

Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich was named Archbishop of Paris, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit in December 2021.

Archbishop Ulrich had been serving as Archbishop of Lille.

Babjak resigned as Prešov Archbishop

Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J. resigned as Archbishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovakian), Slovakia.

Barreto Barreto named Soacha Bishop

Bishop Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto was named Bishop of Soacha, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Daniel Falla Robles in May 2021.

Bishop Barreto Barreto had been serving as Bishop of Quibdó.

Urbina Ortega retired as Villavicencio Archbishop

Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega retired as Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia.

Pindi Muanza named Matadi Bishop

Bishop-elect André Giraud Pindi Muanza was named Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi in March 2021.

Muratore retired, Schillaci named Nicosia Bishop

Bishop Salvatore Muratore retired and Bishop Giuseppe Schillaci was named Bishop of Nicosia, Italy.

Bishop Schillaci had been serving as Bishop of Lamezia Terme.

Covili Linfati named Iquique Bishop

Bishop-elect Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Iquique, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto was named Bishop of Rancagua in June 2021.

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Father John Joseph Kennedy was named Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Disciplinary Section.

Father Armando Matteo was named Secretary for the Doctrinal Section.

Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Michael F. Cardinal Czerny, S.J. was named Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Sister Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A. was named Secretary.

Father Fabio Baggio, C.S. was named Under Secretary for the Migrants and Refugees Section.

Stobrawa retired as Opole Auxiliary

Bishop Paweł Stobrawa retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland.

Rodríguez Velásquez named Cali Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali, Colombia.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Kudławiec named Duale Bishop

Bishop-elect Krzysztof Kudławiec was named Bishop of Daule, Ecuador.

Gualberti Calandrina retired, Leigue Cesari named Santa Cruz de la Sierra Archbishop

Archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina retired and Archbishop-designate René Leigue Cesari was named Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Archbishop-designate Leigue Cesari had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Salamanca Mantilla named Facatativá Bishop

Bishop Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla was named Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez was named Archbishop of Manizales in April 2021.

Bishop Salamanca Mantilla had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá.

Quintana Muñiz named Cafayate Prelate

Bishop Darío Rubén Quintana Muñiz, O.A.R. was named Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina.

The prelature had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A. in October 2019.

Bishop Quintana Muñiz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mar del Plata.

Meini retired, Manetti named Fiesole Bishop

Bishop Mario Meini retired and Bishop Stefano Manetti was named Bishop of Fiesole, Italy.

Bishop Manetti had been serving as Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.

Panizza Richero retired, Menor Vargas named Carabayllo Bishop

Bishop Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru.

Bishop Menor Vargas had been serving as Bishop of Huánuco.

Fleming named Great Falls-Billings Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Jeffrey Michael Fleming was named Coadjutor Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA.