DiMarzio retired, Brennan named Brooklyn Bishop

Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio retired and Bishop Robert John Brennan was named Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Bishop Brennan had been serving as Bishop of Columbus, Ohio.

Kiala named Malanje Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Luzizila Kiala was named Archbishop of Malanje, Angola.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. in November 2020.

Archbishop-designate Kiala had been serving as Bishop of Sumbe.

Minassian named Cilicia (Armenian) Patriarch

Patriarch-designate Raphaël Bedros Minassian, I.C.P.B. was named Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon.

The post had been vacant since the death of Patriarch Grégoire Pierre XX (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. in May 2021.

Patriarch-designate Minassian had been serving as Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale}.

Tamez Villarreal named Ciudad Victoria Bishop

Bishop Oscar Efraín Tamez Villarreal was named Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Antonio González Sánchez in March 2021.

Bishop Tamez Villarreal had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León.

Soro resigned, Jarjis named Mar Addai of Toronto Bishop

Bishop Bawai (Ashur) Soro resigned and Bishop Robert Saeed Jarjis was named Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada.

Bishop Jarjis had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq.

Vérgez Alzaga named Vatican City State President

Arhcbishop-designate Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. was named President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State as well as being elevated to an archbishop, effective on 1 Oct.

Ferrada Moreira named Clergy Secretary

Archbishop-elect Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira was named Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy and titular archbishop of Tiburnia, effective on 1 Oct.

Pezzuto retired as Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro.

Kasujja retired as Belgium and Luxembourg Nuncio

Archbishop Augustine Kasujja retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg.

Marini named Tortona Bishop

Bishop-elect Guido Marini was named Bishop of Tortona, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. was named Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in May 2021.

Bishop-elect Marini had been serving as Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations of the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff.

Saunders resigned as Broome Bishop

Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders resigned as Bishop of Broome, Australia.

Pažak retired as Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix Bishop

Bishop John Stephen Pažak, C.SS.R. retired as Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA.

Novell Gomà resigned as Solsona Bishop

Bishop Xavier Novell Gomà resigned as Bishop of Solsona, Spain.

Nostro named Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea Bishop

Bishop-elect Attilio Nostro was named Bishop of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Luigi Renzo in July 2021.

Ferreira dos Santos named Penedo Bishop

Bishop Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos was named Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Valério Breda, S.D.B. in June 2020.

Bishop Ferreira dos Santos had been serving as Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia.

Ferreira da Silva resigned as São José do Rio Preto Bishop

Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva resigned as Bishop of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Khawam named Lattaquié Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Georges Khawam, M.S.P. was named Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria.

D’Angelo named L’Aquila Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Antonio D’Angelo was named Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy and titular bishop of Pumentum.

Lerma Nolasco retired, Cuapio Bautista named Iztapalapa Bishop

Bishop Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco retired and Bishop Jorge Cuapio Bautista was named Bishop of Iztapalapa, México, México.

Bishop Cuapio Bautista had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla.

Canto Sosa named San Andrés Tuxtla Bishop

Bishop-elect José Luis Canto Sosa was named Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Fidencio López Plaza was named Bishop of Querétaro in September 2020.

Al Mekko named Alquoch Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko was named Coadjutor Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq.

Lagleize resigned as Metz Bishop

Bishop Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize resigned as Bishop of Metz, France.

Montagnoli retired, Crippa named Ilhéus Bishop

Bishop Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S. retired and Bishop Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.

Bishop Crippa had been serving as Bishop of Estância, Sergipe.