Bondu named Rennes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean Bondu was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France and titular bishop of Vaison.

Erbì named Gambia Nuncio

Archbishop Walter Erbì was named Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia in addition to his other posts.

Genivaldo Garcia named Estância Bishop

Bishop-elect José Genivaldo Garcia was named Bishop of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia in August 2021.

Guerrero Alves resigned, Caballero Ledo named Secretariat for the Economy Prefect

Father Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, S.J. resigned and Mister Maximino Caballero Ledo was named Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.

Mister Caballero Ledo had been serving as Secretary General of the Secretariat.

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Moger named Southwark Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Philip Moger was named Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain and titular bishop of Glastonia.

Evans retired as Providence Auxiliary

Bishop Robert Charles Evans retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Henning named Providence Coadjutor

Bishop Richard Garth Henning was named Coadjutor Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York.

Randriamalala named Ambanja Bishop

Bishop-elect Donatien Francis Randriamalala, M.S. was named Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Moramanga in July 2019.

Rossi retired, Salvi named Civita Castellana Bishop

Bishop Romano Rossi retired and Bishop Marco Salvi was named Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy.

Bishop Salvi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve.

Fernández Alara retired, Torres Aliaga named Rafaela Bishop

Bishop Luis Alberto Fernández Alara retired and Bishop Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga was named Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina.

Bishop Torres Aliaga had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba.

Rabiy named Winnipeg Auxiliary

Bishop Andriy Rabiy was named Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA.

Loppa retired, Spreafico named Anagni-Alatri Bishop

Bishop Lorenzo Loppa retired and Bishop Ambrogio Spreafico was named Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy.

Bishop Spreafico also remains Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino.

Murat named Sweden and Iceland Nuncio

Archbishop Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden and Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland.

The posts had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop James Patrick Green in April 2022.

Archbishop Murat had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun and Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea.

Mendoza Cruz named Cuautitlá Bishop

Bishop Efraín Mendoza Cruz was named Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón in September 2021.

Bishop Mendoza Cruz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla.

Napeta named Torit Bishop

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta was named Bishop of Torit, South Sudan.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla was named Archbishop of Juba in December 2019.

Bündgens resigned as Aachen Auxiliary

Bishop Johannes Bündgens resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany.

Cajandig ceased as Calapan Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Warlito Itucas Cajandig ceased as Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines.

Hočevar retired, Nemet named Beograd Archbishop

Archbishop Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia.

Archbishop-designate Nemet had been serving as Bishop of Zrenjanin.

Saw Yaw Han named Kengtung Bishop

Bishop John Saw Yaw Han was named Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Peter Louis Cakü in February 2020.

Bishop Saw Yaw Han had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon.

Esteves Domingues named Angra Bishop

Bishop Armando Esteves Domingues was named Bishop of Angra, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador was named Bishop of Viana do Castelo in September 2021.

Bishop Esteves Domingues had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto.

Crowley retired, Odonya named Kitale Bishop

Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S. retired and Bishop-elect Henry Juma Odonya was named Bishop of Kitale, Kenya.

Khimyak named Kyiv Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Andriy Khimyak was confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Cuicul.

Espinoza Garza named La Paz en la Baja California Sur Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Miguel Ángel Espinoza Garza was named Coadjutor Bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México.

Schick resigned as Bamberg Archbishop

Archbishop Ludwig Schick resigned as Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany.

Ukpong named Umuahia Bishop

Bishop Michael Kalu Ukpong was named Bishop of Umuahia, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji was named Archbishop of Owerri in March 2022.

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

Bui Cong Trac named Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph Bui Cong Trac was named Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam and titular bishop of Arsennaria.

Prado Ayuso named San Sebastián Bishop

Bishop-elect Fernando Prado Ayuso, C.M.F. was named Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre was named Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante in December 2021.

Musioł named Opole Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Waldemar Musioł was named Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland and titular bishop of Bagis.

Ladjar retired, Matopai You named Jayapura Bishop

Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You was named Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia.

Guellec named Montauban Bishop

Bishop Alain Jean Louis Guellec was named Bishop of Montauban, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Bernard Joseph Germain Marie Ginoux earlier this month.

Bishop Guellec had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières).

Nguyễn Văn Ðệ retired, Dang Van Cau named Thái Bình Bishop

Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Ðệ, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect Dominic Dang Van Cau was named Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam.