Amalraj named Ootacamund Bishop

Bishop-elect Arulappan Amalraj was named Bishop of Ootacamund, India. The diocese had been vacant since now-Archbishop Antony Anandarayar was named Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in June 2004.

Bishop Sabryha Died

Bishop Mykhajlo Sabryha, C.SS.R., Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine, has died. He served as a bishop for 19 years and a priest for 32 years. May he rest in peace.

Jones named Christchurch Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Barry Jones was named Coadjutor Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Blaquart named Bordeaux Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jacques Blaquart was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France and titular bishop of Ypres.

Joatton retired, Lebrun named Saint-Etienne Bishop

Bishop Pierre Jacques Joatton, Ist. del Prado retired and Bishop-elect Dominique Lebrun was named Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France.

Seccia named Teramo-Atri Bishop

Bishop Michele Seccia was named Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Vincenzo D'Addario last December. Bishop Seccia had been serving as Bishop of San Severo.

Müller retired as Görlitz Bishop

Bishop Rudolf Müller retired as Bishop of Görlitz, Germany.

Munilla Aguirre named Palencia Bishop

Bishop-elect José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre was named Bishop of Palencia, Spain. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Rafael Palmero Ramos was named Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante.

Szoka retired, Lajolo named his successor

Edmund Casimir Cardinal Szoka has retired and Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo was named President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State and President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State. These changes will become effective on 15 September 2006.

Sodano retires, Bertone named Secretary of State

Angelo Cardinal Sodano has retired and Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, S.D.B. was named Secretary of State. Cardinal Bertone has been serving as Archbishop of Genova, Italy. These changes will become effective on 15 September 2006.

Bishop Sorrentino Died

Bishop Salvatore Sorrentino, Bishop Emeritus of Pozzuoli, Italy, had died. He served as a bishop for 46 years and as a priest for 66 years. May he rest in peace.

Konkoly retired, Veres named Szombathely Bishop

Bishop István Konkoly retired and Bishop András Veres was named Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary. Bishop Veres had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Eger.

Gyulay retired, Kiss-Rigó named Szeged-Csanád Bishop

Bishop Endre Gyulay retired and Bishop László Kiss-Rigó was named Bishop of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary. Bishop Kiss-Rigó had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest.

Carroll retired, Coleridge named Canberra Archbishop

Archbishop Francis Patrick Carroll retired and Archbishop-designate Mark Benedict Coleridge was named Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia. Archbishop-designate Coleridge had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne.

Gurruchaga Ezama retired, García Camader named Lurín Bishop

Bishop José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. retired and Bishop Carlos García Camader was named Bishop of Lurín, Peru. Bishop García Camader had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Lima.

Swiatek retired as Minsk-Mohilev Archbishop

Archbishop Antoni Dziemianko retired as Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus. Bishop Antoni Dziemianko was named Apostolic Administrator of the same archdiocese.

Bishop Sullivan Died

Bishop James Stephen Sullivan, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA, has died. He served as a bishop for 33 years and as a priest for 51 years and 8 days. May he rest in peace.

Nieto Guerra and Pérez Caicedo named Guayaquil Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D. and Bishop-elect Marco Pérez Caicedo were named Auxiliary Bishops of Guayaquil, Ecuador and titular bishops of Tuscania and Traiectum ad Mosam, respectively.

Bishop-elect Pérez Caicedo will become the world's youngest bishop at his ordination. He will turn 39 in just over a month. Bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R., the previous youngest bishop, is about 4 months older.

Pinto Leandro named Viseu Bishop

Bishop-elect Ilídio Pinto Leandro was named Bishop of Viseu, Portugal. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop António Augusto dos Santos Marto was named Bishop of Leiria-Fátima in April.

Dufaux retired, de Kérimel succeeded as Grenoble Bishop

Bishop Louis Jean Dufaux retired and Bishop Guy André Marie de Kérimel succeeded him as Bishop of Grenoble, France.

Thomas named Philadelphia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Daniel E. Thomas was named an Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and titular bishop of Bardstown.

Gossman retired, Burbidge named Raleigh Bishop

Bishop Francis Joseph Gossman retired and Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge was named Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Bishop Burbidge had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, PA.

Paixão Neto named São Salvador da Bahia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gregório (Leozírio) Paixão Neto, O.S.B. was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil and titular bishop of Ficus.

Coba Galarza and Echeverría Verdesoto named Quito Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect René Coba Galarza and Bishop-elect Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto were named Auxiliary Bishops of Quito, Ecuador and titular bishops of Vegesela in Byzacena and Thibuzabetum, respectively.

Both named Brazil Military Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Osvino José Both was named Archbishop of the Brazil Military Ordinariate. The position had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila in November, 2005. Archbishop-designate Both had been serving as Bishop of Novo Hamburgo.

Caggiano, Cisneros, and Sansaricq named Brooklyn Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Frank J. Caggiano, Bishop-elect Octavio Cisneros, and Bishop-elect Guy Sansaricq were named Auxiliary Bishops of Brooklyn, New York, USA and titular bishops of Inis Cathaig, Eanach Dúin, and Glenndálocha, respectively.

Marcia named Cagliari Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Mosè Marcia was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cagliari, Italy and titular bishop of Vardimissa.

Dlungwana named Mariannhill Bishop

Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwana was named Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa. The diocese has been vacant since Bishop Paul Themba Mngoma resigned in February 2005 (he died a few months later). Bishop Dlungwana had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Unabali named Bougainville Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Bernard Unabali was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and titular bishop of Cuicul.

Beau and Nahmias named Paris Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Jérôme Beau and Bishop-elect Jean-Yves Nahmias were named Auxiliary Bishops of Paris, France and titular bishops of Privata and Termae Himerae, respectively.