del Río Martín named Spain, Miliary Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Juan del Río Martín was named Archbishop of Spain, Military.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Francisco Pérez González was named Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela in July 2007.

Archbishop-designate del Río Martín had been serving as Bishop of Jerez de la Frontera.

Raich retired, Orowae succeeded as Wabag Bishop

Bishop Hermann Raich, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Arnold Orowae succeeded as Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea.

Bishop Orowae had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

Wróbel named Lublin Auxiliary

Bishop Józef Wróbel, S.C.I. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland and titular bishop of Suas.

He had been serving as Bishop of Helsinki, Finland.

Muheria named Kitui Bishop

Bishop Anthony Muheria was named Bishop of Kitui, Kenya.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Boniface Lele was named Archbishop of Mombasa in April 2005.

Bishop Muheria had been serving as Bishop of Embu.

Athai named Taunggyi Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Basilio Athai was named Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar and titular bishop of Tasaccora.

Ruini retired, Vallini named Rome Auxiliary

Camillo Cardinal Ruini retired and Agostino Cardinal Vallini was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rome and Archpriest of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}.

Burke named Apostolic Signature Prefect

Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke was named Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura.

Archbishop Burke had been serving as Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

Graves retired, Schepers named Essen Auxiliary

Bishop Franz Grave retired and Bishop-elect Ludger Schepers was named Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany and titular bishop of Neapolis in Proconsulari.

Perrier retired as Pamiers Bishop

Bishop Marcel Germain Perrier retired as Bishop of Pamiers, France.

Colomé retired, Olivera named Cruz del Eje Bishop

Bishop Omar Félix Colomé retired and Bishop-elect Santiago Olivera was named Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina.

Brédice retired, Poli named Santa Rosa Bishop

Bishop Rinaldo Fidel Brédice retired and Bishop Mario Aurelio Poli was named Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina.

Bishop Poli had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires.

Sabbah retired, Twal succceeded as Jerusalem Patriarch

Patriarch Michel Sabbah retired and Patriarch Fouad Twal succeeded as Patriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}.

Montemayor named Sénégal and Cape Verde Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Luis Mariano Montemayor was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal and to Cape Verde; Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania; and titular archbishop of Illici.

Erected: Kribi, Cameroon

The Diocese of Kribi, Cameroon was created with territory taken from Ebolowa-Kribi (which was renamed simply Ebolowa). Bishop-elect Joseph Befe Ateba was named as its first Bishop.

The former Diocese of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem

The former Diocese of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem has been split into the newly elevated Archdiocese of Djakovo-Osijek and the Diocese of Srijem.

Archbishop-designate Martin Srakić was named the ordinary of the new Archdiocese. He had been serving as the ordinary of the formerly combined Diocese.

Bishop Djuro Gašparović was named the ordinary of the new Diocese. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the formerly combined Diocese.

de Korte named Groningen-Leeuwarden Bishop

Bishop Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte was named Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Willem Jacobus Eijk was named Archbishop of Utrecht in December 2007.

Bishop de Korte had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht.

Delmas named Angers Bishop

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Delmas was named Bishop of Angers, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. was named Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)

Quinn retired as Cleveland Auxiliary

Bishop Alexander James Quinn retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Prajasuta retired, Timang named Banjarmasin Bishop

Bishop Fransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F. retired and Bishop-elect Petrus Boddeng Timang was named Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia.

Monot named Ouesso Bishop

Bishop-elect Yves Maria Monot, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Ouesso, Congo.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Hervé Itoua in April 2006.

Rose named Dundee Bishop

Bishop-elect Graham Rose was named Bishop of Dundee, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Michael Vincent Paschal Rowland, O.F.M. in September 2005.

Silva Pepeu named Vitória da Conquista Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. was named Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Baia, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha was named Archbishop of Mariana in April 2007.

Archbishop-designate Silva Pepeu had been serving as Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira.

Rossi Keller named Frederico Westphalen Bishop

Bishop-elect Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller was named Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel was named Bishop of Novo Hamburgo in March 2007.

Nacua named Ilagan Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Sergio Lasam Utleg was named Bishop of Laoag in November 2006.

Cruz named Newark Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Manuel A. Cruz was named an Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA and titular bishop of Gaguari.

Antonelli named Pontifical Council for the Family President

Ennio Cardinal Antonelli was named President of the Pontifical Council for the Family.

The post had been vacant since the death of Alfonso Cardinal López Trujillo in April 2008.

Cardinal Antonelli had been serving as Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy.

Ssemogerere named Kasana-Luweero Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Ssemogerere was named Bishop of Kasana-Luweero, Uganda.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga was named Archbishop of Kampala in August 2006.

Aranda Díaz-Muñoz retired, Díaz Martínez named Tulancingo Archbishop

Archbishop Pedro Aranda Díaz-Muñoz retired and Archbishop-designate Domingo Díaz Martínez was named Archbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México.

Archbishop-designate Díaz Martínez had been serving as Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz.