Weigand retired, Soto Succeeded as Sacramento Bishop

Bishop William Kenneth Weigand retired and Bishop Jaime Soto succeeded as Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA.

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

Utempi Tapa named Kisangani Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Marcel Utembi Tapa was named Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.). The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya was named Archbishop of Kinshasa in December 2007.

Archbishop-designate Marcel Utembi Tapa had been serving as Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka.

Souchu named Rennes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nicolas Souchu was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France and titular bishop of Cataquas.

Batut named Lyon Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean-Pierre Batut was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France and titular bishop of Ressiana.

Avenya named Makurdi Auxiliary

Bishop-elect William Avenya was named Auxiliary Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria and titular bishop of Thucca in Mauretania.

Colin Cruz named México Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Florencio Armando Colin Cruz was named Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District and titular bishop of Thimida Regia.

Erected: Gómez Palacio, Mexico; Torres Campos named Bishop

The Diocese of Gómez Palacio, Durango, México was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Durango.

Bishop José Guadalupe Torres Campos was named as its first Bishop. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Juárez.

Daniel retired, Khumalo named Pretoria Archbishop

Archbishop George Francis Daniel retired and Archbishop-designate Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. was named Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military.

Archbishop-designate Khumalo had been serving as Bishop of Witbank.

Ponce de León named Ingwavuma Vicar

Bishop-elect José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. was named Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa and titular bishop of Maturba.

The Vicariate Apostolic had been vacant since the death of Bishop Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. in May 2006.

Puthiyakulangara named Port-Bergé Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar.

Rakotondrabé retired, Tsarahazana named Toamasina Bishop

Bishop René Joseph Rakotondrabé retired and Bishop Désiré Tsarahazana was named Bishop of Toamasina, Madagascar.

Bishop Tsarahazana had been serving as Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana.

Aké named Gagnoa Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Joseph Yapo Aké was named Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire. The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Barthélémy Djabla in September 2008.

Archbishop-designate Aké had been serving as Bishop of Yamoussoukro.

San named Denpasar Bishop

Bishop-elect Silvester San was named Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Benyamin Yosef Bria in September 2007.

Torrado Mosconi named Santiago del Estero Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina and titular bishop of Vicus Pacati.

Suriani resigned, Diquattro named Bolivia Nuncio

Archbishop Luciano Suriani resigned and Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.

Archbishop Diquattro had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

Le Saux named Le Mans Bishop

Bishop-elect Yves Le Saux was named Bishop of Le Mans, France. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jacques Maurice Faivre in July 2008.

Piroird retired, Desfarges named Constantine Bishop

Bishop Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado retired and Bishop-elect Paul Desfarges, S.J. was named Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria.

Boffelli named Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas Bishop

Bishop-elect Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli was named Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Aníbal Casasola Sosa in April 2007.

Bíró named Hungary, Military Bishop

Bishop László Bíró was named Bishop of Hungary, Military. The post had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Tamás Szabó in March 2007.

Bishop Bíró had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét.

Leal Penna retired, Grotto de Camargo named Botucatu Archbishop

Archbishop Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. retired and Archbishop-designate Maurício Grotto de Camargo was named Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Grotto de Camargo had been serving as Bishop of Assis.

Knestout named Washington Auxiiliary

Bishop-elect Barry C. Knestout was named Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA and titular bishop of Leavenworth.

Asenjo Pelegrina named Sevilla Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain.

Archbishop-designate Asenjo Pelegrina had been serving as Bishop of Córdoba.

Müller retired, Moreira da Silva named Januária Bishop

Bishop Anselmo Müller, M.S.F. retired and Bishop-elect José Moreira da Silva was named Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Tondello named Juína Bishop

Bishop-elect Neri José Tondello was named Bishop of Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Franco Dalla Valle, S.D.B. in August 2007.

Nlandu Mayi named Matadi Coadjutor

Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi was named Coadjutor Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Bishop Nlandu Mayi had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.

Dougherty retired as Bathurst Bishop

Bishop Patrick Dougherty retired as Bishop of Bathurst, Australia.

Rapisarda retired, Passigato named Portugal Nuncio

Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda retired and Archbishop Rino Passigato was named Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal.

Archbishop Passigato had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.

Suárez Cázares named Morelia Auxiliary

Bishop Carlos Suárez Cázares was named Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México and titular bishop of Abidda.

Bishop Suárez Cázares had been the Bishop of Zamora until he resigned in December 2006.

Ossandón Buljevic named Concepción Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pedro Ossandón Buljevic was named Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile and titular bishop of La Imperial.