Stres named Maribor Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Anton Stres, C.M. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

Archbishop-designate Stres had been serving as Bishop of Celje.

Wagner named Linz Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gerhard Wagner was named Auxiliary Bishop of Linz, Austria and titular bishop of Zuri.

Abanto Guzmán and Chau Quispe named Lima Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán and Bishop-elect Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe were named Auxiliary Bishops of Lima, Peru and titular bishops of Pinhel and Aveia, respectively.

Lauterer retired as Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbot

Abbot Kassian (Otto) Lauterer, O. Cist. retired as Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria.

Veloso retired, Moreira named Juiz de Fora Archbishop

Archbishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso retired and Archbishop-designate Gil Antônio Moreira was named Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Moreira had been serving as Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo.

Batistela retired, Teixeira named Bom Jesus da Lapa Bishop

Bishop Francisco Batistela, C.SS.R. retired and Bishop-elect José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Baia, Brazil.

Lammers retired, Bahlmann named Óbidos Prelate

Bishop Martinho Lammers, O.F.M. resigned and Bishop-elect Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M. was named Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil.

Taltavull Anglada named Barcelona Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Sebastián Taltavull Anglada was named Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain and titular bishop of Gabii.

Erected: Diocese of Hpa-an, Myanmar

The Diocese of Hpa-an, Myanmar was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Yangon.

Bishop Justin Saw Min Thide was named its first bishop. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon.

Fernández named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luis Alberto Fernández was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Carpi.

Guglielmone named Charleston Bishop

Bishop-elect Robert E. Guglielmone was named Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Robert Joseph Baker was named Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama in August 2007.

Bishop-elect Guglielmone had been serving as a priest of Rockville Centre, New York.

Younan confirmed as Antioch (Syrian) Patriarch

Ignace Joseph III (Ephrem) Younan was confirmed as Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad in February 2008.

Patriarch Younan had been serving as Bishop of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark (Syrian), USA.

Staglianò named Noto Bishop

Bishop-elect Antonio Staglianò was named Bishop of Noto, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Mariano Crociata in September 2008.

Muratore named Nicosia Bishop

Bishop-elect Salvatore Muratore was named Bishop of Nicosia, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Salvatore Pappalardo was named Archbishop of Siracusa in September 2008.

Amadei retired, Beschi named Bergamo Bishop

Bishop Roberto Amadei retired and Bishop Francesco Beschi was named Bishop of Bergamo, Italy.

Bishop Beschi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia.

Belotti retired as Bergamo Auxiliary

Bishop Lino Bortolo Belotti retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy.

Burns named Juneau Bishop

Bishop-elect Edward J. Burns was named Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Michael William Warfel was named Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana in November 2007.

Bishop-elect Burns had been serving as a priest of the diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Erected: Rutana, Burundi; Nahimana named Bishop

The Diocese of Rutana, Burundi was erected with territory taken from the dioceses of Bururi and Ruyigi.

Bishop-elect Bonaventure Nahimana was named the first Bishop of the new diocese.

Mulakkal named Delhi Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Franco Mulakkal (Aippunny) was named Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi, India and titular bishop of Chullu.

Bermúdez Villamizar retired as Caracas Auxiliary

Bishop Pedro Nicolás Bermúdez Villamizar, C.I.M. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.

Chisha retired as Mansa Bishop

Bishop Andrew Aaron Chisha retired as Bishop of Mansa, Zambia.

Berranger resigned as Saint-Denis Bishop

Bishop Olivier Jean-Marie Michel de Berranger, Ist. del Prado resigned as Bishop of Saint-Denis, France.

Ballot named Chambéry Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Philippe Ballot was named Archbishop of Chambéry (, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, et Tarentaise), France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich was named Bishop of Lille in February 2008.

Farhat retired, Zurbriggen named Austria Nuncio

Archbishop Edmond Y. Farhat retired and Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Austria.

Archbishop Zurbriggen had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia, and Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia.

Meurer named Passo Fundo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Liro Vendelino Meurer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and titular bishop of Thucca in Numidia.

Shevchuk named Santa María del Patrocinio Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Sviatoslav Shevchuk was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina and titular bishop of Castra Galbae.

Carrascosa Coso named Panama Nuncio

Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia in November 2008.

Archbishop Carrascosa Coso had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon.

Bianco named Honduras Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras and titular archbishop of Falerone.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Antonio Arcari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique in December 2008.

Te Maarssen retired, Bal named Kundiawa Bishop

Bishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Anton Bal was named Bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea.

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

Stika named Knoxville Bishop

Bishop-elect Richard F. Stika was named Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee,USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Edward Kurtz was named Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky in June 2007.

Cardinal Laghi Died

Pio Cardinal Laghi, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study), has died.

He was 86 years old and had served as a priest for 62 years. He served as a bishop for 39 years and as a cardinal for 17 years.

May he rest in peace.

Daniel retired as Chioggia Bishop

Bishop Angelo Daniel retired as Bishop of Chioggia, Italy.

Ferrari retired as Milano Auxiliary

Bishop Marco Ferrari retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy.

Cunningham named Hexham and Newcastle Bishop

Bishop-elect Séamus Cunningham was named Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Kevin John Dunn in March 2008.

García-Gasco y Vicente retired, Osoro Sierra named Valencia Archbishop

Agustín Cardinal García-Gasco y Vicente retired and Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra was named Archbishop of Valencia, Spain.

Archbishop Osoro Sierra had been serving as Archbishop of Oviedo.

Mousset named Pamiers Bishop

Bishop-elect Philippe Mousset was named Bishop of Pamiers, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Marcel Germain Perrier in June 2008.

Travieso Martín named Trujillo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, Peru and titular bishop of Tubusuptu.

Sambar-Talkena resigned, Longa succeeded as Kara Bishop

Bishop Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena resigned and Bishop Jacques Danka Longa succeeded as Bishop of Kara, Togo.

Bishop Longa had been serving as Coadjutor of the same Diocese.

Doth de Oliveira resigned, da Costa named Iguatú Bishop

Bishop José Doth de Oliveira resigned and Bishop-elect João José da Costa, O. Carm. was named Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil.

Cavazos Arizpe named Monterrey Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe was named Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México and titular bishop of Isola.

Kosinski retired, Bastos Neto named Três Lagoas Bishop

Bishop Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. retired and Bishop-elect José Moreira Bastos Neto was named Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Musarò named Peru Nuncio

Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Rino Passigato was named Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal in November 2008.

Archbishop Musarò had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

Kiaziku named Mbanza Congo Bishop

Bishop-elect Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Mbanza Congo, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap. in July 2008.

Thibodeau resigned, Champagne named Edmundston Bishop

Bishop François Thibodeau, C.I.M. resigned and Bishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada.

Bishop Champagne had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Flores named Orange Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Cirilo Flores was named Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA and titular bishop of Quiza.

McRaith resigns as Owensboro Bishop

Bishop John Jeremiah McRaith resigned as Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.

Maida retired, Vigneron named Detroit Archbishop

Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida retired and Archbishop-designate Allen Henry Vigneron was named Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Archbishop-designate Vigneron had been serving as Bishop of Oakland, California.

Lezoutié named Yopougon Coadjutor

Bishop Salomon Lezoutié was named Coadjutor Bishop of Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire.

Bishop Lezoutié had been serving as Bishop of Odienné.

Koffi Oi Koffi named San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire Bishop

Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi was named Bishop of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Paulin Kouabénan N`Gnamé in March 2008.

Bishop Koffi Oi Koffi had been serving as Bishop of Abengourou.

De Bie resigned as Mechelen-Brussel Auxiliary

Bishop Jan De Bie resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium.

Roussin resigned, Miller succeeded as Vancouver Archbishop

Archbishop Raymond Roussin, S. M. resigned and Archbishop John Michael Miller, C.S.B. succeeded as Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Archbishop Miller had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.