Spaita retired as Kasama Archbishop

Archbishop James Spaita retired as Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia.

Magombo named Lilongwe Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Stanislaus Tobias Magombo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lilongwe, Malawi and titular bishop of Caesarea in Mauretania.

Nogaro retired, Farina named Caserta Bishop

Bishop Raffaele Nogaro retired and Bishop Pietro Farina was named Bishop of Caserta, Italy.

Bishop Farina had been serving as Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo.

Kaboy Ruboneka named Goma Coadjutor

Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka was named Coadjutor Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Bishop Kaboy Ruboneka had been serving as Bishop of Kasongo.

Moynihan retired, Cunningham named Syracuse Bishop

Bishop James Michael Moynihan retired and Bishop Robert Joseph Cunningham was named Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA.

Bishop Cunningham had been serving as Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York.

Carlson named Saint Louis Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Robert James Carlson was named Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke was named Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura in June 2008.

Archbishop-designate Carlson had been serving as Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan.

Cisneros Durán retired, Cabrera Herrera named Cuenca Archbishop

Archbishop Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán retired and Archbishop-elect Luis Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador.

Lozano Barragán retired, Zimowski named Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers President

Javier Cardinal Lozano Barragán retired and Archbishop-designate Zygmunt Zimowski was named President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers.

Archbishop-designate Zimowski had been serving as Bishop of Radom, Poland.

Sokol retired, Bezák named Trnava Archbishop

Archbishop Ján Sokol retired and Archbishop-elect Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Trnava, Slovakia.

Mandlate retired as Tete Bishop

Bishop Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S. retired as Bishop of Tete, Mozambique.

Paluzzi named Montevergine Abbot

Abbot-elect Beda (Umberto) Paluzzi, O.S.B. was named Abbot of Montevergine, Italy.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Abbot Tarciscio Giovanni Nazzaro, O.S.B. in November 2006.

Ruppi retired, D'Ambrosio named Lecce Archbishop

Archbishop Cosmo Francesco Ruppi retired and Archbishop Domenico Umberto D'Ambrosio was named Archbishop of Lecce, Italy.

Archbishop D'Ambrosio had been serving as Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo.

Milan named Kyiv Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Yosyf Milan, M.S.U. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Halyc {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Drusiliana.

Zen Ze-kiun retired, Tong Hon succeeded as Hong Kong Bishop

Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. retired and Bishop John Tong Hon succeeded as Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China.

Bishop Tong Hon had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

O'Kelly named Port Pirie Bishop

Bishop Gregory O'Kelly, S.J. was named Bishop of Port Pirie, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Daniel Eugene Hurley was named Bishop of Darwin in July 2007.

Bishop O'Kelly had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide.

McKenna named Bathurst Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael McKenna was named Bishop of Bathurst, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Patrick Dougherty in November 2008.

Ferrari named Bauru Bishop

Bishop Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Luiz Antônio Guedes was named Bishop of Campo Limpo in July 2008.

Bishop Ferrari had been serving as Bishop of Franca.

Falla Robles named Cali Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Daniel Falla Robles was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia and titular bishop of Calama.

Báez Ortega named Managua Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua and titular bishop of Zica.

Ackermann named Trier Bishop

Bishop Stephan Ackermann was named Bishop of Trier, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Reinhard Marx was named Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich} in November 2007.

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

Kallupura named Buxar Bishop

Bishop-elect Sebastian Kallupura was named Bishop of Buxar, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop William D'Souza, S.J. was named Archbishop of Patna in October 2007.

Lacroix and Lortie named Québec Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Gérard Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X. and Bishop-elect Paul Lortie were named Auxiliary Bishops of Québec, Québec, Canada and titular bishops of Hilta and Hierpiniana, respectively.

Murray retired, Bradley named Kalamazoo Bishop

Bishop James Albert Murray retired and Bishop Paul Joseph Bradley was named Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

Bishop Bradley had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Woga named Weetebula Bishop

Bishop-elect Edmund Woga, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Weetebula, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Girulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Maumere in January 2008.

Wainaina Kungu named Muranga Bishop

Bishop-elect James Wainaina Kungu was named Bishop of Muranga, Kenya.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Marsabit in November 2006.

Thienchai Samanchit retired, Siripong Charatsri named Chanthaburi Bishop

Bishop Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit retired and Bishop-elect Silvio Siripong Charatsri was named Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand.

Egerega resigned, Egbebo named Bomadi Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Joseph O. Egerega resigned and Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P. was named Vicar Apostolic of Bomadi, Nigeria.

Bishop Egbebo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same Vicariate Apostolic.

D'Souza retired, Dabre named Poona Bishop

Bishop Valerian D'Souza retired and Bishop Thomas Dabre was named Bishop of Poona, India.

Bishop Dabre had been serving as Bishop of Vasai.

Murphy-O'Connor retired, Nichols named Westminster Archbishop

Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor retired and Archbishop Vincent Gerard Nichols was named Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain.

Archbishop Nichols had been serving as Archbishop of Birmingham.

Bilung retired, Barwa Succeeded as Rourkela Bishop

Bishop Alphonse Bilung, S.V.D. retired and Bishop John Barwa, S.V.D. succeeded as Bishop of Rourkela, India.

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

Soares da Costa named Aracajú Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Henrique Soares da Costa was named Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil and titular bishop of Acufida.

Tethool retired as Amboina Auxiliary

Bishop Josephus Tethool, M.S.C. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia.