Erected: Maliana, Timor-Leste; do Amaral named Bishop

The Diocese of Maliana, Timor-Leste was erected with territory taken from Díli.

Bishop-elect Norberto do Amaral was named its first ordinary.

Peri named Caltagirone Bishop

Bishop-elect Calogero Peri, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Caltagirone, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Vincenzo Manzella was named Bishop of Cefalù in September 2009.

Bahujimihigo resigned as Kibungo Bishop

Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo resigned as Bishop of Kibungo, Rwanda.

Slattery retired, Noè Rodrigues named Tzaneen Bishop

Bishop Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C. retired and Bishop-elect João Noè Rodrigues was named Bishop of Tzaneen, South Africa.

Libena and Nzigilwa named Dar-es-Salaam Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Salutaris Melchior Libena and Bishop-elect Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa were named Auxiliary Bishops of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania and titular bishops of Sutunurca and Mozotcori, respectively.

Diéguez Reboredo retired, Quinteiro Fiuza named Tui-Vigo Bishop

Bishop José Diéguez Reboredo retired and Bishop Luis Quinteiro Fiuza was named Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain.

Bishop Quinteiro Fiuza had been serving as Bishop of Orense.

Chang-yik retired, Kim Woon-hoe named Ch’unch’on Bishop

Bishop John Chang-yik retired and Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe) was named Bishop of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South).

Bishop Kim Woon-hoe had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul.

Cocchi retired, Lanfranchi named Modena-Nonantola Archbishop

Archbishop Benito Cocchi retired and Archbishop-designate Antonio Lanfranchi was named Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Lanfranchi had been serving as Bishop of Cesena-Sarsina.

Vásquez named Austin Bishop

Bishop José Stephen Vásquez was named Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gregory Michael Aymond was named Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana in June 2009.

Bishop Vásquez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston.

Thottathil named Tiruvalla Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Stephen Thottathil was named Auxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India and titular bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto.

Stima named Blantyre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Montfort Stima was named Auxiliary Bishop of Blantyre, Malawi and titular bishop of Puppi.

Pioppo named Cameroun and Equatorial Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Piero Pioppo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun and to Equatorial Guinea as well as titular archbishop of Torcello.

Kulapuravilai named Marthandom Bishop

Bishop-elect Vincent Kulapuravilai was named Bishop of Marthandom (Malankarese), India.

Konnath named Battery Bishop

Bishop Joseph Thomas Konnath was named Bishop of Battery (Bathery) (Malankarese), India.

Bishop Konnath had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum.

Kattukallil and Valiyavilayil named Trivandrum (Malankarese) Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Samuel Kattukallil and Bishop-elect Anthony Valiyavilayil, O.I.C. were named Auxiliary Bishops of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India and titular bishops of Tamalluma and Igilgili, respectively.

Erected: Eparchy of Puthur, India

The Eparchy of Puthur (Malankarese), India was erected with territory taken from Battery (Bathery).

Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil was named its first ordinary.

He had been serving as Bishop of Battery.

Erected: Eparchy of Pathanamthitta, India

The Eparchy of Pathanamthitta (Malankarese), India was erected with territory taken from Trivandrum.

Bishop Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor was named its first ordinary.

He had been serving as Bishop of Marthandom.

Pisanello named Oria Bishop

Bishop-elect Vincenzo Pisanello was named Bishop of Oria, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michele Castoro was named Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo in July 2009.

Split: Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia

The Vicariate Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia was split into Soddo and Hosanna.

The previous ordinary remains the ordinary of Soddo.

Bishop-elect Woldeghiorghis Mathewos was named Vicar Apostolic of Hosanna and titular bishop of Turuda.

Llano Cifuentes retired, Gouvêa Mattoso named Nova Friburgo Bishop

Bishop Rafael Llano Cifuentes retired and Bishop Edney Gouvêa Mattoso was named Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bishop Gouvêa Mattoso had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

Elevated: Donkorkrom, Ghana

The Prefecture Apostolic was raised to the Vicariate Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana.

Bishop-elect Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. remains the ordinary and was also named titular bishop of Ita.

Carmody retired, Mulvey named Corpus Christi Bishop

Bishop Edmond Carmody retired and Bishop-elect William Michael Mulvey was named Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.

Danneels retired, Léonard named Mechelen-Brussel Archbishop

Godfried Cardinal Danneels retired and Archbishop-designate André-Mutien Léonard was named Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium.

Archbishop-designate Léonard had been serving as Bishop of Namur {Namen}.

Thattil named Trichur (Syro-Malabarese) Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Raphael Thattil was named Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabarese), India and titular bishop of Buruni.

Puthur named Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese) Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Bosco Puthur was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India and titular bishop of Foratiana.

Pazhayattil retired, Kannookadan named Irinjalakuda (Syro-Malabarese) Bishop

Bishop James Pazhayattil retired and Bishop-elect Pauly Kannookadan was named Bishop of Irinjalakuda (Syro-Malabarese), India.

Chittilapilly retired, Inchananiyil named Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabarese) Bishop

Bishop Paul Chittilapilly retired and Bishop-elect Remigiose Inchananiyil was named Bishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabarese), India.

Erected: Mandya (Syro-Malabarese), India

The Eparchy of Mandya (Syro-Malabarese), India was erected with territory taken from Mananthavady.

Bishop-elect George Njaralakatt was named its first ordinary.

Erected: Ramanathapuram (Syro-Malabarese), India

The Eparchy of Ramanathapuram (Syro-Malabarese), India was erected with territory taken from Palghat.

Bishop-elect Paul Alappatt was named its first ordinary.

Zimniak retired as Bielsko-Żywiec Auxiliary

Bishop Janusz Edmund Zimniak retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland.

O'Regan resigned, Banda succeeded as Ndola Bishop

Bishop Noel Charles O'Regan, S.M.A. resigned and Bishop Alick Banda succeeded as Bishop of Ndola, Zambia.

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

Archbishop Miot Died

Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti, died in yesterday's earthquake.

He was 63 years old and had served as a priest for 34 years and as a bishop for 12 years.

May he rest in peace.

Cardinal Razafindratandra Died

Armand Gaétan Cardinal Razafindratandra, Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar, has died.

He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 55 years. He had also served as a bishop for 31 years and 15 years as a cardinal.

May he rest in peace.

Prida Inthirath named Savannakhet Vicar

Bishop-elect Jean Marie Prida Inthirath was named Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos and titular bishop of Lemfocta.

The post had been vacant since the death of Bishop Jean Sommeng Vorachak in July 2009.

Lemmo named Napoli Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Lucio Lemmo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy and titular bishop of Turres Ammeniae.

Manning retired, Fisher named Parramatta Bishop

Bishop Kevin Michael Manning retired and Bishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P. was named Bishop of Parramatta, Australia.

Bishop Fisher had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney.

Bishop Pelotte Died

Bishop Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S., Bishop Emeritus of Gallup, New Mexico, USA, has died.

He was 64 years old and had served as a priest for 37 years and as a bishop for 23 years.

May he rest in peace.

Bandeira Coêlho named Coroatá Coadjutor

Bishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho was named Coadjutor Bishop of Coroatá, Maranho, Brazil.

Bishop Bandeira Coêlho had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas.

Karakéhéyan retired as Eastern Europe (Armenian) Bishop

Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. retired as Bishop of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia.

Semahun named Addis Abeba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun was named Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia and titular bishop of Mathara in Numidia.

Dietl retired, Bischof named München und Freising Auxiliary

Bishop Franz Dietl retired and Bishop-elect Wolfgang Bischof was named Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany and titular bishop of Nebbi.