Pérez Sánchez resigned, González Hernández named Jesús María Prelate

Bishop José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. resigned and Bishop-elect José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. was named Prelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México.

Léonard named Belgium, Military Bishop

Archbishop André-Joseph (Mutien) Léonard was named Bishop of Belgium, Military while retaining his other posts.

Elevated: Toamasina to Archdiocese

The diocese of Toamasina, Madagascar was elevated to a Metropolitan Archdiocese with the following suffragan dioceses: Ambatondrazaka, Fenoarivo Atsinanana, and Moramanga.

Archbishop-designate Désiré Tsarahazana, the existing ordinary, was named its first Archbishop.

Pelletier retired, Raharilamboniaina named Morondava Bishop

Bishop Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S. retired and Bishop-elect Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D. was named Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar.

Lee Han-taek retired, Lee Ki-heon named Uijongbu Bishop

Bishop Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J. retired and Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon was named Bishop of Uijongbu, Korea (South).

Bishop Lee Ki-heon had been serving as Bishop of Korea, Military.

LaValley named Ogdensburg Bishop

Bishop-elect Terry R. LaValley was named Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Robert Joseph Cunningham was named Bishop of Syracuse in April 2009.

Bambera named Scranton Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph C. Bambera was named Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joseph Francis Martino in August 2009.

Romero Cabrera retired, Sanguinetti Montero named Canelones Bishop

Bishop Orlando Romero Cabrera retired and Bishop-elect Alberto Sanguinetti Montero was named Bishop of Canelones, Uruguay.

Herrera Heredia retired, Sánchez Armijos named Machala Bishop

Bishop Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia retired and Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Machala, Ecuador.

Bishop Sánchez Armijos had been serving as Bishop of Tulcán.

Rugambwa named Angola Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to Angola while remaining Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe.

Kallarakal named Verapoly Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Francis Kallarakal was named Archbishop of Verapoly, India.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. in October 2009.

Archbishop-designate Kallarakal had been serving as Bishop of Kottapuram.

de la Barra Tagle retired, Vega Velasco named Illapel Prelate

Bishop Rafael de la Barra Tagle, S.V.D. retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D. was named Prelate of Illapel, Chile.

Fernández González named Córdoba Bishop

Bishop Demetrio Fernández González was named Bishop of Córdoba, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville} in November 2008.

Bishop Fernández González had been serving as Bishop of Tarazona.

Pacana retired, Cabantan named Malaybalay Bishop

Bishop Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect José Araneta Cabantan was named Bishop of Malaybalay, Philippines.

Lobo resigned, Anthony succeeded as Islamabad-Rawalpindi Bishop

Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo resigned and Bishop Rufin Anthony succeeded as Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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

Cedeño Delgado retired, Ulloa Mendieta named Panamá Archbishop

Archbishop José Dimas Cedeño Delgado retired and Archbishop-designate José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. was named Archbishop of Panamá.

Archbishop-designate Ulloa Mendieta had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Giraldo Jaramillo retired, Tobón Restrepo named Medellín Archbishop

Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. retired and Archbishop-designate Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo was named Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia.

Archbishop-designate Tobón Restrepo had been serving as Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro.

Rivera Gómez retired as Medellín Auxiliary

Bishop Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia.

Arogundade named Ondo Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Jude Arogundade was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria.

Nugent named Madagascar Nuncio and Comoros Delegate

Archbishop-elect Eugene Martin Nugent was named Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar and Apostolic Delegate to Comoros as well as titular archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill.

Giovannetti retired, Meini named Fiesole Bishop

Bishop Luciano Giovannetti retired and Bishop Mario Meini was named Bishop of Fiesole, Italy.

Bishop Meini had been serving as Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello.

Vlk retired, Duka named Praha Archbishop

Miloslav Cardinal Vlk retired and Archbishop-designate Dominik Duka, O.P. was named Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic.

Archbishop-designate Duka had been serving as Bishop of Hradec Králové.

Navarro retired, Cuenca named Alto Valle del Río Negro Bishop

Bishop Néstor Hugo Navarro retired and Bishop-elect Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca was named Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina.

Bressanelli named Neuquén Coadjutor

Bishop Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina.

Bishop Bressanelli had been serving as Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia.

Biernaski named Curitiba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Rafael Biernaski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil and titular bishop of Ruspae.

Rugambwa named São Tomé and Príncipe Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba in July 2009.

Poniškaitis named Vilnius Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Arūnas Poniškaitis was named Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania and titular bishop of Sinna.

Randrianasolo resigned, Rakotondrajao succeeded as Mahajanga Bishop

Bishop Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo resigned and Bishop Roger Victor Rakotondrajao succeeded as Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar.

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

Mesa Ruiz named Socorro y San Gil Bishop

Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz was named Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ismael Rueda Sierra was named Archbishop of Bucaramanga in February 2009.

Bishop Mesa Ruiz had been serving as Bishop of Arauca.

Orozco Montoya named Girardota Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya was named Bishop of Girardota, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Manizales in July 2009.

Bishop Orozco Montoya had been serving as Bishop of San José del Guaviare.

Kientega named Ouahigouya Bishop

Bishop-elect Justin Kientega was named Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Philippe Ouédraogo was named Archbishop of Ouagadougou in May 2009.

Kasujja named Nigeria Nuncio

Archbishop Augustine Kasujja was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.

Campos Contreras named Tehuantepec Bishop

Bishop Oscar Campos Contreras was named Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Felipe Padilla Cardona was named Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora in October 2009.

Bishop Campos Contreras had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca.