Migliore named Nuncio to Poland

Archbishop Celestino Migliore was named Apostlic Nuncio to Poland.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk was named Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland.

Archbishop Migliore had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to the United Nations.

Fisichella named Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization President

Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella was named President of the new Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization.

Re retired, Ouellet named Congregation of Bishops Prefect

Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re retired and Marc Cardinal Ouellet, P.S.S. was named Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

Cardinal Ouellet had been serving as Archbishop of Québec, Canada.

Allué retired, Kennedy and Uglietto named Boston Auxiliaries

Bishop Emilio Simeon Alluè, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect Arthur L. Kennedy and Bishop-elect Peter J. Uglietto were named Auxiliary Bishops of Boston, Massachusetts, USA and titular bishops of Timidana and Thubursicum, respectively.

Skylstad retired, Cupich named Spokane Bishop

Bishop William Stephen Skylstad retired and Bishop Blase Joseph Cupich was named Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA.

Bishop Cupich had been serving as Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota.

Rosazza retired as Hartford Auxiliary

Bishop Peter Anthony Rosazza retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Darmaatmadja retired, Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo succeeded as Jakarta Archbishop

Julius Riyadi Cardinal Darmaatmadja, S.J. retired and Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo succeeded as Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia.

Archbishop Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Dho retired, Lanzetti named Alba Bishop

Bishop Sebastiano Dho retired and Bishop Giacomo Lanzetti was named Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy.

Bishop Lanzetti had been serving as Bishop of Alghero-Bosa.

McFadden named Harrisburg Bishop

Bishop Joseph Patrick McFadden was named Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Kevin Carl Rhoades was named Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana in November 2009.

Bishop McFadden had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia.

Fitzgerald named Philadelphia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael J. Fitzgerald was named Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and titular bishop of Tamallula.

Castaño Fonseca and Vargas Peña named México Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca and Bishop-elect Andrés Vargas Peña were named Auxiliary Bishops of México, Federal District and titular bishops of Vadesi and Utimmira, respectively.

Delfino retired as Berbérati Bishop

Bishop Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap. retired as Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic.

Erected: Salgueiro, Brazil; Lopes named Bishop

The Diocese of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil was erected with territory taken from Floresta and Petrolina.

Bishop-elect Magnus Henrique Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. was named its first bishop.

Ruffinoni named Caxias do Sul Coadjutor

Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Bishop Ruffinoni had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre.

Callahan named La Crosse Bishop

Bishop William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jerome Edward Listecki was named Archbishop of Milwaukee in November 2009.

Bishop Callahan had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee.

Martins Fernandes Pedreira retired, Gonçalves de Oliveira named Viana do Castelo Bishop

Bishop José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira retired and Bishop Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira was named Bishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

Bishop Gonçalves de Oliveira had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}.

Mietto retired, Lazzari named Napo Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Paolo Mietto, C.S.I. retired and Bishop-elect Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I. was named Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador and titular bishop of Muzuca in Proconsulari.

Pierro retired, Moretti named Salerno-Campagna-Acerno Archbishop

Archbishop Gerardo Pierro retired and Archbishop Luigi Moretti was named Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy.

Archbishop Moretti had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}.

Rincón Rojas retired, Ceballos Escobar named Puerto Carreño Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R. retired and Bishop-elect Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.SS.R. was named Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño, Colombia and titular bishop of Zarna.

da Silva named Manaus Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Mário Antônio da Silva was named Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil and titular bishop of Arena.

Maginnis retired, McIntyre named Philadelphia Auxiliary

Bishop Robert Patrick Maginnis retired and Bishop-elect John J. McIntyre was named Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and titular bishop of Bononia.

Fey named Kimbe Bishop

Bishop-elect William Fey, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Alphonse Liguori Chaupa in January 2008.

Aguirre Franco retired, Garfias Merlos named Acapulco Archbishop

Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco retired and Archbishop-designate Carlos Garfias Merlos was named Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México.

Archbishop-designate Garfias Merlos had been serving as Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl.

Llano Ruiz retired, García Peláez named Istmina-Tadó Bishop

Bishop Alonso Llano Ruiz retired and Bishop Julio Hernando García Peláez was named Bishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia.

Bishop García Peláez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cali.

O’Connell named Trenton Coadjutor

Bishop-elect David M. O’Connell, C.M. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA.

Tkáč retired, Bober named Košice Archbishop

Archbishop Alojz Tkáč retired and Archbishop-designate Bernard Bober was named Archbishop of Košice, Slovakia.

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

Son Sam-seok named Pusan Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph Son Sam-seok was named Auxiliary Bishop of Pusan, Korea (South) and titular bishop of Fesseë.

Monsalve Mejía named Cali Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali, Colombia.

Archbishop-designate had been serving as Bishop of Málaga-Soatá.