Figueroa Albornoz named Puerto Cabello Bishop

Bishop Saúl Figueroa Albornoz was named Bishop of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D. in March 2010.

Bishop Figueroa Albornoz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.

Mamede Cleto retired, do Nascimento Antunes named Coimbra Bishop

Bishop Albino Mamede Cleto retired and Bishop-elect Virgilio do Nascimento Antunes was named Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal.

Campos named Cachoeiro do Itapemirim Bishop

Bishop Dario Campos, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. was named Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais in May 2010.

Bishop Campos had been serving as Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais.

Galeone retired, Estévez named St. Augustine Bishop

Bishop Victor Benito Galeone retired and Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez was named Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA.

Bishop Estévez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Miami.

Gettelfinger retired, Thompson named Evansville Bishop

Bishop Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger retired and Bishop-elect Charles C. Thompson was named Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA.

Stack named Cardiff Archbishop

Archbishop-designate George Stack was named Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Peter David Smith was named Archbishop of Southwark, England in April 2010.

Archbishop-designate Stack had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England.

Cardinal Saldarini Died

Giovanni Cardinal Saldarini, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy, has died.

He was 86 years old and had served as a priest for 63 years. He had also served as a bishop for 26 years and as a cardinal for 19 years.

May he rest in peace.

Cepeda Escobedo named Detroit Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA and titular bishop of Tagase.

He was born in Mexico and had been serving as a priest in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas.

He will be the youngest USA bishop when consecrated on 5 May, just 10 days before he turns 42. He will be the 9th youngest bishop worldwide.

Pizziol named Vicenza Bishop

Bishop Beniamino Pizziol was named Bishop of Vicenza, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Cesare Nosiglia was named Archbishop of Torino {Turin} in October 2010.

Bishop Pizziol had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}.

Reece retired, Dufour named Kingston Archbishop

Archbishop Donald James Reece retired and Archbishop-designate Charles Henry Dufour was named Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles.

Archbishop-designate Dufour had been serving as Bishop of Montego Bay.

Passo Fundo, Brazil elevated to Archdiocese, Simon named Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil was elevated from a diocese of the same name. Archbishop-designate Pedro Ercílio Simon was named its first Archbishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of the same diocese.

Santa Maria, Brazil elevated to Archdiocese, Rubert named Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil was elevated from a diocese of the same name. Archbishop-designate Hélio Adelar Rubert was named its first Archbishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of the same diocese.

Pelotas, Brazil elevated to Archdiocese, Hundt named Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil was elevated from a diocese of the same name. Archbishop-designate Peter Joseph Hundt was named its first Archbishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of the same diocese.

Malanje, Angola elevated to Archdiocese, Pérez de Onraita Aguirre named Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Malanje, Angola was elevated from a diocese of the same name. Archbishop-designate Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre was named its first Archbishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of the same diocese.

Saurimo, Angola elevated to Archdiocese, Imbamba named Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Saurimo, Angola was elevated from a diocese of the same name. Archbishop-designate José Manuel Imbamba was named its first Archbishop.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. was named Bishop of Benguela in February 2008.

Archbishop-designate Imbamba had been serving as Bishop of Dundo.

Saure named Tete Bishop

Bishop-elect Inácio Saure, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Tete, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S. in April 2009.

Sevilla retired, Tyson named Yakima Bishop

Bishop Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J. retired and Bishop Joseph Jude Tyson was named Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA.

Bishop Tyson had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle.

O’Connell retired, Donoghue named Rarotonga Bishop

Bishop Stuart France O’Connell, S.M. retired and Bishop-elect Paul Donoghue, S.M. was named Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania).

Machiques elevated to Diocese, Díaz Sánchez retired, Guerrero Contreras named Bishop

Machiques, Venezuela was elevated to a Diocese from a Vicariate Apostolic.

Bishop Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I. retired as Vicar Apostolic and Bishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. was named as the first Bishop of the new diocese.

Bishop Guerrero Contreras had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Caroní.

Moolachira named Guwahati Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate John Moolachira was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati, India.

He had been serving as Bishop of Diphu.

Udvardy named Pécs Bishop

Bishop György Udvardy was named Bishop of Pécs, Hungary.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest.

Nfon named Bamenda Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda, Cameroon and titular bishop of Unizibira.

Saldanha retired as Lahore Archbishop

Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha retired as Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan.

Santos named Alotau-Sideia Bishop

Bishop-elect Rolando Santos, C.M. was named Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul in March 2010.

Marino named Mar del Plata Bishop

Bishop Antonio Marino was named Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Juan Alberto Puiggari was named Archbishop of Paraná in November 2010.

Bishop Marino had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata.

Costa named Chittagong Bishop

Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C. was named Bishop of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dhaka in November 2010.

Bishop Costa had been serving as Bishop of Dinajpur.

Binzer named Cincinnati Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph R. Binzer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA and titular bishop of Subbar.

Agyenta named Navrongo-Bolgatanga Bishop

Bishop-elect Alfred Agyenta was named Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Lucas Abadamloora in December 2009.

Malone resigned, Wright named Maitland-Newcastle Bishop

Bishop Michael John Malone resigned and Bishop-elect William Wright was named Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia.

Ghirard retired, Fonlupt named Rodez Bishop

Bishop Bellino Giusto Ghirard retired and Bishop-elect François Fonlupt was named Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France.

Cardinal Vithayathil Died

Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil, C.SS.R., Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India, has died.

He was 83 years old and had served as a priest for 56 years. He had also served as a bishop for 14 and as a cardinal for 10 years.

May he rest in peace.

Holiday named Kroonstad Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Holiday was named Bishop of Kroonstad, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Stephen Brislin was named Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad} in December 2009.