Wilski retired as Kalisz Auxiliary

Bishop Teofil Józef Wilski retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Kalisz, Poland.

Tudu named Dinajpur Bishop

Bishop-elect Sebastian Tudu was named Bishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Moses M. Costa, C.S.C. was named Bishop of Chittagong in April 2011.

Zimoń retired, Skworc named Katowice Archbishop

Archbishop Damian Zimoń retired and Archbishop-designate Wiktor Paweł Skworc was named Archbishop of Katowice, Poland.

Archbishop-designate Skworc had been serving as Bishop of Tarnów.

Girasoli named Antilles Nuncio

Archbishop Nicolas Girasoli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, to Bahamas, to Dominica, to Grenada, to Guyana, to Jamaica, to Saint Kitts and Nevis, to Saint Lucia, to Suriname, and to Saint Vincent and Grenadines.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine in May 2011.

Archbishop Girasoli had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and to Malawi.

Voronovsky retired, Pryriz succeeded as Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian) Bishop

Bishop Julian Voronovsky, M.S.U. retired and Bishop Jaroslav Pryriz, C.SS.R. succeeded as Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

Bishop Pryriz had been serving Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Herrera Quiñonez named Nuevo Casas Grandes Bishop

Bishop-elect Jesús José Herrera Quiñonez was named Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López was named Bishop of Tabasco in December 2010.

Kabwe, Zambia erected, Mulenga named Bishop

The Diocese of Kabwe, Zambia was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Lusaka and the Diocese of Mpika.

Bishop-elect Clement Mulenga, S.D.B. was named its first bishop.

van Burgsteden retired, Hendriks named Haarlem-Amsterdam Auxiliary

Bishop Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden, S.S.S. retired and Bishop-elect Johannes Willibrordus Maria Hendriks was named Auxiliary Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam, Netherlands and titular bishop of Arsacal.

Costa retired, D’Rozario succeeded as Dhaka Archbishop

Archbishop Paulinus Costa retired and Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. succeeded as Archbishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Archbishop D’Rozario had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdioce.

Greger named Bielsko-Żywiec Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Piotr Greger was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland and titular bishop of Assava.

Viganò named USA Nuncio

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò was named Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America.

The post had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Pietro Sambi in July 2011.

Zipfel retired, Kagan named Bismarck Bishop

Bishop Paul Albert Zipfel retired and Bishop-elect David D. Kagan was named Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA.

Kutleša named Poreč i Pula Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Dražen Kutleša was named Coadjutor Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia.

Green named Peru Nuncio

Archbishop James Patrick Green was named Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba in August 2011.

Archbishop Green had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, to Nambia, to Botswana, to Lesotho, and to Swaziland.

Rosales retired, Tagle named Manila Archbishop

Gaudencio Borbon Cardinal Rosales retired and Archbishop-designate Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle was named Archbishop of Manila, Philippines.

Archbishop-designate Tagle had been serving as Bishop of Imus.

Zurbriggen named Deán Funes Coadjutor Prelate

Bishop-elect Gustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen was named Coadjutor Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina.

Valero Ruz retired, Valera Angulo named Guanare Bishop

Bishop José Sótero Valero Ruz retired and Bishop José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo was named Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela.

Bishop Valera Angulo had been serving as Bishop of La Guaira.

Stöckler retired, Tissera named Quilmes Bishop

Bishop Luis Teodorico Stöckler retired and Bishop Carlos José Tissera was named Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina.

Bishop Tissera had been serving as Bishop of San Francisco.

Ébacher retired, Durocher named Gatineau Archbishop

Archbishop Roger Ébacher retired and Archbishop-designate Paul-André Durocher was named Archbishop of Gatineau, Québec, Canada.

Archbishop-designate Durocher had been serving as Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario.

Brás da Silva Martins named Lisboa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nuno Brás da Silva Martins was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal and titular bishop of Elvas.

Solarczyk named Warszawa-Praga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marek Solarczyk was named Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland and titular bishop of Hólar.

Mojica Morales retired, Colindres Abarca named Sonsonate Administrator

Bishop José Adolfo Mojica Morales retired as Bishop and Bishop Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca was named Apostolic Administrator of Sonsonate, El Salvador.

Bishop Colindres Abarca remains Bishop of El Salvador, Military.

Miranda Teixeira retired as Porto Auxiliary

Bishop João Miranda Teixeira retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal.

Grünwald retired as Augsburg Auxiliary

Bishop Josef Grünwald retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany.