Karpiński retired as Lublin Auxiliary

Bishop Ryszard Karpiński retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland.

Erected: La Ceiba, Honduras

The Diocese of La Ceiba, Honduras was erected with territory taken from San Pedro Sula.

Bishop-elect Michael Lenihan, O.F.M. was named its first bishop.

Simard named Valleyfield Bishop

Bishop Noël Simard was named Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luc Cyr was named Archbishop of Sherbrooke in July 2011.

Bishop Simard had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario.

Casaretto retired, Ojea Quintana succeeded as San Isidro Bishop

Bishop Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto retired and Bishop Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana succeeded as Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina.

Bishop Ojea Quintana had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Nowak retired, Depo named Częstochowa Archbishop

Archbishop Stanisław Nowak retired and Archbishop-designate Wacław Depo was named Archbishop of Częstochowa, Poland.

Archbishop-designate Depo had been serving as Bishop of Zamość-Lubaczów.

Wieczorek retired, Kopiec named Gliwice Bishop

Bishop Jan Walenty Wieczorek retired and Bishop Jan Kopiec was named Bishop of Gliwice, Poland.

Bishop Kopiec had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Opole.

Chitolina named Diamantino Bishop

Bishop Vital Chitolina, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Canísio Klaus was named Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul in May 2010.

Bishop Chitolina had been serving as Prelate of Paranatinga.

Wilges retired, Bohn named Cachoeira do Sul Bishop

Bishop Irineu Silvio Wilges, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Remídio José Bohn was named Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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

Bishop Scarafile Died (Emeritus of Castellaneta)

Bishop Martino Scarafile, Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy, has died.

He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 61 years. His 31st anniversary of consecration as a bishop would have been on 6 January.

May he rest in peace.

Gilbert retired, Harris succeeded as Port of Spain Archbishop

Archbishop Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R. retired and Archbishop Joseph Everard Harris, C.S.Sp. succeeded as Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles.

Archbishop Harris had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Bishop Finnegan Died

Bishop Thomas Anthony Finnegan, Bishop Emeritus of Killala, Ireland, has died.

He was 86 years old and had served as a priest for 60 years and as a bishop for 24 years.

May he rest in peace.

Bishop Corral Arredondo Died

Bishop José Andrés Corral Arredondo, Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México, has died.

He was 65 years old and had served as a priest for 41 years and as a bishop for 22 years.

May he rest in peace.

Bishop Brambilla Died

Bishop Armando Brambilla, Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy, has died.

He was 69 years old and had served as a priest for 34 years and as a bishop for 17 years.

May he rest in peace.

Su Haw Chiu resigned, Hii Teck Kwong named Sibu Bishop

Bishop Dominic Su Haw Chiu resigned and Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong was named Bishop of Sibu, Malaysia.

Bishop Hii Teck Kwong had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Paiaro retired, Mbatia named Nyahururu Bishop

Bishop Luigi Paiaro retired and Bishop-elect Joseph Mbatia was named Bishop of Nyahururu, Kenya.

de Macêdo retired, Vieira Rocha named Natal Archbishop

Archbishop Matias Patrício de Macêdo retired and Archbishop-designate Jaime Vieira Rocha was named Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Vieira Rocha had been serving as Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba.

Lopes Dias and Sevilha named Vitória Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias and Bishop-elect Rubens Sevilha, O.C.D. were named Auxiliary Bishops of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil and titular bishops of Sita and Idassa, respectively.

de Medeiros Silva named Belo Horizonte Auxiliary

Bishop-elect João Justino de Medeiros Silva was named Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil and titular bishop of Tullia.

Girasoli named Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados Nuncio

Archbishop Nicolas Girasoli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago and to Barbados in addition to his other posts.

Lemos Montanet named Orense Bishop

Bishop-elect José Leonardo Lemos Montanet was named Bishop of Orense, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Luis Quinteiro Fiuza was named Bishop of Tui-Vigo in January 2010.

Solczyński named Armenia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Marek Solczyński was named Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia, while retaining his other posts.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus in July 2011.

Bacqué retired, Dupuy named Netherlands Nuncio

Archbishop François Robert Bacqué retired and Archbishop André Pierre Louis Dupuy was named Apostolic Nuncio to the Netherlands.

Archbishop Dupuy had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to the European Community and Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco.

Archbishop Kelly Died

Archbishop Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P., Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, has died.

He was 80 years old and had served as a priest for 53 years and as a bishop for 34 years.

May he rest in peace.

Bishop Schmitt Died

Bishop Mark Francis Schmitt, Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA, has died.

He was 88 years old and had served as a priest for 63 years and as a bishop for 41 years.

May he rest in peace.

Santos Cardoso named São Raimundo Nonato Bishop

Bishop-elect João Santos Cardoso was named Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Pedro Brito Guimarães was named Archbishop of Palmas, Tocatins in October 2010.

Darko resigned as Sekondi-Takoradi Bishop

Bishop John Martin Darko resigned as Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana.

Archbishop Matthias Kobena Nketsiah of Cape Coast was named Apostolic Administrator.

Grondin and Proulx named Québec Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Denis Grondin Jr. and Bishop-elect Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M. were named Auxiliary Bishops of Québec, Canada and titular bishops of Camplum and Azura, respectivley.

Irizar Campos retired, Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel named Callao Bishop

Bishop Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P. retired and Bishop-elect José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel was named Bishop of Callao, Peru.

Cardinal Foley Died

John Patrick Cardinal Foley, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, has died.

For over 20 years, he provided the English language commentary heard by millions worldwide for Christmas and Easter Masses broadcast from the Vatican.

He was 76 years old and served as a priest for 49 years. He also served as a bishop for 27 years and as a cardinal for 4 years.

May he rest in peace.

With his death, the number of Cardinal Electors drops to 109 out of 192 living Cardinals.

Sturla Berhouet named Montevideo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay and titular bishop of Phelbes.

Galantino named Cassano all’Jonio Bishop

Bishop-elect Nunzio Galantino was named Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. was named Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace in March 2011.

Nkhumishe resigned as Polokwane Bishop

Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe resigned as Bishop of Polokwane, South Africa.

Verdier resigned, Araújo succeeded as Guajará-Mirim Bishop

Bishop Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier resigned and Bishop Benedito Araújo succeeded as Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil.

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

Sandoval Íñiguez retired, Robles Ortega named Guadalajara Archbishop

Juan Cardinal Sandoval Íñiguez retired and José Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega was named Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.

Cardinal Robles Ortega had been serving as Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León.

Kennedy named Armidale Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael Robert Kennedy was named Bishop of Armidale, Australia.

It is unclear when Bishop Luc Julian Matthys retired.

Bishop Sheridan Died

Bishop Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA, has died.

He was 89 years old and had served as a priest for 64 years. His 21st anniversary of consecration as a bishop was just 10 days away.

May he rest in peace.

Ochoa named Fresno Bishop

Bishop Armando Xavier Ochoa was named Bishop of Fresno, California, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop John Thomas Steinbock in December 2010.

Bishop Ochoa had been serving as Bishop of El Paso, Texas.