Caprioli retired, Camisasca named Reggio Emilia-Guastalla Bishop

Bishop Adriano Caprioli retired and Bishop-elect Massimo Camisasca, F.S.C.B. was named Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy.

Simoni retired, Agostinelli named Prato Bishop

Bishop Gastone Simoni retired and Bishop Franco Agostinelli was named Bishop of Prato, Italy.

Bishop Agostinelli had been serving as Bishop of Grosseto.

Strickland named Tyler Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph E. Strickland was named Bishop of Tyler, Texas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. was named Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico in July 2011.

Kėvalas named Kaunas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Kęstutis Kėvalas was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas, Lithuania and titular bishop of Abziri.

Salm named Tubarão Bishop

Bishop-elect João Francisco Salm was named Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. was named Archbishop of Florianópolis in September 2011.

Ferreira da Silva named São José do Rio Preto Bishop

Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva was named Bishop of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto was named Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais in March 2012.

Bishop Ferreira da Silva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo.

Brown retired, Vann named Orange Bishop

Bishop Tod David Brown retired and Bishop Kevin William Vann was named Bishop of Orange in California, USA.

Bishop Vann had been serving as Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas.

Clark retired as Rochester Bishop

Bishop Matthew Harvey Clark retired as Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA.

Cardinal Baldelli Died

Fortunato Cardinal Baldelli, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary, has died.

He was 77 years old and had served as a priest for 51 years. He has also served as a bishop for 29 years and as a cardinal for almost 2 years.

May he rest in peace.

With his death, the number of Cardinal Electors drops to 116 out of a total of 205 living Cardinals.

Stringhini named Mogi das Cruzes Bishop

Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini was named Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Airton José dos Santos was named Archbishop of Campinas in February 2012.

Bishop Stringhini had been serving as Bishop of Franca.

Giovenale named Santarém Bishop

Bishop Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado was named Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia in November 2011.

Bishop Giovenale had been serving as Bishop of Abaetetuba.

Wojtuś retired as Gniezno Auxiliary

Bishop Bogdan Józef Wojtuś retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland.

Bruskewitz retired, Conley named Lincoln Bishop

Bishop Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz retired and Bishop James Douglas Conley was named Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.

Bishop Conley had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado.

Bianchetti Boffelli named Quiché Bishop

Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli was named Bishop of Quiché, Guatemala.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. was named Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán in July 2011.

Bishop Bianchetti Boffelli had been serving as Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas.

Legaspi retired, Tria Tirona named Caceres Archbishop

Archbishop Leonardo Zamora Legaspi, O.P. retired and Archbishop-designate Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. was named Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines.

Archbishop-designate Tria Tirona had been serving as Prelate of Infanta.

Travaglino named Monaco Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Travaglino was named Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco in addition to his other posts.

Soreng retired, Anand named Hazaribag Bishop

Bishop Charles Soreng, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Jojo Anand was named Bishop of Hazaribag, India.