Brenes Álvarez resigned as Ciudad Quesada Bishop

Bishop Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica.

Gboko, Nigeria erected, Avenya named Bishop

The Diocese of Gboko, Nigeria was erected with territory taken from Makurdi.

Bishop William Amove Avenya was named its first Bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Makurdi.

Katsina-Ala, Nigeria erected, Adoboh named Bishop

The Diocese of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria was erected with territory taken from Makurdi.

Bishop-elect Peter Iornzuul Adoboh was named its first Bishop.

Goh named Singapore Coadjutor Archbishop

Archbishop-elect William Goh was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Singapore.

Vu Dình Hiêu named Bùi Chu Coadjutor

Bishop Thomas Vu Dình Hiêu was named Coadjutor Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam.

Bishop Vu Dình Hiêu had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lôc.

Martín Rábago retired, Cortés Contreras named León Archbishop

Archbishop José Guadalupe Martín Rábago retired and Archbishop-designate Alfonso Cortés Contreras was named Archbishop of León, Guanajuato, México

Archbishop-designate Cortés Contreras had been serving as Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos.

Marques Chindekasse named Dundo Bishop

Bishop-elect Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Dundo, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Manuel Imbamba was named Archbishop of Saurimo in April 2011.

Pathalil retired, Ganawa named Udaipur Bishop

Bishop Joseph Pathalil retired and Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Udaipur, India.

Bishop Ganawa had been serving as Bishop of Jhabua.

Delly retired as Babylone (Chaldean) Patriarch

Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Cardinal Delly retired as Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq.

Mataca retired, Chong named Suva Archbishop

Archbishop Petero Mataca retired and Archbishop-elect Peter Loy Chong was named Archbishop of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania).

Thevenin named Apostolic Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin was named Apostolic Nuncio and titular archbishop of Aeclanum.

Note: no country was specified.

Soares Vieira retired, Castriani named Manaus Archbishop

Archbishop Luiz Soares Vieira retired and Archbishop-designate Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. was named Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Castriani had been serving as Prelate of Tefé.

Gallagher named Australia Nuncio

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher was named Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Israel in August 2012.

Archbishop Gallagher had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

Pintor retired as Ozieri Bishop

Bishop Sergio Pintor retired as Bishop of Ozieri, Italy.

Gänswein named Papal Household Prefect

Archbishop-elect Georg Gänswein was named Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household and titular archbishop of Urbs Salvia.

The post had been vacant since then-Archbishop James Michael Harvey was named Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} in November 2012.

Okpaleke named Ahiara Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Ebere Okpaleke was named Bishop of Ahiara, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Victor Adibe Chikwe in September 2010.

Dell’Oro named Atyrau Apostolic Administrator

Bishop-elect Adelio Dell’Oro was named Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan and titular bishop of Castulo.

Chatlain named Keewatin-Le Pas Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Murray Chatlain was named Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I. in July 2012.

Archbishop-designate Chatlain had been serving as Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territory and will now serve also as it's Apostolic Administrator.

Voderholzer named Regensburg Bishop

Bishop-elect Rudolf Voderholzer was named Bishop of Regensburg, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in July 2012.

Bochatey named La Plata Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alberto Germán Bochatey, O.S.A. was named Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina and titular bishop of Mons in Mauretania.