Weitzel retired, Brown named Samoa-Pago Pago Bishop

Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M. retired and Bishop-elect Peter Brown, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania).

Devine retired as Motherwell Bishop

Bishop Joseph Devine retired as Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain.

Gelmi Bertocchi retired as Cochabamba Auxiliary

Bishop Angel Gelmi Bertocchi retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Jousten retired, Delville named Liège Bishop

Bishop Aloysius Jousten retired and Bishop-elect Jean-Pierre Delville was named Bishop of Liège, Belgium.

Buenanueva named San Francisco Bishop

Bishop Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva was named Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Carlos José Tissera was named Bishop of Quilmes in October 2011.

Bishop Buenanueva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza.

Clavel Gil retired, Estrada Solórzano named México Auxiliary

Bishop Francisco Clavel Gil retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Estrada Solórzano was named Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District and titular bishop of Pinhel.

Cetoloni named Grosseto Bishop

Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Grosseto, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Franco Agostinelli was named Bishop of Prato in September 2012.

Bishop Cetoloni had been serving as Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.

Terrazas Sandoval retired, Gualberti Calandrina succeeded as Santa Cruz de la Sierra Archbishop

Julio Cardinal Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. retired and Archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina succeeded as Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Archbishop Gualberti Calandrina had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Dolisie, Congo erected; Manamika Bafouakouahou named Bishop

The Diocese of Dolisie, Congo was erected with territory taken from Nkayi.

Bishop-elect Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou was named its first Bishop.

Valdéz Torres named Ensenada Bishop

Bishop-elect Rafael Valdéz Torres was named Bishop of Ensenada, Baja California Norte, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Sigifredo Noriega Barceló was named Bishop of Zacatecas in August 2012

Kiala named Sumbe Bishop

Bishop-elect Luzizila Kiala was named Bishop of Sumbe, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. was named Archbishop of Malanje.

Chia Yeck Joo retired, Goh Seng Chye succeeded as Singapore Archbishop

Archbishop Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo retired and Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye succeeded as Archbishop of Singapore.

Archbishop Goh Seng Chye had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Policarpo retired, Macário do Nascimento Clemente named Lisboa Patriarch

José da Cruz Cardinal Policarpo retired and Patriarch-designate Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente was named Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal.

Patriarch-designate Macário do Nascimento Clemente had been serving as Bishop of Porto.

Gołębiewski retired, Kupny named Wrocław Archbishop

Archbishop Marian Gołębiewski retired and Archbishop-designate Józef Piotr Kupny was named Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland.

Archbishop-designate Kupny had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice.

Banach named Solomon Islands Nuncio

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach was named Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands in addition to his other posts

Benavent Vidal named Tortosa Bishop

Bishop Enrique Benavent Vidal was named Bishop of Tortosa, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals was named Bishop of Mallorca in November 2012.

Bishop Benavent Vidal had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia.

Mtega resigned as Songea Archbishop

Archbishop Norbert Wendelin Mtega resigned as Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania.

Bishop Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa, Bishop of Iringa, was named Apostolic Administrator.

Fernandes and Rodrigues named Bombay Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Savio Dominic Fernandes and Bishop-elect John Rodrigues were named Auxiliary Bishops of Bombay, India and titular bishops of Cozyla and Deultum, respectively.

Castro Castro named Cuernavaca Bishop

Bishop Ramón Castro Castro was named Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Alfonso Cortés Contreras was named Archbishop of León, Guanajuato in December 2012.

Bishop Castro Castro had been serving as Bishop of Campeche.

Vial Risopatrón retired, Vargas Bastidas named Temuco Bishop

Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, P. Schönstatt retired and Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Temuco, Chile.

Bishop Vargas Bastidas had been serving as Bishop of Arica.

Fernández named Titular Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Victor Manuel Fernández was named Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia.

Kruszyłowicz retired as Szczecin-Kamień Auxiliary

Bishop Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz, O.F.M. Conv. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland.

Gonçalves de Almeida named Brasília Bishop

Bishop-elect José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida was named Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil and titular bishop of Enera.

Elbs named Feldkirch Bishop

Bishop-elect Benno Elbs was named Bishop of Feldkirch, Austria.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Elmar Fischer in November 2011.

Giuntini retired, Cipolini named Marília Bishop

Bishop Osvaldo Giuntini retired and Bishop-elect Luiz Antônio Cipolini was named Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Krebs named New Zealand, Cook Islands, Kiribata, Palau, and Micronesia Nuncio

Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, to Cook Islands, to Kiribata, to Palau, and to Micronesia, Federated States of.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya in January 2013

Archbishop Krebs had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and to Mali.

Nulty named Kildare and Leighlin Bishop

Bishop-elect Denis Nulty was named Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop James Moriarty in April 2010.

Kambanda named Kibungo Bishop

Bishop-elect Antoine Kambanda was named Bishop of Kibungo, Rwanda.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo in January 2010.

Mpambani named Kokstad Bishop

Bishop-elect Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop William Slattery, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Pretoria in December 2010.

Maletti named Merlo-Moreno Bishop

Bishop Fernando Carlos Maletti was named Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Fernando María Bargalló in June 2012.

Bishop Maletti had been serving as Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche.

Seitz named El Paso Bishop

Bishop Mark Joseph Seitz was named Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Armando Xavier Ochoa was named Bishop of Fresno, California in December 2011.

Bishop Seitz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas, Texas.

Barber named Oakland Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael C. Barber, S.J. was named Bishop of Oakland, California, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone was named Archbishop of San Francisco in July 2012.

Bishop McFadden Died

Bishop Joseph Patrick McFadden, Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, has died.

He would have turned 66 later this month. He was also a fortnight away from celebrating 32 years as a priest. He had served as a bishop for 8 years.

May he rest in peace.

Murphy retired, Browne named Kerry Bishop

Bishop William Murphy retired and Bishop-elect Raymond Browne was named Bishop of Kerry, Ireland.

Antiba confirmed as Bosra e Haūrān Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Nicolas Antiba, B.A. was confirmed as Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Boulos Nassif Borkhoche, S.M.S.P. in September 2011.