Thottamkara was named Nekemte Coadjutor Vicar

Bishop-elect Varghese Thottamkara, C.M. was named Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia and titular bishop of Chullu.

Feillet named Reims Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Bruno Feillet was named Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France and titular bishop of Gaudiaba.

Fernández Collado named Toledo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ángel Fernández Collado was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain and titular bishop of Iliturgi.

Seneme named Toledo Bishop

Bishop João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S. was named Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach was named Bishop of São José dos Pinhais in October 2012.

Bishop Seneme had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba.

Napoletano retired, Piazza named Sessa Aurunca Bishop

Bishop Antonio Napoletano, C.SS.R. retired and Bishop-elect Orazio Francesco Piazza was named Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy.

León Dorado named Western Sahara Prefect

Father Mario León Dorado, O.M.I. was named Prefect of Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental}.

The prefecture had been vacant since the retirement of Father Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. in February 2009.

Katsuya named Sapporo Bishop

Bishop-elect Bernard Taiji Katsuya was named Bishop of Sapporo, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Peter Toshio Jinushi in November 2009.

Dunne retired as Rockville Centre Auxiliary

Bishop John Charles Dunne retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA.

Sephamola named Qacha’s Nek Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane in July 2010.

Chacorowski named Caraguatatuba Bishop

Bishop José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M. was named Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul in July 2012.

Bishop Chacorowski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão.

Brandão Cabral named Almenara Bishop

Bishop-elect José Carlos Brandão Cabral was named Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Hugo María Van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. last week.

Wübbe named Osnabrück Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Johannes Wübbe was named Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany and titular bishop of Ros Cré.

Escobar Ayala named Chaco Paraguayo Vicar

Bishop-elect Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, S.D.B. was named Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay and titular bishop of Media.

The vicariate had been vacant since then-Bishop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Asunción in November 2011.

Nguyên Văn Viên named Vinh Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pierre Nguyên Văn Viên was named Auxiliary Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam and titular bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari.

Nguyen Huu Long named Hung Hoá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alphonse Nguyen Huu Long, P.S.S. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam and titular bishop of Gummi in Byzacena.

Munyongani named Gweru Bishop

Bishop-elect Xavier Munyongani was named Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Martin Munyanyi in April 2012.

Selvadagi named Roma Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Paolo Selvadagi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishop of Salapia.

Puff named Köln Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ansgar Puff was named Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany and titular bishop of Gordus.

Górny retired, Wątroba named Rzeszów Bishop

Bishop Kazimierz Górny retired and Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba was named Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland.

Bishop Wątroba had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa.

Rao Polimera named Eluru Bishop

Bishop-elect Jaya Rao Polimera was named Bishop of Eluru, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop John Mulagada in August 2009.

Mulakkal named Jullundur Bishop

Bishop Franco Mulakkal (Aippunny) was named Bishop of Jullundur, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto was named Archbishop of Delhi in November 2012.

Bishop Mulakkal had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi.

López Londoño retired, Londoño Buitrago named Jericó Bishop

Bishop José Roberto López Londoño retired and Bishop-elect Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Jericó, Colombia.

Isern resigned as Pueblo Bishop

Bishop Fernando Isern resigned as Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA.

Lisboa named Pemba Bishop

Bishop-elect Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P. was named Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Ernesto Maguengue in October 2012.

Vittorelli resigned as Montecassino Abbot

Abbot Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B. resigned as Abbot of Montecassino, Italy.

Gerber named Freiburg im Breisgau Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael Gerber was named Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany and titular bishop of Migirpa.

Hopes named East Anglia Bishop

Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes was named Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Michael Charles Evans in July 2011.

Bishop Hopes had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster.

Masela named Polokwane Bishop

Bishop-elect Jeremiah Madimetja Masela was named Bishop of Polokwane, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe in December 2011.

Molinari retired, Petrocchi named L’Aquila Archbishop

Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari retired and Archbishop-designate Giuseppe Petrocchi was named Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Petrocchi had been serving as Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno.

Adamczyk named Gambia Nuncio

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk was named Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia in addition to his other posts.

Kauneckas retired, Virbalas named Panevėžys Bishop

Bishop Jonas Kauneckas retired and Bishop-elect Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. was named Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania.

Cardinal Nagy Died

Stanisław Kazimierz Cardinal Nagy, S.C.I., Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala, has died.

He was 91 years old and had served as a priest for 67 years. He had served as a bishop and a cardinal for 9 years.

May he rest in peace.