Bertone retired, Parolin named Secretary of State

Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Cardinal Bertone, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop Pietro Parolin was named Secretary of State, both effective on 15 October.

Archbishop Parolin has been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela.

Linares Sandoval retired, Azuaje Ayala named Barinas Bishop

Bishop Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval retired and Bishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala was named Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela.

Bishop Azuaje Ayala had been serving as Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia.

Puthenveettil named Ernakulam-Angamaly Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jose Puthenveettil was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India and titular bishop of Rusubbicari.

Wesołowski resigned as Dominican Republic Nuncio

Archbishop Józef Wesołowski resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic.

Vu Dình Hiêu succeeded as Bùi Chu Bishop

Bishop Thomas Vu Dình Hiêu succeeded as Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam following the death of Bishop Joseph Hoàng Văn Tiem, S.D.B..

Bishop Vu Dình Hiêu had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Speich named Ghana Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Jean-Marie Speich was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and titular archbishop of Sulci.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele was named Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador in February 2013.

Salameh named Argentina (Melkite Greek) Exarch

Bishop-elect Ibrahim Salameh, S.M.S.P. was named Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek) and titular bishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti.

The exarchate had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C. was confirmed as Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek) in June 2012.

Pelvi retired as Italy Military Archbishop

Archbishop Vincenzo Pelvi retired as Archbishop of Italy, Military.

Sankalé resigned as Nice Bishop

Bishop Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé resigned as Bishop of Nice, France.

Krajewski named Almoner

Archbishop-elect Konrad Krajewski was named Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities and titular archbishop of Beneventum.

Pozzo named Ecclesia Dei Secretary

Archbishop Guido Pozzo was named Secretary of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”.

Archbishop Pozzo had been serving as Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities.