Salgado retired, Peralta named Nueva Segovia Archbishop

Archbishop Ernesto Antolin Salgado retired and Archbishop-designate Mario Mendoza Peralta was named Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines.

Archbishop-designate Peralta had been serving as Bishop of Alaminos.

Chung Soon-taek and Yu Gyoung-chon named Seoul Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Peter Chung Soon-taek, O.C.D. and Bishop-elect Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon were named Auxiliary Bishops of Seoul, Korea (South) and titular bishops of Tamazuca and Puppi, respectively.

Sultanpet, India erected, Abir Antonisamy named Bishop

The Diocese of Sultanpet, India was erected with territory taken from the dioceses of Calicut and Coimbatore.

Bishop-elect Peter Abir Antonisamy was named its first bishop.

Loría Garita retired, Montero Umaña named San Isidro de El General Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Loría Garita retired and Bishop-elect Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica.

Polti Santillán retired, Bokalic Iglic named Santiago del Estero Bishop

Bishop Francisco Polti Santillán retired and Bishop Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M. was named Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina.

Bishop Bokalic Iglic had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires.

Szlachetka named Gdańsk Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Wiesław Szlachetka was named Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland and titular bishop of Vageata.

Kühn Hergenreder retired, Zurbriggen succeeded as Deán Funes Prelate

Bishop Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Gustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen succeeded as Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina.

Bishop Zurbriggen had been serving as Coadjutor Prelate of the same prelature.

Balvo named South Sudan Nuncio

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named the first Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan in addition to his other duties.

Espinoza Mateus named Loja Bishop

Bishop-elect Alfredo Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Loja, Ecuador.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Julio Parrilla Díaz was named Bishop of Riobamba in January 2013.

Suárez retired, Barba named Gregorio de Laferrere Bishop

Bishop Juan Horacio Suárez retired and Bishop-elect Gabriel Bernardo Barba was named Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina.

Aveline named Marseille Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean-Marc Aveline was named Auxiliary Bishop of Marseille, France and titular bishop of Simidicca.

Bonazzi named Canada Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Pedro López Quintana in September 2013.

Archbishop Bonazzi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, to Estonia, and to Latvia.

Deeley named Portland Bishop

Bishop Robert Peter Deeley was named Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Richard Joseph Malone was named Bishop of Buffalo, New York in May 2012.

Bishop Deeley had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts.

Doerfler named Marquette Bishop

Bishop-elect John Francis Doerfler was named Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Alexander King Sample was named Archbishop of Portland in Oregon in January 2013.

Toasy resigned, Puthiyakulangara succeeded as Port-Bergé Bishop

Bishop Armand Toasy resigned and Bishop Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P. succeeded him as Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar.

Bishop Puthiyakulangara had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

Piotrowski and Salaterski named Tarnów Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Jan Piotrowski and Bishop-elect Stanisław Salaterski were named Auxiliary Bishops of Tarnów, Poland and titular bishops of Sinitis and Tigillava, respectively.

Petruzzelli named Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni Abbot

Abbot-designate Michele Petruzzelli, O.S.B. was named Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Abbot Benedetto Maria Salvatore Chianetta, O.S.B. in October 2010.

Donoso Donoso retired, Rebolledo Salinas named La Serena Archbishop

Archbishop Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC. retired and Archbishop-designate René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas was named Archbishop of La Serena, Chile.

Archbishop-designate Rebolledo Salinas had been serving as Bishop of Osorno.

González González named Campeche Bishop

Bishop José Francisco González González was named Bishop of Campeche, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ramón Castro Castro was named Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos in May 2013.

Bishop González González had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Pakiam retired as Kuala Lumpur Archbishop

Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam retired as Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Charrier retired, Bestion named Tulle Bishop

Bishop Bernard Louis Marie Charrier retired and Bishop-elect Francis Bestion was named Bishop of Tulle, France.

Latino retired, Kopacz named Jackson Bishop

Bishop Joseph Nunzio Latino retired and Bishop-elect Joseph R. Kopacz was named Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi, USA.

Pfeifer retired, Sis named San Angelo Bishop

Bishop Michael David Pfeifer, O.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Michael J. Sis was named Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA.

Robson named Dunkeld Bishop

Bishop Stephen Robson was named Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Vincent Paul Logan in June 2012.

Bishop Robson had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.

Fernández González named Santiago de Compostela Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jesús Fernández González was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain and titular bishop of Rotdon.

Federer named Maria Einsiedeln Abbot

Abbot-designate Urban Federer, O.S.B. was named Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Abbot Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B. in October 2013.

Zawitkowski retired as Łowicz Auxiliary

Bishop Józef Zawitkowski retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Łowicz, Poland.

Thiruthalil retired, Kaipuram named Balasore Bishop

Bishop Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M. retired and Bishop Simon Kaipuram, C.M. was named Bishop of Balasore, India

Esterka retired as Brno Auxiliary

Bishop Petr Esterka retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Brno, Czech Republic.

Pierskała named Opole Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Rudolf Pierskała was named Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland and titular bishop of Semina.

Bizimana named Bubanza Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Georges Bizimana was named Coadjutor Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi.

Pagani retired, Stima named Mangochi Bishop

Bishop Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M. retired and Bishop Montfort Stima (Sitima) was named Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi.

Bishop Stima had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Blantyre.

López Durán and Pozos Lorenzini named Puebla de los Ángeles Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Tomás López Durán and Bishop-elect Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini were named Auxiliary Bishops of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, México and titular bishops of Socia and Satafis, respectively.

Novoa de Agustini and Vázquez named Lomas de Zamora Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap. and Bishop-elect Jorge Vázquez were named Auxiliary Bishops of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina and titular bishops of Masclianae and Castra Nova, respectively.

Bishop-elect Novoa de Agustini later resigned before his consecration.

Correa Martínez named Guapi Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez was named Vicar Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia and titular bishop of Severiana.

Bayter Abud retired, Carreño Quiñonez named Inírida Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y. retired and Bishop-elect Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y. was named Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia and titular bishop of Paria in Proconsolare.