Edyvean retired as Boston Auxiliary

Bishop Walter James Edyvean retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Acampa named Napoli Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gennaro Acampa was named Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy and titular bishop of Tortibulum.

Raica named Gaylord Bishop

Bishop-elect Steven John Raica was named Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Bernard Anthony Hebda was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey in September 2013.

Komar named Sambir-Drohobych Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Hryhoriy Komar was named Auxiliary Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Acci.

Guiratinga suppressed; Paranatinga elevated; Rondonópolis changed

The Diocese of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil is split.

Part was merged to create the Diocese of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil with Bishop Juventino Kestering as Bishop.

The other part was merged to create the Diocese of Primavera do Leste - Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil with Bishop Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S. as Bishop.

Yánez Calvachi named Guaranda Bishop

Bishop-elect Skiper Bladimir Yánez Calvachi was named Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ángel Polivio Sánchez Loaiza was named Bishop of Machala.

Bacaouni named Akka Archbishop

Archbishop Georges Bacaouni (Bakouny) was named Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Elias Chacour in January 2014.

Archbishop Bacaouni had been serving as Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

Abrass named Tyr Archbishop

Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. was named Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

Archbishop Abrass had been serving as Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria.

McDonnell retired, Rozanski named Springfield Bishop

Bishop Timothy Anthony McDonnell retired and Bishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski was named Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

Bishop Rozanski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland.

Ramírez Díaz named El Banco Bishop

Bishop-elect Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz was named Bishop of El Banco, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. in April 2013.

Mouïsse retired, Mousset named Périgueux Bishop

Bishop Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse retired and Bishop Philippe Mousset was named Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France.

Bishop Mousset had been serving as Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix).

Aguilar Miranda retired, Coba Galarza named Ecuador Military Bishop

Bishop Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda retired and Bishop Segundo René Coba Galarza was named Bishop of Ecuador, Military.

Bishop Coba Galarza had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Quito.

Jenik, Byrne, and O’Hara named New York Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect John J. Jenik, Bishop-elect Peter J. Byrne, and Bishop-elect John O’Hara were named Auxiliary Bishops of New York, New York, USA and titular bishops of Druas, Cluain Iraird, and Ath Truim, respectively.

Gordon named Victoria Bishop

Bishop Gary M. Gordon was named Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Richard Joseph Gagnon was named Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba in October 2013.

Bishop Gordon had been serving as Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon.

Panikulam named Uruguay Nuncio

Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria in April 2014.

Archbishop Panikulam had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia, and Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti.

Francis resigned as Multan Bishop

Bishop Andrew Francis resigned as Bishop of Multan, Pakistan.

Six Cardinal-Deacons elevated to Cardinal-Priests

The following Cardinal-Deacons, all created in the Consistory on 21 Oct 2003, were elevated to Cardinal-Priests.

• Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran
• Francesco Marchisano
• Julián Herranz Casado
• Javier Lozano Barragán
• Attilio Nicora
• Georges Marie Martin Cottier, O.P.

All retained the same title with the exception of Cardinal Lozano Barragán who was given the newly established title of Santa Dorotea.

Heimler resigned as Cruz Alta Bishop

Bishop Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. resigned as Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

García de la Rasilla Domínguez retired, Vizcarra Mori named Jaén en Peru Bishop

Bishop Santiago María García de la Rasilla Domínguez, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J. was named Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier.

Izcalli, Mexico erected, González Ramos named Bishop

The Diocese of Izcalli, México, México was erected with territory taken from Cuautitlán.

Bishop-elect Francisco González Ramos was named its first bishop.

van Megen named Eritrea Nuncio

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea in addition to his other posts.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Leo Boccardi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iran in July 2013.

Bumbun retired, Agus named Pontianak Archbishop

Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Archbishop-designate Agustinus Agus was named Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia.

Archbishop-designate Agus had been serving as Bishop of Sintang.

Bunyamin named Bandung Bishop

Bishop-elect Antonius Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C. was named Bishop of Bandung, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta was named Archbishop of Semarang in November 2010.

Marconi named Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia Bishop

Bishop-elect Nazzareno Marconi was named Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Claudio Giuliodori in February 2013.

Noel retired, Parcon named Talibon Bishop

Bishop Christian Vicente F. Noel retired and Bishop-elect Daniel Patrick Y. Parcon was named Bishop of Talibon, Philippines.