Nedumpuram retired, Nariculam named Chanda Bishop

Bishop Vijay Anand Nedumpuram, C.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Ephrem Nariculam was named Bishop of Chanda (Syro-Malabarese), India.

Gracias retired as Bombay Auxiliary

Bishop Agnelo Rufino Gracias retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India.

Nguyên Van Kham named My Tho Bishop

Bishop Pierre Nguyên Van Kham was named Bishop of My Tho, Viet Nam.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðoc was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville) in September 2013.

Bishop Nguyên Van Kham had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh.

Fernando retired, Pappusamy named Madurai Archbishop

Archbishop Peter Fernando retired and Archbishop-designate Antony Pappusamy was named Archbishop of Madurai, India.

Archbishop-designate Pappusamy had been serving as Bishop of Dindigul.

Quintana Jorquera retired, Aós Braco named Copiapó Bishop

Bishop Gaspar Francisco Quintana Jorquera, C.M.F. retired and Bishop-elect Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Copiapó, Chile.

Manguiran retired, Caermare named Dipolog Bishop

Bishop Jose Ricare Manguiran retired and Bishop-elect Severo Cagatan Caermare was named Bishop of Dipolog, Philippines.

Aniceto retired, Lavarias named San Fernando Archbishop

Archbishop Paciano Basilio Aniceto retired and Archbishop-designate Florentino Galang Lavarias was named Archbishop of San Fernando, Philippines.

Archbishop-designate Lavarias had been serving as Bishop of Iba.

Alappat named Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago Auxiliary

Bishop-elect John "Joy" Alappat was named Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabarese), Illinois, USA and titular bishop of Bencenna.

Ellena retired, Kot named Zé-Doca Bishop

Bishop Carlo Ellena retired and Bishop-elect Jan Kot, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Zé-Doca, Maranho, Brazil.

Maakaroun retired, Gébara succeeded as Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo Bishop

Bishop Fares Maakaroun retired and Bishop Joseph Gébara succeeded as Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Gébara had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop.

Vera Plasencia named Peru Military Bishop

Bishop Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C. was named Bishop of Peru, Military.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán in July 2013.

Bishop Vera Plasencia had been serving as Prelate of Caravelí.

Scaramussa named Santos Coadjutor

Bishop Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo.

Załuski named Burundi Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Wojciech Załuski was named Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi and titular archbishop of Diocletiana.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Franco Coppola was named Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic in January 2014.

Satriano named Rossano-Cariati Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Giuseppe Satriano was named Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati, Italy.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Santo Marcianò was named Archbishop of Italy, Military in October 2013.

Kaleta resigned as Karaganda Bishop

Bishop Janusz Wiesław Kaleta resigned as Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

Maniago named Castellaneta Bishop

Bishop Claudio Maniago was named Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli was named Bishop of Trapani in September 2013.

Bishop Maniago had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze {Florence}.

Bianco named Ethiopia Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay in June 2014.

Archbishop Bianco had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.

Woelki named Köln Archbishop

Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki was named Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Joachim Cardianl Meisner in February 2014.

Cardinal Woelki had been serving as Archbishop of Berlin.

Quintero Chacón named Barcelona Bishop

Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón was named Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera in January 2014.

Bishop Quintero Chacón had been serving as Bishop of Margarita.

Pecorari named Macedonia Nuncio

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia in addition to his other posts.

Thakur retired, Osta named Muzaffarpur Bishop

Bishop John Baptist Thakur, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Cajetan Francis Osta was named Bishop of Muzaffarpur, India.

Makokou elevated to Vicariate Apostolic; Koerber named Vicar

The Prefecture Apostolic was elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Makokou, Gabon.

Bishop-elect Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp. was named its first Vicar Apostolic and titular bishop of Siccenna. He had been serving as its Prefect.

Ha Chi-shing, Lee Bun Sang, and Yeung Ming-cheung named Hong Kong Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Joseph Ha Chi-shing, O.F.M., Bishop-elect Stephen Lee Bun Sang, and Bishop-elect Michael Yeung Ming-cheung were named Auxiliary Bishops of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China and titular bishops of Simitthu, Novae, and Mons in Numidia, respectively.

Fernandes retired, D’Souza named Bareilly Bishop

Bishop Anthony Fernandes retired and Bishop-elect Ignatius D’Souza was named Bishop of Bareilly, India.

Mlola named Kigoma Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Mlola, ALCP/OSS was named Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Protase Rugambwa was named an Official of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in June 2012.

Gomez González named Puerto Gaitán Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Luis Horacio Gomez González was named Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia and titular bishop of Liberalia.

The vicariate had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. in March 2012.

Mascarenhas named Ranchi Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi, India and titular bishop of Lysinia.

Crippa named Estância Bishop

Bishop Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in September 2013.

Bishop Crippa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia.

Martínez De Aguirre Guinea named Puerto Maldonado Coadjutor

Bishop-elect David Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P. was named Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru and titular bishop of Izirzada.

Anagbe named Makurdi Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria.

Brunner resigned, Lovey named Sion Bishop

Bishop Norbert Brunner resigned and Bishop-elect Jean-Marie Lovey, C.R.B. was named Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland.

Ochogavía Barahona named Colón-Kuna Yala Bishop

Bishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A. was named Bishop of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar was named Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas in April 2013.

Rodríguez Velásquez named Cali Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia and titular bishop of Illiberi.

Buzun named Kalisz Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Łukasz Mirosław Buzun, O.S.P.P.E. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kalisz, Poland and titular bishop of Chusira.

Ayah named Uyo Bishop

Bishop John Ebebe Ayah was named Bishop of Uyo, Nigeria.

The diocese had vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem was named Archbishop of Calabar in February 2013.

Bishop Ayah had been serving as Bishop of Ogoja.

Arcari named Costa Rica Nuncio

Archbishop Antonio Arcari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka in March 2014.

Archbishop Arcari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique.

Moiteiro Ramos named Aveiro Bishop

Bishop António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos was named Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop António Francisco dos Santos was named Bishop of Porto in February 2014.

Bishop Moiteiro Ramos had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Braga.

Martín named Rosario Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Eduardo Eliseo Martín was named Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop José Luis Mollaghan was named an Official of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in May 2014.

Archbishop-designate Martín had been serving as Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto.

Leow Beng Kim named Kuala Lumpur Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Julian Leow Beng Kim was named Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam in December 2013.

Kwofie named Sekondi-Takoradi Bishop

Bishop-elect John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop John Martin Darko in December 2011.

Maupu retired, Gusching named Verdun Bishop

Bishop François Paul Marie Maupu retired and Bishop-elect Jean-Paul Gusching was named Bishop of Verdun, France

García Osorio named Yoro Bishop

Bishop-elect Héctor David García Osorio was named Bishop of Yoro, Honduras.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. in January 2014.

Coleman retired, da Cunha named Fall River Bishop

Bishop George William Coleman retired and Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. was named Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

Bishop da Cunha had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey.

Chullikatt resigned, Auza named United Nations Nuncio

Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt resigned and Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza was named Apostolic Nuncio to United Nations.

Archbishop Auza had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti.