Valiamattam retired, Njaralakatt named Tellicherry Archbishop

Archbishop George Valiamattam retired and Archbishop-designate George Njaralakatt was named Archbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabarese), India.

Archbishop-designate Njaralakatt had been serving as Bishop of Mandya (Syro-Malabarese).

Rouco Varela retired, Osoro Sierra named Madrid Archbishop

Antonio María Cardinal Rouco Varela retired and Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra was named Archbishop of Madrid, Spain.

Archbishop Osoro Sierra had been serving as Archbishop of Valencia.

Cañizares Llovera named Valencia Archbishop

Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera was named Archbishop of Valencia, Spain.

He had been serving as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

Zon Pereira named Alto Solimões Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil.

Vaniakizhakel resigned as Satna Bishop

Bishop Matthew Vaniakizhakel, C.V. resigned as Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabarese), India.

Merisi retired, Malvestiti named Lodi Bishop

Bishop Giuseppe Merisi retired and Bishop-elect Maurizio Malvestiti was named Bishop of Lodi, Italy.

Thomas named Toledo Bishop

Bishop Daniel Edward Thomas was named Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Leonard Paul Blair was named Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut in October 2013.

Bishop Thomas had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Castro Medellín retired, Díaz Vázquez named Tacámbaro Bishop

Bishop José Luis Castro Medellín, M. S. F. retired and Bishop-elect Gerardo Díaz Vázquez was named Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México.

Ikenaga retired, Maeda named Osaka Archbishop

Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J. retired and Archbishop-designate Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda was named Archbishop of Osaka, Japan.

Archbishop-designate Maeda had been serving as Bishop of Hiroshima.

Salas Anteliz named Armenia Bishop

Bishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz was named Bishop of Armenia, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Garzón in June 2012.

Bishop Salas Anteliz had been serving as Bishop of Espinal.

Foskolos retired, Rossolatos named Athēnai Archbishop

Archbishop Nikólaos Foskolos retired and Archbishop-elect Sevastianos Rossolatos was named Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece.

Archbishop Foskolos was consecrated Archbishop of Athēnai 41 years ago today. He was named to the post by Pope Paul VI.

Danylo named Saint Josaphat in Parma Bishop

Bishop-elect Bohdan John Danylo was named Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Robert Mikhail Moskal in July 2009.

Maguengue named Nampula Auxiliary

Bishop Ernesto Maguengue was named Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula, Mozambique and titular bishop of Furnos Minor.

Both retired, Monteiro Guimarães named Brazil Military Archbishop

Archbishop Osvino José Both retired and Archbishop-designate Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Brazil, Military.

Archbishop-designate Monteiro Guimarães had been serving as Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco.

Puccini Banfi retired, Piedrahíta Sandoval named Santa Marta Bishop

Bishop Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi retired and Bishop Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval was named Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia.

Bishop Piedrahíta Sandoval had been serving as Bishop of Apartadó.