Brain retired, Arnold named Salford Bishop

Bishop Terence John Brain retired and Bishop John Stanley Kenneth Arnold was named Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain.

Bishop Arnold had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster.

Angerami named Napoli Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Salvatore Angerami was named Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy and titular bishop of Turres Concordiae.

González Martínez retired, Fernández Hurtado named Durango Archbishop

Archbishop Héctor González Martínez retired and Archbishop-designate José Antonio Fernández Hurtado was named Archbishop of Durango, México.

Archbishop-designate Fernández Hurtado had been serving as Bishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca.

Livieres Plano resigned as Ciudad del Este Bishop

Bishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano resigned as Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.

Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios was named Apostolic Administrator.

Bascopé Müller named Bolivia Military Bishop

Bishop Fernando Bascopé Müller, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Bolivia, Military.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of El Alto.

Solari Capellari retired, Aparicio Céspedes named Cochabamba

Archbishop Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes was named Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Archbishop-designate Aparicio Céspedes has been serving as Bishop of Bolivia, Military.

Ribeiro named Formosa Bishop

Bishop José Ronaldo Ribeiro was named Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Paulo Roberto Beloto was named Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo in October 2013.

Bishop Ribeiro had been serving as Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais.

Guariglia named Montevergine Abbot

Abbot-elect Riccardo Luca Guariglia, O.S.B. was named Abbot of Montevergine, Italy.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Abbot Beda (Umberto) Paluzzi, O.S.B. in April 2014.

George retired, Cupich named Chicago Archbishop

Francis Eugene Cardinal George, O.M.I. retired and Archbishop-designate Blase Joseph Cupich was named Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Archbishop-designate Cupich had been serving as Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA.

Neymeyr named Erfurt Bishop

Bishop Ulrich Neymeyr was named Bishop of Erfurt, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joachim Wanke in October 2012.

Bishop Neymeyr had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz.

Fisher named Sydney Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P. was named Archbishop of Sydney, Australia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since George Cardinal Pell was named Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy in February 2014.

Archbishop-designate Fisher had been serving as Bishop of Parramatta.

Stock named Leeds Bishop

Bishop-elect Marcus Stock was named Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Arthur Roche was named Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in June 2012.

Bianco named Djibouti Nuncio and Somalia Delegate

Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia in addition to his other offices.

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

Brady retired, Martin succeeded as Armagh Archbishop

Seán Baptist Cardinal Brady retired and Archbishop Eamon Martin succeeded as Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland.

Archbishop Martin had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Bishop Flores has died

Bishop Cirilo B. Flores, Bishop of San Diego, California, USA, has died.

He was 66 years old. He had served as a bishop for 5 years and as a priest for 23 years.

May he rest in peace.