Hakizimana named Gikongoro Bishop

Bishop-elect Célestin Hakizimana was named Bishop of Gikongoro, Rwanda.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Augustin Misago since March 2012.

Sarah named Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Prefect

Robert Cardinal Sarah was named Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

The post had been vacant since Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera was named Archbishop of Valencia, Spain in August 2014.

Cardinal Sarah had been serving as President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”.

Phalana named Klerksdorp Bishop

Bishop-elect Victor Hlolo Phalana was named Bishop of Klerksdorp, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Zithulele Patrick Mvemve in April 2013.

Melczek retired, Hying named Gary Bishop

Bishop Dale Joseph Melczek retired and Bishop Donald Joseph Hying was named Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA.

Bishop Hying had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Cardinal Angelini has died

Fiorenzo Cardinal Angelini, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, has died.

He was 98 years old and had served as a cardinal for 23 years. He had also served as a bishop for 58 years and as a priest for 74 years.

May he rest in peace.

Yaw Afoakwa named Obuasi Bishop

Bishop-elect John Yaw Afoakwa was named Bishop of Obuasi, Ghana.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye was named Archbishop of Kumasi in May 2012.

Wejman named Szczecin-Kamień Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Henryk Wejman was named Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland and titular bishop of Sinitis.

Kébreau retired, Mésidor succeeded as Cap-Haïtien Archbishop

Archbishop Louis Kébreau, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor succeeded as Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti.

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

Cunningham retired, Nolan named Galloway Bishop

Bishop John Cunningham retired and Bishop-elect William Nolan was named Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain.

Clifford retired, O’Reilly named Cashel Archbishop

Archbishop Dermot Clifford retired and Archbishop-designate Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A. was named Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland.

Archbishop-designate O’Reilly had been serving as Bishop of Killaloe.

Browne retired, Lowe named Hamilton in New Zealand Bishop

Bishop Denis George Browne retired and Bishop-elect Stephen Marmion Lowe was named Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand.

Le Bègue de Germiny retired, Batut named Blois Bishop

Bishop Maurice Le Bègue de Germiny retired and Bishop Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut was named Bishop of Blois, France.

Bishop Batut had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon.

Torres Carbonell named Lomas de Zamora Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jorge Martín Torres Carbonell was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina and titular bishop of Aquae in Byzacena.

Lascarro Tapia named Magangué Bishop

Bishop-elect Ariel Lascarro Tapia was named Bishop of Magangué, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P. in July 2012.

Gleisner Wobbe retired as La Serena Auxiliary

Bishop Luis Gleisner Wobbe retired as Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile.

Atisha Contreras named San Marcos de Arica Bishop

Bishop-elect Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras was named Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. as named Bishop of Temuco in May 2013.

Comensoli named Broken Bay Bishop

Bishop Peter Andrew Comensoli was named Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop David Louis Walker in November 2013.

Bishop Comensoli had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney.

Calderón Batres retired, González García named Linares Bishop

Bishop Ramón Calderón Batres retired and Bishop-elect Hilario González García was named Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México.

Romano Gómez resigned as Guadalajara Auxiliary

Bishop Miguel Romano Gómez resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.

Patiño Velázquez retired, Ascencio García named Apatzingán Bishop

Bishop Miguel Patiño Velázquez, M. S. F. retired and Bishop-elect Cristóbal Ascencio García was named Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán, México.

Fassi named San Isidro Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Martín Fassi was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina and titular bishop of Dionysiana.

Ares named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Ares was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Cercina.

Tjephe named Loikaw Bishop

Bishop Stephen Tjephe was named Bishop of Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint) in April 2014.

Bishop Tjephe had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Steckling named Ciudad del Este Bishop

Bishop-elect Heinz Wilhelm Steckling, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano was removed in September 2014.

Kusz retired as Gliwice Auxiliary

Bishop Gerard Alfons Kusz retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland.

Silvero Acosta retired as Encarnación Auxiliary

Bishop Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay.

Gogorza Izaguirre retired, Pistilli Scorzara named Encarnación Bishop

Bishop Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. di Béth. retired and Bishop-elect Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, P. Schönstatt was named Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay.

Ureña Pastor resigned as Zaragoza Archbishop

Archbishop Manuel Ureña Pastor resigned as Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain.

Tourinho Neto named Olinda e Recife Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Antônio Tourinho Neto was named Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil and titular bishop of Satafi.

Rubio Castro retired, Franco Martínez named Segovia Bishop

Bishop Ángel Rubio Castro retired and Bishop César Augusto Franco Martínez named Bishop of Segovia, Spain.

Bishop Franco Martínez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid.

Lyimo named Arusha Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Prosper Balthazar Lyimo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Arusha, Tanzania and titular bishop of Vanariona.

Zárraga Colmenares resigned as San Carlos de Venezuela Bishop

Bishop Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares resigned as Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela.

Gallagher named Secretary (Relations with States)

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher was named Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.

Burke resigned, Mamberti named Apostolic Signatura Prefect

Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke resigned and Archbishop Dominique François Joseph Mamberti was named Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura.

Archbishop Mamberti had been serving as Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State.

Cardinal Burke will now serve as the Patron of the Order of Malta.

Zielinski named Fairbanks Bishop

Bishop-elect Chad Zielinski was named Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Donald Joseph Kettler was named Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota in September 2013.

Curtin and Edwards named Melbourne Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Terence Robert Curtin and Bishop-elect Mark S. Edwards, O.M.I. were named Auxiliary Bishops of Melbourne, Australia and titular bishops of Cabarsussi and Garba, respectively.

Loizeau retired, Nault named Digne Bishop

Bishop François-Xavier Jacques Marie Loizeau retired and Bishop-elect Jean-Philippe Nault was named Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France.

Ogun named Uromi Bishop

Bishop-elect Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A. was named Bishop of Uromi, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze was named Archbishop of Benin City.

Dodoma elevated to Archdiocese, Kinyaiya named Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Dodoma, Tanzania was elevated from a diocese of the same name.

Archbishop-designate Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap. was named it's first Archbishop. He had been serving as Bishop of Mbulu.

Martini retired, García named San Justo Bishop

Bishop Baldomero Carlos Martini retired and Bishop Eduardo Horacio García was named Bishop of San Justo, Argentina.

Bishop García had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires.

Cuquejo Verga retired, Valenzuela Mellid succeeded as Asunción Archbishop

Archbishop Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R. retired and Archbihsop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay.

Archbishop Valenzuela Mellid had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Kenan Júnior named Barretos Bishop

Bishop Milton Kenan Júnior was named Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. was named Bishop of Guarulhos in January 2014.

Bishop Kenan Júnior had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo.

da Costa named Aracajú Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate João José da Costa, O. Carm. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil.

He had been serving as Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara.

Driscoll retired, Christensen named Boise City Bishop

Bishop Michael Patrick Driscoll retired and Bishop Peter Forsyth Christensen was named Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA.

Bishop Christensen had been serving as Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin.

Ssekamanya retired, Kakooza named Lugazi Bishop

Bishop Matthias Ssekamaanya retired and Bishop Christopher Kakooza was named Bishop of Lugazi, Uganda.

Bishop Kakooza had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kampala.

Trinidad Gómez named San Marcos Bishop

Bishop-elect Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gómez was named Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri was named Bishop of Huehuetenango in May 2012.

Uriona named Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto Bishop

Bishop Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. was named Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Eduardo Eliseo Martín was named Archbishop of Rosario in July 2014.

Bishop Uriona had been serving as Bishop of Añatuya.

Moliné Labarte retired as Chiclayo Bishop

Bishop Jesús Moliné Labarte retired as Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru.

Bishop-elect Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. was named Apostolic Administrator of Chiclayo and titular bishop of Sufar.

Travieso Martín named San José del Amazonas Vicar Apostolic

Bishop José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F. was named Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M. in August 2011.

Bishop Travieso Martín had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo.