Grocholewski retired, Versaldi named Catholic Education Prefect

Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski retired and Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi was named Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study).

Gallaro named Piana degli Albanesi Bishop

Bishop-elect Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro was named Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy. The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Sotìr Ferrara in April 2013.

Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana and Kwambamba Masi named Kinshasa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. and Bishop-elect Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi were named Auxiliary Bishops of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) and titular bishops of Gemellae in Byzacena and Naratcata, respectively.

Amade Aloma named Kalemie-Kirungu Bishop

Bishop-elect Jean-Christophe Amade Aloma, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando in September 2010.

Vera Aréjula named Xai-Xai Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Xai-Xai, Mozambique and titular bishop of Nova Barbara.

Nomura retired, Matsuura named Nagoya Bishop

Bishop Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura retired and Bishop Michael Gorō Matsuura was named Bishop of Nagoya, Japan.

Bishop Matsuura had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Osaka.

Usuh retired, Anagbe succeeded as Makurdi Bishop

Bishop Athanasius Atule Usuh retired and Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F. succeeded as Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria.

Bishop Anagbe had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Erected: St Ephrem of Khadki (Syro-Malankara), India; Valiyavilayil named Exarch

The Apostolic Exarchate of Saint Ephrem of Khadki (Syro-Malankara), India was erected.

Bishop Thomas Antonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C. was named its first Apostolic Exarch.

He had been serving as Curial Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara).

Erected: St John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India; Aerath named Bishop

The Eparchy of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India was erected.

Bishop Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C. was named its first Bishop.

Wick Enzler named Santo Domingo en Ecuador Bishop

Bishop Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler was named Bishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil in March 2012.

Bishop Wick Enzler had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil.

Tcholakian retired, Zékiyan named Istanbul Archbishop

Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian retired and Archbishop Boghos Lévon Zékiyan was named Archbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey.

Román Arias named Limón Bishop

Bishop-elect Javier Gerardo Román Arias was named Bishop of Limón, Costa Rica.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Rafael Quirós Quirós was named Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica in July 2013.

Moth named Arundel and Brighton Bishop

Bishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth was named Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Kieran Thomas Conry in October 2014.

Bishop Moth had been serving as Bishop of Great Britain, Military.

Filo retired, Stolárik named Rožňava Bishop

Bishop Vladimír Filo retired and Bishop Stanislav Stolárik was named Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia.

Bishop Stolárik had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Košice.

Cavalli named Netherlands Nuncio

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Apostolic Nuncio to Libya.

Karakéhéyan retired, Bezazian named Greece (Armenian) Apostolic Administrator

Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. retired and Father Hovsep Bezazian (Bezouzou) was named Apostolic Administrator of Greece (Armenian).

Elevated: Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary; Orosz as Bishop

The Eparchy of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary was elevated from an Apostolic Exarchate of the same name.

Bishop Atanáz Orosz will be its first Bishop.

Elevated: Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary; Kocsis as Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary was elevated from the diocese of the same name.

Archbishop-designate Péter Fülöp Kocsis will be its first Archbishop.

Erected: Nyíregyháza (Hungarian), Hungary

The Apostolic Exarchate of Nyíregyháza (Hungarian), Hungary was erected with territory taken from Hajdúdorog.

Bishop Atanáz Orosz was named Apostolic Administrator.

Dorsonville-Rodríguez named Washington Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez was named Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA and titular bishop of Kearney.

Kročil named České Budĕjovice Bishop

Bishop-elect Vlastimil Kročil was named Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. in March 2014.

Erected: Nogales, Mexico; González González named Bishop

The Diocese of Nogales, Sonora, México was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Hermosillo.

Bishop José Leopoldo González González was named as the first Bishop.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Abbot Roduit retired as Abbot of Saint-Maurice

Abbot Joseph Roduit, C.R.A. retired as Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland.

Barreto de Farias named São Luís do Maranhão Auxiliary

Archbishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil and titular archbishop of Summula.

Archbishop Barreto de Farias had been serving as Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia.

Lingua named Cuba Nuncio

Archbishop Giorgio Lingua was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of in February 2015.

Archbishop Lingua had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq.

Cvikl named Maribor Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Alojzij Cvikl, S.J. was named Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Marjan Turnšek in July 2013.

Martynyuk named Ternopil-Zboriv Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Teodor (Taras) Martynyuk, M.S.U. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Mopta.

Stowe named Lexington Bishop

Bishop-elect John Stowe, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ronald William Gainer was named Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in January 2014.

Daly named Spokane Bishop

Bishop Thomas Anthony Daly was named Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Blase Joseph Cupich was named Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois in September 2014.

Bishop Daly had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Jose in California.

Méranville retired, Macaire named Fort-de-France Archbishop

Archbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville retired and Archbishop-elect David Macaire, O.P. was named Archbishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles.

Schiavon retired as Rome Auxiliary

Bishop Paolo Schiavon retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy.

Lojudice named Roma Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Augusto Paolo Lojudice was named Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishop of Alba Maritima.

Cardinal Egan has died

Edward Michael Cardinal Egan, Archbishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA, has died.

He would have been 83 next month and had served as a cardinal for 14 years. He had also served as a bishop for 29 years and as a priest for 57 years.

May he rest in peace.

Patenôtre retired, Giraud named Sens Archbishop

Archbishop Yves François Patenôtre retired and Archbishop-desigate Hervé Jean Robert Giraud was named Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France and Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny.

Archbishop-desigate Giraud had been serving as Bishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin).

Rugambwa named Honduras Nuncio

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia in July 2014.

Archbishop Rugambwa had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Apostolic Nuncio to Angola.

Ramírez Navarro retired, Cuapio Bautista named Tlalnepantla Auxiliary

Bishop Francisco Ramírez Navarro retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Cuapio Bautista was named Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México and titular bishop of Bisarcio.

Lopes Dias named Colatina Bishop

Bishop Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias was named Bishop of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B. in May 2014.

Bishop Lopes Dias had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória.

McElroy named San Diego Bishop

Bishop Robert Walker McElroy was named Bishop of San Diego, California, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Cirilo B. Flores in September 2014.

Bishop McElroy had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco.

López Plaza named San Andrés Tuxtla Bishop

Bishop-elect Fidencio López Plaza was named Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz was named Bishop of Papantla, Puebla in March 2014.