Bishop Orlando Roa Barbosa was named Bishop of Espinal, Colombia.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz was named Bishop of Armenia in August 2014.
Bishop Roa Barbosa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué.
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30 May 2015
Joseph named Varanasi Bishop
Bishop-elect Eugene Joseph was named Bishop of Varanasi, India.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Raphy Manjaly was named Bishop of Allahabad in October 2013.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Raphy Manjaly was named Bishop of Allahabad in October 2013.
29 May 2015
Travas named Multan Bishop
Bishop-elect Benny Mario Travas was named Bishop of Multan, Pakistan.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Andrew Francis in June 2014.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Andrew Francis in June 2014.
27 May 2015
Brusati named Janaúba Bishop
Bishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati was named Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Ronaldo Ribeiro was named Bishop of Formosa, Goias in September 2014.
Bishop Brusati had been serving as Bishop of Caetité, Bahia.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Ronaldo Ribeiro was named Bishop of Formosa, Goias in September 2014.
Bishop Brusati had been serving as Bishop of Caetité, Bahia.
Westrupp retired, Cipolini named Santo André Bishop
Bishop José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. retired and Bishop Pedro Carlos Cipolini was named Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Bishop Cipolini had been serving as Bishop of Amparo.
Bishop Cipolini had been serving as Bishop of Amparo.
23 May 2015
Melillo named Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia Bishop
Bishop-elect Sergio Melillo was named Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Giovanni D’Alise was named Bishop of Caserta in March 2014.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Giovanni D’Alise was named Bishop of Caserta in March 2014.
Bader named Pakistan Nuncio
Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader was named Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan and titular archbishop of Mathara in Numidia.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique in February 2015.
Archbishop Bader had been serving as Archbishop of Alger, Algeria.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique in February 2015.
Archbishop Bader had been serving as Archbishop of Alger, Algeria.
22 May 2015
Scarcella named Saint-Maurice Abbot
Abbot-elect Jean César Scarcella, C.R.A. was named Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland.
The post had been vacant since the retirement of Abbot Joseph Roduit, C.R.A. in March 2015.
The post had been vacant since the retirement of Abbot Joseph Roduit, C.R.A. in March 2015.
Cassari named Malta Nuncio
Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malta.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands in March 2015.
Archbishop Cassari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland, and Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands in March 2015.
Archbishop Cassari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland, and Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho.
21 May 2015
García Aracil retired, Morga Iruzubieta succeeded as Mérida-Badajoz Archbishop
Archbishop Santiago García Aracil retired and Archbishop Celso Morga Iruzubieta succeeded as Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain.
Archbishop Morga Iruzubieta had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.
Archbishop Morga Iruzubieta had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.
20 May 2015
Werbs retired as Hamburg Auxiliary
Bishop Norbert Werbs retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg, Germany.
Nóbrega de Sousa named Garanhuns Bishop
Bishop-elect Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa was named Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Brazil, Military in August 2014.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Brazil, Military in August 2014.
Dognin named Quimper Bishop
Bishop Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin was named Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert in January 2015.
Bishop Dognin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas).
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert in January 2015.
Bishop Dognin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas).
Cunha Cruz named Campanha Coadjutor
Bishop Pedro Cunha Cruz was named Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.
He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.
19 May 2015
Massa and Mroziewski named Brooklyn Auxiliaries
Bishop-elect James Massa and Bishop-elect Witold Mroziewski were named Auxiliary Bishops of Brooklyn, New York, USA and titular bishops of Bardstown and Walla Walla, respectively.
16 May 2015
Buras named Atyrau Apostolic Administrator
Father Dariusz Buras was named Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan.
15 May 2015
Nunnari retired, Nolè named Cosenza-Bisignano Archbishop
Archbishop Salvatore Nunnari retired and Archbishop-designate Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy.
Archbishop-designate Nolè had been serving as Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro.
Archbishop-designate Nolè had been serving as Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro.
14 May 2015
McKinney named Nottingham Bishop
Bishop-elect Patrick McKinney was named Bishop of Nottingham, England, Great Britain.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. was named Archbishop of Liverpool in March 2014.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. was named Archbishop of Liverpool in March 2014.
13 May 2015
12 May 2015
Torrado Mosconi named Nueve de Julio Coadjutor
Bishop Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi was named Coadjutor Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina.
He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero.
He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero.
11 May 2015
09 May 2015
Janocha named Warszawa Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Michal Janocha was named Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland and titular bishop of Barica.
07 May 2015
Escudero Torres named Valencia Auxiliary
Bishop Esteban Escudero Torres was named Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain and titular bishop of Diano.
Bishop Escudero Torres had been serving as Bishop of Palencia.
Bishop Escudero Torres had been serving as Bishop of Palencia.
06 May 2015
Dimoc named Bontoc-Lagawe Vicar Apostolic
Bishop-elect Valentin Cabbigat Dimoc was named Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines and titular bishop of Bapara.
The vicariate had been vacant since Bishop Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran was named Bishop of San Fernando de La Union in October 2012.
The vicariate had been vacant since Bishop Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran was named Bishop of San Fernando de La Union in October 2012.
Sánchez Monge named Santander Bishop
Bishop Manuel Sánchez Monge was named Bishop of Santander, Spain.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora was named Archbishop of Zaragoza in December 2014.
Bishop Sánchez Monge had been serving as Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora was named Archbishop of Zaragoza in December 2014.
Bishop Sánchez Monge had been serving as Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol.
Kibal Mansong’loo named Kole Bishop
Bishop-elect Emery Kibal Mansong’loo, C.P. was named Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.).
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M. in October 2008.
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M. in October 2008.
Girardi named União da Vitória Bishop
Bishop Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. was named Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo in April 2014.
Bishop Girardi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo in April 2014.
Bishop Girardi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
de Castro Homem named Iguatú Bishop
Bishop Edson de Castro Homem was named Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop João José da Costa, O. Carm. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe in November 2014.
Bishop de Castro Homem had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop João José da Costa, O. Carm. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe in November 2014.
Bishop de Castro Homem had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.
Braido retired, Scaramussa named Santos Bishop
Bishop Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S. retired and Bishop Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. succeeded as Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Bishop Scaramussa had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
Bishop Scaramussa had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
04 May 2015
Grondin named Rimouski Archbishop
Archbishop-designate Denis Grondin was named Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier in January 2015.
Archbishop-desginate Grondin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier in January 2015.
Archbishop-desginate Grondin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.
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- Roa Barbosa named Espinal Bishop
- Joseph named Varanasi Bishop
- Travas named Multan Bishop
- Brusati named Janaúba Bishop
- Westrupp retired, Cipolini named Santo André Bishop
- Melillo named Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia Bishop
- Bader named Pakistan Nuncio
- Scarcella named Saint-Maurice Abbot
- Cassari named Malta Nuncio
- Blondel retired, Balsa named Viviers Bishop
- Schockert retired, Blanchet named Belfort-Montbéli...
- García Aracil retired, Morga Iruzubieta succeeded ...
- Werbs retired as Hamburg Auxiliary
- Nóbrega de Sousa named Garanhuns Bishop
- Dognin named Quimper Bishop
- Cunha Cruz named Campanha Coadjutor
- Caldas Magalhães retired, Zon Pereira succeeded as...
- Massa and Mroziewski named Brooklyn Auxiliaries
- Buras named Atyrau Apostolic Administrator
- Nunnari retired, Nolè named Cosenza-Bisignano Arch...
- Lucarelli retired, Pompili named Rieti Bishop
- McKinney named Nottingham Bishop
- Colaço retired, Rebello named Aurangabad Bishop
- Torrado Mosconi named Nueve de Julio Coadjutor
- Busquets Jordá retired, Izaguirre Rafael named Chu...
- Janocha named Warszawa Auxiliary
- Escudero Torres named Valencia Auxiliary
- Dimoc named Bontoc-Lagawe Vicar Apostolic
- Sánchez Monge named Santander Bishop
- Kibal Mansong’loo named Kole Bishop
- Girardi named União da Vitória Bishop
- de Castro Homem named Iguatú Bishop
- Braido retired, Scaramussa named Santos Bishop
- Grondin named Rimouski Archbishop
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