Piris Frígola retired, Giménez Valls named Lleida

Bishop Juan Piris Frígola retired and Bishop Salvador Giménez Valls was named Bishop of Lleida, Spain.

Bishop Giménez Valls had been serving as Bishop of Menorca.

Abdel Sater named Antiochia (Maronite) Curial Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Abdel Sater was named Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon and titular bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia dei Maroniti.

Ghabroyan confirmed as Cilicia (Armenian) Patriarch

Patriarch-designate Grégoire Pierre XX (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. was named Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon.

The post had been vacant since the death of Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX (Boutros) Tarmouni (Taza) in June 2015.

Girón Higuita retired as Tumaco Bishop

Bishop Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D./a> retired as Bishop of Tumaco, Colombia.

Vidal Ortiz resigned, Ochoa Cadavid named Cúcuta Bishop

Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz resigned and Bishop Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid was named Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia.

Bishop Ochoa Cadavid had been serving as Bishop of Málaga-Soatá.

Moon Hee Jong named Suwon Auxiliary

Bishop-elect John Moon Hee Jong was named Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South) and titular bishop of Mutia.

Kodakallil named Satna Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Kodakallil was named Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Matthew Vaniakizhakel, C.V. in August 2014.

Wilkerson retired, Baron, Brennan, and O’Connell named Los Angeles Auxiliaries

Bishop Gerald Eugene Wilkerson retired and Bishop-elect Robert E. Barron, Bishop-elect Joseph Vincent Brennan, and Bishop-elect David Gerard O’Connell were named Auxiliary Bishops of Los Angeles, California, USA and titular bishops of Macriana in Mauretania, Trofimiana, and Cell Ausaille, respectively.

Paganelli named Titular Bishop

Bishop-elect Natale Paganelli, S.X. was named Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala.

He has been, and continues, as Apostolic Administrator of Makeni, Sierra Leone.

Melis named Ozieri Bishop

Bishop-elect Corrado Melis was named Bishop of Ozieri, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Sergio Pintor in December 2012.

Mattiazzo retired, Cipolla named Padova Bishop

Bishop Antonio Mattiazzo retired and Bishop-elect Claudio Cipolla was named Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy.

Bhuriya named Jhabua Bishop

Bishop-elect Basil Bhuriya, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Jhabua, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Udaipur in December 2012.

Aruna named Kenema Auxiliary

Bishop Henry Aruna was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kenema, Sierra Leone and titular bishop of Nasbinca.

Bishop Aruna had been serving as Bishop of Makeni.

Grothe retired, Meier named Paderborn Auxiliary

Bishop Manfred Grothe retired and Bishop-elect Dominicus (Michael) Meier, O.S.B. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany and titular bishop of Castro di Sardegna.

Camiade named Cahors Bishop

Bishop-elect Laurent Camiade was named Bishop of Cahors, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Norbert José Henri Turini was named Bishop of Perpignan-Elne in October 2014.

Bentz named Mainz Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Udo Markus Bentz was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany and titular bishop of Sita.

Altieri resigned as Passo Fundo Archbishop

Archbishop Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. resigned as Archbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Lodonu retired, Fianu named Ho Bishop

Bishop Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu retired and Bishop-elect Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Ho, Ghana.

Son Hee-Song named Seoul Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Benedictus Son Hee-Song was named Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) and titular bishop of Camplum.

Concha Cayuqueo named Santiago de Chile Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile and titular bishop of Carpi.

Bugeja named Tripoli Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect George Bugeja, O.F.M. was named Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya and titular bishop of San Leone.

Descubes retired, Lebrun named Rouen Archbishop

Archbishop Jean-Charles Marie Descubes retired and Archbishop-designate Dominique Julien Claude Marie Lebrun was named Archbishop of Rouen, France.

Archbishop-designate Lebrun had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Etienne.

Poh Hoon Seng named Kuching Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Simon Poh Hoon Seng was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kuching, Malaysia and titular bishop of Sfasferia.

Gomes de Vasconcelos named Sobral Bishop

Bishop José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos was named Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina in December 2014.

Bishop Gomes de Vasconcelos had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza.

Silva Retamales named Chile, Military Bishop

Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales was named Bishop of Chile, Military.

The post had been vacant since Bishop Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid was named Bishop of Osorno in January 2015.

Bishop Silva Retamales had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso.

Robledo Romero named San Lorenzo Bishop

Bishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero was named Bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Sebelio Peralta Alvarez in November 2014.

Bishop Robledo Romero had been serving as Bishop of Carapeguá.

Florencio and Villarojo named Cebu Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio and Bishop-elect Dennis Cabanada Villarojo were named Auxiliary Bishops of Cebu, Philippines and titular bishops of Lestrona and Gisipa, respectively.