Kariyil named Mandya Bishop

Bishop-elect Antony Kariyil, C.M.I. was named Bishop of Mandya (Syro-Malabar), India.

The eparchy had been vacant since then-Bishop George Njaralakatt was named Archbishop of Tellicherry in August 2014.

Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis retired, Ornelas Carvalho named Setúbal Bishop

Bishop-elect Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis retired and Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal.

Mangoria named Khartoum Coadjutor Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan.

He had been serving as Bishop of El Obeid.

Bizzeti named Anatolia Vicar

Bishop-elect Paolo Bizzeti, S.J. was named Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey and titular bishop of Tabae.

The Vicariate Apostolic had been vacant since the death of Bishop Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. in June 2010.

Bravo Salazar named Acarigua-Araure Bishop

Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar was named Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo in October 2013.

Kunnath retired, Panengaden named Adilabad Bishop

Bishop Joseph Kunnath, C.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Antony Prince Panengaden was named Bishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabar), India.

Kalluvelil named Canada Exarch

Bishop-elect Jose Kalluvelil was named Apostolic Exarch of Canada (Syro-Malabar) and titular bishop of Tabalta.

The eparchy is new erected.

Castro Aguayo named Margarita Bishop

Bishop Fernando José Castro Aguayo was named Bishop of Margarita, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón was named Bishop of Barcelona in July 2014.

Bishop Castro Aguayo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.

Ortega Martín named Jordan and Iraq Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Alberto Ortega Martín was named Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and titular archbishop of Midila.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Giorgio Lingua was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba in March 2015.