Danelón retired, da Silva named Lins Bishop

Bishop Irineu Danelón, S.D.B. retired and Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva was named Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop da Silva had been serving as Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais.

Torres Marín named Apartadó Bishop

Bishop Hugo Alberto Torres Marín was named Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia.

Bishop Torres Marín had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín.

Pimentel Lavrador named Angra Coadjutor

Bishop João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador was named Coadjutor Bishop of Angra, Portugal.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto.

Vanbuel retired, Kusy succeeded as Kaga-Bandoro Bishop

Bishop Albert Vanbuel, S.D.B. retired and Bishop Zbigniew Tadeusz Kusy, O.F.M. succeeded as Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic.

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

Zieliński named Gdańsk Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Zbigniew Jan Zieliński was named Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland and titular bishop of Medeli.

Prevost named Chiclayo Bishop

Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. was named Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru. He had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the same diocese.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Jesús Moliné Labarte in November 2014.

Gualtieri named Seychelles Nuncio

Archbishop Paolo Rocco Gualtieri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles in addition to his other posts.

La Piana resigned as Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela Archbishop

Archbishop Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. resigned as Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy.

Lanzetti resigned as Alba Bishop

Bishop Giacomo Lanzetti resigned as Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy.

Faifer retired, Canecín succeeded as Goya Bishop

Bishop Ricardo Oscar Faifer retired and Bishop Adolfo Ramón Canecín succeeded as Bishop of Goya, Argentina.

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

Arregui Yarza retired, Cabrera Herrera named Guayaquil Archbishop

Archbishop Antonio Arregui Yarza retired and Archbishop Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Archbishop Cabrera Herrera had been serving as Archbishop of Cuenca.

Saccardo retired, Mendes Tavares succeeded as Ponta de Pedras Bishop

Bishop Alessio Saccardo, S.J. retired and Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil.

Bishop Mendes Tavares had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Bosák retired, Palánki named Debrecen-Nyíregyháza Bishop

Bishop Nándor Bosák retired and Bishop Ferenc Palánki was named Bishop of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza, Hungary.

Bishop Palánki had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Eger.

Cieślik retired as Koszalin-Kołobrzeg Auxiliary

Bishop Paweł Cieślik retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland.

Bürcher resigned, Tencer named Reykjavik Bishop

Bishop Pierre Bürcher resigned and Bishop-elect David Bartimej Tencer, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland.

Sozzo resigned as Morocco Nuncio

Archbishop Antonio Sozzo resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco.

Gonzalez Alonso retired as Cajazeiras Bishop

Bishop José Gonzalez Alonso retired as Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil.

Johnston named Kansas City-Saint Joseph Bishop

Bishop James Vann Johnston, Jr. was named Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Robert William Finn in April 2015.

Bishop Johnston had been serving as Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau.

de Donatis named Roma Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Angelo de Donatis was named Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishop of Motula.

Lussier retired, Poisson named Joliette Bishop

Bishop Gilles Lussier retired and Bishop Raymond Poisson was named Bishop of Joliette, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Poisson had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme.

Chevalier retired, Chang-Soi succeeded as Taiohae o Tefenuaenata Bishop

Bishop Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC. retired and Bishop Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC. succeeded as Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania).

Bishop Chang-Soi had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Causero retired, Gullickson named Nuncio to Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Archbishop Diego Causero retired and Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson was named Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.

Archbishop Gullickson had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine.

Assadourian confirmed as Beirut Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Kévork Assadourian was confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon and titular bishop of Amida degli Armeni.