Kirabo named Hoima Bishop

Bishop-elect Vincent Kirabo was named Bishop of Hoima, Uganda.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire in February 2014.

Cortés Rendón named Pereira Auxiliary

Bishop Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón was named Auxiliary Bishop of Pereira, Colombia and titular bishop of Fidoloma.

He had been serving as Bishop of Vélez.

Jezerinac retired, Bogdan named Croatia Miliary

Bishop Juraj Jezerinac retired and Bishop-elect Jure Bogdan was named Bishop of Croatia, Military

Mandjo retired, Lezoutié succeeded as Yopougon Bishop

Bishop Laurent Akran Mandjo retired and Bishop Salomon Lezoutié succeeded as Bishop of Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire.

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

Nguyên Hong Son named Ba Ria Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Nguyên Hong Son was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ba Ria, Viet Nam.

Vila named Whitehorse Bishop

Bishop-elect Héctor Vila was named Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Gary Michael Gordon was named Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia in June 2014.

de França resigned as Nazaré Bishop

Bishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. resigned as Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Prata de Carvalho retired, Cunha Cruz succeeded as Campanha Bishop

Bishop Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Pedro Cunha Cruz succeeded as Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bishop Cunha Cruz had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Perón named Paranaguá Bishop

Bishop Edmar Perón was named Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. in April 2015.

Bishop Perón had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo.

Filippini named Pescia Bishop

Bishop-elect Roberto Filippini was named Bishop of Pescia, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Giovanni De Vivo in September 2015.

McAleenan and Wilson named Westminster Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Paul McAleenan and Bishop-elect John Wilson were named Auxiliary Bishops of Westminster, England, Great Britain and titular bishops of Mercia and Lindisfarna, respectively.

Steenson resigned, Lopes named Chair of St. Peter Ordinary

Msgr. Jeffrey Neil Steenson resigned and Bishop-elect Steven Joseph Lopes was named Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA.

Sandoval Sandoval named Autlán Bishop

Bishop Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M. was named Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gonzalo Galván Castillo in June 2015.

Bishop Sandoval Sandoval had been serving as Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua.

Regmunt resigned, Lityński named Zielona Góra-Gorzów Bishop

Bishop Stefan Regmunt resigned and Bishop Tadeusz Lityński was named Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland.

Bishop Lityński had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Antonio named San Jose in Mindoro Administrator

Bishop David William Valencia Antonio was named Apostolic Administrator of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines.

He remains Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia.

de Leon named Antipolo Coadjutor

Bishop Francisco Mendoza de Leon was named oadjutor Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

dos Santos Almeida named Braga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida was named Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal and titular bishop of Ruspae.

Tan Chee Ing retired, Paul named Melaka-Johor Bishop

Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Anthony Bernard Paul was named Bishop of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia.

Zortea named Jataí Bishop

Bishop-elect Nélio Domingos Zortea was named Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais in May 2014.

Schwarz retired, Scheuer named Linz Bishop

Bishop Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. retired and Bishop Manfred Scheuer was named Bishop of Linz, Austria.

Bishop Scheuer had been serving as Bishop of Innsbruck.

Vian retired, Demettino Castro succeeded as Feira de Santana Archbishop

Archbishop Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro was named Archbishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.

Archbishop Demettino Castro had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Lorenzo Iglesias retired, Menéndez Fernández named Astorga Bishop

Bishop Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias retired and Bishop Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández was named Bishop of Astorga, Spain.

Bishop Menéndez Fernández had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo.

Sánchez Martínez named Nuevo Laredo Bishop

Bishop Enrique Sánchez Martínez was named Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gustavo Rodriguez Vega was named Archbishop of Yucatán in June 2015.

Bishop Sánchez Martínez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Durango.

Lafranconi retired, Napolioni named Cremona Bishop

Bishop Dante Lafranconi retired and Bishop-elect Antonio Napolioni was named Bishop of Cremona, Italy

Giudici retired, Sanguineti named Pavia Bishop

Bishop Giovanni Giudici retired and Bishop-elect Corrado Sanguineti was named Bishop of Pavia, Italy.

Gugerotti named Ukraine Nuncio

Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson was named Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland in September 2015.

Archbishop Gugerotti had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus.

Gualtieri named Comoros Nuncio

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

Plouffe retired, Damphousse named Sault Sainte Marie Bishop

Bishop Jean-Louis Plouffe retired and Bishop Marcel Damphousse was named Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada.

Bishop Damphousse had been serving as Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall.

Choennie named Paramaribo Bishop

Bishop-elect Karel Choennie was named Bishop of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker in May 2014.

Reiss retired as Detroit Auxiliary

Bishop Francis Ronald Reiss retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Dagens retired, Gosselin named Angoulême Bishop

Bishop Claude Jean Pierre Dagens retired and Bishop-elect Hervé Gosselin was named Bishop of Angoulême, France.

Seirutti named Córdoba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ricardo Orlando Seirutti was named Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina and titular bishop of Bela.

Martyniak retired, Popowicz named Przemyśl-Warszawa Archbishop

Archbishop Jan Martyniak retired and Archbishop-designate Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz was named Archbishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland.

Archbishop-designate Popowicz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Franceschini retired, Piretto named Izmir Archbishop

Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Archbishop-elect Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. was named Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey.

Atangana named Kribi Bishop

Bishop-elect Damase Zinga Atangana/a> was named Bishop of Kribi, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Joseph Befe Ateba in June 2014.

Salamanca Mantilla and Alí Herrera named Bogotá Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla and Bishop-elect Luis Manuel Alí Herrera were named Auxiliary Bishops of Bogotá, Colombia and titular bishops of Aquae in Mauretania and Iubaltiana, respectively.

Martínez Sistach retired, Omella Omella named Barcelona Archbishop

Lluís Cardinal Martínez Sistach retired and Archbishop-designate Juan José Omella Omella was named Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain.

Archbishop-designate Omella Omella had been serving as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño.

Léonard retired, De Kesel named Mechelen-Brussel Archbishop

Archbishop André-Joseph (Mutien) Léonard retired and Archbishop-designate Josef De Kesel was named Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium.

Archbishop-designate De Kesel had been serving as Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}.

Sarlinga resigned, Laxague named Zárate-Campana Bishop

Bishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga resigned and Bishop Pedro María Laxague was named Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina.

Bishop Laxague had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bahía Blanca.

Azpiroz Costa named Bahía Blanca Coadjutor

Archbishop-elect Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, O.P. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, Argentina.