Finnigan retired as Brisbane Auxiliary

Bishop Brian Vincent Finnigan retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia.

de Souza named Porto Alegre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Aparecido Donizete de Souza was named Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and titular bishop of Macriana Minor.

Álvarez Valdéz named Gómez Palacio Bishop

Bishop-elect José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz was named Bishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Guadalupe Torres Campos was named Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua in December 2014.

Barisal, Bangladesh erected; Howlader named Bishop

The Diocese of Barisal, Bangladesh was erected with territory taken from Chittagong.

Bishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. was named its first bishop.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chittagong.

McGee named Argyll and The Isles Bishop

Bishop-elect Brian McGee was named Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Joseph Anthony Toal was named Bishop of Motherwell in April 2014.

Osial named Łowicz Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Wojciech Tomasz Osial was named Auxiliary Bishop of Łowicz, Poland and titular bishop of Cediae.

Mulenga named Mpika Bishop

Bishop-elect Justin Mulenga was named Bishop of Mpika, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ignatius Chama was named Archbishop of Kasama in January 2012.

Soravito de Franceschi retired, Pavanello named Adria-Rovigo Bishop

Bishop Lucio Soravito de Franceschi retired and Bishop-elect Pierantonio Pavanello was named Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy.

Louis retired, Touvet named Châlons Bishop

Bishop Gilbert Louis retired and Bishop-elect François Touvet was named Bishop of Châlons, France.

Kräutler retired, Muniz Alvez named Xingu Prelate

Bishop Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S. retired and Bishop-elect João Muniz Alves, O.F.M. was named Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil.

Hamlin named Saint-Jean-Longueuil Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Claude Hamelin was named Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada and titular bishop of Apollonia.

Lázaro Martinez retired, González Medina named Ponce Bishop

Bishop Félix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P. retired and Bishop Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. was named Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Bishop González Medina had been serving as Bishop of Caguas.

County named Kingstown Bishop

Bishop-elect Gerard County, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles.

Mai Luong retired as Orange Auxiliary

Bishop Dominic Mai Luong retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA.

Tighe named Culture Official

Bishop-elect Paul Tighe was named an Official of the Pontifical Council for Culture and titular bishop of Drivastum.

He had been serving as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.

Thelegathoti named Vijayawada Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Raja Rao Thelegathoti, S.M.M. was named Bishop of Vijayawada, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Prakash Mallavarapu was named Archbishop of Visakhapatnam in July 2012.

Leszkiewicz named Tarnów Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Leszek Leszkiewicz was named Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland and titular bishop of Bossa.

Kelly named Dallas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect J. Gregory Kelly was named Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA and titular bishop of Jamestown.

Machado resigned as São Carlos Bishop

Bishop Paulo Sérgio Machado resigned as Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Powers named Superior Bishop

Bishop-elect James Patrick Powers was named Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Peter Forsyth Christensen was named Bishop of Boise City, Idaho in November 2014.

Rallo named Morocco Nuncio

Archbishop Vito Rallo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Antonio Sozzo in September 2015.

Steinhäuser named Köln Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Rolf Steinhäuser was named Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany and titular bishop of Thuburnica.

del Riego Jáñez retired as San Bernardino Auxiliary

Bishop Rutilio del Riego Jáñez retired as Auxiliary Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA.

Mussinghoff retired as Aachen Bishop

Bishop Heinrich Mussinghoff retired as Bishop of Aachen, Germany.

Darmanin retired, Alessandro succeeded as Garissa Bishop

Bishop Paul Darmanin, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap. succeeded as Bishop of Garissa, Kenya.

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

Antonini retired, Suriani named Serbia Nuncio

Archbishop Orlando Antonini retired and Archbishop Luciano Suriani was named Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia.

Maury Buendía named Romania Nuncio

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía was named Apostolic Nuncio to Romania.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano in July 2015.

Archbishop Maury Buendía had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan, and Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan.

Guasdualito, Venezuela erected; González Pérez named Bishop

The Diocese of Guasdualito, Venezuela was erected with territory taken from Barinas and San Fernando de Apure.

Bishop-elect Pablo Modesto González Pérez, S.D.B. was named its first Bishop.

Farquhar retired as Down and Connor Auxiliary

Bishop Anthony J. Farquhar retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland.

Weber named Passo Fundo Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Rodolfo Luís Weber was named Archbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. in July 2015.

Archbishop-designate Weber had been serving as Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias.

Figueiredo retired, Negri succeeded as Santo Amaro Bishop

Bishop Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Giuseppe (José) Negri, P.I.M.E. succeeded as Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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

de Elizalde retired, Torrado Mosconi succeeded as Nueve de Julio Bishop

Bishop Martín de Elizalde, O.S.B. retired and Bishop Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi succeeded as Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina.

Bishop Torrado Mosconi had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Aguilar Ledesma and Medina Garfias named Morelia Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma and Bishop-elect Herculano Medina Garfias were named Auxiliary Bishops of Morelia, Michoacán, México and titular bishops of Castulo and Gegi, respectively.