Pereira da Silva named Borba Coadjutor Prelate

Bishop-elect Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.SS.R. was named Coadjutor Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil.

Recinos Lemus named Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas Bishop

Bishop-elect Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus was named Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli was named Bishop of Quiché in September 2012.

Baccay named Alaminos Bishop

Bishop Ricardo Lingan Baccay was named Bishop of Alaminos, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Marlo Mendoza Peralta was named Archbishop of Nueva Segovia in December 2013.

Bishop Baccay had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao.

Mugione retired, Accrocca named Benevento Archbishop

Archbishop Andrea Mugione retired and Archbishop-elect Felice Accrocca was named Archbishop of Benevento, Italy.

Scholz retired as Chinhoyi Bishop

Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J. retired as Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu was named Apostolic Administrator.

Stroeher retired, Hoepers named Rio Grande Bishop

Bishop José Mário Stroeher retired and Bishop-elect Ricardo Hoepers was named Bishop of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Breis Pereira named Juazeiro Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil.

Bemile retired, Baawobr named Wa Bishop

Bishop Paul Bemile retired and Bishop-elect Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Wa, Ghana.

Jarrell retired, Deshotel named Lafayette Bishop

Bishop Charles Michael Jarrell retired and Bishop John Douglas Deshotel was named Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.

Bishop Deshotel had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas, Texas.

Magro retired as Benghazi Vicar

Bishop Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M. retired as Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya.

Bishop George Bugeja, O.F.M. was named Apostolic Administrator.

Jurkovič named United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva Observer

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič was named the Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation and Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan.

Wells named Lesotho and Namibia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Peter Bryan Wells was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia in addition to his other posts.

Kiciński named Wrocław Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland and titular bishop of Margum.

Caiazzo named Matera-Irsina Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo was named Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Salvatore Ligorio was named Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo in October 2015.

Radkovský retired, Holub named Plzeň Bishop

Bishop František Radkovský retired and Bishop-elect Tomáš Holub was named Bishop of Plzeň, Czech Republic.

González Mariño named Ibagué Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Miguel Fernando González Mariño was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué, Colombia and titular bishop of Boseta.

Fiandino retired as Torino Auxiliary

Bishop Guido Fiandino retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy.

Dettori retired, Carboni named Ales-Terralba Bishop

Bishop Giovanni Dettori retired and Bishop-elect Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Italy.

Bressan retired, Tisi named Trento Archbishop

Archbishop Luigi Bressan retired and Archbishop-elect Lauro Tisi was named Archbishop of Trento, Italy.

Andrich retired, Marangoni named Belluno-Feltre Bishop

Bishop Giuseppe Andrich retired and Bishop-elect Renato Marangoni was named Bishop of Belluno-Feltre, Italy.

Wells named South Africa and Botswana Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Peter Bryan Wells was named Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana and titular archbishop of Marcianopolis.

Tovar Astorga retired, Morán Aquino named Santa Ana Bishop

Bishop Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Miguel Ángel Morán Aquino was named Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador.

Bishop Morán Aquino had been serving as Bishop of San Miguel.

Gomes named Dhaka Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Shorot Francis Gomes was named Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh and titular bishop of Forma.

Tsoke named Johannesburg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Duncan Theodore Tsoke was named Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa and titular bishop of Horrea Coelia.

Girardi Stellin retired, Salazar Mora named Tilarán-Liberia Bishop

Bishop Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop-elect Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora was named Bishop of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica.

Padovano retired, Favale named Conversano-Monopoli Bishop

Bishop Domenico Padovano retired and Bishop-elect Giuseppe Favale was named Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy.

Rajappan named Trivandrum Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Christudas Rajappan was named Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum, India and titular bishop of Avitta Bibba.

Salachas retired, Nin named Greece Exarch

Bishop Dimitrios Salachas retired and Bishop-elect Manuel Nin, O.S.B. was named Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek) and titular bishop of Carcabia.

Cadieux retired, Bourgon named Hearst Bishop

Bishop Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Robert Bourgon was named Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada.

Bishop Cadieux also retired as Bishop of Moosonee, Bishop-elect Bourgon was named Apostolic Administrator.