Kim Ji-seok retired, Cho Kyu-man named Wonju Bishop

Bishop James Kim Ji-seok retired and Bishop Basil Cho Kyu-man was named Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South).

Bishop Cho Kyu-man had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul.

Cinense retired, Macaraeg named Tarlac Bishop

Bishop Florentino Ferrer Cinense retired and Bishop-elect Enrique V. Macaraeg was named Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines.

Hebda named Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Bernard Anthony Hebda was named Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt in June 2015.

Archbishop-designate Hebda had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey.

Russell named Turkey and Turkmenistan Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Paul Fitzpatrick Russell was named Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey, Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan, and titular archbishop of Novi.

The posts had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Antonio Lucibello.

Escalante Molina named Congo Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Francisco Escalante Molina was named Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of and titular archbishop of Gratiana.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski was named an official at the Secretariat of State.

Blanco Martínez named San Juan Bautista de Calama Bishop

Bishop-elect Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D. was named Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto was named Bishop of Iquique in February 2014.

Banach named Sénégal and Mauritania Nuncio

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor was named Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of in June 2015.

Archbishop Banach had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands.

Vecerrica retired, Russo named Fabriano-Matelica Bishop

Bishop Giancarlo Vecerrica retired and Bishop-elect Stefano Russo was named Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy.

Simon resigned as Clermont Archbishop

Archbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon resigned as Archbishop of Clermont, France.

de las Heras Berzal named Mondoñedo-Ferrol Bishop

Bishop-elect Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F. was named Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Manuel Sánchez Monge was named Bishop of Santander in May 2015.

Dias named São Paulo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luiz Carlos Dias was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil and titular bishop of Tunes.

de Araújo named Manaus Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Albuquerque de Araújo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil and titular bishop of Altava.

de Sousa Braga retired, Pimentel Lavrador succeeded as Angra Bishop

Bishop António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. retired and Bishop João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador succeeded as Bishop of Angra, Portugal.

Bishop Pimentel Lavrador had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Erected: Kumba, Cameroon; Nfon named Bishop

The Diocese of Kumba, Cameroon was erected with territory taken from the diocese of Buéa.

Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon was named its first Bishop.

Bishop Nfon had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda.

Abbo named Ngaoundéré Bishop

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Abbo was named Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Joseph Djida, O.M.I. in January 2015.

Chau Ngoc Tri named Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng Bishop; Đăng Đúc Ngân named Ðà Nẵng Bishop

Bishop Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri was named Bishop of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam.

Bishop Joseph Đăng Đúc Ngân was named Bishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam.

Each bishop had previously been serving as bishop of the other diocese.

Habiyambere retired, Mwumvaneza named Nyundo Bishop

Bishop Alexis Habiyambere, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Anaclet Mwumvaneza was named Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda.

Martinez Rust resigned, Basabe named San Felipe Bishop

Bishop Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust resigned and Bishop-elect Victor Hugo Basabe was named Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela.

Oliver de Faria retired, Nicioli named Diamantina Archbishop

Archbishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria retired and Archbishop-designate Darci José Nicioli, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Nicioli had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo.

Housset retired, Colomb named La Rochelle Bishop

Bishop Bernard Housset retired and Bishop-elect Georges Colomb, M.E.P. was named Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France.

Bootkoski retired, Checchio named Metuchen Bishop

Bishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski retired and Bishop-elect James Francis Checchio was named Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA.

Hurkmans resigned, de Korte named ’s Hertogenbosch Bishop

Bishop Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans resigned and Bishop Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte was named Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands.

Bishop de Korte had been serving as Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden.

Zielski named São Raimundo Nonato Bishop

Bishop Eduardo Zielski was named Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop João Santos Cardoso was named Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia in June 2015.

Bishop Zielski had been serving as Bishop of Campo Maior.