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.
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- Kim Ji-seok retired, Cho Kyu-man named Wonju Bishop
- Cinense retired, Macaraeg named Tarlac Bishop
- Hebda named Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop
- Russell named Turkey and Turkmenistan Nuncio
- Escalante Molina named Congo Nuncio
- Blanco Martínez named San Juan Bautista de Calama ...
- Banach named Sénégal and Mauritania Nuncio
- Vecerrica retired, Russo named Fabriano-Matelica B...
- Simon resigned as Clermont Archbishop
- de las Heras Berzal named Mondoñedo-Ferrol Bishop
- Dias named São Paulo Auxiliary
- de Araújo named Manaus Auxiliary
- de Sousa Braga retired, Pimentel Lavrador succeede...
- Erected: Kumba, Cameroon; Nfon named Bishop
- Abbo named Ngaoundéré Bishop
- Chau Ngoc Tri named Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng Bishop; Đ...
- Habiyambere retired, Mwumvaneza named Nyundo Bishop
- Martinez Rust resigned, Basabe named San Felipe Bi...
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- Housset retired, Colomb named La Rochelle Bishop
- Bootkoski retired, Checchio named Metuchen Bishop
- Hurkmans resigned, de Korte named ’s Hertogenbosch...
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