Mangalinao named Lingayen-Dagupan Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines and titular bishop of Urusi.

Deliman named Philadelphia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Edward Michael Deliman was named Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and titular bishop of Sufes.

Chang Shin-Ho named Daegu Auxiliary

Bishop-elect John Bosco Chang Shin-Ho was named Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) and titular bishop of Vescera.

Migliore named Russia Nuncio

Archbishop Celestino Migliore was named Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič was named Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva in February 2016.

Archbishop Migliore had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.

Villena retired as Bayombong Bishop

Bishop Ramon Barrera Villena retired as Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines.

Muchabaiwa retired, Horan named Mutare Bishop

Bishop Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa retired and Bishop-elect Paul Horan, O. Carm. was named Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe.

Navarra retired, Buzon named Bacolod Bishop

Bishop Vicente Macanan Navarra retired and Bishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Bacolod, Philippines.

Bishop Buzon had been serving as Bishop of Kabankalan.

Konzbul named Brno Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pavel Konzbul was named Auxiliary Bishop of Brno, Czech Republic and titular bishop of Litomyšl.

Escalante Molina named Gabon Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Francisco Escalante Molina was named Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon in addition to his other posts.

Vodopjanovas named Panevėžys Bishop

Bishop Linas (Genadijus) Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. was named Archbishop of Kaunas in June 2015.

Bishop Vodopjanovas had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda).

Sirufo named Acerenza Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Francesco Sirufo was named Archbishop of Acerenza, Italy.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Giovanni Ricchiuti was named Archbishop (Personal Title) of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti in October 2013.

Pastana de Oliveira named Crato Coadjutor

Bishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira was named Coadjutor Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil.

He had been serving as Bishop of Imperatriz, Maranho.

Bataille named Saint-Etienne Bishop

Bishop-elect Sylvain Bataille was named Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Dominique Julien Claude Marie Lebrun was named Archbishop of Rouen in July 2015.

Pápai retired, Veres named Győr Bishop

Bishop Lajos Pápai retired and Bishop András Veres was named Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary.

Bishop Veres had been serving as Bishop of Szombathely.

Cardinal Coppa has died

Giovanni Cardinal Coppa, Cardinal-Deacon of San Lino, has died.

He was 90 years old and had served as a cardinal for 8 years. He had also served as a bishop for 36 years (mostly in the diplomatic services) and as a priest for 67 years.

May he rest in peace.

Lahmann retired as Mainz Bishop

Karl Cardinal Lehmann retired as Bishop of Mainz, Germany.

Pintér named Belarus Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Gábor Pintér was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus and titular archbishop of Velebusdus.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine in November 2015.

Slattery retired, Konderla named Tulsa Bishop

Bishop Edward James Slattery retired and Bishop-elect David Austin Konderla was named Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

Escribano Subías named Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño Bishop

Bishop Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías was named Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain.

The had been vacant since then-Bishop Juan José Omella Omella was named Archbishop of Barcelona in November 2015.

Bishop Escribano Subías had been serving as Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín.

Rodríguez Salazar retired, Menor Vargas named Huánuco Bishop

Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop-elect Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Huánuco, Peru.

Silva Arantes named Goiânia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Moacir Silva Arantes was named Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil and titular bishop of Tituli in Numidia.

Włodarczyk named Koszalin-Kołobrzeg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Krzysztof Stefan Włodarczyk was named Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland and titular bishop of Surista.

Kudrick resigned as Parma Bishop

Bishop John Michael Kudrick resigned as Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA.

Jammo retired as Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego Bishop

Bishop Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo retired as Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA.

Hine retired as Southwark Auxililary

Bishop John Franklin Meldon Hine retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain.

Długosz retired as Częstochowa Auxiliary

Bishop Antoni Józef Długosz retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland.

Dino retired, Pažak named Holy Mary of Protection of Phoenix Bishop

Bishop Gerald Nicholas Dino retired and Bishop John Stephen Pažak, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Holy Mary of Protection of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA.

Bishop Pažak had been serving as Bishop of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian), Canada.

Nguyên Chu Trinh retired, Đình Đúc Đao succeeded as Xuân Lộc Bishop

Bishop Dominique Nguyên Chu Trinh retired and Bishop Joseph Đình Đúc Đao succeeded as Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam.

Bishop Đình Đúc Đao had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Cardona Ramírez named San José del Guaviare Bishop

Bishop-elect Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez was named Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa was named Bishop of Engativá in June 2015.

Long Van Nguyen named Parramatta Bishop

Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Parramatta, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Anthony Colin Joseph Fisher, O.P. was named Archbishop of Sydney in September 2014.

Bishop Long Van Nguyen had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne.

Carvalheiro Neto named Itapeva Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto was named Coadjutor Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Ferreira dos Santos named Amargosa Bishop

Bishop Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos was named Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop João Nílton dos Santos Souza in June 2015.

Bishop Ferreira dos Santos had been serving as Bishop of Floriano, Piaui.

Vayalunkal named Papua New Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal was named Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and titular archbishop of Ratiaria.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal in March 2016.