Padilla named Yemen Nuncio

Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla was named Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen in addition to his other duties.

Monahan named Killaloe Bishop

Bishop-elect Fintan Monahan was named Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A. was named Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly) in November 2014.

Freeman resigned as Ossory Bishop

Bishop Séamus Freeman, S.A.C. resigned as Bishop of Ossory, Ireland.

Drennan resigned as Galway and Kilmacduagh Bishop

Bishop Martin Drennan resigned as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland.

Erected: Great Britain (Syro-Malabar), Srampickal named Bishop

The Apostolic Exarchate of Great Britain (Syro-Malabar) was erected and Bishop-elect Joseph (Benny Mathew) Srampickal was named its first Bishop.

Chirappanath named Apostolic Visitor for Syro-Malabar in Europe

Bishop-elect Stephen Chirappanath was named Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) for Syro-Malabar faithful in Europe and titular bishop of Slebte.

Makhweliha resigned as Nampula Archbishop

Archbishop Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. resigned as Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique.

Bagaforo named Kidapawan Bishop

Bishop José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo was named Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz was named Archbishop of Zamboanga in March 2014.

Bishop Bagaforo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cotabato.

Erected: Votuporanga, Brazil; de Freitas named Bishop

The Diocese of Votuporanga, Sao Paulo, Brazil was erected with territory taken from Jales and São José do Rio Preto.

Bishop-elect Moacir Aparecido de Freitas was named its first Bishop.

Daneels retired as Apostolic Signatura Secretary

Archbishop Frans Daneels, O. Praem. retired as Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura.

Effective 1 September 2016, Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca will take over the post.

Pérez Rojas retired, Torres Rondón named San Fernando de Apure Bishop

Bishop Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas retired and Bishop Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón was named Bishop of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela.

Bishop Torres Rondón had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida.

Morao Andreazza retired, Escobar Aguilar named Chalatenango Bishop

Bishop Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. was named Bishop of Chalatenango, El Salvador.

Dilli named Santa Cruz do Sul Bishop

Bishop Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Canísio Klaus was named Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso in January 2016.

Bishop Dilli had been serving as Bishop of Uruguaiana.

Dantas de Lucena named Nazaré Bishop

Bishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena was named Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. in November 2015.

Bishop Dantas de Lucena had been serving as Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba.

Bolen named Regina Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Donald Joseph Bolen was named Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Daniel Joseph Bohan in January 2016.

Archbishop-designate Bolen had been serving as Bishop of Saskatoon.

Coppola named Mexico Nuncio

Archbishop Franco Coppola was named Apostolic Nuncio to México.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre was named Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America in April 2016.

Archbishop Coppola had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic and Apostolic Nuncio to Chad.

Banach named Cape Verde Nuncio

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde in addition to his other posts.

Kujur resigned as Daltonganj Bishop

Bishop Gabriel Kujur, S.J. resigned as Bishop of Daltonganj, India.

de Cillo Pagotto resigned as Paraíba Archbishop

Archbishop Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. resigned as Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil.

Escapa Aparicio retired as Santo Domingo Auxiliary

Bishop Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

López Rodríguez retired, Ozoria Acosta named Santo Domingo Archbishop

Nicolás de Jesús Cardinal López Rodríguez retired and Archbishop-designate Francisco Ozoria Acosta was named Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Archbishop-designate Ozoria Acosta had been serving as Bishop of San Pedro de Macorís.

Gagnon retired, Proulx named Gaspé Bishop

Bishop Jean Gagnon retired and Bishop Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M. was named Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Proulx had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

Bätzing named Limburg Bishop

Bishop-elect Georg Bätzing was named Bishop of Limburg, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst in March 2014.