Bishop David Dias Pimentel retired and Bishop Antônio Emidio Vilar, S.D.B. was named Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Bishop Vilar had been serving as Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso.
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23 September 2016
Dieser named Aachen Bishop
Bishop Helmut Karl Dieser was named Bishop of Aachen, Germany.
The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Heinrich Mussinghoff in December 2015.
Bishop Dieser had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trier.
The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Heinrich Mussinghoff in December 2015.
Bishop Dieser had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trier.
22 September 2016
Lira Rugarcía named Matamoros Bishop
Bishop Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía was named Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ruy Rendón Leal was named Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora in April 2016.
Bishop Lira Rugarcía had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ruy Rendón Leal was named Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora in April 2016.
Bishop Lira Rugarcía had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles.
21 September 2016
Vayalunkal named Solomon Islands Nuncio
Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal was named Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands.
Talley named Alexandria Coadjutor
Bishop David Prescott Talley was named Coadjutor Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA.
Bishop Talley had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia.
Bishop Talley had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia.
Cardelli retired, Santiago named San Nicolás de los Arroyos Bishop
Bishop Héctor Sabatino Cardelli retired and Bishop Hugo Norberto Santiago was named Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina.
Bishop Santiago had been serving as Bishop of Santo Tomé.
Bishop Santiago had been serving as Bishop of Santo Tomé.
20 September 2016
Kalist named Clermont Archbishop
Archbishop-designate François Michel Pierre Kalist was named Archbishop of Clermont, France.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon in March 2016.
Archbishop-designate Kalist had been serving as Bishop of Limoges.
The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon in March 2016.
Archbishop-designate Kalist had been serving as Bishop of Limoges.
19 September 2016
Miñarro named Merlo-Moreno Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Oscar Eduardo Miñarro was named Auxiliary Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina and titular bishop of Antium.
12 September 2016
09 September 2016
Reyes retired, de Leon succeeded as Antipolo Bishop
Bishop Gabriel Villaruz Reyes retired and Bishop Francisco Mendoza de Leon succeeded as Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines.
Bishop de Leon had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
Bishop de Leon had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
08 September 2016
Salinas Viñals named Valencia Auxiliary
Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals was named Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain and titular bishop of Forum Clodii.
He had been serving as Bishop of Mallorca.
He had been serving as Bishop of Mallorca.
07 September 2016
da Cruz retired, Breis Pereira succeeded as Juazeiro Bishop
Bishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. retired and Bishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil.
Bishop Breis Pereira had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
Bishop Breis Pereira had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
01 September 2016
Oliveri resigned, Borghetti succeeded as Albenga-Imperia Bishop
Bishop Mario Oliveri resigned and Bishop Guglielmo Borghetti succeeded as Bishop of Albenga-Imperia, Italy.
Bishop Borghetti had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
Bishop Borghetti had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
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