Naranjo Tovar retired, Paz Hurtado named Latacunga Bishop

Bishop José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar retired and Bishop-elect Geovanni Mauricio Paz Hurtado was named Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador.

Andreassa named Ituiutaba Bishop

Bishop Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva was named Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo in September 2015.

Bishop Andreassa had been serving as Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina.

Lynch retired, Parkes named Saint Petersburg Bishop

Bishop Robert Nugent Lynch retired and Bishop Gregory Lawrence Parkes was named Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Bishop Parkes has been serving as Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee.

Freyer named Orange in California Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Timothy E. Freyer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA and titular bishop of Strathernia.

Battersby and Fisher named Detroit Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Gerard W. Battersby and Bishop-elect Robert J. Fisher were named Auxiliary Bishops of Detroit, Michigan, USA and titular bishops of Eguga and Forum Popilii, respectively.

Frendo named Tiranë-Durrës Archbishop

Archbishop-designate George Anthony Frendo, O.P. was named Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Rrok Kola Mirdita in December 2015.

Archbishop-designate Frendo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Gómez Cantero named Teruel y Albarracín Bishop

Bishop-elect Antonio Gómez Cantero was named Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías was named Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño in May 2016.

de Queiroz Vieira named Cristalândia Prelate

Bishop-elect Wellington de Queiroz Vieira was named Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil.

The prelature had been vacant since then-Bishop Rodolfo Luís Weber was named Archbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul in December 2015

Damasceno Assis retired, Brandes named Aparecida Archbishop

Raymundo Cardinal Damasceno Assis retired and Archbishop Orlando Brandes was named Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Archbishop Brandes had been serving as Archbishop of Londrina, Parana.

Anyilunda resigned, Guigbile named Dapaong Bishop

Bishop Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda resigned and Bishop-elect Dominique Banlène Guigbile was named Bishop of Dapaong, Togo.

Yeung Ming-cheung named Hong Kong Coadjutor

Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung was named Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Ambongo Besungu named Mbandaka-Bikoro Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. was named Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba in March 2016.

Archbishop-designate Ambongo Besungu had been serving as Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela.

Depalma retired, Marino named Nola Bishop

Archbishop Beniamino Depalma, C.M. retired and Bishop Francesco Marino was named Bishop of Nola, Italy.

Bishop Marino had been serving as Bishop of Avellino.

Mendoza Hernández retired, Parra Novo named Santiago de Guatemala Auxiliary

Bishop Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández retired and Bishop-elect José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala, Guatemala and titular bishop of Tubia.

Jung Shin-chul named Incheon Bishop

Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul was named Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South).

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Boniface Choi Ki-San in May 2016.

Dessi Youfang named Bafoussam Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Dessi Youfang was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon and titular bishop of Oescus.

Myers retired, Tobin named Newark Archbishop

Archbishop John Joseph Myers retired and Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA and Superior of Turks and Caicos, Antilles.

Archbishop Tobin has been serving as Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana.

In addition, the Pope previously announced his intention to elevate him to a Cardinal on 19 November 2016.

Suárez Inda retired, Garfias Merlos named Morelia Archbishop

Alberto Cardinal Suárez Inda retired and Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos was named Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México.

Archbishop Garfias Merlos had been serving as Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero.

Dung named Shendam Bishop

Bishop-elect Philip Davou Dung was named Bishop of Shendam, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop James Naanman Daman, O.S.A. in January 2015.

Stetter retired, Flock Bever named San Ignacio de Velasco Bishop

Bishop Carlos Stetter retired and Bishop Robert Herman Flock Bever was named Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia.

Bishop Flock Bever had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba.

Fernandes Dantas retired, dos Santos Marcos succeeded as Beja Bishop

Bishop António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm. retired and Bishop José João dos Santos Marcos succeeded as Bishop of Beja, Portugal.

Bishop dos Santos Marcos had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.