Nassar resigned as Saïdā Bishop

Bishop Elias Nassar resigned as Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon.

Floro Martínez retired, Nyandoro named Gokwe Bishop

Bishop Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. retired and Bishop-elect Rudolf Nyandoro was named Bishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe.

McGowan Wright resigned, Nicasio named Belize City-Belmopan Bishop

Bishop Dorick McGowan Wright resigned and Bishop-elect Lawrence Sydney Nicasio was named Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles.

Vazhapilly retired, Antony named Mysore Bishop

Bishop Thomas Anthony Vazhapilly retired and Bishop-elect Kannikadass William Antony was named Bishop of Mysore, India.

Haines and Schuerman named Milwaukee Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Jeffrey Robert Haines and Bishop-elect James T. Schuerman were named Auxiliary Bishops of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and titular bishops of Thagamuta and Girba, respectively.

Ottathengil resigned as Puthur Bishop

Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil resigned as Bishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India.

Bibi named Bamenda Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael Miabesue Bibi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda, Cameroon and titular bishop of Amudarsa.

Mina resigned as Guizeh Bishop

Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina resigned as Bishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt.

Boulette named San Antonio Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael J. Boulette was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA and titular bishop of Hieron.

Migliore named Uzbekistan Nuncio

Archbishop Celestino Migliore was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan in addition to his other posts.

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.

Diquattro named India and Nepal Nuncio

Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio to India and Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio was named Apostolic Nuncio to Poland in August 2016.

Archbishop Diquattro had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.

Baquero named Kerema Bishop

Bishop-elect Pedro Baquero, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C. in April 2013.

Palmeira Lessa retired, da Costa succeeded as Aracaju Archbishop

Archbishop José Palmeira Lessa retired and Archbishop João José da Costa, O. Carm. succeeded as Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil.

Archbishop da Costa has been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Vélez García named Medellín Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Mauricio Vélez García was named Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia and titular bishop of Lapda.

Tharayil named Changanacherry Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Thomas (Tomy) Joseph Tharayil was named Auxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India and titular bishop of Agrippias.

Renna retired, Checchinato named San Severo Bishop

Bishop Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. retired and Bishop-elect Giovanni Checchinato was named Bishop of San Severo, Italy.

Soares Nobre named Oeiras Bishop

Bishop-elect Edilson Soares Nobre was named Bishop of Oeiras, Piaui, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Juarez Sousa Da Silva was named Coadjutor Bishop of Parnaíba in January 2016.

Gianotti named Crema Bishop

Bishop-elect Daniele Gianotti was named Bishop of Crema, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Oscar Cantoni was named Bishop of Como in October 2016.

Solis named Salt Lake City Bishop

Bishop Oscar Azarcon Solis was named Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop John Charles Wester was named Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico in April 2015.

Bishop Solis had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California.

Henry resigned, McGrattan named Calgary Bishop

Bishop Frederick Bernard Henry resigned and Bishop William Terrence McGrattan was named Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Bishop McGrattan had been serving as Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario.

López Rodríguez retired, Ozoria Acosta named Military Bishop

Nicolás de Jesús Cardinal López Rodríguez retired and Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta was named Bishop of Dominican Republic, Military.

Silota retired, Hatoa Nunes named Chimioio Bishop

Bishop Francisco João Silota, M. Afr. retired and Bishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes was named Bishop of Chimoio, Mozambique.

Bishop Hatoa Nunes had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo.

Danlí, Honduras erected; Canales Motiño named Bishop

The Diocese of Danlí, Honduras was erected with territory taken from Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa.

Bishop-elect José Antonio Canales Motiño was named its first Bishop.