Archbishop-designate Leopoldo González González was named Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México.
The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos was named Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán in November 2016.
Archbishop-designate González González had been serving as Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas.
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- Kennedy retired as Boston Auxiliary
- González González named Acapulco Archbishop
- Epalza Quintero retired, Jaramillo Montoya named B...
- Eichhorn retired, Vázquez succeeded as Morón Bishop
- Lapierre retired, Rodembourg named Saint-Hyacinthe...
- Giménez Medina retired, Valenzuela Rios named Caac...
- Titles of the New Cardinals
- Sunarko named Pangkal-Pinang Bishop
- de Romanet de Beaune named France Military Bishop
- Moon Chang-woo named Cheju Coadjutor
- Koo Yobi named Seoul Auxiliary
- Sabio resigned, Galido named Marshall Islands Prefect
- de Assis Ribeiro named Belém do Pará Auxiliary
- Atzei retired, Saba named Sassari Archbishop
- Schlert named Allentown Bishop
- Lach named Parma Apostolic Administrator
- Harvey named Saint George’s in Grenada Bishop
- Carrascosa Coso named Ecuador Nuncio
- Rojas Ruiz named Mérida Auxiliary
- Martínez Ossola named Santiago del Estero Auxiliary
- Gordo Rodríguez and Vadell Ferrer named Barcelona ...
- Székely named Szombathely Bishop
- Delgado Evers retired, Lozano succeeded as San Jua...
- Ammar named Saïdā Bishop
- Girasoli named Peru Nuncio
- Duffé named Promoting Integral Human Development S...
- Salcedo Aquino named Tlaxcala Bishop
- Palmieri retired, Meta named Rrëshen Bishop
- Kulli named Sapë Bishop
- Kabashi retired, Peragine named Southern Albania A...
- Huertas Vargas retired, García Peláez named Garago...
- Steinmetz named Londrina Archbishop
- Green named Denmark Nuncio
- Thompson named Indianapolis Archbishop
- D’Errico named Libya Nuncio
- Cardinal Etchegaray retired, Cardinal Re confirmed...
- Zecca resigned as Tucumán Archbishop
- Boyce retired, McGuckian named Raphoe Bishop
- Lizama Riquelme retired, Ducasse Medina named Anto...
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