Mupa named Chinhoyi Bishop

Bishop-elect Raymond Tapiwa Mupa, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J. in February 2016.

Cobo Cano, Montoya Torres, and Vidal Chamorro named Madrid Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect José Cobo Cano, Bishop-elect Santos Montoya Torres, and Bishop-elect Jesús Vidal Chamorro were named Auxiliary Bishops of Madrid, Spain and titular bishops of Beatia, Horta, and Elepla, respectively.

Landel retired, López Romero named Rabat Archbishop

Archbishop Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth. retired and Archbishop-elect Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco.

Lebulu retired, Massawe named Arusha Archbishop

Archbishop Josaphat Louis Lebulu retired and Archbishop-designate Isaac Amani Massawe as named Archbishop of Arusha, Tanzania.

Archbishop-designate Massawe had been serving as Bishop of Moshi.

Mangkhanekhoun named Vientiane Vicar

Louis-Marie Ling Cardinal Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D. was named Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos.

It had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I. in February 2017.

Cardinal Mangkhanekhoun had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Paksé.

Hansen named Mackenzie-Fort Smith Bishop

Bishop-elect Jon Hansen, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Mark Andrew Hagemoen was named Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in September 2017.

Macaluso resigned as Hartford Auxiliary

Bishop Christie Albert Macaluso resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Marchiori named São José dos Pinhais Bishop

Bishop Celso Antônio Marchiori was named Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach was named Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina in April 2017.

Bishop Marchiori had been serving as Bishop of Apucarana.

Kelly named Galway and Kilmacduagh

Bishop Brendan Kelly was named Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Martin Drennan in July 2016.

Bishop Kelly had been serving as Bishop of Achonry.

Tseng Chien-tsi retired as Hwalien Auxiliary

Bishop John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Hwalien, Taiwan.

Oshikawa retired, Berndt named Naha Bishop

Bishop Berard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv. retired and Bishop-elect Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Naha, Japan.

Hoser retired, Kamiński succeeded as Warszawa-Praga Bishop

Bishop Henryk Hoser, S.A.C. retired and Bishop Romuald Kamiński succeeded as Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland.

Bishop Kamiński had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Moreau retired, Goudreault named Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière Bishop

Bishop Yvon-Joseph Moreau, O.C.S.O. retired and Bishop-elect Pierre Goudreault was named Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada.

Fekete, Azerbaijan Prefect, made Bishop

Bishop-elect Vladimír Fekete, S.D.B. was named Titular Bishop of Municipa while remaining Prefect of Azerbaijan.

Arshad named Islamabad-Rawalpindi Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Joseph Arshad was named Archbishop (Personal Title) of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Rufin Anthony in October 2016.

Bishop Arshad had been serving as Bishop of Faisalabad.

Colindres Abarca named San Miguel Bishop

Bishop Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca was named Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Miguel Ángel Morán Aquino was named Bishop of Santa Ana in February 2016.

Bishop Colindres Abarca had been serving as Bishop of El Salvador, Military.

Rivera Carrera retired, Aguiar Retes named México Archbishop

Norberto Cardinal Rivera Carrera retired and Carlos Cardinal Aguiar Retes was named Archbishop of México, Federal District.

Cardinal Aguiar Retes had been serving as Archbishop of Tlalnepantla.

Vingt-Trois retired, Aupetit named Paris Archbishop

André Armand Cardinal Vingt-Trois retired and Archbishop-designate Michel Christian Alain Aupetit was named Archbishop of Paris, France.

Archbishop-designate Michel Aupetit had been serving as Bishop of Nanterre.

Anaparambi named Alleppey Coadjutor

Bishop-elect James Raphael Anaparambi was named Coadjutor Bishop of Alleppey, India.

Del Valle Paredes retired, Versari succeeded as Campo Mourão Bishop

Bishop Francisco Javier Del Valle Paredes retired and Bishop Bruno Elizeu Versari succeeded as Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil.

Bishop Versari had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Martin named Christchurch Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Martin, M.S. was named Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Barry Philip Jones in February 2016.

Margni named Quilmes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marcelo Julián Margni was named Auxiliary Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina and titular bishop of Stephaniacum.

Knestout named Richmond Bishop

Bishop Barry Christopher Knestout was named Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo in August 2017.

Bishop Knestout had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia.

Avilés named Brownsville Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Mario Alberto Avilés, C.O. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA and titular bishop of Cataquas.

Gianni retired, Gucwa named Bouar Bishop

Bishop Armando Umberto Gianni, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop-elect Mirosław Gucwa was named Bishop of Bouar, Central African Republic.

Bishop Gianni was one of only four bishops named to their current post by Pope Paul VI.

Wiertz retired as Roermond Bishop

Bishop Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz retired as Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands.