Mpundu resigned, Banda named Lusaka Archbishop

Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu resigned and Archbishop-designate Alick Banda was named Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia.

Archbishop-designate Banda had been serving as Bishop of Ndola.

Swamy Swamiadian named Ahmedabad Bishop

Bishop-elect Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian was named Bishop of Ahmedabad, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan was named Archbishop of Gandhinagar in June 2015.

Wasserbauer named Praha Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Zdeněk Wasserbauer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic and titular bishop of Buthrotum.

Pizzi retired, Corazza named Forli-Bertinoro Bishop

Bishop Lino Pizzi retired and Bishop-elect Livio Corazza was named Bishop of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy.

Blaire retired, Cotta named Stockton Bishop

Bishop Stephen Edward Blaire retired and Bishop Myron Joseph Cotta was named Bishop of Stockton, California, USA.

Bishop Cotta had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento.

Micchiardi retired, Testore named Acqui Bishop

Bishop Pier Giorgio Micchiardi retired and Bishop-elect Luigi Testore was named Bishop of Acqui, Italy.

Chirayath retired, Athikalam named Sagar Bishop

Bishop Anthony Chirayath retired and Bishop-elect James Athikalam, M.S.T. was named Bishop of Sagar (Syro-Malabar), India.

Anikuzhikattil retired, Nellikunnel named Idukki Bishop

Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil retired and Bishop-elect John Nellikunnel was named Bishop of Idukki (Syro-Malabar), India.

Aupetit named France, Faithful of the Eastern Rites Ordinary

Archbishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit was named Ordinary of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites in addition to his other posts.

López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo retired, García Beltrán named Getafe Bishop

Bishop Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo retired and Bishop Ginés Ramón García Beltrán was named Bishop of Getafe, Spain.

Bishop García Beltrán had been serving as Bishop of Guadix.

Canindé Palhano named Petrolina Bishop

Bishop Francisco Canindé Palhano was named Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Manoel dos Reis de Farias in July 2017.

Bishop Canindé Palhano had been serving as Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia.

Farrell named Ossory Bishop

Bishop-elect Dermot Pius Farrell was named Bishop of Ossory, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Séamus Freeman, S.A.C. in July 2016.