Nkiere Keana retired, Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana named Inongo Bishop

Bishop Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. retired and Bishop Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. was named Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Bishop Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.

Mudiso Mund’la retired, Kwambamba Masi named Kenge Bishop

Bishop Jean-Gaspard Mudiso Mund’la, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi was named Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Bishop Kwambamba Masi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.

Pedroso Montalvo named Guantánamo-Baracoa Bishop

Bishop-elect Silvano Pedroso Montalvo was named Bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Wilfredo Pino Estévez was named Archbishop of Camagüey in December 2016.

Murat named Equatorial Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea in addition to his other posts.

Christian named San Francisco Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Robert Francis Christian, O.P. was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA and titular bishop of Giru Marcelli.

Ferrari retired, Sevilha named Bauru Bishop

Bishop Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Rubens Sevilha, O.C.D. was named Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Sevilha had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo.

Arana named El Alto Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Giovani Edgar Arana was named Auxiliary Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia and titular bishop of Muteci.

Yáñez Calvachi named Babahoyo Bishop

Bishop Skiper Bladimir Yáñez Calvachi was named Bishop of Babahoyo, Ecuador.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo was named Archbishop of Cuenca in June 2016.

Bishop Yáñez Calvachi had been serving as Bishop of Guaranda.

McAreavey resigned as Dromore Bishop

Bishop John McAreavey resigned as Bishop of Dromore, Ireland.

Dal Corso retired, Jaca named Benguela Bishop

Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. retired and Bishop António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Benguela, Angola.

Bishop Jaca had been serving as Bishop of Caxito.

Murat named Cameroun Nuncio

Archbishop Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Piero Pioppo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia in September 2017.

Archbishop Murat had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi.

Ngoyagoye retired, Banshimiyubusa named Bujumbura Archbishop

Archbishop Evariste Ngoyagoye retired and Archbishop-designate Gervais Banshimiyubusa was named Archbishop of Bujumbura, Burundi.

Archbishop-designate Banshimiyubusa had been serving as Bishop of Ngozi.

Moras retired, Machado named Bangalore Archbishop

Archbishop Bernard Blasius Moras retired and Archbishop-designate Peter Machado was named Archbishop of Bangalore, India.

Archbishop-designate Machado had been serving as Bishop of Belgaum.

Kalenga Badikebele named Argentina Nuncio

Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele was named Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig was named Apostolic Nuncio to Italy in September 2017.

Archbishop Kalenga Badikebele had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador and Apostolic Nuncio to Belize.

Palang resigned as San Jose in Mindoro Vicar

Bishop Antonio Pepito Palang, S.V.D. resigned as Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines.

da Silva Rodrigues Linda named Porto Bishop

Bishop Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda was named Bishop of Porto, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop António Francisco dos Santos in September 2017.

Galbines named Kabankalan Bishop

Bishop-elect Louie Patalinghug Galbines was named Bishop of Kabankalan, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Bacolod in May 2016.

Lucunde resigned as Menongue Bishop

Bishop Mário Lucunde resigned as Bishop of Menongue, Angola.

Paredes Cruz named Humahuaca Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Florencio Félix Paredes Cruz, C.R.L. was named Coadjutor Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina.

Nwachukwu named Suriname Nuncio

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu was named Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname, Antilles in addition to his other posts.

Le Vert named Bordeaux Auxiliary

Bishop Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France and titular bishop of Briançonnet.

Bishop Le Vert had previous served as Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), resigning in January 2015.

Štambuk retired, Palić named Hvar Bishop

Bishop Slobodan Štambuk retired and Bishop-elect Petar Palić was named Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia.

Bettencourt named Georgia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect José Avelino Bettencourt was named Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia in addition to his other posts.

Spiteri named Lebanon Nuncio

Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia was named Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines in September 2017.

Archbishop Spiteri had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire.

Malaspina named São Carlos Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Eduardo Malaspina was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil and titular bishop of Pupiana.

Salazar Cárdenas named Matehuala Bishop

Bishop-elect Margarito Salazar Cárdenas was named Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Lucas Martínez Lara in April 2016.

Di Pierro named Farafangana Bishop

Bishop Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M. was named Archbishop of Antsiranana in November 2013.

Bishop Di Pierro had been serving as Bishop of Moramanga.

Gaschy retired, Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon suppressed

Bishop Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp. retired as Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon.

The the same time the Vicariate itself was suppressed and its territory was incorporated into the Diocese of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France.

Bettencourt named Armenia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect José Avelino Bettencourt was named Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia.

San Casimiro Fernández retired, Buigues Oller named Alajuela Bishop

Bishop Angel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R. retired and Bishop-elect Bartolomé Buigues Oller, T.C. was named Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica.