Dooher retired as Boston Auxiliary

Bishop John Anthony Dooher retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Kallupura named Patna Coadjutor Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Sebastian Kallupura was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Patna, India.

He had been serving as Bishop of Buxar.

Hart retired, Comensoli named Melbourne Archbishop

Archbishop Denis James Hart retired and Archbishop-designate Peter Andrew Comensoli was named Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia.

Archbishop-designate Comensoli had been serving as Bishop of Broken Bay.

Valenzuela Abarca resigned as Talca Bishop

Bishop Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca resigned as Bishop of Talca, Chile.

Goić Karmelić retired as Rancagua Bishop

Bishop Alejandro Goić Karmelić retired as Bishop of Rancagua, Chile.

Hurley retired, Gauci named Darwin Bishop

Bishop Daniel Eugene Hurley retired and Bishop-elect Charles Victor Emmanuel Gauci was named Bishop of Darwin, Australia.

Andrade da Silva named Nova Iguaçu Coadjutor

Bishop Gilson Andrade da Silva was named Coadjutor Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia.

Sanches Alves retired, Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho named Évora Archbishop

Archbishop José Francisco Sanches Alves retired and Archbishop-designate Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho was named Archbishop of Évora, Portugal.

Archbishop-designate Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Braga.

de Mendonça named Suava titular Archbishop; future Archivist and Librarian

Archbishop-elect José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça was named Titular Archbishop of Suava.

On 1 Sep 2018, he will become the Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives and Librarian of the Vatican Library.

Calcagno retired, Galantino named APAS President

Domenico Cardinal Calcagno retired and Bishop Nunzio Galantino was named President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See.

Muench retired, Duca named Baton Rouge Bishop

Bishop Robert William Muench retired and Bishop Michael Gerard Duca was named Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Bishop Duca had been serving as Bishop of Shreveport.

Toppo retired, Toppo named Ranchi Archbishop

Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo retired and Archbishop-designate Felix Toppo, S.J. was named Archbishop of Ranchi, India.

Archbishop-designate Toppo had been serving as Bishop of Jamshedpur.

Teyrouz retired, Yéghiayan named Sainte-Croix-de-Paris Bishop

Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B. retired and Bishop-elect Elie (Yéghia) Yéghiayan, I.C.P.B. was named Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France.

Martínez Flores named Villarrica del Espíritu Santo Bishop

Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores was named Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, Paraguay.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios was named Bishop of Caacupé in June 2017.

Bishop Martínez Flores had been serving as Bishop of Paraguay, Military.

Koda resigned as Tōkyō Auxiliary

Bishop James Kazuo Koda resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Tōkyō, Japan.

Galea-Curmi named Malta Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph Galea-Curmi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Malta and titular bishop of Cebarades.

Zabbara named Baghdad Apostolic Administrator

Nersès (Joseph) Zabbara was named Apostolic Administrator of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq.

Wambua named Machakos Bishop

Bishop Norman King’oo Wambua was named Bishop of Machakos, Kenya.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Martin Kivuva Musonde was named Archbishop of Mombasa in December 2014.

Bishop Wambua had been serving as Bishop of Bungoma.

Manathodath named Ernakulam-Angamaly Apostolic Administrator

Bishop Jacob Manathodath was named Apostolic Administrator of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India while remaining Bishop of Palghat.

Kiapseni resigned, Tatamai named Kavieng Bishop

Bishop Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. resigned and Bishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. was named Bishop of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.

Bishop Tatamai had been serving as Bishop of Bereina.

Ruwa’ichi named Dar-es-Salaam Coadjutor

Archbishop Jude Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

He had been serving as Archbishop of Mwanza.

Wolcan Olano named Tacuarembó Bishop

Bishop-elect Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano was named Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Julio César Bonino Bonino in August 2017.

Smith retired, Deenihan named Meath Bishop

Bishop Michael Smith retired and Bishop-elect Thomas Deenihan was named Bishop of Meath, Ireland.

Krebs named Uruguay Nuncio

Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Panikulam retired in October 2017.

Archbishop Krebs had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Oceania, and other posts.

Ocampo Gaona named Carapeguá Bishop

Bishop-elect Celestino Ocampo Gaona was named Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero was named Bishop of San Lorenzo in July 2015.

Cárdenas Villalba retired, Benítez Candia named Benjamín Aceval Bishop

Bishop Cándido Cárdenas Villalba retired and Bishop-elect Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia was named Bishop of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay

Wirz Kraemer retired, Tróccoli Cebedio named Maldonado-Punta del Este Bishop

Bishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer and Bishop Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio was named Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Bishop Tróccoli Cebedio had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo.

Rodríguez-Melgarejo retired, D’Annibale named San Martín Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Rodríguez-Melgarejo and Bishop Miguel Ángel D’Annibale was named Bishop of San Martín, Argentina.

Bishop D’Annibale had been serving as Bishop of Río Gallegos.

Olszowski named Katowice Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Grzegorz Olszowski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland and titular bishop of Rhoga.

Guerrero Córdova retired, Murguía Medina named Mixes Prelate

Bishop Héctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B. retired and Salvador Cleofás Murguía Medina, S.D.B. was named Prelate of Mixes, Oaxaca, México.

Vincke named Salina Bishop

Bishop-elect Gerald L. Vincke was named Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Edward Joseph Weisenburger was named Bishop of Tucson, Arizona in October 2017.

Barros Madrid resigned as Osorno Bishop

Bishop Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid resigned as Bishop of Osorno, Chile.

Bishop Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M. was named Apostolic Administrator.

Duarte García de Cortázar retired as Valparaíso Bishop

Bishop Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. retired as Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile.

Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic was named Apostolic Administrator.

Caro Cordero retired as Puerto Montt Archbishop

Archbishop Cristián Caro Cordero retired as Archbishop of Puerto Montt, Chile.

Tigga named Raiganj Bishop

Bishop-elect Fulgence Aloysius Tigga was named Bishop of Raiganj, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Alphonsus Flavian D’Souza, S.J. in April 2016.

Panipitchai named Miao Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India and titular bishop of Aggersel.

Henning named Rockville Centre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Richard G. Henning was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA and titular bishop of Tabla.

Fisher named Washington Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael William Fisher was named Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA and titular bishop of Truentum.

Madrid Merlano resigned as Nueva Pamplona Archbishop

Archbishop Luis Madrid Merlano resigned as Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia.

Felício resigned as Bagé Bishop

Bishop Gílio Felício resigned as Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Rougé named Nanterre Bishop

Bishop-elect Matthieu Rougé was named Bishop of Nanterre, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit was named Archbishop of Paris in December 2017.

Algermissen retired as Fulda Bishop

Bishop Heinz Josef Algermissen retired as Bishop of Fulda, Germany.

Michiaki Yamanouchi named Saitama Bishop

Bishop-elect Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Saitama, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani in July 2013.

Abella Batlle and Sakai named Osaka Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F. and Bishop-elect Paul Toshihiro Sakai were named Auxiliary Bishops of Osaka, Japan and titular bishops of Methamaucum and Nova Barbara, respectively.

Aguer retired, Fernández named La Plata Archbishop

Archbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer retired and Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández was named Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina.

Archbishop Fernández had been serving as Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia.

Lach named Parma Bishop

Bishop Milan Lach, S.J. was named Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA.

The eparchy had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop John Michael Kudrick in May 2016.

Bishop Lach had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the same eparchy.