Montemayor named Colombia Nuncio

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor was nmaed Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ettore Balestrero was named Administrator to Congo, Democratic Republic of.

Archbishop Montemayor had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of.

Dalbosco named Bagé Bishop

Bishop-elect Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gílio Felício in June 2018.

Benavente Mateos retired, Fernández Collado named Albacete Bishop

Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos retired and Bishop Ángel Fernández Collado was named Bishop of Albacete, Spain.

Bishop Fernández Collado had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo.

Pellegrín Barrera resigned as San Bartolomé de Chillán Bishop

Bishop Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. resigned as Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile.

Contreras Molina resigned as San Felipe Bishop

Bishop Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. resigned as Bishop of San Felipe, Chile.

Balvo named Czech Republic Nuncio

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan.

Lima Soares named Carolina Bishop

Bishop-elect Francisco Lima Soares was named Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. in July 2017.

Pontelo retired, Giovenale named Cruzeiro do Sul Bishop

Bishop Mosé João Pontelo, C.S.Sp. retired and Bishop Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil.

Bishop Giovenale had been serving as Bishop of Santarém, Para.

Betancourt named Hartford Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Juan Miguel Betancourt, S.E.M.V. named Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA and titular bishop of Cursola.

Lipovšek retired as Celje Bishop

Bishop Stanislav Lipovšek retired as Bishop of Celje, Slovenia.

Delgado Silva resigned as Cabimas Bishop

Bishop William Enrique Delgado Silva resigned as Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela.

Voltolini Esti resigned as Portoviejo Archbishop

Archbishop Lorenzo Voltolini Esti resigned as Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador.

Bransfield retired as Wheeling-Charleston Bishop

Bishop Michael Joseph Bransfield retired as Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA.

Archbishop William Edward Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, was named Apostolic Administrator.

Ribeiro resigned as Formosa Bishop

Bishop José Ronaldo Ribeiro resigned as Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil.

Archbishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto, Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, remains Apostolic Administrator.

Nwachukwu named Belize Nuncio

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

Prizren elevated to Diocese; Gjergji as Bishop

The Apostolic Administration of Prizren was elevated to the Diocese of Prizren-Prishtina, Serbia.

Bishop Dodë Gjergji was named its Bishop.

He had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the same jurisdiction.