van Megen named Kenya Nuncio

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic in September 2018.

Archbishop van Megen had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and to Eritrea.

Ortega Franco retired, González Morales and Samaniego López named México Auxiliaries

Bishop Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. retired and Bishop-elect Salvador González Morales and Bishop-elect Carlos Enrique Samaniego López were named Auxiliary Bishops of México, Federal District and titular bishops of Lacubaza and Cillium, respectively.

Colín Cruz named Puerto Escondido Bishop

Bishop Florencio Armando Colín Cruz was named Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Pedro Vázquez Villalobos was named Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca in February 2018.

Bishop Colín Cruz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District.

Salvi named Perugia-Città della Pieve Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marco Salvi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy and titular bishop of Termae Himerae.

Farrell named Camerlengo

Kevin Joseph Cardinal Farrell was named Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber in addition to his other duties.

Skibicki named Elbląg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Wojciech Skibicki was named Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland and titular bishop of Casae Nigrae.

Segura Etxezarraga named Bilboa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseba Segura Etxezarraga was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao, Spain and titular bishop of Basti.

Okroj named Pelplin Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Arkadiusz Okroj was named Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland and titular bishop of Cufruta.

Eluke named Port Harcourt Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Patrick Eluke was named Auxiliary Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria and titular bishop of Photice.

Nkwande named Mwanza Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Renatus Leonard Nkwande was named Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Jude Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam in June 2018.

Archbishop-designate Nkwande had been serving as Bishop of Bunda.

Ferreira Lopes resigned, Sumbelelo named Viana Bishop

Bishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. resigned and Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo was named Bishop of Viana, Angola.

Bishop Sumbelelo had been serving as Bishop of Uije.

Asiedu named Donkorkrom Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D. was named Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana.

The vicariate had been vacant since Bishop Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Keta-Akatsi in March 2017.

Cunningham retired, Byrne named Hexham and Newcastle Bishop

Bishop Séamus Cunningham retired and Bishop Robert Byrne, C.O. was named Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain.

Bishop Byrne had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham.

Bianco named Uganda Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D. was named Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary in July 2018.

Archbishop Bianco had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia.

Gallone named Zambia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Gianfranco Gallone was named Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and titular archbishop of Motula.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun in March 2018.

Jozić named Côte d’Ivoire Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Ante Jozić was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire and titular archbishop of Cissa.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon in March 2018.

Szyrokoradiuk named Odessa-Simferopol Coadjutor

Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine.

He had been serving as Bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia.