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18 October 2019

17 October 2019

Chikwe named Owerri Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Moses Chikwe was named Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria and titular bishop of Flumenzer.

16 October 2019

Chávez named Concepción Coadjutor

Bishop José Melitón Chávez was nameed Coadjutor Bishop of Concepción, Argentina.

Bishop Chávez had been serving as Bishop of Añatuya.

15 October 2019

Ossa Soto named Nueva Pamplona Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto was named Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Luis Madrid Merlano resigned in June 2018.

Archbishop-designate Ossa Soto had been serving as Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos.

11 October 2019

Saint John XXIII of Sofia created, Proykov named first Bishop

The Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (Bulgarian) was elevated to the Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian).

Bishop Christo Proykov was named its first Bishop.

Marino named Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy President

Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino was named President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste, and Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam.

Gloder named Cuba Nuncio

Archbishop Giampiero Gloder was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giorgio Lingua was named Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia in July 2019.

Archbishop Gloder had been serving as President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

Athipozhiyil retired, Anaparambil succeeded as Alleppey Bishop

Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil retired and Bishop James Raphael Anaparambil succeeded as Bishop of Alleppey, India.

Bishop Anaparambil had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

08 October 2019

Vetter named Helena Bishop

Bishop-elect Austin Vetter was named Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop George Leo Thomas was named Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in February 2018.

Randazzo named Broken Bay Bishop

Bishop Anthony Randazzo was named Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Peter Andrew Comensoli was named Archbishop of Melbourne in June 2018.

Bishop Randazzo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney.

Ortega Martín named Chile Nuncio

Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín was named Apostolic Nuncio to Chile.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ivo Scapolo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal in August 2019.

Archbishop Ortega Martín had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq.

05 October 2019

New Cardinals with their Titles

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04 October 2019

02 October 2019

Castillo Pino named Portoviejo Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Eduardo José Castillo Pino was named Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Lorenzo Voltolini Esti in September 2018.

Archbishop-designate Castillo Pino had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the same archdiocese.

Auza named Spain and Andorra Nuncio

Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza was named Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra.

The posts had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Renzo Fratini in July 2019.

Archbishop Auza had been serving as Permanent Observer to United Nations.

Varden named Trondheim Prelate

Bishop-elect Erik Varden, O.C.S.O. was named Prelate of Trondheim, Norway.

The prelature had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Georg Müller, SS.CC. in june 2009.