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.
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- Utleg retired, Baccay named Tuguegarao Archbishop
- Fey retired, Auram named Kimbe Bishop
- De la Torre Altamirano named Quito Auxiliary
- Sudar resigned as Vrhbosna Auxiliary
- Ze Jeimphaung named Lashio Coadjutor
- Chikwe named Owerri Auxiliary
- Chávez named Concepción Coadjutor
- Ossa Soto named Nueva Pamplona Archbishop
- Harris retired, Riesbeck named Saint John, New Bru...
- Bastes retired, Dialogo named Sorsogon Bishop
- Badini Confalonieri retired as Susa Bishop
- Saint John XXIII of Sofia created, Proykov named f...
- Marino named Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Pre...
- Gloder named Cuba Nuncio
- Del Río Sendino retired, Saldías Pedraza named Tar...
- Athipozhiyil retired, Anaparambil succeeded as All...
- Jenik retired, Whalen and Colacicco named New York...
- Silva Pepeu resigned, Menezes da Silva named Vitór...
- Vetter named Helena Bishop
- Van Roijen named Corner Brook and Labrador Bishop
- Randazzo named Broken Bay Bishop
- Ortega Martín named Chile Nuncio
- Odzimek retired as Radom Auxiliary
- New Cardinals with their Titles
- Radrizzani retired, Scheinig named Mercedes-Luján ...
- Drennan resigned as Palmerston North Bishop
- Castillo Pino named Portoviejo Archbishop
- Ricard retired as Bordeaux Archbishop
- Auza named Spain and Andorra Nuncio
- Varden named Trondheim Prelate
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