Swain retired, DeGrood named Sioux Falls Bishop

Bishop Paul Joseph Swain retired and Bishop-elect Donald Edward DeGrood was named Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.

Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and Evangelization of Peoples

Edwin Frederick Cardinal O’Brien retired as Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Fernando Cardinal Filoni, who had been serving as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, was named as his replacement.

In turn, Luis Antonio Gokim Cardinal Tagle, who had been serving as Archbishop of Manila, Philippines, was named as the new Prefect.

Malone resigned as Buffalo Bishop

Bishop Richard Joseph Malone resigned as Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA.

Bishop Edward Bernard Scharfenberger, Bishop of Albany, was named Apostolic Administrator.

Rojas named San Bernardino Coadjutor

Bishop Alberto Rojas was named Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA.