Narui named Niigata Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Niigata, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Tōkyō in October 2017.

Pointe-Noire and Owando made Archdioceses

The dioceses of Pointe-Noire and Owando were both elevated to Archdioceses.

The Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire, Congo was given the suffragan dioceses of Dolisie and Nkayi.

Miguel Ángel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B., who had been serving as Bishop, is now Archbishop-designate.


The Archdiocese of Owando, Congo was given the suffragan dioceses of Impfondo and Ouesso.

Victor Abagna Mossa, who had been serving as Bishop, is now Archbishop-designate.

All of the dioceses were formerly suffragans of Archdiocese of Brazzaville.

Ukpong named Umuahia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael Kalu Ukpong was named Auxiliary Bishop of Umuahia, Nigeria and titular bishop of Igilgili.

Peña Rodríguez retired, Castro Marte named Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey Bishop

Bishop Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez retired and Bishop Jesús Castro Marte was named Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic.

Bishop Castro Marte had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo.

Roa Barbosa named Ibagué Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Orlando Roa Barbosa was named Archbishop of Ibagué, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata in March 2019.

Archbishop-designate Roa Barbosa had been serving as Bishop of Espinal.

Castrellón Pizano retired, Giraldo Velásquez named Barrancabermeja Bishop

Bishop Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect Ovidio Giraldo Velásquez was named Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia.

Rixen retired, Ferreira named Goiás Bishop

Bishop Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen retired and Bishop-elect Jeová Elias Ferreira was named Bishop of Goiás, Brazil.

da Silveira Calixto Filho named São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Célio da Silveira Calixto Filho was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and titular bishop of Segia.

Larrondo Yáñez named Santiago de Chile Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Julio Esteban Larrondo Yáñez was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile and titular bishop of Magarmel.

Kerekes named Alba Iulia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect László Kerekes was named Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania and titular bishop of Tharros.

Edwards named Wagga Wagga Bishop

Bishop Mark Stuart Edwards, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gerard Joseph Hanna in September 2016.

Bishop Edwards had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne.

Bravo Álvarez named San Felipe Bishop

Bishop-elect Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez was named Bishop of San Felipe, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. in September 2018.

Hung Shan-chuan retired, Chung An-zu named Taipei Archbishop

Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. retired and Archbishop-designate Thomas Chung An-zu was named Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan.

Archbishop-designate Chung An-zu had been serving as Bishop of Kiayi.

Abastoflor Montero retired, Galvan Flores named La Paz Archbishop

Archbishop Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero retired and Archbishop-designate Percy Lorenzo Galvan Flores was named Archbishop of La Paz, Bolivia.

Archbishop-designate Galvan Flores had been serving as Prelate of Corocoro.

Bab named Lublin Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Adam Piotr Bab was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland and titular bishop of Arna.

Jozić named Belarus Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Ante Jozić was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Gábor Pintér was named Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras in November 2019.

Anchorage united with Juneau, Bellisario named Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Anchorage and the Diocese of Juneau were merged to create the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau.

Archbishop-designate Andrew Eugene Bellisario, C.M. was named its first ordinary.

He had been serving as Bishop of Juneau.

Miranda Rivera named Fajardo-Humacao Bishop

Bishop-elect Luis Miranda Rivera, O. Carm. was named Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales was named Bishop of Caguas in February 2017.

Saeteros Sierra named Portoviejo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Vicente Horacio Saeteros Sierra was named Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador and titular bishop of Rusuccuru.

Chamniern Santisukniram retired, Weradet Chaiseri named Thare and Nonseng Archbishop

Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniram retired and Archbishop-elect Anthony Weradet Chaiseri was named Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand.

Dassi Youfang named Bafia Bishop

Bishop Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, Comm. l'Emm. was named Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla in May 2017.

Bishop Dassi Youfang had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam.

Nzigilwa named Mpanda Bishop

Bishop Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa was named Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga was named Archbishop of Mbeya in December 2018.

Bishop Nzigilwa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam.

Muhich named Rapid City Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Michael Muhich was named Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Robert Dwayne Gruss was named Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan in May 2019.

Tylka named Peoria Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Louis Tylka was named Coadjutor Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA.

Corrada del Rio retired, Ríos Matos named Mayagüez Bishop

Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Ángel Luis Ríos Matos was named Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Bagnasco retired, Tasca named Genova Archbishop

Angelo Cardinal Bagnasco retired and Archbishop-elect Marco Tasca, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy.

Martorell retired, Baisi named Puerto Iguazú Bishop

Bishop Marcelo Raúl Martorell retired and Bishop Nicolás Baisi was named Bishop of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina.

Bishop Baisi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata.

Binzer resigned as Cincinnati Auxiliary

Bishop Joseph Robert Binzer resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Lopes Ricci named Nova Friburgo Bishop

Bishop Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci was named Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Edney Gouvêa Mattoso in January 2020.

Bishop Lopes Ricci had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói.

Wagner da Silva retired, da Silva named Guarapuava Bishop

Bishop Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I. retired and Bishop Amilton Manoel da Silva, C.P. was named Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil.

Bishop da Silva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba.

Desrochers named Pembroke Bishop

Bishop Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michael Mulhall was named Archbishop of Kingston in March 2019.

Bishop Desrochers had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall.

Ottawa-Cornwall erected, Damphousse named Coadjutor Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Ottawa and the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall were united to form the new Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.

Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. was serving as the ordinary for both jurisdictions and is now the Archbishop of the new archdiocese.

Archbishop-designate Marcel Damphousse was named the Coadjutor Archbishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie

Ahiwa named Bouaké Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire and titular bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania.

Rucastle named Oudtshoorn Bishop

Bishop-elect Noel Andrew Rucastle was named Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia in July 2018.

Monis retired as Asansol Bishop

Bishop Cyprian Monis retired as Bishop of Asansol, India.

Lobo retired, Bose succeeded as Baruipur Bishop

Bishop Salvadore Lobo retired and Bishop Shyamal Bose succeeded as Bishop of Baruipur, India.

Bioshop Bose had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Conlon resigned as Joliet in Illinois Bishop

Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon resigned as Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA.

Jagodziński named Ghana Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and titular archbishop of Limosano.

Stella and Tagle named Cardinal-Bishops

Beniamino Cardinal Stella was named Cardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina.

Luis Antonio Gokim Cardinal Tagle was named Cardinal-Bishop of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle.

Montanari named Vice-Chamberlain

Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari was named Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber in addition to his other posts.

Leskovar named Iraq Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Mitja Leskovar was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and titular archbishop of Beneventum.