Archbishop Brian Udaigwe was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.
The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt in January 2020.
Archbishop Udaigwe had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and to Togo.
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13 June 2020
10 June 2020
Pena Vitral resigned, Cota de Oliveira named Sete Lagoas Bishop
Bishop Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral resigned and Bishop Francisco Cota de Oliveira was named Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Bishop Cota de Oliveira had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana.
Bishop Cota de Oliveira had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana.
Lewandowski named Baltimore Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA and titular bishop of Croae.
Carlson retired, Rozanski named Saint Louis Archbishop
Archbishop Robert James Carlson retired and Archbishop-designate Mitchell Thomas Rozanski was named Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
Archbishop-designate Rozanski had been serving as Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts.
Archbishop-designate Rozanski had been serving as Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts.
09 June 2020
Martínez Perea resigned, Barba named San Luis Bishop
Bishop Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea resigned and Bishop Gabriel Bernardo Barba was named Bishop of San Luis, Argentina.
Bishop Barba had been serving as Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere.
Bishop Barba had been serving as Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere.
08 June 2020
Fernández González named Astorga Bishop
Bishop Jesús Fernández González was named Bishop of Astorga, Spain.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández in May 2019.
Bishop Fernández González had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández in May 2019.
Bishop Fernández González had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela.
06 June 2020
López Alfaro named San Cristóbal de Las Casas Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Luis Manuel López Alfaro was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México and titular bishop of Garba.
05 June 2020
González named La Plata Auxiliary
Bishop-elect Jorge Esteban González was named Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina and titular bishop of Alesa.
01 June 2020
Mont-Laurier and Saint-Jérôme united under Bishop Poisson
Bishop Raymond Poisson was named Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada while remaining Bishop of Saint-Jérôme.
Jurevičius named Telšiai Bishop
Bishop Algirdas Jurevičius was named Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Kęstutis Kėvalas was named Archbishop of Kaunas in February 2020.
Bishop Jurevičius had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Kęstutis Kėvalas was named Archbishop of Kaunas in February 2020.
Bishop Jurevičius had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas.
Punt retired, Hendriks succeeded as Haarlem-Amsterdam Bishop; de Jong named Military Administrator
Bishop Jozef Marianus Punt retired and Bishop Johannes Willibrordus Maria Hendriks succeeded as Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Bishop Hendriks had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
Bishop Punt also retired and Bishop Everardus Johannes de Jong was named Apostolic Administrator of Netherlands, Military.
Bishop de John remains Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond.
Bishop Hendriks had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.
Bishop Punt also retired and Bishop Everardus Johannes de Jong was named Apostolic Administrator of Netherlands, Military.
Bishop de John remains Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond.
d’Aniello named Russia Nuncio
Archbishop Giovanni d’Aniello was named Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Celestino Migliore was named Apostolic Nuncio to France in January 2020.
Archbishop d’Aniello had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Celestino Migliore was named Apostolic Nuncio to France in January 2020.
Archbishop d’Aniello had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil.
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