Gullickson resigned as Switzerland and Liechtenstein Nuncio

Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.

Mkude retired as Morogoro Bishop

Bishop Telesphore Mkude retired as Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania.

Martin retired, Farrell named Dublin Archbishop

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin retired and Archbishop-designate Dermot Pius Farrell was named Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland.

Archbishop-designate Farrell had been serving as Bishop of Ossory.

Stenger resigned as Troyes Bishop

Bishop Marc Camille Michel Stenger resigned as Bishop of Troyes, France.

Scantlebury named Bridgetown Bishop

Bishop-elect Neil Sebastian Scantlebury was named Bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Charles Jason Gordon was named Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in October 2017.

Lyngdoh named Shillong Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Victor Lyngdoh was named Archbishop of Shillong, India.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Dominic Jala, S.D.B. in October 2019.

Archbishop-designate Lyngdoh had been serving as Bishop of Jowai.

Lagho named Malindi Bishop

Bishop-elect Wilybard Lagho was named Bishop of Malindi, Kenya.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Emanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap. in January 2018.

Cuttitta resigned as Ragusa Bishop

Bishop Carmelo Cuttitta resigned as Bishop of Ragusa, Italy.

Barnes retired, Rojas succeeded as San Bernardino Bishop

Bishop Gerald Richard Barnes retired and Bishop Alberto Rojas succeeded as Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA.

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

Silva Retamales named Valdivia Bishop

Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales was named Bishop of Valdivia, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina was named Archbishop of Antofagasta in June 2017.

Bishop Silva Retamales had been serving as Bishop of Chile, Military.

Gomes Moreira and dos Santos Ferreira named Belo Horizonte Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Júlio César Gomes Moreira and Bishop-elect Nivaldo dos Santos Ferreira were named Auxiliary Bishops of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil and titular bishops of Thisiduo and Thiava, respectively.

Štironja named Kotor Bishop

Bishop-elect Ivan Štironja was named Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ilija Janjić retired in September 2019.

Lagnese named Caserta Bishop

Bishop Pietro Lagnese was named Bishop of Caserta, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Giovanni D’Alise in October 2020.

Bishop Lagnese had been serving as Bishop of Ischia.

González Mariño named Espinal Bishop

Bishop Miguel Fernando González Mariño was named Bishop of Espinal, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Orlando Roa Barbosa was named Archbishop of Ibagué in May 2020.

Bishop González Mariño had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué.

Pizarro named San Isidro Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Raúl Pizarro was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina and titular bishop of Ausana.

Kulick named Greensburg Bishop

Bishop-elect Larry James Kulick was named Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Edward Charles Malesic was named Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio in July 2020.

Aumonier resigned as Versailles Bishop

Bishop Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier resigned as Bishop of Versailles, France.

Silva named São Paulo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap. was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil and titular bishop of Summula.

Coudray retired, Abbo Chen named Mongo Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Henri Coudray, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Philippe Abbo Chen was named Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad.

Sepe retired, Battaglia named Napoli Archbishop

Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe retired and Archbishop-designate Domenico Battaglia was named Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Battaglia had been serving as Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti.

Ważny named Tarnów Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Artur Ważny was named Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland and titular bishop of Mazaca.

García Naranjo retired, Ramírez Padilla named Guarenas Bishop

Bishop Gustavo García Naranjo retired and Bishop Tulio Luis Ramírez Padilla was named Bishop of Guarenas, Venezuela.

Bishop Ramírez Padilla had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.

Garin named Saint-Claude Bishop

Bishop-elect Jean-Luc Garin was named Bishop of Saint-Claude, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy was named Archbishop of Tours in November 2019.

Bonazzi named Albania Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Albania.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Charles John Brown was named Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines in September 2020.

Archbishop Bonazzi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.

D’Souza resigned, Kallupura succeeded as Patna Archbishop

Archbishop William D’Souza, S.J. resigned and Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura succeeded as Archbishop of Patna, India.

Archbishop Kallupura had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Gopep named Minna Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luka Sylvester Gopep was named Auxiliary Bishop of Minna, Nigeria and titular bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena.

Piretto retired, Kmetec named Izmir Archbishop

Archbishop Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. retired and Archbishop-elect Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey.

Buras resigned, Sakmár named Atyrau Apostolic Administrator

Dariusz Buras resigned and Peter Sakmár was named Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan.

Modena-Nonantola and Capri united under Archbishop Castellucci

The Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola, Italy and the Diocese of Carpi have been united in persona Episcopi under the leadership of Archbishop Erio Castellucci.

Suescún Mutis retired, Ochoa Cadavid named Colombia Military Bishop

Bishop Fabio Suescún Mutis retired and Bishop Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid was named Bishop of Colombia, Military.

Bishop Ochoa Cadavid had been serving as Bishop of Cúcuta.

Moon named Venado Tuerto Coadjutor

Bishop Han Lim Moon was named Coadjutor Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Martín.

Fassi named San Martín Bishop

Bishop Martín Fassi was named Bishop of San Martín, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Miguel Ángel D’Annibale in April 2020.

Bishop Fassi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro.

Prendergast retired, Damphousse succeeded as Ottawa-Cornwall Archbishop

Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. retired and Archbishop Marcel Damphousse succeeded as Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.

Archbishop Damphousse had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Kalala Kaseba resigned as Kaminga Bishop

Bishop Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba resigned as Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Foerster named Ji-Paraná Bishop

Bishop-elect Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. in June 2019.

Fisher named Buffalo Bishop

Bishop Michael William Fisher was named Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Richard Joseph Malone in December 2019.

Bishop Fisher had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia.