Ramírez Díaz named Ocaña Bishop

Bishop Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz was named Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos was named Archbishop of Tunja in February 2020.

Bishop Ramírez Díaz had been serving as Bishop of El Banco.

Navarro Castellanos retired, Madrigal Gallegos named Tuxpan Bishop

Bishop Juan Navarro Castellanos retired and Bishop-elect Roberto Madrigal Gallegos was named Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México.

Cirulli named Alife-Caiazzo Bishop

Bishop Giacomo Cirulli was named Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy while remaining Bishop of Teano-Calvi.

de Castro Homem resigned as Iguatu Bishop

Bishop Edson de Castro Homem resigned as Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil.

Comastri retired, Gambetti named Fabric of St. Peter President

Angelo Cardinal Comastri retired and Mauro Maria Cardinal Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv. was named President of the Fabric of St. Peter and Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}.

Sarah retired as Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Prefect

Robert Cardinal Sarah retired as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

Howlader named Chattogram Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. was named Archbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Moses Montu Costa, C.S.C. in July 2020.

Archbishop-designate Howlader had been serving as Bishop of Barisal.

Kryk retired, Dzyurakh named Germany and Scandinavia Apostolic Exarch

Bishop Piotr Kryk retired and Bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R. was named Apostolic Exarch of Deutschland und Skandinavien {Germany and Scandinavia} (Ukrainian).

Bishop Dzyurakh had been serving as a Curial Bishop.

Bíró resigned, Berta named Hungary Military Bishop

Bishop László Bíró resigned and Bishop-elect Tibor Berta was named Bishop of Hungary, Military.

Likolo Bokal’Etumba named Lisala Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal’Etumba was named Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M. was named Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro in November 2019.

Janak named San Antonio Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gary W. Janak was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA and titular bishop of Dionysiana.

Bonnemain named Chur Bishop; Eleganti resigned as Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph Marie Bonnemain, Opus Dei was named Bishop of Chur, Switzerland.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Vitus Huonder in May 2019.

In addition, Bishop Marian Eleganti, O.S.B. resigned as Auxiliary Bishop.

Aind retired, Hemrom succeeded as Dibrugarh Bishop

Bishop Joseph Aind, S.D.B. retired and Bishop Albert Hemrom succeeded as Bishop of Dibrugarh, India.

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

Nugent named Bahrain Nuncio

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain in addition to his other posts.

Lisboa named Cachoeiro do Itapemirim Bishop

Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P. was named Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Dario Campos, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Vitória in November 2018.

Bishop Lisboa had been serving as Bishop of Pemba.

Coutts retired, Travas named Karachi Archbishop

Joseph Cardinal Coutts retired and Archbishop-designate Benny Mario Travas was named Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan.

Archbishop-designate Travas had been serving as Bishop of Multan.

Bordi retired as El Beni Auxiliary

Bishop Roberto Bordi, O.F.M. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia.

Cornejo Monzón and Salaverry Villarreal named Lima Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Guillermo Antonio Cornejo Monzón and Bishop-elect Juan José Salaverry Villarreal, O.P. were named Auxiliary Bishops of Lima, Peru and titular bishops of Decoriana and Acelum, respectively.

Limachi Ortiz named Corocoro Prelate

Bishop Pascual Limachi Ortiz was named Prelate of Corocoro, Bolivia.

The post had been vacant since then-Bishop Percy Lorenzo Galvan Flores was named Archbishop of La Paz in May 2020.

Bishop Limachi Ortiz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of El Alto.

Theurillat resigned as Basel Auxiliary

Bishop Denis Theurillat resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland.

Sinayobye named Cyangugu Bishop

Bishop-elect Edouard Sinayobye was named Bishop of Cyangugu, Rwanda.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Jean Damascène Bimenyimana in March 2018.

Marín de San Martín named Synod of Bishops Under Secretary

Bishop-elect Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A. was named Under Secretary of the Synod of Bishops and titular bishop of Suliana.

Crepy named Versailles Bishop

Bishop Lucien (Luc) Jacques Marie Joseph Crepy, C.I.M. was named Bishop of Versailles, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier in December 2020.

Bishop Crepy had been serving as Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay.

Miles named Benin Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Mark Gerard Miles was named Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Titular Archbishop of Città Ducale.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Brian Udaigwe was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka in June 2020.

Assolari retired, Pereira dos Santos succeeded as Serrinha Bishop

Bishop Ottorino Assolari, C.S.F. retired and Bishop Hélio Pereira dos Santos succeeded as Bishop of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil.

Bishop Pereira dos Santos had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Vayalunkal named Tunisia Nuncio

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal was named Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia in addition to his other posts.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luciano Russo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama in August 2020.

Yu Soo-il retired, Seo Sang-Bum named Korea, Military Bishop

Bishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Titus Seo Sang-Bum was named Bishop of Korea, Military.

Rugambwa named Cook Islands Nuncio

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) in addition to his other posts.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay in June 2018.

Nhanganga Tyombe named Uije Bishop

Bishop-elect Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe was named Bishop of Uije, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo was named Bishop of Viana in February 2019.

Lucas named Gurué Bishop

Bishop-elect Inácio Lucas was named Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. in April 2019.