Rayappan named Salem Bishop

Bishop-elect Arulselvam Rayappan was named Bishop of Salem, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Singaroyan Sebastianappan in March 2020.

Msimbe named Morogoro Bishop

Bishop-elect Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe, S.D.S. was named Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Telesphore Mkude in December 2020.

Figueroa Cervantes named Zamora Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Francisco Figueroa Cervantes was named Auxiliary Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México and titular bishop of Lamasba.

Gordon named Las Vegas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gregory William Gordon was named Auxiliary Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA and titular bishop of Nova Petra.

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Archbishop Arthur Roche was named Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. He had been serving as Secretary of the same congregation.

Archbishop-designate Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. was named Secretary. He had been serving as Bishop of Tortona, Italy.

Bishop-elect Aurelio García Macías was named Under Secretary and titular bishop of Rotdon.

Davis retired as Australia Military Bishop

Bishop Max Leroy Davis retired as Bishop of Australia, Military.

Côté retired, Durero named Daru-Kiunga Bishop

Bishop Gilles Côté, S.M.M. retired and Bishop-elect Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea.

Montenegro retired, Damiano succeeded as Agrigento Archbishop

Archbishop Francesco Montenegro retired and Archbishop Alessandro Damiano succeeded as Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy.

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

Muteba Mugalu named Lubumbashi Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Fulgence Muteba Mugalu was named Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B in March 2021.

Archbishop-designate Muteba Mugalu had been serving as Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga.

Pascarella named Ischia Bishop

Bishop Gennaro Pascarella was named Bishop of Ischia, Italy uniting it to Pozzuoli where he was already the bishop.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pietro Lagnese was named Bishop of Caserta in December 2020.

Sin Hozel named Busan Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pius Sin Hozel was named Auxiliary Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) and titular bishop of Belesasa.

Barrio Barrio retired, Salcedo Ojeda named Huancavélica Bishop

Bishop Isidro Barrio Barrio retired and Bishop Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Huancavélica, Peru.

Bishop Salcedo Ojeda had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Huancayo.

Huamán Camayo named Huancayo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo, O.M.I. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Huancayo, Peru and titular bishop of Tepelta.

Paruzzo retired, Vieira dos Santos named Ourinhos Bishop

Bishop Salvatore Paruzzo retired and Bishop Eduardo Vieira dos Santos was named Bishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Vieira dos Santos had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo.

Dell’Oro named Galveston-Houston Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA and titular bishop of Sucarda.

Chow Sau-yan named Hong Kong Bishop

Bishop-elect Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J. was named Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung in January 2019.

Banga Bane resigned as Buta Bishop

Bishop Joseph Banga Bane resigned as Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Mejía Vallejo retired, de la Cruz Baldera named San Francisco de Macorís Bishop

Bishop Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo retired and Bishop-elect Ramón Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera was named Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic.

Cadenas Cardo named Iquitos Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Miguel Ángel Cadenas Cardo, O.S.A. was named Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru.

The vicariate had been vacant since the death of Bishop Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. in November 2019.

Ashe and Ireland named Melbourne Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Martin Ashe and Bishop-elect Anthony John Ireland were named Auxiliary Bishops of Melbourne, Australia and titular bishops of Muteci and Carinola, respectively.

Riocreux retired as Basse-Terre Bishop

Bishop Jean-Yves Riocreux retired as Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles.

Peedikayil named Aitape Bishop

Bishop-elect Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N. was named Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Otto Separy was named Bishop of Bereina in July 2019.

Gomes named Sylhet Bishop

Bishop Shorot Francis Gomes was named Bishop of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

The diocse had been vacant since then-Bishop Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze, O.M.I. was named Archbishop of Dhaka in September 2020.

Bishop Gomes had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka.

Tyrawa resigned as Bydgoszcz Bishop

Bishop Jan Tyrawa resigned as Bishop of Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Segura Etxezarraga named Bilbao Bishop

Bishop Joseba Segura Etxezarraga was named Bishop of Bilbao, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa was named Archbishop of Burgos in October 2020.

Bishop Segura Etxezarraga had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao.

Bustillo named Ajaccio Bishop

Bishop-elect François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Ajaccio, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Olivier Jacques Marie de Germay de Cirfontaine was named Archbishop of Lyon in October 2020.

Chifukwa named Dedza Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Adrian Chifukwa was named Bishop of Dedza, Malawi.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Emmanuel Cosmas Kanyama in February 2018.

La Placa named Ragusa Bishop

Bishop-elect Giuseppe La Placa was named Bishop of Ragusa, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Carmelo Cuttitta in December 2020.

Giordano named European Union Nuncio

Archbishop Aldo Giordano was named Apostolic Nuncio to European Union.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin in November 2020.

Archbishop Giordano had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela.

Kenney retired as Birmingham Auxiliary

Bishop Leonard William Kenney, C.P. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain.

Reali resigned as Porto-Santa Rufina Bishop

Bishop Gino Reali resigned as Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy.