Glavan retired, Saje named Novo Mesto Bishop

Bishop Andrej Glavan retired and Bishop-elect Andrej Saje was named Bishop of Novo Mesto, Slovenia.

Bonetti named Caçador Bishop

Bishop-elect Cleocir Bonetti was named Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Severino Clasen, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Maringá, Parana in July 2020.

Antúnez-Percíncula Kaenel named San José de Mayo Bishop

Bishop-elect Edgardo Fabián Antúnez-Percíncula Kaenel, S.J. was named Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Arturo Eduardo Fajardo Bustamante was named Bishop of Salto in June 2020.

Zinkovskiy named Karaganda Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy was named Auxiliary Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan and titular bishop of Maiuca.

Pabillo named Taytay Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo was named Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines.

The vicaricate had been vacant since Bishop Edgardo Sarabia Juanich resigned in November 2018.

Bishop Pabillo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Manila.

Selvaraj named Port Blair Bishop

Bishop-elect Visuvasam Selvaraj was named Bishop of Port Blair, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X. retired in January 2019.

Pepe named Fabric of St. Peter Secretary

Father Orazio Pepe was named Secretary of the Fabric of St. Peter.

Pedregosa named Malaybalay Bishop

Bishop-elect Noel P. Pedregosa was named Bishop of Malaybalay, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Araneta Cabantan was named Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro in June 2020.

Arokiaraj named Tiruchirapalli Bishop

Bishop-elect Savarimuthu Arokiaraj was named Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Antony Devotta retired in July 2018.

Kiernikowski retired, Siemieniewski named Legnica Bishop

Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski retired and Bishop Andrzej Siemieniewski was named Bishop of Legnica, Poland.

Bishop Siemieniewski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}.

Józwowicz named Iran Nuncio

Archbishop Andrzej Józwowicz was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iran.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Leo Boccardi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Japan in March 2021.

Archbishop Józwowicz had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda.

Skucha retired as Sosnowiec Auxiliary

Bishop Piotr Skucha retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland.

Sorrentino named Foligno Bishop

Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino was named Bishop of Foligno, Italy while remaining Bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino.

Reithinger named Strasbourg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gilles Reithinger, M.E.P. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France and titular bishop of Saint-Papoul.

Ibrahim named Zahleh e Furzol Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. was named Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

He had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada.

Díaz named Concepción Bishop

Bishop-elect José Antonio Díaz was named Bishop of Concepción, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Melitón Chávez in May 2021.

Vargas Galarza named Cochabamba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Víctor Iván Vargas Galarza was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia and titular bishop of Bladia.

Chautur resigned, Vasil’ named Košice Bishop

Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R. resigned and Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J. was named Bishop of Košice (Slovakian), Slovakia while remaining an archbishop.

Archbishop Vasil’ had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of Košice.

Attakruk named Sekondi-Takoradi Bishop

Bishop-elect John Baptiste Attakruk was named Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. was named Archbishop of Accra in January 2019.

Holtkotte named Paderborn Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Josef Holtkotte was named Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany and titular bishop of Simingi.

Godoy Labraña and Castro Toovey named Santiago de Chile Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Carlos Alberto Godoy Labraña and Bishop-elect Cristián Castro Toovey were named Auxiliary Bishops of Santiago de Chile and titular bishops of Pudentiana and Tigava, respectively.

Sheltz retired as Galveston-Houston Auxiliary

Bishop George Arthur Sheltz retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA.

Sfeir confirmed as Cipro Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Selim Jean Sfeir was confirmed as Archbishop of Cipro (Maronite), Cyprus.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Youssef Antoine Soueif was named Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} in November 2020.

Lee Juo-Wang resigned as Tainan Bishop

Bishop John Lee Juo-Wang resigned as Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan.

Cetoloni retired, Roncari named Grosseto Bishop

Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Giovanni Roncari, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Grosseto, Italy while remaining Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello.

Kulbokas named Ukraine Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Visvaldas Kulbokas was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine and titular archbishop of Martanae Tudertinorum.

Ain Soongie named Wabag Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Justin Ain Soongie was named Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea and titular bishop of Forma.

Castillo Plascencia retired, Aguilar Ledesma named Celaya Bishop

Bishop José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia retired and Bishop Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma was named Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, México.

Bishop Aguilar Ledesma had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán.

You Heung-sik named Clergy Prefect

Archbishop-designate Lazarus You Heung-sik was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.

Beniamino Cardinal Stella will retired upon the installation of Archbishop-designate You Heung-sik.

Archbishop-designate You Heung-sik had been serving as Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South).

Viva named Albano Bishop

Bishop-elect Vincenzo Viva was named Bishop of Albano, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Marcello Semeraro was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in October 2020.

Medina Acosta named Bogotá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Germán Medina Acosta was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia and titular bishop of Aradi.

Grua retired, Noblot named Saint-Flour Bishop

Bishop Bruno Grua retired and Bishop-elect Didier Noblot was named Bishop of Saint-Flour, France.

Fonlupt named Avignon Archbishop

Archbishop-designate François Marie Aimé Marius Fonlupt was named Archbishop of Avignon, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Jean-Pierre Marie Cattenoz retired in January 2021.

Brennan retired, Nash named Ferns Bishop

Bishop Denis Brennan retired and Bishop-elect Gerard Nash was named Bishop of Ferns, Ireland.

Napier retired, Jwara named Durban Archbishop

Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier, O.F.M. retired and Archbishop-designate Siegfried Mandla Jwara, C.M.M. was named Archbishop of Durban, South Africa.

Archbishop-designate Jwara had been serving as Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma.

Barbosa dos Santos named Palmares Bishop

Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. was named Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa in July 2020.

Bishop Barbosa dos Santos had been serving as Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas.

Rico Pavés named Jerez de la Frontera Bishop

Bishop José Rico Pavés was named Bishop of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Mazuelos Pérez was named Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands} in July 2020.

Bishop Rico Pavés had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Getafe.

Vega Velasco named Valparaíso Bishop

Bishop Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. in June 2018.

Bishop had been serving as Prelate of Illapel.

Vera Soto named Rancagua Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto was named Bishop of Rancagua, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Alejandro Goić Karmelić in June 2018.

Bishop had been serving as Bishop of Iquique.

Zeigler retired as Monrovia Archbishop

Archbishop Lewis Jerome Zeigler retired as Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia.

Jurkovič named Canada Nuncio

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Albania in December 2020.

Archbishop Jurkovič had been serving as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva.

Escalante Molina named Haiti Nuncio

Archbishop Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina was named Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait in January 2021.

Archbishop Escalante Molina had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of and to Gabon.

Yllana named Israel and Cyrpus Nuncio, Jerusalem and Palestine Delegate

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to India in March 2021.

Archbishop Yllana had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.

da Silva retired, Pastana de Oliveira named São Luís do Maranhão Archbishop

Archbishop José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. retired and Archbishop-designate Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira was named Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Pastana de Oliveira had been serving as Bishop of Crato, Ceara.

Rubert retired, Brustolin named Santa Maria Archbishop

Archbishop Hélio Adelar Rubert retired and Archbishop-designate Leomar Antônio Brustolin was named Archbishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Brustolin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre.