DiMarzio retired, Brennan named Brooklyn Bishop

Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio retired and Bishop Robert John Brennan was named Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Bishop Brennan had been serving as Bishop of Columbus, Ohio.

Kiala named Malanje Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Luzizila Kiala was named Archbishop of Malanje, Angola.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. in November 2020.

Archbishop-designate Kiala had been serving as Bishop of Sumbe.

Minassian named Cilicia (Armenian) Patriarch

Patriarch-designate Raphaël Bedros Minassian, I.C.P.B. was named Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon.

The post had been vacant since the death of Patriarch Grégoire Pierre XX (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. in May 2021.

Patriarch-designate Minassian had been serving as Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale}.

Tamez Villarreal named Ciudad Victoria Bishop

Bishop Oscar Efraín Tamez Villarreal was named Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Antonio González Sánchez in March 2021.

Bishop Tamez Villarreal had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León.

Soro resigned, Jarjis named Mar Addai of Toronto Bishop

Bishop Bawai (Ashur) Soro resigned and Bishop Robert Saeed Jarjis was named Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada.

Bishop Jarjis had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq.

Vérgez Alzaga named Vatican City State President

Arhcbishop-designate Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. was named President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State as well as being elevated to an archbishop, effective on 1 Oct.

Ferrada Moreira named Clergy Secretary

Archbishop-elect Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira was named Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy and titular archbishop of Tiburnia, effective on 1 Oct.