Nzakamwita retired, Musengamana named Byumba Bishop

Bishop Servilien Nzakamwita retired and Bishop-elect Papias Musengamana was named Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda.

Kim Jong Soo named Daejeon Bishop

Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong Soo was named Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South).

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy in June 2021.

Bishop Kim Jong Soo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Mweempwa named Monze Bishop

Bishop-elect Raphael Mweempwa was named Bishop of Monze, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Moses Hamungole in January 2021.

Vaccari named Massa Carrara-Pontremoli Bishop

Bishop-elect Mario Vaccari, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Giovanni Santucci in January 2021.

Dos Santos retired, da Silva named Cuiabá Archbishop

Archbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Mário Antônio da Silva was named Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate da Silva had been serving as Bishop of Roraima.

Álvarez Tapia and García Barreto named Concepción Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia and Bishop-elect Óscar Walter García Barreto were named Auxiliary Bishops of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile and titular bishops of Theuzi and Horta, respectively.

Nyunt Wai named Mawlamyine Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Maurice Nyunt Wai was named Coadjutor Bishop of Mawlamyine, Myanmar.

Fondong Abangalo named Mamfe Bishop

Bishop-elect Aloysius Fondong Abangalo was named Bishop of Mamfe, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya was named Archbishop of Bamenda in December 2019.

Durán Berríos, Mamani Quispe, and Fuentes Valencia named La Paz Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Mario Luis Durán Berríos, Bishop-elect Basilio Mamani Quispe, and Bishop-elect Pedro Luis Fuentes Valencia, C.P. were named Auxiliary Bishops of La Paz, Bolivia and titular bishops of Lambiridi, Naissus, and Temuniana, respectively.

Guglielmone retired, Fabre named Charleston Bishop

Bishop Robert Eric Guglielmone retired and Bishop-elect Jacques E. Fabre, C.S. was named Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Valenzuela Mellid retired, Martínez Flores named Asunción Archbishop

Archbishop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Adalberto Martínez Flores was named Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay.

Archbishop-designate Martínez Flores had been serving as Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo.

Alessandro retired, Muthaka named Garissa Bishop

Bishop Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop-elect George Muthaka, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Garissa, Kenya.

Déniz Hernández named Islas Canarias Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Cristóbal Déniz Hernández was named Auxiliary Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain and titular bishop of Aliezira.

Baumgarten named Le Puy-en-Velay Bishop

Bishop-elect Yves Baumgarten was named Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Lucien (Luc) Jacques Marie Joseph Crepy, C.I.M. was named Bishop of Versailles in February 2021.

Pu named Kiayi Bishop

Bishop-elect Norbert Pu was named Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Thomas Chung An-zu was named Archbishop of Taipei in May 2020.

Clark retired as Los Angeles Auxiliary

Bishop Edward William Clark retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA.

Rivas retired, Malzaire named Castries Archbishop

Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P. retired and Archbishop-designate Gabriel Malzaire was named Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles.

Archbishop-designate Malzaire had been serving as Bishop of Roseau, Dominica.

Rangel Mendoza retired, González Hernández named Chilpancingo-Chilapa Bishop

Bishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. retired and Bishop José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México.

Bishop González Hernández had been serving as Prelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit.

Minnerath retired, Hérouard named Dijon Archbishop

Archbishop Roland Minnerath retired and Archbishop-designate Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard was named Archbishop of Dijon, France.

Archbishop-designate Hérouard had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lille.

Lodu Tombe retired, Sakor Eyobo named Yei Bishop

Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe retired and Bishop-elect Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo was named Bishop of Yei, South Sudan.

Kelly retired, Duignan named Galway and Kilmacduagh Bishop

Bishop Brendan Kelly retired and Bishop Michael Gerard Duignan was named Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland while remaining Bishop of Clonfert.

Kurtz retired, Fabre named Louisville Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz retired and Archbishop-designate Shelton Joseph Fabre was named Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Archbishop-designate Fabre had been serving as Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Herrera Corona named Congo Nuncio and Gabon Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Javier Herrera Corona was named Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon and titular archbishop of Vulturaria.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina was named Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti in June 2021.

Taussig resigned as San Rafael Bishop

Bishop Eduardo Maria Taussig resigned as Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina.

Nolan named Glasgow Archbishop

Archbishop-designate William Nolan was named Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Philip Tartaglia in January 2021.

Archbishop-designate Nolan had been serving as Bishop of Galloway.

Daule and Santa Elena erected; Piccioli and Minda Chalá named Bishops

The Diocese of Daule and the Diocese of Santa Elena were erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador and becoming suffragans of it.

Bishop Giovanni Battista Piccioli was named Bishop of Daule.

Bishop Guido Iván Minda Chalá was named Bishop of Santa Elena.

Both of them had been serving as Auxiliary Bishops of Guayaquil.

Soosa Pakiam retired, Netto named Trivandrum Archbishop

Archbishop Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam retired and Archbishop-elect Thomas Jessayyan Netto was named Archbishop of Trivandrum, India.

Solczyński named Turkey Nuncio

Archbishop Marek Solczyński was named Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania.

Emien named Mali Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Mambé Jean-Sylvain Emien was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mali and titular archbishop of Potentia in Piceno.