Gomes named Krishnagar Bishop

Bishop-elect Nirmol Vincent Gomes, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Krishnagar, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B. in April 2019.

Nuncio Retirements

Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and as Apostolic Nuncio to Libya.

Archbishop James Patrick Green retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway.

Bayda named Toronto Bishop

Bishop Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada.

The eparchy had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Stephen Victor Chmilar in November 2019.

Bishop Bayda had been serving as Bishop of Saskatoon.

Pennisi retired, Isacchi named Monreale Archbishop

Archbishop Michele Pennisi retired and Archbishop-elect Gualtiero Federico Isacchi was named Archbishop of Monreale, Italy.

Stack retired, O’Toole named Cardiff Archbishop

Archbishop George Stack retired and Archbishop-designate Mark O’Toole was named Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain as well as Bishop of Menevia.

Archbishop-designate O’Toole had been serving as Bishop of Plymouth, England.

Ulrich named Paris Archbishop

Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich was named Archbishop of Paris, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit in December 2021.

Archbishop Ulrich had been serving as Archbishop of Lille.

Babjak resigned as Prešov Archbishop

Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J. resigned as Archbishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovakian), Slovakia.

Barreto Barreto named Soacha Bishop

Bishop Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto was named Bishop of Soacha, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Daniel Falla Robles in May 2021.

Bishop Barreto Barreto had been serving as Bishop of Quibdó.

Urbina Ortega retired as Villavicencio Archbishop

Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega retired as Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia.

Pindi Muanza named Matadi Bishop

Bishop-elect André Giraud Pindi Muanza was named Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi in March 2021.

Muratore retired, Schillaci named Nicosia Bishop

Bishop Salvatore Muratore retired and Bishop Giuseppe Schillaci was named Bishop of Nicosia, Italy.

Bishop Schillaci had been serving as Bishop of Lamezia Terme.

Covili Linfati named Iquique Bishop

Bishop-elect Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Iquique, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto was named Bishop of Rancagua in June 2021.

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Father John Joseph Kennedy was named Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Disciplinary Section.

Father Armando Matteo was named Secretary for the Doctrinal Section.

Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Michael F. Cardinal Czerny, S.J. was named Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Sister Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A. was named Secretary.

Father Fabio Baggio, C.S. was named Under Secretary for the Migrants and Refugees Section.

Stobrawa retired as Opole Auxiliary

Bishop Paweł Stobrawa retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland.

Rodríguez Velásquez named Cali Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali, Colombia.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Kudławiec named Duale Bishop

Bishop-elect Krzysztof Kudławiec was named Bishop of Daule, Ecuador.

Gualberti Calandrina retired, Leigue Cesari named Santa Cruz de la Sierra Archbishop

Archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina retired and Archbishop-designate René Leigue Cesari was named Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Archbishop-designate Leigue Cesari had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Salamanca Mantilla named Facatativá Bishop

Bishop Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla was named Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez was named Archbishop of Manizales in April 2021.

Bishop Salamanca Mantilla had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá.

Quintana Muñiz named Cafayate Prelate

Bishop Darío Rubén Quintana Muñiz, O.A.R. was named Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina.

The prelature had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A. in October 2019.

Bishop Quintana Muñiz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mar del Plata.

Meini retired, Manetti named Fiesole Bishop

Bishop Mario Meini retired and Bishop Stefano Manetti was named Bishop of Fiesole, Italy.

Bishop Manetti had been serving as Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.

Panizza Richero retired, Menor Vargas named Carabayllo Bishop

Bishop Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru.

Bishop Menor Vargas had been serving as Bishop of Huánuco.

Fleming named Great Falls-Billings Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Jeffrey Michael Fleming was named Coadjutor Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA.

Afareha retired as Warri Bishop

Bishop John ’Oke Afareha retired as Bishop of Warri, Nigeria.

Bakeni named Maiduguri Auxiliary

Bishop-elect John Bogna Bakeni was named Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria and titular bishop of Leptiminus.

Ngonyani retired, Pisa named Lindi Bishop

Bishop Bruno Pius Ngonyani retired and Bishop-elect Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania.

Dugu named Katsina-Ala Bishop

Bishop-elect Isaac Bunde Dugu was named Bishop of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Peter Iorzuul Adoboh in February 2020.

Zgrablić named Zadar Coadjutor

Archbishop-elect Milan Zgrablić was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia.

Díaz Ruiz named Matanzas Bishop

Bishop Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz was named Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal retired in March 2022.

Bishop Díaz Ruiz had been serving as Bishop of Ciego de Ávila.

Mbuyisa named Kokstad Bishop

Bishop-elect Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. was named Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. was named Archbishop of Bloemfontein in April 2020.

Moriyama named Oita Bishop

Bishop-elect Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama was named Bishop of Oita, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Paul Sueo Hamaguchi in December 2020.

Mbinda nmaed Lodwar Bishop

Bishop-elect John Mbinda, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Dominic Kimengich was named Bishop of Eldoret in November 2019.

Langa retired, Maguengue named Inhambane Bishop

Bishop Adriano Langa, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Ernesto Maguengue was named Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique.

Bishop Maguengue had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula.

Fernandes named Columbus Bishop

Bishop-elect Earl K. Fernandes was named Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Robert John Brennan was named Bishop of Brooklyn, New York in September 2021.

Ciollaro named Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano Bishop

Bishop-elect Fabio Ciollaro was named Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luigi Renna was named Archbishop of Catania in January 2022.