Rodríguez Martínez retired, Ruiz Martorell named Sigüenza-Guadalajara Bishop

Bishop Atilano Vicente Rodríguez Martínez retired and Bishop Julián Ruiz Martorell was named Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain.

Bishop Ruiz Martorell had been serving as Bishop of Jaca.

Sánchez Monge retired, Ros Murgadas named Santander Bishop

Bishop Manuel Sánchez Monge retired and Bishop Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas was named Bishop of Santander, Spain.

Bishop Ros Murgadas had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia.

Parra Sandoval retired, Basabe named Coro Archbishop

Archbishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval retired and Archbishop-designate Victor Hugo Basabe was named Archbishop of Coro, Venezuela.

Archbishop-designate Basabe had been serving as Bishop of San Felipe.

Herrero Fernández retired, Garciandía Goñi named Palencia Bishop

Bishop Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A. retired and Bishop-elect Mikel Garciandía Goñi was named Bishop of Palencia, Spain.

Proulx named Bathurst in Canada Bishop

Bishop-elect Michel Proulx, O. Praem. was named Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Daniel Jodoin was named Bishop of Nicolet, Québec in October 2022.

Gschwind named Pamiers Bishop

Bishop-elect Benoît Gschwind, A.A. was named Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Marc Eychenne was named Bishop of Grenoble-Vienne in September 2022.

Eguía Seguí named Deán Funes Prelate

Bishop Enrique Eguía Seguí was named Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina.

The prelature had been vacant since Bishop Gustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen was named Bishop of Concordia in June 2023.

Bishop Eguía Seguí had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires.

Maxim named Prešov Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Jozef Jonáš Maxim was named Archbishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia.

The archeparchy had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Ján Babjak, S.J. in April 2022.

Laurenson named Hamilton in New Zealand Bishop

Bishop-elect Richard Philip James Laurenson was named Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Stephen Marmion Lowe was named Bishop of Auckland in December 2021.

de Souza Rodrigues named Januária Bishop

Bishop-elect Geraldo de Souza Rodrigues was named Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Moreira da Silva was named Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins in December 2022.

Bisol retired, da Silva named Afogados da Ingazeira Bishop

Bishop Egidio Bisol retired and Bishop Limacêdo Antônio da Silva was named Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Bishop da Silva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife.

Aós Braco retired, Chomalí Garib named Santiago de Chile Archbishop

Celestino Cardinal Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib was named Archbishop of Santiago de Chile.

Archbishop Chomalí Garib had been serving as Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione).

Kaszak resigned as Sosnowiec Bishop

Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak resigned as Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland.

Carraro named Oran Bishop

Bishop-elect Davide Carraro, P.I.M.E. was named Bishop of Oran, Algeria.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P. was named Archbishop of Alger in December 2021.

Nipa named Makassar Coadjutor

Archbishop-elect Fransiskus Nipa was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Makassar, Indonesia.

Rawson, Argentina erected; Álvarez named Bishop

The Diocese of Rawson, Argentina was erected with territory taken from Comodoro Rivadavia.

Bishop Roberto Pío Álvarez was named its first bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia.

Gimeno Lahoz retired as Comodoro Rivadavia Bishop

Bishop Joaquín Gimeno Lahoz retired as Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina.

Mwijage named Bukoba Bishop

Bishop-elect Jovitus Francis Mwijage was named Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Desiderius M. Rwoma in October 2022.

Kyando named Njombe Bishop

Bishop-elect Eusebio Samwel Kyando was named Bishop of Njombe, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Alfred Leonhard Maluma in April 2021.

Luft resigned, Fernandes Gonçalves de Campos named Barra do Garças Bishop

Bishop Protógenes José Luft, S.d.C. resigned and Bishop-elect Paulo Renato Fernandes Gonçalves de Campos was named Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Tois named Paris Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Tois was named Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France and titular bishop of Vertara.

Katsina erected, Musa named Bishop

The Diocese of Katsina, Nigeria was erected with territory taken from Sokoto. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kaduna.

Bishop-elect Gerald Mamman Musa was named its first Bishop.

McPherson resigned as Montego Bay Bishop

Bishop Burchell Alexander McPherson resigned as Bishop of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles.

Martínez Castillo named Puebla de los Ángeles Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Francisco Javier Martínez Castillo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México and titular bishop of Nepte.

Ouédraogo retired, Kontiebo named Ouagadougou Archbishop

Philippe Nakellentuba Cardinal Ouédraogo retired and Archbishop-designate Prosper Kontiebo, M.I. was named Archbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Archbishop-designate Kontiebo had been serving as Bishop of Tenkodogo.

Piro named Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Under Secretary

Sister Silvana Piro, F.M.G.B. was named Under Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See.

Nwobi named Ahiara Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ahiara, Nigeria and titular bishop of Rusguniae.

Filippini retired, Tardelli named Pescia Bishop

Bishop Roberto Filippini retired and Bishop Fausto Tardelli was named Bishop of Pescia, Italy while remaining Bishop of Pistoia.

Tosi Marques retired, Ben Lâmed Paixão named Fortaleza Archbishop

Archbishop José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques retired and Archbishop-designate Gregório (Leozírio) Ben Lâmed Paixão (Neto), O.S.B. was named Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Ben Lâmed Paixão had been serving as Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro.

Lumon retired, Neli named Imphal Archbishop

Archbishop Dominic Lumon retired and Archbishop-elect Linus Neli was named Archbishop of Imphal, India.

Luchok named Mukachevo Bishop

Bishop Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P. was named Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Antal Majnek, O.F.M. in January 2022.

Bishop Luchok had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Fazekaš named Subotica Bishop

Bishop-elect Ferenc Fazekaš was named Bishop of Subotica, Serbia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Alojzije Slavko Večerin in August 2022.

Bretón Martínez retired, Rodríguez Rodríguez named Santiago de los Caballeros Archbishop

Archbishop Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez retired and Archbishop-designate Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez, M.S.C. was named Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.

Archbishop-designate Rodríguez Rodríguez had been serving as Bishop of La Vega.

Brambilla named Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Secretary

Sister Simona Brambilla, M. C. was named Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Bergamasco named Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga Bishop

Bishop João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S. retired in June 2023.

Bishop Bergamasco had been serving as Bishop of Corumbá.

Aké resigned as Gagnoa Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Yapo Aké resigned as Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire.

Piccinotti named Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See President

Fr. Giordano Piccinotti, S.D.B. was named President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See.

Schwerdtfeger retired as Hildesheim Auxiliary

Bishop Nikolaus Schwerdtfeger retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany.