Bishop Mariano Manzana retired and Bishop Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm. was named Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Bishop Alencar Batista had been serving as Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba.
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