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29 June 2024

Vanegas Cuervo named Bogotá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Edwin Raúl Vanegas Cuervo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá and titular bishop of Mazaca.

Morga Iruzubieta retired, Rodríguez Carballo succeeded as Mérida-Badajoz Archbishop

Archbishop Celso Morga Iruzubieta retired and Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. succeeded as Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain.

Archbishop Rodríguez Carballo had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Nieto Súa retired, Medina Acosta named Engativá Bishop

Bishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa retired and Bishop Germán Medina Acosta was named Bishop of Engativá, Colombia.

Bishop Medina Acosta had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá.

Kaboré named Ghana Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Julien Kaboré was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and titular archbishop of Milevum.

Donoghue retired, Getalado succeeded as Rarotonga Bishop

Bishop Paul Patrick Donoghue, S.M. retired and Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P. succeeded as Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania).

Bishop Getalado has been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

28 June 2024

Jozić named Georgia and Armenia Nuncio

Archbishop Ante Jozić was named Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia and Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun in August 2023.

Archbishop Jozić had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus.

Rodríguez Méndez named Barquisimeto Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Polito Rodríguez Méndez was named Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo in March 2020.

Archbishop-designate Rodríguez Méndez had been serving as Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela.

González de Zárate Salas named Valencia en Venezuela Archbishop

Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate Salas was named Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Reinaldo del Prette Lissot in November 2022.

Archbishop González de Zárate Salas had been serving as Archbishop of Cumaná.

Porras Cardozo retired, Biord Castillo named Caracas Archbishop

Baltazar Enrique Cardinal Porras Cardozo retired and Archbishop-designate Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.

Archbishop-designate Biord Castillo had been serving as Bishop of La Guaira.

26 June 2024

Jaú, Brazil erected, da Silva named Bishop

The Diocese of Jaú, Sao Paulo, Brazil was erected with territory taken from the diocese of São Carlos and suffragan of Campinas.

Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva was named its first bishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of Lins.

16 April 2024

Jagodziński named South Africa and Lesotho Nuncio

Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński was named Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells was named Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand in February 2023.

Archbishop Jagodziński had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana.

Leskovar named Congo (Dem. Rep.) Nuncio

Archbishop Mitja Leskovar was named Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ettore Balestrero was named Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva in June 2023.

Archbishop Leskovar had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq.

27 February 2024

09 February 2024

Nuzík named Olomouc Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Josef Nuzík was named Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Jan Graubner was named Archbishop of Praha {Prague} in May 2022.

Arcbishop-designate Nuzík had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

29 January 2024

Yiduxian Prefecture suppressed, Weifang Diocese Erected; Sun Wenjun named Bishop

The Apostolic Prefecture of Yiduxian is suppressed with some of its territory being used to create the new Diocese of Weifang, China. This action is dated 20 April 2023 but announced today.

Bishop Antonio Sun Wenjun was ordained today as its first bishop.

13 January 2024

Madathiparambil named Vijayapuram Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Justin Alexander Madathiparambil was named Auxiliary Bishop of Vijayapuram, India and titular bishop of Lysinia.

Bertin retired, Daibes named Djibouti Bishop

Bishop Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Jamal Boulos Sleiman Daibes was named Bishop of Djibouti.

Bishop Daibes had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine.

Jesuraj named Meerut Bishop

Bishop-elect Bhaskar Jesuraj was named Bishop of Meerut, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Francis Kalist was named Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in March 2022.

Dias named Karwar Bishop

Bishop-elect Duming Dias was named Bishop of Karwar, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Derek Fernandes was named Bishop of Belgaum in May 2019.

Antony resigned as Mysore Bishop

Bishop Kannikadass William Antony resigned as Bishop of Mysore, India.

Anastas named Kuzhithurai Bishop

Bishop-elect Albert George Alexander Anastas was named Bishop of Kuzhithurai, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B. in June 2020.

Francis retired, Amalanathan named Kumbakonam Bishop

Bishop Antonisamy Francis retired and Bishop-elect Jeevanandam Amalanathan was named Bishop of Kumbakonam, India.

Almeida retired, Arasu named Jabalpur Bishop

Bishop Gerald Almeida retired and Bishop-elect Valan Arasu was named Bishop of Jabalpur, India.

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