Vilà Mayo named Girona Bishop

Bishop-elect Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist. was named Bishop of Girona, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Francesc Pardo Artigas in March 2022.

de los Santos retired, Occiano named Virac Bishop

Bishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos retired and Bishop-elect Luisito A. Occiano was named Bishop of Virac, Philippines.

Jiménez Echave named Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Under Secretary

Father Aitor Jiménez Echave, C.M.F. was named Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

de Oliveira named Curitiba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil and titular bishop of Hermiana.

Jubwe named Monrovia Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Gabriel Blamo Jubwe was named Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Lewis Jerome Zeigler in June 2021.

Delannoy named Strasbourg Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy was named Archbishop of Strasbourg, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. in May 2023.

Archbishop-designate Delannoy had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Denis.

Gorantla named Kurnool Bishop

Bishop-elect Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D. was named Bishop of Kurnool, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Anthony Poola was named Archbishop of Hyderabad in November 2020.

Lacunza Maestrojuán retired, Saldaña Guerra named David Bishop

José Luis Cardinal Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. retired and Bishop-elect Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M. was named Bishop of David, Panama.

Gomes named Dhaka Auxiliary

Bihsop-elect Subroto Boniface Gomes was named Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh and titular bishop of Tamazuca.

Gašparović resigned, Svalina succeeded as Srijem Bishop

Bishop Đuro Gašparović resigned and Bishop Fabijan Svalina succeeded as Bishop of Srijem, Serbia.

Reithinger resigned as Strasbourg Auxiliary

Bishop Gilles Lucien Paul Reithinger, M.E.P. resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France.

Farfán Córdova named Chiclayo Bishop

Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A. was named Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. was named Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in January 2023.

Bishop Farfán Córdova had been serving as Prelate of Chuquibambilla.

Visitnondachai retired, Singsa named Nakhon Sawan Bishop

Bishop Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai retired and Bishop-elect Paul Tawat Singsa was named Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand.

Kamomoe and Ng’ang’a Gachihi named Nairobi Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Simon Peter Kamomoe and Bishop-elect Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi were named Auxiliary Bishops of Nairobi, Kenya and titular bishops of Thubunae in Numidia and Thucca in Mauretania, respectively.

Deeley retired, Ruggieri named Portland Bishop

Bishop Robert Peter Deeley retired and Bishop-elect James Thomas Ruggieri was named Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA.

Razafinirina named Morombe Bishop

Bishop-elect Jean Désiré Razafinirina was named Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F. was named Bishop of Mahajanga in November 2022.

Kibozi named Dodoma Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Wilbroad Henry Kibozi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania and titular bishop of Zallata.

Baruffi resigned as Cascavel Archbishop

Archbishop Adelar Baruffi resigned as Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil.

Barreto Jimeno retired, Huamán Camayo named Huancayo Archbishop

Pedro Ricardo Cardinal Barreto Jimeno, S.J. retired and Archbishop-designate Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo, O.M.I. was named Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru.

Archbishop-designate Huamán Camayo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Canindeyú, Paraguay erected; Zacarías López named Bishop

The Diocese of Canindeyú, Paraguay was erected with territory taken from Ciudad del Este.

Bishop-elect Roberto Carlos Zacarías López was named the first bishop.

Happe retired, Ndione named Nouakchott Bishop

Bishop Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr. retired and Bishop-elect Victor Ndione was named Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania.

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.

Sandoval Sandoval retired, Muñoz Ochoa named Autlán Bishop

Bishop Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M. retired and Bishop Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa was named Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México.

Bishop Muñoz Ochoa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara.

Milagres Coelho named Goiânia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Danival Milagres Coelho was named Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil and titular bishop of Vatarba.

McGuckian named Down and Connor Bishop

Bishop Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J. was named Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Noël Treanor was named Apostolic Nuncio to European Union in November 2022.

Bishop McGuckian had been serving as Bishop of Raphoe.

Chambers named Dunkeld Bishop

Bishop-elect Martin Chambers was named Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Stephen Robson in December 2022.

Ligorio retired, Carbonaro named Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo Archbishop

Archbishop Salvatore Ligorio retired and Archbishop-elect Davide Carbonaro, O.M.D. was named Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy.