Udaigwe named Ethiopia Nuncio

Archbishop Brian Udaigwe was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Antoine Camilleri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

Archbishop Udaigwe had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

Perera retired, Croos named Ratnapura Bishop

Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. retired and Bishop-elect Antony Wyman Croos was named Bishop of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka.

Jayasuriya named Chilaw Bishop

Bishop-elect Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya was named Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis was named Bishop of Kandy in October 2021.

Udaigwe named Sir Lanka Nuncio

Archbishop Brian Udaigwe was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt in January 2020.

Archbishop Udaigwe had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and to Togo.

Peiris retired, Jayakody named Colombo Auxiliary

Bishop Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris retired and Bishop-elect Jayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody was named Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka and titular bishop of Mulli.

Fernando named Mannar Bishop

Bishop Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando was named Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Rayappu Joseph retired in January 2016.

Bishop Fernando had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo.

Joseph retired as Mannar Bishop

Bishop Rayappu Joseph retired as Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka.

Savundaranayagam retired, Gnanapragasam named Jaffna Bishop

Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam retired and Bishop-elect Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam was named Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Swampillai retired, Emmanuel named Trincomalee Bishop

Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai retired and Bishop-elect Christian Noel Emmanuel was named Bishop of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

Nguyên Van Tot named Sri Lanka Nuncio

Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire in October 2013.

Archbishop Nguyên Van Tot had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.

Spiteri named Côte d’Ivoire Nuncio

Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire.

The post had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Ambrose Madtha in December 2012.

Archbishop Spiteri had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Split; Swampillai and Ponniah named Bishops

The diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka was split into the dioceses of Trincomalee and Batticaloa.

Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai was named Bishop of the former, having previously served as the Bishop of the combined diocese.

Bishop Joseph Ponniah was named Bishop of the latter, having previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of the combined diocese.

Fernando and Silva named Colombo Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando and Bishop-elect Sampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville Silva were named Auxiliary Bishops of Colombo, Sri Lanka and titular bishops of Horta and Lesina, respectively.

Wickramasinghe named Galle Bishop

Bishop-elect Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe was named Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Harold Anthony Perera was named Bishop of Kurunegala in May 2009.

Gomis retired, Ranjith named Colombo Archbishop

Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colman Gomis retired and Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don was named Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Archbishop Ranjith had been serving as Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

Spiteri named Sri Lanka Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka and titular archbishop of Serta.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Mario Zenari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Syria in December 2008.

Zenari named Syria Nuncio

Archbishop Mario Zenari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Syria.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini in September 2008.

Archbishop Zenari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

Ponniah named Trincomalee-Batticaloa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph Ponniah was named Auxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka and titular bishop of Mons in Mauretania.