Linares Sandoval retired, Azuaje Ayala named Barinas Bishop

Bishop Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval retired and Bishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala was named Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela.

Bishop Azuaje Ayala had been serving as Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia.

Puthenveettil named Ernakulam-Angamaly Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jose Puthenveettil was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India and titular bishop of Rusubbicari.

Wesołowski resigned as Dominican Republic Nuncio

Archbishop Józef Wesołowski resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic.

Vu Dình Hiêu succeeded as Bùi Chu Bishop

Bishop Thomas Vu Dình Hiêu succeeded as Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam following the death of Bishop Joseph Hoàng Văn Tiem, S.D.B..

Bishop Vu Dình Hiêu had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Speich named Ghana Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Jean-Marie Speich was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and titular archbishop of Sulci.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele was named Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador in February 2013.

Salameh named Argentina (Melkite Greek) Exarch

Bishop-elect Ibrahim Salameh, S.M.S.P. was named Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek) and titular bishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti.

The exarchate had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C. was confirmed as Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek) in June 2012.

Pelvi retired as Italy Military Archbishop

Archbishop Vincenzo Pelvi retired as Archbishop of Italy, Military.

Sankalé resigned as Nice Bishop

Bishop Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé resigned as Bishop of Nice, France.

Krajewski named Almoner

Archbishop-elect Konrad Krajewski was named Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities and titular archbishop of Beneventum.

Pozzo named Ecclesia Dei Secretary

Archbishop Guido Pozzo was named Secretary of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”.

Archbishop Pozzo had been serving as Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities.

Caggiano named Bridgeport Bishop

Bishop Frank Joseph Caggiano was named Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop William Edward Lori was named Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland in March 2012.

Bishop Caggiano had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York.

Turnšek resigned as Maribor Archbishop

Archbishop Marjan Turnšek resigned as Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

Stres resigned as Ljubljana Archbishop

Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M. resigned as Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Tonyé Bakot resigned as Yaoundé Archbishop

Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot resigned as Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Tani resigned as Saitama Bishop

Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani resigned as Bishop of Saitama, Japan.

Lafontant retired as Port-au-Prince Auxiliary

Bishop Joseph Lafontant retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti.

Mattekatt named Diphu Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Mattekatt was named Bishop of Diphu, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop John Moolachira was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati in April 2011.

Kumar Kujur named Rourkela Bishop

Bishop-elect Kishore Kumar Kujur was named Bishop of Rourkela, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop John Barwa, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in February 2011.

Kerketta retired, Sual Singh named Sambalpur Bishop

Bishop Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D. retired and Bishop-elect Niranjan Sual Singh was named Bishop of Sambalpur, India.

Scarpellini named El Alto Bishop

Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini was named Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Sucre in February 2013. Bishop Scarpellini had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Cushley named Saint Andrews and Edinburgh Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Leo William Cushley was named Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Keith Michael Patrick Cardinal O’Brien retired in February 2013.

Zanchetta named Orán Bishop

Bishop-elect Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta was named Bishop of Orán, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Marcelo Daniel Colombo was named Bishop of La Rioja earlier this month.

Tineo Rivera named Carora Bishop

Bishop Luis Armando Tineo Rivera was named Bishop of Carora, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. was named Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar in August 2011.

Bishop Tineo Rivera had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.

Abanto Guzmán resigned as Peru Military Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán resigned as Bishop of Peru, Military.

Stulpins named Liepāja Bishop

Bishop-elect Viktors Stulpins was named Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P. in June 2012.

Sánchez Loaiza named Machala Bishop

Bishop Ángel Polivio Sánchez Loaiza was named Bishop of Machala, Ecuador.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. in October 2012.

Bishop Sánchez Loaiza had been serving as Bishop of Guaranda.

Gervasoni named Vigevano Bishop

Bishop-elect Maurizio Gervasoni was named Bishop of Vigevano, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Vincenzo Di Mauro in July 2012.

Doyle retired, Porteous named Hobart Archbishop

Archbishop Adrian Leo Doyle retired and Archbishop-designate Julian Charles Porteous was named Archbishop of Hobart, Australia.

Archbishop-designate Porteous had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney.

Harun Yuwono named Tanjungkarang Bishop

Bishop-elect Yohanes Harun Yuwono was named Bishop of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Andreas Henrisusanta, S.C.I. in July 2012.

Pasqualotto retired as Manaus Auxiliary

Bishop Mário Pasqualotto, P.I.M.E. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

O’Reilly retired, Duffy named Ardagh Bishop

Bishop Colm O’Reilly retired and Bishop-elect Francis Duffy was named Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland.

Bishop O’Reilly celebrated 30 years as Bishop of Ardagh earlier this year.

Udaigwe named Togo Nuncio

Archbishop Brian Udaigwe was named Apostolic Nuncio to Togo in addition to his other posts.

Palathara retired, Kollamparampil named Jagdalpur Bishop

Bishop Simon Stock Palathara, C.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Joseph Kollamparampil, C.M.I. was named Bishop of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabarese), India.

Filograna named Nardò-Gallipoli Bishop

Bishop-elect Fernando Tarcisio Filograna was named Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Domenico Caliandro was named Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni in October 2012.

Márquez Molina retired, Torres Rondón named Mérida Auxiliary

Bishop Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M. retired and Bishop-elect Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela and titular bishop of Sassura.

Mondello retired, Fiorini Morosini named Reggio Calabria-Bova Archbishop

Archbishop Vittorio Luigi Mondello retired and Archbishop-designate Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. was named Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Fiorini Morosini had been serving as Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi.

Llanos named Port of Spain Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Robert Llanos was named Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles and titular bishop of Casae Nigrae.

Bryl named Poznań Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Damian Bryl was named Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland and titular bishop of Suliana.

Orosch named Trnava Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Ján Orosch was named Archbishop of Trnava, Slovakia.

Archbishop-designate Orosch had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the archdiocese since the removal of Archbishop Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. in July 2012.

Ortiz Rolón retired, Cabello Almada named Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay Bishop

Bishop Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada was named Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay.

Boccardi named Iran Nuncio

Archbishop Leo Boccardi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iran.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of in January 2013.

Archbishop Boccardi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and to Eritrea.

Shaheen retired, Zaidan named Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite) Bishop

Bishop Robert Joseph Shaheen retired and Bishop-elect Abdallah Elias Zaidan, M.L. was named Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA.

Fuanya named Mamfe Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Andrew Nkea Fuanya was named Coadjutor Bishop of Mamfe, Cameroon.

La Fay Bardi retired, Bustamante López named Sicuani Prelate

Bishop Miguel La Fay Bardi, O. Carm. retired and Bishop-elect Pedro Alberto Bustamante López was named Prelate of Sicuani, Peru.

Daher confirmed as Tripoli (Melkite Greek) Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Eduard Daher, B.C. was confirmed as Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek).

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop George Riashi, B.C. in March 2010.

Rodríguez retired, Colombo named La Rioja Bishop

Bishop Roberto Rodríguez retired and Bishop Marcelo Daniel Colombo was named Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina.

Bishop Colombo had been serving as Bishop of Orán.

Chaparro Stivanello named San Carlos de Bariloche Bishop

Bishop-elect Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F. was named Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Fernando Carlos Maletti was named Bishop of Merlo-Moreno in May 2013.

Kocherry named Bangladesh Nuncio

Archbishop George Kocherry as named Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia in January 2013.

Archbishop Kocherry had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe.

Barrantes Ureña retired, Quirós Quirós named San José de Costa Rica Archbishop

Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña retired and Archbishop-designate José Rafael Quirós Quirós was named Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica.

Archbishop-designate Quirós Quirós had been serving as Bishop of Limón.

Arshad named Faisalabad Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Arshad was named Bishop of Faisalabad, Pakistan.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Coutts was named Archbishop of Karachi in January 2012.

Sainte-Marie retired, Ziyaye named Lilongwe Archbishop

Archbishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. retired and Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye was named Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi.

Archbishop Ziyaye had been serving as Archbishop of Blantyre.

Charanakunnel retired, Thakur named Raipur Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel retired and Archbishop-designate Victor Henry Thakur was named Archbishop of Raipur, India.

Archbishop-designate Thakur had been serving as Bishop of Bettiah.

de Moura named Jardim Bishop

Bishop-elect João Gilberto de Moura was named Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. was named Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais in November 2012.

Chaves dos Reis named Abaetetuba Bishop

Bishop-elect José Maria Chaves dos Reis was named Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Santarém, Para in September 2012.

Thottamkara was named Nekemte Coadjutor Vicar

Bishop-elect Varghese Thottamkara, C.M. was named Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia and titular bishop of Chullu.

Feillet named Reims Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Bruno Feillet was named Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France and titular bishop of Gaudiaba.

Fernández Collado named Toledo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ángel Fernández Collado was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain and titular bishop of Iliturgi.

Seneme named Toledo Bishop

Bishop João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S. was named Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach was named Bishop of São José dos Pinhais in October 2012.

Bishop Seneme had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba.

Napoletano retired, Piazza named Sessa Aurunca Bishop

Bishop Antonio Napoletano, C.SS.R. retired and Bishop-elect Orazio Francesco Piazza was named Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy.

León Dorado named Western Sahara Prefect

Father Mario León Dorado, O.M.I. was named Prefect of Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental}.

The prefecture had been vacant since the retirement of Father Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. in February 2009.

Katsuya named Sapporo Bishop

Bishop-elect Bernard Taiji Katsuya was named Bishop of Sapporo, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Peter Toshio Jinushi in November 2009.

Dunne retired as Rockville Centre Auxiliary

Bishop John Charles Dunne retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA.

Sephamola named Qacha’s Nek Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane in July 2010.

Chacorowski named Caraguatatuba Bishop

Bishop José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M. was named Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul in July 2012.

Bishop Chacorowski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão.

Brandão Cabral named Almenara Bishop

Bishop-elect José Carlos Brandão Cabral was named Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Hugo María Van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. last week.

Wübbe named Osnabrück Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Johannes Wübbe was named Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany and titular bishop of Ros Cré.

Escobar Ayala named Chaco Paraguayo Vicar

Bishop-elect Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, S.D.B. was named Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay and titular bishop of Media.

The vicariate had been vacant since then-Bishop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Asunción in November 2011.

Nguyên Văn Viên named Vinh Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pierre Nguyên Văn Viên was named Auxiliary Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam and titular bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari.

Nguyen Huu Long named Hung Hoá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alphonse Nguyen Huu Long, P.S.S. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam and titular bishop of Gummi in Byzacena.

Munyongani named Gweru Bishop

Bishop-elect Xavier Munyongani was named Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Martin Munyanyi in April 2012.

Selvadagi named Roma Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Paolo Selvadagi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishop of Salapia.

Puff named Köln Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ansgar Puff was named Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany and titular bishop of Gordus.

Górny retired, Wątroba named Rzeszów Bishop

Bishop Kazimierz Górny retired and Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba was named Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland.

Bishop Wątroba had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa.

Rao Polimera named Eluru Bishop

Bishop-elect Jaya Rao Polimera was named Bishop of Eluru, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop John Mulagada in August 2009.

Mulakkal named Jullundur Bishop

Bishop Franco Mulakkal (Aippunny) was named Bishop of Jullundur, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto was named Archbishop of Delhi in November 2012.

Bishop Mulakkal had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi.

López Londoño retired, Londoño Buitrago named Jericó Bishop

Bishop José Roberto López Londoño retired and Bishop-elect Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Jericó, Colombia.

Isern resigned as Pueblo Bishop

Bishop Fernando Isern resigned as Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA.

Lisboa named Pemba Bishop

Bishop-elect Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P. was named Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Ernesto Maguengue in October 2012.

Vittorelli resigned as Montecassino Abbot

Abbot Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B. resigned as Abbot of Montecassino, Italy.

Gerber named Freiburg im Breisgau Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael Gerber was named Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany and titular bishop of Migirpa.

Hopes named East Anglia Bishop

Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes was named Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Michael Charles Evans in July 2011.

Bishop Hopes had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster.

Masela named Polokwane Bishop

Bishop-elect Jeremiah Madimetja Masela was named Bishop of Polokwane, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe in December 2011.

Molinari retired, Petrocchi named L’Aquila Archbishop

Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari retired and Archbishop-designate Giuseppe Petrocchi was named Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Petrocchi had been serving as Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno.

Adamczyk named Gambia Nuncio

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk was named Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia in addition to his other posts.

Kauneckas retired, Virbalas named Panevėžys Bishop

Bishop Jonas Kauneckas retired and Bishop-elect Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. was named Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania.

Cardinal Nagy Died

Stanisław Kazimierz Cardinal Nagy, S.C.I., Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala, has died.

He was 91 years old and had served as a priest for 67 years. He had served as a bishop and a cardinal for 9 years.

May he rest in peace.

Weitzel retired, Brown named Samoa-Pago Pago Bishop

Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M. retired and Bishop-elect Peter Brown, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania).

Devine retired as Motherwell Bishop

Bishop Joseph Devine retired as Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain.

Gelmi Bertocchi retired as Cochabamba Auxiliary

Bishop Angel Gelmi Bertocchi retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Jousten retired, Delville named Liège Bishop

Bishop Aloysius Jousten retired and Bishop-elect Jean-Pierre Delville was named Bishop of Liège, Belgium.

Buenanueva named San Francisco Bishop

Bishop Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva was named Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Carlos José Tissera was named Bishop of Quilmes in October 2011.

Bishop Buenanueva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza.

Clavel Gil retired, Estrada Solórzano named México Auxiliary

Bishop Francisco Clavel Gil retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Estrada Solórzano was named Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District and titular bishop of Pinhel.

Cetoloni named Grosseto Bishop

Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Grosseto, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Franco Agostinelli was named Bishop of Prato in September 2012.

Bishop Cetoloni had been serving as Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.

Terrazas Sandoval retired, Gualberti Calandrina succeeded as Santa Cruz de la Sierra Archbishop

Julio Cardinal Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. retired and Archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina succeeded as Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Archbishop Gualberti Calandrina had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Dolisie, Congo erected; Manamika Bafouakouahou named Bishop

The Diocese of Dolisie, Congo was erected with territory taken from Nkayi.

Bishop-elect Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou was named its first Bishop.

Valdéz Torres named Ensenada Bishop

Bishop-elect Rafael Valdéz Torres was named Bishop of Ensenada, Baja California Norte, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Sigifredo Noriega Barceló was named Bishop of Zacatecas in August 2012

Kiala named Sumbe Bishop

Bishop-elect Luzizila Kiala was named Bishop of Sumbe, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. was named Archbishop of Malanje.

Chia Yeck Joo retired, Goh Seng Chye succeeded as Singapore Archbishop

Archbishop Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo retired and Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye succeeded as Archbishop of Singapore.

Archbishop Goh Seng Chye had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Policarpo retired, Macário do Nascimento Clemente named Lisboa Patriarch

José da Cruz Cardinal Policarpo retired and Patriarch-designate Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente was named Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal.

Patriarch-designate Macário do Nascimento Clemente had been serving as Bishop of Porto.

Gołębiewski retired, Kupny named Wrocław Archbishop

Archbishop Marian Gołębiewski retired and Archbishop-designate Józef Piotr Kupny was named Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland.

Archbishop-designate Kupny had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice.