Đình Đúc Đao named Xuân Lôc Coadjutor

Bishop Joseph Đình Đúc Đao was named Coadjutor Bishop of Xuân Lôc, Viet Nam.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Castellucci named Modena-Nonantola Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Erio Castellucci was named Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Antonio Lanfranchi in February 2015.

Swampillai retired, Emmanuel named Trincomalee Bishop

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

Berlie Belaunzarán retired, Rodriguez Vega named Yucatán Archbishop

Archbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán retired and Archbishop-designate Gustavo Rodriguez Vega was named Archbishop of Yucatán, México.

Archbishop-designte Rodriguez Vega had been serving as Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.

Roa Barbosa named Espinal Bishop

Bishop Orlando Roa Barbosa was named Bishop of Espinal, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz was named Bishop of Armenia in August 2014.

Bishop Roa Barbosa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué.

Joseph named Varanasi Bishop

Bishop-elect Eugene Joseph was named Bishop of Varanasi, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Raphy Manjaly was named Bishop of Allahabad in October 2013.

Travas named Multan Bishop

Bishop-elect Benny Mario Travas was named Bishop of Multan, Pakistan.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Andrew Francis in June 2014.

Brusati named Janaúba Bishop

Bishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati was named Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Ronaldo Ribeiro was named Bishop of Formosa, Goias in September 2014.

Bishop Brusati had been serving as Bishop of Caetité, Bahia.

Westrupp retired, Cipolini named Santo André Bishop

Bishop José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. retired and Bishop Pedro Carlos Cipolini was named Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Cipolini had been serving as Bishop of Amparo.

Melillo named Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia Bishop

Bishop-elect Sergio Melillo was named Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Giovanni D’Alise was named Bishop of Caserta in March 2014.

Bader named Pakistan Nuncio

Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader was named Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan and titular archbishop of Mathara in Numidia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique in February 2015.

Archbishop Bader had been serving as Archbishop of Alger, Algeria.

Scarcella named Saint-Maurice Abbot

Abbot-elect Jean César Scarcella, C.R.A. was named Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Abbot Joseph Roduit, C.R.A. in March 2015.

Cassari named Malta Nuncio

Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malta.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands in March 2015.

Archbishop Cassari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland, and Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho.

Blondel retired, Balsa named Viviers Bishop

Bishop François Marie Joseph Pascal Louis Blondel retired and Bishop-elect Jean-Louis Balsa was named Bishop of Viviers, France.

Schockert retired, Blanchet named Belfort-Montbéliard Bishop

Bishop Claude Pierre Charles Schockert retired and Bishop-elect Dominique Blanchet, Ist. del Prado was named Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France.

García Aracil retired, Morga Iruzubieta succeeded as Mérida-Badajoz Archbishop

Archbishop Santiago García Aracil retired and Archbishop Celso Morga Iruzubieta succeeded as Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain.

Archbishop Morga Iruzubieta had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Werbs retired as Hamburg Auxiliary

Bishop Norbert Werbs retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg, Germany.

Nóbrega de Sousa named Garanhuns Bishop

Bishop-elect Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa was named Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Brazil, Military in August 2014.

Dognin named Quimper Bishop

Bishop Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin was named Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert in January 2015.

Bishop Dognin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas).

Cunha Cruz named Campanha Coadjutor

Bishop Pedro Cunha Cruz was named Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

Caldas Magalhães retired, Zon Pereira succeeded as Alto Solimões Bishop

Bishop Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X. was named Bishop of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil.

Massa and Mroziewski named Brooklyn Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect James Massa and Bishop-elect Witold Mroziewski were named Auxiliary Bishops of Brooklyn, New York, USA and titular bishops of Bardstown and Walla Walla, respectively.

Buras named Atyrau Apostolic Administrator

Father Dariusz Buras was named Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan.

Nunnari retired, Nolè named Cosenza-Bisignano Archbishop

Archbishop Salvatore Nunnari retired and Archbishop-designate Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Nolè had been serving as Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro.

Lucarelli retired, Pompili named Rieti Bishop

Bishop Delio Lucarelli retired and Bishop-elect Domenico Pompili was named Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy.

McKinney named Nottingham Bishop

Bishop-elect Patrick McKinney was named Bishop of Nottingham, England, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. was named Archbishop of Liverpool in March 2014.

Colaço retired, Rebello named Aurangabad Bishop

Bishop Edwin Colaço retired and Bishop-elect Ambrose Rebello was named Bishop of Aurangabad, India.

Torrado Mosconi named Nueve de Julio Coadjutor

Bishop Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi was named Coadjutor Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero.

Busquets Jordá retired, Izaguirre Rafael named Chuquibamba Prelate

Bishop Mario Busquets Jordá retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C. was named Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru.

Janocha named Warszawa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michal Janocha was named Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland and titular bishop of Barica.

Escudero Torres named Valencia Auxiliary

Bishop Esteban Escudero Torres was named Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain and titular bishop of Diano.

Bishop Escudero Torres had been serving as Bishop of Palencia.

Dimoc named Bontoc-Lagawe Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Valentin Cabbigat Dimoc was named Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines and titular bishop of Bapara.

The vicariate had been vacant since Bishop Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran was named Bishop of San Fernando de La Union in October 2012.

Sánchez Monge named Santander Bishop

Bishop Manuel Sánchez Monge was named Bishop of Santander, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora was named Archbishop of Zaragoza in December 2014.

Bishop Sánchez Monge had been serving as Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol.

Kibal Mansong’loo named Kole Bishop

Bishop-elect Emery Kibal Mansong’loo, C.P. was named Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M. in October 2008.

Girardi named União da Vitória Bishop

Bishop Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. was named Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo in April 2014.

Bishop Girardi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.

de Castro Homem named Iguatú Bishop

Bishop Edson de Castro Homem was named Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop João José da Costa, O. Carm. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe in November 2014.

Bishop de Castro Homem had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

Braido retired, Scaramussa named Santos Bishop

Bishop Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S. retired and Bishop Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. succeeded as Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Scaramussa had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Grondin named Rimouski Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Denis Grondin was named Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier in January 2015.

Archbishop-desginate Grondin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

Mapunda named Singida Bishop

Bishop-elect Edward Mapunda was named Bishop of Singida, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Desiderius M. Rwoma was named Bishop of Bukoba in January 2013.

Sheehan retired, Wester named Santa Fe Archbishop

Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan retired and Archbishop-designate John Charles Wester was named Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

Archbishop-designate Wester had been serving as Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Graf named Regensburg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Josef Graf was named Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany and titular bishop of Inis Cathaig.

Bertoldi named Burkina Faso and Niger Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Piergiorgio Bertoldi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger and titular archbishop of Hispellum.

Brandt retired, Malesic named Greensburg Bishop

Bishop Lawrence Eugene Brandt retired and Bishop-elect Edward C. Malesic was named Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

Fellhauer retired, Cahill named Victoria in Texas Bishop

Bishop David Eugene Fellhauer retired and Bishop-elect Brendan Cahill was named Bishop of Victoria in Texas, USA.

Pinheiro da Silva named Jaboticabal Bishop

Bishop Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. was named Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias in October 2014.

Bishop Pinheiro da Silva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul.

González Rodríguez resigned as Guadalajara Auxiliary

Bishop José Trinidad González Rodríguez resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.

Finn resigned as Kansas City-Saint Joseph Bishop

Bishop Robert William Finn resigned as Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA.

Vacca Ramirez named Duitama-Sogamoso Bishop

Bishop-elect Misael Vacca Ramirez was named Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Carlos Prada Sanmiguel in October 2012.

Bishop Vacca Ramirez had been serving as Bishop of Yopal.

Peña Rojas named El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia Bishop

Bishop-elect Juan de Dios Peña Rojas was named Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala was named Bishop of Barinas in August 2013.

Krautwaschl named Graz-Seckau Bishop

Bishop-elect Wilhelm Krautwaschl was named Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Egon Kapellari in January 2015.

Werner resigned, Freistetter named Austria, Military Bishop

Bishop Christian Werner resigned and Bishop-elect Werner Freistetter was named Bishop of Austria, Military.

Oriolo dos Santos named Belo Horizonte Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Edson José Oriolo dos Santos was named Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil and titular bishop of Segia.

Rhoden retired, Angotti Filho named Taubaté Bishop

Bishop Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.I. retired and Bishop Wilson Luís Angotti Filho was named Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Angotti Filho had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

Ayyash resigned as Petra e Filadelfia Archbishop

Archbishop Yasser Hanna Ayyash resigned as Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan.

Gualtieri named Madagascar Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Paolo Rocco Gualtieri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar and titular archbishop of Sagone.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent was named Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti in January 2015.

U Shwe resigned as Taunggyi Archbishop

Archbishop Matthias U Shwe resigned as Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar.

Scopelliti retired, Raoelison named Ambatondrazaka Bishop

Bishop Antoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. retired and Bishop Jean de Dieu Raoelison was named Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar.

Bishop Raoelison had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo.

Braida named Mendoza Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Dante Gustavo Braida was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza, Argentina and titular bishop of Tanudaia.

Villegas Aguilar retired as Morelia Auxiliary

Bishop Octavio Villegas Aguilar retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México .

Romera Rivas named Tucupita Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Ernesto José Romero Rivas, O.F.M. Cap. was named Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela and titular bishop of Nova Sparsa.

The vicariate had been vacant since Bishop Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap. was named Vicar Apostolic of Caroní in May 2014.

Aind named Bagdogra Bishop

Bishop-elect Vincent Aind was named Bishop of Bagdogra, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Thomas D’Souza was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta in March 2011.

Grocholewski retired, Versaldi named Catholic Education Prefect

Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski retired and Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi was named Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study).

Gallaro named Piana degli Albanesi Bishop

Bishop-elect Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro was named Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy. The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Sotìr Ferrara in April 2013.

Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana and Kwambamba Masi named Kinshasa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. and Bishop-elect Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi were named Auxiliary Bishops of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) and titular bishops of Gemellae in Byzacena and Naratcata, respectively.

Amade Aloma named Kalemie-Kirungu Bishop

Bishop-elect Jean-Christophe Amade Aloma, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando in September 2010.

Vera Aréjula named Xai-Xai Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Xai-Xai, Mozambique and titular bishop of Nova Barbara.

Nomura retired, Matsuura named Nagoya Bishop

Bishop Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura retired and Bishop Michael Gorō Matsuura was named Bishop of Nagoya, Japan.

Bishop Matsuura had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Osaka.

Usuh retired, Anagbe succeeded as Makurdi Bishop

Bishop Athanasius Atule Usuh retired and Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F. succeeded as Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria.

Bishop Anagbe had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Erected: St Ephrem of Khadki (Syro-Malankara), India; Valiyavilayil named Exarch

The Apostolic Exarchate of Saint Ephrem of Khadki (Syro-Malankara), India was erected.

Bishop Thomas Antonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C. was named its first Apostolic Exarch.

He had been serving as Curial Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara).

Erected: St John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India; Aerath named Bishop

The Eparchy of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India was erected.

Bishop Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C. was named its first Bishop.

Wick Enzler named Santo Domingo en Ecuador Bishop

Bishop Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler was named Bishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil in March 2012.

Bishop Wick Enzler had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil.

Tcholakian retired, Zékiyan named Istanbul Archbishop

Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian retired and Archbishop Boghos Lévon Zékiyan was named Archbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey.

Román Arias named Limón Bishop

Bishop-elect Javier Gerardo Román Arias was named Bishop of Limón, Costa Rica.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Rafael Quirós Quirós was named Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica in July 2013.

Moth named Arundel and Brighton Bishop

Bishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth was named Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Kieran Thomas Conry in October 2014.

Bishop Moth had been serving as Bishop of Great Britain, Military.

Filo retired, Stolárik named Rožňava Bishop

Bishop Vladimír Filo retired and Bishop Stanislav Stolárik was named Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia.

Bishop Stolárik had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Košice.

Cavalli named Netherlands Nuncio

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Apostolic Nuncio to Libya.

Karakéhéyan retired, Bezazian named Greece (Armenian) Apostolic Administrator

Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. retired and Father Hovsep Bezazian (Bezouzou) was named Apostolic Administrator of Greece (Armenian).

Elevated: Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary; Orosz as Bishop

The Eparchy of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary was elevated from an Apostolic Exarchate of the same name.

Bishop Atanáz Orosz will be its first Bishop.

Elevated: Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary; Kocsis as Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary was elevated from the diocese of the same name.

Archbishop-designate Péter Fülöp Kocsis will be its first Archbishop.

Erected: Nyíregyháza (Hungarian), Hungary

The Apostolic Exarchate of Nyíregyháza (Hungarian), Hungary was erected with territory taken from Hajdúdorog.

Bishop Atanáz Orosz was named Apostolic Administrator.

Dorsonville-Rodríguez named Washington Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez was named Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA and titular bishop of Kearney.

Kročil named České Budĕjovice Bishop

Bishop-elect Vlastimil Kročil was named Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. in March 2014.

Erected: Nogales, Mexico; González González named Bishop

The Diocese of Nogales, Sonora, México was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Hermosillo.

Bishop José Leopoldo González González was named as the first Bishop.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Abbot Roduit retired as Abbot of Saint-Maurice

Abbot Joseph Roduit, C.R.A. retired as Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland.

Barreto de Farias named São Luís do Maranhão Auxiliary

Archbishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil and titular archbishop of Summula.

Archbishop Barreto de Farias had been serving as Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia.

Lingua named Cuba Nuncio

Archbishop Giorgio Lingua was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of in February 2015.

Archbishop Lingua had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq.

Cvikl named Maribor Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Alojzij Cvikl, S.J. was named Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Marjan Turnšek in July 2013.

Martynyuk named Ternopil-Zboriv Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Teodor (Taras) Martynyuk, M.S.U. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Mopta.

Stowe named Lexington Bishop

Bishop-elect John Stowe, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ronald William Gainer was named Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in January 2014.

Daly named Spokane Bishop

Bishop Thomas Anthony Daly was named Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Blase Joseph Cupich was named Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois in September 2014.

Bishop Daly had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Jose in California.

Méranville retired, Macaire named Fort-de-France Archbishop

Archbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville retired and Archbishop-elect David Macaire, O.P. was named Archbishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles.

Schiavon retired as Rome Auxiliary

Bishop Paolo Schiavon retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy.

Lojudice named Roma Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Augusto Paolo Lojudice was named Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishop of Alba Maritima.

Cardinal Egan has died

Edward Michael Cardinal Egan, Archbishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA, has died.

He would have been 83 next month and had served as a cardinal for 14 years. He had also served as a bishop for 29 years and as a priest for 57 years.

May he rest in peace.

Patenôtre retired, Giraud named Sens Archbishop

Archbishop Yves François Patenôtre retired and Archbishop-desigate Hervé Jean Robert Giraud was named Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France and Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny.

Archbishop-desigate Giraud had been serving as Bishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin).

Rugambwa named Honduras Nuncio

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia in July 2014.

Archbishop Rugambwa had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Apostolic Nuncio to Angola.

Ramírez Navarro retired, Cuapio Bautista named Tlalnepantla Auxiliary

Bishop Francisco Ramírez Navarro retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Cuapio Bautista was named Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México and titular bishop of Bisarcio.

Lopes Dias named Colatina Bishop

Bishop Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias was named Bishop of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B. in May 2014.

Bishop Lopes Dias had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória.

McElroy named San Diego Bishop

Bishop Robert Walker McElroy was named Bishop of San Diego, California, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Cirilo B. Flores in September 2014.

Bishop McElroy had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco.

López Plaza named San Andrés Tuxtla Bishop

Bishop-elect Fidencio López Plaza was named Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz was named Bishop of Papantla, Puebla in March 2014.