Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Michael F. Cardinal Czerny, S.J. was named Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Sister Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A. was named Secretary.

Father Fabio Baggio, C.S. was named Under Secretary for the Migrants and Refugees Section.

Stobrawa retired as Opole Auxiliary

Bishop Paweł Stobrawa retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland.

Rodríguez Velásquez named Cali Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali, Colombia.

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

Kudławiec named Duale Bishop

Bishop-elect Krzysztof Kudławiec was named Bishop of Daule, Ecuador.

Gualberti Calandrina retired, Leigue Cesari named Santa Cruz de la Sierra Archbishop

Archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina retired and Archbishop-designate René Leigue Cesari was named Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Archbishop-designate Leigue Cesari had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Salamanca Mantilla named Facatativá Bishop

Bishop Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla was named Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez was named Archbishop of Manizales in April 2021.

Bishop Salamanca Mantilla had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá.

Quintana Muñiz named Cafayate Prelate

Bishop Darío Rubén Quintana Muñiz, O.A.R. was named Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina.

The prelature had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A. in October 2019.

Bishop Quintana Muñiz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mar del Plata.

Meini retired, Manetti named Fiesole Bishop

Bishop Mario Meini retired and Bishop Stefano Manetti was named Bishop of Fiesole, Italy.

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

Panizza Richero retired, Menor Vargas named Carabayllo Bishop

Bishop Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru.

Bishop Menor Vargas had been serving as Bishop of Huánuco.

Fleming named Great Falls-Billings Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Jeffrey Michael Fleming was named Coadjutor Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA.

Afareha retired as Warri Bishop

Bishop John ’Oke Afareha retired as Bishop of Warri, Nigeria.

Bakeni named Maiduguri Auxiliary

Bishop-elect John Bogna Bakeni was named Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria and titular bishop of Leptiminus.

Ngonyani retired, Pisa named Lindi Bishop

Bishop Bruno Pius Ngonyani retired and Bishop-elect Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania.

Dugu named Katsina-Ala Bishop

Bishop-elect Isaac Bunde Dugu was named Bishop of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Peter Iorzuul Adoboh in February 2020.

Zgrablić named Zadar Coadjutor

Archbishop-elect Milan Zgrablić was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia.

Díaz Ruiz named Matanzas Bishop

Bishop Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz was named Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal retired in March 2022.

Bishop Díaz Ruiz had been serving as Bishop of Ciego de Ávila.

Mbuyisa named Kokstad Bishop

Bishop-elect Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. was named Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. was named Archbishop of Bloemfontein in April 2020.

Moriyama named Oita Bishop

Bishop-elect Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama was named Bishop of Oita, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Paul Sueo Hamaguchi in December 2020.

Mbinda nmaed Lodwar Bishop

Bishop-elect John Mbinda, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Dominic Kimengich was named Bishop of Eldoret in November 2019.

Langa retired, Maguengue named Inhambane Bishop

Bishop Adriano Langa, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Ernesto Maguengue was named Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique.

Bishop Maguengue had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula.

Fernandes named Columbus Bishop

Bishop-elect Earl K. Fernandes was named Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Robert John Brennan was named Bishop of Brooklyn, New York in September 2021.

Ciollaro named Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano Bishop

Bishop-elect Fabio Ciollaro was named Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luigi Renna was named Archbishop of Catania in January 2022.

Sanchez retired as Brooklyn Auxiliary

Bishop Paul Robert Sanchez retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Micas named Tarbes et Lourdes Bishop

Bishop-elect Jean-Marc Micas, P.S.S. was named Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Nicolas Jean René Brouwet was named Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès) in August 2021.

Larrazábal named San Juan de Cuyo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F. was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina and titular bishop of Buslacena.

Asqui Pilco named Tacna y Moquegua Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco was named Auxiliary Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru and titular bishop of Arpi.

Cabrero Romero retired, Cavazos Arizpe named San Luis Potosí Archbishop

Archbishop Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero retired and Archbishop-designate Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe was named Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México.

Archbishop-designate Cavazos Arizpe had been serving as Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco.

Tshilomba erected, Kenda Ntumba named Bishop

The Diocese of Tshilomba, Congo (Dem. Rep.) was erected with territory taken from Luiza.

Bishop-elect Sebastien Kenda Ntumba was named its first Bishop.

de Céspedes y García Menocal retired as Matanzas Bishop

Bishop Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal retired as Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba.

Terán Bermúdez named Mérida Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Helizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela.

He had been serving as Bishop of Ciudad Guayana.

Nguyễn Văn Bản named Hải Phòng Bishop

Bishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản was named Bishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên was named Archbishop of Hà Nội in November 2018.

Bishop Nguyễn Văn Bản had been serving as Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột.

Kalist named Pondicherry and Cuddalore Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Francis Kalist was named Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Antony Anandarayar in January 2021.

Archbishop-designate Kalist had been serving as Bishop of Meerut.

Chavolla Ramos retired, Gómez González named Toluca Archbishop

Archbishop Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos retired and Archbishop-designate Raúl Gómez González was named Archbishop of Toluca, México, México.

Archbishop-designate Gómez González had been serving as Bishop of Tenancingo.

Chang Bong-hun retired, Kim Jong-Gang named Cheongju Bishop

Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-hun retired and Bishop-elect Simon Kim Jong-Gang was named Bishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South).

Mathieu named Ottawa-Cornwall Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Yvan Mathieu, S.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada and titular bishop of Vazari.

Piccioli resigned as Daule Bishop

Bishop Giovanni Battista Piccioli resigned as Bishop of Daule, Ecuador, having never been installed.

Carrera da Mata named Bragança do Pará Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata was named Coadjutor Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil.

Laliberté named Trois-Rivières Bishop

Bishop Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. was named Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joseph Luc André Bouchard in January 2021.

Bishop Laliberté had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

Monteiro Guimarães retired, Ferreira named Brazil Military Archbishop

Archbishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. retired and Archbishop-designate Marcony Vinícius Ferreira was named Archbishop of Brazil, Military.

Archbishop-designate Ferreira had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal.

Szabolcs Fekete named Szombathely Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Benedek Szabolcs Fekete was named Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary and titular bishop of Basti.

Khader and Nahra named Jerusalem Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Jamal Khader and Bishop-elect Rafic Nahra were named Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine and titular bishops of Patara and Verbe, respectively.

Zieliński named Koszalin-Kołobrzeg Coadjutor

Bishop Zbigniew Jan Zieliński was named Coadjutor Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk.

Szkodoń retired as Kraków Auxiliary

Bishop Jan Szkodoń retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland.

Małyga named Wrocław Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Maciej Małyga was named Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland and titular bishop of Ulcinium.

Marceau retired, Nault named Nice Bishop

Bishop André Marceau retired and Bishop Jean-Philippe Paul Nault, S.J.M.V. was named Bishop of Nice, France.

Bishop Nault had been serving as Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron).

Fernández Torres removed as Arecibo Bishop

Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres was removed as Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

da Silva named Tefé Prelate

Bishop José Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp. was named Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.

The Prelature had been vacant since Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. was named Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco in June 2021.

Bishop da Silva had been serving as Bishop of Cametá, Para.

Cisneros Martínez retired, Tapia Díaz named Chachapoyas Bishop

Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. retired and Bishop-elect Humberto Tapia Díaz was named Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru.

Schuster named Seattle Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Frank Schuster was named Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA and titular bishop of Hirina.

Ferreira Sandramo named Pemba Bishop

Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo was named Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P. was named Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil.

Bishop Ferreira Sandramo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo.

Chappetto retired as Brooklyn Auxiliary

Bishop Raymond Francis Chappetto retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Obinna retired, Ugorji named Owerri Archbishop

Archbishop Anthony John Valentine Obinna retired and Archbishop-designate Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji was named Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria.

Archbishop-designate Ugorji had been serving as Bishop of Umuahia.

Coccia retired, Salvucci named Pesaro Archbishop

Archbishop Piero Coccia retired and Archbishop-elect Sandro Salvucci was named Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy.

Iannuzzi named Castellaneta Bishop

Bishop-elect Sabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Claudio Maniago was named Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace in November 2021.

Jenky retired, Tylka succeeded as Peoria Bishop

Bishop Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C. retired and Bishop Louis Tylka succeeded as Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA.

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

Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto Changes

The Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian), Canada is changed to an Apostolic Exarchate.

Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette, Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA, was named Apostolic Administor of the new Exarchate.

Alves de França and das Neves named São Paulo Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Cicero Alves de França and Bishop-elect Rogério Augusto das Neves were named Auxiliary Bishops of São Paulo, Brazil and titular bishops of Missua and Lares, respectively.

Nzakamwita retired, Musengamana named Byumba Bishop

Bishop Servilien Nzakamwita retired and Bishop-elect Papias Musengamana was named Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda.

Kim Jong Soo named Daejeon Bishop

Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong Soo was named Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South).

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy in June 2021.

Bishop Kim Jong Soo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Mweempwa named Monze Bishop

Bishop-elect Raphael Mweempwa was named Bishop of Monze, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Moses Hamungole in January 2021.

Vaccari named Massa Carrara-Pontremoli Bishop

Bishop-elect Mario Vaccari, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Giovanni Santucci in January 2021.

Dos Santos retired, da Silva named Cuiabá Archbishop

Archbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Mário Antônio da Silva was named Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate da Silva had been serving as Bishop of Roraima.

Álvarez Tapia and García Barreto named Concepción Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia and Bishop-elect Óscar Walter García Barreto were named Auxiliary Bishops of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile and titular bishops of Theuzi and Horta, respectively.

Nyunt Wai named Mawlamyine Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Maurice Nyunt Wai was named Coadjutor Bishop of Mawlamyine, Myanmar.

Fondong Abangalo named Mamfe Bishop

Bishop-elect Aloysius Fondong Abangalo was named Bishop of Mamfe, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya was named Archbishop of Bamenda in December 2019.

Durán Berríos, Mamani Quispe, and Fuentes Valencia named La Paz Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Mario Luis Durán Berríos, Bishop-elect Basilio Mamani Quispe, and Bishop-elect Pedro Luis Fuentes Valencia, C.P. were named Auxiliary Bishops of La Paz, Bolivia and titular bishops of Lambiridi, Naissus, and Temuniana, respectively.

Guglielmone retired, Fabre named Charleston Bishop

Bishop Robert Eric Guglielmone retired and Bishop-elect Jacques E. Fabre, C.S. was named Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Valenzuela Mellid retired, Martínez Flores named Asunción Archbishop

Archbishop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Adalberto Martínez Flores was named Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay.

Archbishop-designate Martínez Flores had been serving as Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo.

Alessandro retired, Muthaka named Garissa Bishop

Bishop Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop-elect George Muthaka, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Garissa, Kenya.

Déniz Hernández named Islas Canarias Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Cristóbal Déniz Hernández was named Auxiliary Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain and titular bishop of Aliezira.

Baumgarten named Le Puy-en-Velay Bishop

Bishop-elect Yves Baumgarten was named Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Lucien (Luc) Jacques Marie Joseph Crepy, C.I.M. was named Bishop of Versailles in February 2021.

Pu named Kiayi Bishop

Bishop-elect Norbert Pu was named Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Thomas Chung An-zu was named Archbishop of Taipei in May 2020.

Clark retired as Los Angeles Auxiliary

Bishop Edward William Clark retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA.

Rivas retired, Malzaire named Castries Archbishop

Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P. retired and Archbishop-designate Gabriel Malzaire was named Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles.

Archbishop-designate Malzaire had been serving as Bishop of Roseau, Dominica.

Rangel Mendoza retired, González Hernández named Chilpancingo-Chilapa Bishop

Bishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. retired and Bishop José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México.

Bishop González Hernández had been serving as Prelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit.

Minnerath retired, Hérouard named Dijon Archbishop

Archbishop Roland Minnerath retired and Archbishop-designate Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard was named Archbishop of Dijon, France.

Archbishop-designate Hérouard had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lille.

Lodu Tombe retired, Sakor Eyobo named Yei Bishop

Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe retired and Bishop-elect Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo was named Bishop of Yei, South Sudan.

Kelly retired, Duignan named Galway and Kilmacduagh Bishop

Bishop Brendan Kelly retired and Bishop Michael Gerard Duignan was named Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland while remaining Bishop of Clonfert.

Kurtz retired, Fabre named Louisville Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz retired and Archbishop-designate Shelton Joseph Fabre was named Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Archbishop-designate Fabre had been serving as Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Herrera Corona named Congo Nuncio and Gabon Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Javier Herrera Corona was named Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon and titular archbishop of Vulturaria.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina was named Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti in June 2021.

Taussig resigned as San Rafael Bishop

Bishop Eduardo Maria Taussig resigned as Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina.

Nolan named Glasgow Archbishop

Archbishop-designate William Nolan was named Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Philip Tartaglia in January 2021.

Archbishop-designate Nolan had been serving as Bishop of Galloway.

Daule and Santa Elena erected; Piccioli and Minda Chalá named Bishops

The Diocese of Daule and the Diocese of Santa Elena were erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador and becoming suffragans of it.

Bishop Giovanni Battista Piccioli was named Bishop of Daule.

Bishop Guido Iván Minda Chalá was named Bishop of Santa Elena.

Both of them had been serving as Auxiliary Bishops of Guayaquil.

Soosa Pakiam retired, Netto named Trivandrum Archbishop

Archbishop Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam retired and Archbishop-elect Thomas Jessayyan Netto was named Archbishop of Trivandrum, India.

Solczyński named Turkey Nuncio

Archbishop Marek Solczyński was named Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania.

Emien named Mali Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Mambé Jean-Sylvain Emien was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mali and titular archbishop of Potentia in Piceno.

Catalan named Rwanda Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Arnaldo Catalan was named Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda and titular archbishop of Apollonia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Andrzej Józwowicz was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iran in June 2021.

Kisonga Ndinga retired as Kinshasa Auxiliary

Bishop Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Puljić retired, Vukšić succeeded as Vrhbosna Archbishop

Vinko Cardinal Puljić retired and Archbishop Tomo Vukšić succeeded as Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Archbishop Vukšić had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Majnek resigned as Mukachevo Bishop

Bishop Antal Majnek, O.F.M. resigned as Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine.

dos Santos Marto retired, Ornelas Carvalho named Leiria-Fátima Bishop

António Augusto Cardinal dos Santos Marto retired and Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal.

Bishop Ornelas Carvalho had been serving as Bishop of Setúbal.

Ripa named Apostolic Signatura Secretary

Bishop-elect Andrea Ripa was named Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura and titular bishop of Caere.

He had been serving as Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy.

Sciacca named Labour Office of the Apostolic See President

Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca was named President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See.

He had been serving as Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura.

Orchowicz named Gniezno Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Radosław Orchowicz was named Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland and titular bishop of Surista.

Bialoglowski retired as Rzeszów Auxiliary

Bishop Edward Eugeniusz Bialoglowski retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland.

Bonnici and Espaillat named New York Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect John S. Bonnici and Bishop-elect Joseph A. Espaillat were named Auxiliary Bishops of New York, New York, USA and titular bishops of Arindela and Tagarbala, respectively.

Camisasca retired, Morandi named Reggio Emilia-Guastalla Bishop

Bishop Massimo Camisasca, F.S.C.B. retired and Archbishop Giacomo Morandi was named Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy, retaining the personal title of Archbishop.

Archbishop Morandi had been serving as Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Gristina retired, Renna named Catania Archbishop

Archbishop Salvatore Gristina retired and Archbishop-designate Luigi Renna was named Archbishop of Catania, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Renna had been serving as Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano.

Koerber retired, Nziengui Mangandza named Makokou Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Joseph Laurent Koerber, C.S.Sp. retired and Bishop-elect Severin Nziengui Mangandza, C.S.Sp. was named Vicar Apostolic of Makokou, Gabon.

Conesa Ferrer named Solsona Bishop

Bishop Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer was named Bishop of Solsona, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Xavier Novell Gomà in August 2021.

Bishop Conesa Ferrer had been serving as Bishop of Menorca.