Shen Bin confirmed as Shanghai Bishop

Bishop Joseph Shen Bin was confirmed as Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China.

Panamthundil named Kyrgyzstan and Tadjikistan Nuncio

Archbishop-elect George George Panamthundil was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan in addition to his existing posts.

Isango Nkoyo and Tsimba Ngoma named Kinshasa Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Edouard Isango Nkoyo and Bishop-elect Edouard Tsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M. were named Auxiliary Bishops of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) and titular bishops of Utimmira and Igilgili, respectively.

Gordo Rodríguez named Tortosa Bishop

Bishop Sergi Gordo Rodríguez was named Bishop of Tortosa, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Enrique Benavent Vidal was named Archbishop of Valencia in October 2022.

Bishop Gordo Rodríguez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona.

Brochini retired, Gonçalves de Almeida named Itumbiara Bishop

Bishop Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. retired and Bishop José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida was named Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil.

Bishop Gonçalves de Almeida had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal.

Holiney confirmed as Kolomyia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Petro Holiney was confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Abrittum.

Firman confirmed Ternopil-Zboriv Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Volodymyr Firman was confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Limisa.

Rojas Ruiz named Punto Fijo Bishop

Bishop Luis Enrique Rojas Ruiz was named Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza was named Bishop of Ciudad Guayana in December 2022.

Bishop Rojas Ruiz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida.

Musarò retired as Costa Rica Nuncio

Archbishop Bruno Musarò retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.

Maekawa named Fairbanks Bishop

Bishop-elect Steven Maekawa, O.P. was named Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Chad William Zielinski was named Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota in July 2022.

Sanguinetti retired, Fornaciari named Tempio-Ampurias Bishop

Bishop Sebastiano Sanguinetti retired and Bishop-elect Roberto Fornaciari, O.S.B. was named Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy.

Andriantsoavina named Antsirabé Bishop

Bishop Jean Pascal Andriantsoavina was named Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Philippe Ranaivomanana in September 2022.

Bishop Andriantsoavina has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo.

New Cardinals!

Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 21 new Cardinals on 30 Septemeber 2023. Here is the list:

Cardinal-Designates:

• Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops; Age: 68.0
• Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches; Age: 67.9
• Victor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; Age: 61.1
• Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy; Age: 76.6
• Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America; Age: 77.6
• Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine; Age: 58.4
• Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa; Age: 67.0
• Ángel Sixto Rossi, S.J., Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina; Age: 65.1
• Luis José Rueda Aparicio, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia; Age: 61.5
• Grzegorz Ryś, Archbishop of Łódź, Poland; Age: 59.6
• Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan; Age: 59.7
• José Cobo Cano, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain; Age: 58.0
• Protase Rugambwa, Coadjutor Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania; Age: 63.3
• Sebastian Francis, Bishop of Penang, Malaysia; Age: 71.8
• Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J., Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China; Age: 64.1
• François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Ajaccio, France; Age: 54.8
• Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal; Age: 49.7
• Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., Rector General of Salesians of Saint John Bosco; Age: 63.1

Count: 18; Average Age: 63.7

Cardinal-Designates (Non-Voting):

• Agostino Marchetto, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Age: 83.0
• Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela; Age: 84.3
• Luis Pascual Dri, O.F.M. Cap., Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; Age: 96.4

Count: 3; Average Age: 87.9

Las Vegas elevated to Archdiocese, Thomas named Archbishop

The Diocese of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA is elevated to an Archdiocese with Reno and Salt Lake City, Utah as suffragans.

Archbishop-designate George Leo Thomas was named its first Archbishop.

Zabbara confirmed as Baghdad (Armenian) Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Nersès (Joseph) Zabbara was confirmed as Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq.

The archeparchy had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. in October 2017.

Ravel resigned as Strasbourg Archbishop

Archbishop Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. resigned as Archbishop of Strasbourg, France.

Bishop Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot, Bishop of Metz, was named Apostolic Administrator of Strasbourg.

Dew retired, Martin named New Zealand Military Bishop

John Atcherley Cardinal Dew retired and Archbishop-designate Paul Gerard Martin, S.M. was named Bishop of New Zealand, Military.

Jackels resigns as Dubuque Archbishop

Archbishop Michael Owen Jackels resigned as Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA.

Celino named El Paso Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Anthony Celino was named Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA and titular bishop of Maronana.

Porras Cardozo named Caracas Archbishop

Baltazar Enrique Cardinal Porras Cardozo was named Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.

Laterza named Central African Republic and Chad Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Giuseppe Laterza was named Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic, Apostolic Nuncio to Chad, and Titular Archbishop of Vartana.

Izen named Saint Paul and Minneapolis Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael John Izen was named Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and titular bishop of Neoportus.

Furtado de Brito Sobrinho retired, Sousa Da Silva named Teresina Archbishop

Archbishop Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho retired and Archbishop-designate Juarez Sousa Da Silva was named Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Sousa Da Silva had been serving as Bishop of Parnaíba.

Gallone named Uruguay Nuncio

Archbishop Gianfranco Gallone was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luciano Russo was named Secretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State.

Archbishop Gallone had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi.

El-Kassis named United Arab Emirates Nuncio

Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis was named Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala in April 2020.

Archbishop El-Kassis had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan.

Accattino named Tanzania Nuncio

Archbishop Angelo Accattino was named Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Marek Solczyński was named Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey in February 2022.

Archbishop Accattino had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.

Vacca Ramirez named Villavicencio Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Misael Vacca Ramirez was named Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega in April 2022.

Archbishop-designate Vacca Ramirez had been serving as Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso.

Mascarenhas named Baroda Bishop

Bishop-elect Sebastião Mascarenhas, S.F.X. was named Bishop of Baroda, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. in December 2021.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has Died

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, has died.

He was 95 years old. He had served as Pope for 7 years and as a Cardinal for 27 years. He had also served as a Bishop for 45 years and 71 years as a Priest.

May he rest in peace.

Martínez Méndez named Izabal Bishop

Bishop-elect Miguel Ángel Martínez Méndez was named Bishop of Izabal, Guatemala.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Domingo Buezo Leiva was named Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango in July 2021.

Esposito-Garcia and Menjivar-Ayala named Washington Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Juan R. Esposito-Garcia and Bishop-elect Evelio Menjivar-Ayala were named Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA and titular bishops of Tabla and Aëtus, respectively.

Kettler retired, Neary named Saint Cloud Bishop

Bishop Donald Joseph Kettler retired and Bishop-elect Patrick Neary, C.S.C. was named Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA.

Bondu named Rennes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean Bondu was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France and titular bishop of Vaison.

Erbì named Gambia Nuncio

Archbishop Walter Erbì was named Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia in addition to his other posts.

Genivaldo Garcia named Estância Bishop

Bishop-elect José Genivaldo Garcia was named Bishop of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia in August 2021.

Guerrero Alves resigned, Caballero Ledo named Secretariat for the Economy Prefect

Father Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, S.J. resigned and Mister Maximino Caballero Ledo was named Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.

Mister Caballero Ledo had been serving as Secretary General of the Secretariat.

Effective 1 December.

Moger named Southwark Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Philip Moger was named Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain and titular bishop of Glastonia.

Evans retired as Providence Auxiliary

Bishop Robert Charles Evans retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Henning named Providence Coadjutor

Bishop Richard Garth Henning was named Coadjutor Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York.

Randriamalala named Ambanja Bishop

Bishop-elect Donatien Francis Randriamalala, M.S. was named Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Moramanga in July 2019.

Rossi retired, Salvi named Civita Castellana Bishop

Bishop Romano Rossi retired and Bishop Marco Salvi was named Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy.

Bishop Salvi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve.

Fernández Alara retired, Torres Aliaga named Rafaela Bishop

Bishop Luis Alberto Fernández Alara retired and Bishop Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga was named Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina.

Bishop Torres Aliaga had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba.

Rabiy named Winnipeg Auxiliary

Bishop Andriy Rabiy was named Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA.

Loppa retired, Spreafico named Anagni-Alatri Bishop

Bishop Lorenzo Loppa retired and Bishop Ambrogio Spreafico was named Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy.

Bishop Spreafico also remains Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino.

Murat named Sweden and Iceland Nuncio

Archbishop Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden and Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland.

The posts had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop James Patrick Green in April 2022.

Archbishop Murat had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun and Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea.

Mendoza Cruz named Cuautitlá Bishop

Bishop Efraín Mendoza Cruz was named Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón in September 2021.

Bishop Mendoza Cruz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla.

Napeta named Torit Bishop

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta was named Bishop of Torit, South Sudan.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla was named Archbishop of Juba in December 2019.

Bündgens resigned as Aachen Auxiliary

Bishop Johannes Bündgens resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany.

Cajandig ceased as Calapan Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Warlito Itucas Cajandig ceased as Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines.

Hočevar retired, Nemet named Beograd Archbishop

Archbishop Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia.

Archbishop-designate Nemet had been serving as Bishop of Zrenjanin.

Saw Yaw Han named Kengtung Bishop

Bishop John Saw Yaw Han was named Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Peter Louis Cakü in February 2020.

Bishop Saw Yaw Han had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon.

Esteves Domingues named Angra Bishop

Bishop Armando Esteves Domingues was named Bishop of Angra, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador was named Bishop of Viana do Castelo in September 2021.

Bishop Esteves Domingues had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto.

Crowley retired, Odonya named Kitale Bishop

Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S. retired and Bishop-elect Henry Juma Odonya was named Bishop of Kitale, Kenya.

Khimyak named Kyiv Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Andriy Khimyak was confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Cuicul.

Espinoza Garza named La Paz en la Baja California Sur Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Miguel Ángel Espinoza Garza was named Coadjutor Bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México.

Schick resigned as Bamberg Archbishop

Archbishop Ludwig Schick resigned as Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany.

Ukpong named Umuahia Bishop

Bishop Michael Kalu Ukpong was named Bishop of Umuahia, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji was named Archbishop of Owerri in March 2022.

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

Bui Cong Trac named Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph Bui Cong Trac was named Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam and titular bishop of Arsennaria.

Prado Ayuso named San Sebastián Bishop

Bishop-elect Fernando Prado Ayuso, C.M.F. was named Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre was named Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante in December 2021.

Musioł named Opole Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Waldemar Musioł was named Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland and titular bishop of Bagis.

Ladjar retired, Matopai You named Jayapura Bishop

Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You was named Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia.

Guellec named Montauban Bishop

Bishop Alain Jean Louis Guellec was named Bishop of Montauban, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Bernard Joseph Germain Marie Ginoux earlier this month.

Bishop Guellec had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières).

Nguyễn Văn Ðệ retired, Dang Van Cau named Thái Bình Bishop

Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Ðệ, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect Dominic Dang Van Cau was named Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam.

Coll named Ossory Bishop

Bishop-elect Niall Coll was named Bishop of Ossory, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Dermot Pius Farrell was named Archbishop of Dublin in December 2020.

Semenyshyn confirmed as Ivano-Frankivsk Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Mykola Semenyshyn confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Iunca in Mauretania.

Cona named El Salvador Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Luigi Roberto Cona was named Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador and titular archbishop of Oppidum Consilinum.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia in September 2022.

Touho named Atakpamé Bishop

Bishop-elect Moïse Touho was named Bishop of Atakpamé, Togo.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan was named Archbishop of Lomé in November 2019.

Tran named Atlanta Auxiliary

Bishop-elect John-Nhan Tran was named Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA and titular bishop of Tullia.

Filippi retired, Eibu named Kotido Bishop

Bishop Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop-elect Dominic Eibu, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Kotido, Uganda.

Mushosho Matabaro named Doruma-Dungu Bishop

Bishop-elect Emile Mushosho Matabaro was named Bishop of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Richard Domba Mady in July 2021.

Hon Tai-Fai named Malta Nuncio

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B. was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malta.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico in April 2022.

Archbishop Hon Tai-Fai had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece.

Stułkowski named Płock Bishop

Bishop Szymon Stułkowski was named Bishop of Płock, Poland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Piotr Libera in June 2022.

Bishop Stułkowski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań.

Giraudo named Torino Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alessandro Giraudo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy and titular bishop of Castra Severiana.

Chaparro Stivanello named Merlo-Moreno Bishop

Bishop Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F. was named Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Fernando Carlos Maletti in March 2022.

Bishop Chaparro Stivanello had been serving as Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche.

Souza named Niterói Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Geraldo de Paula Souza, C.SS.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and titular bishop of Tinista.

Miniero named Taranto Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Ciro Miniero was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Taranto, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Miniero had been serving as Bishop of Vallo della Lucania.

Migliore retired, Nicoletti named Coxim Bishop

Bishop Antonino Migliore retired and Bishop-elect Otair Nicoletti was named Bishop of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Gazaille retired, Jodoin named Nicolet Bishop

Bishop André Gazaille retired and Bishop Daniel Jodoin was named Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Jodoin had been serving as Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick.

Ordoñez Sigcho named Quito Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ángel Maximiliano Ordoñez Sigcho was named Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador and titular bishop of Phelbes.

Redondo Castanera named Quilmes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Eduardo Gonzalo Redondo Castanera was named Auxiliary Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina and titular bishop of Tingaria.

Gobilliard named Digne Bishop

Bishop Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard was named Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Philippe Paul Nault, S.J.M.V. was named Bishop of Nice in March 2022.

Bishop Gobilliard had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon.

Franco Sánchez named Caldas Bishop

Bishop-elect Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez was named Bishop of Caldas, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop César Alcides Balbín Tamayo was named Bishop of Cartago in October 2021.

Dlungwane retired, Frank succeeded as Mariannhill Bishop

Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane retired and Bishop Neil Augustine Frank, O.M.I. succeeded as Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa.

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

Devčić retired, Uzinić succeeded as Rijeka Archbishop

Archbishop Ivan Devčić retired and Archbishop Mate Uzinić succeeded as Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia.

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

Hopes retired, Collins named East Anglia Bishop

Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes retired and Bishop-elect Peter Gwilym Collins was named Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain.

Cañizares Llovera retired, Benavent Vidal named Valencia Archbishop

Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera retired and Archbishop-designate Enrique Benavent Vidal was named Archbishop of Valencia, Spain.

Archbishop-designate Benavent Vidal had been serving as Bishop of Tortosa.

Brady retired as Sydney Auxiliary

Bishop Terence John Gerard Brady retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia.

Lazzeri resigned as Lugano Bishop

Bishop Valerio Lazzeri resigned as Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland.

Al Mekko succeeded as Alquoch Bishop

Bishop Paul Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko succeeded as Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq.

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

Maqdassi named Baghdad Auxiliary

Bishop Mikha Pola Maqdassi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq and titular bishop of Seert dei Caldei.

He had been serving as Bishop of Alquoch.

Fumagalli retired, Piazza named Viterbo Bishop

Bishop Lino Fumagalli retired and Bishop Orazio Francesco Piazza was named Bishop of Viterbo, Italy.

Bishop Piazza had been serving as Bishop of Sessa Aurunca.

Esteves Gomes named Braga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Delfim Jorge Esteves Gomes was named Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal and titular bishop of Dumium.

Brient named Rennes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ivan Brient was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France and titular bishop of Vaison.

Maipain retired as Khammam Bishop

Bishop Paul Maipan retired as Bishop of Khammam, India.

Bae Ki Hyen resigned as Masan Bishop

Bishop Constantine Bae Ki Hyen resigned as Bishop of Masan, Korea (South).

Salas Arjona named Acarigua-Araure Bishop

Bishop-elect Gerardo Ernesto Salas Arjona was named Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar was named Bishop of Petare in November 2021.

Foley resigned as Cairns Bishop

Bishop James Foley resigned as Bishop of Cairns, Australia.

Iskandar named Tyr Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Georges Iskandar, B.S. was named Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the removal of Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. in January 2021.

Samra retired, Beyrouti named Newton Bishop

Bishop Nicholas James Samra retired and Bishop-elect François Beyrouti was named Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA.

Ayvazian named Kamichlié Bishop

Bishop-elect Antranig Ayvazian was named Bishop of Kamichlié (Armenian), Syria.

The eparchy had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. in April 1992.