Scherer named Joinville Bishop

Bishop Irineu Roque Scherer was named Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Orlando Brandes was named Archbishop of Londrina in May 2006. Bishop Scherer had been serving as Bishop of Garanhuns.

Lopes de Faria retired, Oliver de Faria named Diamantina Archbishop

Archbishop Paulo Lopes de Faria retired and Archbishop-designate João Bosco Oliver de Faria was named Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Archbishop-designate Oliver de Faria had been serving as Bishop of Patos de Minas.

Banda named Solwezi Bishop

Bishop-elect Alick Banda was named Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Noel Charles O'Regan, S.M.A. was named Bishop of Ndola in October 2004.

Cuttitta named Palermo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Carmelo Cuttitta was named Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy and titular bishop of Novi.

Matondo Kwa Nzambi retired as Molegbe Bishop

Bishop Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. retired as Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Bishop Morgante Died

Bishop Marcello Morgante, Bishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy, has died. He was 92 years old and had served as a priest for 69 years. He had celebrated his 50th anniversary of consecration as a bishop just two months before his death. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Visi Died

Bishop Michel Visi, Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania), has died. He was 52 years old and had served as a priest for 24 years and as a bishop for 10 years. May he rest in peace.

Baseotto retired as Argentina Military Ordinary

Bishop Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R. retired as Bishop of Argentina, Military.

Gervais retired, Prendergast named Ottawa Archbishop

Archbishop Marcel André J. Gervais retired and Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. was named Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Archbishop Prendergast had been serving as Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Bishop Duprey Died

Bishop Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr., Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, has died. He was 84 years old and had served as a priest for 57 years and as a bishop for 17 years. May he rest in peace.

Ginoux named Montauban Bishop

Bishop-elect Bernard Ginoux was named Bishop of Montauban, France. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Bernard Housset was named Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes) in November 2006.

Bishop González Ramírez Died

Bishop Rafael Angel González Ramírez, Bishop Emeritus of Barinas, Venezuela, has died. He was 90 years old and had served as a priest for 65 years and as a bishop for 41 years. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Guibord Lévesque Died

Bishop Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San José de Amazonas, Peru, has died. He was 83 years old and had served as a priest for 56 years and as a bishop for 39 years. May he rest in peace.

Silvani named Volterra Bishop

Bishop-elect Alberto Silvani was named Bishop of Volterra, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Mansueto Bianchi was named Bishop of Pistoia in November 2006.

Harris named Saint John, New Brunswick Bishop

Bishop Robert Harris was named Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joseph Faber MacDonald in September 2006. Bishop Harris had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie.

Carraro retired, Zenti named Verona Bishop

Bishop Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Giuseppe Zenti was named Bishop of Verona, Italy. Bishop Zenti had been serving as Bishop of Vittorio Veneto.

Cunneen retired, Jones succeeded as Christchurch Bishop

Bishop John Jerome Cunneen retired and Bishop Barry Philip Jones succeeded as Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. Bishop Jones had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Navarro Rodríguez named Zamora Bishop

Bishop Javier Navarro Rodríguez was named Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Carlos Suárez Cázares in December 2006. Bishop Navarro Rodríguez had been serving as Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos.

Crowley resigns as Middlesbrough Bishop

Bishop John Patrick Crowley resigned as Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain.

Libera named Płock Bishop

Bishop Piotr Libera was named Bishop of Płock, Poland. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus was named Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw} in December 2006. Bishop Libera had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice.