Lobo resigned, Anthony succeeded as Islamabad-Rawalpindi Bishop

Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo resigned and Bishop Rufin Anthony succeeded as Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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

Cedeño Delgado retired, Ulloa Mendieta named Panamá Archbishop

Archbishop José Dimas Cedeño Delgado retired and Archbishop-designate José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. was named Archbishop of Panamá.

Archbishop-designate Ulloa Mendieta had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Giraldo Jaramillo retired, Tobón Restrepo named Medellín Archbishop

Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. retired and Archbishop-designate Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo was named Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia.

Archbishop-designate Tobón Restrepo had been serving as Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro.

Rivera Gómez retired as Medellín Auxiliary

Bishop Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia.

Arogundade named Ondo Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Jude Arogundade was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria.

Nugent named Madagascar Nuncio and Comoros Delegate

Archbishop-elect Eugene Martin Nugent was named Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar and Apostolic Delegate to Comoros as well as titular archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill.

Giovannetti retired, Meini named Fiesole Bishop

Bishop Luciano Giovannetti retired and Bishop Mario Meini was named Bishop of Fiesole, Italy.

Bishop Meini had been serving as Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello.

Vlk retired, Duka named Praha Archbishop

Miloslav Cardinal Vlk retired and Archbishop-designate Dominik Duka, O.P. was named Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic.

Archbishop-designate Duka had been serving as Bishop of Hradec Králové.

Navarro retired, Cuenca named Alto Valle del Río Negro Bishop

Bishop Néstor Hugo Navarro retired and Bishop-elect Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca was named Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina.

Bressanelli named Neuquén Coadjutor

Bishop Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina.

Bishop Bressanelli had been serving as Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia.

Biernaski named Curitiba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Rafael Biernaski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil and titular bishop of Ruspae.

Rugambwa named São Tomé and Príncipe Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba in July 2009.

Poniškaitis named Vilnius Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Arūnas Poniškaitis was named Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania and titular bishop of Sinna.

Randrianasolo resigned, Rakotondrajao succeeded as Mahajanga Bishop

Bishop Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo resigned and Bishop Roger Victor Rakotondrajao succeeded as Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar.

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

Mesa Ruiz named Socorro y San Gil Bishop

Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz was named Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ismael Rueda Sierra was named Archbishop of Bucaramanga in February 2009.

Bishop Mesa Ruiz had been serving as Bishop of Arauca.

Orozco Montoya named Girardota Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya was named Bishop of Girardota, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Manizales in July 2009.

Bishop Orozco Montoya had been serving as Bishop of San José del Guaviare.

Kientega named Ouahigouya Bishop

Bishop-elect Justin Kientega was named Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Philippe Ouédraogo was named Archbishop of Ouagadougou in May 2009.

Kasujja named Nigeria Nuncio

Archbishop Augustine Kasujja was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.

Campos Contreras named Tehuantepec Bishop

Bishop Oscar Campos Contreras was named Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Felipe Padilla Cardona was named Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora in October 2009.

Bishop Campos Contreras had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca.

Erected: Maliana, Timor-Leste; do Amaral named Bishop

The Diocese of Maliana, Timor-Leste was erected with territory taken from Díli.

Bishop-elect Norberto do Amaral was named its first ordinary.