de Oliveira named Apucarana Bishop

Bishop-elect Carlos José de Oliveira was named Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Celso Antônio Marchiori was named Bishop of São José dos Pinhais in December 2017.

Desrochers named Alexandria-Cornwall Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada and titular bishop of Melzi.

Campos do Nascimento named São João del Rei Bishop

Bishop José Eudes Campos do Nascimento was named Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. in January 2018.

Bishop Campos do Nascimento had been serving as Bishop of Leopoldina.

Currie retired, Hundt named Saint John’s, Newfoundland Archbishop

Archbishop Martin William Currie retired and Archbishop-designate Peter Joseph Hundt was named Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

Archbishop-designate Hundt had been serving as Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador.

Addagatla retired as Srikakulam Bishop

Bishop Innayya Chinna Addagatla retired as Bishop of Srikakulam, India.

Gallela resigned as Cuddapah Bishop

Bishop Prasad Gallela resigned as Bishop of Cuddapah, India.

Gabuza named Durban Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Abel Gabuza was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban, South Africa.

He had been serving as Bishop of Kimberley.

Sinaga retired, Sipayung named Medan Archbishop

Archbishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Archbishop-elect Kornelius Sipayung, O.F.M. Cap. was named Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia.

Toussaint named Jacmel Bishop

Bishop Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint was named Bishop of Jacmel, Haïti.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Launay Saturné was named Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien in July 2018.

Bishoip Toussaint had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince.

Mhasi named Tunduru-Masasi Bishop

Bishop-elect Filbert Felician Mhasi was named Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Castor Paul Msemwa in October 2017.

Duffy named Clogher Bishop

Bishop-elect Lawrence Duffy was named Bishop of Clogher, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Liam Seán MacDaid in October 2016.

Ślusarczyk and Mastalski named Kraków Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Franciszek Ślusarczyk and Bishop-elect Janusz Mastalski were named Auxiliary Bishops of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland and titular bishops of Cillium and Noba, respectively.

Gonsalves named Nagpur Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Elias Joseph Gonsalves was named Archbishop of Nagpur, India.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara in April 2018.

Archbishop-designate Gonsalves had been serving as Bishop of Amravati.

Hearst and Moosonee united

The dioceses of Hearst and Moosonee were united to form the Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada.

Bishop Robert Ovide Bourgon was named Bishop of the new diocese.

He had been serving as the Bishop of Hearst.

Hemrom named Dibrugarh Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Albert Hemrom was named Coadjutor Bishop of Dibrugarh, India.

Garcia named Monterey in California Bishop

Bishop Daniel Elias Garcia was named Bishop of Monterey in California, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Richard John Garcia in July 2018.

Bishop Daniel Garcia had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Austin, Texas.

Bacouni confirmed as Beirut and Jbeil Archbishop

Archbishop Georges Bacouni (Bakouny) was confirmed as Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

He had been serving as Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide], Israel.

He replaces the retiring Archbishop Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P..

El-Kassis named Pakistan Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis was named Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan and titular archbishop of Rosella.

Wohlwend named Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbot

Vinzenz (Rudolf) Wohlwend, O. Cist. was named Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria.

Franzelli retired, Wanok named Lira Bishop

Bishop Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop Sanctus Lino Wanok was named Bishop of Lira, Uganda.

Bishop Wanok had been serving as Bishop of Nebbi.