Rivera Montoya named Huamachuco Prelate

Bishop-elect Pascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R. was named Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru.

The prelature had been vacant since Bishop Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R. retired in August 2018.

González Sánchez resigned as Ciudad Victoria Bishop

Bishop Antonio González Sánchez resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México.

Curiel Herrera named Carora Bishop

Bishop Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P. was named Bishop of Carora, Venezuela.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Luis Armando Tineo Rivera in June 2020.

Bishop Curiel Herrera had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba.

Arana named El Alto Bishop

Bishop Giovani Edgar Arana was named Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini in July 2020.

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

Beaumont named Moulins Bishop

Bishop-elect Marc Beaumont was named Bishop of Moulins, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Laurent Jean Lucien Marie Percerou was named Bishop of Nantes in August 2020.

Castro Muñoz named Huajuapan de León Bishop

Bishop-elect Miguel Ángel Castro Muñoz was named Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda in July 2020.

Cuá Ajacum named Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum was named Auxiliary Bishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala and titular bishop of Rosella.

Jiménez Carvajal retired, Múnera Correa named Cartagena Archbishop

Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. retired and Archbishop-designate Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. was named Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia.

Archbishop-designate Múnera Correa had been serving as Bishop of San Vicente del Caguán.

Thévenot retired, Hero named Prince-Albert Bishop

Bishop Albert Privet Thévenot, M. Afr. retired and Bishop-elect Stephen Hero was named Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Advincula named Manila Archbishop

Jose Fuerte Cardinal Advincula was named Archbishop of Manila, Philippines.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Luis Antonio Gokim Cardinal Tagle was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in December 2019.

Cardinal Advincula had been serving as Archbishop of Capiz.

Le Stang named Amiens Bishop

Bishop-elect Gérard Le Stang was named Bishop of Amiens, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Olivier Claude Philippe Marie Leborgne was named Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer) in September 2020.

Fiorini Morosini retired, Morrone named Reggio Calabria-Bova Archbishop

Archbishop Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. retired and Archbishop-elect Fortunato Morrone was named Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy.

Fernández Villaseca named Talca Bishop

Bishop Galo Fernández Villaseca was named Bishop of Talca, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca in June 2018.

Bishop Fernández Villaseca had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile.

Ambarus named Rome Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Benoni Ambarus was named Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishop of Truentum.

Aloise named Rossano-Cariati Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Maurizio Aloise was named Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati, Italy.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Giuseppe Satriano was named Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto in October 2020.

Watio retired as Bafoussam Bishop

Bishop Dieudonné Watio retired as Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon.

Pirán named Holguín Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marcos Pirán was named Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba and titular bishop of Boseta.

Nguyễn Thái Hợp retired as Hà Tĩnh Bishop

Bishop Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P. retired as Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam.

Mbuka retired, Mbimbi Mbamba named Boma Bishop

Bishop Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. retired and Bishop-elect José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba was named Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Sanguinetti Montero retired, Bodeant Fernández named Canelones Bishop

Bishop Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero retired and Bishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández was named Bishop of Canelones, Uruguay.

Bishop Bodeant Fernández had been serving as Bishop of Melo.