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.

Peri named Caltagirone Bishop

Bishop-elect Calogero Peri, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Caltagirone, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Vincenzo Manzella was named Bishop of Cefalù in September 2009.

Bahujimihigo resigned as Kibungo Bishop

Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo resigned as Bishop of Kibungo, Rwanda.

Slattery retired, Noè Rodrigues named Tzaneen Bishop

Bishop Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C. retired and Bishop-elect João Noè Rodrigues was named Bishop of Tzaneen, South Africa.

Libena and Nzigilwa named Dar-es-Salaam Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Salutaris Melchior Libena and Bishop-elect Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa were named Auxiliary Bishops of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania and titular bishops of Sutunurca and Mozotcori, respectively.

Diéguez Reboredo retired, Quinteiro Fiuza named Tui-Vigo Bishop

Bishop José Diéguez Reboredo retired and Bishop Luis Quinteiro Fiuza was named Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain.

Bishop Quinteiro Fiuza had been serving as Bishop of Orense.

Chang-yik retired, Kim Woon-hoe named Ch’unch’on Bishop

Bishop John Chang-yik retired and Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe) was named Bishop of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South).

Bishop Kim Woon-hoe had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul.

Cocchi retired, Lanfranchi named Modena-Nonantola Archbishop

Archbishop Benito Cocchi retired and Archbishop-designate Antonio Lanfranchi was named Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Lanfranchi had been serving as Bishop of Cesena-Sarsina.

Vásquez named Austin Bishop

Bishop José Stephen Vásquez was named Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gregory Michael Aymond was named Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana in June 2009.

Bishop Vásquez had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston.

Thottathil named Tiruvalla Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Stephen Thottathil was named Auxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India and titular bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto.

Stima named Blantyre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Montfort Stima was named Auxiliary Bishop of Blantyre, Malawi and titular bishop of Puppi.

Pioppo named Cameroun and Equatorial Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Piero Pioppo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun and to Equatorial Guinea as well as titular archbishop of Torcello.

Kulapuravilai named Marthandom Bishop

Bishop-elect Vincent Kulapuravilai was named Bishop of Marthandom (Malankarese), India.

Konnath named Battery Bishop

Bishop Joseph Thomas Konnath was named Bishop of Battery (Bathery) (Malankarese), India.

Bishop Konnath had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum.

Kattukallil and Valiyavilayil named Trivandrum (Malankarese) Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Samuel Kattukallil and Bishop-elect Anthony Valiyavilayil, O.I.C. were named Auxiliary Bishops of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India and titular bishops of Tamalluma and Igilgili, respectively.

Erected: Eparchy of Puthur, India

The Eparchy of Puthur (Malankarese), India was erected with territory taken from Battery (Bathery).

Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil was named its first ordinary.

He had been serving as Bishop of Battery.

Erected: Eparchy of Pathanamthitta, India

The Eparchy of Pathanamthitta (Malankarese), India was erected with territory taken from Trivandrum.

Bishop Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor was named its first ordinary.

He had been serving as Bishop of Marthandom.

Pisanello named Oria Bishop

Bishop-elect Vincenzo Pisanello was named Bishop of Oria, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michele Castoro was named Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo in July 2009.

Split: Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia

The Vicariate Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia was split into Soddo and Hosanna.

The previous ordinary remains the ordinary of Soddo.

Bishop-elect Woldeghiorghis Mathewos was named Vicar Apostolic of Hosanna and titular bishop of Turuda.

Llano Cifuentes retired, Gouvêa Mattoso named Nova Friburgo Bishop

Bishop Rafael Llano Cifuentes retired and Bishop Edney Gouvêa Mattoso was named Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bishop Gouvêa Mattoso had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.