Toal named Moetherwell Bishop

Bishop Joseph Anthony Toal was named Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Joseph Devine in May 2013.

Bishop Toal had been serving as Bishop of Argyll and The Isles.

Gomes retired as Dhaka Auxiliary

Bishop Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Phamo (Thein Myint) resigned as Loikaw Bishop

Bishop Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint) resigned as Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar.

Sharma retired, Simick named Nepal Vicar

Bishop Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. retired and Bishop-elect Paul Simick was named Vicar Apostolic of Nepal and titular bishop of Maturba.

Pecorari named Bulgaria Nuncio

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Janusz Bolonek in December 2013.

Archbishop Pecorari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

Paluzzi resigned as Montevergine Abbot

Abbot Beda (Umberto) Paluzzi, O.S.B. resigned as Abbot of Montevergine, Italy.

Traquina Maria named Lisboa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Augusto Traquina Maria was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal and titular bishop of Lugura.

Senra de Faria Coelho named Braga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho was named Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal and titular bishop of Plestia.

Fernández Angulo named Caracas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Trinidad Fernández Angulo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela and titular bishop of Pumentum.

Piemontese named Terni-Narni-Amelia Bishop

Bishop-elect Giuseppe Piemontese, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vincenzo Paglia was named President of the Pontifical Council for the Family in June 2012.

Gurda named Siedlce Bishop

Bishop Kazimierz Gurda was named Bishop of Siedlce, Poland.

Bishop Gurda had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce.

Cichy retired, Kiernikowski named Legnica Bishop

Bishop Stefan Cichy retired and Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski was named Bishop of Legnica, Poland.

Bishop Kiernikowski had been serving as Bishop of Siedlce.

Turco retired, Barbosa de Sousa named Osasco Bishop

Bishop Ercílio Turco retired and Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Barbosa de Sousa had been serving as Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana.

Odetoyinbo named Abeokuta Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo was named Bishop of Abeokuta, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Alfred Adewale Martins was named Archbishop of Lagos in May 2012.

Nkaijanabwo retired, Kibira named Kasese Bishop

Bishop Egidio Nkaijanabwo retired and Bishop-elect Acquirino Francis Kibira was named Bishop of Kasese, Uganda.

McMahon retired, Williams named Brentwood Bishop

Bishop Thomas McMahon retired and Bishop-elect Alan Williams, S.M. was named Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain.

Skomarovskyi named Lutsk Bishop

Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi was named Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Markijan Trofym’yak in July 2012.

Bishop Skomarovskyi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr

Macbeth-Green named Wilcannia-Forbes Bishop

Bishop-elect Columba Macbeth-Green, O.S.P.P.E. was named Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Christopher Henry Toohey in June 2009.

D’Ercole named Ascoli Piceno Bishop

Bishop Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P. was named Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Silvano Montevecchi in September 2013.

Bishop D’Ercole had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila.

Buczek resigned, Szyrokoradiuk named Kharkiv-Zaporizhia Bishop

Bishop Marian Buczek resigned and Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine.

Bishop Szyrokoradiuk had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Zytomir.