Router named Armagh Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael Router was named Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, Ireland and titular bishop of Lugmad.

Buoncristiani retired, Lojudice named Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino Archbishop

Archbishop Antonio Buoncristiani retired and Archbishop-designate Augusto Paolo Lojudice was named Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Lojudice had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}.

Sanna retired, Carboni named Oristano Archbishop

Archbishop Ignazio Sanna retired and Archbishop-designate Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Oristano, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Carboni had been serving as Bishop of Ales-Terralba.

Moretti resigned, Bellandi named Salerno-Campagna-Acerno Archbishop

Archbishop Luigi Moretti resigned and Archbishop-elect Andrea Bellandi was named Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy.

Pujol Balcells retired, Planellas i Barnosell named Tarragona Archbishop

Archbishop Jaume Pujol Balcells retired and Archbishop-elect Joan Planellas i Barnosell was named Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain.

Cantafora retired, Schillaci named Lamezia Terme Bishop

Bishop Luigi Antonio Cantafora retired and Bishop-elect Giuseppe Schillaci was named Bishop of Lamezia Terme, Italy.

Fernandes named Belgaum Bishop

Bishop Derek Fernandes was named Bishop of Belgaum, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Peter Machado was named Archbishop of Bangalore in March 2018.

Bishop Fernandes had been serving as Bishop of Karwar.

McGrath resigned, Cantú succeeded as San Jose Bishop

Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath resigned and Bishop Oscar Cantú succeeded as Bishop of San Jose in California, USA.

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

Slattery retired, Mpako named Pretoria Archbishop

Archbishop William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M. retired and Archbishop-designate Dabula Anthony Mpako was named Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa and Bishop of South Africa, Military.

Archbishop-designate Mpako had been serving as Bishop of Queenstown.

Di Cerbo retired as Alife-Caiazzo Bishop

Bishop Valentino Di Cerbo retired as Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy.

Etienne named Seattle Coadjutor

Archbishop Paul Dennis Etienne was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA.

Archbishop Etienne had been serving as Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska.

Russo resigned as Fabriano-Matelica Bishop

Bishop Stefano Russo resigned as Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy.

Miyahara resigned as Fukuoka Bishop

Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara resigned as Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan.

Balestrero named Congo (DR) Nuncio

Archbishop Ettore Balestrero was named Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of.

Würtz named Freiburg im Breisgau Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Christian Würtz was named Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany and titular bishop of Germania in Dacia.

Ashley Maclean and Varela Server retired as Panamá Auxiliaries

Bishop Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean and Bishop Pablo Varela Server retired as Auxiliary Bishops of Panamá.

Hying named Madison Bishop

Bishop Donald Joseph Hying was named Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Robert Charles Morlino in November 2018.

Bishop Hying had been serving as Bishop of Gary, Indiana.

Mang Thang retired, Tin Win named Mandalay Archbishop

Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang retired and Archbishop-elect Marco Tin Win was named Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar.

Kaboy Ruboneka retired, Ngumbi Ngengele named Goma Bishop

Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka retired and Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Bishop Ngumbi Ngengele had been serving as Bishop of Kindu.

Domínguez named San Juan de Cuyo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina and titular bishop of Vita.

Gomes retired as Krishnagar Bishop

Bishop Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B. retired as Bishop of Krishnagar, India.

Guellec named Montpellier Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alain Guellec was named Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France and titular bishop of Senez.

Schneider named Rottenburg-Stuttgart Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gerhard Schneider was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany and titular bishop of Abbir Germaniciana.

Limachi Ortiz named El Alto Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pascual Limachi Ortiz was named Auxiliary Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia and titular bishop of Belesasa.

Kaggwa retired, Jjumba named Masaka Bishop

Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa retired and Bishop-elect Serverus Jjumba was named Bishop of Masaka, Uganda.

Tomasi Travaglia reitred, Elías Millares and Rodríguez Álvarez named Lima Auxiliaries

Bishop Adriano Tomasi Travaglia, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares and Bishop-elect Ricardo Augusto Rodríguez Álvarez were named Auxiliary Bishops of Lima, Peru and titular bishops of Turres in Numidia and Aeliae, respectively.

Dunn named Halifax-Yarmouth Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Brian Joseph Dunn was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

He had been serving as Bishop of Antigonish.

Son Sam-seok named Busan Bishop

Bishop Joseph Son Sam-seok was named Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South).

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Paul Hwang Chul-soo in August 2018.

Bishop Son Sam-seok had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Kummer named Porto Alegre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Darley José Kummer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and titular bishop of Elvas.

Buckley retired, Gavin named Cork and Ross Bishop

Bishop John Buckley retired and Bishop-elect Fintan Gavin was named Bishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland.

Trávez Trávez retired, Espinoza Mateus named Quito Archbishop

Archbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. retired and Archbishop-designate Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador.

Archbishop-designate Espinoza Mateus had been serving as Bishop of Loja.

Gregory named Washington, D.C. Archbishop

Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory was named Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Donald William Cardinal Wuerl in October 2018.

Archbishop Gregory had been serving as Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia.

Apuron removed, Byrnes succeeded as Agaña Archbishop

Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. was removed and Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes succeeded as Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania).

Santiago Apóstol de Huancané erected, Cefai named Prelate

The Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, Peru was erected with territory taken from the Territorial Prelatures of Ayaviri and Juli.

Bishop-elect Giovanni Cefai, M.S.S.P. was named its first Prelate.

Ocampo Gorostieta named Ciudad Altamirano Bishop

Bishop-elect Joel Ocampo Gorostieta was named Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Maximino Martínez Miranda was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México in October 2017.

Rugambwa named New Zealand Nuncio

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Oceania.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay in June 2018.

Archbishop Rugambwa had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.

O’Brien retired, Mulhall named Kingston Archbishop

Archbishop Brendan Michael O’Brien retired and Archbishop-designate Michael Mulhall was named Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Archbishop-designate Mulhall had been serving as Bishop of Pembroke.

Semaan confirmed as Mossul Coadjutor

Archbishop-elect Nizar Semaan was confirmed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq.

Entwistle retired, Reid named Our Lady of the Southern Cross Ordinary

Msgr. Harry Entwistle retired and Fr. Carl Reid was named Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia.

Chmielecki named Guinea and Mali Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Tymon Tytus Chmielecki was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea, Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, and Titular Archbishop of Tres Tabernae.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador in May 2018.

Zaki named Guizeh Bishop

Bishop Toma Adly Zaki was named Bishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt.

The eparchy had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina in January 2017.

Bishop Zaki had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the same eparchy.

Dalmao named Isabela Prelate

Bishop-elect Leo M. Dalmao, C.M.F. was named Prelate of Isabela, Philippines.

The prelate had been vacant since then-Bishop Martin Sarmiento Jumoad was named Archbishop of Ozamiz in October 2016.

Bazié named Koudougou Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alexandre Yikyi Bazié was named Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso and titular bishop of Gummi in Byzacena.

Almedilla named Butuan Bishop

Bishop-elect Cosme R. Almedilla was named Bishop of Butuan, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos in October 2017.

Ezzati Andrello retired as Santiago de Chile Archbishop

Ricardo Cardinal Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. retired as Archbishop of Santiago de Chile.

Antunes named Tete Bishop

Bishop-elect Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C. was named Bishop of Tete, Mozambique.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Inácio Saúre, I.M.C. was named Archbishop of Nampula in April 2017.

Martín named Santa Rosa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luis Dario Martín was named Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina and titular bishop of Bisenzio.

van Megen named South Sudan Nuncio

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen was named Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan in addition to his other posts.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic in September 2018.

Speich named Slovenia Nuncio

Archbishop Jean-Marie Antoine Joseph Speich was named Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Juliusz Janusz in September 2018.

Archbishop Speich had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana.

Oliach named Soroti Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Eciru Oliach was named Bishop of Soroti, Uganda.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Emmanuel Obbo, A.J. was named Archbishop of Tororo in January 2018.

Ndakalako named Menongue Bishop

Bishop-elect Leopoldo Ndakalako was named Bishop of Menongue, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Mário Lucunde in March 2018.

Bertoldi named Mozambique Nuncio

Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra was named Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State in August 2018.

Archbishop Bertoldi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger.

Matta confirmed as Akka Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Youssef Matta was confirmed as Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel.

The archeparchy had been vacant since Archbishop Georges Bacouni (Bakouny) was confirmed as Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} in November 2018.

Layog named Lingayen-Dagupan Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Fidelis Bautista Layog was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines and titular bishop of Girus Tarasii.

Kekić retired as Križevci Bishop

Bishop Nikola Nino Kekić retired as Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia.

Biasin retired, da Silva Brito named Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda Bishop

Bishop Francesco Biasin retired and Bishop Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito was named Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bishop da Silva Brito had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

Kaigama named Abuja Coadjutor Archbishop

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria.

He had been serving as Archbishop of Jos.

Ćurić named Ðakovo-Osijek Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ivan Ćurić was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia and titular bishop of Tela.

Kravalis named Riga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Andris Kravalis was named Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia and titular bishop of Migirpa.

Talley named Memphis Bishop

Bishop David Prescott Talley was named Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Martin David Holley was removed in October 2018.

Bishop Talley had been serving as Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana.

Ochoa retired, Brennan named Fresno Bishop

Bishop Armando Xavier Ochoa retired and Bishop Joseph Vincent Brennan was named Bishop of Fresno, California, USA.

Bishop Brennan had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles.

Aclan named Los Angeles Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alejandro D. Aclan was named Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA and titular bishop of Rusicade.

van Megen named Kenya Nuncio

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic in September 2018.

Archbishop van Megen had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and to Eritrea.

Ortega Franco retired, González Morales and Samaniego López named México Auxiliaries

Bishop Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. retired and Bishop-elect Salvador González Morales and Bishop-elect Carlos Enrique Samaniego López were named Auxiliary Bishops of México, Federal District and titular bishops of Lacubaza and Cillium, respectively.

Colín Cruz named Puerto Escondido Bishop

Bishop Florencio Armando Colín Cruz was named Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Pedro Vázquez Villalobos was named Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca in February 2018.

Bishop Colín Cruz had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District.

Salvi named Perugia-Città della Pieve Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marco Salvi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy and titular bishop of Termae Himerae.

Farrell named Camerlengo

Kevin Joseph Cardinal Farrell was named Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber in addition to his other duties.

Skibicki named Elbląg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Wojciech Skibicki was named Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland and titular bishop of Casae Nigrae.

Segura Etxezarraga named Bilboa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseba Segura Etxezarraga was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao, Spain and titular bishop of Basti.

Okroj named Pelplin Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Arkadiusz Okroj was named Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland and titular bishop of Cufruta.

Eluke named Port Harcourt Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Patrick Eluke was named Auxiliary Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria and titular bishop of Photice.

Nkwande named Mwanza Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Renatus Leonard Nkwande was named Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Jude Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam in June 2018.

Archbishop-designate Nkwande had been serving as Bishop of Bunda.

Ferreira Lopes resigned, Sumbelelo named Viana Bishop

Bishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. resigned and Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo was named Bishop of Viana, Angola.

Bishop Sumbelelo had been serving as Bishop of Uije.

Asiedu named Donkorkrom Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D. was named Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana.

The vicariate had been vacant since Bishop Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Keta-Akatsi in March 2017.

Cunningham retired, Byrne named Hexham and Newcastle Bishop

Bishop Séamus Cunningham retired and Bishop Robert Byrne, C.O. was named Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain.

Bishop Byrne had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham.

Bianco named Uganda Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D. was named Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary in July 2018.

Archbishop Bianco had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia.

Gallone named Zambia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Gianfranco Gallone was named Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and titular archbishop of Motula.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun in March 2018.

Jozić named Côte d’Ivoire Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Ante Jozić was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire and titular archbishop of Cissa.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon in March 2018.

Szyrokoradiuk named Odessa-Simferopol Coadjutor

Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine.

He had been serving as Bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia.

Campbell retired, Brennan named Columbus Bishop

Bishop Frederick Francis Campbell retired and Bishop Robert John Brennan was named Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Bishop Brennan had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York.

Fernández Hurtado named Tlalnepantla Archbishop

Archbishop José Antonio Fernández Hurtado was named Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes was named Archbishop of México, Federal District in December 2017.

Archbishop Fernández Hurtado had been serving as Archbishop of Durango.

Cipriani Thorne retired, Castillo Mattasoglio named Lima Archbishop

Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani Thorne retired and Archbishop-elect Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio was named Archbishop of Lima, Peru.

Cardoso named São Paulo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Benedito Cardoso was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil and titular bishop of Castellum Minus.

Coffey and Muhm named US Military Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Joseph Lawrence Coffey and Bishop-elect William James Muhm were named Auxiliary Bishops of United States of America, Military and titular bishops of Arsacal and Capsus, respectively.

“Ecclesia Dei” suppressed

The Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” was suppressed with its functions transferred to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Castellani retired, Giulietti named Lucca Archbishop

Archbishop Benvenuto Italo Castellani retired and Archbishop-designate Paolo Giulietti was named Archbishop of Lucca, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Giulietti had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve.

Bertrand named Mende Bishop

Bishop-elect Benoît Bertrand was named Bishop of Mende, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. was named Bishop of Luçon in May 2018.

Ambroise retired, Pillai named Tuticorin Bishop

Bishop Yvon Ambroise retired and Bishop-elect Stephen Antony Pillai was named Bishop of Tuticorin, India.

Fasina retired, Adesina named Ijebu-Ode Bishop

Bishop Albert Ayinde Fasina retired and Bishop-elect Francis Obafemi Adesina was named Bishop of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria.

Berzosa Martínez resigned as Ciudad Rodrigo Bishop

Bishop Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain.

Salazar Gómez retired, Martínez Vargas named La Dorada-Guaduas Bishop

Bishop Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez retired and Bishop-elect Hency Martínez Vargas was named Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia.

Cavaco Carrilho retired, Brás da Silva Martins named Funchal Bishop

Bishop António José Cavaco Carrilho retired and Bishop Nuno Brás da Silva Martins was named Bishop of Funchal, Portugal.

Bishop Brás da Silva Martins had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}.

Pinto named União da Vitória Bishop

Bishop-elect Walter Jorge Pinto was named Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. in February 2018.

Vuillemin named Metz Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean-Pierre Vuillemin was named Auxiliary Bishop of Metz, France and titular bishop of Thérouanne.

Maceda named San Jose de Antique Bishop

Bishop-elect Marvyn A. Maceda was named Bishop of San Jose de Antique, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo was named Archbishop of Jaro in February 2018.

Dias retired as Port Blair Bishop

Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X. retired as Bishop of Port Blair, India.

García Cuerva named Río Gallegos Bishop

Bishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva was named Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Miguel Ángel D’Annibale was named Bishop of San Martín in June 2018.

Bishop García Cuerva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora.

Ameyu Martin Mulla named Torit Bishop

Bishop-elect Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla was named Bishop of Torit, South Sudan.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Akio Johnson Mutek in March 2013.

Kwofie named Accra Archbishop

Archbishop-designate John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. was named Archbishop of Accra, Ghana.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle was named Archbishop of Cape Coast in May 2018.

Archbishop-designate Kwofie had been serving as Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi.

Alarcon named Daet Bishop

Bishop-elect Rex Andrew C. Alarcon was named Bishop of Daet, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gilbert Armea Garcera was named Archbishop of Lipa in February 2017.