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02 February 2010

Randrianasolo resigned, Rakotondrajao succeeded as Mahajanga Bishop

Bishop Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo resigned and Bishop Roger Victor Rakotondrajao succeeded as Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar.

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

Mesa Ruiz named Socorro y San Gil Bishop

Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz was named Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ismael Rueda Sierra was named Archbishop of Bucaramanga in February 2009.

Bishop Mesa Ruiz had been serving as Bishop of Arauca.

Orozco Montoya named Girardota Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya was named Bishop of Girardota, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Manizales in July 2009.

Bishop Orozco Montoya had been serving as Bishop of San José del Guaviare.

Kientega named Ouahigouya Bishop

Bishop-elect Justin Kientega was named Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Philippe Ouédraogo was named Archbishop of Ouagadougou in May 2009.

Kasujja named Nigeria Nuncio

Archbishop Augustine Kasujja was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.

Campos Contreras named Tehuantepec Bishop

Bishop Oscar Campos Contreras was named Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Felipe Padilla Cardona was named Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora in October 2009.

Bishop Campos Contreras had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca.

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