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28 September 2017

Hon Tai-Fai named Greece Nuncio

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B. was named Apostolic Nuncio to Greece.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams was named Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain in April 2017.

Archbishop Hon Tai-Fai had been serving as Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

19 September 2017

Taltavull Anglada named Mallorca Bishop

Bishop Sebastián Taltavull Anglada was named Bishop of Mallorca, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals was named Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia in September 2016.

Bishop Taltavull Anglada had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona and Apostolic Administrator of Mallorca.

15 September 2017

Girelli named Cyprus Nuncio

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus in addition to his other duties.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto in August 2017.

12 September 2017

Eparchy of Chernivtsi erected, Moschych named Bishop

The Eparchy of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian) was erected from Kolomyia-Chernivtsi.

Bishop Yosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A. was named its first bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv].

Tscherrig named Italy and San Marino Nuncio

Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig was named Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino.

Archbishop Tscherrig had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina.

Hagemoen named Saskatoon Bishop

Bishop Mark Andrew Hagemoen was named Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Donald Joseph Bolen was named Archbishop of Regina in July 2016.

Bishop Hagemoen had been serving as Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

Caccia named Philippines Nuncio

Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia was named Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia in July 2017.

Archbishop Caccia had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon.

Accattino named Boliva Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Angelo Accattino was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and titular archbishop of Sebana.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio to India in January 2017.

08 September 2017

Pioppo named Indonesia Nuncio

Archbishop Piero Pioppo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria in April 2017.

Archbishop Pioppo had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun and Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea.

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