Appointments & resignations

Edouard Daher

Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites

Arcieparchia di Petra e Filadelfia dei Greco-Melkiti (Giordania)

Elected by Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites, with the assent of the Synod of Bishops; transferred from the see of Tripoli of Lebanon of the Greek-Melkites. He succeeds Joseph Gébara.

Wellington de Queiroz Vieira

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiabá

Arcidiocesi di Cuiabá (Brasile)

Transferred from the diocese of Cristalândia. Born on 11 July 1968 in Tocantinópolis, ordained a priest on 8 December 1996.

Marek Forgáč

Metropolitan Archbishop of Košice

Arcidiocesi di Košice (Slovacchia)

Transferred from the titular see of Seleuciana and the office of auxiliary bishop of Košice. Born in Košice on 21 January 1974, ordained a priest on 19 June 1999. He succeeds Bernard Bober.

Miguel Ángel Martínez Méndez

Coadjutor Bishop of Huehuetenango

Diocesi di Huehuetenango (Guatemala)

Transferred from the apostolic vicariate of Izabal. Born on 5 May 1959 in Yupiltepeque (Jutiapa), ordained a priest on 18 January 1986.

Francisco Cota de Oliveira

Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano

Diocesi di Itabira-Fabriciano (Brasile)

Transferred from the diocese of Sete Lagoas. Born on 5 August 1969 in Onça do Pitangui (Minas Gerais), ordained a priest on 1 August 1999.