The Holy Father has appointed Bishop John O. Barres of Allentown, United States of America, as bishop of Rockville Centre (area 3,103, population 3,606,000, Catholics 1,776,000, priests 444, permanent deacons 293, religious 1,057), United States of America. He succeeds Bishop William F. Murphy, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese was accepted by the Holy Father.