Appointment of bishop of Chimoio, Mozambique

Appointment of bishop of Monterey in California, U.S.A.

Appointment of bishop of Chimoio, Mozambique

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Lúcio Andrice Muandula, until now bishop of Xai-Xai, as bishop of the diocese of Chimoio, Mozambique.

Curriculum vitae

Bishop Lúcio Andrice Muandula was born on 9 October 1959 in Maputo, Mozambique. After studying philosophy and theology at the Saint Pius X Interdiocesan Seminary in Maputo, he was awarded a doctorate in biblical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome.

He was ordained a priest on 14 May 1989, for the metropolitan archdiocese of Maputo.

He was appointed bishop of Xai-Xai on 24 June 2004, receiving episcopal ordination the following 24 October.

Appointment of bishop of Monterey in California, U.S.A.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Ramon Bejarano, until now titular of Carpi and auxiliary of San Diego, as bishop of Monterey in California, United States of America.

Curriculum vitae

Bishop Ramon Bejarano was born on 17 July 1969 in Laredo, Texas. He carried out his ecclesiastical studies at the Seminario Diocesano de Tijuana, Mexico, and at Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon.

He was ordained a priest on 15 August 1998 for the diocese of Stockton.

He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Saint George in Stockton (1998-2003) and of Sacred Heart in Turlock (2004-2006), and parish priest of Holy Family in Modesto (2006-2008) and Saint Stanislaus in Modesto (2008). He has served as a member of the Presbyteral Council and the College of Consultors.

He was appointed as titular bishop of Carpi and auxiliary of San Diego on 27 February 2020, receiving episcopal consecration the following 14 July.