The Pope appoints as Bishop of the Diocese of Rio Branco, Brazil, H.E. Msgr. Antonio Fontinele de Melo, previously Bishop of Humaitá, who had already been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the vacant see of Rio Branco since July 2026. Born in Camocim (Ceará) on 9 May 1968 and ordained a priest in 1999, Msgr. Fontinele de Melo served as seminary rector, parish priest and university lecturer before being appointed Bishop of Humaitá in 2020.