Recent Appointments

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle

Cardinal Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala, passed away at the age of 91

Cardinal Godfried Danneels, Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), Military Ordinary emeritus of Belgium (Belgium), President emeritus of Episcopal Conference of Belgium reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Belgium)

Cardinal James Michael Harvey took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna

Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio VII

Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo resigned as Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) and President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal

Cardinal Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella

Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti, Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title, Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, passed away at the age of 90

Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino

Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania)

Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e S. Filippo Martire, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guadalajara (Mexico) reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Mexico)

Cardinal Severino Poletto, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale pro hac vice Title, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Torino (Italy) reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) and Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino, was elected Supreme Pontiff

Cardinal Walter Kasper, Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova pro hac vice Title, Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany), President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Germany)

Cardinal Jean Honoré, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tours (France), passed away at the age of 92

Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U., Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea, Major Archbishop emeritus of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), President emeritus of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Ukraine)

Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

Cardinal Julien Ries, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia, passed away at the age of 92

Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception

Cardinal Giovanni Cheli, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, passed away at the age of 94

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Second Vice-President of “Vox Clara” Committee, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India and President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, was appointed as President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo resigned as President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Michele Arcangelo, Bishop emeritus of Zacatecas (Mexico), President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Mexico)

Cardinal Józef Glemp, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Warszawa (Poland), Ordinary emeritus of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland), passed away at the age of 83

Cardinal Antonios Naguib resigned as Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt

Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly resigned as Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq), President of Synod of the Chaldean Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq

Cardinal Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Ordinary emeritus of Brazil of the Eastern Rite (Brazil) reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Brazil)

Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia

Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P. took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro

Archbishop Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez, President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) and Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella

Major Archbishop Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankars (India), President of Synod of the Syro-Malankarese Church and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio VII

Patriarch Béchara Pierre Raï, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), President of Synod of the Maronite Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lenanon and President of Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East, was created Cardinal-Patriarch

Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Abuja (Nigeria), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino

Archbishop Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle

Archbishop James Michael Harvey, Titular Archbishop of Memphis and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti, President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Cardinal Francesco Monterisi resigned as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls

Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico), was appointed as President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.)

Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien resigned as President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Cardinal Francis Arinze, Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni, Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Nigeria)

Cardinal Lucian Mureşan resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Romania

Cardinal Edwin Frederick O’Brien took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino

Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio

Cardinal Julien Ries took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia

Cardinal George Alencherry took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme

Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario

Cardinal Lucian Mureşan took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio

Cardinal Fortunato Baldelli, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’Aventino, Major Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary, passed away at the age of 77

Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bogotá (Colombia) reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Colombia)

Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, S.J., Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Milano (Italy), passed away at the age of 85

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Westminster (United Kingdom), Secretary emeritus of “Vox Clara” Committee reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (United Kingdom)

Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. (單國璽), Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono, Bishop emeritus of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan), passed away at the age of 88

Cardinal Gaudencio Borbon Rosales, Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria in Via Latina, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manila (Philippines) reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Philippines)

Cardinal James Francis Stafford, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Denver (United States), Major Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (United States)

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló resigned as Vice-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M. was appointed as Protopriest of College of Cardinals

Cardinal Eugênio de Araújo Sales, Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio VII, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Protopriest of College of Cardinals, passed away at the age of 91

Cardinal William Joseph Levada resigned as Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of International Theological Commission and President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Maria Vianney

Cardinal Ennio Antonelli resigned as President of Pontifical Council for the Family

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia

Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio

Cardinal Henri Schwery, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica, Bishop emeritus of Sion (Switzerland) reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Switzerland)

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio

Cardinal Giuseppe Betori took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello

Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. resigned as Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives and Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library

Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guatemala (Guatemala), passed away at the age of 80

Cardinal Domenico Calcagno took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina

Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos (Nigeria)