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Bishop Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Ndalatando (Angola), passed away at 93

Archbishop José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Huambo (Angola)

Bishop Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Huambo (Angola)

Fr. Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp. was consecrated as Bishop of Cabinda (Angola)

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Special Delegate to Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp. was elected Bishop of Cabinda (Angola)

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu resigned as Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Titular Archbishop of Roselle, Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State and Special Delegate to Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lino

Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. resigned as Bishop of Benguela (Angola)

Bishop António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D., Bishop of Caxito (Angola), was appointed as Bishop of Benguela (Angola)

Bishop Mário Lukunde resigned as Bishop of Menongue (Angola)

Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Special Delegate to Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias, Apostolic Administrator of Cabinda (Angola) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Luanda (Angola), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saurimo (Angola), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar, Apostolic Delegate to Arabic Peninsula, Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe

Archbishop Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Malanje (Angola), passed away at 81

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Apostolic Nuncio to Libya, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Apostolic Nuncio to Angola, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras

Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias, Bishop of Cabinda (Angola), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Cabinda (Angola) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Luanda (Angola)

Bishop Pedro Luís António, Bishop emeritus of Kwito-Bié (Angola), passed away at 93

Archbishop Eurico Dias Nogueira, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Braga (Portugal), passed away at 91

Archbishop Damião António Franklin, Metropolitan Archbishop of Luanda (Angola), passed away at 63

Bishop Anastácio Kahango, O.F.M. Cap. resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) and President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé, was appointed as President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Fr. Luzizila Kiala was consecrated as Bishop of Sumbe (Angola)

Fr. Luzizila Kiala was elected Bishop of Sumbe (Angola)

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

Fr. Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D. was consecrated as Bishop of Dundo (Angola)

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

Fr. Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D. was elected Bishop of Dundo (Angola)

Archbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto resigned as Almoner of His Holiness of Office of Papal Charities

Bishop Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C. resigned as Bishop of Pinheiro (Brazil)

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

Fr. Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D. was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. resigned as President of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa

Archbishop Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola)

Bishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Sumbe (Angola), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola)

Fr. Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D. was elected Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)

Fr. Pio Hipunyati was consecrated as Bishop of Ondjiva (Angola)

Archbishop Giovanni De Andrea, Vice-President emeritus of Labour Office of the Apostolic See, passed away at 83

Cardinal Fortunato Baldelli resigned as Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Bishop Fernando Guimarães Kevanu resigned as Bishop of Ondjiva (Angola)

Fr. Pio Hipunyati was elected Bishop of Ondjiva (Angola)

Fr. José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro was consecrated as Bishop of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal)

Fr. Dionisio Hisiilenapo was consecrated as Bishop of Namibe (Angola)

Fr. José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro was elected Bishop of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal)

Fr. Dionisio Hisiilenapo was elected Bishop of Namibe (Angola)

Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba, was appointed as Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Diocese of Malanje was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Malanje (Angola)

Diocese of Saurimo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saurimo (Angola)

Bishop José Manuel Imbamba, Bishop of Dundo (Angola) and Apostolic Administrator of Saurimo (Angola), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saurimo (Angola)

Bishop Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre, Bishop of Malanje (Angola), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola)

Cardinal Fortunato Baldelli took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’Aventino

Bishop Eugénio Salessu, Bishop emeritus of Malanje (Angola), passed away at 87

Archbishop Fortunato Baldelli, Titular Archbishop of Bevagna and Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’Aventino

Bishop Mateus Feliciano Tomás, Bishop of Namibe (Angola), passed away at 52

Bishop Pedro Marcos Ribeiro da Costa, Bishop emeritus of Saurimo (Angola), passed away at 88

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar and Apostolic Delegate to Arabic Peninsula, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates

Msgr. Novatus Rugambwa was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Tagaria, Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Apostolic Nuncio to Angola