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Bishop Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B., Bishop of Luena (Angola), passed away at 64

Fr. Estêvão Binga was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Nasbinca and Auxiliary Bishop of Benguela (Angola)

Msgr. Fernando Francisco was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Medianas Zabuniorum and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)

Msgr. António Lungieki Pedro Bengui was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)

Bishop José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro, Bishop of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga (Portugal)

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator to the Parish of Međugorje of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Fr. Estêvão Binga was elected Titular Bishop of Nasbinca and Auxiliary Bishop of Benguela (Angola)

Msgr. António Lungieki Pedro Bengui was elected Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)

Msgr. Fernando Francisco was elected Titular Bishop of Medianas Zabuniorum and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé

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

Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D., Bishop of Dundo (Angola), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé

Bishop Luzizila Kiala, Bishop of Sumbe (Angola), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola)

Archbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto, Almoner of His Holiness emeritus of Office of Papal Charities, passed away at 83

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia

Fr. Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe was consecrated as Bishop of Uíje (Angola)

Fr. Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe was elected Bishop of Uíje (Angola)

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga and Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island

Archbishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola), passed away at 74

Msgr. Giovanni Gaspari was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Alba marittima, Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Apostolic Nuncio to Angola

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

Msgr. Giovanni Gaspari was elected Titular Archbishop of Alba marittima, Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe

Fr. Maurício Agostinho Camuto, C.S.Sp., was consecrated as Bishop of Caxito (Angola)

Fr. Maurício Agostinho Camuto, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Caxito (Angola)

Bishop Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga, Bishop emeritus of Benguela (Angola), passed away at 88

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru and Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru and Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga

Cardinal Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia

Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp., resigned as President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Palau

Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., Bishop emeritus of Benguela (Angola), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Angola)

Fr. Leopoldo Ndakalako was consecrated as Bishop of Menongue (Angola)

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean

Fr. Leopoldo Ndakalako was elected Bishop of Menongue (Angola)

Bishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Viana (Angola)

Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo, Bishop of Uíje (Angola), was appointed as Bishop of Viana (Angola)

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lino

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

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Cabinda (Angola)

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

Fr. Simon T. Faddoul was consecrated as Bishop of Annunciation of Ibadan of the Maronites (Nigeria) and Apostolic Visitator in Southern Africa of the Maronites

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)

Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan (Nigeria)

Fr. Simon T. Faddoul, Apostolic Exarch of Western and Central Africa of the Maronites (Nigeria) and Apostolic Visitator in Southern Africa of the Maronites, was elected Bishop of Annunciation of Ibadan of the Maronites (Nigeria)

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 Arabian 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