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Fr. Victor Manuel Fernández, Rector of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, was elected Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia

Bishop Fernando Carlos Maletti, Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

Fr. Samuel Jofré Giraudo was consecrated as Bishop of Villa María (Argentina)

Archbishop Mario Aurelio Poli, Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was appointed as Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina)

Msgr. Alejandro W. Bunge was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Habib Chamieh, O.M.M. was elected Titular Bishop of Nomento and Apostolic Administrator of San Charbel en Buenos Aires of the Maronites (Argentina)

Bishop Charbel Georges Merhi, L.M. resigned as Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires of the Maronites (Argentina)

Bishop Mario Aurelio Poli, Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Pope Francis was installed as Supreme Pontiff

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

Fr. Alberto Germán Bochatey, O.S.A. was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania, Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina)

Fr. Samuel Jofré Giraudo was elected Bishop of Villa María (Argentina)

Bishop José Ángel Rovai resigned as Bishop of Villa María (Argentina)

Bishop Miguel Ángel D’Annibale, Titular Bishop of Nasai and Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Río Gallegos (Argentina)

Bishop Ramón Alfredo Dus, Bishop of Reconquista (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Resistencia (Argentina)

Archbishop Fabriciano Sigampa resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Resistencia (Argentina)

Bishop Daniel Kozelinski Netto, Auxiliary Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba of the Ukrainians (Brazil) and Apostolic Administrator of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina), was appointed as Apostolic Visitor in Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Venezuela of the Ukrainians

Bishop Pedro Reginaldo Lira, Bishop emeritus of San Francisco (Argentina), Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Salta (Argentina), passed away at the age of 97

Fr. Alberto Germán Bochatey, O.S.A. was elected Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina)

Archbishop José María Arancibia resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina)

Bishop Carlos María Franzini, Bishop of Rafaela (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina)

Fr. Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I. was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Beira (Mozambique)

Bishop Lucas Luis Dónnelly, O. de M., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Deán Funes (Argentina), passed away at the age of 91

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

Fr. Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I. was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Beira (Mozambique)

Bishop Fernando María Bargalló resigned as Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

Bishop Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C., Apostolic Exarch of Argentina of the Greek-Melkites (Argentina) and Titular Bishop of Palmyra of the Greek-Melkites, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Bishop César Daniel Fernández, Titular Bishop of Caltadria, Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná (Argentina) and Apostolic Administrator of Jujuy (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Jujuy (Argentina)

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano

Bishop Juan Carlos Romanín, S.D.B. resigned as Bishop of Río Gallegos (Argentina)

Bishop Paulino Reale Chirina, Bishop emeritus of Venado Tuerto (Argentina), passed away at the age of 88

Archbishop Edgardo Gabriel Storni, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina), passed away at the age of 75

Archbishop Santos Abril y Castelló, Titular Archbishop of Tamada, Vice-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano

Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Norway and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

Bishop Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto resigned as Bishop of San Isidro (Argentina)

Bishop Óscar Vicente Ojea succeeded as Bishop of San Isidro (Argentina)

Fr. Gabriel Zurbriggen was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Deán Funes (Argentina)

Archbishop Santos Abril y Castelló, Vice-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera, was appointed as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major

Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德), Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop José María Arancedo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina

Bishop Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I. succeeded as Bishop of Neuquén (Argentina)

Bishop Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. resigned as Bishop of Neuquén (Argentina)

Bishop Justo Oscar Laguna, Bishop emeritus of Morón (Argentina), passed away at the age of 82

Bishop Luis Teodorico Stöckler resigned as Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina)

Bishop Carlos José Tissera, Bishop of San Francisco (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina)

Fr. Gabriel Zurbriggen was elected Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Deán Funes (Argentina)

Bishop Marcelino Palentini, S.C.I., Bishop of Jujuy (Argentina), passed away at the age of 68

Bishop José María Montes, Bishop emeritus of Chascomús (Argentina), passed away at the age of 91

Fr. Alfredo Horacio Zecca was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina)

Archbishop Carmelo Juan Giaquinta, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Resistencia (Argentina), passed away at the age of 81

Bishop Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Formosa (Argentina), passed away at the age of 89

Archbishop Luis Héctor Villalba resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina)

Msgr. Alfredo Horacio Zecca was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina)

Archbishop Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. resigned as Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Fr. Miguel Ángel D’Annibale was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Nasai, Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos (Argentina)

Bishop Antonio Marino, Titular Bishop of Basti and Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Mar del Plata (Argentina)

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Schevchuk was confirmed as Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

Bishop Sviatoslav Schevchuk, Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ and Apostolic Administrator of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina), was elected Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Jorge Luis Lona resigned as Bishop of San Luis (Argentina)

Bishop Pedro Daniel Martínez succeeded as Bishop of San Luis (Argentina)