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Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Archbishop Pablo Puente Buces, Titular Archbishop of Macri, passed away at 91

Archbishop Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde), was appointed as President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Bishop Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde), passed away at 87

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

Msgr. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Maastricht and Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua

Msgr. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Priest of Pelplin (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua and Titular Archbishop of Maastricht

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde and Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania

Archbishop Luigi Barbarito, Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino, passed away at 94

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò resigned as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal

Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp., succeeded as Bishop of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil)

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo

Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp., Titular Bishop of Verbe and Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil)

Cardinal Arlindo Gomes Furtado took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Timoteo

Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Timoteo

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS)

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Memphis and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Archbishop-elect Michael Wallace Banach was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach, Priest of Worcester (USA), Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Memphis

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel, Apostolic Nuncio to Iran, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS)

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

Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò, Titular Archbishop of Eclano and President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio

Msgr. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Priest of Pelplin (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

Fr. Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Verbe and Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil)

Fr. Ildo Augusto Dos Santos Lopes Fortes was consecrated as Bishop of Mindelo (Cabo Verde)

Fr. Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp., was elected Titular Bishop of Verbe and Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil)

Fr. Ildo Augusto Dos Santos Lopes Fortes, Priest of Lisboa (Portugal), was elected Bishop of Mindelo (Cabo Verde)

Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Bishop of Mindelo (Cabo Verde), was appointed as Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde)

Bishop Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde)

Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò, Secretary of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau

Msgr. Luis Mariano Montemayor was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Illici, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania

Msgr. Luis Mariano Montemayor, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Titular Archbishop of Illici

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Chile

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel, Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iran

Archbishop Luigi Dossena, Titular Archbishop of Carpi, passed away at 82

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach, Priest of Worcester (USA), Chaplain of His Holiness, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach, Priest of Worcester (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Archbishop Pablo Puente Buces resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Fr. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Priest of Pelplin (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Arlindo Gomes Furtado was consecrated as Bishop of Mindelo (Cabo Verde)

Diocese of Mindelo was established (from Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde and without ecclesiastical province) (Cabo Verde)

Fr. Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Priest of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde), was elected Bishop of Mindelo (Cabo Verde)

Msgr. Luis Mariano Montemayor, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

Msgr. Giuseppe Pinto was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Anglona, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania

Msgr. Giuseppe Pinto, Priest of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Titular Archbishop of Anglona

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua

Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, was appointed as Secretary of Congregation for the Oriental Churches