Recent Events

Fr. Heiner Wilmer, S.C.I. was consecrated as Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany)

Bishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, Titular Bishop of Cresima and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France)

Bishop Manfred Melzer, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Köln (Germany), passed away at 74

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

Bishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer resigned as Bishop of Maldonado–Punta del Este (Uruguay)

Msgr. Franz Jung was consecrated as Bishop of Würzburg (Germany)

Bishop Heinz Josef Algermissen resigned as Bishop of Fulda (Germany)

Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lorenzo in Piscibus, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Piscibus pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio pro hac vice Title

Bishop Hans-Reinhard Koch, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Erfurt (Germany), passed away at 88

Fr. Peter Birkhofer was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana and Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Fr. Heiner Wilmer, S.C.I., Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians), was elected Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany)

Cardinal Karl Lehmann, Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I and Bishop emeritus of Mainz (Germany), passed away at 81

Cardinal Reinhard Marx resigned as President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck, Bishop of Essen (Germany) and Military Ordinary of Germany (Germany), was appointed as Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

Bishop Werner Radspieler, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bamberg (Germany), passed away at 79

Fr. Peter Birkhofer was elected Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana and Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Bishop Bernd Joachim Uhl resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Msgr. Franz Jung was elected Bishop of Würzburg (Germany)

Bishop Luís Herbst, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil), passed away at 92

Bishop Dieter Geerlings resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany)

Abbot Helmut Grünke, C.R.V. resigned as Superior General of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine of the Congregation of Windesheim

Abbot Maximilian Korn, C.R.V. was appointed as Superior General of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine of the Congregation of Windesheim

Bishop Friedhelm Hofmann resigned as Bishop of Würzburg (Germany)

Bishop Norbert Trelle resigned as Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany)

Msgr. Franz Josef Gebert was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Bishop Michael Wüstenberg resigned as Bishop of Aliwal (South Africa)

Fr. Peter Kohlgraf was consecrated as Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

Fr. Reinhold Nann was consecrated as Bishop-Prelate of Caravelí (Peru)

Msgr. Hans-Peter Fischer was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Rolf Lohmann was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Gor and Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany)

Cardinal Joachim Meisner, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Köln (Germany), passed away at 83

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller resigned as Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” and President of International Theological Commission

Dr. Joachim von Braun was appointed as President of Pontifical Academies of Sciences

Msgr. Franz Josef Gebert was elected Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Fr. Matthäus Karrer was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tunnuna and Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

Fr. Reinhold Nann was elected Bishop-Prelate of Caravelí (Peru)

Bishop Emilio Lorenzo Stehle, Bishop emeritus of Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Ecuador), passed away at 90

Fr. Rolf Lohmann was elected Titular Bishop of Gor and Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany)

Fr. Peter Kohlgraf was elected Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

Msgr. Horst Eberlein was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tisedi and Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg (Germany)

Bishop Clemens Pickel, Bishop of Saint Clement at Saratov (Russia) and Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia, was appointed as President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

Fr. Matthäus Karrer was elected Titular Bishop of Tunnuna and Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

Bishop Johannes Kreidler resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

Msgr. Horst Eberlein was elected Titular Bishop of Tisedi and Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg (Germany)

Bishop Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C., Bishop of Chosica (Peru), was appointed as Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Peru

Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

Fr. Rupert Graf zu Stolberg was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Sassura and Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany)

Bishop Maximilian Ziegelbauer, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Augsburg (Germany), passed away at 93

Fr. Rupert Graf zu Stolberg was elected Titular Bishop of Sassura and Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany)

Bishop Hans-Jochen Jaschke resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg (Germany)

Bishop Helmut Karl Dieser, Titular Bishop of Narona and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Aachen (Germany)

Msgr. Georg Bätzing was consecrated as Bishop of Limburg (Germany)

Abbot Primate Notker D. Wolf, O.S.B. resigned as Abbot Primate of Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Athenaeum of St. Anselm

Bishop Josef Clemens resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Laity

Msgr. Georg Bätzing was elected Bishop of Limburg (Germany)

Cardinal Karl Lehmann resigned as Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

Bishop Heinrich Timmerevers, Titular Bishop of Tulana and Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Dresden–Meißen (Germany)

Br. Stephan Geißler, F.M.M. resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Mercy of Montabaur

Br. Michael Schmunk, F.M.M. was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Mercy of Montabaur