Recent Events

Fr. Stephan Lipke, S.J., was appointed as Secretary General of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

Bishop Clemens Pickel resigned as President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

Bishop Georg Bätzing, Bishop of Limburg (Germany), was appointed as President of German Episcopal Conference

Cardinal Reinhard Marx resigned as President of German Episcopal Conference

Bishop Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B., Bishop emeritus of Augsburg (Germany), passed away at 90

Msgr. Bertram Meier was elected Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)

Bishop Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D., Bishop emeritus of Governador Valadares (Brazil), passed away at 82

Bishop John Bura resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA)

Fr. Gerhard Schneider was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana and Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

Bishop Konrad Zdarsa resigned as Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)

Fr. Christian Würtz was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Germania in Dacia and Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Bishop Paul-Werner Scheele, Bishop emeritus of Würzburg (Germany), passed away at 91

Fr. Christian Würtz was elected Titular Bishop of Germania in Dacia and Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Fr. Gerhard Schneider was elected Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana and Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France), was appointed as President of Bishops’ Conference of France

Archbishop Giorgio Zur, President emeritus of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, passed away at 88

Bishop Michael Gerber, Titular Bishop of Migirpa and Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Fulda (Germany)

Bishop Leo Schwarz, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Trier (Germany), passed away at 87

Bishop Frederico Heimler, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Cruz Alta (Brazil), passed away at 76

Bishop Friedrich Ostermann, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Münster (Germany), passed away at 86

Bishop Engelbert Siebler, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany), passed away at 81

Bishop Johannes Kapp, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Fulda (Germany), passed away at 89

Bishop Conrado Walter, S.A.C., Bishop emeritus of Jacarezinho (Brazil), passed away at 95

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

Br. Ulrich Schmitz, F.F.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Franciscan Brothers of the Holy Cross

Fr. Frank Bayard, O.T., was appointed as Grand Master of Order of the Teutonic Knights of Saint Mary’s Hospital in Jerusalem (Teutonic Order)

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

Abbot Thomas Anton Handgrätinger, O. Praem., resigned as Abbot General of Order of the Canons Regular of Prémontré (Norbertines, Premonstratensians)

Fr. Heinz Kulüke, S.V.D., resigned as Superior General of Society of the Divine Word (Divine Word Missionaries)

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)

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)

Sr. Ingeborg Müller, C.P.S., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood

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