Recent Events

Archbishop Antonio Arcari resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Fr. Henry Orlando Ruiz Mora was consecrated as Bishop of Trujillo (Honduras)

Fr. José Vicente Nácher Tatay, C.M., was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Fr. Henry Orlando Ruiz Mora was elected Bishop of Trujillo (Honduras)

Bishop Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M., resigned as Bishop of Trujillo (Honduras)

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., resigned as Coordinator of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia

Diocese of San Pedro Sula was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula (with suffragan sees Gracias, La Ceiba, Santa Rosa de Copán, Trujillo and Yoro) (Honduras)

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Bishop Michael Lenihan, O.F.M., Bishop of La Ceiba (Honduras), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Pedro Sula (Honduras)

Fr. José Vicente Nácher Tatay, C.M., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Bishop Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Choluteca (Honduras)

Bishop Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F., resigned as Bishop of San Pedro Sula (Honduras)

Bishop Teodoro Gómez Rivera, Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus and Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), was appointed as Bishop of Choluteca (Honduras)

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Speranza, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and Coordinator of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Honduras)

Bishop Roberto Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M., Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras) and President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras, was appointed as President of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama

Bishop José Antonio Canales Motiño, Bishop of Danlí (Honduras), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama

Bishop Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S., Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Bishop Roberto Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M., Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Bishop Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E., resigned as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Bishop Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F., resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Domenico di Guzmán, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Domenico di Guzmán pro hac vice Title

Fr. Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B., was consecrated as Bishop of Gracias (Honduras)

Fr. Teodoro Gómez Rivera was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus and Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Diocese of Gracias was established (from Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa) (Honduras)

Fr. Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Nasbinca and Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), was elected Bishop of Gracias (Honduras)

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

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

Fr. Teodoro Gómez Rivera was elected Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus and Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Fr. Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B., was appointed as Titular Bishop of Nasbinca and Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

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

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras

Bishop Héctor David García Osorio resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Archbishop Antonio Arcari, Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

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

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

Archbishop Luigi Bianco, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Special Representative to African Union (AU), Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda

Bishop Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Domenico di Guzmán and Major Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Portugal)

Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title and Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, passed away at 92

Archbishop George Panikulam resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

Bishop Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of San Pedro Sula (Honduras)

Fr. José Antonio Canales Motiño was consecrated as Bishop of Danlí (Honduras)

Diocese of Danlí was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa) (Honduras)

Fr. José Antonio Canales Motiño was elected Bishop of Danlí (Honduras)

Bishop Geraldo Daniel Scarpone Caporale, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Comayagua (Honduras), passed away at 88

Msgr. Gábor Pintér was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus and Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus

Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Bishop Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E., Bishop of Choluteca (Honduras), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Bishop Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F., Bishop of San Pedro Sula (Honduras) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras, was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Bishop Héctor David García Osorio, Bishop of Yoro (Honduras), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Bishop Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M., resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Msgr. Gábor Pintér was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus and Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus

Archbishop Luigi Conti, Titular Archbishop of Gratiana, passed away at 86

Bishop Guido Plante, P.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Choluteca (Honduras), passed away at 78

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., resigned as President of Caritas Internationalis

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Apostolic Nuncio to Angola, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras

Fr. Héctor David García Osorio was consecrated as Bishop of Yoro (Honduras)

Archbishop Luigi Bianco, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Special Representative to African Union (AU), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia