Recent Events

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

Bishop David Gerard O’Connell, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA), passed away at 69

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

Fr. Niall Coll was consecrated as Bishop of Ossory (Ireland)

Bishop Donal McKeown, Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Fr. Tommy Murphy, S.S.C.M.E., Superior General emeritus of Missionary Society of Saint Columban (Columban Missionaries), passed away at 73

Bishop Martin Drennan, Bishop emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland), passed away at 78

Bishop Noël Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland) and Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, was promoted as Apostolic Nuncio to European Union and Archbishop ad personam

Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S., resigned as Bishop of Kitale (Kenya)

Fr. Niall Coll was elected Bishop of Ossory (Ireland)

Bishop Denis Nulty resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ossory (Ireland)

Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Titular Archbishop of Satriano, passed away at 88

Bishop Séamus Freeman, S.A.C., Bishop emeritus of Ossory (Ireland), passed away at 78

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski, Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Prefect of Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera and President of Commission for Confidential Matters, was appointed as President of Committee for Investments

Bishop Paul Desmond Tighe, Secretary of Pontifical Council for Culture, was appointed as Secretary of Section for Culture of Dicastery for Culture and Education

Sr. Mary Teresa Barron, N.S.A., was appointed as Vice-President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Archbishop George Stack resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) and Apostolic Administrator of Menevia (Wales)

Msgr. John Joseph Kennedy was appointed as Secretary for the Disciplinary Section of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

Bishop James Moriarty, Bishop emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland), passed away at 85

Archbishop Francis Duffy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland), was appointed as General Secretary of Irish Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Dermot Pius Farrell, Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland), was appointed as Vice-President of Irish Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin resigned as Vice-President of Irish Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A., resigned as General Secretary of Irish Episcopal Conference

Bishop Michael Duignan, Bishop of Clonfert (Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland)

Bishop Brendan Kelly resigned as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland)

Abbot Eamon Fitzgerald, O.C.S.O., resigned as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)

Bishop Paul Horan, O. Carm., Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe), was appointed as President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Francis Duffy, Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland)

Archbishop Michael Neary resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland)

Fr. John Fogarty, C.S.Sp., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans, Holy Ghost Fathers)

Fr. Gerard Nash was consecrated as Bishop of Ferns (Ireland)

Fr. Martin Ashe was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Muteci and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

Bishop Denis Brennan resigned as Bishop of Ferns (Ireland)

Fr. Gerard Nash was elected Bishop of Ferns (Ireland)

Fr. Martin Ashe was elected Titular Bishop of Muteci and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent (劉裕政), Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain

Bishop Denis Nulty, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ossory (Ireland)

Bishop Patrick O’Donoghue, Bishop emeritus of Lancaster (England), passed away at 86

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent (劉裕政), Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar

Bishop Dermot Pius Farrell, Bishop of Ossory (Ireland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Bishop Patrick Kieran Lynch, SS.CC., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Prefect of Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera, was appointed as President of Commission for Confidential Matters

Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

Fr. Martin Hayes was consecrated as Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland)

Bishop Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Banjul (Gambia), passed away at 95

Fr. Paul Dempsey was consecrated as Bishop of Achonry (Ireland)

Fr. Michael Francis Crotty was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Lindisfarne, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger

Fr. Martin Hayes was elected Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland)

Bishop Francis Lagan, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Derry (Northern Ireland), passed away at 85

Archbishop-elect Michael Francis Crotty, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Niger

Fr. Michael Francis Crotty was elected Titular Archbishop of Lindisfarne and Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso

Fr. Paul Dempsey was elected Bishop of Achonry (Ireland)

Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski, Bishop of New Westminster of the Ukrainians (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)

Bishop Richard Brendan Higgins resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

Bishop Daniel Joseph Mullins, Bishop emeritus of Menevia (Wales), passed away at 90

Fr. Michael Duignan was consecrated as Bishop of Clonfert (Ireland)