Recent Events

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Archbishop Pavel Pezzi, F.S.C.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow (Russia), was appointed as President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

Bishop Joseph Werth, S.J. resigned as President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

Archbishop Ján Bukovský, S.V.D., Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Russian Federation, passed away at the age of 86

Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation and Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Bishop Peter Toshio Jinushi (ペトロ地主敏夫) resigned as Bishop of Sapporo 札幌 (Japan)

Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan

Fr. Pavel Pezzi, F.S.C.B. was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow (Russia)

Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow (Russia), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

Fr. Pavel Pezzi, F.S.C.B. was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow (Russia)

Archbishop Giorgio Zur resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

Bishop Joseph Werth, S.J., Bishop of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk (Russia), was appointed as President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz resigned as President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine

Cardinal Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Italy, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to San Marino, passed away at the age of 78

Bishop Cyryl Klimowicz, Titular Bishop of Arba and Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus), was appointed as Bishop of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk (Russia) and Apostolic Administrator of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk (Russia)

Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D., Apostolic Administrator of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk (Russia) and Bishop of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk (Russia), was appointed as Bishop of Ełk (Poland)

Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Archbishop Giorgio Zur, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

Apostolic Prefecture of Karafuto was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk (Russia)

Apostolic Administration of Northern European Russia was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow (Russia)

Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia was promoted as Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Tiraspol) (Russia)

Apostolic Administration of Siberia Orientale was promoted as Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Vladivostok) (Russia)

Apostolic Administration of Western Siberia was promoted as Diocese of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk (Russia)

Diocese of Vladivostok was suppressed (to Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk) (Russia)

Bishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus, Apostolic Administrator of Northern European Russia (Russia) and President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow (Russia)

Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Tabunia, Apostolic Administrator of Siberia Orientale (Russia) and Apostolic Administrator of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk (Russia), was appointed as Bishop of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk (Russia)

Bishop Clemens Pickel, Titular Bishop of Chusira and Apostolic Administrator of Southern European Russia (Russia), was appointed as Bishop of Saint Clement at Saratov (Russia)

Bishop Joseph Werth, S.J., Titular Bishop of Bulna and Apostolic Administrator of Western Siberia (Russia), was appointed as Bishop of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk (Russia)

Fr. Ivan Jurkovič was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Krbava, Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus

Fr. Ivan Jurkovič was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus and Titular Archbishop of Krbava

Fr. Antonio Mennini was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Ferento, Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

Fr. Antonio Mennini was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria and Titular Archbishop of Ferento

Archbishop Giorgio Zur, President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Fr. Cyryl Klimowicz was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Arba, Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

Apostolic Administration of European Russia was renamed as Apostolic Administration of Northern European Russia (lost territory to establish Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia) (Russia)

Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia was established (from Apostolic Administration of European Russia) (Russia)

Bishop Clemens Pickel, Auxiliary Administrator of European Russia (Russia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Southern European Russia (Russia)

Fr. Cyryl Klimowicz was elected Titular Bishop of Arba and Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

Apostolic Administration of Siberia Orientale was established (from Apostolic Administration of Siberia) (Russia)

Apostolic Administration of Siberia was renamed as Apostolic Administration of Western Siberia (lost territory to establish Apostolic Administration of Siberia Orientale) (Russia)

Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D., Apostolic Administrator of Siberia (Russia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Siberia Orientale (Russia)

Bishop Joseph Werth, S.J., Apostolic Administrator of Siberia (Russia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Western Siberia (Russia)

Archbishop Ján Bukovský, S.V.D. resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Bishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Apostolic Administrator of Northern European Russia (Russia), was appointed as President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

Archbishop Giorgio Zur, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nepal, was appointed as President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Cardinal Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天) took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio

Fr. Clemens Pickel was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Chusira, Auxiliary Administrator of European Russia (Russia)

Fr. Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. was consecrated as Apostolic Administrator of Siberia (Russia), Titular Bishop of Tabunia

Fr. Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. was elected Apostolic Administrator of Siberia (Russia) and Titular Bishop of Tabunia

Fr. Clemens Pickel was elected Auxiliary Administrator of European Russia (Russia) and Titular Bishop of Chusira

Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天), Titular Archbishop of Tronto, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio

Bishop Andrei Katkoff, M.I.C., Titular Bishop of Nauplia, passed away at the age of 78

Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天), Apostolic Nuncio to Italy, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Ján Bukovský, S.V.D., Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天), Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy

Fr. Joseph Werth, S.J. was consecrated as Apostolic Administrator of Siberia (Russia), Titular Bishop of Bulna

Apostolic Administration of European Russia was established (from Diocese of Vladivostok) (Russia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Siberia was demoted as Apostolic Administration of Siberia (lost territory to establish Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan) (Russia)

Bishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Apostolic Administrator of Minsk (Belarus), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Northern European Russia (Russia)

Fr. Joseph Werth, S.J. was elected Apostolic Administrator of Siberia (Russia) and Titular Bishop of Bulna