Recent Events

Fr. James Mark Beckman was consecrated as Bishop of Knoxville (USA)

Msgr. John Joseph McDermott was consecrated as Bishop of Burlington (USA)

Fr. Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

Fr. Reynaldo B. Bersabal was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Balecium and Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (USA)

Fr. Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv., was consecrated as Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

Archbishop Shelton Joseph Fabre resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Knoxville (USA)

Fr. James Mark Beckman, Priest of Nashville (USA), was elected Bishop of Knoxville (USA)

Fr. James Thomas Ruggieri was consecrated as Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)

Msgr. John Joseph McDermott, Priest of Burlington (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Burlington (USA)

Archbishop Leonard Paul Blair resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hartford (USA)

Archbishop Christopher James Coyne succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hartford (USA)

Cardinal Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo

Fr. Reynaldo B. Bersabal, Priest of Sacramento (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Balecium and Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (USA)

Bishop Peter Joseph Jugis resigned as Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

Fr. Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

Bishop Thomas John Gumbleton, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Detroit (USA), passed away at 94

Fr. Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

Bishop Gerard William Battersby, Titular Bishop of Eguga and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA), was appointed as Bishop of La Crosse (USA)

Bishop William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Bishop of La Crosse (USA)

Dr. Teresa Kettelkamp Morris, Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, was appointed as Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Bishop Christopher Glancy, C.S.V., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize)

Fr. Keith James Chylinski was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Gunela and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Fr. Christopher Randall Cooke was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Malliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Fr. Efren Veridiano Esmilla was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Ottana and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Msgr. Shane Lee Kirby, Priest of Scranton (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Substitute Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Francisco González Valer, S.F., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Washington (USA), passed away at 84

Bishop Peter Michael Muhich, Bishop of Rapid City (USA), passed away at 62

Bishop Robert Peter Deeley resigned as Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)

Fr. James Thomas Ruggieri, Priest of Providence (USA), was elected Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)

Fr. Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Membressa and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Monica

Bishop Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez, Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (USA), passed away at 63

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

Bishop Arthur Joseph Colgan, C.S.C., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Chosica (Peru)

Bishop Pola Ayoub Matta Usama Shafik Akhnoukh, Bishop of Ismayliah of the Copts (Egypt), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in the United States and Canada of the Copts

Fr. Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa, Priest of Boston (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Membressa and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

Bishop Raymond Emil Goedert, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chicago (USA), passed away at 96

Fr. Keith James Chylinski, Priest of Philadelphia (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Gunela and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Fr. Christopher Randall Cooke, Priest of Philadelphia (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Malliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Fr. Efren Veridiano Esmilla, Priest of Philadelphia (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Ottana and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Bishop Joseph Edward Strickland was deposed as Bishop of Tyler (USA)

Bishop José Stephen Vásquez, Bishop of Austin (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tyler (USA)

Fr. Robert Mark Pipta was consecrated as Bishop of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA)

Msgr. Kevin Stuart Randall was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Glenndálocha and Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh

Bishop Tod David Brown, Bishop emeritus of Orange (USA), passed away at 86

Fr. Steven Maekawa, O.P., was consecrated as Bishop of Fairbanks (USA)

Bishop Kevin Michael Birmingham, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA), passed away at 51

Sr. Maria Hugues, A.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Adorers of the Blood of Christ

Archbishop Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre, Titular Archbishop of Gunela and Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo

Archbishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., Archbishop ad personam, Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Monica

Bishop Paul Joseph Bradley was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Steubenville (USA)

Bishop Jeffrey Marc Monforton, Bishop of Steubenville (USA), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Centuria and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA)

Msgr. Michael Pham (Phạm Minh Cường) was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cercina and Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA)

Fr. Felipe Pulido was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Buffada and Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA)

Msgr. Albert Bahhuth was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Vadesi and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Fr. Matthew Gregory Elshoff, O.F.M. Cap., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Lamzella and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Msgr. Brian Alan Nunes was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Kearney and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Fr. Slawomir Szkredka was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Bishop Joseph Nathaniel Perry resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Bishop Andrew Peter Wypych resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)