Recent Appointments

Fr. Victor Manuel Fernández was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia, Rector of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Cardinal James Michael Harvey took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna

Fr. Michael Anthony Perry, O.F.M., Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum, was appointed as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum

Fr. José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Belcastro, Secretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Msgr. Luigi Michele De Palma was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences

Fr. Cosimo Semeraro, S.D.B. resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences

Fr. Victor Manuel Fernández, Rector of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, was elected Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia

Msgr. José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida, Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, was elected Titular Bishop of Enera and Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)

Msgr. Alejandro W. Bunge was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M., Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum, was elected Titular Archbishop of Belcastro and Secretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Bishop Claudio Giuliodori, Bishop of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia (Italy) and Ecclesiastical Assistant General of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Msgr. Claudio Iovine was appointed as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Msgr. Ettore Balestrero, Undersecretary for the Relations with States of Secretariat of State, was elected Titular Archbishop of Victoriana and Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

Msgr. Antoine Camilleri was appointed as Undersecretary for the Relations with States of Secretariat of State

Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception

Fr. Friedrich Bechina, F.S.O. was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions)

Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca, Secretary General of Governorate of the Vatican City State, was appointed as Auditor General of Apostolic Camera

Fr. Leonardo Sapienza, R.C.I., Regent of Prefecture of the Papal Household, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Dr. Giuseppe Facchini resigned as Vice-Director of Department of Technical Services of the Governatorate of the Vatican City State

Fr. Rafael García de la Serrana Villalobos was appointed as Vice-Director of Department of Technical Services of the Governatorate of the Vatican City State

Archbishop Francesco Gioia, O.F.M. Cap., Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua, was appointed as President of Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem

Msgr. Dario Edoardo Viganò was appointed as Director General of Vatican Television Centre

Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. resigned as Director General of Vatican Television Centre

Dr. Angelo Scelzo, Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Social Communications, was appointed as Vice-Director for the Accreditation for Journalists of Press Office of the Holy See

Msgr. Georg Gänswein was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Urbisaglia, Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Msgr. Angelo Vincenzo Zani was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Volturno, Secretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions)

Dr. Eugenio Borgognoni resigned as Director of State Accounting Administration of the Governatorate of the Vatican City State

Dr. Antonio Chiminello, Vice-Director of State Accounting Administration of the Governatorate of the Vatican City State, was appointed as Director of State Accounting Administration of the Governatorate of the Vatican City State

Fr. Robert W. Oliver was appointed as Promoter of Justice of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Msgr. Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin, Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household, was elected Titular Archbishop of Eclano

Dr. Franco Anelli was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Msgr. Pio Vito Pinto, Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as President of Appeals Court of the Vatican City State

Msgr. José María Serrano Ruiz resigned as President of Appeals Court of the Vatican City State

Msgr. Georg Gänswein was elected Titular Archbishop of Urbisaglia and Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Archbishop James Michael Harvey, Titular Archbishop of Memphis and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna

Cardinal Francesco Monterisi resigned as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls

Archbishop James Michael Harvey, Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household, was appointed as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls

Msgr. Guido Pozzo was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Bagnoregio, Almoner of His Holiness of Office of Papal Charities

Msgr. José Avelino Bettencourt was appointed as Head of Protocol of Secretariat of State

Msgr. Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Head of Protocol of Secretariat of State, was elected Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva and Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua

Msgr. Serge Poitras Patrick, Adjunct Undersecretary of Congregation for Bishops, was elected Bishop of Timmins (Canada)

Archbishop Tommaso Caputo, Titular Archbishop of Otricoli, Apostolic Nuncio to Libya and Apostolic Nuncio to Malta, was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Pompei (Italy) and Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii

Archbishop Carlo Liberati resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Pompei (Italy) and Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii

Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca, Titular Bishop of Victoriana and Secretary General of Governorate of the Vatican City State, was appointed as Titular Bishop of Fondi

Fr. Roberto Spataro, S.D.B. was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Academy for Latin

Prof. Ivano Dionigi was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy for Latin

Msgr. Angelo Vincenzo Zani, Undersecretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions), was elected Titular Archbishop of Volturno and Secretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions)

Msgr. Carmelo Pellegrino, Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints, was appointed as Promoter of the Faith of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. Luigi Borriello, O.C.D. resigned as Promoter of the Faith of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Msgr. Guido Pozzo, Secretary of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, was elected Titular Archbishop of Bagnoregio and Almoner of His Holiness of Office of Papal Charities

Archbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto resigned as Almoner of His Holiness of Office of Papal Charities

Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R., Titular Archbishop of Obba and Secretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (United States)

Fr. Vincenzo Peroni was appointed as Assistant Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Bishop Frans Daneels, O. Praem., Titular Bishop of Bita and Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Bita

Msgr. Charles Jude Scicluna, Promoter of Justice of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was elected Titular Bishop of San Leone and Auxiliary Bishop of Malta (Malta)

Msgr. Pio Vito Pinto, Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop Antoni Stankiewicz resigned as Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Msgr. Sergio Lanza, Ecclesiastical Assistant General of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, passed away at the age of 67

Msgr. Piero Amenta was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Andrea Palmieri was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Bishop Paolo De Nicolò resigned as Regent of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Fr. Leonardo Sapienza, R.C.I. was appointed as Regent of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Fr. Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C. was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata was appointed as Vice-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló resigned as Vice-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M. was appointed as Protopriest of College of Cardinals

Cardinal Eugênio de Araújo Sales, Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio VII, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Protopriest of College of Cardinals, passed away at the age of 91

Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Bishop of Regensburg (Germany), was promoted as Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, President of International Theological Commission and Archbishop ad personam

Cardinal William Joseph Levada resigned as Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of International Theological Commission and President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Vice-Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

Fr. Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I., President of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Vice-Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

Archbishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P., Secretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) and Archbishop ad personam, was appointed as Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives and Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library

Cardinal Ennio Antonelli resigned as President of Pontifical Council for the Family

Bishop Vincenzo Paglia, Bishop of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy), was promoted as President of Pontifical Council for the Family and Archbishop ad personam

Archbishop Piergiuseppe Vacchelli resigned as Adjunct Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

Bishop Gianfranco Girotti, O.F.M. Conv. resigned as Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary

Msgr. Krzysztof Józef Nykiel, Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera, was appointed as Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary

Bishop Protase Rugambwa, Bishop of Kigoma (Tanzania), was promoted as Adjunct Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and Archbishop ad personam

Bishop Arthur Roche, Bishop of Leeds (United Kingdom), was promoted as Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Archbishop ad personam

Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P., Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, was appointed as Vice-President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia

Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio

Msgr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio

Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. resigned as Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives and Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library

Cardinal Domenico Calcagno took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina

Cardinal João Bráz de Aviz took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano

Fr. Massimo Cenci, P.I.M.E., Undersecretary of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, passed away at the age of 68

Dr. Antonio Chiminello was appointed as Vice-Director of State Accounting Administration of the Governatorate of the Vatican City State

Msgr. Paweł Malecha was appointed as Substitute Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami

Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Domenico di Guzman