Nominations and Resignations

Fr. Jorge José María Storni, E.P., was appointed as Superior General of Clerical Society of Virgo Flos Carmeli

Dr. Lila Blanca Archideo, Servidoras, resigned as President of Association of Consecrated Virgins “Servidoras”

Ms. Cristina Benedit, Servidoras, was appointed as President of Association of Consecrated Virgins “Servidoras”

Cardinal George Pell resigned as President of “Vox Clara” Committee

Fr. Bruno Hamel, C.F.S., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Priestly Fraternity

Fr. Jack Lynch, S.F.M., was appointed as Superior General of Scarboro Foreign Mission Society

Fr. Brian Swords, S.F.M., resigned as Superior General of Scarboro Foreign Mission Society

Ms. Hélène Campeau, S.C.S., resigned as General Responsible of Society of Christ the Lord

Ms. Diane Poirier, S.C.S., was appointed as General Responsible of Society of Christ the Lord

Fr. Wilson Adrián Fonseca Ríos, C.F.S., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Priestly Fraternity

Msgr. Jean-Marie Mate Musivi Mpendawatu resigned as Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Cardinal Oswald Gracias resigned as Second Vice-President of “Vox Clara” Committee

Fr. Sebastian Thundathikunnel, C.V., was appointed as Superior General of Vincentian Congregation

Fr. Denis Sahayaraj Kulandaisamy, O.S.M., was appointed as President of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Marianum

Fr. Varghese Parappuram, C.V., resigned as Superior General of Vincentian Congregation

Sr. Mariamma Kunnackal, A.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Adorers of the Blood of Christ

Archbishop Piero Marini, President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, was appointed as Vicar of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Fr. Paolo Maria Barducci, J.C., was appointed as Prior of Little Brothers of Jesus Caritas

Fr. Franco Imoda, S.J., resigned as President of AVEPRO

Fr. Salvatore Maria Perrella, O.S.M., resigned as President of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Marianum

Fr. Gian Carlo Sibilia, J.C., resigned as Prior of Little Brothers of Jesus Caritas

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

Dr. Ferruccio Panicco resigned as Assistant Auditor of Office of the Auditor General and Member of Financial Security Committee

Abbot Maroun Chidiac, O.M.M., was appointed as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Abbot Boutros Tarabay, O.M.M., resigned as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Msgr. Antonios Chouweifaty, L.M., resigned as Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Esteban Alcocer González, C.O.R.C., was appointed as Director General of Workers of the Kingdom of Christ

Br. Augusto Silot, M.O.P., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Poor

Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

Sr. Jolanda Kafka, R.M.I., was appointed as Superior General of Claretian Missionary Sisters

Fr. Juan Javier Flores Arcas, O.S.B., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm

Fr. Alfredo D. Simón, O.S.B., resigned as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Sr. María Soledad Galerón Gutiérrez, R.M.I., resigned as Superior General of Claretian Missionary Sisters

Bishop Thomas James Olmsted resigned as First Vice-President of “Vox Clara” Committee

Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli resigned as Secretary of “Vox Clara” Committee

Msgr. James Patrick Moroney resigned as Executive Secretary of “Vox Clara” Committee

Fr. Jan Van Roy, M.O., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Workers

Br. Anil Minj, M.O.P., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Poor

Msgr. Jean-Marie Mate Musivi Mpendawatu, Secretary of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, was appointed as Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò resigned as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Msgr. Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, Priest of Bolzano–Bressanone (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Secretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”, was appointed as Secretary Delegate of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Msgr. Segundo Tejado Muñoz resigned as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”

Fr. Gabriele Ferdinando Bentoglio, C.S., resigned as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Fr. Augusto Chendi, M.I., resigned as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

Dr. Francesco Buranelli was appointed as President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

Dr. Flaminia Giovanelli resigned as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Dr. Barbara Jatta was appointed as Director of Directorate of Museums and Cultural Heritage of Vatican City State and Director of Vatican Museums

Prof. Antonio Paolucci resigned as Director of Directorate of Museums of Vatican City State, Director of Vatican Museums and President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A., Protosyncellus emeritus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine), passed away at 94

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

Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez resigned as Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)

Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)

Fr. José Antonio Canales Motiño, Priest of San Pedro Sula (Honduras), was elected Bishop of Danlí (Honduras)

Bishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes, Titular Bishop of Amudarsa, Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique, was appointed as Bishop of Chimoio (Mozambique)

Bishop Francisco João Silota, M. Afr., resigned as Bishop of Chimoio (Mozambique)

Bishop Frederick Bernard Henry resigned as Bishop of Calgary (Canada)

Bishop William Terrence McGrattan, Bishop of Peterborough (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Calgary (Canada)

Bishop Anthony Tu Shi-hua (涂世華) ▼, Bishop of Hanyang 漢陽 (China), passed away at 97

Bishop Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota, Bishop emeritus of Tepic (Mexico), passed away at 85

Fr. Abilio Martínez Varea, Priest of Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño (Spain), was elected Bishop of Osma–Soria (Spain)

Fr. Camilo Bernal Hadad, C.I.M., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists)

Fr. Jean-Michel Amouriaux, C.I.M., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists)

Fr. Jesús Díaz Alonso, S.F., resigned as Superior General of Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph

Fr. Lluís Picazo Ustrell, S.F., was appointed as Superior General of Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph

Bishop Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M., Bishop emeritus of Ngong (Kenya), passed away at 92

Archbishop Patrick Fernández Flores, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Antonio (USA), passed away at 87

Bishop Oscar Azarcon Solis, Titular Bishop of Urci and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Salt Lake City (USA)

Fr. Edilson Soares Nobre, Priest of Natal (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Oeiras (Brazil)

Bishop Robert Pierre Sarrabère, Bishop emeritus of Aire et Dax (France), passed away at 90

Fr. Daniele Gianotti, Priest of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy), was elected Bishop of Crema (Italy)

Msgr. Giovanni Checchinato, Priest of Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno (Italy), was elected Bishop of San Severo (Italy)

Bishop Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm., resigned as Bishop of San Severo (Italy)

Cardinal Gilberto Agustoni, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title, Prefect emeritus of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and President emeritus of Supreme Court of Vatican City State, passed away at 94

Fr. Thomas Tharayil (Tomy), Priest of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Agrippias and Auxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. José Mauricio Vélez García, Priest of Medellín (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Lapda and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Archbishop João José da Costa, O. Carm., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aracaju (Brazil)

Archbishop José Palmeira Lessa resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aracaju (Brazil)

Fr. Pedro Baquero, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Yurimaguas (Peru), passed away at 76

Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to India and Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan

Bishop Francesco Saverio Salerno, Secretary emeritus of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, passed away at 88

Dr. Renato Buzzonetti, Personal Doctor of the Pope emeritus of Prefecture of the Papal Household, passed away at 92

Bishop José de Jesús Madera Uribe, M.Sp.S., Bishop emeritus of Fresno (USA) and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate emeritus of United States of America (USA), passed away at 89

Bishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando, Bishop emeritus of Kalemie–Kirungu (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 83

Bishop Pietro Bottaccioli, Bishop emeritus of Gubbio (Italy), passed away at 88

Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak, President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt and Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Guizeh of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina resigned as Bishop of Guizeh of the Copts (Egypt)

Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz Braña, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Auxiliary Vicar of Opus Dei (Italy), was appointed as Prelate of Opus Dei (Italy) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

Msgr. Michael Joseph Boulette, Priest of San Antonio (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Hieron and Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA)

Fr. Michael Miabesue Bibi, Priest of Bamenda (Cameroon), was elected Titular Bishop of Amudarsa and Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda (Cameroon)

Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil resigned as Bishop of Puthur of the Syro-Malankars (India)

Bishop Martin Nicholas Lohmuller, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Philadelphia (USA), passed away at 97

Fr. Kannikadass William Antony, Priest of Mysore (India), was elected Bishop of Mysore (India)

Bishop Thomas Antony Vazhapilly resigned as Bishop of Mysore (India)

Fr. Jeffrey Robert Haines, Priest of Milwaukee (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Thagamuta and Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee (USA)

Fr. James Thomas Schuerman, Priest of Milwaukee (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Girba and Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee (USA)

Bishop Paul Lanneau, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), passed away at 91

Fr. Lawrence Sydney Nicasio, Priest of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize), was elected Bishop of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize)

Bishop Dorick McGowan Wright resigned as Bishop of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize)

Fr. John Chia (謝啟龍), C.D.D., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord

Fr. Francis Chong (張少麟), C.D.D., was confirmed as Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord

Fra’ Ludwig Hoffmann von Rumerstein, S.M.O.M., was appointed as Lieutenant ad interim of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Fra’ Matthew Festing, S.M.O.M., resigned as Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Bishop Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Rudolf Nyandoro, Priest of Masvingo (Zimbabwe), was elected Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Stanisław Padewski, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (Ukraine), passed away at 84

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuliano Martire

Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale

Bishop Maroun Ammar, Auxiliary Bishop of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Elias Nassar resigned as Bishop of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Cesar Castro Raval, S.V.D., Bishop emeritus of Bangued (Philippines), passed away at 92

Archbishop Antonio Mennini resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Archbishop Albano Bortoletto Cavallin, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Londrina (Brazil), passed away at 86

Bishop Carlos Alberto dos Santos, Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Itabuna (Brazil)

Bishop Czesław Stanula, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Itabuna (Brazil)

Bishop Josef Hrdlička resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Msgr. Guglielmo Giombanco, Priest of Acireale (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Patti (Italy)

Bishop Ignazio Zambito resigned as Bishop of Patti (Italy)

Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis, Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vilnius (Lithuania), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Lithuania)

Diocese of Chittagong was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chittagong (with suffragan sees Barisal and Khulna) (Bangladesh)

Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C., General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh and Bishop of Chittagong (Bangladesh), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Chittagong (Bangladesh)

Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Special Delegate to Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Vientiane (Laos)

Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos)

Archbishop Ramon Cabrera Argüelles resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lipa (Philippines)

Bishop Gilbert Armea Garcera, Bishop of Daet (Philippines), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lipa (Philippines)

Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales, Bishop of Fajardo–Humacao (Puerto Rico) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico, was appointed as Bishop of Caguas (Puerto Rico)

Sr. Rosario Fernandez-Villarán, A.C.J., was appointed as Superior General of Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Bishop Ronald Paul Herzog resigned as Bishop of Alexandria (USA)

Bishop David Prescott Talley succeeded as Bishop of Alexandria (USA)

Bishop Jorge Vázquez, Titular Bishop of Castra nova and Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Morón (Argentina)

Archbishop Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C., Archbishop emeritus of Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie (Italy), passed away at 92

Fr. Juan Manuel González Sandoval, M.N.M., was elected Bishop of Tarahumara (Mexico)

Archbishop Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Bishop George Bugeja, O.F.M., succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli (Libya) and Apostolic Administrator of Misurata (Libya)

Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli (Libya) and Apostolic Administrator of Misurata (Libya)

Cardinal John Ribat, M.S.C., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi

Bishop José Gea Escolano, Bishop emeritus of Mondoñedo–Ferrol (Spain), passed away at 87

Mr. Iustus Takayama Ukon (ユスト 高山右近) was beatified

Archbishop Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cuenca (Ecuador), passed away at 93

Diocese of Maintirano was established (from Diocese of Mahajanga, Diocese of Morondava and Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy and became suffragan of Antananarivo) (Madagascar)

Fr. Timothy James Harris, Priest of Brisbane (Australia), was elected Bishop of Townsville (Australia)

Archbishop Georges El-Murr, B.C., Archbishop emeritus of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan) and Patriarchal Exarch emeritus of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq), passed away at 86

Bishop Gustavo Bombín Espino, O.SS.T., Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy (Madagascar), was appointed as Bishop of Maintirano (Madagascar)

Bishop Patrick Mumbure Mutume, Auxiliary Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe), passed away at 73

Msgr. Horst Eberlein, Priest of Osnabrück (Germany) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Tisedi and Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg (Germany)

Fr. Giovanni Salonia, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Titular Bishop of Buthrotum and Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo (Italy)

Cardinal Ernest Simoni took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala

Bishop Jozef Zlatňanský, Undersecretary emeritus of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, passed away at 89

Bishop Albert-Georges-Yves Malbois, Bishop emeritus of Corbeil (France), passed away at 101

Dr. Stefano Fralleoni was appointed as Director of Management Control of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Archbishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria resigned as Apostolic Administrator of El Obeid (Sudan)

Fr. Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali, Priest of El Obeid (Sudan), was elected Bishop of El Obeid (Sudan)

Bishop Casimir Wang Mi-lu (王彌祿), Bishop emeritus of Qinzhou 秦州 (China), passed away at 74

Bishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà, Bishop emeritus of Nha Trang (Vietnam), passed away at 85

Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis, Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aparecida (Brazil), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Brazil)

Bishop Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R., resigned as Bishop of Tianguá (Brazil)

Fr. Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira, Priest of Crato (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Tianguá (Brazil)

Archbishop Luigi Negri resigned as Archbishop of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy)

Msgr. Giancarlo Perego, Priest of Cremona (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Archbishop of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy)

Bishop Osmond Peter Martin, Bishop emeritus of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize), passed away at 86

Bishop Pedro Collar Noguera, Titular Bishop of Thamugadi and Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), was appointed as Bishop of San Juan Bautista (Paraguay)

Bishop Mario Melanio Medina Salinas resigned as Bishop of San Juan Bautista (Paraguay)

Bishop Gérard Mulumba Kalemba resigned as Bishop of Mweka (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Oscar Nkolo Kanowa, C.I.C.M., was elected Bishop of Mweka (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M., resigned as Archbishop of Strasbourg (France)

Bishop Luc Ravel, C.R.S.V., Military Ordinary of France (France), was promoted as Archbishop of Strasbourg (France)

Fr. Fernando Galbiati, P.I.M.E., Superior General emeritus of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, passed away at 84

Msgr. Robert Gołębiowski, Priest of Radom (Poland), Chaplain of His Holiness and Defender of the Bond of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Desmond Connell, Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland), passed away at 90

Bishop João Justino de Medeiros Silva, Titular Bishop of Tullia and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Montes Claros (Brazil)

Msgr. Antoine Hérouard, Priest of Paris (France) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Maillezais and Auxiliary Bishop of Lille (France)

Bishop Gérard Coliche resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Lille (France)

Bishop Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones, Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Victoria (Mexico) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Monterrey (Mexico), passed away at 92

Bishop Joseph Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Ilagan (Philippines)

Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere

Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza

Bishop Fabio Fabene, Substitute of College of Cardinals, Undersecretary of Synod of Bishops and Titular Bishop of Acquapendente, was appointed as Titular Bishop of Montefiascone

Archbishop Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Goiânia (Brazil), passed away at 90

Ms. Marie Collins resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Bishop Joseph Vũ Duy Thống, Bishop of Phan Thiêt (Vietnam), passed away at 64

Diocese of Nantes lost territory to Diocese of Angers (France)

Fr. Matthäus Karrer, Priest of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Tunnuna and Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

Bishop Johannes Kreidler resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

Fr. Mario Enrique Quirós Quirós, Priest of Cartago (Costa Rica), was elected Bishop of Cartago (Costa Rica)

Bishop José Francisco Ulloa Rojas resigned as Bishop of Cartago (Costa Rica)

Bishop Gualtiero Sigismondi, Bishop of Foligno (Italy), was appointed as General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Italian Catholic Action

Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock (夏長福) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuching (Malaysia)

Bishop Simon Poh Hoon Seng (傅雲生), Titular Bishop of Sfasferia and Auxiliary Bishop of Kuching (Malaysia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuching (Malaysia)

Bishop Rudolf Deng Majak, Bishop of Wau (South Sudan), passed away at 76

Bishop James Michael Moynihan, Bishop emeritus of Syracuse (USA), passed away at 84

Bishop Tadeusz Rybak, Bishop emeritus of Legnica (Poland), passed away at 87

Msgr. Mark Steven Rivituso, Priest of Saint Louis (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Turuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA)

Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil)

Fr. Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.SS.R., was elected Titular Bishop of Castra nova and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Bishop Genival Saraiva de França resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Paraíba (Brazil)

Fr. Roy Edward Campbell, Priest of Washington (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Ucres and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)

Fr. José Luis Retana Gozalo, Priest of Ávila (Spain), was elected Bishop of Plasencia (Spain)

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

Bishop Daniel Joseph Miehm, Titular Bishop of Gor and Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Peterborough (Canada)

Bishop Enrique Díaz Díaz, Coadjutor Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Irapuato (Mexico)

Bishop José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda resigned as Bishop of Irapuato (Mexico)

Bishop Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey, Bishop emeritus of Coutances (France), passed away at 85

Archbishop Luigi Barbarito, Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino, passed away at 94

Bishop Eamon Casey, Bishop emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland), passed away at 89

Fr. John Kim Son-tae (김선태 사도요한 / 金仙泰), Priest of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea), was elected Bishop of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea)

Bishop Vincent Ri Pyung-ho (이병호 빈첸시오 / 李炳浩) resigned as Bishop of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea)

Fr. John Gordon MacWilliam, M. Afr., was elected Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria)

Bishop Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr., resigned as Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria)

Bishop Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Ita and Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom (Ghana), was appointed as Bishop of Keta–Akatsi (Ghana)

Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, S.V.D., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Keta–Akatsi (Ghana)

Fr. Steven Robert Biegler, Priest of Rapid City (USA), was elected Bishop of Cheyenne (USA)

Bishop Carlo Mazza resigned as Bishop of Fidenza (Italy)

Fr. Ovidio Vezzoli, Priest of Brescia (Italy), was elected Bishop of Fidenza (Italy)

Mr. Josef Mayr-Nusser was beatified

Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie lost territory to Diocese of Thunder Bay (Canada)

Fr. Orlando Olave Villanoba, Priest of Barrancabermeja (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Tumaco (Colombia)

Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia), passed away at 84

Fr. Robertus Rubiyatmoko, Priest of Semarang (Indonesia), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia)

Msgr. Andrzej Józwowicz, Priest of Łowicz (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda and Titular Archbishop of Lauriacum

Bishop John Jeremiah McRaith, Bishop emeritus of Owensboro (USA), passed away at 82

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

Msgr. Santiago De Wit Guzmán, Priest of Valencia (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic and Titular Archbishop of Gabala

Fr. Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva, Priest of Pelotas (Brazil), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Montenegro (Brazil)

Prof. Sheila Hollins resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Dr. Catherine Bonnet resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Humberto Miguel Yáñez, S.J., resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Cristián Carlos Roncagliolo Pacheco, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Hospita and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Cardinal William Henry Keeler, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA), passed away at 86

Fr. Pedro Mariano Labarca Araya, O. de M., was appointed as Lay state

Fr. José Álvarez-Benavides de la Torre and 114 companions were beatified

Cardinal Jozef De Kesel took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo

Archbishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paraíba (Brazil), passed away at 88

Bishop Béla Balás resigned as Bishop of Kaposvár (Hungary)

Fr. László Varga, Priest of Kaposvár (Hungary), was elected Bishop of Kaposvár (Hungary)

Cardinal Mario Zenari took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri

Archbishop-elect Santiago De Wit Guzmán, Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Chad

Bishop Santiago Olivera, Bishop of Cruz del Eje (Argentina), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Argentina (Argentina)

Fr. Héctor Luis Zordán, M.SS.CC., was elected Bishop of Gualeguaychú (Argentina)

Fr. Kenneth Michael Howell, Priest of Brisbane (Australia), was elected Titular Bishop of Thamugadi and Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane (Australia)

Bishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane (Australia)

Fr. Edivalter Andrade, Priest of São Mateus (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Floriano (Brazil)

Fr. Tomasz Kubiczek, Priest of Częstochowa (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Diocese of Evinayong was established (from Diocese of Bata and became suffragan of Malabo) (Equatorial Guinea)

Diocese of Mongomo was established (from Diocese of Ebebiyín and became suffragan of Malabo) (Equatorial Guinea)

Fr. Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono, Priest of Bata (Equatorial Guinea), was elected Bishop of Evinayong (Equatorial Guinea)

Fr. Juan Domingo-Beka Esono Ayang, C.M.F., was elected Bishop of Mongomo (Equatorial Guinea)

Fr. Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Ebebiyín (Equatorial Guinea)

Archbishop Antonio Ciliberti, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy), passed away at 82

Archbishop Mario Giordana resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia

Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello, Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia

Fr. Cornelis Franciscus Maria van den Hout, Priest of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands), was elected Bishop of Groningen–Leeuwarden (Netherlands)

Archbishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Juiz de Fora (Brazil), passed away at 86

Bishop Newton Holanda Gurgel, Bishop emeritus of Crato (Brazil), passed away at 93

Fr. Michael Bernard McPartland, S.M.A., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands) and Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha), passed away at 77

Bishop Bernard Louis Marie Charrier was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Aire et Dax (France)

Bishop Hervé Gaschignard resigned as Bishop of Aire et Dax (France)

Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

Msgr. Daniel Henry Mueggenborg, Priest of Tulsa (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Tullia and Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (USA)

Msgr. Martin David, Priest of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia)

Bishop Woldeghiorghis Matheos resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Hosanna (Ethiopia)

Fr. Seyoum Franso Noel, Priest of Meki (Ethiopia), was elected Titular Bishop of Eminentiana and Vicar Apostolic of Hosanna (Ethiopia)

Archbishop Jean-Michel di Falco Léandri resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Gap (France)

Fr. Xavier Malle, Priest of Tours (France), was elected Bishop of Gap (France)

Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams, Apostolic Nuncio to Greece, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Fr. Dominic Nguyễn Văn Mạnh, Priest of Đà Lat (Vietnam), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Đà Lat (Vietnam)

Fr. Donatus Edet Akpan, Priest of Ikot Ekpene (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Ogoja (Nigeria)

Bishop John Ebebe Ayah resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ogoja (Nigeria)

Fr. Rolando Valenzuela de la Rosa, O.P., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

Fr. Michał Paluch, O.P., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

Bishop Edward Francis, Bishop emeritus of Sivagangai (India), passed away at 86

Bishop Inácio Saure, I.M.C., Bishop of Tete (Mozambique), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nampula (Mozambique)

Bishop Ernesto Maguengue resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Nampula (Mozambique)

Fr. Sandro Faedi, I.M.C., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tete (Mozambique)

Bishop José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Lurín (Peru), passed away at 86

Fr. Benedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu, M.S.C., was elected Bishop of Manado (Indonesia)

Bishop Joseph Theodorus Suwatan, M.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Manado (Indonesia)

Archbishop Edward Ozorowski resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Białystok (Poland)

Fr. Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C., Undersecretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Białystok (Poland)

Bishop Georges Rol, Bishop emeritus of Angoulême (France), passed away at 90

Bishop Roman Adam Marcinkowski resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Płock (Poland)

Fr. Peter Kohlgraf, Priest of Köln (Germany), was elected Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach, Bishop of São José dos Pinhais (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Joinville (Brazil)

Bishop Vilsom Basso, S.C.I., Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Imperatriz (Brazil)

Fr. José Ionilton Lisboa de Oliveira, S.D.V., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Itacoatiara (Brazil)

Fr. Bruno Elizeu Versari, Priest of Maringá (Brazil), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Campo Mourão (Brazil)

Bishop Antun Bogetić, Bishop emeritus of Poreč i Pula (Croatia), passed away at 94

Msgr. Thomas Robert Zinkula, Priest of Dubuque (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Davenport (USA)

Bishop Martin John Amos resigned as Bishop of Davenport (USA)

Fr. John Patrick Dolan, Priest of San Diego (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Uchi maius and Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA)

Archbishop Anicetus Andrew Wang Chong-yi (王充一), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guiyang 貴陽 (China), passed away at 97

Bishop Kęstutis Kėvalas, Titular Bishop of Abziri and Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas (Lithuania), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Telšiai (Lithuania)

Bishop Venedykt Aleksiychuk (Valery), M.S.U., Titular Bishop of Germaniciana and Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (USA)

Bishop Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R., resigned as Bishop of Melfi–Rapolla–Venosa (Italy)

Fr. Louis-Antoine-Rose Ormières was beatified

Cardinal Attilio Nicora, Cardinal-Priest of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia pro hac vice Title, Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy) and Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi, passed away at 80

Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia

Archbishop Peter Joseph Kairo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nyeri (Kenya)

Bishop Anthony Muheria, Bishop of Kitui (Kenya) and Apostolic Administrator of Machakos (Kenya), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nyeri (Kenya)

Br. Francis Xavier Agoah, F.P.M., was appointed as Superior General of Presentation Brothers

Br. Martin Kenneally, F.P.M., resigned as Superior General of Presentation Brothers

Bishop Toribio Ticona Porco, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Corocoro (Bolivia), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Bolivia)

Bishop Eugeniusz Juretzko, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Yokadouma (Cameroon)

Fr. Paul Lontsié-Keuné, Priest of Bafoussam (Cameroon), was elected Bishop of Yokadouma (Cameroon)

Fr. Rolf Lohmann, Priest of Münster (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Gor and Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany)

Archbishop Marek Solczyński, Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia, Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania

Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria

Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico, Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

Fr. Giovanni Salonia, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Titular Bishop of Buthrotum and Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo (Italy)

Bishop Richard Appora-Ngalanibé, O.P., succeeded as Bishop of Bambari (Central African Republic)

Bishop Édouard Mathos, Bishop of Bambari (Central African Republic), passed away at 68

Sr. Leopoldina Naudet was beatified

Fra’ Ludwig Hoffmann von Rumerstein, S.M.O.M., resigned as Lieutenant ad interim of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Bishop Diego Natale Bona, Bishop emeritus of Saluzzo (Italy), passed away at 90

Fra’ Giacomo Dalle Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, S.M.O.M., was appointed as Lieutenant ad interim of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach, Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano alle Catacombe and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona (Spain), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Spain)

Fr. Vitaliy Krivitskiy, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine)

Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine)

Bishop Barry Alexander Anthony Wood, O.M.I., Auxiliary Bishop of Durban (South Africa), passed away at 74

Archbishop George Hugh Niederauer, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Francisco (USA), passed away at 80

Fr. John Đỗ Văn Ngân, Priest of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam), was elected Titular Bishop of Buleliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

Bishop Edgar Aristizábal Quintero, Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Yopal (Colombia)

Bishop Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), passed away at 79

Fr. Antonio Arribas Hortigüela, M.S.C., and 6 companions were beatified

Patriarch Gregorios III Laham, resigned as Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), Patriarch of Alexandria of the Greek-Melkites, Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites, President of Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church, President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in Syria and Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq)

Bishop Arturo Aiello, Bishop of Teano–Calvi (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Avellino (Italy)

Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates and Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar

Archbishop Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Prado, Archbishop emeritus of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria), passed away at 77

Bishop Emmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn succeeded as Bishop of Ba Ria (Vietnam)

Bishop Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm resigned as Bishop of Ba Ria (Vietnam)

Archbishop Thomas A. White (陶懷德), Titular Archbishop of Sabiona, passed away at 85

Archbishop Brian James Barnes, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 84

Fr. André Vital Félix da Silva, S.C.I., was elected Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

Fr. Jacy Diniz Rocha, Priest of Barreiras (Brazil), was elected Bishop of São Luiz de Cáceres (Brazil)

Bishop José Haring, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

Fr. Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci, Priest of Bauru (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Tindari and Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói (Brazil)

Fr. Luiz Augusto Stefani, S.M.M., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries)

Fr. Pierre-Antoine Bozo, Priest of Séez (France), was elected Bishop of Limoges (France)

Fr. Santino Brembilla, S.M.M., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries)

Mr. Francisco de Jesus Marto and Ms. Jacinta de Jesus Marto were canonised

Fr. John Sullivan, S.J., was beatified

Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del SS. Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi

Bishop Valentin Pozaić, S.J., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Fr. Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Titular Bishop of Cilibia and Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukraine)

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde and Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania

Cardinal Renato Corti took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina

Bishop Thomas Vose Daily, Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA) and Supreme Chaplain emeritus of Knights of Columbus, passed away at 89

Bishop Justin Joseph Bianchini resigned as Bishop of Geraldton (Australia)

Fr. Michael Henry Morrissey, Priest of Geraldton (Australia), was elected Bishop of Geraldton (Australia)

Fr. Bernard Edward Shlesinger III, Priest of Raleigh (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Naiera and Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta (USA)

Bishop Emilio Lorenzo Stehle, Bishop emeritus of Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Ecuador), passed away at 90

Abbot Filipe da Silva, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Benedictine Congregation of Brazil

Abbot Emanuel d’Able do Amaral, O.S.B., resigned as President of Benedictine Congregation of Brazil

Fr. Jorge Eduardo Scheinig, Priest of San Isidro (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Ita and Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina)

Fr. Eduardo Gustavo Agín, S.C.I. di Béth., was appointed as Superior General of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram

Fr. Gaspar Fernández Pérez, S.C.I. di Béth., resigned as Superior General of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram

Bishop Hubertus Cornelis Antonius Ernst, Bishop emeritus of Breda (Netherlands), passed away at 100

Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P., Bishop emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina), passed away at 82

Bishop Peter Remigius resigned as Bishop of Kottar (India)

Fr. Nazarene Soosai, Priest of Kottar (India), was elected Bishop of Kottar (India)

Msgr. Fabio Dal Cin, Priest of Vittorio Veneto (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) and Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto

Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci resigned as Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy), Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto and Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

Bishop Camilo Diaz Gregorio resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Batanes (Philippines)

Fr. Juan Danilo Bangayan Ulep, Priest of Tuguegarao (Philippines), was elected Bishop-Prelate of Batanes (Philippines)

Msgr. Andrzej Przybylski, Priest of Częstochowa (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Orte and Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland)

Bishop William Clifford Newman, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA), passed away at 88

Bishop Olivier de Berranger, Prado, Bishop emeritus of Saint-Denis (France), passed away at 78

Fr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, Priest of Badulla (Sri Lanka) and Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Maurizio Tagliaferri, Priest of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy) and Relator of Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Doriano Ceteroni, O.A.D., was appointed as Prior General of Order of Discalced Augustinians (Discalced Augustinians)

Fr. Gabriele Ferlisi, O.A.D., resigned as Prior General of Order of Discalced Augustinians (Discalced Augustinians)

Bishop Angelo De Donatis, Titular Bishop of Mottola and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Mottola, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University

Cardinal Agostino Vallini resigned as Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy), Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University

Fr. Pedro Sergio de Jesús Mena Díaz, Priest of Yucatán (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Zuglio and Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico)

Fr. Reinhold Nann, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), was elected Bishop-Prelate of Caravelí (Peru)

Bishop Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Caravelí (Peru)

Fr. William Albert Wack, C.S.C., was elected Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA)

Archbishop José Carlos Melo, C.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maceió (Brazil), passed away at 86

Archbishop Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dubuque (USA), passed away at 94

Msgr. Hansjörg Hofer, Priest of Salzburg (Austria), was elected Titular Bishop of Abziri and Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg (Austria)

Archbishop Henryk Hoser, S.A.C., Archbishop-Bishop of Warszawa-Praga (Poland), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator to the Parish of Međugorje of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bishop José Mário Scalon Angonese, Titular Bishop of Giufi and Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Uruguaiana (Brazil)

Fr. Alexandre Awi Mello, I.Sch., was appointed as Secretary of Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life

Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Bala, Bishop of Bafia (Cameroon), passed away at 58

Msgr. Franz Josef Gebert, Priest of Trier (Germany), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena

Fr. Stefano Cecchin, O.F.M., Secretary of Pontifical International Marian Academy, was appointed as President of Pontifical International Marian Academy

Fr. Vincenzo Battaglia, O.F.M., resigned as President of Pontifical International Marian Academy

Fr. Hilary Nanman Dachelem, C.M.F., was elected Bishop of Bauchi (Nigeria)

Fr. Bogusz Stanisław Matula, O.F.M., was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical International Marian Academy

Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U., Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea and Major Archbishop emeritus of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), passed away at 84

Abbot Stefano Visintin, O.S.B., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm

Bishop Léon Lemmens, Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), passed away at 63

Bishop David Raymond Choby, Bishop of Nashville (USA), passed away at 70

Msgr. Claudio Palumbo, Priest of Isernia–Venafro (Italy), was elected Bishop of Trivento (Italy)

Bishop Domenico Angelo Scotti resigned as Bishop of Trivento (Italy)

Msgr. Antonio Neri, Undersecretary of Congregation for Clergy, passed away at 54

Bishop Abraham Boualo Kome, Bishop of Bafang (Cameroon), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bafia (Cameroon)

Bishop Andrew Francis, Bishop emeritus of Multan (Pakistan), passed away at 70

Fr. Francisco Cota de Oliveira, Priest of Divinópolis (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Fiorentino and Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Fr. Amilton Manoel da Silva, C.P., was elected Titular Bishop of Tusuros and Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Fr. Juarez Delorto Secco, Priest of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Bishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina, Bishop of Valdivia (Chile), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Antofagasta (Chile)

Archbishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Antofagasta (Chile)

Archbishop Alfredo Horacio Zecca, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Bolsena

Bishop John Liu Shi-gong (劉世功), Bishop of Jining 集寧 (China), passed away at 88

Bishop Philip Boyce, O.C.D., resigned as Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland)

Fr. Alexander Aloysius McGuckian (Alan), S.J., was elected Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland)

Ms. Maria della Trinità Mela (Itala) was beatified

Cardinal Roger Etchegaray resigned as Cardinal Vice-Dean of College of Cardinals

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re was appointed as Cardinal Vice-Dean of College of Cardinals

Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli

Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio

Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, E.P., resigned as President of Heralds of the Gospel and Superior General of Clerical Society of Virgo Flos Carmeli

Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark

Bishop Charles Coleman Thompson, Bishop of Evansville (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA)

Bishop Geremias Steinmetz, Bishop of Paranavaí (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Londrina (Brazil)

Archbishop Kuriakose Kunnacherry, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 88

Bishop Hil Kabashi, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania (Albania)

Fr. Simon Kulli, Priest of Sapë (Albania), was elected Bishop of Sapë (Albania)

Msgr. Gjergj Meta, Priest of Tiranë–Durrës (Albania), was elected Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania)

Bishop Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M., resigned as Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania)

Fr. Giovanni Peragine, B., was elected Titular Bishop of Phœnice and Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania (Albania)

Fr. Paul Voisin, C.R., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Resurrectionists)

Bishop Julio Hernando García Peláez, Bishop of Istmina–Tadó (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia)

Bishop José Vicente Huertas Vargas resigned as Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia)

Fr. Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J., was elected Bishop of Tlaxcala (Mexico)

Fr. Bernard Hylla, C.R., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Resurrectionists)

Fr. Charles Phukuta Khonde, C.I.C.M., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutists)

Fr. Bruno-Marie Duffé was appointed as Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago and Plenipotentiary Representative to Caribbean Community (CARICOM), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Peru

Fr. Timothy Atkin, C.I.C.M., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutists)

Archbishop Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina)

Archbishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina)

Bishop Maroun Ammar, Titular Bishop of Canatha, Auxiliary Bishop of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh of the Maronites (Lebanon) and Apostolic Administrator of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Bishop of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran, Bishop of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines), passed away at 68

Bishop Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio, Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines (Philippines)

Bishop Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak, Military Ordinary of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines (Philippines), passed away at 72

Bishop Octavio Betancourt Arango, Bishop emeritus of Garzón (Colombia), passed away at 89

Bishop János Székely, Titular Bishop of Febiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), was appointed as Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary)

Fr. Enrique Alberto Martínez Ossola, Priest of La Rioja (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Acquapendente and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina)

Cardinal Ivan Dias, Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bombay (India) and Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, passed away at 81

Dr. Alessandro Cassinis Righini, Assistant Auditor of Office of the Auditor General, was appointed as Auditor General ad interim of Office of the Auditor General

Dr. Libero Milone resigned as Auditor General of Office of the Auditor General

Fr. Sergi Gordo Rodríguez, Priest of Barcelona (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Cenæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain)

Fr. Antoni Vadell Ferrer, Priest of Mallorca (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Urci and Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain)

Fr. Luis Enrique Rojas Ruiz, Priest of Mérida (Venezuela), was elected Titular Bishop of Unizibira and Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela)

Archbishop Joseph Absi, M.S.P., Titular Archbishop of Tarsus of the Greek-Melkites and Auxiliary Bishop of Damascus of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), was elected Patriarch of Alexandria of the Greek-Melkites, Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites and Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Fr. Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Campo Maior (Brazil)

Dr. Joachim von Braun was appointed as President of Pontifical Academies of Sciences

Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa, Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs and Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs, was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Australia of the Syriacs

Prof. Werner Arber resigned as President of Pontifical Academies of Sciences

Fr. Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan, Priest of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs

Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso, Apostolic Nuncio to Panama, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador

Patriarch Youssef Absi, was confirmed as Patriarch of Alexandria of the Greek-Melkites, Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites, Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq), President of Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church and President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in Syria

Archbishop John Raphael Quinn, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Francisco (USA), passed away at 88

Fr. Clyde Martin Harvey, Priest of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), was elected Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada)

Bishop Milan Lach, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA)

Archbishop William Charles Skurla resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA)

Archbishop Teofilo Matulionis, Bishop of Kaišiadorys (Lithuania) and Archbishop ad personam, was beatified

Bishop João Oneres Marchiori, Bishop emeritus of Lages (Brazil), passed away at 84

Archbishop Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sassari (Italy)

Msgr. Gian Franco Saba, Priest of Tempio–Ampurias (Italy), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Sassari (Italy)

Msgr. Alfred Andrew Schlert, Priest of Allentown (USA), was elected Bishop of Allentown (USA)

Fr. Antônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Babra and Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil)

Bishop Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Titular Bishop of Mulli and Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador (El Salvador), was created Cardinal-Priest of SS. Sacramento a Tor de’ Schiavi

Fr. Antoine de Romanet de Beaune, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Military Ordinary of France (France)

Fr. Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Pangkalpinang (Indonesia)

Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Proconsulari, Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos) and Apostolic Administrator of Vientiane (Laos), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite

Archbishop Jean Zerbo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamako (Mali), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana

Fr. Ariel Galido, M.S.C., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Marshall Islands (Marshall Islands)

Fr. Raymundo Taco Sabio, M.S.C., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Marshall Islands (Marshall Islands)

Fr. Job Koo Yo-bi (구요비 욥 / 具要備), Priest of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Sfasferia and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

Fr. Pius Moon Chang-woo (문창우 비오 / 文昌宇), Priest of Cheju 제주 (South Korea), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Cheju 제주 (South Korea)

Archbishop Juan José Omella Omella, Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme

Bishop Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) and Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli

Bishop François Lapierre, P.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada)

Fr. Christian Rodembourg, M.S.A., was elected Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada)

Msgr. Kevin Gillespie resigned as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, I.Sch., resigned as Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay)

Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Ríos, Bishop of Villarrica (Paraguay) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay, was appointed as Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay)

Bishop Luis Guillermo Eichhorn resigned as Bishop of Morón (Argentina)

Bishop Jorge Vázquez succeeded as Bishop of Morón (Argentina)

Bishop Héctor Epalza Quintero, P.S.S., resigned as Bishop of Buenaventura (Colombia)

Fr. Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya, Priest of Pereira (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Buenaventura (Colombia)

Bishop Leopoldo González González, Bishop of Tapachula (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Acapulco (Mexico)

Bishop Arthur Leo Kennedy resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

Msgr. Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández, Priest of La Vega (Dominican Republic), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and Titular Bishop of Febiana

Fr. Jesús Castro Marte, Priest of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), was elected Titular Bishop of Giufi and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller resigned as Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” and President of International Theological Commission

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., Secretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, Prefect of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission and President of International Theological Commission

Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez took possession as Cardinal-Priest of SS. Sacramento a Tor de’ Schiavi

Msgr. Orhan Abdulahad Çanli was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Turkiye of the Syriacs (Turkiye)

Msgr. Yusuf Sağ resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Turkiye of the Syriacs (Turkiye)

Bishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Carolina (Brazil)

Msgr. Josef Nuzík, Priest of Olomouc (Czechia), was elected Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Fr. Antonín Basler, Priest of Olomouc (Czechia), was elected Titular Bishop of Vaga and Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Cardinal Joachim Meisner, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Köln (Germany), passed away at 83

Archbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello (アルベルト・ボッターリ・デ・カステッロ) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Bishop Victor Barnuevo Bendico, Bishop of Baguio (Philippines), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines)

Dr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Director emeritus of Press Office of the Holy See, passed away at 80

Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto, Titular Bishop of Bararus and Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Raleigh (USA)

Bishop Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Arabia (United Arab Emirates), passed away at 91

Cardinal Angelo Scola resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy)

Bishop Mario Enrico Delpini, Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy)

Bishop Piergiorgio Debernardi resigned as Bishop of Pinerolo (Italy)

Fr. Derio Olivero, Priest of Fossano (Italy), was elected Bishop of Pinerolo (Italy)

Fr. Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz, Priest of Camagüey (Cuba), was elected Bishop of Ciego de Ávila (Cuba)

Bishop Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega resigned as Bishop of Ciego de Ávila (Cuba)

Msgr. Segundo Tejado Muñoz was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Fr. Nicola Riccardi, O.F.M., was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Dr. Flaminia Giovanelli was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Fr. Jesús Ruiz Molina, M.C.C.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Aræ in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Bangassou (Central African Republic)

Msgr. Renzo Civili, Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household, passed away at 91

Fr. Andrew Eugene Bellisario, C.M., was elected Bishop of Juneau (USA)

Bishop Nelson Jesus Perez, Titular Bishop of Catrum and Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Cleveland (USA)

Bishop Daniel Edward Thomas resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Cleveland (USA)