Nominations and Resignations

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria

Bishop Paul Martin, S.M., Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand) and Apostolic Administrator of Christchurch (New Zealand)

Fr. Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan)

Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus) and President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus

Bishop Kazimierz Wielikosielec (Казiмiр Велікаселец), O.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk (Belarus), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

Bishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Bishop of Katiola (Cote d’Ivoire) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire)

Bishop Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo, Bishop emeritus of San Martín (Argentina), passed away at 77

Cardinal John Njue resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

Fr. Luc René Young Chen-yin (熊振仁), O.M.I., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Rodrigues (Mauritius)

Bishop Marek Solarczyk, Titular Bishop of Hólar and Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Radom (Poland)

Bishop Antoni Stankiewicz, Dean emeritus of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, passed away at 85

Bishop Henryk Marian Tomasik resigned as Bishop of Radom (Poland)

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi, Titular Bishop of Amudarsa and Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda (Cameroon), was appointed as Bishop of Buéa (Cameroon)

Bishop Joseph Zong Huai-de (宗懷德), Bishop emeritus of Sanyuan 三原 (China) and Bishop emeritus of Sanyuan 三原 (China), passed away at 100

Fr. Rafael Morales Duque, O.F.M., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Guapi (Colombia), passed away at 91

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar

Cardinal Henri Schwery, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica and Bishop emeritus of Sion (Switzerland), passed away at 88

Archdiocese of Isfahan was renamed as Archdiocese of Tehran–Isfahan (Iran)

Fr. Dominique Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Archbishop of Tehran–Isfahan (Iran)

Fr. Jack Youssef, C.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Isfahan (Iran)

Prof. Vincenzo Buonomo, Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Lateran University, was appointed as President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

Bishop Antonio Gómez Cantero, Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Almería (Spain)

Bishop Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D., Bishop of Trujillo (Venezuela), passed away at 69

Bishop Dominique Blanchet, Bishop of Belfort–Montbéliard (France) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France, was appointed as Bishop of Créteil (France)

Bishop Michel Léon Émile Santier resigned as Bishop of Créteil (France)

Fr. Lizardo Estrada Herrera, O.S.A., was elected Titular Bishop of Ausuccura and Auxiliary Bishop of Cusco (Peru)

Bishop Adam Dyczkowski, Bishop emeritus of Zielona Góra–Gorzów (Poland), passed away at 88

Bishop Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval, Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia), passed away at 74

Archbishop Jean-Pierre-Marie Cattenoz resigned as Archbishop of Avignon (France)

Archbishop Georges Paul Pontier was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Avignon (France)

Bishop Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima (Guatemala), was appointed as Bishop of San Marcos (Guatemala)

Archbishop Oscar Rizzato, Almoner of His Holiness emeritus of Office of Papal Charities, passed away at 91

Bishop Florentin Crihălmeanu, Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania), passed away at 61

Cardinal Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Ordinary emeritus of Brazil of the Eastern Rite (Brazil), passed away at 88

Bishop Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos, Bishop of Alagoinhas (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Jequié (Brazil)

Bishop Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias, Bishop of Colatina (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Lorena (Brazil)

Bishop Mario Cecchini, Bishop emeritus of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy), passed away at 87

Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (Scotland), passed away at 70

Bishop Moses Hamungole, Bishop of Monze (Zambia), passed away at 53

Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan

Bishop Vincent Paul Logan, Bishop emeritus of Dunkeld (Scotland), passed away at 79

Bishop Giovanni Santucci resigned as Bishop of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli (Italy)

Bishop John Đỗ Văn Ngân, Titular Bishop of Buleliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam), was appointed as Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

Bishop Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo resigned as Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

Archbishop Philip Edward Wilson, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Adelaide (Australia), passed away at 70

Archbishop Abel Gabuza, Bishop emeritus of Kimberley (South Africa) and Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban (South Africa), passed away at 65

Bishop Vincent Michael Rizzotto, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Galveston–Houston (USA), passed away at 89

Bishop Fabio Fabene, Undersecretary of Synod of Bishops and Titular Bishop of Montefiascone, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Montefiascone and Secretary of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Bishop Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, M.Sp.S., Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico), passed away at 65

Bishop William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 78

Fr. Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov, Apostolic Administrator of Nikopol (Bulgaria), was elected Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria)

Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa, Bishop emeritus of Masaka (Uganda), passed away at 77

Bishop José Crisologo Sorra, Bishop emeritus of Legazpi (Philippines), passed away at 91

Bishop Alfredo Magarotto, Bishop emeritus of Vittorio Veneto (Italy), passed away at 93

Archbishop Jean Assaad Haddad, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), passed away at 94

Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere