Nominations and Resignations

Archbishop Fabio Fabene, Secretary of Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, was appointed as Substitute of College of Cardinals

Dr. Antonio Chiminello was appointed as Director of Directorate of the Economy of Vatican City State

Dr. Sabatino Napolitano resigned as Director of Directorate of the Economy of Vatican City State

Mr. Enrico Ferrannini resigned as Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Office of Promoters of Justice

Mr. Paolo Sagretti resigned as Vice-Director of Directorate for Infrastructures and Services of Vatican City State

Msgr. José Jaime Brosel Gavilá resigned as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Bishop Maurizio Malvestiti, Bishop of Lodi (Italy), was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as Pontifical Delegate for Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., Undersecretary of Migrant and Refugee Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was appointed as Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and President of Vatican COVID-19 Commission

Bishop Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M., Bishop emeritus of Rarotonga (Cook Islands), passed away at 87

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson resigned as Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and President of Vatican COVID-19 Commission

Mr. Antonino Intersimone was appointed as Director of Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of Vatican City State

Bishop Paul Adegboyega Olawoore, Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria), passed away at 60

Lieutenant Colonel Philippe Morard resigned as Vice Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Lieutenant Colonel Loïc Marc Rossier was appointed as Vice Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Bishop Jean-Guy Couture, Bishop emeritus of Chicoutimi (Canada), passed away at 92

Bishop Román Casanova Casanova resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Solsona (Spain)

Bishop Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer, Bishop of Menorca (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Solsona (Spain)

Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq and Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Cardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toledo (Spain), passed away at 96

Bishop Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Makokou (Gabon)

Fr. Severin Nziengui Mangandza, C.S.Sp., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Makokou (Gabon)

Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Chile)

Archbishop Salvatore Gristina resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Catania (Italy)

Bishop Luigi Renna, Bishop of Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Catania (Italy)

Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Plasencia (Spain)

Archbishop Giacomo Morandi, Titular Archbishop of Cerveteri and Secretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy)

Bishop Massimo Camisasca, F.S.C.B., resigned as Bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy)

Bishop Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Camiri (Bolivia), passed away at 72

Fr. Richard Kazadi Kamba, Priest of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Kolwezi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Nestor Ngoy Katahwa resigned as Bishop of Kolwezi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Magnus Henrique Lopes, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Salgueiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Crato (Brazil)

Fr. Roberto Campiotti, Priest of Milano (Italy), was elected Bishop of Volterra (Italy)

Bishop Alberto Silvani resigned as Bishop of Volterra (Italy)

Bishop Santos Montoya Torres, Titular Bishop of Horta and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño (Spain)

Archbishop George Njaralakatt resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tellicherry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Joseph Pamplany, Titular Bishop of Numluli and Auxiliary Bishop of Tellicherry of the Syro-Malabars (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tellicherry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Peter Kochupuruckal, Titular Bishop of Lares and Auxiliary Bishop of Palghat of the Syro-Malabars (India), was appointed as Bishop of Palghat of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Jacob Manathodath resigned as Bishop of Palghat of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Ignatius Takashi Taguchi (イグナチオ 田口孝志) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Oita 大分 (Japan)

Fr. Joseph Atsushi Yamashita (ヨセフ 山下 敦) was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Oita 大分 (Japan)

Archbishop Józef Guzdek resigned as Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Poland (Poland)

Bishop Wiesław Lechowicz, Titular Bishop of Lambiridi and Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów (Poland), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Poland (Poland)

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

Bishop Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Magangué (Colombia), passed away at 98

Bishop Elmar Fischer, Bishop emeritus of Feldkirch (Austria), passed away at 85

Archbishop Moacir Silva resigned as Apostolic Administrator of São José do Rio Preto (Brazil)

Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel resigned as Bishop of Novo Hamburgo (Brazil)

Bishop João Francisco Salm, Bishop of Tubarão (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Novo Hamburgo (Brazil)

Bishop Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B., Bishop of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of São José do Rio Preto (Brazil)

Msgr. Kesete Ghebreyohannes Weldegebriel, Priest of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Eritreans

Fr. Tesfaldet Tekie Tsada, C.M., was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in United States of America and Canada of the Eritreans

Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, Bishop of Lyon (France), was proclaimed as Doctor of the Church

Fr. Rutilio Grande García, S.J., and 2 companions were beatified

Fr. Cosma Spessotto (Sante), O.F.M., was beatified

Fr. John Samuel Bonnici, Priest of New York (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Arindela and Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

Fr. Joseph Armando Espaillat, Priest of New York (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Tagarbala and Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

Msgr. Alejandro W. Bunge resigned as President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Msgr. Andrea Ripa, Priest of Rimini (Italy), Undersecretary of Congregation for Clergy and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Cerveteri and Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca, Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Bishop Edward Eugeniusz Białogłowski resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland)

Fr. Radosław Orchowicz, Priest of Gniezno (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Surista and Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland)

Cardinal António Augusto dos Santos Marto resigned as Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I., Bishop of Setúbal (Portugal) and President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal, was appointed as Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

Bishop Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Mukacheve (Ukraine), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mukacheve (Ukraine)

Bishop Antal Majnek, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Mukacheve (Ukraine)

Cardinal Vinko Puljić resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Archbishop Tomo Vukšić succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bishop Hermenegildo Ramírez Sánchez, M.J., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Huautla (Mexico), passed away at 92

Bishop Édouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Onésimo Cepeda Silva, Bishop emeritus of Ecatepec (Mexico), passed away at 84

Msgr. Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan (佳安道), Priest of Manila (Philippines), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Chargé d’affaires in China, was elected Titular Archbishop of Apollonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Bishop Remi Joseph De Roo, Bishop emeritus of Victoria (Canada), passed away at 97

Bishop Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of México (Mexico), passed away at 80

Diocese of Daule was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guayaquil and became suffragan of Guayaquil) (Ecuador)

Diocese of Santa Elena was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guayaquil and became suffragan of Guayaquil) (Ecuador)

Msgr. Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé, Priest of Yopougon (Cote d’Ivoire) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Potenza Picena and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

Bishop Guido Iván Minda Chalá, Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Santa Elena (Ecuador)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Piccioli, Titular Bishop of Patara and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Daule (Ecuador)

Sr. Maria Angelika Altenhofen Altenhofen, S.Sp.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit

Fr. Thomas Jessayyan Netto, Priest of Trivandrum (India), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Trivandrum (India)

Archbishop Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Trivandrum (India)

Archbishop Tymon Tytus Chmielecki resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

Archbishop Marek Solczyński, Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye

Sr. Maria Theresia Hornemann, S.Sp.S., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit

Bishop Joseph Hitti, Bishop emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia), passed away at 96

Bishop Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla, Bishop emeritus of Saltillo (Mexico), passed away at 101

Bishop William Nolan, Bishop of Galloway (Scotland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (Scotland)

Bishop Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R., Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San Rafael (Argentina)

Bishop Eduardo Maria Taussig resigned as Bishop of San Rafael (Argentina)

Msgr. Javier Herrera Corona (何明哲), Priest of Autlán (Mexico) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Vulturara, Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon

Msgr. Fortunato Frezza, Priest of Viterbo (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Undersecretary emeritus of Synod of Bishops, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Bishop Shelton Joseph Fabre, Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Louisville (USA)

Archbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Louisville (USA)

Bishop Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M., Bishop of Garzón (Colombia), passed away at 71

Fr. Simone Renna, Priest of Lecce (Italy), was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for the Clergy

Bishop Joseph Sangval Surasarang, Bishop emeritus of Chiang Mai (Thailand), passed away at 86

Bishop Antoine Hérouard, Titular Bishop of Maillezais, Auxiliary Bishop of Lille (France) and Delegate for the Shrine of Lourdes of Tarbes et Lourdes (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dijon (France)

Archbishop Roland Minnerath resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dijon (France)

Bishop Michael Duignan, Bishop of Clonfert (Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland)

Bishop Brendan Kelly resigned as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland)

Abbot Eamon Fitzgerald, O.C.S.O., resigned as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)

Archbishop Francesco Cacucci was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano (Italy)

Bishop José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M., Bishop-Prelate of El Nayar (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Mexico)

Bishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Mexico)

Fr. Bernardus Peeters, O.C.S.O., was appointed as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)

Bishop Gabriel Malzaire, Bishop of Roseau (Dominica) and President of Antilles Episcopal Conference, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia) and Apostolic Administrator of Roseau (Dominica)

Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia)

Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe resigned as Bishop of Yei (South Sudan)

Fr. Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo, Priest of Yei (South Sudan), was elected Bishop of Yei (South Sudan)

Archbishop Pascal N’Koué resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Djougou (Benin)

Fr. Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S., was elected Bishop of Djougou (Benin)

Bishop Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Punta Arenas (Chile), passed away at 86

Bishop Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm., Bishop emeritus of Manokwari–Sorong (Indonesia), passed away at 89

Bishop Gianrico Ruzza, Bishop of Civitavecchia–Tarquinia (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Porto–Santa Rufina (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (Italy)

Archbishop Francisco Pérez González, Metropolitan Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San Sebastián (Spain)

Bishop Antoni Vadell Ferrer, Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain), passed away at 49

Fr. Walenty Gryk, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Marek Solczyński, Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian

Bishop Youhanna Golta, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), passed away at 85

Fr. Norbert Pu Ying-hsiung (浦英雄), Priest of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan), was elected Bishop of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan)

Bishop Edward William Clark resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Bishop John Aloysius O’Mara, Bishop emeritus of Saint Catharines (Canada), passed away at 97

Fr. Yves Baumgarten, Priest of Lyon (France), was elected Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay (France)

Bishop Didier-Léon Marchand, Bishop emeritus of Valence (France), passed away at 96

Cardinal Luigi De Magistris, Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata and Major Pro-Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary, passed away at 95

Fr. Cristóbal Déniz Hernández, Priest of Islas Canarias (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Algeciras and Auxiliary Bishop of Islas Canarias (Spain)

Bishop František Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem., Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia), passed away at 74

Bishop Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes, Bishop emeritus of Vera Paz (Guatemala), passed away at 96

Bishop Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Garissa (Kenya)

Fr. George Muthaka, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Garissa (Kenya)

Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores, Bishop of Villarrica (Paraguay), Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Paraguay (Paraguay) and President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Asunción (Paraguay)

Archbishop Edmundo Ponciano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Asunción (Paraguay)

Prof. Emilce Cuda was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Bishop of Nakuru (Kenya), Vice-President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops and Apostolic Administrator of Kisumu (Kenya), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kisumu (Kenya)

Patriarchal See of Babylon (Chaldean Rite) was renamed as Patriarchal See of Baghdad (Iraq)

Bishop Bonaventure Nahimana, Bishop of Rutana (Burundi), Second Vice-President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Burundi, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gitega (Burundi) and Apostolic Administrator of Rutana (Burundi)

Archbishop Simon Ntamwana resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gitega (Burundi)

Bishop Franz Grave, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Essen (Germany), passed away at 89

Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq) and Member of Council for the Economy, was appointed as Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Susa (Italy)

Fr. Roberto Repole, Priest of Torino (Italy), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) and Bishop of Susa (Italy)

Bishop Miguel Fernando González Mariño, Bishop of Espinal (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Garzón (Colombia)

Bishop Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B., Bishop of Luena (Angola), passed away at 64

Fr. Mario Luis Durán Berríos, Priest of La Paz (Bolivia), was elected Titular Bishop of Lambiridi and Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia)

Fr. Pedro Luis Fuentes Valencia, C.P., was elected Titular Bishop of Temuniana and Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia)

Fr. Basilio Mamani Quispe, Priest of La Paz (Bolivia), was elected Titular Bishop of Naissus and Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia)

Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mamfe (Cameroon)

Fr. Aloysius Fondong Abangalo, Priest of Buéa (Cameroon), was elected Bishop of Mamfe (Cameroon)

Fr. Maurice Nyunt Wai, Priest of Pathein (Myanmar), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Mawlamyine (Myanmar)

Fr. Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune, C.S., was elected Bishop of Charleston (USA)

Bishop Robert Epic Paul Guglielmone resigned as Bishop of Charleston (USA)

Bishop Mário Antônio da Silva, Bishop of Roraima (Brazil) and Second Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiabá (Brazil)

Archbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiabá (Brazil)

Fr. Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia, Priest of Concepción (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Theuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile)

Fr. Óscar Walter García Barreto, Priest of Concepción (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Horta and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile)

Bishop José Isidro Guerrero Macías, Bishop of Mexicali (Mexico), passed away at 70

Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D., Bishop emeritus of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela), passed away at 62

Archbishop Eduardo Vicente Mirás, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rosario (Argentina), passed away at 92

Bishop Gianni Ambrosio resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli (Italy)

Fr. Mario Vaccari, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli (Italy)

Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barrón, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tijuana (Mexico), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mexicali (Mexico)

Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tánger (Morocco)

Fr. Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tánger (Morocco)

Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M., Bishop emeritus of Bereina (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 92

Fr. Raphael Mweempwa, Priest of Monze (Zambia), was elected Bishop of Monze (Zambia)

Fr. Francesco Airoldi resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Monze (Zambia)

Fr. Cayetano Giménez Martín and 15 companions were beatified

Bishop Janis Cakuls, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Riga (Latvia), passed away at 95

Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (김종수 아우구스티노 / 金宗壽), Titular Bishop of Sufasar, Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea), Apostolic Administrator of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea) and General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, was appointed as Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

Bishop Donald Walter Trautman, Bishop emeritus of Erie (USA), passed away at 85

Bishop José Carlos Castanho de Almeida, Bishop emeritus of Araçatuba (Brazil), passed away at 91

Fr. Papias Musengamana, Priest of Kabgayi (Rwanda), was elected Bishop of Byumba (Rwanda)

Bishop Servilien Nzakamwita resigned as Bishop of Byumba (Rwanda)

Br. Hervé Janson de Couët, P.F.J., resigned as Superior General of Little Brothers of Jesus

Br. Rodrigo González was appointed as Superior General of Little Brothers of Jesus

Bishop Rolf Steinhäuser resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Köln (Germany)

Bishop Robert John Rose, Bishop emeritus of Grand Rapids (USA), passed away at 92

Diocese of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak Rite) was demoted as Apostolic Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (became suffragan of Pittsburgh) (Canada)

Fr. Cícero Alves de França, Priest of São Paulo (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Missua and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Fr. Rogério Augusto das Neves, Priest of São José dos Campos (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Lares and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette, Bishop of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA) and Apostolic Administrator of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto of the Slovaks (Canada), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto of the Slovaks (Canada)

Bishop Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Peoria (USA)

Bishop Louis Tylka succeeded as Bishop of Peoria (USA)

Cardinal João Bráz de Aviz, Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life and Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia and Member of Council of Cardinals, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami and Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio, Pontifical Delegate for Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata, Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions), President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations, Patron of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Domenico di Guzmán, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Domenico di Guzmán pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano, President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion and Apostolic Commissioner for Institute of the Incarnate Word, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Ponziano pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Edwin Frederick O’Brien, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, passed away at 95

Archbishop Claudio Maniago resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Castellaneta (Italy)

Fr. Sabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Castellaneta (Italy)

Archbishop Anthony John Valentine Obinna resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri (Nigeria)

Bishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Bishop of Umuahia (Nigeria), Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara (Nigeria) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri (Nigeria)

Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B., Bishop of Temuco (Chile), passed away at 70

Bishop Raymond Francis Chappetto resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

Bishop Fernando Carlos Maletti, Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina), passed away at 72

Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo, Titular Bishop of Arsennaria, Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique), Apostolic Administrator of Pemba (Mozambique) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique, was appointed as Bishop of Pemba (Mozambique)

Fr. Frank Raymond Schuster, Priest of Seattle (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Hirina and Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (USA)

Bishop José Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Cametá (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Tefé (Brazil)

Bishop André Marceau resigned as Bishop of Nice (France)

Bishop Jean-Philippe Nault, S.J.M.V., Bishop of Digne (France), was appointed as Bishop of Nice (France)

Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R., resigned as Bishop of Chachapoyas (Peru)

Fr. Humberto Tapia Díaz, Priest of Jaén en Perú (Peru), was elected Bishop of Chachapoyas (Peru)

Bishop Álvaro Corrada Del Río, S.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Arecibo (Puerto Rico)

Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres was deposed as Bishop of Arecibo (Puerto Rico)

Fr. Maciej Małyga, Priest of Wrocław (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Ulcinj and Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Bishop Jan Szkodoń resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (Poland)

Bishop Zbigniew Jan Zieliński, Titular Bishop of Medeli and Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland)

Bishop João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil), passed away at 97

Fr. Jamal Khader Daibes, Priest of Jerusalem (Palestine), was elected Titular Bishop of Patara and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Fr. Benedek Szabolcs Fekete, Priest of Szombathely (Hungary), was elected Titular Bishop of Baza and Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary)

Fr. Rafic Nahra, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Verbe and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Bishop Marcony Vinícius Ferreira, Titular Bishop of Vertara and Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil), was promoted as Archbishop Military Ordinary of Brazil (Brazil)

Archbishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R., resigned as Archbishop Military Ordinary of Brazil (Brazil)

Sr. Mary Prema Pierick, M.C., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Charity

Sr. M. Joseph Michael, M.C., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Charity

Archbishop Piero Coccia resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pesaro (Italy)

Fr. Sandro Salvucci, Priest of Fermo (Italy), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Pesaro (Italy)

Bishop Adam Odzimek, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Radom (Poland), passed away at 77

Bishop Martin Laliberté, P.M.E., Titular Bishop of Sertei and Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Trois-Rivières (Canada)

Bishop José Ramiro Pellecer Samayoa, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guatemala (Guatemala), passed away at 92

Fr. Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata, Priest of Belém do Pará (Brazil), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Bragança do Pará (Brazil)

Fr. Yvan Mathieu, S.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Vazari and Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa–Cornwall (Canada)

Archbishop Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) and President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Daule (Ecuador)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Piccioli resigned as Bishop of Daule (Ecuador)

Bishop Francis Kalist, Bishop of Meerut (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India)

Bishop Peter Abir Antonisamy resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India)

Bishop David Kamau Ng’ang’a, Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi (Kenya), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nakuru (Kenya)

Archbishop Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Toluca (Mexico)

Bishop Raúl Gómez González, Bishop of Tenancingo (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Toluca (Mexico)

Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-hun (장봉훈 가브리엘 / 張峰軒) resigned as Bishop of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea)

Fr. Simon Kim Jong-Gang (김종강 시몬 / 金鍾岡), Priest of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea), was elected Bishop of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea)

Bishop Helizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A., Bishop of Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida (Venezuela)

Archbishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Hai Phòng (Vietnam)

Bishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản, Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam), was appointed as Bishop of Hai Phòng (Vietnam) and Apostolic Administrator of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam)

Bishop Raymond Gaston Séguy, Bishop emeritus of Autun (France), passed away at 92

Cardinal Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Matanzas (Cuba)

Bishop Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal resigned as Bishop of Matanzas (Cuba)

Prof. Fabrizio Bisconti, Magister of Pontifical Academy Cultorum Martyrum and Archaeological Superintendent of the Catacombs of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, passed away at 66

Fr. Miguel Ángel Hernández Domínguez, O.A.R., was appointed as Prior General of Order of Augustinian Recollects (Augustinian Recollects)

Fr. Miguel Miró Miró, O.A.R., resigned as Prior General of Order of Augustinian Recollects (Augustinian Recollects)

Archbishop Edmund Michał Piszcz, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Warmia (Poland), passed away at 92

Msgr. José Luis Díaz-Mariblanca Sánchez (戴旭華), Priest of Toledo (Spain) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Gerald Lee Vincke resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Dodge City (USA)

Sr. Jane Bertelsen, F.M.D.M., resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Prof. Myriam Wijlens resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Dr. Gabriel Dy-Liacco resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Prof. Hanna Suchocka resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Sr. Hermenegild Makoro, C.P.S., resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Sr. Kayula Gertrude Lesa, R.S.C., resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Diocese of Tshilomba was established (from Diocese of Luiza and became suffragan of Kananga) (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Sebastien Kenda Ntumba, Priest of Luiza (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Tshilomba (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Gustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F., was elected Titular Bishop of Buslacena and Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina)

Bishop James Moriarty, Bishop emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland), passed away at 85

Archbishop Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico)

Bishop Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe, Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico)

Fr. Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco, Priest of Tacna y Moquegua (Peru), was elected Titular Bishop of Arpi and Auxiliary Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua (Peru)

Bishop Teofil Józef Wilski, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kalisz (Poland), passed away at 86

Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M., resigned as President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)

Archbishop Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil), was appointed as First Vice-President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)

Mr. Mauricio López Oropeza was appointed as Second Vice-President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)

Cardinal Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Huancayo (Peru) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Peru, was appointed as President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)

Bishop David Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P., resigned as First Vice-President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)

Cardinal Antonios I Naguib, Cardinal-Patriarch and Patriarch emeritus of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), passed away at 87

Archbishop Georges Bou-Jaoudé, C.M., Archbishop emeritus of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at 78

Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cartagena (Colombia), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Colombia)

Fr. Jean-Marc Micas, P.S.S., was elected Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes (France)

Bishop Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Kurnool (India), passed away at 91

Bishop Paul Robert Sanchez resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

Msgr. Thomas W. Powers, Priest of Bridgeport (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Rector of Pontifical North American College

Bishop Francisco Pardo Artigas, Bishop of Girona (Spain), passed away at 75

Bishop Innayya Chinna Addagatla, Bishop emeritus of Srikakulam (India), passed away at 84

Archbishop Francesco Cacucci resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano (Italy)

Fr. Fabio Ciollaro, Priest of Brindisi–Ostuni (Italy), was elected Bishop of Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano (Italy)

Fr. Earl Kenneth Fernandes, Priest of Cincinnati (USA), was elected Bishop of Columbus (USA)

Archbishop Michael Meier, S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 93

Bishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A., Bishop emeritus of Juazeiro (Brazil), passed away at 80

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson was appointed as Chancellor of Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo resigned as Chancellor of Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Bishop Dominic Kimengich resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Lodwar (Kenya)

Fr. John Mbinda, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Lodwar (Kenya)

Bishop Adriano Langa, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique)

Bishop Ernesto Maguengue, Titular Bishop of Furnos minor and Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula (Mozambique), was appointed as Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique)

Fr. Sulpicius Shinzo Moriyama (スルピス 森山信三), Priest of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan) and General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan, was elected Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan)

Fr. Joseph Atsushi Yamashita (ヨセフ 山下 敦) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Oita 大分 (Japan)

Fr. Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M., Superior General of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries, was elected Bishop of Kokstad (South Africa)

Fr. Milan Zgrablić, Priest of Poreč i Pula (Croatia), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Zadar (Croatia)

Cardinal Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Matanzas (Cuba)

Bishop Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz, Bishop of Ciego de Ávila (Cuba), was appointed as Bishop of Matanzas (Cuba)

Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy) and President of Episcopal Conference of Italy, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil, Bishop emeritus of Alleppey (India), passed away at 77

Bishop William Amove Avenya resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Katsina-Ala (Nigeria)

Fr. Isaac Bunde Dugu, Priest of Gboko (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Katsina-Ala (Nigeria)

Bishop Bruno Pius Ngonyani resigned as Bishop of Lindi (Tanzania)

Fr. Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Lindi (Tanzania)

Mr. Raymond John Lahey, Bishop emeritus of Antigonish (Canada), passed away at 81

Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm., Archbishop ad personam, Prefect of Dicastery for Legislative Texts, Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata and Secretary of Commission for Confidential Matters, was appointed as President of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Bishop Nunzio Galantino, President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and Member of Commission for Confidential Matters, was appointed as Member of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Bishop Marco Mellino, Secretary of Council of Cardinals, was appointed as Secretary of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Prof. Vincenzo Buonomo, Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Lateran University and President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia, was appointed as Member of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Fr. John Bogna Bakeni, Priest of Maiduguri (Nigeria), was elected Titular Bishop of Leptiminus and Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri (Nigeria)

Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, S.J., Prefect of Secretariat for the Economy and Member of Commission for Confidential Matters, was appointed as Member of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Fr. Gustavo Nieto, I.V.E., resigned as Superior General of Institute of the Incarnate Word

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Member of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Cardinal Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella and Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Spain)

Bishop Joseph Pathalil, Bishop emeritus of Udaipur (India), passed away at 85

Bishop John Martin Dougherty, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Scranton (USA), passed away at 89

Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Warri (Nigeria)

Bishop John ’Oke Afareha resigned as Bishop of Warri (Nigeria)

Fr. Jeffrey Michael Fleming, Priest of Helena (USA), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Great Falls–Billings (USA)

Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, Cardinal-Priest of S. Dorotea, Bishop emeritus of Zacatecas (Mexico) and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, passed away at 89

Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M., Bishop of Huánuco (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Carabayllo (Peru)

Bishop Lino Mario Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Carabayllo (Peru)

Bishop Dario Rubén Quintana, O.A.R., Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Mar del Plata (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Cafayate (Argentina)

Fr. Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Cafayate (Argentina)

Bishop Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla, Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Mauretania, Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) and Apostolic Administrator of Facatativá (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Facatativá (Colombia)

Bishop Stefano Manetti, Bishop of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Fiesole (Italy)

Bishop Mario Meini resigned as Bishop of Fiesole (Italy)

Archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

Bishop René Leigue Cesari, Titular Bishop of Nepi and Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

Bishop Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez, Titular Bishop of Illiberi and Auxiliary Bishop of Cali (Colombia), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali (Colombia)

Archbishop Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Daule (Ecuador)

Fr. Krzysztof Kudławiec, Priest of Rzeszów (Poland), was elected Bishop of Daule (Ecuador)

Bishop Paweł Stobrawa resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland)

Fr. Isauro Ulises Covili Linfati, O.F.M., Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum, was elected Bishop of Iquique (Chile)

Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Villavicencio (Colombia)

Bishop Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez, Bishop of San José del Guaviare (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Villavicencio (Colombia)

Fr. André Giraud Pindi Muanza, Priest of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa) and Apostolic Administrator of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Msgr. John Joseph Kennedy, Priest of Dublin (Ireland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary for the Disciplinary Section of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

Bishop Salvatore Muratore resigned as Bishop of Nicosia (Italy)

Bishop Giuseppe Schillaci, Bishop of Lamezia Terme (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Nicosia (Italy)

Msgr. Armando Matteo, Priest of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy), Adjunct Undersecretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary for the Doctrinal Section of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

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

Fr. Fabio Baggio, C.S., Undersecretary of Migrant and Refugee Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Secretary of Vatican COVID-19 Commission, was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

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

Bishop Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa, Bishop emeritus of Tarazona (Spain) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Toledo (Spain), passed away at 86

Archbishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tororo (Uganda), passed away at 84

Archbishop Luis José Rueda Aparicio resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Soacha (Colombia)

Bishop Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto, Bishop of Quibdó (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Soacha (Colombia)

Msgr. Antonios Chouweifaty, L.M., Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J., resigned as Metropolitan of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) and President of Council of the Slovak Church

Bishop Peter Rusnák, Bishop of Bratislava of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

Msgr. Laurence John Spiteri, Priest of Los Angeles (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P., former Apostolic Administrator of Tibú (Colombia), passed away at 74

Archbishop Georges Paul Pontier resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Paris (France)

Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lille (France), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France)

Bishop Adam Lepa, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Łódź (Poland), passed away at 83

Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sevilla (Spain), passed away at 87

Bishop Mark O’Toole, Bishop of Plymouth (England), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) and Bishop of Menevia (Wales)

Archbishop George Stack resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) and Apostolic Administrator of Menevia (Wales)

Archbishop Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians (Canada), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Bishop Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R., Bishop of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada) and Apostolic Administrator of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Archbishop Fernando Sáenz Lacalle, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Salvador (El Salvador), passed away at 89

Msgr. Gualtiero Federico Isacchi, Priest of Albano (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Archbishop of Monreale (Italy)

Archbishop Michele Pennisi resigned as Archbishop of Monreale (Italy)

Fr. Mario Ciceri was beatified

Ms. Armida Barelli, O.F.S., was beatified

Archbishop Thomas D’Souza resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Krishnagar (India)

Fr. Nirmol Vincent Gomes, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Krishnagar (India)

Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

Cardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Vigilio

Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

Bishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Bishop Paolo Martinelli, O.F.M. Cap., Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

Bishop José Maria Chaves dos Reis, Bishop of Abaetetuba (Brazil), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cametá (Brazil)

Archbishop Orlando Antonio Corrales García resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Colombia)

Bishop Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero, Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Colombia)

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

Fr. Geraldo Freire Soares, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Iguatu (Brazil)

Bishop Salvadore Lobo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Asansol (India)

Bishop Julius Marandi, Bishop of Dumka (India), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Asansol (India)

Msgr. Battista Mario Salvatore Ricca resigned as Director of House of St. Martha

Fr. Leoncio Osvaldo Vivar Martínez, O. de M., was appointed as Master General of Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)

Fr. Juan Carlos Saavedra Lucho, O. de M., resigned as Master General of Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)

Sr. María Agustina Rivas López (Antonia Luzmila), R.G.S., was beatified

Archbishop Georges Paul Pontier resigned as Apostolic Administrator of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France), was appointed as Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Fr. Mathew Polycarpos Manakkarakavil, Priest of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankars (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Canatha and Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankars (India)

Fr. Antony Silvanos Kakkanatt, Priest of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankars (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Barcusus and Bishop of Curia of the Syro-Malankars

Bishop Thomas Anthonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C., Bishop of Saint Ephrem of Khadki of the Syro-Malankars (India), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saint Ephrem of Khadki of the Syro-Malankars (India) and Bishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon of the Syro-Malankars (India)

Fr. Varghese Vinayanand, O.I.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon of the Syro-Malankars (India)

Bishop Vincenzo Apicella resigned as Bishop of Velletri–Segni (Italy)

Bishop Domenico Cancian, F.A.M., resigned as Bishop of Città di Castello (Italy)

Bishop Luciano Paolucci Bedini, Bishop of Gubbio (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Città di Castello (Italy)

Fr. Serafino Parisi, Priest of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy), was elected Bishop of Lamezia Terme (Italy)

Bishop Stefano Russo, General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Italy, was appointed as Bishop of Velletri–Segni (Italy)

Bishop Robert Henry Brom, Bishop emeritus of San Diego (USA), passed away at 83

Fr. Michael Gerard Woost, Priest of Cleveland (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Sertei and Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (USA)

Bishop Peter Wu Jun-wei (武俊維), Prefect Apostolic of Xinjiang 新絳 (China), passed away at 58

Sr. Mary Teresa Barron, N.S.A., was appointed as Vice-President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Msgr. Marcello Rossetti, Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household, passed away at 90

Sr. Nadia Coppa, A.S.C., Superior General of Adorers of the Blood of Christ, was appointed as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Sr. Franca Zonta, F.M.I., resigned as Vice-President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Sr. Jolanda Kafka, R.M.I., resigned as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Fr. Pedro Tramontin, M.I., was appointed as Superior General of Clerics Regular of the Ministers of the Sick (Camillians)

Archbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Dolisie (Congo-Brazzaville)

Fr. Toussaint Ngoma Foumanet, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Dolisie (Congo-Brazzaville)

Bishop Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón, Bishop emeritus of Vélez (Colombia) and Auxiliary Bishop of Pereira (Colombia), passed away at 70

Fr. Élie Joseph Warde was elected Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) and Patriarchal Vicar of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan)

Fr. Jules Boutros, Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was elected Titular Bishop of Amida of the Syriacs and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Bishop Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) and Patriarchal Administrator of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan)

Fr. Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami, Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon) and Patriarchal Administrator of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria), was elected Archbishop of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria)

Archbishop Marin Barišić resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Split–Makarska (Croatia)

Archbishop Dražen Kutleša succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Split–Makarska (Croatia)

Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Archbishop Jan Graubner, Metropolitan Archbishop of Olomouc (Czechia) and President of Czech Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Fr. Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J., resigned as Apostolic Commissioner for Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate

Archbishop Luciano Suriani, Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

Fr. Immacolato M. Acquali, F.F.I., was appointed as Superior General of Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate

Fr. Ignacio Ceja Jiménez, O.F.M., was appointed as Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum

Bishop Edward Michael Deliman resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Archbishop Dagoberto Campos Salas, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama

Bishop Francesco Zerrillo, Bishop emeritus of Lucera–Troia (Italy), passed away at 91

Fr. Titus Brandsma, O. Carm., was canonised

Mr. Lazarus Devasahayam Pillai was canonised

Fr. César de Bus, D.C., Founder of Congregation of Christian Doctrine (Dottrinari), was canonised

Fr. Luigi Maria Palazzolo was canonised

Fr. Giustino Maria Russolillo, S.D.V., Founder of Society of Divine Vocations (Vocationists), was canonised

Fr. Charles de Jésus de Foucauld (Charles Eugène), O.C.S.O., was canonised

Sr. Marie-Anne Rivier was canonised

Sr. Maria Francesca di Gesù Rubatto (Anna Maria), S.C.M.R., was canonised

Sr. Maria di Gesù Santocanale (Carolina), S.C.I.L., was canonised

Sr. Maria dell’Immacolata Mantovani (Domenica), P.S.S.F., was canonised

Bishop Martin Munyanyi, Bishop emeritus of Gweru (Zimbabwe), passed away at 66

Fr. Bertilo João Morsch, Priest of Santa Maria (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, resigned as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Fr. Mikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Bishop Fernando Guimarães Kevanu, Bishop emeritus of Ondjiva (Angola), passed away at 85

Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno resigned as Bishop of Chimbote (Peru)

Fr. Ángel Ernesto Zapata Bances, O.C.D., was elected Bishop of Chimbote (Peru)

Br. Armin Altamirano Luistro, F.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Lasalians, De La Salle Brothers)

Br. Robert Irvin Schieler, F.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Lasalians, De La Salle Brothers)

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

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

Fr. Fabián González Balsa, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Masclianæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos (Argentina)

Archbishop Luciano Suriani, Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia

Archbishop Paul Gerard Martin, S.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Christchurch (New Zealand)

Bishop Michael Andrew Gielen, Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius and Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland (New Zealand), was appointed as Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand)

Bishop Emil Aloysius Wcela, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rockville Centre (USA), passed away at 91

Ms. Pauline-Marie Jaricot was beatified

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道), Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan, was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA)

Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez resigned as Bishop of Saint Augustine (USA)

Fr. Erik Thomas Pohlmeier, Priest of Little Rock (USA), was elected Bishop of Saint Augustine (USA)

Bishop Luis Guillermo Eichhorn, Bishop emeritus of Morón (Argentina), passed away at 79

Fr. Miguel Antonio Tofful, P.S.D.P., resigned as Superior General of Poor Servants of Divine Providence

Fr. Massimiliano Parrella, P.S.D.P., was appointed as Superior General of Poor Servants of Divine Providence

Bishop Vojtěch Cikrle resigned as Bishop of Brno (Czechia)

Bishop Pavel Konzbul, Titular Bishop of Litomyšl and Auxiliary Bishop of Brno (Czechia), was appointed as Bishop of Brno (Czechia)

Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy)

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum and Secretary of State emeritus of Secretariat of State, passed away at 94

Fr. Riccardo Lamba, Priest of Roma (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Medeli and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Fr. Baldassarre Reina, Priest of Agrigento (Italy), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Mauretania

Fr. Daniele Salera, Priest of Roma (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Tituli in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Fr. Luigi Lenzini was beatified

Bishop Ernesto Vecchi, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bologna (Italy), passed away at 86

Archbishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tamale (Ghana), passed away at 88

Fr. Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa, Priest of Pakse (Laos), Apostolic Administrator of Pakse (Laos) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia, was elected Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos)

Diocese of Mont-Laurier was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gatineau and Diocese of Saint-Jérôme–Mont-Laurier) (Canada)

Diocese of Saint-Jérôme was renamed as Diocese of Saint-Jérôme–Mont-Laurier (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Mont-Laurier) (Canada)

Bishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem., Bishop emeritus of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil), passed away at 93

Bishop Raymond Poisson, Bishop of Saint-Jérôme (Canada), Bishop of Mont-Laurier (Canada) and President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, was appointed as Bishop of Saint-Jérôme–Mont-Laurier (Canada)

Bishop Robert Emmet Barron, Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Winona–Rochester (USA)

Bishop John Michael Quinn resigned as Bishop of Winona–Rochester (USA)

Fr. Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Escobar, Priest of Cuenca (Ecuador), was elected Titular Bishop of Glavinitza and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop of Yendi (Ghana)

Msgr. Matthew Yitiereh, Priest of Tamale (Ghana), was elected Bishop of Yendi (Ghana)

Fr. Léonard Melki (Youssef Habib), O.F.M. Cap., and Fr. Thomas Saleh (Geries Hanna), O.F.M. Cap., were beatified

Bishop Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S., Bishop emeritus of Morondava (Madagascar), passed away at 90

Bishop Juan Bautista Tomás Oliver Climent, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Requena (Peru)

Fr. Alejandro Adolfo Wiesse León, O.F.M., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Requena (Peru)

Bishop Piotr Libera resigned as Bishop of Płock (Poland)

Bishop Wiesław Śmigiel, Bishop of Toruń (Poland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Płock (Poland)

Pope Francis, Supreme Pontiff, was appointed as Prefect of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Fr. Friedrich Bechina, F.S.O., resigned as Undersecretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions)

Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, Delegate for catechesis of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation, was appointed as Delegate for catechesis of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Bishop Paul Desmond Tighe, Secretary of Pontifical Council for Culture, was appointed as Secretary of Section for Culture of Dicastery for Culture and Education

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi resigned as President of Pontifical Council for Culture

Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi resigned as Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions), President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations, Patron of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, Adjunct Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, was appointed as Adjunct Secretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella (Rino), President of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation and President of International Council for Catechesis, was appointed as Pro-Prefect for the Section of New Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani resigned as Secretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions)

Msgr. Graham Bell, Priest of Roma (Italy), Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary for the Section of New Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Msgr. Carlo Maria Polvani, Priest of Milano (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Adjunct Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Culture, was appointed as Adjunct Undersecretary of Dicastery for Culture and Education

Fr. Corrado Maggioni, S.M.M., President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, was appointed as President of Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, President of Caritas Internationalis, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as Pro-Prefect for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Fr. Ryszard Szmydki, O.M.I., Undersecretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, was appointed as Undersecretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Bishop Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo resigned as Delegate of Pontifical Council for Culture

Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植), Archbishop ad personam, Prefect of Dicastery for the Clergy and President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, was appointed as President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations

Msgr. Melchor José Sánchez de Toca y Alameda, Priest of Toledo (Spain), Chaplain of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Culture, was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for Culture and Education

Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, S.J., Prefect of Secretariat for the Economy, Member of Commission for Confidential Matters and Member of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia, was appointed as President of Human Resources Department of the Holy See

Dr. Benjamín Estévez de Cominges, Delegate of the Administration of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, was appointed as Delegate of the Administration of the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Archbishop Protase Rugambwa, Archbishop ad personam, Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University, was appointed as Secretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Archbishop Michele Scandiffio, Archbishop emeritus of Acerenza (Italy), passed away at 93

Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of México (Mexico), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Mexico)

Msgr. Fortunato Frezza, Priest of Viterbo (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Treba

Fra’ Marco Luzzago, S.M.O.M., Lieutenant of Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta), passed away at 71

Fra’ Ruy Gonçalo do Valle, 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 Kevin Joseph Farrell, Prefect of Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera and President of Commission for Confidential Matters, was appointed as President of Committee for Investments

Fr. Maurício da Silva Jardim, Priest of Porto Alegre (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (Brazil)

Abbot Donato Ogliari, O.S.B., Abbot Ordinary of Montecassino (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Montecassino (Italy) and Pastoral Vicar of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls

Bishop Aloísio Sinésio Bohn, Bishop emeritus of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil), passed away at 87

Bishop John Patrick Dolan, Titular Bishop of Uchi maius and Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Phoenix (USA)

Bishop Thomas James Olmsted resigned as Bishop of Phoenix (USA)