Recent Events

Fr. José Paulino Francisco Neto was consecrated as Bishop of Porto Nacional (Brazil)

Bishop Antônio Fontinele de Melo, Bishop of Humaitá (Brazil) and Apostolic Administrator of Rio Branco (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Rio Branco (Brazil)

Archbishop Pedro Brito Guimarães resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Porto Nacional (Brazil)

Bishop Júlio César Gomes Moreira, Titular Bishop of Thisiduo and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Rubiataba–Mozarlândia (Brazil)

Fr. José Paulino Francisco Neto, Priest of Araçuaí (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Porto Nacional (Brazil)

Fr. Fabrício do Prado Nunes was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tadamata and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Brazil (Brazil)

Fr. Luís Miguel Pereira de Castro, S.M.P., was appointed as Superior General of Portuguese Missionary Society

Fr. Rui César de Mendonça was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Sérgio Costa Couto was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Vicente de Paula Martins was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Sebastião Joaquim da Silva was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Geraldo Magela de Souza Lima was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Luiz Carlos Vital de Oliveira was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. João Medeiros Filho was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Antônio Fontinele de Melo, Bishop of Humaitá (Brazil), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Rio Branco (Brazil)

Bishop Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R., resigned as Bishop of Rio Branco (Brazil)

Fr. Nazareno Lanciotti, Priest of Roma (Italy), was beatified

Archbishop Pedro Brito Guimarães, Metropolitan Archbishop of Palmas (Brazil), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Porto Nacional (Brazil)

Bishop José Moreira da Silva resigned as Bishop of Porto Nacional (Brazil)

Fr. Jefferson Santos Pinheiro was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tagaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Aracaju (Brazil)

Fr. Fabrício do Prado Nunes, Priest of Bagé (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Tadamata and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Brazil (Brazil)

Msgr. Roberto Peluso was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Edilson Soares Nobre, Bishop of Oeiras (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Guarabira (Brazil)

Archbishop Pierre Mouallem, M.S.P., Archbishop emeritus of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel), passed away at 98

Fr. José Silvio de Brito was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Menefessi and Auxiliary Bishop of Natal (Brazil)

Msgr. José Tadeu de Araújo was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Francisco Lucas de Souza Neto was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho, Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Castanhal (Brazil)

Bishop Carlos Verzeletti resigned as Bishop of Castanhal (Brazil)

Fr. Milton Zonta, S.D.S., was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of Criciúma (Brazil)

Msgr. Robério Camilo da Silva was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Francisco César de Bessa was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Antônio Murilo de Paiva was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Severino dos Ramos Vicente was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jorge André Pimentel Gouvêa was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Sr. Sônia Maria Pinho de Matos, A.S.C., was appointed as Vice-President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)

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

Fr. Jefferson Santos Pinheiro, Priest of Aracaju (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Tagaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Aracaju (Brazil)

Bishop Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina) and Apostolic Administrator of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil)

Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil) and Member of Council for the Economy, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator for Brazil of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil)

Archbishop Orlando Brandes resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil)

Archbishop Mário Antônio da Silva, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiabá (Brazil), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil)

Cardinal Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator for Uruguay of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil)

Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde)

Dr. Cristiane Murray resigned as Vice-Director of Press Office of the Holy See

Fr. José Silvio de Brito, Priest of Natal (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Menefessi and Auxiliary Bishop of Natal (Brazil)

Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda, Titular Archbishop of Canne, passed away at 92

Fr. Evandro Campos Maria was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cilibia and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Fr. Jânison de Sá Santos was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cillium and Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

Bishop Aldemiro Sena dos Santos, Bishop of Guarabira (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Brazil)

Fr. Antônio Carlos do Nascimento was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cibaliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

Fr. Celso Alexandre was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Capsa and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Fr. Márcio Antonio Vidal de Negreiros, O.S.A., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Catula and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Bishop Thadeu Gomes Canellas, Bishop emeritus of Osório (Brazil), passed away at 95

Msgr. Guilherme de Melo Sanches was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop José Roberto Fortes Palau, Bishop of Limeira (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorocaba (Brazil)

Bishop Marco Aurélio Gubiotti, Bishop of Itabira–Fabriciano (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil)

Archbishop Gil Antônio Moreira resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil)

Bishop Aparecido Donizeti de Souza resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Cascavel (Brazil)

Diocese of Baturité was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza and became suffragan of Fortaleza) (Brazil)

Archbishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Baturité (Brazil)