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Fr. Benoît Aubert was consecrated as Bishop of Limoges (France)

Archbishop Philippe Ballot resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Verdun (France)

Bishop Joseph de Metz-Noblat, Bishop of Langres (France), was appointed as Bishop of Verdun (France)

Fr. Benoît Aubert, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Bishop of Limoges (France)

Mr. Laurent Delvolvé was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Cardinal Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

Fr. Gabriel-Marie Nicolas (Gilbert), O.F.M., was beatified by equipollence

Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Cardinal Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo and Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (France)

Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich, Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands, was appointed as Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Fr. Ihor Rantsya was consecrated as Bishop of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France)

Fr. Raymond Cayré, Br. Gérard-Martin Cendrier (Gérard), O.F.M., Mr. Roger Vallée, Mr. Jean Mestre, and 46 companions were beatified

Msgr. Éric Soviguidi was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Cerenza

Bishop François Jacolin, M.D.P., resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of La Rochelle (France)

Fr. Michel Jean-Paul Guillaud was consecrated as Bishop of Constantine (Algeria)

Bishop Sylvain Bataille, Bishop of Saint-Étienne (France), was promoted as Archbishop of Bourges (France)

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France)

Fr. Ihor Rantsya, Priest of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France), was elected Bishop of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France)

Archbishop Philippe Ballot, Archbishop-Bishop of Metz (France), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Verdun (France)

Bishop Jean-Paul Gusching resigned as Bishop of Verdun (France)

Msgr. Roberto Campisi, Priest of Siracusa (Italy), Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, President of Financial Security Committee, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and President of Commission of Donations for the Holy See, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Fr. Desiderio García Martínez, O. Carm., was appointed as Prior General of Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Carmelites)

Bishop Renauld Dupont de Dinechin, Bishop of Soissons (France), was appointed as Bishop of Luçon (France)

Bishop François Jacolin, M.D.P., resigned as Bishop of Luçon (France)

Archbishop-elect Éric Soviguidi, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Niger

Fr. Jean Pelletier was consecrated as Bishop of Mende (France)

Bishop Pierre-Antoine Bozo, Bishop of Limoges (France), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of La Rochelle (France)

Bishop André Louis Fort, Bishop emeritus of Orléans (France), passed away at 89

Msgr. Éric Soviguidi, Priest of Cotonou (Benin), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was elected Titular Archbishop of Cerenza and Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso

Abbot Hugues Paulze d’Ivoy, C.R.S.V., Abbot General of Canons Regular of the Congregation of Saint Victor, was appointed as Abbot Primate of Confederation of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine

Fr. Michel-Bernard de Vregille, Emmanuel, resigned as General Moderator of Emmanuel Community

Cardinal André Armand Vingt-Trois, Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paris (France) and Ordinary emeritus of France of the Eastern Rite (France), passed away at 82

Fr. Michel Delannoy, Prado, resigned as Superior General of Associations of Priests of Prado

Fr. Michel Jean-Paul Guillaud, Priest of Lyon (France), was elected Bishop of Constantine (Algeria)

Fr. Francesco Rapacioli, P.I.M.E., was appointed as Superior General of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions

Archbishop Thibault Verny, Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Archbishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France), was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Hugues de Woillemont resigned as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of France

Fr. Christophe Le Sourt, Priest of Le Mans (France), was appointed as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of France

Fr. Éric Bidot, O.F.M. Cap., was consecrated as Bishop of Tulle (France)

Fr. Laurent Basanese, S.J., was appointed as Bureau Chief of Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and Secretary of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

Fr. François Marie Hervé du Penhoat, S.M.A., was appointed as Superior General of Society of African Missions

Archbishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (France)

Bishop Dominique Blanchet, Bishop of Créteil (France), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (France)

Fr. Jean Pelletier, Priest of Angers (France), was elected Bishop of Mende (France)

Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia

Fr. Camille Costa de Beauregard, Priest of Chambéry (France), was beatified

Fr. Éric Bidot, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Tulle (France)

Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich, Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

Bishop René Marie Albert Dupont (두봉 레나도), M.E.P., Bishop emeritus of Andong 안동 (South Korea), passed away at 95

Cardinal Jean-Marc Noël Aveline, Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France), was appointed as President of Bishops’ Conference of France

Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort resigned as President of Bishops’ Conference of France

Bishop Benoît Bertrand, Bishop of Pontoise (France), was appointed as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France

Bishop Dominique Blanchet resigned as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France

Fr. François Gourdon was consecrated as Bishop of Saint-Dié (France)

Fr. Franck Javary was consecrated as Bishop of Châlons (France)

Msgr. Roberto Campisi, Priest of Siracusa (Italy), Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, President of Financial Security Committee and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as President of Commission of Donations for the Holy See

Fr. François Gourdon, Priest of Angers (France), was elected Bishop of Saint-Dié (France)

Fr. Étienne Guillet was consecrated as Bishop of Saint-Denis (France)

Bishop Peter Karam resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors