Recent Events

Bishop Ralph Heskett, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Hallam (England)

Bishop Marcus Nigel Stock, Bishop of Leeds (England) and Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough (England), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Hallam (England)

Archbishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England), was appointed as President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Fr. Gerard Bradley was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Beverley and Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

Fr. Gerard Bradley, Priest of Southwark (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Beverley and Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey resigned as Bishop of Middlesbrough (England)

Bishop Marcus Nigel Stock, Bishop of Leeds (England), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough (England)

Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) and President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Bishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (England), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England)

Cardinal Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata

Bishop Thomas McMahon, Bishop emeritus of Brentwood (England), passed away at 89

Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols, Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) and President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (England)

Saint John Henry Newman, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro, was proclaimed as Doctor of the Church

Bishop Nicholas Gilbert Hudson, Titular Bishop of Saint German’s and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England), was appointed as Bishop of Plymouth (England)

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

Canon William Agley, Priest of Hexham and Newcastle (England), was appointed as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Mr. Gregory Pope resigned as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Mr. Carlo Acutis was canonised

Cardinal Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata and Master of the Order emeritus of Order of Preachers (Dominicans), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (England)

Fr. Enzo Fortunato, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as President of Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day

Archbishop Bernard Longley, Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (England), was appointed as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Archbishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool (England) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Bishop John Francis Sherrington, Titular Bishop of Hilta and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool (England)

Bishop Philip Moger resigned as Bishop of Plymouth (England)

Bishop Richard Nelson Williamson, S.S.P.X. ▼, passed away at 84

Bishop John Gordon MacWilliam, M. Afr., resigned as Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria)

Fr. Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., was created Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata

Fr. Enzo Fortunato, O.F.M. Conv., Director of Communication of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, was appointed as President of Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day

Bishop John Franklin Meldon Hine, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Southwark (England), passed away at 86

Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop Hugh Edward Gilbert, O.S.B., resigned as President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Canon Christopher Paul Thomas resigned as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Mr. Gregory Pope was appointed as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Bishop Philip Moger, Titular Bishop of Glastonbury and Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England), was appointed as Bishop of Plymouth (England)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff–Menevia (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Menevia and lost suffragan see Menevia) (Wales)

Archbishop Mark O’Toole, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) and Bishop of Menevia (Wales), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff–Menevia (Wales)

Abbot Hugh David Renwich Turnbull Allan, O. Praem., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands) and Ecclesiastical Superior of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)

Msgr. Timothy Francis Menezes was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Thugga and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

Canon Richard Adrian Walker was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Mortlach and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

Fr. David Arthur Waller was consecrated as Bishop-Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham (England)

Msgr. Paul James Curry was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Ramsbury and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

Bishop Maroun-Nasser Gemayel resigned as Bishop of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France) and Apostolic Visitator in Western and Northern Europe of the Maronites

Canon John Bosco MacDonald was consecrated as Bishop of Clifton (England)

Fr. David Arthur Waller, Priest of Our Lady of Walsingham (England), was elected Bishop-Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham (England)

Msgr. Keith Newton resigned as Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham (England)

Msgr. Timothy Francis Menezes, Priest of Birmingham (England) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Thugga and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

Canon Richard Adrian Walker, Priest of Birmingham (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Mortlach and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

Msgr. Paul James Curry, Priest of Westminster (England) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Ramsbury and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

Fr. Andrew Small, O.M.I., resigned as Secretary pro tempore of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Bishop Declan Ronan Lang resigned as Bishop of Clifton (England)

Canon John Bosco MacDonald, Priest of Clifton (England), was elected Bishop of Clifton (England)

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute, was appointed as Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations

Canon Christopher John Whitehead resigned as Bishop of Plymouth (England)

Fr. Enzo Fortunato, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as Director of Communication of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter

Canon Christopher John Whitehead, Priest of Clifton (England), was appointed as Bishop of Plymouth (England)

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ambrogio della Massima

Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Titular Archbishop of Ravello, Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ambrogio della Massima

Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA)

Archbishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Hexham and Newcastle (England)

Bishop Stephen James Lawrence Wright, Titular Bishop of Ramsbury and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England), was appointed as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle (England)