Recent Events

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was appointed as Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra resigned as Member of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德), Titular Archbishop of Faleri, passed away at 83

Fr. Domenico Beneventi was consecrated as Bishop of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy)

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Fr. Domenico Beneventi, Priest of Acerenza (Italy), was elected Bishop of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy)

Bishop Andrea Turazzi resigned as Bishop of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy)

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Titular Archbishop of Voli, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title, Member of Council of Cardinals, President emeritus of Governorate of Vatican City State and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

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 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

Archbishop Luigi Negri, Archbishop emeritus of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy), passed away at 80

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of Governorate of Vatican City State

Bishop Mariano De Nicolò, Bishop emeritus of Rimini (Italy), passed away at 88

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique, was appointed as Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Cardinal Paolo Romeo, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani pro hac vice Title and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palermo (Italy), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title and Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, passed away at 92

Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Luigi Negri resigned as Archbishop of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy)

Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Paolo Romeo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy)

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar, Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula, Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe

Cardinal Paolo Romeo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique

Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata resigned as Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Msgr. Andrea Turazzi was consecrated as Bishop of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy)

Msgr. Andrea Turazzi, Priest of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy)

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of Governorate of Vatican City State, was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals

Cardinal Paolo Romeo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Bishop Luigi Negri, Bishop of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy)

Archbishop Paolo Rabitti resigned as Archbishop of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy)

Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata was appointed as Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Vice-Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia

Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, Titular Archbishop of Urbisaglia, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of Governorate of Vatican City State, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia

Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Norway and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德), Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of Governorate of Vatican City State

Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Titular Archbishop of Belcastro, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America and Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS), passed away at 73

Msgr. Edgar Peña Parra was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Thelepte

Archbishop-elect Edgar Peña Parra was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan

Cardinal Paolo Romeo took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani pro hac vice Title

Msgr. Edgar Peña Parra, Priest of Maracaibo (Venezuela) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Thelepte

Archbishop Paolo Romeo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani pro hac vice Title

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates

Msgr. Petar Rajič was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Sarsenterum

Msgr. Petar Rajič, Priest of Trebinje–Mrkan (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar, Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula and Titular Archbishop of Sarsenterum

Msgr. Edgar Peña Parra, Priest of Maracaibo (Venezuela) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo resigned as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls

Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Norway and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

Bishop Mariano De Nicolò resigned as Bishop of Rimini (Italy)

Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino