Recent Appointments

Fr. Andrea Roberto Ciucci, Priest of Milano (Italy), was appointed as Chancellor of Pontifical Academy for Life

Dr. Paola Fanelli was appointed as Personnel Director of Secretariat for the Economy

Dr. Teresa Morris Kettelkamp resigned as Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

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

Dr. Susan Lynn Bissell was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

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

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

Bishop Anthony Randazzo, Bishop of Broken Bay (Australia), President of Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania and Apostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia), was promoted as Prefect of Dicastery for Legislative Texts and Archbishop ad personam

Msgr. Renzo Pegoraro, Priest of Padova (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and President of Pontifical Academy for Life, was elected Titular Archbishop of Gabi

Mr. Juan Urañavi was appointed as Vice-President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)

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

Ms. Marva Joy Hawksworth was appointed as Vice-President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)

Fr. Jesús Huamán Conisilla, Priest of Puerto Maldonado (Peru), 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)

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

Cardinal Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J., resigned as President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Almoner of His Holiness of Dicastery for the Service of Charity and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź (Poland)

Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Suliana and Undersecretary of General Secretariat of the Synod, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Suliana and Almoner of His Holiness of Dicastery for the Service of Charity

Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako resigned as President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq and Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva, Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina and Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina)

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)

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

Sr. Nina Benedikta Krapić, M.V.Z., was appointed as Vice-Director of Press Office of the Holy See

Fr. Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez López, L.C., was appointed as Director General of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum

Fr. John Lane Connor, L.C., resigned as Director General of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum

Sr. Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E., President of Committee for Monetary Matters of Vatican City State, Member of Financial Security Committee, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of Governorate of Vatican City State, was appointed as Member of Commission for Confidential Matters

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P., resigned as President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi, Member of Council for the Economy and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Marcello Semeraro resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Archbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gorizia (Italy) and Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Gorizia (Italy) and Secretary of Dicastery for the Clergy

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., Pro-Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi and Applied Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State, was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Msgr. Giuseppe Tonello, Priest of Roma (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary, was appointed as Judge of Tribunal of Vatican City State

Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) and Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, was appointed as Vicar of the Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Prof. Ulisse Corea was appointed as Applied Judge of Tribunal of Vatican City State

Msgr. Marco Agostini resigned as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Msgr. Michele Francesco Fiorentino, Priest of Alghero–Bosa (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Bureau Chief for the Section of New Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Didier Jean-Jacques Bouablé, Priest of Yopougon (Cote d’Ivoire) and Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Dr. Paolo Maurizio Soave was appointed as Vice-Director of Directorate of Health and Hygiene of Vatican City State

Dr. Alberto Tricarico was appointed as President of Judicial Office

Dr. Lucia Cosmano was appointed as President of Personnel Office

Msgr. Pier Enrico Stefanetti, Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, passed away at 73

Bishop Marco Mellino, Secretary of Council of Cardinals, was appointed as Adjunct Secretary of Dicastery for Legislative Texts

Fr. Jozef Barlaš, Priest of Košice (Slovakia), was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm., resigned as President of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Bishop Nunzio Galantino resigned as Member of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Bishop Marco Mellino resigned as Secretary of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Prof. Vincenzo Buonomo resigned as Member of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, S.J., resigned as Member of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

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

Msgr. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo, Priest of Umuahia (Nigeria), Chaplain of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was appointed as Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State and President of Financial Security Committee

Msgr. Mihăiţă Blaj, Priest of Iaşi (Romania) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State and Member of Financial Security Committee

Fr. Gottfried M. Wolff, O.S.M., resigned as Prior General of Order of Friar Servants of Mary (Servites) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Marianum

Fr. Sergio Maria Ziliani, O.S.M., was appointed as Prior General of Order of Friar Servants of Mary (Servites) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Marianum

Cardinal Baldassare Reina took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Assunta e S. Giuseppe a Primavalle

Archbishop William Edward Lori resigned as Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Fr. Edward Daniang Daleng, O.S.A., was appointed as Vice-Regent of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Msgr. Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, Priest of Chiclayo (Peru) and Private Secretary of the Pope, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Mário Rui Fernandes Leite de Oliveira, Priest of Braga (Portugal), Chaplain of His Holiness and Chief of Chancellery of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Director of Domus Vaticanæ

Archbishop Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira, Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia and Secretary of Dicastery for the Clergy, was appointed as Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Chile) and Archbishop ad personam

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., Pro-Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life and Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi, was appointed as Applied Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle took possession as Cardinal-Bishop of Albano

Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ 菊地 功), S.V.D., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Leonardi

Fr. Konrad Maria Ackermann, Priest of Regensburg (Germany), was appointed as Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Archbishop Flavio Pace resigned as Member of Commission of Donations for the Holy See

Sr. Silvana Piro, F.M.G.B., resigned as Member of Commission of Donations for the Holy See

Sr. Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A., resigned as Member of Commission of Donations for the Holy See

Mr. Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi resigned as Member of Commission of Donations for the Holy See

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. Marco Billeri, Priest of San Miniato (Italy), was appointed as Second Private Secretary of the Pope

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, Secretary of Commission for Confidential Matters and President of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia, was appointed as Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Fr. Richard Anthony D’Souza, S.J., was appointed as Director of Vatican Observatory

Msgr. Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski, Priest of Ełk (Poland), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, Undersecretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State and Member of Financial Security Committee, was elected Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq

Br. Guy Joseph Consolmagno, S.J., resigned as Director of Vatican Observatory

Msgr. Laurence John Spiteri resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

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

Dr. Cristiana Perrella was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of the Virtuosi at the Pantheon

Dr. Luigi Carbone, Vice-Director of Directorate of Health and Hygiene of Vatican City State, was appointed as Director of Directorate of Health and Hygiene of Vatican City State

Prof. Andrea Arcangeli resigned as Director of Directorate of Health and Hygiene of Vatican City State

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Member of Council of Cardinals, President of Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector and President of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations, was appointed as Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Archbishop Luciano Russo, Secretary for Pontifical Representations of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Cardinal Agostino Vallini resigned as Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., Pro-Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, was appointed as Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi

Fr. Laurentius Eschlböck, O.S.B., resigned as Pro-Rector of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm

Fr. Jákó Örs Fehérváry, O.S.B., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm

Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J., resigned as Pontifical Delegate on liturgical matters for Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India)

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

Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, Coadjutor Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, was appointed as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko, Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Cristo Re pro hac vice Title and Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Poland)

Fr. Francesco Ielpo, O.F.M., was appointed as Custos of the Holy Land of Custody of the Holy Land

Fr. Francesco Patton, O.F.M., resigned as Custos of the Holy Land of Custody of the Holy Land

Msgr. José Nahúm Jairo Salas Castañeda resigned as Person-in-charge of Central Statistics Office of the Church

Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia

Archbishop José Luis Mollaghan, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rosario (Argentina) and Supplementary Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata, passed away at 79

Prof. Pio Baldi resigned as President of Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of the Virtuosi at the Pantheon

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. Francesco Mazzitelli, F.D.P., resigned as Bureau Chief of Dicastery for the Service of Charity

Msgr. Romanus Rocky Mbena, Priest of Morogoro (Tanzania) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Bureau Chief of Dicastery for the Service of Charity

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University, Cardinal-Bishop of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, Pro-Prefect for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation and Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Albano

Sr. Tiziana Merletti, S.F.P., was appointed as Secretary of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life