Nominations and Resignations

Titular Episcopal See of Arca in Phœnicia (Maronite Rite) was restored (Lebanon)

Titular Episcopal See of Ægeæ was restored (Turkiye)

Fr. Ubaldo Evaristo Cibrián Fernández, C.P., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Corocoro (Bolivia)

Bishop Inácio Krause (葛樂才), C.M., Bishop of Shunde 順德 (China), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Fr. Venceslao da Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Alto Solimões (Brazil), passed away

Fr. Robert William O’Brien was appointed as Priest of Hamilton (Canada)

Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre (戴安德), C.M., Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Yongjia 永嘉 (China)

Fr. Raymond Ackermann (阿克曼) was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Yanji 延吉 (China)

Fr. John Baptist Hu Ruo-han (胡若翰), Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Shinan 施南 (China), passed away at 69

Fr. Giuseppe Potier, C.M., Prefect Apostolic of Arauca (Colombia), passed away at 77

Fr. Gabrijel Bukatko was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia)

Bishop Antonio Akšmovic was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bosnia i Srijem (Croatia)

Blessed Fr. Marie-Eugène de l’Enfant-Jésus Grialou (Henri), O.C.D., was appointed as Founder of Priestly Institute of Our Lady of Life and Founder of Institute of Our Lady of Life

Bishop Hermann Wilhelm Berning, Bishop of Osnabrück (Germany), was promoted as Archbishop ad personam

Bishop Michael Buchberger, Bishop of Regensburg (Germany), was promoted as Archbishop ad personam

Archbishop Marco Sigala resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Salonica (Greece)

Bishop Georges Xenopulos, S.J., Bishop of Santorini (Greece) and Bishop of Syros (Greece), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Salonica (Greece)

Fr. Agostino Guérin, M. Afr., Prefect Apostolic of N’Zérékoré (Guinea), passed away

Bishop Endre Hamvas, Bishop of Csanád (Hungary), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Esztergom (Hungary)

Abbot Crisostomo Kelemen, O.S.B., Abbot Ordinary of Pannonhalma (Hungary), passed away at 66

Fr. John Burke was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Delhi and Simla (India)

Bishop Heinrich Leven, S.V.D., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia)

Fr. Francis Griffin, C.S.Sp., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans, Holy Ghost Fathers)

Br. Finbar Downes, F.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Saint Patrick (Patrician Brothers)

Br. Dermot Dunne, F.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Saint Patrick (Patrician Brothers)

Sr. Elvira Myriam Psorulla was appointed as Founder of Silent Workers of the Cross Association (SODC)

Msgr. Antonio Bacci resigned as Sealer of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary

Cardinal Nicola Canali, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre), Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary and Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals, was appointed as Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals

Archbishop Fernando Cento, Apostolic Internuncio to Luxembourg and Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg

Cardinal Massimo Massimi resigned as Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals

Archbishop Saverio Ritter resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Czechoslovakia

Msgr. Giovanni Battista Scapinelli di Léguigno, Domestic Prelate, was appointed as Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation of Religious

Bishop Giuseppe Franciolini, Bishop of Cortona (Italy), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Arezzo (Italy)

Abbot Edmondo Bernardini, O. Cist., resigned as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians (Cistercians)

Msgr. Vincenzo Bianchi-Cagliesi resigned as Regent of Apostolic Chancery

Msgr. Cesare Federici resigned as Canonist of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary

Msgr. Ludovico Kaas resigned as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces

Msgr. Marco Martini, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Regent of Apostolic Dataria, was appointed as Underdatary of Apostolic Dataria

Msgr. Arturo Mazzoni resigned as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces

Blessed Msgr. Luigi Novarese, Priest of Frascati (Italy), was appointed as Founder of Silent Workers of the Cross Association (SODC)

Msgr. Cesare Pecorari, Prelate Auditor emeritus of Sacred Roman Rota, passed away at 77

Msgr. Benedetto Renzoni resigned as Assessor of Sacred Consistorial Congregation

Msgr. Amleto Tondini, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Regent of Apostolic Chancery

Msgr. Giosuè Venturi, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Promoter of Justice of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office

Fr. Mariano Cordovani, O.P., resigned as Master of the Sacred Palace of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces

Bishop Candido Domenico Moro, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi (Libya)

Bishop Vincenzo Padolskis resigned as Coadjutor Bishop of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania)

Fr. Edmundo Iturbide Reygondaud, M.Sp.S., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit

Fr. Ángel María Oñate, M.Sp.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit

Msgr. Gracija Ivanovic was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kotor (Montenegro)

Bishop Joseph Adalbert Fleischer, C.M.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Mariannhill (South Africa)

Fr. Stephen Mlakic, F.S.C.I., Prefect Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel (South Sudan), passed away

Fr. Giuseppe Gerardo Grondin, M.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Musoma (Tanzania)

Fr. Cosma Alterio, S.D.B., Prefect Apostolic of Alto Orinoco (Venezuela), passed away

Fr. Matthäus Gregor Quatember, O. Cist., was appointed as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians (Cistercians)

Msgr. Vigilio Dalpiaz resigned as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Promoter of Justice of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office and Corrector of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary

Msgr. Roberto Devreesse resigned as Vice-Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Library

Fr. Jean Andari, O.L.M., resigned as Superior General of Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites)

Fr. Eugenio Ayape, O.A.R., was appointed as Prior General of Order of Augustinian Recollects (Augustinian Recollects)

Fr. Moses Azar, O.L.M., was appointed as Superior General of Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites)

Fr. Luigi Bostani, O.M.M., was appointed as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Fr. Albert Cousineau, C.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Holy Cross (Holy Cross Fathers)

Fr. Feliciano de Ocio, O.A.R., resigned as Prior General of Order of Augustinian Recollects (Augustinian Recollects)

Fr. Christopher O’Toole, C.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Holy Cross (Holy Cross Fathers)

Fr. Hilaire Sterckx, C.I., resigned as Superior General of Josephites of Belgium

Fr. Hubert Trévis, C.I., was appointed as Superior General of Josephites of Belgium

Br. Edward Ferdinand Clancy, C.F.C., was appointed as Superior General of Christian Brothers

Br. Joseph Pius Noonan, C.F.C., resigned as Superior General of Christian Brothers

Bishop William Aloysius Griffin, Bishop of Trenton (USA), passed away at 64

Fr. Alberto Tricarico was appointed as Priest of Gallipoli (Italy)

Bishop Nicolás Corona y Corona, Bishop of Papantla (Mexico), passed away at 72

Bishop Andrej Škrábik, Bishop of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia), passed away at 67

Archbishop Antonio Taffi, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras and Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua

Diocese of Worcester was established (from Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts and became suffragan of Boston) (USA)

Bishop Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Macapá (Brazil)

Fr. Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Macapá (Brazil)

Bishop Alfonso Castaldo, Bishop of Pozzuoli (Italy), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica, Coadjutor Archbishop of Napoli (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Pozzuoli (Italy)

Bishop Alfonso Camillo De Romanis, O.E.S.A., Sacristan of His Holiness of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces, passed away at 64

Archbishop Elia Scedid, Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus of the Maronites, passed away at 77

Diocese of Cuneo exchanged territory with Diocese of Mondovì (Italy)

Diocese of Mondovì exchanged territory with Diocese of Cuneo (Italy)

Bishop Louis-Prosper Durand (杜安坤), O.F.M., Bishop of Yantai 煙臺 (China), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Girus

Fr. Paul Nousseir was elected Archbishop-Bishop of Minya of the Copts (Egypt)

Fr. Vincenzo Pallotti, S.A.C., Founder of Union of Catholic Apostolate and Founder of Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines), was beatified

Fr. Franz Jáchym was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Wien (Austria) and Titular Archbishop of Maronea

Bishop Angelo Cesare Vigiani, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Chaco (Bolivia)

Bishop Paul-Jules-Narcisse Rémond, Bishop of Nice (France), was promoted as Archbishop-Bishop of Nice (France)

Diocese of Penne e Pescara lost territory to Diocese of Teramo (Italy)

Fr. Patrick James Skinner, C.I.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Zenobias and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland (Canada)

Archbishop Carlo Confalonieri, Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy), was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities

Fr. Giacinto Maria Faccio, O.F.M., was appointed as Custos of the Holy Land of Custody of the Holy Land

Fr. Edward Gabriel Quint (甘霖), O.F.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Weihai 威海 (China)

Msgr. Nicola Ferraro, Priest of Gaeta (Italy), was appointed as Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary

Bishop John Joseph Wright, Titular Bishop of Ægeæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Worcester (USA)

Fr. George William Ahr was elected Bishop of Trenton (USA)

Fr. John Joyce Russell, Priest of Baltimore (USA), was elected Bishop of Charleston (USA)

Fr. Christopher Joseph Weldon was elected Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA)

Fr. Antonio Samorè, Priest of Piacenza (Italy), was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia and Titular Archbishop of Ternobus

Fr. Antônio de Mendonça Monteiro was elected Titular Bishop of Sozusa in Palæstina and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Bishop Pasquale Mores, Bishop of Nusco (Italy), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Phulli

Bishop Francesco Gardini, Bishop of Bertinoro (Italy), passed away at 70

Apostolic Prefecture of Cape Palmas was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Liberia) (Liberia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Liberia was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Monrovia (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Cape Palmas) (Liberia)

Bishop Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F., Titular Bishop of Lyrbe and Apostolic Administrator of Barbastro (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Barbastro (Spain)

Bishop Antonio Cardona Riera, Titular Bishop of Chersonesus in Creta and Apostolic Administrator of Ibiza (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Ibiza (Spain)

Bishop-elect Jesús Enciso Viana, Titular Bishop of Elusa and Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain)

Fr. Manuel Llopis Ivorra was elected Bishop of Coria (Spain)

Fr. John Joseph McEleney, S.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria and Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica)

Bishop Thaddeus Lê Hữu Từ, O. Cist., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bùi Chu (Vietnam)

Fr. Pierre-Marie Phạm Ngọc Chi was elected Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu (Vietnam) and Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Hæmimonto

Fr. Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr., Apostolic Administrator of Bangweulu (Zambia), was elected Titular Bishop of Regiæ and Vicar Apostolic of Kasama (Zambia)

Sr. María Soledad Torres y Acosta (Manuela), S. de M., was beatified

Bishop James Thomas O’Dowd, Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (USA), passed away at 42

Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Djakarta (Indonesia)

Bishop Pieter Jan Willekens, S.J., Vicar Apostolic of Batavia (Indonesia), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Djakarta (Indonesia)

Bishop Bonifatius Sauer (신상원 보니파시오), O.S.B., Abbot Ordinary of Tŏkugen (North Korea), passed away at 73

Bishop William Francis Murphy, Bishop of Saginaw (USA), passed away at 64

Archbishop Joseph Charbonneau, Metropolitan Archbishop of Montréal (Canada), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Bosporus

Fr. Ladislao Hlad was elected Titular Bishop of Cediæ

Bishop Franz Justus Rarkowski, Military Vicar emeritus of Germany (Germany), passed away at 76

Bishop Paul-Marie Richaud, Bishop of Laval (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France)

Bishop Adolf Peter Szelazek, Bishop of Lutsk (Ukraine), passed away at 84

Fr. Armando Lombardi was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela and Titular Archbishop of Cesarea Philippi

Bishop Jean-Camille Costes, Bishop of Angers (France), passed away at 76

Archbishop Anselmo Filippo Pecci, O.S.B., Archbishop emeritus of Matera (Italy) and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Acerenza (Italy), passed away at 81

Bishop Jacob Naughton, Bishop of Killala (Ireland), passed away at 86

Sr. Vicenta María López i Vicuña, R.M.I., was beatified

Bishop Henry John Poskitt, Bishop of Leeds (England), passed away at 61

Fr. Manuel Marengo was elected Titular Bishop of Carrhæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe (Argentina)

Fr. Jean-Marie Villot, Priest of Paris (France), was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Archbishop Carlo Confalonieri, Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy) and Secretary of Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities, was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum

Bishop Luigi Cammarata, Bishop-Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy), passed away at 64

Bishop Ignazio Arnoz, M.H.M., Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), passed away at 64

Archbishop José Ignacio Márquez y Tóriz, Metropolitan Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico), passed away at 54

Fr. José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R., was elected Titular Bishop of Cea and Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia)

Mr. Domenico Savio (Dominic Savio) was beatified

Fr. André-Maurice Parenty was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Arras (France) and Titular Bishop of Sitifis

Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú–San Jorge was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge (Colombia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Livingstone (Namibia)

Apostolic Prefecture of Victoria Falls was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Livingstone (gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek) (Zambia)

Archbishop Marco Sigala, Archbishop of Athens (Greece), passed away at 67

Fr. Killian Flynn (Vincent Joseph), O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Victoria Falls (Zambia)

Fr. Francisco Santos Santiago, P.I.M.E., was elected Titular Bishop of Thebæ Phthiotides and Vicar Apostolic of San Jorge (Colombia)

Fr. Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Conakry (Guinea) and Titular Bishop of Ægeæ

Fr. Owen McCann, Priest of Cape Town (South Africa), was elected Titular Bishop of Stectorium and Vicar Apostolic of Cape Town (South Africa)

Fr. Peter Kelleter, C.S.Sp., was elected Titular Bishop of Sigus and Vicar Apostolic of Bethlehem (South Africa)

Bishop Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Bethlehem (South Africa)

Fr. Dominique Hoàng Văn Ðoàn, O.P., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Bac Ninh (Vietnam) and Titular Bishop of Saccæa

Archbishop Manoel da Silva Gomes, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fortaleza (Brazil), passed away at 76

Archbishop Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye (雍守正), M.E.P., Apostolic Delegate to Indonesian Archipelago, was appointed as Apostolic Internuncio to Indonesia

Fr. Mario Bondini was elected Bishop of Bertinoro (Italy)

Fr. Giacomo Cannonero was elected Titular Bishop of Messene and Coadjutor Bishop of Asti (Italy)

Bishop Aurelio Marena, Titular Bishop of Lampsacus and Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Bitonto (Italy) and Bishop of Ruvo (Italy)

Bishop Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R., Bishop emeritus of Temuco (Chile), passed away at 89

Fr. Maurizio Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Kankan (Guinea)

Sr. Paola Elisabetta Cerioli Buzecchi-Tasis (Costanza), Founder of Congregation of the Holy Family of Bergamo, was beatified

Diocese of Terracina exchanged territory with Diocese of Velletri (Italy)

Diocese of Velletri exchanged territory with Diocese of Terracina (Italy)

Fr. José Gumercindo Santos was appointed as Founder of Society of Joseleitos of Christ

Fr. Eduardo Martínez Somalo was appointed as Priest of Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño (Spain)

Fr. Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (윤공희 빅토리노 / 尹恭熙) was appointed as Priest of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

Bishop André van den Bronk, S.M.A., succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Heliopolis of Egypt (Egypt)

Bishop Jules Girard, S.M.A., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Delta del Nilo (Egypt), passed away at 86

Fr. Paul-Émile Léger, P.S.S., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Montréal (Canada)

Diocese of Lucena was established (from Diocese of Lipa and became suffragan of Manila) (Philippines)

Bishop Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki, Titular Bishop of Peltæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Saginaw (USA)

Fr. Alexander Mieceslaus Zaleski was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) and Titular Bishop of Lyrbe

Fr. Karel Otčenášek was elected Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Hradec Králové (Czechia) and Titular Bishop of Chersonesus in Creta

Msgr. Alphonse Van Buggenhout (范普厚), C.I.C.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Datong 大同 (China)

Bishop Christopher Edward Byrne, Bishop of Galveston (USA), passed away at 82

Bishop Leo Fabiano Fahey, Coadjutor Bishop of Baker City (USA), passed away at 51

Bishop Wendelin Joseph Nold succeeded as Bishop of Galveston (USA)

Fr. Alfred Bengsch was appointed as Priest of Berlin (Germany)

Fr. Franciszek Macharski was appointed as Priest of Kraków (Poland)

Fr. Mariano Cordovani, O.P., Master of the Sacred Palace emeritus of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces, passed away at 67

Bishop Patrick Francis Lyons, Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia) and Titular Bishop of Cabasa

Bishop Edward Doorly, Bishop of Elphin (Ireland), passed away at 81

Fr. David Frederick Cunningham was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Syracuse (USA) and Titular Bishop of Lampsacus

Bishop Louis-Jean Guyot succeeded as Bishop of Coutances (France)

Bishop Théophile-Marie Louvard, Bishop of Coutances (France), passed away at 91

Fr. Johannes Albert von Rudloff was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Busiris

Fr. Luis Aponte Martínez was appointed as Priest of Ponce (Puerto Rico)

Archbishop Ático Eusébio da Rocha, Metropolitan Archbishop of Curitiba (Brazil), passed away at 68

Msgr. Mario Crovini was appointed as Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary

Bishop Domenico Della Vedova, Bishop of Tivoli (Italy), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis in Armenia

Bishop Joseph Sweens, M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Victoria-Nyanza (Tanzania), passed away at 91

Bishop Joseph Francis McGrath, Bishop of Baker City (USA), passed away at 79

Archbishop James Morrison, Bishop of Antigonish (Canada) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 88

Bishop John Roderick MacDonald succeeded as Bishop of Antigonish (Canada)

Bishop Joannes van Cauwenbergh, Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen (Belgium), passed away at 71

Bishop José Alves Martins, Bishop emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde), passed away at 76

Bishop Louis Janssens (南阜民), C.I.C.M., Bishop emeritus of Rehe 熱河 (China), passed away at 73

Fr. Policarpo da Costa Vaz (高德華), Priest of Viseu (Portugal), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal) and Titular Bishop of Eurœa in Epiro

Apostolic Vicariate of Buéa was promoted as Diocese of Buéa (became suffragan of Onitsha) (Cameroon)

Apostolic Prefecture of Hongtong 洪洞 was promoted as Diocese of Hongtong 洪洞 (became suffragan of Taiyuan 太原) (China)

Apostolic Prefecture of Río Magdalena was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Barrancabermeja (Colombia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Accra was promoted as Diocese of Accra (became suffragan of Cape Coast) (Ghana)

Apostolic Vicariate of Gold Coast was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Coast (with suffragan sees Accra, Keta, Kumasi and Tamale) (Ghana)

Apostolic Vicariate of Lower Volta was promoted as Diocese of Keta (became suffragan of Cape Coast) (Ghana)

Apostolic Vicariate of Kumasi was promoted as Diocese of Kumasi (became suffragan of Cape Coast) (Ghana)

Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Tamale) (Ghana)

Diocese of Tamale was established (from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo and became suffragan of Cape Coast) (Ghana)

Apostolic Vicariate of Asaba-Benin was promoted as Diocese of Benin City (became suffragan of Lagos) (Nigeria)

Apostolic Vicariate of Calabar was promoted as Diocese of Calabar (became suffragan of Onitsha) (Nigeria)

Apostolic Vicariate of Lagos was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos (with suffragan sees Benin City and Ondo) (Nigeria)

Apostolic Vicariate of Ondo-Ilorin was promoted as Diocese of Ondo (became suffragan of Lagos) (Nigeria)

Apostolic Vicariate of Onitsha was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha (with suffragan sees Buéa, Calabar and Owerri) (Nigeria)

Apostolic Prefecture of Benue was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Oturkpo (Nigeria)

Apostolic Vicariate of Owerri was promoted as Diocese of Owerri (became suffragan of Onitsha) (Nigeria)

Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra Leone was promoted as Diocese of Freetown and Bo (without ecclesiastical province) (Sierra Leone)

Apostolic Prefecture of Tanga was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Kilima-Njaro) (Tanzania)

Bishop Peter Rogan, M.H.M., Titular Bishop of Acmonia and Vicar Apostolic of Buéa (Cameroon), was appointed as Bishop of Buéa (Cameroon)

Fr. Francis Han Ting-pi (韓廷弼), Pro-Prefect Apostolic of Hongtong 洪洞 (China), was elected Bishop of Hongtong 洪洞 (China)

Fr. Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J., Prefect Apostolic of Río Magdalena (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Bela and Vicar Apostolic of Barrancabermeja (Colombia)

Bishop William Thomas Porter, S.M.A., Titular Bishop of Urusi and Vicar Apostolic of Gold Coast (Ghana), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana)

Bishop Gerard Bertrand, M. Afr., Titular Bishop of Abitinæ and Vicar Apostolic of Navrongo (Ghana), was appointed as Bishop of Tamale (Ghana)

Bishop Joseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A., Titular Bishop of Ammædara and Vicar Apostolic of Lower Volta (Ghana), was appointed as Bishop of Keta (Ghana)

Bishop Hubert Joseph Paulissen, S.M.A., Titular Bishop of Pomaria and Vicar Apostolic of Kumasi (Ghana), was appointed as Bishop of Kumasi (Ghana)

Fr. Edward Michael Joyce was elected Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand)

Bishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp., Titular Bishop of Balanea and Vicar Apostolic of Onitsha (Nigeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha (Nigeria)

Bishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A., Titular Bishop of Vartana and Vicar Apostolic of Lagos (Nigeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos (Nigeria)

Bishop Thomas Hughes, S.M.A., Titular Bishop of Nepte and Vicar Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Ondo (Nigeria)

Bishop Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A., Titular Bishop of Thignica and Vicar Apostolic of Asaba-Benin (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Benin City (Nigeria)

Bishop James Moynagh, S.P.S., Titular Bishop of Lambæsis and Vicar Apostolic of Calabar (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Calabar (Nigeria)

Bishop Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp., Titular Bishop of Tiddi and Vicar Apostolic of Owerri (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Owerri (Nigeria)

Bishop Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Capitolias and Vicar Apostolic of Accra (Ghana), was appointed as Bishop of Accra (Ghana)

Bishop Ambrose Kelly, C.S.Sp., Titular Bishop of Altava and Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone), was appointed as Bishop of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone)

Fr. Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê, Priest of Hà Nôi (Vietnam), was elected Titular Bishop of Synaus and Vicar Apostolic of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Fr. Antoni Pawłowski was elected Bishop of Włocławek (Poland)

Bishop Karol Miecislao Radonski resigned as Bishop of Włocławek (Poland)

Archbishop John Timothy McNicholas, O.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA), passed away at 72

Sr. Marie Guillemette Émilie de Rodat, S.F., was canonised

Territorial Prelature of Infanta was established (from Diocese of Lipa and became suffragan of Manila) (Philippines)

Archbishop João Irineu Joffily, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Belém do Pará (Brazil), passed away at 71

Fr. Antoine Khoraiche, Priest of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon), was elected Titular Bishop of Tarsus of the Maronites and Auxiliary Bishop of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Jules-Victor-Marie Pichon, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Les Cayes (Haiti), passed away at 84

Fr. Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda was appointed as Priest of Los Angeles (USA)

Fr. Josef-Léon Cardijn, Priest of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), was appointed as Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary

Fr. Herbert Bednorz was elected Titular Bishop of Bulla regia and Coadjutor Bishop of Katowice (Poland)

Mission sui juris of Tarahumara was established (from Diocese of Chihuahua and became suffragan of Durango) (Mexico)

Archbishop Ettore Baranzini, Metropolitan Archbishop of Siracusa (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Ragusa (Italy)

Fr. Raffaele Calabria was elected Titular Archbishop of Soteropolis and Coadjutor Archbishop of Otranto (Italy)

Bishop Alejandro Olalia succeeded as Bishop of Tuguegarao (Philippines)

Bishop Constace Jurgens, C.I.C.M., Bishop of Tuguegarao (Philippines), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Acarassus

Archbishop Antonio María Claret y Clará, C.M.F., Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Cuba), was canonised

Fr. Nasrallah Sfeir was appointed as Priest of Damascus of the Maronites (Syria)

Fr. Ernesto Togni was appointed as Priest of Basel (Switzerland)

Blessed Bishop Vasile Aftenie, Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania), passed away at 50

Fr. Luigi Faveri was elected Bishop of Tivoli (Italy)

Bishop José María Bueno y Monreal, Bishop of Jaca (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Vitoria (Spain)

Bishop Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F., Bishop of Barbastro (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Albacete (Spain)

Bishop Casimiro Morcillo González, Titular Bishop of Agathopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid y Alcalá de Henares (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Bilbao (Spain)

Bishop Jaime Font y Andreu, Bishop of Zamora (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of San Sebastián (Spain)

Bishop Ramón Sanahuja y Marcé, Bishop of Segorbe (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Cartagena (Spain)

Msgr. Manuel Bonet y Muixi, Priest of Barcelona (Spain), was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota

Fr. Antonio José Plaza, Priest of La Plata (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Doberus and Auxiliary Bishop of Azul (Argentina)

Fr. Emiel-Jozef De Smedt was elected Titular Bishop of Elusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen (Belgium)

Fr. José María García Lahiguera was elected Titular Bishop of Zela and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

Sr. Bartolomea Capitanio, S.C.C.G., Founder of Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenzia Gerosa (Sisters of Maria Bambina), was canonised

Sr. Vincenza Gerosa, S.C.C.G., was canonised

Bishop Thomas Arthur Connolly succeeded as Bishop of Seattle (USA)

Bishop Gerald Shaughnessy, S.M., Bishop of Seattle (USA), passed away at 62

Fr. Marko Alaupovic was elected Titular Bishop of Capitolias and Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Fr. Dragutin Nežic was elected Titular Bishop of Pomaria and Apostolic Administrator of Poreč i Pula (Croatia)

Archbishop Andrew Thomas McDonald, O.S.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland), passed away at 79

Bishop Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Bethlehem (South Africa), passed away at 72

Apostolic Vicariate of Coquilhatville lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville (Congo-Kinshasa)

Apostolic Vicariate of Kisantu lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville (Congo-Kinshasa)

Apostolic Vicariate of Kwango lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Timothy Phelim O’Shea, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Titular Bishop of Hierocæsarea and Vicar Apostolic of Livingstone (Zambia)

Bishop Marcu Glaser, Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi (Romania), passed away at 70

Apostolic Prefecture of Kengtung was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kengtung (Myanmar)

Diocese of Cafelândia was renamed as Diocese of Lins (Brazil)

Bishop Henrique Gelain, Bishop of Cafelândia (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Lins (Brazil)

Fr. David Bernard Thompson was appointed as Priest of Philadelphia (USA)

Mother Jeanne de France, O.Ann.M., was canonised

Fr. Henri-Alexandre Chappoulie was elected Bishop of Angers (France)

Fr. Anthony Zhou Wei-dao (周維道), O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China)

Fr. Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Northern Katanga (Congo-Kinshasa) and Titular Bishop of Cremna

Fr. Willem Schoemaker, M.S.C., was elected Titular Bishop of Balbura and Vicar Apostolic of Purwokerto (Indonesia)

Fr. Ferdinand Guercilena, P.I.M.E., was elected Titular Bishop of Hadriania and Vicar Apostolic of Kengtung (Myanmar)

Fr. Gerard Marie Franciskus van Velsen, O.P., was elected Titular Bishop of Tremithus and Vicar Apostolic of Kroonstad (South Africa)

Fr. Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr., was elected Titular Bishop of Carallia and Vicar Apostolic of Tabora (Tanzania)

Fr. Joseph Schubert, Apostolic Administrator of Bucureşti (Romania), was elected Titular Bishop of Ceramussa

Bishop John Christopher Cody succeeded as Bishop of London (Canada)

Bishop John Thomas Kidd, Bishop of London (Canada), passed away at 81

Archbishop Ismael Perdomo Borrero, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá in Colombia (Colombia), passed away at 78

Bishop Albert-Paul Droulers, Bishop of Amiens (France), passed away at 62

Diocese of Toluca was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of México and became suffragan of México) (Mexico)

Msgr. Giovanni Foschini was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic ad instar participantium

Fr. Remi Joseph De Roo was appointed as Priest of Saint-Boniface (Canada)

Fr. Eugène Cornelius Arthurs, I.C., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Tanga (Tanzania)

Bishop Vincenzo Maria Strambi, C.P., Bishop of Macerata (Italy) and Bishop of Tolentino (Italy), was canonised

Fr. Francisco Álvarez Martínez was appointed as Priest of Oviedo (Spain)

Fr. Vicente Posada Reyes was elected Titular Bishop of Aspona and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

Fr. Piotr Dudziec was elected Titular Bishop of Camuliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Płock (Poland)

Fr. Joseph Guo Ruo-shi (Kuo Joshih) (郭若石), C.D.D., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

Bishop Maurice-Paul-Jules Rousseau, Bishop of Mende (France), was appointed as Bishop of Laval (France)

Bishop Karl Joseph Alter, Bishop of Toledo (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA)

Fr. Patrick Joseph McCormick was elected Titular Bishop of Atenia and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)

Fr. Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Sesta and Auxiliary Bishop of Cuiabá (Brazil)

Fr. Armando Fares was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Catanzaro (Italy) and Archbishop-Bishop of Squillace (Italy)

Archbishop Giovanni Fiorentini resigned as Bishop of Squillace (Italy)

Fr. Raimundo de Castro e Silva was elected Titular Bishop of Eluza and Auxiliary Bishop of Teresina (Brazil)

Fr. Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz was appointed as Priest of Białystok (Poland)

Bishop Leo John Steck, Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake (USA), passed away at 51

Archbishop Antonio Lanza, Metropolitan Archbishop of Reggio Calabria (Italy) and Bishop of Bova (Italy), passed away at 45

Ms. Maria Goretti was canonised

Apostolic Prefecture of Pingliang 平涼 was promoted as Diocese of Pingliang 平涼 (became suffragan of Lanzhou 蘭州) (China)

Apostolic Vicariate of Merauke was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Amboina) (Indonesia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Maswa was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Musoma-Maswa) (Tanzania)

Apostolic Vicariate of Musoma-Maswa was demoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Musoma (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Maswa) (Tanzania)

Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Victoria was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Fort Victoria (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Ignacio Gregorio Larrañaga Lasa (高金鏗), O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Pingliang 平涼 (China), was elected Bishop of Pingliang 平涼 (China)

Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa (Tanzania)

Bishop Francis Martin Kelly, Bishop emeritus of Winona (USA), passed away at 63

Fr. Aloysius Haene, S.M.B., Prefect Apostolic of Fort Victoria (Zimbabwe), was elected Titular Bishop of Nepte and Vicar Apostolic of Fort Victoria (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Paul Leonard Hagarty, O.S.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Arba and Vicar Apostolic of Bahama Islands (Bahamas)

Fr. Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Acmonia and Vicar Apostolic of Lulua (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Thomas Fernando was elected Titular Bishop of Abitinæ and Coadjutor Bishop of Tuticorin (India)

Fr. Herman Tillemans, M.S.C., was elected Titular Bishop of Berissa and Vicar Apostolic of Merauke (Indonesia)

Fr. Pierfranco Pastore was appointed as Priest of Novara (Italy)

Blessed Fr. Moisés Lira Serafín, M.Sp.S., Founder of Congregation of Missionaries of the Charity of Immaculate Mary, passed away at 56

Fr. Julian Andrzej Wojtkowski was appointed as Priest of Warmia (Poland)

Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr., was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Mwanza (Tanzania)

Fr. Marian Jaworski was appointed as Priest of Lviv (Ukraine)

Msgr. Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Assessor of Sacred Consistorial Congregation

Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr., Titular Bishop of Bubastis and Vicar Apostolic of Mwanza (Tanzania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Maswa (Tanzania)

Fr. Edoardo Rovida was appointed as Priest of Alessandria (Italy)

Fr. Joseph Schubert was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Ceramussa

Fr. Harold William Henry (현 하롤드), S.S.C.M.E., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

Fr. Renzo Civili was appointed as Priest of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

Fr. Maurice Taylor was appointed as Priest of Motherwell (Scotland)

Fr. Alexandru Todea, Priest of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania), was elected Titular Bishop of Cæsaropolis

Archbishop Gioacchino Di Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanciano (Italy) and Bishop of Ortona (Italy), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (Italy)

Bishop Costantino Stella, Bishop of Nocera Umbra–Gualdo Tadino (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy)

Bishop John Alexander Matheson, Bishop of Aberdeen (Scotland), passed away at 49

Fr. Sisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.J., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel (South Sudan)

Sr. Mariana de Jesús de Paredes y Flores (Mariana) was canonised

Apostolic Prefecture of Denpasar was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands) (Indonesia)

Bishop Francesco Maria Franco, Bishop of Crema (Italy), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Ilium

Fr. Renato Landru, M. Afr., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Gao (Mali)

Diocese of Noto lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Siracusa (Italy)

Diocese of Ragusa was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Siracusa and Diocese of Noto and became suffragan of Siracusa) (Italy)

Fr. Francesco Pennisi was elected Titular Bishop of Cesarea in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Siracusa (Italy)

Fr. Eric Francis MacKenzie was elected Titular Bishop of Alba and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

Apostolic Vicariate of Kanko was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea)

Apostolic Vicariate of Heijo was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Pyong-Yang 평양 (North Korea)

Territorial Abbacy of Tŏkugen was renamed as Territorial Abbacy of Tŏkwon 덕원 (North Korea)

Apostolic Prefecture of Kwoszu was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

Apostolic Prefecture of Zenshu was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea)

Apostolic Vicariate of Seoul 서울 was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Seul 서울 (South Korea)

Fr. Bartholomew Kim Hyeon-bae (김현배 바르톨로메오), Prefect Apostolic of Zenshu (South Korea), was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea)

Bishop Gerald Patrick Aloysius O’Hara, Bishop of Savannah–Atlanta (USA), was promoted as Archbishop-Bishop of Savannah (USA)

Apostolic Prefecture of Yola was established (from Diocese of Buéa, Apostolic Prefecture of Jos and Apostolic Prefecture of Oturkpo) (Nigeria)

Apostolic Prefecture of Pilcomayo was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

Apostolic Prefecture of Lusaka was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lusaka (Zambia)

Bishop Crisanto Luque Sánchez, Bishop of Tunja (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) and Military Vicar of Colombia (Colombia)

Fr. Bruno Wolnik, S.J., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Lusaka (Zambia)

Diocese of Dacca was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dacca (with suffragan sees Chittagong and Dinajpur) (Bangladesh)

Diocese of Karachi was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Karachi (with suffragan sees Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi) (Pakistan)

Bishop Lawrence Leo Graner, C.S.C., Bishop of Dacca (Bangladesh), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dacca (Bangladesh)

Bishop Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (龔品梅), Bishop of Suzhou 蘇州 (China), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nanjing 南京 (China), Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China) and Apostolic Administrator of Suzhou 蘇州 (China)

Msgr. Ernesto Civardi, Priest of Pavia (Italy) and Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary, was appointed as Domestic Prelate

Bishop James Cornelius van Miltenburg, O.F.M., Bishop of Karachi (Pakistan), was promoted as Apostolic Delegate to West and East Pakistan and Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan)

Bishop-elect Karl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay) and Titular Bishop of Barica

Fr. Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Lusaka (Zambia)

Apostolic Prefecture of Shunsen was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea)

Fr. Thomas F. Quinlan (구 토마), S.S.C.M.E., Prefect Apostolic of Shunsen (South Korea), was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea)

Bishop George John Rehring, Titular Bishop of Lunda and Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Toledo (USA)

Fr. Silvio Luis Haro Alvear was elected Titular Bishop of Antæopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Msgr. Goffredo Mariani was appointed as Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary

Fr. Jean-Rosière-Eugène Arnaud, M.E.P., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Thakhek (Laos)

Bishop Alfred-Jean Guyomard, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Jaffna (Sri Lanka)

Bishop Jerome Emilianus Pillai, O.M.I., succeeded as Bishop of Jaffna (Sri Lanka)

Fr. Francis Peter Leipzig was elected Bishop of Baker City (USA)

Fr. Thomas Francis Markham was elected Titular Bishop of Acalissus and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

Fr. Hubert Hermens, S.V.D., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Denpasar (Indonesia)

Fr. Vincent Hanly was elected Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)

Fr. Austin Quinn was elected Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland)

Bishop Filippo Jacolino, Bishop of Trapani (Italy), passed away at 55

Fr. James Robert Knox, Priest of Perth (Australia), was appointed as Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary

Bishop Alfred-Jean Guyomard, O.M.I., was appointed as Titular Bishop of Assava

Fr. Leo Aloysius Pursley was elected Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Pisidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne (USA)

Diocese of Palai (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (from Diocese of Changanacherry and became suffragan of Ernakulam) (India)

Fr. Matthew Kavukattu was elected Bishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Jacob Abraham Theophilos Kalapurakal, Bishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Ammædara

Bishop Severios Giuseppe Valakuzhyil, Titular Bishop of Ingila, was appointed as Bishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Fr. Sebastian Vayalil was elected Bishop of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Guido Tonetti was elected Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon, Coadjutor Archbishop of Messina (Italy) and Bishop-Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

Fr. Abdallah Nujaim was elected Titular Bishop of Arca in Phœnicia of the Maronites and Auxiliary Bishop of Baalbek of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans, Holy Ghost Fathers)

Fr. Felice Pirozzi, Priest of Nola (Italy), was appointed as Domestic Prelate

Bishop Alfréd Erőss passed away at 41

Cardinal Luigi Lavitrano, Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palermo (Italy) and Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious, passed away at 76

Bishop Alberto Costa, Bishop of Lecce (Italy), passed away at 77

Bishop Giuseppe Rolla, Bishop of Forlì (Italy), passed away at 72

Bishop Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC., Titular Bishop of Nisyrus and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud (Chile)

Military Vicariate of Spain was restored (Spain)

Fr. Mario Tagliaferri was appointed as Priest of Alatri (Italy)

Fr. Giuseppe Piazzi was elected Bishop of Crema (Italy)

Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung 臺中 was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung 高雄) (Taiwan)

Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Solimões was promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões (became suffragan of Belém do Pará) (Brazil)

Apostolic Prefecture of Tefé was promoted as Territorial Prelature of Tefé (became suffragan of Belém do Pará) (Brazil)

Territorial Prelature of Cotabato and Sulu was established (from Diocese of Zamboanga and became suffragan of Manila) (Philippines)

Fr. Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Tefé (Brazil), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tefé (Brazil)

Bishop Vincenzo Bonaventura Medori, Bishop of Teano (Italy) and Bishop of Calvi (Italy), passed away at 54

Bishop Angelo Simonetti, Bishop of Pescia (Italy), passed away at 89

Archbishop Silvestro Patrizio Mulligan, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Delhi and Simla (India), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus

Bishop John McCarthy, Bishop of Sandhurst (Australia), passed away at 91

Bishop Bernard Denis Stewart succeeded as Bishop of Sandhurst (Australia)

Bishop Manuel da Silveira d’Elboux, Bishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Fr. Andrzej Maria Deskur was appointed as Priest of Kraków (Poland)

Fr. Elizeu Simões Mendes was elected Titular Bishop of Nisyrus and Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

Fr. Joseph Albertus Martin was elected Titular Bishop of Bassiana and Coadjutor Bishop of Nicolet (Canada)

Fr. Segundo García Fernández, S.D.B., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Alto Orinoco (Venezuela)

Fr. Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle was elected Titular Bishop of Bulla and Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (USA)

Bishop Louis-François Gayet, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Nagpur (India), passed away at 65

Fr. José Varani was elected Titular Bishop of Altava and Coadjutor Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil)

Blessed Fr. Pere Tarrés i Claret, Priest of Barcelona (Spain), passed away at 45

Bishop Gaétan Pasotti, S.D.B., Vicar Apostolic of Rajaburi (Thailand), passed away at 60

Fr. Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Alto Solimões (Brazil)

Fr. João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Santarém (Brazil) and Titular Bishop of Drivastum

Fr. Vincenzo Maria Jacono was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Agrigento (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Lambæsis

Venerable Fr. Giovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S., was elected Bishop of Bova (Italy) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Reggio Calabria (Italy)

Msgr. Albino Galletto, Priest of Udine (Italy), was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications

Diocese of Mazara del Vallo exchanged territory with Diocese of Trapani (Italy)

Diocese of Trapani exchanged territory with Diocese of Mazara del Vallo (Italy)

Archbishop Alcide Giuseppe Marina, C.M., Titular Archbishop of Heliopolis in Phœnicia and Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, passed away at 63

Fr. Frane Franić was elected Titular Bishop of Agathopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Split (Croatia)

Archbishop Edward Patrick Roche, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland (Canada), passed away at 76

Fr. Angelo Sodano was appointed as Priest of Asti (Italy)

Fr. Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo was appointed as Priest of Morelia (Mexico)

Msgr. Patrick Thomas Brennan (안 파트리치오), S.S.C.M.E., Prefect Apostolic of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea), passed away at 49

Bishop Pavao Butorac, Bishop of Kotor (Montenegro) and Apostolic Administrator of Dubrovnik (Croatia), was appointed as Bishop of Dubrovnik (Croatia)

Sr. Maria De Mattias, A.S.C., Founder of Adorers of the Blood of Christ, was beatified

Fr. Dominic Deng Yi-ming (Tang Yee-ming) (鄧以明), S.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Elatea and Apostolic Administrator of Guangzhou 廣州 (China)

Fr. Maurice Michael Otunga was appointed as Priest of Kisumu (Kenya)

Archbishop Giuseppe Beltrami was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon

Bishop Thomas Addis Emmet, S.J., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Jamaica (Jamaica), passed away at 77

Archbishop Fernando Quiroga y Palacios resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mondoñedo (Spain)

Fr. Angel Hidalgo Ibáñez was elected Bishop of Jaca (Spain)

Fr. Mariano Vega Mestre was elected Bishop of Mondoñedo (Spain)

Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu), M.C., was appointed as Founder of Missionaries of Charity and Superior General of Missionaries of Charity

Sr. Anne-Marie Javouhey, S.J.C., was beatified

Archbishop Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P., resigned as Apostolic Delegate to Indochina

Archbishop Liberato Tosti, Titular Archbishop of Leucas, passed away at 67

Apostolic Prefecture of Jubbulpore was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Jabalpur (India)

Diocese of Madura was renamed as Diocese of Madurai (India)

Diocese of Trichinopoly was renamed as Diocese of Tiruchirapalli (India)

Diocese of Bezwada was renamed as Diocese of Vijayawada (India)

Diocese of Vizagapatam was renamed as Diocese of Visakhapatnam (India)

Bishop Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Vizagapatam (India), was appointed as Bishop of Visakhapatnam (India)

Bishop James Mendonça, Bishop of Trichinopoly (India), was appointed as Bishop of Tiruchirapalli (India)

Bishop Paolo Babini, Bishop of Comacchio (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Forlì (Italy)

Archbishop Silvestro Patrizio Mulligan, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Delhi and Simla (India), passed away at 75

Archbishop Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen (尚唯善), M.E.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Chongqing 重慶 (China), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Phasis

Fr. Graziano Martínez, C.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Arauca (Colombia)

Fr. Enrique Alejandro Vallejo Bernal, C.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Tierradentro (Colombia)

Fr. Francis Carroll, S.M.A., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Cape Palmas (Liberia)

Fr. Patrick Joseph Dalton, O.S.A., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Yola (Nigeria)

Bishop Aloisius Joseph Muench, Bishop of Fargo (USA), was promoted as Archbishop-Bishop of Fargo (USA)

Msgr. George Carroll, M.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea)

Bishop Theodor Breher (白化東 / 브레허 白화동 주교), O.S.B., Bishop of Yanji 延吉 (China), passed away at 61

Venerable Bishop Alfredo Maria Obviar y Aranda, Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa (Philippines), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Lucena (Philippines)

Military Vicariate of Brazil was established (Brazil)

Cardinal Jaime de Barros Câmara, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Military Vicar of Brazil (Brazil)

Bishop Albini Lafortune, Bishop of Nicolet (Canada), passed away at 57

Bishop Joseph Albertus Martin succeeded as Bishop of Nicolet (Canada)

Cardinal Clemente Micara was appointed as Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious and Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Sacred Rites

Archbishop Luca Ermenegildo Pasetto, O.F.M. Cap., Secretary of Sacred Congregation of Religious and Titular Archbishop of Iconium, was promoted as Patriarch of Alexandria

Bishop José de Jesús López y González, Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico), passed away at 78

Sr. Marguerite Bourgeoys, C.N.D., was beatified

Blessed Bishop Hryhorii Lakota (Григорій Лакота), Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl of the Ukrainians (Poland), passed away at 67

Archbishop Joseph-Georges-Alexandre Courchesne, Metropolitan Archbishop of Rimouski (Canada), passed away at 70

Fr. Cornelius Lucey was elected Titular Bishop of Sila and Coadjutor Bishop of Cork (Ireland)

Archbishop Ercolano Marini, Archbishop emeritus of Amalfi (Italy), passed away at 83

Bishop Marie-Joseph Cuaz, M.E.P., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Laos (Thailand), passed away at 87

Bishop Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels (顧學德), O.F.M., Bishop of Yichang 宜昌 (China), passed away at 76

Fr. Johann Wilhelm Cleven was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Sasima

Fr. János Bárd was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) and Titular Bishop of Ulpiana

Fr. Mihály Endrey-Eipel was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Eger (Hungary) and Titular Bishop of Barata

Archbishop Tommaso Valeri, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brindisi (Italy) and Bishop emeritus of Ostuni (Italy), passed away at 85

Bishop Patrick James Byrne (パトリック・バーン / 방 파트리치오), M.M., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Kyoto 京都 (Japan), passed away at 62

Bishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I., succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Bishop David O’Leary, O.M.I., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Territorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands was established (from Diocese of Tuguegarao and became suffragan of Manila) (Philippines)

Venerable Bishop Augusto Bertazzoni, Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (Italy) and Bishop of Potenza (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop ad personam

Apostolic Vicariate of Equatorial Nile was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Gulu (Uganda)

Fr. Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Cerbali and Vicar Apostolic of Gulu (Uganda)

Fr. Heitor de Araújo Sales was appointed as Priest of Caicó (Brazil)

Bishop Johann Baptist Höcht, Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg (Germany), passed away at 80

Bishop Valerian Gracias, Titular Bishop of Thennesus and Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India)

Archbishop Thomas Roberts, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Sugdæa

Fr. Luis Cabrera Cruz was elected Bishop of Papantla (Mexico)

Bishop Angel Maria Ocampo Berrio, S.J., Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Tunja (Colombia)

Bishop Joseph Ansgarius Julien, M. Afr., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa (Malawi)

Military Vicariate of Philippines was established (Philippines)

Bishop Albino Morera, Bishop of Ampurias (Italy) and Bishop of Civita–Tempio (Italy), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Gurza

Mr. Martin H. Carmody, Supreme Knight emeritus of Knights of Columbus, passed away at 78

Fr. José Rincón Bonilla was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo (Venezuela) and Titular Bishop of Tamasus

Fr. Lorenzo Sahag Koguian, C.A.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Fr. Arcadio María Larraona, C.M.F., Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation of Religious, was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation of Religious

Fr. Maurice Schexnayder was elected Titular Bishop of Tuscamia and Auxiliary Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana (USA)

Titular Episcopal See of Sion was promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Sion (Turkiye)

Fr. Patrick O’Boyle was elected Bishop of Killala (Ireland)

Bishop Luis Alonso Muñoyerro, Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Sion and Archbishop Military Vicar of Spain (Spain)

Bishop Iwannis Gandour was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Bostra

Bishop Luigi Mazzini, Bishop emeritus of Anagni (Italy), passed away at 78

Archbishop Ignace Ziadé, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Balanea

Bishop George Joseph Donnelly, Bishop of Kansas City (USA), passed away at 61

Fr. Octaviano Márquez y Tóriz was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)

Bishop Eduardo Martinez González, Titular Bishop of Attæa and Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Zamora (Spain)

Bishop Francesco Minerva, Bishop of Nardò (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Lecce (Italy)

Fr. Corrado Mingo was elected Bishop of Trapani (Italy)

Archbishop Giuseppe Burzio, Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Msgr. Federico Callori di Vignale, Priest of Casale Monferrato (Italy) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, was appointed as Pro-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera and Pro-Master of Papal Chamber of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces

Apostolic Vicariate of Fort-Rousset was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Brazzaville) (Congo-Brazzaville)

Apostolic Prefecture of Thakhek was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Laos) (Laos)

Apostolic Vicariate of Laos was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Thare (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Thakhek) (Thailand)

Cardinal Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos, Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti pro hac vice Title and Bishop of Berlin (Germany), passed away at 70

Fr. Raul Nicolau Gonsalves was appointed as Priest of Goa and Daman (India)

Bishop Claude-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P., Vicar Apostolic of Laos (Thailand), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Thare (Thailand)

Msgr. Sergio Pignedoli, Priest of Reggio Emilia (Italy) and Domestic Prelate, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and Titular Archbishop of Iconium

Bishop John Francis Dearden succeeded as Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA)

Bishop Hugh Charles Boyle, Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA), passed away at 77

Fr. André Jacques, C.I.C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Ingila and Vicar Apostolic of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa)