Nominations and Resignations

Titular Episcopal See of Sarepta (Maronite Rite) was established (Lebanon)

Archbishop Alexandre do Nascimento, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) and Apostolic Administrator of Ondjiva (Angola), was created President of Caritas Internationalis

Msgr. Luis Alessio resigned as Undersecretary for Divine Worship of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship

Abbot Sighard Kleiner, O. Cist., Abbot General of Order of Cistercians (Cistercians), was appointed as Vice-President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

Sr. Mary Judith Mietzelfeld, O.S.U., resigned as Prioress General of Order of Saint Ursula of the Roman Union (Ursuline Sisters)

Msgr. Willy Onclin resigned as Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law

Bishop Robert Louis Hodapp, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Belize (Belize)

Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, President of Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace and President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”, was appointed as Vice-President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

Fr. Rénald Hébert, C.I.M., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists)

Sr. Katherine McDonald, N.D.S., Superior General of Religious of Our Lady of Sion, was appointed as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Archbishop Domenico Luca Capozi (李路加), O.F.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taiyuan 太原 (China)

Bishop René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin (林茂德), M.E.P., resigned as Bishop of Suifu 敘府 (China)

Bishop Horace Ferruccio Ceól (邱先覺), O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Qichun 蘄春 (China)

Bishop Peter Chen Jian-zhang (陳建章) was appointed as Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China)

Bishop Frederic Anthony Donaghy (唐汝琪), M.M., resigned as Bishop of Wuzhou 梧州 (China)

Bishop Lucien-Bernard Lacoste (鄭紹基), S.C.I. di Béth., resigned as Bishop of Dali 大理 (China)

Fr. Stephen Li Xin-zheng (李新生) was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China)

Fr. Paul Li Zhen-rong (李振榮), S.J., was elected Bishop of Xianxian 獻縣 (China)

Fr. Joseph Ma Zhong-mu (馬仲牧) was elected Bishop of Ningxia 寧夏 (China)

Bishop Stanislaus Min Xi-lian (閔喜林), Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China), passed away at 64

Bishop Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini (班錫宜), O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Sanyuan 三原 (China)

Bishop Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault (彭道傳), M.E.P., resigned as Bishop of Chengdu 成都 (China)

Bishop Shu Qi-shui (舒其誰) ▼, Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China), passed away

Bishop Faustino M. Tissot (丁玉守), S.X., resigned as Bishop of Zhengzhou 鄭州 (China)

Fr. Raymond Wang Chong-lin (王寵林) was elected Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China)

Msgr. John Angel Romaniello (羅民勞), M.M., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Guilin 桂林 (China)

Fr. Matthias Buchholz (步堅牧), M.S.C., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Shiqian 石阡 (China)

Fr. Eugene Fahy (費濟時), S.J., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Yangzhou 揚州 (China)

Fr. John Herrijgers (和毓華), C.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Yongping 永平 (China)

Fr. Isidor Hermenegild Hintringer da Losenstein (興光啟), O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Jiamusi 佳木斯 (China)

Fr. Ferdinand Lacretelle (洛維水), S.J., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Haizhou 海州 (China)

Fr. Pietro Maleddu, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Xing’anfu 興安府 (China)

Fr. Quintinus Pessers (孔昭明), O.F.M., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Xinjiang 新絳 (China), passed away at 87

Fr. Jean Berchmans Eugène Jung, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator of Comores (Comoros), passed away

Fr. Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists)

Abbot Henri Marcotte de Sainte-Marie, O.S.B., resigned as Prior of Pontifical Abbey of St. Jerome for the Revision and Emendation of the Vulgate

Fr. Vincent de Couesnongle, O.P., resigned as Master of the Order of Order of Preachers (Dominicans)

Fr. Yves Douguet, P.S.M., was appointed as Superior General of Priests of Saint Mary of Tinchebray

Sr. Bernadette Joseph Berquer, O.S.U., was appointed as Prioress General of Order of Saint Ursula of the Roman Union (Ursuline Sisters)

Fr. Ludwik Münz, S.A.C., resigned as Rector General of Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines)

Fr. Joseph Dilasa, I.M.S., was appointed as Superior General of Indian Missionary Society

Fr. Prabhu Prasad, I.M.S., resigned as Superior General of Indian Missionary Society

Fr. Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Salesian Pontifical University

Archbishop Renato Raffaele Martino, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Singapore, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Brunei

Cardinal Umberto Mozzoni resigned as President of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari

Msgr. Luigi Bressan, Priest of Trento (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to Council of Europe

Fr. Marcello Zago, O.M.I., was appointed as Secretary of Secretariat for Non-Christians

Bishop Luigi Morstabilini resigned as Bishop of Brescia (Italy)

Msgr. Ovidio Cassolo resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Msgr. Giuseppe Pasquazi, Referendary Prelate emeritus of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, passed away at 94

Msgr. Antonio Petti was appointed as Promoter of the Faith of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Msgr. Liborio Scaccia resigned as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household

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

Fr. Elio Gambari, S.M.M., resigned as Adjunct Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes

Fr. Roberto Giannatelli, S.D.B., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Salesian Pontifical University

Fr. Fedele Giannini, P.I.M.E., resigned as Superior General of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions

Fr. Antonio Loreti, P.M.S., was appointed as Superior General of Little Mission for the Deaf and Dumb

Fr. Marino Maccarelli, O.S.M., was appointed as Promoter of Justice of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Fr. Giulio Madurini, C.S.P., resigned as President of Society of Saint Paul

Fr. Roberto Osculati, C.S.P., was appointed as President of Society of Saint Paul

Fr. Ferdinand Pratzner, S.S.S., was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

Dr. Adriano Bausola was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Venerable Dr. Giuseppe Lazzati resigned as Rector Magnificus of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Mr. Gian Franco Svidercoschi was appointed as Vice-Director of L’Osservatore Romano

Archbishop Flavien Zacharie Melki resigned as Patriarchal Vicar of Lebanon of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

Bishop Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S., Apostolic Administrator of Port Harcourt (Nigeria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Warri (Nigeria)

Fr. Czesław Kamiński, S.Chr., resigned as Superior General of Society of Christ for Polish Immigrants

Fr. Edward Szamanek, S.Chr., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Christ for Polish Immigrants

Fr. José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Fr. João de Freitas Alves, C.M.F., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of São Tomé e Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe)

Fr. Martin Juritsch, S.A.C., was appointed as Rector General of Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines)

Fr. Marius Joseph Banks, O.F.M., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Volksrust (South Africa), passed away

Archbishop Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.J., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek (South Sudan)

Msgr. Georg Hüssler resigned as President of Caritas Internationalis

Msgr. Kevork Tayroyan was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria)

Fr. Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, S.D.B., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Díli (Timor-Leste)

Fr. Petro Kozak, C.SS.R., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Miguel Balaguer resigned as Bishop of Tacuarembó (Uruguay)

Abbot Martin Burne, O.S.B., resigned as President of American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation

Fr. John Albert Eidenschink, O.S.B., was appointed as President of American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation

Msgr. Luigi Ligutti, Priest of Des Moines (USA), passed away at 88

Fr. Martin Nolan, O.S.A., was appointed as Prior General of Order of Saint Augustine (Augustinians)

Fr. Theodore Tack, O.S.A., resigned as Prior General of Order of Saint Augustine (Augustinians)

Sr. Regina Casey, M.S.C., resigned as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Sr. Christopher Malcovsky, O.S.B.M., was appointed as Superior General of Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great

Sr. Emelia Prokopik, O.S.B.M., resigned as Superior General of Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great

Abbot Vincent Truijen, O.S.B., resigned as Superior of Pontifical Abbey of St. Jerome for the Revision and Emendation of the Vulgate

Fr. Leonard de Kort, C.I., resigned as Superior General of Josephites of Belgium

Fr. Edoardo Filippini, P.M.S., resigned as Superior General of Little Mission for the Deaf and Dumb

Fr. José Gamarra-Mayor Sáez, O.SS.T., was appointed as Mnister General of Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives (Trinitarians)

Fr. Jean Gribomont, O.S.B., was appointed as Director of Pontifical Commission for the Revision and Emendation of the Vulgate

Fr. Joseph Hardy, S.M.A., resigned as Superior General of Society of African Missions

Fr. Patrick J. Harrington, S.M.A., was appointed as Superior General of Society of African Missions

Fr. Anton Loipfinger, C.PP.S., was appointed as Moderator General of Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Fr. John Mayhew, C.I., was appointed as Superior General of Josephites of Belgium

Fr. Daniel Schaefer, C.PP.S., resigned as Moderator General of Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Fr. Ignacio Vizcargüénaga Arriortúa, O.SS.T., resigned as Mnister General of Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives (Trinitarians)

Fr. Giovanni Zampetti, S.D.B., resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Prof. Silvio Accame was appointed as President of Pontifical Roman Academy of Archaeology

Fr. Alex Tharamangalam was appointed as Priest of Tellicherry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop John Mackey resigned as Bishop of Auckland (New Zealand)

Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Portland in Oregon (USA), passed away at 105

Bishop Willem Schoemaker, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Purwokerto (Indonesia), passed away at 73

Fr. Teodoro Javier Buhain Jr., Priest of Manila (Philippines), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines) and Titular Bishop of Bacanaria

Fr. Raul José Quimpo Martirez, Priest of Kalibo (Philippines), was elected Bishop of San Jose de Antique (Philippines)

Fr. Manoel dos Reis de Farias was appointed as Priest of Nazaré (Brazil)

Bishop Valenti Giacomo Lazzeri, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of São José do Grajaú (Brazil), passed away at 58

Fr. Joseph Nunzio Latino, Priest of Houma–Thibodaux (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Marcello Bartolucci, Priest of Assisi–Nocera Umbra–Gualdo Tadino (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop François-Louis-Marie Kervèadou, Bishop emeritus of Saint-Brieuc (France), passed away at 72

Bishop Carmelo Canzonieri resigned as Bishop of Caltagirone (Italy)

Bishop Martino Matronola, O.S.B. Cas., resigned as Abbot Ordinary of Montecassino (Italy)

Bishop Diego Parodi, M.C.C.J., Bishop of Ischia (Italy), passed away at 66

Archbishop Michael Cornelius O’Neill, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Regina (Canada), passed away at 84

Bishop André-Jean Vérineux (費聲遠), M.E.P., Bishop of Yingkou 營口 (China), passed away at 85

Archbishop Athanase Jean Daniel Bakose, Archbishop of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq), passed away at 84

Msgr. Arcangelo Ranaudo, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Archbishop John Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nairobi (Kenya), passed away at 86

Bishop Stanley Joseph Ott, Titular Bishop of Nicives and Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Baton Rouge (USA)

Bishop Wacław Majewski, Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland), passed away at 91

Bishop Estanislao Esteban Karlic, Titular Bishop of Castro and Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Paraná (Argentina) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Paraná (Argentina)

Bishop Horacio Alberto Bózzoli, Bishop of San Miguel (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina)

Archbishop Jorge Manuel López, Metropolitan Archbishop of Corrientes (Argentina), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rosario (Argentina)

Bishop José María Montes, Titular Bishop of Lamdia and Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benevento exchanged territory with Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campobasso–Boiano exchanged territory with Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benevento (Italy)

Diocese of Lucera lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benevento (Italy)

Fr. Lorenzo Chiarinelli was elected Bishop of Aquino (Italy), Bishop of Pontecorvo (Italy) and Bishop of Sora (Italy)

Fr. Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.I., was elected Bishop of Ituiutaba (Brazil)

Fr. Slavomir Miklovš was elected Bishop of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia)

Bishop André-Pierre-François Fauvel, Bishop emeritus of Quimper (France), passed away at 80

Fr. Gregory Karotemprel, C.M.I., was elected Bishop of Rajkot of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M., was appointed as Titular Bishop of Respecta

Fr. Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap., Ecclesiastical Superior of Trabzon (Turkiye), was elected Apostolic Administrator of Trabzon (Turkiye) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkiye)

Archbishop Domenico Caloyera, O.P., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkiye)

Diocese of Ozamiz was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ozamiz (with suffragan sees Dipolog, Iligan, Pagadian and Marawi) (Philippines)

Bishop Luis María Blas Maestu Ojanguren, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón (Peru), passed away at 66

Bishop Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M., Bishop of Ozamiz (Philippines), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ozamiz (Philippines)

Bishop Protacio Guevarra Gungon, Titular Bishop of Obba and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Antipolo (Philippines)

Sr. Maria Gabriella Sagheddu was beatified

Fr. Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei, Priest of Madrid (Spain), was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

Fr. David Arias Pérez, O.A.R., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA) and Titular Bishop of Badiæ

Archbishop Giovanni De Andrea, Apostolic Delegate to Angola, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran

Fr. Bernhard Franz Kühnel Langer, M.S.C., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Caravelí (Peru)

Fr. John Chrysostom Kwon Hyeok-ju (권혁주 요한 크리소스토모 / 權赫周) was appointed as Priest of Andong 안동 (South Korea)

Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan) (Philippines)

Bishop Alfred Fernández, Bishop emeritus of Allahabad (India), passed away at 67

Fr. Federico Francesco D’Ostilio, O.F.M. Conv., Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Leonard Anthony Boyle was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Dunedin (New Zealand) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Dunedin (New Zealand)

Fr. Reginald Joseph Orsmond was elected Titular Bishop of Assuras and Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Archbishop Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp, Bishop emeritus of Monaco (Monaco), passed away at 77

Fr. Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J., was elected Bishop of Tacuarembó (Uruguay)

Msgr. Angelo Mottola, Priest of Aversa (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho (Honduras)

Archbishop Alexandre do Nascimento, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) and Apostolic Administrator of Ondjiva (Angola), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino

Archbishop Godfried Danneels, Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium and Military Vicar of Belgium (Belgium), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia

Archbishop Alfonso López Trujillo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca

Archbishop Bernard Yago, Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono

Archbishop Franjo Kuharić, Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati

Fr. Henri-Marie de Lubac, S.J., was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica

Archbishop Jean-Marie Lustiger, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France) and Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France), was created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro

Cardinal Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna and Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna pro hac vice Title

Bishop Joachim Meisner, Bishop of Berlin (Germany), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana

Cardinal Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title

Archbishop Giuseppe Casoria, Titular Archbishop of Vescovìo and Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale

Archbishop Carlo Maria Martini, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia

Cardinal Umberto Mozzoni, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio and Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Eugenio pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Pietro Palazzini, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Girolamo della Carità and Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo della Carità pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Opilio Rossi, President of Pontifical Council for the Laity, was appointed as Protodeacon of College of Cardinals

Archbishop Aurelio Sabattani, Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana prima, Vicar of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and Pro-Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine

Bishop Julijans Vaivods, Titular Bishop of Macriana maior, Apostolic Administrator of Liepāja (Latvia), Apostolic Administrator of Riga (Latvia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia, was created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati

Patriarch Antoine Pierre Khoraiche, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), President of Synod of the Maronite Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon, was created Cardinal-Patriarch

Archbishop Thomas Stafford Williams, Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand) and President of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, was created Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti

Archbishop Józef Glemp, President of Episcopal Conference of Poland, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland), Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) and Ordinary of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere

Archbishop Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangkok (Thailand), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna

Archbishop Joseph Louis Bernardin, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore

Archbishop José Alí Lebrún Moratinos, Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio

Cardinal Giuseppe Casoria, Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship

Cardinal Aurelio Sabattani, Pro-Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Cardinal Antonio Samorè, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library and Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives, passed away at 77

Bishop Joseph Mark McShea resigned as Bishop of Allentown (USA)

Bishop Thomas Jerome Welsh, Bishop of Arlington (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Allentown (USA)

Bishop Pan Shao-qing (潘少卿) ▼, Bishop emeritus of Xiwanzi 西灣子 (China), passed away

Fr. Paul Hwang Cheol-soo (황철수 바오로 / 黃哲洙) was appointed as Priest of Busan 부산 (South Korea)

Fr. Joseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec was elected Bishop of Fréjus–Toulon (France)

Cardinal Paolo Marella resigned as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and President of Reverend Fabric of Saint Peter

Cardinal Aurelio Sabattani, Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as President of Fabric of Saint Peter and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter

Bishop Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe resigned as Bishop of Fréjus–Toulon (France)

Fr. Speranza di Gesù Alhama Valera, F.A.M., Founder of Congregation of the Sons of Merciful Love, passed away at 89

Bishop George Avis Fulcher, Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus and Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (USA)

Bishop James Anthony Griffin, Titular Bishop of Hólar and Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Columbus (USA)

Bishop Secondo Tagliabue, Bishop emeritus of Anglona–Tursi (Italy), passed away at 75

Diocese of Acapulco was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Acapulco (with suffragan sees Chilapa and Ciudad Altamirano) (Mexico)

Bishop Rafael Bello Ruiz, Bishop of Acapulco (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Acapulco (Mexico)

Fr. Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay was elected Titular Bishop of Belesasa and Auxiliary Bishop of Culiacán (Mexico)

Cardinal Antonio Poma, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bologna (Italy)

Archbishop Edward Bede Clancy, Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia)

Cardinal James Darcy Freeman resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia)

Bishop Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel resigned as Military Vicar of France (France)

Bishop Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey, Auxiliary Bishop of Marseille (France), was appointed as Military Vicar of France (France)

Msgr. Fortunato Baldelli, Priest of Assisi (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Delegate to Angola and Titular Archbishop of Bevagna

Bishop Luke Li Jing-feng (李鏡峰) succeeded as Bishop of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China)

Bishop Lorenzo Bianchi (白英奇), P.I.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong), passed away at 83

Bishop James Vincent Pardy (파 야고보), M.M., Bishop emeritus of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea), passed away at 84

Bishop Joseph Carroll McCormick resigned as Bishop of Scranton (USA)

Bishop José Villalón Mercado, Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico), passed away at 88

Archbishop Manuel dos Santos Rocha, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Beja (Portugal), passed away at 77

Fr. José María Hernández González was elected Bishop of Chilapa (Mexico)

Territorial Prelature of Vila Rondônia was promoted as Diocese of Ji-Paraná (Brazil)

Bishop Valérien Bélanger, Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada), passed away at 80

Fr. Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia)

Bishop Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S., resigned as Bishop of Abakaliki (Nigeria)

Bishop Michael Nnachi Okoro, Titular Bishop of Catabum castra and Auxiliary Bishop of Abakaliki (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Abakaliki (Nigeria)

Fr. Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Vissalsa and Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara (Solomon Islands)

Bishop Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.J., Bishop of El Obeid (Sudan), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Juba (South Sudan)

Bishop Anthony Zhou Wei-dao (周維道), O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China), passed away at 77

Bishop Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia, Bishop emeritus of Guanare (Venezuela), passed away at 82

Fr. François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Nice (France)

Diocese of Antipolo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila and became suffragan of Manila) (Philippines)

Fr. Colm O’Reilly, Priest of Ardagh (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland)

Bishop Albert Hermelink Gentiaras, S.C.I., Bishop emeritus of Tanjungkarang (Indonesia), passed away at 84

Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe, Auxiliary Bishop of Lydenburg–Witbank (South Africa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Lydenburg–Witbank (South Africa)

Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.J., resigned as Bishop of Lydenburg–Witbank (South Africa)

Bishop Arturo Rivera Damas, S.D.B., Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador) and Apostolic Administrator of San Salvador (El Salvador), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador)

Archbishop Thomas A. White (陶懷德), Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia

Archbishop Saverio Zupi, Titular Archbishop of Serra, passed away at 69

Bishop Stanley Girard Schlarman, Titular Bishop of Capri and Auxiliary Bishop of Belleville (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Dodge City (USA)

Bishop Giuseppe Rossi, Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household, passed away at 95

Bishop Émilien Frenette, Bishop emeritus of Saint-Jérôme (Canada), passed away at 77

Fr. Bruno Musarò, Priest of Otranto (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Román Acevedo Rojas resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia (Mexico)

Fr. Antônio Possamai, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Ji-Paraná (Brazil)

Bishop Joseph Michael McGee, Bishop emeritus of Galloway (Scotland), passed away at 78

Bishop Buenaventura Jáuregui Prieto, Bishop emeritus of Zipaquirá (Colombia), passed away at 84

Fr. Eugenio Ravignani was elected Bishop of Vittorio Veneto (Italy)

Fr. Raymond Wang Chong-lin (王寵林) was consecrated as Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China)

Fr. Pablo Virgilio Siongco David was appointed as Priest of San Fernando (Philippines)

Bishop Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto, Bishop of Rafaela (Argentina), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of San Isidro (Argentina)

Archbishop Rubén Isaza Restrepo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cartagena (Colombia)

Fr. Stephen Li Xin-zheng (李新生) was consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China)

Msgr. Giuseppe Cattani was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Diocese of Bertoua was established (from Diocese of Doumé and became suffragan of Yaoundé) (Cameroon)

Diocese of Doumé was renamed as Diocese of Doumé–Abong’ Mbang (lost territory to establish Diocese of Bertoua) (Cameroon)

Diocese of Murang’a was established (from Diocese of Nyeri and became suffragan of Nairobi) (Kenya)

Bishop Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Doumé (Cameroon), was appointed as Bishop of Bertoua (Cameroon)

Fr. Pierre Augustin Tchouanga, S.C.I., was elected Bishop of Doumé–Abong’ Mbang (Cameroon)

Fr. Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke, Priest of Lisala (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Titular Bishop of Baliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Lolo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Raimondo Cesare Bergamin, S.X., resigned as Bishop of Padang (Indonesia)

Fr. Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Padang (Indonesia)

Fr. Peter Joseph Kairo, Priest of Nakuru (Kenya), was elected Bishop of Murang’a (Kenya)

Fr. Vicente Credo Manuel, S.V.D., was elected Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro (Philippines) and Titular Bishop of Albulæ

Fr. Michael Vincent Paschal Rowland, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Dundee (South Africa)

Bishop Leo Rajendram Antony resigned as Bishop of Trincomalee–Batticaloa (Sri Lanka)

Fr. Joseph Vianney Fernando, Priest of Kandy (Sri Lanka), was elected Bishop of Kandy (Sri Lanka)

Bishop Appasinghe Paul Perera resigned as Bishop of Kandy (Sri Lanka)

Fr. Joseph Kingsley Swampillai, Priest of Jaffna (Sri Lanka), was elected Bishop of Trincomalee–Batticaloa (Sri Lanka)

Fr. José Reginaldo Andrietta was appointed as Priest of Limeira (Brazil)

Bishop Silvano Piovanelli, Titular Bishop of Tubunæ in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy)

Cardinal Antonio Poma resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bologna (Italy)

Bishop Enrico Manfredini, Bishop of Piacenza (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy)

Territorial Abbacy of San Paolo fuori le Mura lost territory to Diocese of Nepi (Italy)

Bishop Francesco Sanmartino, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Torino (Italy), passed away at 72

Dr. Ezio Franceschini, Rector Magnificus emeritus of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, passed away at 76

Fr. Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Beneventum and Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland)

Bishop Philip James Anthony Kennedy, Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide (Australia), passed away at 52

Abbot Giovanni Paolo Gibertini, O.S.B., was elected Bishop of Ales (Italy) and Bishop of Terralba (Italy)

Bishop José Adelino Dantas, Bishop emeritus of Ruy Barbosa (Brazil), passed away at 73

Archbishop Igino Eugenio Cardinale, Head of Protocol emeritus of Secretariat of State, passed away at 66

Bishop Aurelio Marena, Bishop emeritus of Ruvo (Italy) and Bishop emeritus of Bitonto (Italy), passed away at 89

Diocese of Lubbock was established (from Diocese of Amarillo and Diocese of San Angelo and became suffragan of San Antonio) (USA)

Fr. Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Prado, was elected Bishop of Constantine (Algeria)

Bishop Jean Baptiste Joseph Scotto resigned as Bishop of Constantine (Algeria)

Fr. José Mário Stroeher, Priest of Porto Alegre (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Nicives and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Fr. Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner was appointed as Priest of Morón (Argentina)

Msgr. William Joseph Levada, Priest of Los Angeles (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Capri and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Fr. Michael Jarboe Sheehan, Priest of Dallas (USA), was elected Bishop of Lubbock (USA)

Fr. Robert Henry Brom, Priest of Winona (USA), was elected Bishop of Duluth (USA)

Fr. Lawrence Joyce Kenney was elected Titular Bishop of Hólar and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

Fr. Donald William Montrose was elected Titular Bishop of Vescovìo and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Archbishop John Aloysius Murphy resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales)

Bishop John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Menevia (Wales), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales)

Bishop Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali (Colombia)

Archbishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 69

Bishop Stanisław Jakiel, Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland), passed away at 72

Msgr. John Joseph McDermott was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Martien Antoon Jansen, Bishop emeritus of Rotterdam (Netherlands), passed away at 77

Fr. Luis Héctor Villalba, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Rémy Augustin, S.M.M., Bishop emeritus of Port-de-Paix (Haiti), passed away at 72

Fr. Joseph Thomas Dimino was elected Titular Bishop of Carini and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

Fr. Francis Xavier Roque was elected Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA) and Titular Bishop of Bagai

Military Vicariate of Ecuador was established (Ecuador)

Fr. Jorge Vázquez was appointed as Priest of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina)

Archbishop Augustin Farah, Archbishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), passed away at 72

Fr. Józef Piotr Kupny was appointed as Priest of Katowice (Poland)

Bishop Bernard Joseph Flanagan resigned as Bishop of Worcester (USA)

Bishop Ignatius Mummadi, Bishop emeritus of Guntur (India), passed away at 84

Bishop Donald J. Herlihy, Bishop of Ferns (Ireland), passed away at 74

Bishop Cesar Benedetti, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Cuevo (Bolivia), passed away at 85

Bishop Matthew Baroi, S.D.B., Bishop of Krishnagar (India), passed away at 57

Territorial Prelature of Chimbote was promoted as Diocese of Chimbote (gained territory from Diocese of Huaraz) (Peru)

Diocese of Huaraz lost territory to Diocese of Chimbote (Peru)

Fr. Anthony J. Farquhar, Priest of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland) and Titular Bishop of Hermiana

Fr. Patrick Joseph Walsh, Priest of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), was elected Titular Bishop of Roscrea and Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Fr. Celso Yegros Estigarribia was elected Bishop of Carapeguá (Paraguay)

Bishop Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J., Bishop-Prelate of Chimbote (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Chimbote (Peru)

Diocese of Ripatransone was renamed as Diocese of Ripatransone–San Benedetto del Tronto (Italy)

Fr. Doraboina Moses Prakasam was appointed as Priest of Cuddapah (India)

Fr. Giuseppe Chiaretti was elected Bishop of Montalto (Italy) and Bishop of Ripatransone–San Benedetto del Tronto (Italy)

Fr. Ettore Di Filippo was elected Bishop of Isernia (Italy) and Bishop of Venafro (Italy)

Archbishop Bruno Foresti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena (Italy) and Abbot nullius of Nonantola (Italy), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Brescia (Italy)

Fr. Mario Peressin was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy)

Fr. Alessandro Maggiolini was elected Bishop of Carpi (Italy)

Bishop Achille Palmerini resigned as Bishop of Isernia (Italy) and Bishop of Venafro (Italy)

Bishop Artemio Prati resigned as Bishop of Carpi (Italy)

Bishop Vincenzo Radicioni resigned as Bishop of Montalto (Italy) and Bishop of Ripatransone (Italy)

Fr. Martin Sarmiento Jumoad was appointed as Priest of Isabela (Philippines)

Bishop Vicente Posada Reyes resigned as Bishop of Cabanatuan (Philippines)

Bishop Ciceron Santa Maria Tumbocon succeeded as Bishop of Cabanatuan (Philippines)

Fr. Paul Li Zhen-rong (李振榮), S.J., was consecrated as Bishop of Xianxian 獻縣 (China)

Fr. Carlo Ghidelli, Priest of Crema (Italy), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Blaise-Ernest Morand succeeded as Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada)

Bishop Laurent Morin resigned as Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada)

Fr. John Saw Gawdy was appointed as Priest of Taungngu (Myanmar)

Fr. Augustin Simmel Ndiaye was appointed as Priest of Dakar (Senegal)

Diocese of Assis lost territory to Diocese of Presidente Prudente (Brazil)

Bishop Telesforo Giovanni Cioli, O. Carm., resigned as Bishop of Arezzo (Italy), Bishop of Sansepolcro (Italy) and Bishop of Cortona (Italy)

Bishop Giovanni D’Ascenzi, Bishop of Sovana–Pitigliano–Orbetello (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Arezzo (Italy), Bishop of Cortona (Italy) and Bishop of Sansepolcro (Italy)

Archbishop José Pont y Gol resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain)

Bishop Ramón Torrella Cascante, Titular Bishop of Minervino Murge and Vice-President of Secretariat for Christian Unity, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain)

Bishop Albert Reuben Edward Thomas resigned as Bishop of Bathurst (Australia)

Cardinal Vicente Enrique y Tarancón resigned as Archbishop of Madrid (Spain)

Archbishop Angel Suquía Goicoechea, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), was appointed as Archbishop of Madrid (Spain)

Fr. Philip Huang Chao-ming (黃兆明) was appointed as Priest of Hualien 花蓮 (Taiwan)

Bishop Jules-Joseph Puset, P.S.S., Bishop emeritus of Tamatave (Madagascar), passed away at 71

Fr. Jožef Smej was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor (Slovenia) and Titular Bishop of Tzernicus

Archbishop Georges Layek, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria), passed away at 61

Fr. Claudio Giuliodori was appointed as Priest of Osimo (Italy)

Bishop Joseph Alphonse McNicholas, Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA), passed away at 60

Diocese of Caravelas was renamed as Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Brazil)

Bishop Felipe Tiago Broers, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Caravelas (Brazil)

Bishop João Oneres Marchiori, Bishop of Caçador (Brazil), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Lages (Brazil)

Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap., Titular Bishop of Tela and Auxiliary Bishop of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Brazil)

Fr. Renato Ziggiotti, S.D.B., Rector Major emeritus of Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians), passed away at 90

Fr. Francisco Montecillo Padilla, Priest of Cebu (Philippines), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Raúl Gómez González was appointed as Priest of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

Fr. Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga was appointed as Priest of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)

Fr. Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr., Undersecretary of Secretariat for Christian Unity, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and Vice-President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

Msgr. Antonio Maria Vegliò, Priest of Pesaro (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. Cas., was appointed as Abbot Ordinary of Montecassino (Italy)

Fr. Rafael Eleuterio Rey, Priest of Mendoza (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Hilta and Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza (Argentina)

Bishop Vicente Posada Reyes, Bishop emeritus of Cabanatuan (Philippines), passed away at 75

Bishop Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Fairbanks (USA), passed away at 88

Bishop Juan Bautista Velasco Díaz (茅中砥), O.P., Bishop of Xiamen 廈門 (China), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

Diocese of Torit was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba and became suffragan of Juba) (South Sudan)

Fr. Hubert Louis Marie Félix Michon was elected Archbishop of Rabat (Morocco)

Fr. Edward Robert Adams was elected Bishop of Oudtshoorn (South Africa)

Archbishop Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile)

Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile)

Archbishop Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile)

Bishop José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D., Bishop of Valdivia (Chile), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile)

Archbishop Emilio Tagle Covarrubias resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile)

Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos, Archbishop-Bishop of San Felipe (Chile), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile)

Fr. Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini was appointed as Priest of Nalgonda (India)

Bishop Herbé Seijas, Bishop of San José de Mayo (Uruguay), passed away at 53

Bishop John Joseph O’Connor, Titular Bishop of Korčula and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate of United States of America (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Scranton (USA)

Fr. Robert Anthony Daniels was appointed as Priest of London (Canada)

Bishop Emile Aiti Waro Leru’a succeeded as Bishop of Doruma–Dungu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Wilhelm Theo van den Elzen, O.S.A., resigned as Bishop of Doruma–Dungu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira, Bishop of Patos (Brazil), passed away at 73

Bishop Frederick William Freking resigned as Bishop of La Crosse (USA)

Bishop Aloysius John Wycislo resigned as Bishop of Green Bay (USA)

Fr. Raphy Manjaly was appointed as Priest of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. Martinho da Costa Lopes resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Díli (Timor-Leste)

Fr. Anthony Frederick Tonnos, Priest of Saint Catharines (Canada), was elected Titular Bishop of Nationa and Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton (Canada)

Fr. João Miranda Teixeira, Priest of Porto (Portugal), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal) and Titular Bishop of Castellum Iabar

Bishop Joseph Devine, Titular Bishop of Voli and Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow (Scotland), was appointed as Bishop of Motherwell (Scotland)

Fr. Jožef Kvas was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Titular Bishop of Calama

Fr. William Edward Koenig was appointed as Priest of Rockville Centre (USA)

Bishop Luigi Versiglia (雷鳴道), S.D.B., and Fr. Callisto Caravario (高惠黎．加理多), S.D.B., were beatified

Bishop Romualdas Krikšciunas resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Panevėžys (Lithuania)

Bishop Pierre-Célestin Nkou, Bishop of Sangmélima (Cameroon), passed away at 55

Fr. Camillo Ruini, Priest of Reggio Emilia (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Nepte and Auxiliary Bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy)

Bishop Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M., Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil)

Msgr. Bruno Bertagna, Priest of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Renato Volante was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Aghnatios Elias Yaacoub, S.J., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Assiut of the Copts (Egypt)

Fr. Walter Theodor Jansen was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Barica

Bishop Thomas Joseph Drury resigned as Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA)

Bishop René Henry Gracida, Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA)

Fr. Laszlo Anthony Iranyi, Sch. P., was elected Titular Bishop of Castellum medianum

Bishop Franciscus Xaverius Eikichi Tanaka (フランシスコ・ザビエル 田中英吉), Bishop emeritus of Takamatsu 高松 (Japan), passed away at 80

Bishop Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Potosí (Bolivia)

Fr. Carlos Alberto dos Santos was appointed as Priest of Aracaju (Brazil)

Fr. Giampiero Gloder was appointed as Priest of Padova (Italy)

Fr. Paul Stagg Coakley was appointed as Priest of Wichita (USA)

Fr. Roman Pindel was appointed as Priest of Kraków (Poland)

Diocese of Lacedonia lost territory to Diocese of Ascoli Satriano (Italy)

Bishop Nei Paulo Moretto succeeded as Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil)

Bishop Benedito Zorzi resigned as Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil)

Bishop Enrico Assi, Titular Bishop of Frigento and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Cremona (Italy)

Bishop Fiorino Tagliaferri resigned as Bishop of Cremona (Italy)

Bishop Olexandr Chira, Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine), passed away at 86

Bishop Ivan Semedi, Auxiliary Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

Bishop Silvio Luis Haro Alvear, Bishop emeritus of Ibarra (Ecuador), passed away at 78

Fr. Marco Salvi was appointed as Priest of Arezzo–Cortona–Sansepolcro (Italy)

Fr. Everardus Johannes de Jong was appointed as Priest of Roermond (Netherlands)

Fr. Jean-Pierre-Marie Cattenoz was appointed as Priest of Avignon (France)

Fr. Gilbert Armea Garcera was appointed as Priest of Caceres (Philippines)

Bishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Barra (Brazil), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Vacaria (Brazil)

Bishop Augustinus Frotz resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)

Archbishop Ernest-Marie de Jésus-Hostie Charles Albert Nyary, O.C.D., resigned as Archbishop of Baghdad (Iraq)

Fr. Paul Dahdah, O.C.D., was elected Archbishop of Baghdad (Iraq)

Fr. Andrew Pataki was elected Titular Bishop of Telmissus and Auxiliary Bishop of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop Fernand Lacroix, C.I.M., resigned as Bishop of Edmundston (Canada)

Bishop Bartolomeo Santo Quadri, Bishop of Narni (Italy), Bishop of Terni (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Amelia (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena (Italy) and Abbot nullius of Nonantola (Italy)

Archbishop Johannes Dyba, Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Proconsulari, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gambia, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Liberia and Apostolic Delegate to Guinea, was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Fulda (Germany)

Bishop Alois Brems resigned as Bishop of Eichstätt (Germany)

Fr. Joseph Candolfi was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Basel (Switzerland) and Titular Bishop of Frigento

Cardinal Julio Rosales y Ras, Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cebu (Philippines), passed away at 76

Fr. Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, Priest of Aguascalientes (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Tijuana (Mexico)

Fr. Mario de Gasperín Gasperín, Priest of Córdoba (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Tuxpan (Mexico)

Fr. Eusebio Ramos Morales was appointed as Priest of Caguas (Puerto Rico)

Fr. Paul Ssemogerere was appointed as Priest of Kampala (Uganda)

Fr. Christopher Kakooza was appointed as Priest of Kampala (Uganda)

Fr. Bernard Ferdinand Popp was elected Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA) and Titular Bishop of Capsus

Fr. Renato Marangoni was appointed as Priest of Padova (Italy)

Bishop Marko Peric, Bishop of Kotor (Montenegro), passed away at 56

Diocese of Ouesso was established (from Diocese of Owando and became suffragan of Brazzaville) (Congo-Brazzaville)

Fr. Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F., was elected Titular Bishop of Edistiana and Vicar Apostolic of Quibdó (Colombia)

Bishop Pedro Grau y Arola, C.M.F., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Quibdó (Colombia)

Fr. Hervé Itoua was elected Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

Bishop Pedro Arnoldo Aparicio y Quintanilla, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of San Vicente (El Salvador)

Bishop José Oscar Barahona Castillo, Titular Bishop of Mibiarca and Auxiliary Bishop of San Vicente (El Salvador), was appointed as Bishop of San Vicente (El Salvador)

Bishop Wilhelmus Joannes Demarteau, M.S.F., resigned as Bishop of Banjarmasin (Indonesia)

Fr. Franciscus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F., was elected Bishop of Banjarmasin (Indonesia)

Bishop Denis George Browne, Bishop of Rarotonga (Cook Islands), was appointed as Bishop of Auckland (New Zealand)

Fr. Francisco Capiral San Diego was elected Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Palawan (Philippines) and Titular Bishop of Zica

Fr. John Richard Keating was elected Bishop of Arlington (USA)

Bishop Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Santarém (Brazil), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Santarém (Brazil)

Fr. Albert François LeGatt was appointed as Priest of Prince Albert (Canada)

Fr. Pietro Meloni, Priest of Sassari (Italy), was elected Bishop of Ampurias (Italy) and Bishop of Civita–Tempio (Italy)

Fr. Bruno Tommasi was elected Bishop of Pontremoli (Italy) and Coadjutor Bishop of Massa (Italy)

Bishop Giuseppe Fenocchio resigned as Bishop of Pontremoli (Italy)

Msgr. Marian Oles, Priest of Łomża (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Germán Medina Acosta was appointed as Priest of Bogotá (Colombia)

Fr. Gabriele Giordano Caccia was appointed as Priest of Milano (Italy)

Bishop Antonio María Rouco Varela, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

Fr. Claudio Iovine was appointed as Priest of Susa (Italy)

Fr. Ricardo García García, Opus Dei, was appointed as Priest of Opus Dei (Italy)

Fr. Peter Joseph Jugis was appointed as Priest of Charlotte (USA)

Fr. Francis Cao Minh Dung was appointed as Priest of Huê (Vietnam)

Fr. Edgar Carício de Gouvêa was elected Bishop of Irecê (Brazil)

Bishop Homero Leite Meira resigned as Bishop of Irecê (Brazil)

Bishop Léon-Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 85

Fr. André Haddad was elected Archbishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Fr. Boulos Nassif Borkhoche, M.S.P., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Bosra–Hauran of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Fr. Vincent Chang Kuo-ting (張國珽), Priest of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Mario Antonio Casariego y Acevedo, C.R.S., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title, Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) and Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala), passed away at 74

Msgr. Félix del Blanco Prieto, Priest of León (Spain) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Faustino Sainz Muñoz, Priest of Madrid (Spain) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Frank Henry Greteman resigned as Bishop of Sioux City (USA)

Fr. Lawrence Donald Soens was elected Bishop of Sioux City (USA)

Fr. George Jonathan Dodo was appointed as Priest of Kaduna (Nigeria)

Fr. Jean-Paul Gusching was appointed as Priest of Amiens (France)

Abbot Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. Cas., was confirmed as Abbot Ordinary of Montecassino (Italy)

Sr. Maria Ursula of Jesus Ledóchowska (Julia) was beatified

Bishop José María Guix Ferreres, Titular Bishop of Sistroniana and Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Vic (Spain)

Bishop Ramón Masnou Boixeda resigned as Bishop of Vic (Spain)

Msgr. Karl Lehmann, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

Br. Albert Chmielowski (Adam Hilary Bernard), C.F.A.P.U., was beatified

Fr. Rafał od św. Józefa Kalinowski (Józef), O.C.D., was beatified

Bishop Thomas Holland resigned as Bishop of Salford (England)

Archbishop Mario Pio Gaspari, Undersecretary emeritus of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church, passed away at 65

Fr. Kenneth Michael Howell was appointed as Priest of Brisbane (Australia)

Fr. Richard Joseph Gagnon was appointed as Priest of Vancouver (Canada)

Bishop Francis Patrick Carroll, Bishop of Wagga Wagga (Australia), was promoted as Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia)

Fr. Luc De Maere was appointed as Priest of Antwerpen (Belgium)

Fr. Alfonso Raes, S.J., Prefect emeritus of Vatican Apostolic Library, passed away at 86

Fr. Antonio Napolioni was appointed as Priest of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy)

Fr. Edward James Burns was appointed as Priest of Pittsburgh (USA)

Cardinal James Robert Knox, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia) and President of Pontifical Council for the Family, passed away at 69

Archbishop Paul Coussa, Titular Archbishop of Colonia in Armenia and Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

Msgr. Clemente Faccani, Priest of Imola (Italy) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya and Titular Archbishop of Serra

Bishop Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Bishop of Rotterdam (Netherlands), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands)

Bishop Luis Baldo Riva, C.SS.R., Bishop-Prelate of Chuquibamba (Peru), passed away at 61

Fr. Mariusz Leszczyński was appointed as Priest of Lviv (Ukraine)

Bishop Stephen Aloysius Leven, Bishop emeritus of San Angelo (USA), passed away at 78

Fr. Luigi Ernesto Palletti was appointed as Priest of Genova (Italy)

Bishop Lucas Liu Hsien-tang (劉獻堂) succeeded as Bishop of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan)

Bishop Peter Tou Pao-Zin (杜寶晉) resigned as Bishop of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan)

Msgr. Giovanni Lajolo, Priest of Novara (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Juvenal Porcayo Uribe, Bishop of Tapachula (Mexico), passed away at 66

Bishop Vincent Martin Leonard resigned as Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA)

Fr. Vladimir Ladislas Tarasevitch, O.S.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Mariamme

Bishop Bernardino Piñera Carvallo was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile)

Fr. David John Malloy was appointed as Priest of Milwaukee (USA)

Fr. Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner, Priest of Caxias do Sul (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Toledo (Brazil)

Fr. Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo was elected Titular Bishop of Bocconia and Auxiliary Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)

Fr. Nazzareno Marconi was appointed as Priest of Città di Castello (Italy)

Bishop Anthony Soter Fernandez, Bishop of Penang (Malaysia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Archbishop Dominic Vendargon resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Bishop Anthony Selvanayagam, Titular Bishop of Giru Mons and Auxiliary Bishop of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), was appointed as Bishop of Penang (Malaysia)

Fr. José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M., was elected Archbishop of Tánger (Morocco)

Fr. Raimondo Lourido Diaz, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tánger (Morocco)

Fr. Jude Thaddeus Okolo was appointed as Priest of Nnewi (Nigeria)

Bishop Paride Taban, Titular Bishop of Tadamata and Auxiliary Bishop of Juba (South Sudan), was appointed as Bishop of Torit (South Sudan)

Fr. Giuseppe Pellerino, M.C.C.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek (South Sudan)

Fr. Jean-Claude Makaya Loemba was appointed as Priest of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

Fr. Anton Losinger was appointed as Priest of Augsburg (Germany)

Msgr. Piero Biggio (畢齊樂), Priest of Iglesias (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Francesco Canalini, Vicar of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Priest of Osimo (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Angelo Pedroni, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Syria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium, Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg and Apostolic Nuncio to European Communities

Bishop Raúl Arsenio Casado, Titular Bishop of Tacapæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Salta (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Jujuy (Argentina)

Bishop José Miguel Medina resigned as Bishop of Jujuy (Argentina)

Bishop Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S., was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana prima and Pro-President of Pontifical Council for the Family

Fr. Eugene Martin Nugent (劉裕政) was appointed as Priest of Killaloe (Ireland)

Fr. Kevin Carl Rhoades was appointed as Priest of Harrisburg (USA)

Fr. Paul Desmond Tighe was appointed as Priest of Dublin (Ireland)

Fr. Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni, Priest of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was elected Patriarchal Vicar of Lebanon of the Syriacs (Lebanon) and Titular Bishop of Mardin of the Syriacs

Fr. André-Jean-René Lacrampe, Prado, was elected Titular Bishop of Legia and Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France)

Bishop José Terceiro de Sousa, Bishop emeritus of Penedo (Brazil), passed away at 75

Fr. Roger Lucien Meindre was elected Bishop of Mende (France)

Bishop René-Jean-Prosper-Bruno Boudon resigned as Bishop of Mende (France)

Bishop Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka, Titular Bishop of Dara Syrorum of the Syriacs and Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq), was promoted as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Fr. Martin Adjou Moumouni was appointed as Priest of Cotonou (Benin)

Fr. Emilio Lorenzo Stehle was elected Titular Bishop of Eraclea and Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Fr. John Stanley Kenneth Arnold was appointed as Priest of Westminster (England)

Bishop Agnellus Andrew, O.F.M., resigned as Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications

Bishop Henry Byrne, S.S.C.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Iba (Philippines)

Fr. Koenraad Vanhoutte was appointed as Priest of Brugge (Belgium)

Fr. Walter Brandmüller, Priest of Bamberg (Germany), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum was appointed as Priest of Accra (Ghana)

Archbishop Alberto Carinci, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Boiano–Campobasso (Italy), passed away at 84

Bishop Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm., resigned as Bishop of Itabuna (Brazil)

Bishop João Batista Przyklenk, M.S.F., resigned as Bishop of Januária (Brazil)

Fr. Paulino Fernandes Madeca was elected Titular Bishop of Egnatia and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)

Fr. Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Titular Bishop of Korčula and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Ama, Titular Bishop of Accia and Auxiliary Bishop of Yaoundé (Cameroon), was appointed as Bishop of Sangmélima (Cameroon)

Fr. Anatole Milandou, Priest of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville), was elected Titular Bishop of Capra and Auxiliary Bishop of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville)

Fr. Pasquale Cascio was appointed as Priest of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy)

Fr. Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Priest of Calabozo (Venezuela), was elected Titular Bishop of Lamdia and Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela)

Archbishop Henri-Marie-François Varin de la Brunelière, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fort-de-France–Saint-Pierre (Martinique), passed away at 82

Bishop Henry Byrne, S.S.C.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Iba (Philippines), passed away at 70

Bishop Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri, Bishop emeritus of Chanthaburi (Thailand), passed away at 73

Bishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S., Bishop of Chiquinquirá (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia)