Nominations and Resignations

Abbot Sighard Kleiner, O. Cist., resigned as Vice-President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

Br. Charles Howard was appointed as Superior General of Marist Brothers

Cardinal Franz König resigned as Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria) and President of Episcopal Conference of Austria

Fr. Maurice Bélanger, I.S.P.X., was appointed as Director General of Secular Institute of Pius X

Bishop Paul Chang Zhen-guo (常振國), Bishop of Siping 四平 (China), passed away

Fr. John Chen Shi-zhong (陳適中) was elected Bishop of Suifu 敘府 (China)

Fr. Joseph Fan Zhong-liang (范忠良), S.J., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

Fr. Aloysius Jin Lu-xian (金魯賢), S.J., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

Bishop Joseph Li Cong-zhe (李從哲) was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China)

Fr. Stephen Li Si-de (李思德) was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

Fr. John Li Xue-song (李雪松) ▼ was elected Bishop of Jilin 吉林 (China)

Fr. Mark Yuan Wen-zai (袁文宰) was elected Bishop of Haimen 海門 (China)

Msgr. Pierre Jarry resigned as Adjunct Secretary of International Theological Commission

Fr. Josef Georg Pfab, C.SS.R., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists)

Fr. Vijay Anand Nedumpuram, C.M.I., was appointed as Prior General of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate

Fr. Thomas Aykara, C.M.I., resigned as Prior General of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate

Fr. George Kammattil, C.V., resigned as Superior General of Vincentian Congregation

Fr. George Manalel, C.V., was appointed as Superior General of Vincentian Congregation

Mother Delphine, S.A.B.S., was appointed as Superior General of Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoration Congregation)

Mother Lambert, S.A.B.S., resigned as Superior General of Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoration Congregation)

Fr. Berthold Neij, C.SS.R., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Weetebula (Indonesia)

Fr. Domenico Luca Spinosi, C.P., was appointed as Lay state

Fr. Roberto Tucci, S.J., Director General of Vatican Radio, was appointed as President of Vatican Radio

Msgr. Francesco Saverio Salerno, Priest of Roma (Italy), Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Msgr. Giovanni Angelo Abbo resigned as Secretary of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Msgr. Arturo De Jorio, Dean of Roman Rota, passed away at 74

Msgr. Nicola Ferraro resigned as Prelate Auditor of Roman Rota

Msgr. Antonio Piolanti resigned as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Salvatore Calvia Calvia, M.C.C.J., resigned as Superior General of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (Comboni Missionaries)

Fr. Giustino Farnedi, O.S.B. Cas., was appointed as Director of Vatican Publishing House

Fr. Adriano Garuti, O.F.M., was appointed as Adjunct Secretary of International Theological Commission

Fr. Francesco Pierli, M.C.C.J., was appointed as Superior General of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (Comboni Missionaries)

Fr. Felice Ruffini, M.I., was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

Mr. Brenno Bucciarelli resigned as Director of Vatican Publishing House

Mr. Francesco Silvano was appointed as President of Vatican Publishing House

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

Bishop Nasrallah Sfeir, Patriarchal Vicar of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as General Vicar of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Salim Ghazal, B.S., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé, Patriarchal Vicar of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as General Vicar of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Br. Diego Basilio Rueda Guzmán resigned as Superior General of Marist Brothers

Fr. Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Lashio (Myanmar)

Fr. John Jocelyn Madden, S.D.B., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Lashio (Myanmar)

Msgr. John Basil Meeking, Priest of Christchurch (New Zealand), was appointed as Undersecretary of Secretariat for Christian Unity

Br. Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo, S.C.V., Superior General of Sodalitium of Christian Life, was appointed as Founder of Christian Life Movement (CLM)

Bishop Leoncio Leviste Lat, Auxiliary Bishop of Malolos (Philippines), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

Msgr. Mariano Strojny resigned as Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Francisco Gil Hellín, Priest of Cartagena (Spain), was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Family

Msgr. Enrique Planas y Coma, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Delegate of Vatican Film Library

Fr. Juan Manuel Lasso de la Vega y Miranda, C.SS.R., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists)

Msgr. Gilberto Agustoni resigned as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Archbishop Bruno Bernard Heim resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Great Britain

Fr. Yusuf Sağ was appointed as Patriarchal Vicar of Turkiye of the Syriacs (Turkiye)

Bishop John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland (New Zealand)

Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire resigned as Military Vicar of Uganda (Uganda)

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

Fr. Joseph Chiang Sui (江綏), Priest of Order of Preachers (Dominicans), was appointed as Priest of Newark (USA)

Fr. John Vaughn, O.F.M., was appointed as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)

Bishop José Vicente Henriquez Andueza, S.D.B., Auxiliary Bishop of Barinas (Venezuela), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Abbot Polycarp Zakar, O. Cist., was appointed as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians (Cistercians)

Archimandrite Adib Badaoui, B.S., resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Greek-Melkites

Fr. Josep Maria Balcells, Sch. P., was appointed as Superior General of Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools (Piarists)

Fr. Esteban Gómez, O.P., resigned as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Br. Columban Keller, C.M.S.F., was appointed as Superior General of Franciscan Missionary Brothers

Br. Modestus Kern, C.M.S.F., resigned as Superior General of Franciscan Missionary Brothers

Sr. Manuela Randerath, C.P.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood

Sr. Adelberta Reinhart, C.P.S., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood

Dr. Bruno Molajoli resigned as President of Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of the Virtuosi at the Pantheon

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

Mr. Mario Cappello was appointed as Founder of Institute for World Evangelisation (ICPE Mission)

Ms. Anna Cappello was appointed as Founder of Institute for World Evangelisation (ICPE Mission)

Fr. Geoffrey Francis Mayne was elected Military Vicar of Australia (Australia) and Titular Bishop of Mopta

Bishop John Aloysius Morgan resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) and Military Vicar of Australia (Australia)

Fr. Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque was elected Bishop of Itapipoca (Brazil)

Bishop Othon Motta, Bishop emeritus of Campanha (Brazil), passed away at 71

Msgr. Giovanni Tonucci, Priest of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Francesco Benedetto Cialeo, O.P., Bishop emeritus of Lyallpur (Pakistan), passed away at 83

Fr. Joseba Segura Etxezarraga was appointed as Priest of Bilbao (Spain)

Fr. Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio, Priest of Cleveland (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop-Prelate of Coxim (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil)

Bishop Paul Ri Moun-hi (이문희 바오로 / 李文熙), Titular Bishop of Forconio and Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

Bishop James Odongo, Bishop of Tororo (Uganda), was appointed as Military Vicar of Uganda (Uganda)

Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天), Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Yugoslavia

Archbishop Sergio Sebastiani, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye

Fr. Ángel Luis Ríos Matos was appointed as Priest of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)

Diocese of Alaminos was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan and became suffragan of Lingayen–Dagupan) (Philippines)

Diocese of Urdaneta was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan and became suffragan of Lingayen–Dagupan) (Philippines)

Bishop Rafael Sarmiento Peralta, Bishop of Neiva (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia)

Bishop Youannès Malak, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Luqsor of the Copts (Egypt), passed away at 68

Bishop Mark Kenny Carroll, Bishop emeritus of Wichita (USA), passed away at 88

Fr. James Romen Boiragi was appointed as Priest of Khulna (Bangladesh)

Bishop Géry-Jacques-Charles Leuliet resigned as Bishop of Amiens (France)

Bishop Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S., Titular Bishop of Casæ in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Buga (Colombia)

Bishop Mario De Santis, Auxiliary Bishop of Foggia (Italy), Auxiliary Bishop of Troia (Italy) and Auxiliary Bishop of Bovino (Italy), passed away at 80

Archbishop Joseph Mees, Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa

Bishop Camilo Plácido Crous y Salichs, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Sibundoy (Colombia), passed away at 88

Bishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus, I.Sch., Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Family, was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena (Chile)

Archbishop Francesco De Nittis, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Delegate to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador

Archbishop Carlo Maccari, Archbishop-Bishop of Osimo (Italy) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Ancona (Italy), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Cingoli (Italy)

Bishop Francesco Tarcisio Carboni resigned as Bishop of Cingoli (Italy)

Archbishop Edoardo Rovida, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Bishop Lawrence Alexander Glenn, Bishop emeritus of Crookston (USA), passed away at 84

Fr. Aloysius Jin Lu-xian (金魯賢), S.J., was illicitly consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

Fr. Stephen Li Si-de (李思德) was consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

Bishop Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben, S.C.I., Bishop emeritus of Helsinki (Finland), passed away at 87

Bishop Joseph Howard Hodges, Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA), passed away at 73

Fr. Constantine Bae Ki-hyen (배기현 콘스탄틴 / 裵基賢) was appointed as Priest of Masan 마산 (South Korea)

Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda, Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zaire

Bishop Urbain Etienne Morlion, M. Afr., Bishop emeritus of Baudouinville (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 90

Bishop Joannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Sigus and Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond (Netherlands), was appointed as Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)

Sr. Mercedes Molina y Ayala, R.M., was beatified

Sr. Ana de los Ángeles Monteagudo Ponce de León (Ana), O.P., was beatified

Fr. Jose Kailett, H.G.N., was appointed as Director General of Heralds of Good News

Fr. Mário Lukunde was appointed as Priest of Benguela (Angola)

Fr. Marco Antonio Cortez Lara was appointed as Priest of Chiclayo (Peru)

Fr. José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel was appointed as Priest of Madrid (Spain)

Bishop Joseph Weigl, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Bokungu–Ikela (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 71

Bishop François-Xavier Dione, Bishop of Thiès (Senegal), passed away at 65

Archbishop Pedro Rubiano Sáenz succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali (Colombia)

Archbishop Alberto Uribe Urdaneta resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali (Colombia)

Archbishop Clemente Faccani, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Seychelles

Diocese of Keimoes was renamed as Diocese of Keimoes–Upington (South Africa)

Bishop John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S., Bishop of Keimoes (South Africa), was appointed as Bishop of Keimoes–Upington (South Africa)

Fr. Rafael Valdéz Torres was appointed as Priest of Zamora (Mexico)

Bishop Joseph Maria Pernicone, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA), passed away at 81

Msgr. Donato De Bonis, Priest of Acerenza (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Secretary of Administrative Office of Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Joseph Ek Thabping, Bishop of Ratchaburi (Thailand), passed away at 50

Fr. Eymard Desjardins was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Blessed Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio, President of Pontifical Council for the Laity, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers

Fr. Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Lysinia and Auxiliary Bishop of Florianópolis (Brazil)

Bishop Claude Feidt, Titular Bishop of Balecium and Auxiliary Bishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France)

Bishop Fiorenzo Angelini, Titular Bishop of Messene and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was promoted as Pro-President of Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers and Titular Archbishop of Messene

Msgr. Luis Robles Díaz, Priest of Autlán (Mexico), Chaplain of His Holiness and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan, Apostolic Delegate to Red Sea Region and Titular Archbishop of Stephaniacum

Msgr. Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Priest of Braga (Portugal) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Belize, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles and Titular Archbishop of Beneventum

Fr. Carlos Francisco Martins Pinheiro was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal) and Titular Bishop of Dume

Bishop John Michael D’Arcy, Titular Bishop of Mediana and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA)

Bishop William Edward McManus resigned as Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA)

Bishop Luis Morales Reyes, Bishop of Tacámbaro (Mexico), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Torreón (Mexico)

Fr. Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Priest of Caceres (Philippines), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Robert Edward Mulvee, Titular Bishop of Summa and Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Wilmington (USA)

Bishop Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David, Titular Bishop of Girba and Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (France), was appointed as Bishop of La Rochelle (France)

Archbishop Dermot J. Ryan, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland) and Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, passed away at 60

Bishop Delfim Ribeiro Guedes, Bishop emeritus of São João del Rei (Brazil), passed away at 76

Fr. Henryk Józef Muszyński, Priest of Chełmno (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Villa regis and Auxiliary Bishop of Chełmno (Poland)

Fr. Roman Adam Marcinkowski, Priest of Płock (Poland), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Płock (Poland) and Titular Bishop of Bulla regia

Bishop Vincent Madeley Harris resigned as Bishop of Austin (USA)

Fr. Donald Walter Trautman, Priest of Buffalo (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo (USA) and Titular Bishop of Sassura

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

Fr. Fernando Iório Rodrigues was elected Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil)

Bishop Carlos Esteban Cremata, Bishop of Santo Tomé (Argentina), passed away at 61

Fr. James Kazuo Koda (ヤコブ 幸田和生) was appointed as Priest of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

Bishop Roberto Carniello resigned as Bishop of Volterra (Italy)

Bishop André-Jean-Marie Charles de la Brousse, Bishop emeritus of Dijon (France), passed away at 78

Bishop Pio Vittorio Vigo, Titular Bishop of Écija and Auxiliary Bishop of Catania (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Nicosia (Italy)

Fr. Alberto Lee López, O.F.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Guapi (Colombia)

Bishop Raphaël Lubaki Nganga succeeded as Bishop of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda resigned as Bishop of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Fabriciano Sigampa was elected Bishop of Reconquista (Argentina)

Fr. Gabriel Balet (Régis), O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Moundou (Chad)

Bishop Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Moundou (Chad)

Bishop John Shojiro Ito (使徒ヨハネ 伊藤 庄治郎) resigned as Bishop of Niigata 新潟 (Japan)

Fr. Francis Keiichi Sato (フランシスコ 佐藤敬一), O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Niigata 新潟 (Japan)

Archbishop Francis Arinze resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha (Nigeria)

Fr. Stephen Nweke Ezeanya was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha (Nigeria)

Bishop Amado Paulino y Hernandez, Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines), passed away at 66

Fr. Paul Kim Ok-kyun (김옥균 바오로) was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) and Titular Bishop of Girba

Bishop Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde, Bishop of Iringa (Tanzania), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

Archbishop Marko Mihayo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

Fr. Matthias Ssekamanya, Priest of Kampala (Uganda), was elected Titular Bishop of Iziriana and Auxiliary Bishop of Kampala (Uganda)

Msgr. Antonio Silvestrelli, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Christian Noel Emmanuel was appointed as Priest of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)

Bishop George Leo Leech, Bishop emeritus of Harrisburg (USA), passed away at 94

Bishop Elias Shaheen, Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal of the Maronites (Canada), was promoted as Archbishop-Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal of the Maronites (Canada)

Fr. Desmond A. Williams was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland) and Titular Bishop of Summa

Bishop Dominik Kaľata, S.J., was appointed as Titular Bishop of Semta

Archbishop John Joseph Thomas Ryan succeeded as Archbishop Military Vicar of United States of America (USA)

Bishop Carlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J., Bishop of Minas (Uruguay), passed away at 70

Fr. Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente, Priest of Madrid (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Nin and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

Fr. Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández, Priest of Madrid (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Voli and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

Fr. Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin was elected Titular Bishop of Tigillava and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

Bishop Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem., Abbot General emeritus of Order of the Canons Regular of Prémontré (Norbertines, Premonstratensians), passed away at 76

Archbishop Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Salta (Argentina), passed away at 77

Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta), was appointed as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Cardinal Paolo Bertoli resigned as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Fr. Dionigi Tettamanzi, Priest of Milano (Italy), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Luigi Travaglino, Priest of Nola (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Dino Luigi Romoli, O.P., Bishop emeritus of Pescia (Italy), passed away at 84

Fr. Rafael Masahiro Umemura (ラファエル 梅村昌弘) was appointed as Priest of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan)

Fr. Metod Pirih was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Koper (Slovenia)

Bishop Antonio Corso, Bishop of Maldonado–Punta del Este (Uruguay), passed away at 68

Bishop Joseph-Alain Leroy, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Kilwa (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 65

Fr. Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae (French Polynesia)

Archbishop Henry Sebastian D’Souza, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar (India) and Secretary General of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta (India)

Fr. Diarmaid O’Súilleabháin was elected Bishop of Kerry (Ireland)

Fr. Joseph Atsumi Misue (ヨゼフ 三末篤實) was elected Bishop of Hiroshima 広島 (Japan)

Bishop Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi (ドミニコ 野口由松) resigned as Bishop of Hiroshima 広島 (Japan)

Fr. Jorge Solórzano Pérez was appointed as Priest of Managua (Nicaragua)

Bishop James Stephen Sullivan, Titular Bishop of Siccesi and Auxiliary Bishop of Lansing (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Fargo (USA)

Fr. Luigi Bianco was appointed as Priest of Casale Monferrato (Italy)

Msgr. Piero Marini, Priest of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy) and Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for Pontifical Ceremonies, was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for Divine Worship

Msgr. Edward Michael Egan, Prelate Auditor of Roman Rota, was elected Titular Bishop of Allegheny and Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

Bishop José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm., Bishop of Paracatu (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)

Archbishop Hélder Pessoa Câmara resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)

Bishop José Lamartine Soares, Titular Bishop of Fussala and Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil)

Fr. Adam Odzimek, Priest of Sandomierz–Radom (Poland), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz–Radom (Poland) and Titular Bishop of Tadamata

Fr. Angelo Gelmi Bertocchi was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia) and Titular Bishop of Monterano

Fr. Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia) and Titular Bishop of Casæ in Numidia

Bishop Roch Liu Dian-xi (劉殿墀) ▼, Bishop of Jilin 吉林 (China), passed away

Fr. Andrea Bellandi was appointed as Priest of Firenze (Italy)

Fr. Giovanni Paccosi was appointed as Priest of Firenze (Italy)

Bishop Edgar Godin, Bishop of Bathurst (Canada), passed away at 73

Fr. Alfonso Carrasco Rouco was appointed as Priest of Mondoñedo–Ferrol (Spain)

Fr. Isaías Duarte Cancino was elected Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Bucaramanga (Colombia)

Fr. Eugene Joseph was appointed as Priest of Varanasi (India)

Fr. Franco Monticelli, Priest of Milano (Italy), was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones, Bishop of Ciudad Victoria (Mexico), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

Archbishop Robert Coffy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Albi (France), was appointed as Archbishop of Marseille (France)

Cardinal Roger Etchegaray resigned as Archbishop of Marseille (France)

Fr. Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy was elected Bishop of Beauvais (France)

Sr. Maria Caterina di Santa Rosa da Viterbo Troiani (Costanza), F.C.I.M., was beatified

Sr. Paulina Von Mallinckrodt, S.C.C., was beatified

Fr. Jonas Ivanauskas was appointed as Priest of Kaunas (Lithuania)

Bishop-elect Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P., Bishop-Prelate of Tibú (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Tibú (Colombia)

Archbishop Nicholas Thomas Elko resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati (USA)

Bishop George Edward Lynch resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Raleigh (USA)

Bishop Aniger de Francisco de Maria Melillo, Bishop emeritus of Piracicaba (Brazil), passed away at 73

Bishop Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini (班錫宜), O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Sanyuan 三原 (China), passed away at 88

Msgr. Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi, Priest of Ajaccio (France), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Secretariat for Christian Unity, was elected Vice-President of Pontifical Council for the Family and Titular Bishop of Vico Equense

Msgr. Eleuterio Francesco Fortino, Priest of Lungro of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. John Basil Meeking, Priest of Christchurch (New Zealand) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Angelo Comastri, Priest of Pitigliano–Sovana–Orbetello (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Basile Khoury, B.S., Archbishop emeritus of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), passed away at 84

Archbishop Cipriano Urgel Villahermosa, Metropolitan Archbishop of Palo (Philippines), passed away at 66

Bishop Jesus Aputen Cabrera, Titular Bishop of Thisiduo and Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Alaminos (Philippines)

Bishop Pedro G. Magugat, M.S.C., Military Vicar of Philippines (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Urdaneta (Philippines)

Bishop Juan Tarsicio Senner, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Cochabamba (Bolivia), passed away at 89

Archbishop Antony Padiyara, Metropolitan Archbishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India) and Apostolic Visitator in India outside the proper territory of the Syro-Malabars, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam of the Syro-Malabars (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church

Bishop Sebastian Mankuzhikary resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ernakulam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M., Titular Bishop of Silli and Vice-President of Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Silli and Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Fr. Francesco Antonio Soddu was appointed as Priest of Sassari (Italy)

Archbishop Jozef Tomko, Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, was appointed as Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Bishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B., Bishop of Itapeva (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Limeira (Brazil)

Bishop Ioan Dragomir, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania), passed away at 79

Fr. Roger Louis Kaffer was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA) and Titular Bishop of Dusa

Fr. Antoni Dziemianko (Антонi Дзям’янка), Priest of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marian Fathers), was appointed as Priest of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

Fr. Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara was elected Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico) and Titular Bishop of Thysdrus

Bishop René-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Digne (France), passed away at 79

Archbishop Pierre Kamel Medawar, M.S.P., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), passed away at 97

Fr. Roberto Lückert León, Priest of Maracaibo (Venezuela), was elected Bishop of Cabimas (Venezuela)

Fr. Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos was elected Titular Bishop of Zaba and Auxiliary Bishop of Davao (Philippines)

Msgr. Santos Abril y Castelló, Priest of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and Titular Archbishop of Tamada

Bishop Joseph Sipendi, Bishop of Moshi (Tanzania), passed away at 70

Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nepal

Fr. William Goh Seng Chye (吳成才) was appointed as Priest of Singapore (Singapore)

Bishop Hugolino Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Valeria and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Loja (Ecuador)

Bishop Alberto Zambrano Palacios, O.P., resigned as Bishop of Loja (Ecuador)

Bishop Marcel André Joseph Gervais, Titular Bishop of Rosemarkie and Auxiliary Bishop of London (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada)

Bishop Alexander Carter resigned as Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada)

Fr. Robert Bedard, C.C., was appointed as Founder of Companions of the Cross

Archbishop Justo Mullor García, Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG)

Fr. Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli (Libya), Apostolic Administrator of Misurata (Libya) and Titular Bishop of Tabuda

Bishop Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli (Libya) and Apostolic Administrator of Misurata (Libya)

Fr. Paul John Marx, M.S.C., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Giorgio Zur, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zambia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay

Bishop Joseph Ti Kang (狄剛), Bishop of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

Bishop Jérôme-Théodore Lingenheim, S.M.A., Bishop emeritus of Sokodé (Togo), passed away at 78

Fr. Raymond Mpezele was elected Bishop of Livingstone (Zambia)

Archbishop Fortunato Baldelli, Apostolic Delegate to Angola, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe

Fr. Cristóbal Ascencio García was appointed as Priest of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

Fr. José Ronaldo Ribeiro was appointed as Priest of Brasília (Brazil)

Bishop Lucien-Sidroine Lebrun, Bishop emeritus of Autun (France), passed away at 89

Bishop Noël Boucheix, S.M.A., Bishop emeritus of Porto Novo (Benin), passed away at 84

Fr. Antonio Santucci was elected Bishop of Trivento (Italy)

Bishop Jean-François Étienne Motte, O.F.M., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Cambrai (France)

Bishop Sebastião Francisco Mathias Fernandes, Bishop of Mysore (India), passed away at 67

Fr. Matthew Francis Ustrzycki, Priest of Hamilton (Canada), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton (Canada) and Titular Bishop of Nationa

Fr. Mark Anthony Eckman was appointed as Priest of Pittsburgh (USA)

Bishop Antonio María Aguirre resigned as Bishop of San Isidro (Argentina)

Bishop Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto succeeded as Bishop of San Isidro (Argentina)

Archbishop André-Georges Bontems resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France)

Archbishop Claude Feidt succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France)

Bishop Jean Yves Marie Sahuquet, Titular Bishop of Utica and Auxiliary Bishop of Bayonne (France), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes (France)

Fr. Hans-Reinhard Koch was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt–Meiningen (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Mediana

Bishop Jean Hengen, Bishop of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) and President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, was promoted as Archbishop ad personam

Fr. Jeffrey Robert Haines was appointed as Priest of Milwaukee (USA)

Fr. Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos was appointed as Priest of Barreiras (Brazil)

Bishop Hernando Velásquez Lotero resigned as Bishop of Facatativá (Colombia)

Fr. James Douglas Conley was appointed as Priest of Wichita (USA)

Fr. Timothy Christian Senior was appointed as Priest of Philadelphia (USA)

Fr. Daniel Edward Thomas was appointed as Priest of Philadelphia (USA)

Bishop Miguel Angel Araújo Iglesias resigned as Bishop of Mondoñedo–Ferrol (Spain)

Bishop John Brewer succeeded as Bishop of Lancaster (England)

Bishop Brian Charles Foley resigned as Bishop of Lancaster (England)

Diocese of Guanhães was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina, Diocese of Governador Valadares and Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano and became suffragan of Diamantina) (Brazil)

Bishop Atilano Vidal Núñez, Titular Bishop of Selendeta and Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina)

Archbishop Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B., Titular Archbishop of Bolsena, Pro-Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library and Pro-Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro

Archbishop Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P., Titular Archbishop of Lorium and Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba

Archbishop Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S., Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana prima and Pro-President of Pontifical Council for the Family, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina

Archbishop Louis-Albert Vachon, Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo della Croce a «Corviale»

Archbishop Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea

Archbishop Paulos Tzadua, President of Ethiopian Episcopal Conference and Metropolitan of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), was created Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria in Via Latina

Archbishop Albert Decourtray, Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) and Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (France), was created Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio

Archbishop Paul Poupard, Titular Archbishop of Usula and Pro-President of Secretariat for Non-Believers, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio

Archbishop Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B., Titular Archbishop of Satriano, Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Sacraments, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’Aventino

Archbishop Friedrich Wetter, Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio

Fr. Matthias König was appointed as Priest of Paderborn (Germany)

Archbishop Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Secretary of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri

Archbishop Giacomo Biffi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio

Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli, Prefect of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church and Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina

Archbishop Luigi Dadaglio, Titular Archbishop of Lerus and Major Pro-Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna

Archbishop Antonio Innocenti, Titular Archbishop of Eclano and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro

Msgr. Pietro Pavan, Priest of Treviso (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti

Archbishop Silvano Piovanelli, Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale

Fr. Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli was elected Bishop of Volterra (Italy)

Bishop Salvatore Delogu resigned as Bishop of Sulmona (Italy) and Bishop of Valva (Italy)

Fr. Giuseppe Di Falco, Priest of Chieti (Italy), was elected Bishop of Sulmona (Italy) and Bishop of Valva (Italy)

Archbishop Adrianus Johannes Simonis, President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands and Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente

Archbishop Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto

Archbishop Francis Arinze, Pro-President of Secretariat for Non-Christians, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni della Pigna

Archbishop Ricardo Jamin Vidal, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines), was created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense

Archbishop Andrzej Maria Deskur, Titular Archbishop of Thenæ, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio

Archbishop Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz, Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland), was created Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa

Fr. Andrzej Kaleta was appointed as Priest of Kielce (Poland)

Archbishop Jozef Tomko, Titular Archbishop of Doclea, Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola

Archbishop Angel Suquía Goicoechea, Archbishop of Madrid (Spain), was created Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio

Fr. Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker was appointed as Priest of Paramaribo (Suriname)

Major Archbishop Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, Major Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea

Archbishop Bernard Francis Law, Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna

Archbishop John Joseph O’Connor, Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo

Fr. Peter Forsyth Christensen was appointed as Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Archbishop Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B., President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia, Titular Archbishop of Præcausa and Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in S. Giovanni di Dio

Fr. Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst was appointed as Priest of Münster (Germany)

Fr. Miguel Romano Gómez was appointed as Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico)

Diocese of Malacca–Johor was renamed as Diocese of Melaka–Johor (Malaysia)

Cardinal Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B., Pro-Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library and Pro-Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives, was appointed as Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives and Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library

Cardinal Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P., Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Cardinal Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S., Pro-President of Pontifical Council for the Family, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for the Family

Cardinal Paul Poupard, Pro-President of Secretariat for Non-Believers, was appointed as President of Secretariat for Non-Believers

Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B., Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Sacraments, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for the Sacraments and Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship

Cardinal Luigi Dadaglio, Major Pro-Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary, was appointed as Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Cardinal Francis Arinze, Pro-President of Secretariat for Non-Christians, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue

Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples

Cardinal Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B., President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia and Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

Fr. Jean-Louis Martin, P.M.E., resigned as Superior General of Society of Foreign Missions

Fr. Pierre Samson, P.M.E., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Foreign Missions

Cardinal Gordon Joseph Gray resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland)

Fr. Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien, Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland)

Fr. André Gaumond was elected Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (Canada)

Fr. Joseph-Marie Sardou, S.C.J., was elected Archbishop of Monaco (Monaco)

Bishop Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Monaco (Monaco)

Fr. Álvaro Corrada Del Río, S.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Rusticiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)

Fr. Michael David Pfeifer, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of San Angelo (USA)

Archbishop Fernando Gomes dos Santos, Metropolitan Archbishop of Goiânia (Brazil), passed away at 75

Bishop José Bezerra Coutinho resigned as Bishop of Estância (Brazil)

Archbishop Antonio José González Zumárraga succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Cardinal Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Fr. Willem Jacobus Eijk was appointed as Priest of Roermond (Netherlands)

Bishop José Germán Benavides Morriberón, Bishop emeritus of Chachapoyas (Peru) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Arequipa (Peru), passed away at 65

Fr. Jan Romeo Pawłowski was appointed as Priest of Gniezno (Poland)

Fr. Wojciech Załuski was appointed as Priest of Łomża (Poland)

Fr. Andrzej Siemieniewski was appointed as Priest of Wrocław (Poland)

Fr. Janusz Bogusław Stepnowski, Bureau Chief of Congregation for Bishops, was appointed as Priest of Łomża (Poland)

Bishop Michael Joseph Kaniecki, S.J., succeeded as Bishop of Fairbanks (USA)

Bishop Robert Louis Whelan, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Fairbanks (USA)

Fr. Carlos Lema Garcia, Opus Dei, was appointed as Priest of Opus Dei (Italy)

Fr. Julio Hernando García Peláez was appointed as Priest of Pereira (Colombia)

Fr. Józef Górzyński was appointed as Priest of Warszawa (Poland)

Fr. Damian Zimoń, Priest of Katowice (Poland), was elected Bishop of Katowice (Poland)

Bishop Herbert Bednorz resigned as Bishop of Katowice (Poland)

Bishop Francis Bible Schulte, Titular Bishop of Afufenia and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA)

Bishop Gerald Augustine John Ryan, Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA), passed away at 61

Bishop Joseph Maria Reuß, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Mainz (Germany), passed away at 78

Fr. Vittorio Formenti was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Belcastro and Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo (Uruguay), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay)

Archbishop Carlos Parteli Keller resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay)

Msgr. Ernesto Maria Fiore, Prelate Auditor of Roman Rota, was appointed as Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Archbishop Mario Revollo Bravo resigned as Military Vicar of Colombia (Colombia)

Bishop Víctor Manuel López Forero, Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia), was appointed as Military Vicar of Colombia (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Cilibia

Fr. Paul McAleenan was appointed as Priest of Westminster (England)

Archbishop Cesare Zacchi resigned as President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Fr. Giulio Sembeni was appointed as Priest of Brescia (Italy)

Msgr. Justin Francis Rigali, Priest of Los Angeles (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and Titular Archbishop of Bolsena

Fr. Hency Martínez Vargas was appointed as Priest of Málaga–Soatá (Colombia)

Bishop James Moynagh, S.P.S., Bishop emeritus of Calabar (Nigeria), passed away at 82

Fr. Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Lilibeo and Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre (Bolivia)

Fr. John Chen Shi-zhong (陳適中) was consecrated as Bishop of Suifu 敘府 (China)

Fr. Rainer Maria Woelki was appointed as Priest of Köln (Germany)

Fr. Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini was appointed as Priest of Montevideo (Uruguay)

Bishop Jakob Weinbacher, Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria), passed away at 83

Fr. Valter Dario Maggi was appointed as Priest of Foggia–Bovino (Italy)

Fr. György Udvardy was appointed as Priest of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

Fr. Maurizio Tagliaferri was appointed as Priest of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy)

Bishop Martin Legarra Tellechea, O.A.R., Bishop emeritus of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama), passed away at 75

Bishop Francisco Planas Muntaner, Bishop emeritus of Ibiza (Spain), passed away at 80

Bishop Elias Coueter, Bishop emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo of the Greek-Melkites (Brazil), passed away at 88

Fr. Viliam Judák was appointed as Priest of Nitra (Slovakia)

Bishop Richard Thomas McGrath resigned as Bishop of Saint George’s (Canada)

Archbishop Leonard Anthony Faulkner succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide (Australia)

Archbishop James William Gleeson resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide (Australia)

Fr. Krzysztof Nitkiewicz was appointed as Priest of Białystok (Poland)

Fr. Roger Froment was elected Bishop of Tulle (France)

Bishop Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel, Titular Bishop of Rota, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Auch (France)

Bishop Dominic Senyemon Fukahori (ドミニコ 深堀 仙右衛門), Bishop emeritus of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan), passed away at 91

Bishop Ernesto Togni resigned as Bishop of Lugano (Switzerland)

Fr. Rudolf Pierskała was appointed as Priest of Opole (Poland)

Fr. Peter Friedhofen, F.M.M.A., Founder of Brothers of the Mercy of Our Lady Help of Christians, was beatified

Fr. Benedetto Menni Figini (Benedict Menni / Angelo Ercole), O.H., Prior General of Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of God, was beatified

Fr. Jenő Schönberger was appointed as Priest of Satu Mare (Romania)

Fr. J.B. Packianathar, C.R., Prior General of Rosarian Fathers, passed away at 66

Msgr. Giacinto Berloco, Priest of Altamura–Gravina–Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Robert Joseph Banks, Priest of Boston (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Taraqua and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

Bishop Raphael Michael Fliss succeeded as Bishop of Superior (USA)

Bishop George Albert Hammes resigned as Bishop of Superior (USA)

Bishop Youhanna Kabès, Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), passed away at 65

Fr. Philippe Ballot was appointed as Priest of Besançon (France)

Fr. Antoine Hérouard was appointed as Priest of Paris (France)

Fr. Jacques Benoit-Gonnin was appointed as Priest of Paris (France)

Fr. Reinhard Pappenberger was appointed as Priest of Regensburg (Germany)

Fr. Benyamin Yosef Bria was appointed as Priest of Atambua (Indonesia)

Fr. Piero Pioppo was appointed as Priest of Acqui (Italy)

Fr. Bernardito Cleopas Auza was appointed as Priest of Talibon (Philippines)

Fr. António Luciano dos Santos Costa was appointed as Priest of Guarda (Portugal)

Fr. Franc Šuštar was appointed as Priest of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Fr. Vlado Košić was appointed as Priest of Zagreb (Croatia)

Fr. Kidane Yebio was appointed as Priest of Keren of the Eritreans (Eritrea)

Fr. José Augusto Traquina Maria was appointed as Priest of Lisboa (Portugal)

Fr. Pasquale Borgomeo, S.J., was appointed as Director General of Vatican Radio

Bishop Hernando Rojas Ramirez, Bishop of Espinal (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Neiva (Colombia)

Fr. Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo, Priest of Uvira (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Uvira (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M., Apostolic Administrator of Manzini (Eswatini), was elected Bishop of Manzini (Eswatini)

Bishop Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D., Bishop of Sambalpur (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar (India)

Fr. Joseph Edward Strickland was appointed as Priest of Dallas (USA)

Bishop Ennio Appignanesi, Bishop of Castellaneta (Italy), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Lorium and Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Fr. Yousaf Sohan was appointed as Priest of Multan (Pakistan)

Fr. Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr., Priest of Malolos (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Claterna and Auxiliary Bishop of Malolos (Philippines)

Fr. Giuseppe Pinto, Priest of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Brian Patrick Ashby resigned as Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand)

Bishop Denis William Hanrahan succeeded as Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand)

Bishop Rafael Ayala y Ayala, Bishop of Tehuacán (Mexico), passed away at 71

Fr. Giuseppe Favale was appointed as Priest of Castellaneta (Italy)

Fr. Augustin Traoré was appointed as Priest of Ségou (Mali)

Fr. José Manuel Del Río Carrasco was appointed as Priest of León (Spain)

Fr. Robert Philip Reed was appointed as Priest of Boston (USA)

Fr. Leo William Cushley was appointed as Priest of Motherwell (Scotland)

Fr. Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez was appointed as Priest of Santiago (Cuba)

Fr. Jan Bagiński was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland) and Titular Bishop of Tagarata

Fr. Gerard Alfons Kusz was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland) and Titular Bishop of Tagarbala

Bishop Leonard Anthony Boyle succeeded as Bishop of Dunedin (New Zealand)

Bishop John Patrick Kavanagh, Bishop of Dunedin (New Zealand), passed away at 72

Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P., Bishop of Marabá (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Itapeva (Brazil)

Fr. Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando was elected Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain)

Bishop David Every Konstant, Titular Bishop of Betagbara and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England), was appointed as Bishop of Leeds (England)

Bishop William Gordon Wheeler resigned as Bishop of Leeds (England)

Cardinal Timothy Manning resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Bishop Hanna Paulus Marcus, Bishop emeritus of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 75

Fr. John Derek Persaud was appointed as Priest of Georgetown (Guyana)

Fr. Vitorino José Pereira Soares was appointed as Priest of Porto (Portugal)

Bishop Roger Michael Mahony, Bishop of Stockton (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Fr. Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Priest of Ozieri (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Ivan Jurkovič, Priest of Ljubljana (Slovenia), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Mario Tagliaferri, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

Fr. Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis was appointed as Priest of Chilaw (Sri Lanka)

Archbishop Sebastiano Fraghí, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Oristano (Italy), passed away at 82

Bishop Giovanni Fallani, President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See, passed away at 74

Fr. Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira was appointed as Priest of Santarém (Brazil)

Fr. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi was appointed as Priest of Sunyani (Ghana)

Msgr. Patrick Coveney, Priest of Cork and Ross (Ireland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe, Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique and Titular Archbishop of Satriano

Msgr. Antonio Maria Vegliò, Priest of Pesaro (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Solomon Islands, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Titular Archbishop of Eclano

Fr. Anton Jayakody Aratchige Don was appointed as Priest of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Fr. Gabriel Malzaire was appointed as Priest of Castries (Saint Lucia)

Archbishop Petar Čule, Bishop emeritus of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina), passed away at 87

Bishop Emilio Pizzoni resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Udine (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Zuglio

Bishop João Pereira Venâncio, O.R.C., Bishop emeritus of Leiria (Portugal) and Prior General emeritus of Order of Canons Regular of the Holy Cross, passed away at 81

Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Chaldean Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (without ecclesiastical province) (USA)

Bishop Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M., succeeded as Bishop of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil)

Bishop Quirino Adolfo Schmitz, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil)

Bishop Hernán Frías Hurtado, Bishop emeritus of Antofagasta (Chile), passed away at 80

Bishop Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim, Titular Bishop of Anbar of the Chaldeans and Apostolic Exarch of United States of America of the Chaldeans (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit of the Chaldeans (USA)

Bishop Francis Xavier Thomas, Bishop emeritus of Geraldton (Australia), passed away at 79

Fr. Atanáz Orosz was appointed as Priest of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary)

Bishop John Ahern Torpie resigned as Bishop of Cairns (Australia)

Bishop Geraldo Ferreira Reis resigned as Bishop of Leopoldina (Brazil)

Fr. Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes was elected Bishop of Leopoldina (Brazil)

Msgr. Vittorio Palestro, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Archbishop Telesphore Placidus Toppo succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India)

Archbishop Pius Kerketta, S.J., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India)

Cardinal Pio Taofinu’u, S.M., resigned as Ecclesiastical Superior of Funafuti (Tuvalu)

Bishop John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M., was appointed as Ecclesiastical Superior of Funafuti (Tuvalu)

Fr. Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agbémenya Gaglo was appointed as Priest of Aného (Togo)

Fr. Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland) and Titular Bishop of Tamallula

Bishop Edward Ernest Swanstrom, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA), passed away at 82

Fr. Robert Kisaija Muhiirwa was appointed as Priest of Fort Portal (Uganda)

Sr. Maria Clementina Anuarite Nengapeta (Alphonsine) was beatified

Fr. Frumencio Escudero Arenas was appointed as Priest of Puyo (Ecuador)

Fr. Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca was appointed as Priest of Santiago (Chile)

Bishop Florentino Ferrer Cinense, Bishop of San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Philippines), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines)

Bishop Ramon Barrera Villena, Titular Bishop of Tucci and Auxiliary Bishop of Tagum (Philippines), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Bayombong (Philippines)

Archbishop José Lamartine Soares, Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil), passed away at 58

Bishop Mario Longo Dorni, Bishop emeritus of Pistoia (Italy), passed away at 77

Bishop Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Perú (Peru)

Fr. José María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Jaén en Perú (Peru)

Fr. Edgar Peña Parra was appointed as Priest of Maracaibo (Venezuela)

Fr. Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Périgueux (France)

Fr. Adalberto Martínez Flores was appointed as Priest of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Fr. Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi was appointed as Priest of Isiro–Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa)

Abbot Sighard Kleiner, O. Cist., resigned as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians (Cistercians)

Fr. George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu was appointed as Priest of Chipata (Zambia)

Bishop Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B., Bishop of Huaraz (Peru), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Huancayo (Peru)

Archbishop Eduardo André Muaca resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Luanda (Angola)

Fr. Vincent de Paul Kwanga Ndjibu was appointed as Priest of Kongolo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Martin Wiesend resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg (Germany)

Msgr. Agostino Marchetto, Priest of Vicenza (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius and Titular Archbishop of Écija

Fr. Frans Daneels, O. Praem., was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Msgr. Paul Wesemann was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Diarmuid Martin, Priest of Dublin (Ireland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Velasio De Paolis, C.S., was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Giuseppe Versaldi, Priest of Vercelli (Italy), was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Costanzo Micci, Bishop of Pergola (Italy), Bishop of Cagli (Italy), Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) and Bishop of Fano (Italy), passed away at 67

Msgr. Arcangelo Ranaudo was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Mark Said, O.P., Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Angel Rodríguez Gamoneda, O.S.A., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Iquitos (Peru), passed away at 91

Fr. Ignacio Gordón Cuvillo, S.J., Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Urbano Navarrete, S.J., Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Jan Rezáč, S.J., was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. João Corso, S.D.B., was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C., Bishop of Tricarico (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Lucera (Italy) and Bishop of San Severo (Italy)

Bishop Criscito Criscito resigned as Bishop of Lucera (Italy) and Bishop of San Severo (Italy)

Msgr. Theodorus Van Bilsen, O.F.M., was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Roman Rota

Fr. Rafael Tambaoan Cruz was appointed as Priest of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines)

Fr. Léon Hégelé was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg (France) and Titular Bishop of Utica

Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra, Bishop of Tula (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico)

Bishop George Roche Evans, Auxiliary Bishop of Denver (USA), passed away at 62

Msgr. Gabriel-Albert Dorélien was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Antonio Franco, Priest of Cerreto Sannita–Telese–Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Celestino Migliore, Priest of Cuneo (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Eugenio Sbarbaro, Priest of Guastalla (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zambia and Titular Archbishop of Tiddi

Fr. Massimo Camisasca, F.S.C.B., was appointed as Founder of Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo

Msgr. Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla, Priest of Cebu (Philippines) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares was appointed as Priest of Coro (Venezuela)

Bishop Alberto Deane, C.P., Bishop emeritus of Villa María (Argentina), passed away at 77

Cardinal Franz König resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria)

Archbishop Nicolas Hajj resigned as Archbishop of Bāniyās of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Ignace Raad resigned as Archbishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)