Nominations and Resignations

Diocese of San Severo lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Foggia–Bovino (Italy)

Msgr. Guillermo Pedro Blanco resigned as Rector of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Fr. Domingo Basso, O.P., was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela, I.V.E., resigned as Superior General of Institute of the Incarnate Word

Fr. Brian O’Donnell, O.H., resigned as Prior General of Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of God

Msgr. Paul Canart was appointed as Vice-Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Library

Bishop Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C., Bishop of Pinheiro (Brazil), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Viana (Brazil)

Fr. John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchin Franciscans)

Archbishop Bernardine Dong Guang-qing (董光清), O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Hankou 漢口 (China), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hankou 漢口 (China)

Fr. Sylvester Li Jian-tang (李建唐) was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Taiyuan 太原 (China)

Fr. Lu Zhi-yuan (劉知遠) was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China)

Archbishop Bonaventure Benedict Zhang Xin (張信), O.F.M. ▼, resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taiyuan 太原 (China)

Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo Higuera resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus

Fr. Jeremy Ponsonby Meredyth Davies, Priest of Westminster (England), was appointed as Founder of International Association of Exorcists

Fr. Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Jimma–Bonga (Ethiopia)

Fr. Asfaw Ketema was appointed as Priest of Nekemte (Ethiopia)

Archbishop-elect Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel, Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian

Fr. Jean-Marc Eychenne, Priest of Genova (Italy), was appointed as Priest of Orléans (France)

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

Fr. Tibor Berta, Priest of Veszprém (Hungary), was appointed as Priest of Hungary (Hungary)

Fr. Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Msgr. Diarmuid Martin, Priest of Dublin (Ireland), Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Archbishop Thomas A. White (陶懷德), Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga and Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu

Cardinal Mario Luigi Ciappi, O.P., resigned as President of Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Bishop Bruno Bertagna, Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

Msgr. Giampaolo Crepaldi, Priest of Adria–Rovigo (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Msgr. Gianni Danzi, Priest of Lugano (Switzerland), was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

Fr. Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M., was appointed as Superior General of Order of the Minims

Archbishop Donato Squicciarini resigned as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Msgr. Alfonso Badini Confalonieri, Priest of Susa (Italy), was appointed as Delegate of the Ordinary Section of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Fr. Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchin Franciscans)

Fr. Edoardo Aldo Cerrato, C.O., was appointed as Procurator General of Confederation of Oratories of Saint Philip Neri (Oratorians)

Msgr. Giovanni Angelo Abbo, Secretary emeritus of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, passed away at 83

Fr. Lluís Clavell was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

Msgr. Emilio Colagiovanni resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Msgr. Sebastiano Masala resigned as Canonist of Apostolic Penitentiary

Msgr. Terzo Natalini resigned as Vice-Prefect of Vatican Secret Archives

Msgr. Piero Pennacchini resigned as Vice-Director of Press Office of the Holy See

Msgr. Igino Quadraroli resigned as Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Fr. Gabriele Amorth, S.S.P., was appointed as Founder of International Association of Exorcists

Fr. Giuseppe Bassotti, B., resigned as Superior General of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul (Barnabites)

Fr. Ciro Benedettini, C.P., was appointed as Assistant of Press Office of the Holy See

Fr. Antonio Dario, C.O., resigned as Procurator General of Confederation of Oratories of Saint Philip Neri (Oratorians)

Fr. Nello Morrea, C.R.M., was appointed as Superior General of Clerics Regular Minor

Fr. Luigi Pierini, C.S.I., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Joseph

Fr. Angelo Romano, F.M.S.E., was appointed as Priest of Roma (Italy)

Fr. Giovanni Vella, O.SS.T., resigned as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Fr. Luigi M. Villa, B., was appointed as Superior General of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul (Barnabites)

Fr. Camilo Maccise, O.C.D., Superior General of Order of Discalced Carmelites (Teresian Carmelites), was appointed as President of Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.)

Br. Albert Ketelaars, F.I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of the Immaculate Conception of Maastricht

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

Bishop Aníbal Maricevich Fleitas resigned as Bishop of Concepción (Paraguay)

Archbishop Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla, Apostolic Nuncio to Panama, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka

Bishop Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry, Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion (Réunion) and President of Episcopal Conferences of Indian Ocean, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Port Victoria (Seychelles)

Sr. Helen McLaughlin, R.S.C.J., resigned as Superior General of Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Fr. Pascual Piles Ferrando, O.H., was appointed as Prior General of Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of God

Br. José Antonio Obeso Vega, F.I.C.P., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Christian Instruction of Ploërmel

Fr. Timothy Michael Dolan, Priest of Saint Louis (USA), was appointed as Rector of Pontifical North American College

Msgr. Edwin Frederick O’Brien resigned as Rector of Pontifical North American College

Msgr. Giuseppe De Andrea, Priest of Greensburg (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Fr. John Brian Bransfield was appointed as Priest of New York (USA)

Fr. Lewis S. Fiorelli, O.S.F.S., was appointed as Superior General of Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales

Archbishop Domingo Roa Pérez was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia (Venezuela)

Archbishop Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Huê (Vietnam)

Fr. Antônio Otaviano da Costa Franco, S.D.N., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Fr. José Estevam de Paiva, S.D.N., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Fr. Francis P. DeSiano, C.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Paulist Fathers (Paulists)

Fr. Joseph V. Gallagher, C.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Paulist Fathers (Paulists)

Fr. José Luis Solari, I.V.E., was appointed as Superior General of Institute of the Incarnate Word

Br. Bernard Couvillion, S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of the Sacred Heart

Sr. Patricia Garcíade, R.S.C.J., was appointed as Superior General of Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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

Prof. Carlo Pietrangeli resigned as President of Pontifical Roman Academy of Archaeology

Fr. Jan Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C., was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Belarus of the Belarussians

Prof. Edmond Malinvaud was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Msgr. Renato Dardozzi, Priest of Biella (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Fr. Luciano Mascarin, D.C., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Christian Doctrine (Dottrinari)

Fr. Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello was elected Titular Bishop of Ambia and Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Bishop Antulio Parrilla-Bonilla, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Caguas (Puerto Rico), passed away at 74

Archbishop Émile André Jean-Marie Maury, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Reims (France), passed away at 86

Fr. Lluís Clavell was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. José Genivaldo Garcia was appointed as Priest of Aracaju (Brazil)

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova, Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Albano and Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum

Bishop Charles-Marie Himmer, Bishop emeritus of Tournai (Belgium), passed away at 91

Fr. Bernard Lagoutte, General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of France, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Lábrea (Brazil)

Bishop Florentino Zabalza Iturri, O.A.R., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Lábrea (Brazil)

Fr. Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J., was elected Bishop of Malaybalay (Philippines)

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova

Bishop Robert James Carlson, Titular Bishop of Avioccala and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux Falls (USA)

Fr. Jaime Alberto Cabrera Arcos was appointed as Priest of Pasto (Colombia)

Fr. Hansjörg Vogel was elected Bishop of Basel (Switzerland)

Cardinal Gabriel-Marie Garrone, Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toulouse (France) and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Culture, passed away at 92

Bishop Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves, Bishop emeritus of Alexandria–Shreveport (USA), passed away at 77

Bishop Diego Natale Bona, Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Saluzzo (Italy)

Bishop Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte (Ethiopia)

Bishop Maurits Gerard De Keyzer, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brugge (Belgium), passed away at 87

Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cyprus, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel

Fr. John Moon Hee-jong (문희종 요한 세례자 / 文熙鍾) was appointed as Priest of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

Fr. José Vicente Pinto del Alencar da Silva was appointed as Priest of Crato (Brazil)

Fr. Linus Pingal Ekka was appointed as Priest of Gumla (India)

Bishop Klaus Hemmerle, Bishop of Aachen (Germany), passed away at 64

Fr. Ferdinand Dkhar was appointed as Priest of Jowai (India)

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

Archbishop Justin Francis Rigali, Titular Archbishop of Bolsena, Secretary of Congregation for Bishops and Secretary of College of Cardinals, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA)

Fr. Chacko Puthumayil, H.G.N., was appointed as Director General of Heralds of Good News

Bishop João Aloysio Hoffmann resigned as Bishop of Erexim (Brazil)

Bishop Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Penedo (Brazil)

Bishop Girônimo Zanandréa succeeded as Bishop of Erexim (Brazil)

Fr. Simon Ok Hyun-jjn (옥현진 시몬 / 玉賢進) was appointed as Priest of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

Fr. Juan María Leonardi Villasmil was elected Titular Bishop of Lesvi and Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela)

Fr. Pétur Bürcher, Priest of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland), was elected Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland)

Venerable Prof. Jérôme Lejeune was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy for Life

Bishop Jean-Paul-Marie Vincent, Bishop emeritus of Bayonne (France), passed away at 82

Archbishop Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.J., Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iran

Bishop Thomas Benjamin Fulton resigned as Bishop of Saint Catharines (Canada)

Bishop John Aloysius O’Mara, Bishop of Thunder Bay (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Saint Catharines (Canada)

Fr. Óscar Walter García Barreto was appointed as Priest of Concepción (Chile)

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

Fr. Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M., was elected Bishop of Batouri (Cameroon)

Cardinal Justinus Darmojuwono, Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title and Military Vicar emeritus of Indonesia (Indonesia), passed away at 79

Bishop Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra, Bishop of Mahajanga (Madagascar), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar)

Bishop Amando Samo, Titular Bishop of Libertina and Auxiliary Bishop of Caroline Islands (Micronesia), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Caroline Islands (Micronesia)

Fr. Andreas Choi Chang-mou (최창무 안드레아 / 崔昌武), Priest of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

Fr. Alexander Sye Cheong-duk (서정덕 알렉산델) was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea) and Titular Bishop of Buffada

Bishop-elect Hansjörg Vogel was confirmed as Bishop of Basel (Switzerland)

Fr. Abel Liluala was appointed as Priest of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

Bishop Antoine Caillot, Bishop emeritus of Évreux (France), passed away at 85

Bishop Sebastiano Rosso, Bishop emeritus of Piazza Armerina (Italy), passed away at 81

Bishop Szczepan Wesoły, Titular Bishop of Dragonara and Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Dragonara

Fr. Edward Peter Cullen, Priest of Philadelphia (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Paria in Proconsolare and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Fr. Thomas John Curry, Priest of Los Angeles (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) and Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór

Fr. Joseph Martin Sartoris, Priest of Los Angeles (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) and Titular Bishop of Oliva

Fr. Gabino Zavala, Priest of Los Angeles (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) and Titular Bishop of Tamascani

Fr. Gentil Delázari, Priest of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Sinop (Brazil)

Bishop Urbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Harar (Ethiopia), passed away at 88

Bishop Johannes Vonderach, Bishop emeritus of Chur (Switzerland), passed away at 77

Bishop Heinrich Machens resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany)

Cardinal Joseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro, Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea delle Fratte and Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan), passed away at 76

Archbishop Simeon Anthony Pereira succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan)

Fr. Juan Rubén Martínez, Priest of San Isidro (Argentina), was elected Bishop of Reconquista (Argentina)

Fr. Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei was appointed as Priest of Eséka (Cameroon)

Fr. Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S., was elected Bishop of Locri–Gerace (Italy)

Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros (with suffragan sees La Vega, Mao–Monte Cristi and San Francisco de Macorís) (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Juan Antonio Flores Santana, Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

Cardinal François Marty, Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paris (France), passed away at 89

Diocese of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite Rite) was established (from Diocese of Saint Maron of Brooklyn and without ecclesiastical province) (USA)

Bishop Miguel Caviedes Medina, Bishop of Osorno (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Los Ángeles (Chile)

Bishop Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal, Opus Dei, resigned as Bishop of Los Ángeles (Chile)

Fr. Jacek Jezierski, Priest of Warmia (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Liberalia and Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Poland)

Bishop John George Chedid, Titular Bishop of Callinicum of the Maronites and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites (USA)

Bishop Franz Sales Zauner, Bishop emeritus of Linz (Austria), passed away at 89

Fr. Julian Gbur, S.V.D., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Alfred Kostelecky, Military Ordinary of Austria (Austria), passed away at 73

Bishop Christian Werner succeeded as Military Ordinary of Austria (Austria)

Fr. Francisco Cases Andreu, Priest of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Timici and Auxiliary Bishop of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain)

Bishop Claude Germain Berthold, M.E.P., Bishop emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani (Thailand), passed away at 70

Bishop William George Curlin, Titular Bishop of Rosemarkie and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

Bishop Charles Msakila, Bishop of Sumbawanga (Tanzania), passed away at 74

Fr. Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca was appointed as Priest of Camagüey (Cuba)

Msgr. Andrew Chao (趙一舟), Priest of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Harry Joseph Flynn, Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana (USA), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Diocese of Portoviejo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portoviejo (with suffragan see Santo Domingo de los Colorados) (Ecuador)

Bishop Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers, Opus Dei, Bishop of Santo Tomé (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Posadas (Argentina)

Bishop José Mario Ruiz Navas, Bishop of Portoviejo (Ecuador) and President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Portoviejo (Ecuador)

Bishop Ernst Gutting resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer (Germany)

Msgr. Rodolfo C. Roa was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Fernand Lacroix, C.I.M., Bishop emeritus of Edmundston (Canada), passed away at 74

Bishop Edgar Carício de Gouvêa resigned as Bishop of Irecê (Brazil)

Archbishop Giovanni Coppa resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia

Archbishop Luigi Dossena, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia

Bishop Angelo Comastri resigned as Bishop of Massa Marittima–Piombino (Italy)

Bishop Milosław-Jan Kolodziejczyk, Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland), passed away at 65

Archbishop Marie-Joseph Lemieux (マリー・ジョゼフ・ルミュー), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ottawa (Canada), passed away at 91

Bishop Paul-Sanson-Jean-Marie Robert, Bishop emeritus of Les Gonaïves (Haiti), passed away at 92

Bishop Octave-Marie Terrienne, M.S.C., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), passed away at 91

Bishop Joseph Lin Thien-chu (林天助), Bishop of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan), passed away at 59

Bishop Jorge María Mejía, Titular Bishop of Apollonia and Vice-President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, was promoted as Secretary of Congregation for Bishops and Titular Archbishop of Apollonia

Bishop Francisco Xavier Nierhoff, M.S.F., Bishop emeritus of Floresta (Brazil), passed away at 80

Fr. Juan Bautista Gavilán Velázquez, Priest of Caacupé (Paraguay), was elected Bishop of Concepción (Paraguay)

Fr. Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of San Pedro (Paraguay)

Bishop Rafael González Estrada, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guatemala (Guatemala), passed away at 85

Bishop James Hannigan, Bishop of Wrexham (Wales), passed away at 65

Msgr. Kazimierz Korszniewicz was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Orlando Brandes, Priest of Lages (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Joinville (Brazil)

Fr. Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E., was elected Bishop of Parintins (Brazil)

Bishop Gregório Warmeling resigned as Bishop of Joinville (Brazil)

Archbishop Jorge María Mejía, Secretary of Congregation for Bishops, was appointed as Secretary of College of Cardinals

Msgr. Paolo De Nicolò, Priest of Rimini (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Regent of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Bishop Emile Durrheimer, S.M.A., Bishop emeritus of Katiola (Cote d’Ivoire), passed away at 84

Bishop Aghnatios Elias Yaacoub, S.J., Bishop of Luqsor of the Copts (Egypt), passed away at 70

Fr. Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez, Priest of Los Teques (Venezuela), was elected Bishop of Cabimas (Venezuela)

Apostolic Vicariate of Keetmanshoop was promoted as Diocese of Keetmanshoop (became suffragan of Windhoek) (Namibia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Rundu was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek and became suffragan of Windhoek) (Namibia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Windhoek (with suffragan sees Keetmanshoop and Rundu and lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Rundu) (Namibia)

Fr. Richard Domba Mady, Priest of Lisala (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Doruma–Dungu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Lucas Abadamloora was elected Bishop of Navrongo–Bolgatanga (Ghana)

Bishop Rudolph A. Akanlu resigned as Bishop of Navrongo–Bolgatanga (Ghana)

Bishop Tarcisio Pisani, O.M., Bishop of Altamura–Gravina–Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy), passed away at 64

Bishop Bonifatius Haushiku, S.C.P., Titular Bishop of Troina and Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek (Namibia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Windhoek (Namibia)

Bishop Anthony Chiminello, O.S.F.S., Titular Bishop of Numana and Vicar Apostolic of Keetmanshoop (Namibia), was appointed as Bishop of Keetmanshoop (Namibia)

Fr. Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Rundu (Namibia) and Titular Bishop of Capra

Fr. José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona, Priest of Huaraz (Peru), was elected Titular Bishop of Obba and Auxiliary Bishop of Huaraz (Peru)

Fr. Carlos López Hernández, Priest of Ávila (Spain), was elected Bishop of Plasencia (Spain)

Fr. Charles James McDonnell was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA) and Titular Bishop of Pocofeltus

Fr. Franco Coppola, Priest of Otranto (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Santo Rocco Gangemi, Priest of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Valentine Tsamma Seane was appointed as Priest of Gaborone (Botswana)

Fr. Juarez Sousa da Silva was appointed as Priest of Campo Maior (Brazil)

Bishop Alfred James Jolson, S.J., Bishop of Reykjavík (Iceland), passed away at 65

Bishop David Edward Foley, Titular Bishop of Octaba and Auxiliary Bishop of Richmond (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Birmingham (USA)

Diocese of Araçatuba was established (from Diocese of Lins and became suffragan of Botucatu) (Brazil)

Bishop José Carlos Castanho de Almeida, Bishop of Itumbiara (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Araçatuba (Brazil)

Fr. José Clemente Weber was elected Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Blessed Bishop Álvaro del Portillo y Álvaro, Opus Dei, Prelate of Opus Dei (Italy), passed away at 80

Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn succeeded as Bishop of Đà Lat (Vietnam)

Bishop Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng, Bishop of Bac Ninh (Vietnam) and Apostolic Administrator of Hà Nôi (Vietnam), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Fr. Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) and Titular Bishop of Igilgili

Bishop Joseph-Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến succeeded as Bishop of Bac Ninh (Vietnam)

Bishop Barthélémy Nguyễn Sơn Lâm, P.S.S., Bishop of Đà Lat (Vietnam), was appointed as Bishop of Thanh Hoá (Vietnam)

Bishop Emile Aiti Waro Leru’a resigned as Bishop of Isiro–Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop John Lawrence May, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Louis (USA), passed away at 71

Fr. Armando Brambilla, C.M.P., was elected Titular Bishop of Iomnium and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Fr. Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan (佳安道) was appointed as Priest of Manila (Philippines)

Fr. Crisostomo Ayson Yalung, Priest of San Fernando (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Ficus and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

Diocese of Abuja was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abuja (with suffragan sees Idah, Lokoja and Makurdi) (Nigeria)

Diocese of Benin City was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benin City (with suffragan sees Issele-Uku and Warri) (Nigeria)

Diocese of Calabar was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar (with suffragan sees Ikot Ekpene, Ogoja, Port Harcourt and Uyo) (Nigeria)

Diocese of Ibadan was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibadan (with suffragan sees Ekiti, Ondo and Oyo) (Nigeria)

Diocese of Jos was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos (with suffragan sees Maiduguri and Yola) (Nigeria)

Diocese of Owerri was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Owerri (with suffragan sees Aba, Ahiara, Okigwe, Orlu and Umuahia) (Nigeria)

Archbishop Peter Proeku Dery resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale (Ghana)

Bishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya, Bishop of Wa (Ghana), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale (Ghana)

Archbishop Eugene D’Souza, M.S.F.S., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India)

Bishop Paschal Topno, S.J., Bishop of Ambikapur (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India)

Fr. Cyprian Monis was elected Titular Bishop of Molicunza and Auxiliary Bishop of Calcutta (India)

Bishop Aloysius Josef G. Dibjokarjono resigned as Bishop of Surabaya (Indonesia)

Fr. Johannes Sudiarna Hadiwikarta was elected Bishop of Surabaya (Indonesia)

Bishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Bishop of Abuja (Nigeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Abuja (Nigeria)

Bishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu, Bishop of Benin City (Nigeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria)

Bishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka, Bishop of Jos (Nigeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Jos (Nigeria)

Bishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job, Bishop of Ibadan (Nigeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ibadan (Nigeria)

Bishop Anthony John Valentine Obinna, Bishop of Owerri (Nigeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri (Nigeria)

Bishop Brian David Usanga, Bishop of Calabar (Nigeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabar (Nigeria)

Cardinal Owen McCann, Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cape Town (South Africa), passed away at 86

Bishop Zithulele Patrick Mvemve, Titular Bishop of Luperciana and Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg (South Africa), was appointed as Bishop of Klerksdorp (South Africa)

Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Klerksdorp (South Africa)

Fr. Thomas Halim Habib was appointed as Priest of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

Fr. Barry Francis Collins was elected Bishop of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia)

Bishop Douglas Joseph Warren resigned as Bishop of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia)

Bishop Florian Kuntner, Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria), passed away at 61

Msgr. Leopold Städtler was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop-elect Julian Gbur, S.V.D., was confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and Titular Bishop of Bareta

Fr. Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and Titular Bishop of Hadriane

Bishop Julian Voronovsky, M.S.U., Titular Archimandrite of Ukrainian Studite Monks, Titular Bishop of Deultum, Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and Apostolic Administrator of Sambir–Drohobych of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Sambir–Drohobych of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Abelardo Francisco Silva, Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (Argentina), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel (Argentina)

Archbishop Elmar Maria Kredel resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamberg (Germany)

Archbishop Ignace Ziadé, Archbishop emeritus of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at 88

Bishop Patrick Winters, S.A.C., Bishop emeritus of Mbulu (Tanzania), passed away at 85

Venerable Prof. Jérôme Lejeune, President of Pontifical Academy for Life, passed away at 67

Bishop Emilio Pizzoni, Bishop emeritus of Terracina (Italy) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Udine (Italy), passed away at 91

Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante, Titular Bishop of Equilio and Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Beaumont (USA)

Bishop Plácido Rodríguez, C.M.F., Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Lubbock (USA)

Fr. João Bráz de Aviz, Priest of Apucarana (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Flenucleta and Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória (Brazil)

Apostolic Administration of Schwerin lost territory to Diocese of Hildesheim (Germany)

Fr. Mario Antonio Cargnello, Priest of Catamarca (Argentina), was elected Bishop of Orán (Argentina)

Archbishop Fortunato Antonio Rossi resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Corrientes (Argentina)

Bishop Oscar Félix Villena resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario (Argentina)

Fr. Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai was appointed as Priest of Mannar (Sri Lanka)

Bishop György Miklós Jakubínyi, Titular Bishop of Aquæ regiæ, Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia (Romania) and Apostolic Administrator of Romania of the Armenians (Romania), was promoted as Archbishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Archbishop Marian Oles, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan

Fr. Lu Zhi-yuan (劉知遠) was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China)

Fr. Antony Valungal was appointed as Priest of Verapoly (India)

Bishop József Cserháti, Bishop emeritus of Pécs (Hungary), passed away at 79

Fr. Manuel Jesús Arroba Conde, C.M.F., was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Archbishop Charles Aimé Halpin, Metropolitan Archbishop of Regina (Canada), passed away at 63

Fr. Celso Ba Shwe was appointed as Priest of Loikaw (Myanmar)

Fr. Piotr Jarecki, Priest of Warszawa (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Avissa and Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland)

Bishop Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez resigned as Bishop of Guanare (Venezuela)

Military Ordinariate of Magyarországi katonai ordinariátus was established (Hungary)

Fr. László Bíró, Priest of Pécs (Hungary), was elected Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa–Kecskemét (Hungary)

Fr. Gáspár Ladocsi, Priest of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), was elected Titular Bishop of Sebarga and Military Ordinary of Hungary (Hungary)

Fr. Madathikunnel Baby Varkey was appointed as Priest of Khandwa (India)

Fr. Noël Treanor, Priest of Clogher (Ireland) and General Secretary of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop José Dimas Cedeño Delgado, Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama) and President of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Panamá (Panama)

Archbishop Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Panamá (Panama)

Bishop Carlos Ambrosio Lewis, S.V.D., resigned as Coadjutor Bishop of David (Panama)

Fr. Abel Cahiles Apigo was appointed as Priest of Davao (Philippines)

Fr. William Joseph Dendinger, Priest of Omaha (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Alexander Joseph Brunett was elected Bishop of Helena (USA)

Msgr. Thomas George Doran, Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was elected Bishop of Rockford (USA)

Bishop Arthur Joseph O’Neill resigned as Bishop of Rockford (USA)

Bishop Bertrand Lacaste, Bishop emeritus of Oran (Algeria), passed away at 96

Fr. Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy) and Vicar General of Opus Dei (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Cilibia, Prelate of Opus Dei (Italy) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

Bishop Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, Bishop of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)

Fr. Robert Mark Pipta was appointed as Priest of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA)

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

Fr. Binay Kandulna was appointed as Priest of Khunti (India)

Archbishop Fortunato Baldelli, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Peru

Bishop Armando Trindade, Bishop of Lahore (Pakistan), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lahore (Pakistan)

Fr. José Cobo Cano was appointed as Priest of Madrid (Spain)

Fr. Rubén Gregorio Delgado Carmona was appointed as Priest of Trujillo (Venezuela)

Ms. Elisabetta Canori Mora was beatified

Ms. Gianna Beretta Molla was beatified

Mr. Isidore Bakanja was beatified

Bishop Jorge Gottau, C.SS.R., Bishop emeritus of Añatuya (Argentina), passed away at 76

Fr. Ángel Román Idígoras was appointed as Priest of Alcalá de Henares (Spain)

Bishop Patrick Vincent Ahern resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

Bishop John Joseph Mulcahy, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Boston (USA), passed away at 71

Fr. Fernando María Bargalló was elected Titular Bishop of Hirina and Auxiliary Bishop of Morón (Argentina)

Fr. Isidro A. Perin, M.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette

Fr. Octavio Villegas Aguilar, Priest of Morelia (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Tula (Mexico)

Msgr. Victor Saxer, Priest of Fréjus–Toulon (France), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and President of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Louie Patalinghug Galbines was appointed as Priest of Bacolod (Philippines)

Fr. Daniel Patrick Yee Parcon was appointed as Priest of San Carlos (Philippines)

Msgr. Michał Jagosz was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Roderick Andrew Francis MacKenzie, S.J., Rector emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Institute (Biblicum), passed away at 82

Prof. Juan de Dios Vial Correa was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy for Life

Bishop Elio Sgreccia, Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Family, was appointed as Vice-President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Msgr. George Panikulam, Priest of Irinjalakuda of the Syro-Malabars (India) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Marek Solczyński, Priest of Warszawa (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Edgar Peña Parra, Priest of Maracaibo (Venezuela), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M., succeeded as Bishop of Villavicencio (Colombia)

Bishop Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M., resigned as Bishop of Villavicencio (Colombia)

Fr. Rafael Morales Duque, O.F.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Guapi (Colombia)

Bishop Paul Song Wei-li (宋維禮), C.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Xianxian 獻縣 (China) and Prefect Apostolic of Yixian 易縣 (China), was uncanonically appointed as Bishop of Xianxian 獻縣 (China)

Bishop Francis Zhang Feng-zao (張風藻) ▼, Bishop of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China), passed away at 78

Fr. Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger was appointed as Priest of Hamilton (Canada)

Bishop Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez, Titular Bishop of Gisipa and Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of Maturín (Venezuela)

Bishop Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría resigned as Bishop of Maturín (Venezuela)

Fr. Visuvasam Selvaraj was appointed as Priest of Port Blair (India)

Bishop James Masilamony Arul Das, Bishop of Ootacamund (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India)

Bishop Eric Benjamin, Bishop of Darjeeling (India), passed away at 73

Fr. Zdzisław Stanisław Błaszczyk was appointed as Priest of Kraków (Poland)

Fr. Joel Maria dos Santos was appointed as Priest of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles

Archbishop Clemente Faccani resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Seychelles

Fr. Robert Józef Chrząszcz was appointed as Priest of Kraków (Poland)

Fr. Adam Wodarczyk was appointed as Priest of Katowice (Poland)

Bishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso succeeded as Bishop of Luz (Brazil)

Bishop Pompeu Bezerra Bessa resigned as Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

Bishop Manuel Edmilson da Cruz, Titular Bishop of Vicus Cæsaris, Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

Bishop Belchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M., resigned as Bishop of Luz (Brazil)

Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus

Fr. Reinaldo Sorto Martínez was appointed as Priest of San Salvador (El Salvador)

Bishop Joseph Hou Jin-de (侯進德) ▼, Bishop of Shunde 順德 (China), passed away at 74

Bishop John Li Xue-song (李雪松) ▼, Bishop of Jilin 吉林 (China), passed away at 90

Fr. Edward Gabriel Quint (甘霖), O.F.M., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Weihai 威海 (China), passed away at 89

Bishop Martino Matronola, O.S.B. Cas., Abbot Ordinary emeritus of Montecassino (Italy), passed away at 90

Fr. Edward Hiiboro Kussala was appointed as Priest of Tombura–Yambio (South Sudan)

Archbishop Franciscus van Roessel, C.I.C.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ujung Pandang (Indonesia)

Fr. Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis was appointed as Priest of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Radosław Orchowicz was appointed as Priest of Gniezno (Poland)

Bishop Thomas Stewart (박 토마), S.S.C.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea)

Fr. Robert Gerald Casey was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Ronald Aldon Hicks was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Michael George McGovern was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Mark Andrew Bartosic was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Oscar Cantú was appointed as Priest of Galveston–Houston (USA)

Fr. Dagoberto Campos Salas was appointed as Priest of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica)

Fr. Dario Gervasi was appointed as Priest of Roma (Italy)

Fr. Graham Bell was appointed as Priest of Roma (Italy)

Bishop Raymundo Joseph Peña, Bishop of El Paso (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Brownsville (USA)

Bishop Enrique San Pedro, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Brownsville (USA)

Bishop Dominic Joseph Conway resigned as Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)

Fr. Christopher Jones was elected Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)

Fr. Mel Rey Mingoa Uy was appointed as Priest of Romblon (Philippines)

Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina)

Bishop Nikollë Troshani, Titular Bishop of Cisamus, passed away at 79

Fr. Damian Bryl was appointed as Priest of Poznań (Poland)

Bishop Wladyslaw Jedruszuk, Bishop of Drohiczyn (Poland), passed away at 75

Bishop René-Jean-Prosper-Bruno Boudon, Bishop emeritus of Mende (France), passed away at 84

Bishop James Edward Charles Burke, O.P., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Chimbote (Peru), passed away at 67

Fr. Fernando Enrique Ramón Casas was appointed as Priest of Valencia (Spain)

Fr. William Shawn McKnight was appointed as Priest of Wichita (USA)

Fr. Kevin Thomas Kenney was appointed as Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Bishop Román Acevedo Rojas, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Morelia (Mexico), passed away at 86

Fr. Wiesław Śmigiel was appointed as Priest of Pelplin (Poland)

Fr. Dominic Nguyễn Văn Mạnh was appointed as Priest of Đà Lat (Vietnam)

Bishop Félix Paul resigned as Bishop of Port Victoria (Seychelles)

Fr. Armando Larios Jiménez was elected Bishop of Magangué (Colombia)

Bishop Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Magangué (Colombia)

Fr. Bernhard Haßlberger, Priest of München und Freising (Germany), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Octaba

Bishop Elio Sgreccia, Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Family and Vice-President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, was appointed as Vice-President of Pontifical Academy for Life

Cardinal Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J., Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Quito (Ecuador), passed away at 91

Bishop James Monaghan, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland), passed away at 79

Fr. James Robert Golka was appointed as Priest of Grand Island (USA)

Fr. Michael Fors Olson was appointed as Priest of Fort Worth (USA)

Diocese of Duitama was renamed as Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia)

Bishop Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B., Bishop of Duitama (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia)

Bishop Celestin Bezmalinović, O.P., Bishop emeritus of Hvar–Brač–Vis (Croatia), passed away at 82

Mr. Gérald Arbola resigned as General Moderator of Emmanuel Community

Archbishop Antoine Joubeir, Archbishop emeritus of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at 75

Fr. Joseph Robert Binzer was appointed as Priest of Cincinnati (USA)

Mr. Markus Gehlen was appointed as General Moderator of Emmanuel Community

Fr. Paul Xiao Ze-jiang (蕭澤江) was appointed as Priest of Guiyang 貴陽 (China)

Msgr. Robert Michael Sable was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Archbishop François Robert Bacqué, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sri Lanka, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Fr. Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, O.F.M., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland) and Titular Bishop of Tre Taverne

Archbishop Boutros Raï, B.A., Bishop of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México of the Greek-Melkites (Mexico), passed away at 71

Archbishop Vincent Nsengiyumva, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kigali (Rwanda), passed away at 58

Bishop Thaddée Nsengiyumva, Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda), passed away at 45

Bishop Joseph Ruzindana, Bishop of Byumba (Rwanda), passed away at 51

Fr. André de Witte was elected Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Brazil)

Msgr. Egidio Turnaturi was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma–Bonga was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte) (Ethiopia)

Diocese of Bulawayo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bulawayo (with suffragan sees Gweru and Hwange) (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu was elected Bishop of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Leonardus Dobbelaar, C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Luperciana and Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte (Ethiopia)

Fr. Stephan Heid was appointed as Priest of Köln (Germany)

Fr. John Thomas Kattrukudiyil was elected Bishop of Diphu (India)

Fr. Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C., was elected Bishop of Amboina (Indonesia)

Archbishop Leo Soekoto, S.J., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bogor (Indonesia)

Fr. Cosmas Michael Angkur, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Bogor (Indonesia)

Bishop Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Amboina (Indonesia)

Msgr. Edoardo Menichelli, Priest of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti–Vasto (Italy)

Fr. Patrick James Dunn, Priest of Auckland (New Zealand), was elected Titular Bishop of Fesseë and Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland (New Zealand)

Fr. Ruben Caballero Labajo was appointed as Priest of Cebu (Philippines)

Fr. Dennis Cabanada Villarojo was appointed as Priest of Cebu (Philippines)

Fr. Anthony Banzi was elected Bishop of Tanga (Tanzania)

Fr. Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M., was elected Bishop of Tonga (Tonga)

Fr. Laurent Chu Văn Minh was appointed as Priest of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Bishop Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M., Bishop of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Jean-Pierre Vuillemin was appointed as Priest of Saint-Dié (France)

Bishop Sebastian Mankuzhikary, Bishop of Thamarasserry of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 65

Fr. Séamus Patrick Horgan was appointed as Priest of Killaloe (Ireland)

Fr. Vincenzo Peroni was appointed as Priest of Brescia (Italy)

Fr. Marek Grzegorz Marczak was appointed as Priest of Łódź (Poland)

Bishop Albert Jean-Marie Rouet succeeded as Bishop of Poitiers (France)

Bishop Joseph Jean Marie Rozier, Bishop of Poitiers (France), passed away at 70

Fr. Alphonsus Cullinan was appointed as Priest of Limerick (Ireland)

Fr. Xabier Gómez García, O.P., was appointed as Priest of San Sebastián (Spain)

Bishop John Edward Cohill, S.V.D., Bishop emeritus of Goroka (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 86

Bishop Raúl Arsenio Casado, Bishop of Jujuy (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina)

Bishop João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)

Msgr. Dominique Rézeau, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Walter Theodor Jansen resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)

Msgr. Mario Zenari, Priest of Verona (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Orlando Antonini, Priest of L’Aquila (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Giacomo Guido Ottonello, Priest of Acqui (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Guglielmo Giaquinta, Bishop emeritus of Tivoli (Italy), passed away at 79

Bishop Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Chuquibambilla (Peru), passed away at 64

Fr. Roque Costa Souza was appointed as Priest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Fr. Otair Nicoletti was appointed as Priest of Dourados (Brazil)

Fr. Ferenc Palánki was appointed as Priest of Vác (Hungary)

Fr. Simon Peter Kamomoe was appointed as Priest of Nairobi (Kenya)

Bishop Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A., Auxiliary Bishop of Drohiczyn (Poland), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Toruń (Poland)

Fr. Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Drohiczyn (Poland)

Bishop Antonio Briva Mirabent, Bishop of Astorga (Spain), passed away at 68

Bishop Víctor Manuel López Forero, Titular Bishop of Cilibia and Military Ordinary of Colombia (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia)

Archbishop Rafael Sarmiento Peralta resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia)

Bishop Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia)

Bishop Carlos Prada Sanmiguel, Titular Bishop of Baliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia)

Fr. William Walsh, Priest of Killaloe (Ireland), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Killaloe (Ireland)

Fr. Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Huánuco (Peru)

Bishop Anton Hänggi, Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland), passed away at 77

Bishop Domingo Salvador Castagna, Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Corrientes (Argentina)

Msgr. Renato Boccardo, Priest of Susa (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Youhannes Ezzat Zakaria Badir, Bishop of Ismayliah of the Copts (Egypt), was appointed as Bishop of Luqsor of the Copts (Egypt)

Fr. Makarios Tewfik was elected Bishop of Ismayliah of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Ladislau Paz, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Corumbá (Brazil), passed away at 90

Fr. Marcello Romano was appointed as Priest of Guanhães (Brazil)

Fr. Salvador Martínez Pérez was elected Bishop of Huejutla (Mexico)

Fr. Henry Mchamungu Kyara was appointed as Priest of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

Diocese of El Alto was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz and became suffragan of La Paz) (Bolivia)

Fr. Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo was elected Titular Bishop of Ucres and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Bishop Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia), was appointed as Bishop of El Alto (Bolivia)

Fr. Matthieu Rougé was appointed as Priest of Paris (France)

Fr. Angelo Accattino was appointed as Priest of Casale Monferrato (Italy)

Fr. Gintaras Linas Grušas was appointed as Priest of Vilnius (Lithuania)

Archbishop Ambrose Battista De Paoli, Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa

Fr. William Draper Byrne was appointed as Priest of Washington (USA)

Fr. Jeffrey Marc Monforton was appointed as Priest of Detroit (USA)

Fr. Richard Francis Reidy was appointed as Priest of Worcester (USA)

Fr. Jeffrey Joseph Walsh was appointed as Priest of Scranton (USA)

Fr. Jean Pelletier was appointed as Priest of Angers (France)

Fr. Sviatoslav Shevchuk was appointed as Priest of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Joseph Aloysius Durick, Bishop emeritus of Nashville (USA), passed away at 79

Diocese of Berlin was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Berlin (with suffragan sees Dresden–Meißen and Görlitz and exchanged territory with Apostolic Administration of Görlitz) (Germany)

Diocese of Dresden–Meißen exchanged territory with Apostolic Administration of Erfurt–Meiningen (Germany)

Apostolic Administration of Erfurt–Meiningen was promoted as Diocese of Erfurt (gained territory from Diocese of Hildesheim, exchanged territory with Diocese of Dresden–Meißen, Diocese of Fulda and Apostolic Administration of Magdeburg and became suffragan of Paderborn) (Germany)

Diocese of Fulda exchanged territory with Apostolic Administration of Erfurt–Meiningen (Germany)

Apostolic Administration of Görlitz was promoted as Diocese of Görlitz (exchanged territory with Diocese of Berlin and Apostolic Administration of Magdeburg and became suffragan of Berlin) (Germany)

Diocese of Hildesheim lost territory to Diocese of Erfurt (Germany)

Apostolic Administration of Magdeburg was promoted as Diocese of Magdeburg (lost territory to Diocese of Dresden–Meißen and Diocese of Hildesheim, exchanged territory with Apostolic Administration of Erfurt–Meiningen and Apostolic Administration of Görlitz and became suffragan of Paderborn) (Germany)

Cardinal Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky, Bishop of Berlin (Germany), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Berlin (Germany)

Bishop Bernhard Huhn resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Görlitz (Germany)

Bishop Hans-Reinhard Koch, Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt–Meiningen (Germany), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt (Germany)

Bishop Rudolf Müller, Titular Bishop of Nasai and Auxiliary Bishop of Görlitz (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Görlitz (Germany)

Bishop Leopold Nowak, Titular Bishop of Cissa and Apostolic Administrator of Magdeburg (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Magdeburg (Germany)

Bishop Joachim Wanke, Titular Bishop of Castellum in Mauretania and Apostolic Administrator of Erfurt–Meiningen (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Erfurt (Germany)

Bishop Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A., resigned as Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria)

Archbishop Joseph Cassidy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tuam (Ireland)

Bishop Fernando Robles Capalla, Bishop of Iligan (Philippines), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Davao (Philippines)

Fr. Gerald Michael Barbarito, Priest of Brooklyn (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Gisipa and Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

Fr. Ignatius Anthony Catanello was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA) and Titular Bishop of Deultum

Bishop Joachim J. Rozario, C.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Chittagong (Bangladesh)

Fr. Franz Schmidberger, S.S.P.X. ▼, resigned as Superior General of Society of Saint Pius X

Archbishop Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra, Metropolitan Archbishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Miarinarivo (Madagascar)

Bishop Bernard Fellay, S.S.P.X. ▼, was uncanonically appointed as Superior General of Society of Saint Pius X

Diocese of Aného was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé and became suffragan of Lomé) (Togo)

Diocese of Kara was established (from Diocese of Sokodé and became suffragan of Lomé) (Togo)

Diocese of Kpalimé was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé and became suffragan of Lomé) (Togo)

Fr. Petar Rajič, Priest of Trebinje–Mrkan (Bosnia and Herzegovina), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Roger Mpungu resigned as Bishop of Muyinga (Burundi)

Bishop Jean-Berchmans Nterere succeeded as Bishop of Muyinga (Burundi)

Msgr. Joseph Barbieri was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Paolo Mietto, C.S.I., Superior General of Congregation of Saint Joseph, was elected Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Napo (Ecuador) and Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena

Fr. Christopher John Whitehead was appointed as Priest of Clifton (England)

Fr. Piero Pioppo, Priest of Acqui (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Basile Moussa Daoud, Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

Archbishop Théophile Jean Dahi resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

Fr. Peter Liu Cheng-chung (劉振忠), Priest of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan), was elected Bishop of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan)

Fr. Ernest Patili Assi was elected Bishop of Kara (Togo)

Fr. Victor Dovi Hounnaké was elected Bishop of Aného (Togo)

Fr. Jacques Danka Longa, Priest of Sokodé (Togo), was appointed as Priest of Kara (Togo)

Fr. Pierre Koffi Seshie was elected Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo)

Fr. Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Roseau (Dominica)

Fr. Robert Dwayne Gruss was appointed as Priest of Davenport (USA)

Bishop Santiago Pérez Sánchez, Vicar Apostolic of Caroní (Venezuela), passed away at 52

Fr. Pierre-Antoine Bozo was appointed as Priest of Séez (France)

Fr. Michael Francis Crotty was appointed as Priest of Cloyne (Ireland)

Bishop John Aloysius Marshall, Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA), passed away at 66

Bishop Lucian Mureșan, Bishop of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania), was promoted as Metropolitan of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania)

Cardinal Alexandru Todea resigned as Metropolitan of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania)

Bishop George Guţiu resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania)

Fr. Gerard Maguiness was appointed as Priest of Motherwell (Scotland)

Fr. Jozef Hal’ko was appointed as Priest of Bratislava (Slovakia)

Diocese of Puerto Cabello was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia and became suffragan of Valencia) (Venezuela)

Bishop Eduardo Herrera Riera, Titular Bishop of Ubaza and Auxiliary Bishop of Barquisimeto (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of Carora (Venezuela)

Fr. Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval was elected Bishop of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

Archbishop Basile Moussa Daoud was confirmed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

Fr. Félix Erviti Barcelona, O.M.I., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Western Sahara (Western Sahara)

Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maracaibo, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida and Diocese of Cabimas and became suffragan of Maracaibo) (Venezuela)

Fr. José Guadalupe Galván Galindo, Priest of Monterrey (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Ciudad Valles (Mexico)

Bishop Juvencio González Alvarez resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Valles (Mexico)

Msgr. Gualtiero Bassetti, Priest of Firenze (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Massa Marittima–Piombino (Italy)

Bishop Francesco Marchisano, Titular Bishop of Populonia, President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology and President of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Populonia

Msgr. Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián, Priest of Sevilla (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania and Titular Archbishop of Penafiel

Fr. Liberatus Sangu was appointed as Priest of Moshi (Tanzania)

Fr. Antoine Farès Bou Najm was appointed as Priest of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Western Sahara (Western Sahara)

Archimandrite Antoine Mouhanna was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México of the Greek-Melkites (Mexico)

Bishop Ignacio Antonio Velasco García, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of San Fernando de Apure (Venezuela)

Fr. Mariano José Parra Sandoval, Priest of Cumaná (Venezuela), was elected Bishop of San Fernando de Apure (Venezuela)

Fr. Francisco Polti Santillán, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy), was elected Bishop of Santo Tomé (Argentina)

Fr. Augusto José Zini Filho was elected Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Archbishop Eugenio Sbarbaro, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Belize, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Barbados, 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 Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago and Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname