Nominations and Resignations

Patriarchal Exarchate of Egypt and Sudan (Greek-Melkite Rite) was demoted as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Egypt and Sudan (Egypt)

Titular Episcopal See of Bisarcio was restored (Italy)

Patriarchal Exarchate of Lebanon (Syriac Rite) was suppressed (Lebanon)

Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Chaldean Rite) was demoted as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Greek-Melkite Rite) was demoted as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Sudan (Syriac Rite) was established (Sudan)

Fr. Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M., was appointed as Abbot General of Congregation of the Mechitarists of Venice

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

Fr. André Lesouëf, M.E.P., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Kompong Cham (Cambodia)

Fr. Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Basil (Basilians)

Fr. Robert Joseph Barringer, C.S.B., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Basil (Basilians)

Fr. Jack Lynch, S.F.M., was appointed as Superior General of Scarboro Foreign Mission Society

Fr. Brian Swords, S.F.M., resigned as Superior General of Scarboro Foreign Mission Society

Archbishop Augustine Hu Da-guo (胡大國), Metropolitan Archbishop of Guiyang 貴陽 (China), was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Shiqian 石阡 (China)

Fr. Peter Lin Jia-shan (林佳善), Priest of Fuzhou 福州 (China), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

Fr. John Baptist Wang Xi-xian (王希賢) was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China)

Bishop James Zhao Zi-ping (趙子平), Auxiliary Bishop of Jinan 濟南 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan 濟南 (China)

Bishop Joseph Zhu Hua-yu (朱化宇), Bishop of Bengbu 蚌埠 (China), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Anqing 安慶 (China) and Apostolic Administrator of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China)

Fr. John Fang Xing-yao (房興耀) was elected Bishop of Yizhou 沂州 (China)

Bishop John Gao Ke-xian (高可賢), Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Yantai 煙臺 (China)

Bishop Samuel Guo Chuan-zhen (郭傳真), O.F.M., was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Jinan 濟南 (China)

Bishop Joseph Ma Xue-sheng (馬學聖), Auxiliary Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China)

Bishop John Wang Qi-wei (王其威) ▼, Bishop emeritus of Baoding 保定 (China), passed away at 76

Fr. Xu Qin-zhong (許欽忠), S.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bengbu 蚌埠 (China)

Fr. Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M., was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Culture

Fr. Gabriel Franco Nicolai, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Pro-Administrator of Comores (Comoros)

Fr. Jean Péault, M.E.P., was appointed as Pro-Administrator of Comores (Comoros)

Archbishop Paul Antaki, Patriarchal Exarch of Egypt and Sudan of the Greek-Melkites (Egypt), was appointed as Protosyncellus of Egypt and Sudan of the Greek-Melkites (Egypt)

Bishop Youhanna Golta, Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Copts

Bishop Andraos Salama resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

Msgr. Bernard de Lanversin resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Philippe Caratgé, S.J.M.V., was appointed as Moderator of Society of Saint John Mary Vianney

Fr. Albert Schmidt, O.S.B., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm

Fr. Hermann Schalück, O.F.M., resigned as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)

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

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

Sr. Henry Suso, F.C.C., resigned as Superior General of Franciscan Clarist Congregation

Sr. Marianna, F.C.C., was appointed as Superior General of Franciscan Clarist Congregation

Archbishop Emmanuel-Karim Delly, Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans

Archbishop Georges El-Murr, B.C., Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan), was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq)

Archbishop Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka, Archbishop of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq), was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Archimandrite Nicholas Dagher resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq)

Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), was appointed as Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO)

Cardinal Vincenzo Fagiolo resigned as President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

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

Msgr. Mario Francesco Pompedda, Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota and President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State, was elected President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

Bishop Luigi Sposito resigned as Secretary of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Fr. Ambrogio Spreafico, Priest of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Msgr. Vincenzo Ferrara, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera, was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Msgr. Ugo Moretto was appointed as Director General of Vatican Television Centre

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

Fr. Francesco Moccia, S.A.C., resigned as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Fr. Ugo Paoli, O.S.B. Silv., was appointed as Vice-Prefect of Vatican Secret Archives

Fr. Michele Pellerey, S.D.B., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Salesian Pontifical University

Fr. Lino Piano, S.S.C., was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church

Dr. Giuseppe Dalla Torre Del Tempio di Sanguinetto was appointed as President of Tribunal of Vatican City State

Mr. Philippe De Weck resigned as Vice-President of Institute for Works of Religion

Archbishop Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Syriacs

Archbishop Flavien Joseph Melki, Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Bishop Vartan Achkarian, C.A.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon), was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Armenians

Bishop Francis Némé Baïssari resigned as Patriarchal Vicar of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Thomas Vincent Greenan, Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Bomadi (Nigeria), passed away

Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A., Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine), was appointed as Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine)

Msgr. Paul Collin, Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem of the Chaldeans (Palestine), was appointed as Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Chaldeans (Palestine)

Fr. Manuel Augusto Lopes Ferreira, M.C.C.J., was appointed as Superior General of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (Comboni Missionaries)

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

Fr. José Antonio Merino Abad, O.F.M., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of University of Antonianum

Fr. Pius-Ramon Tragan, O.S.B., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm

Bishop Clément-Joseph Hannouche, Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt), was appointed as Protosyncellus of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan)

Fr. Benno Malfèr, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Benedictine Congregation of Switzerland

Abbot Pankraz Winiker, O.S.B., resigned as President of Benedictine Congregation of Switzerland

Archbishop François Abou Mokh, B.S., Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Greek-Melkites

Archbishop Jean Mansour, M.S.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Greek-Melkites

Bishop Gregorios Elias Tabé, Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

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

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

Bishop Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Fr. William Casey, C.P.M., was appointed as Superior General of Fathers of Mercy

Abbot Wladimir-Marie de Saint-Jean Pequigney, C.R.M.D., was appointed as Abbot of Canons Regular of the Mother of God

Msgr. Girogio Orioli resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Syriacs

Fr. Leonard E. Boyle, O.P., resigned as Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Library

Fr. André Poisson, O. Cart., resigned as Minister General of Carthusian Order (Carthusians)

Br. Edmund Michael Garvey, C.F.C., was appointed as Superior General of Christian Brothers

Br. Jeremiah Columba Keating, C.F.C., resigned as Superior General of Christian Brothers

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

Br. George Thottiyil, C.M.S.F., resigned as Superior General of Franciscan Missionary Brothers

Sr. Irenea Hamranová resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Daughters St. Francis of Assisi

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

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

Diocese of Manga was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou and Diocese of Koupéla and became suffragan of Ouagadougou) (Burkina Faso)

Fr. Wenceslas Compaoré, Priest of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), was elected Bishop of Manga (Burkina Faso)

Fr. Antony Anandarayar was elected Bishop of Ootacamund (India)

Archbishop Thaddée Ntihinyurwa resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Cyangugu (Rwanda)

Fr. Jean Damascène Bimenyimana was elected Bishop of Cyangugu (Rwanda)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Gahamanyi resigned as Bishop of Butare (Rwanda)

Fr. Alexis Habiyambere, S.J., was elected Bishop of Nyundo (Rwanda)

Bishop Wenceslas Kalibushi resigned as Bishop of Nyundo (Rwanda)

Fr. Philippe Rukamba, Priest of Kibungo (Rwanda), was elected Bishop of Butare (Rwanda)

Bishop Gregório Warmeling, Bishop emeritus of Joinville (Brazil), passed away at 78

Bishop Eugenio Ravignani, Bishop of Vittorio Veneto (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Trieste (Italy)

Archbishop Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Chipata (Zambia)

Fr. Sergio Pagano, B., Vice-Prefect of Vatican Secret Archives, was appointed as Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Archive

Fr. Giambattista Zantedeschi, I.C., resigned as Superior General of Institute of Charity (Rosminians)

Bishop Javier Lozano Barragán was promoted as Archbishop ad personam and President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

Bishop José Lecuona Labandibar, I.E.M.E., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of San Jorge (Colombia), passed away at 87

Bishop Albert Tshomba Yungu, Bishop emeritus of Tshumbe (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 68

Fr. Yaroslav Karpyak was appointed as Priest of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Alfred John Markiewicz, Bishop of Kalamazoo (USA), passed away at 68

Bishop Jacinto Eccher, O.F.M., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Aiquile (Bolivia), passed away at 84

Bishop John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M., Bishop emeritus of Rarotonga (Cook Islands) and Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Funafuti (Tuvalu), passed away at 81

Bishop Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C., Titular Bishop of Cerveteri, Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru) and Apostolic Administrator of Chosica (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Chosica (Peru)

Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., succeeded as Bishop of Saurimo (Angola)

Archbishop Manuel Franklin da Costa resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola)

Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola)

Bishop Pedro Luís António resigned as Bishop of Kwito-Bié (Angola)

Bishop José Nambi succeeded as Bishop of Kwito-Bié (Angola)

Bishop Pedro Marcos Ribeiro da Costa resigned as Bishop of Saurimo (Angola)

Archbishop Thomas Morris, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cashel (Ireland), passed away at 82

Msgr. Nareg Naamoyan was appointed as Priest of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)

Cardinal Juan Landázuri Ricketts, O.F.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lima (Peru), passed away at 83

Fr. Balthazar Ntivuguruzwa was appointed as Priest of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

Bishop Robert-Joseph Mathen, Bishop emeritus of Namur (Belgium), passed away at 80

Bishop Louis Liu Huan-bo (劉煥波) ▼, Prefect Apostolic of Jiamusi 佳木斯 (China), passed away at 86

Fr. Paul-André Durocher, Priest of Timmins (Canada), was elected Titular Bishop of Ausuaga and Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada)

Bishop Leroy Theodore Matthiesen resigned as Bishop of Amarillo (USA)

Bishop John Huston Ricard, S.S.J., Titular Bishop of Rucuma and Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA)

Bishop John Walter Yanta, Titular Bishop of Naratcata and Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Amarillo (USA)

Bishop Odo Fusi Pecci resigned as Bishop of Senigallia (Italy)

Fr. Giuseppe Orlandoni, Priest of Recanati (Italy), was elected Bishop of Senigallia (Italy)

Bishop Krikor Ayvazian, Bishop emeritus of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), passed away at 84

Bishop Geraldo Nascimento, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

Bishop Charles-Omer Valois resigned as Bishop of Saint-Jérôme (Canada)

Diocese of Dharmapuri was established (from Diocese of Salem and became suffragan of Pondicherry and Cuddalore) (India)

Fr. Carlos Bürgler, C.SS.R., was elected Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Reyes (Bolivia) and Titular Bishop of Sinnipsa

Fr. Paul Yembuado Ouédraogo, Priest of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), was elected Bishop of Fada N’Gourma (Burkina Faso)

Bishop Simon Ntamwana, Bishop of Bujumbura (Burundi), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gitega (Burundi)

Fr. Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Dharmapuri (India)

Bishop Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami (ペトロ・バプティスタ 石神 忠真郎), O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Naha 那覇 (Japan)

Fr. Berard Toshio Oshikawa (ベラルド 押川壽夫), O.F.M. Conv., was elected Bishop of Naha 那覇 (Japan)

Fr. Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Machiques (Venezuela) and Titular Bishop of Lari Castellum

Fr. George Daniel Breen, C.S.C., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Haflong (India), passed away at 99

Apostolic Exarchate of Košice (Slovak Rite) was established (from Diocese of Prešov) (Slovakia)

Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R., Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

Cardinal Mikel Koliqi, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, passed away at 94

Fr. Luiz Antônio Guedes, Priest of Campinas (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Maturba and Auxiliary Bishop of Campinas (Brazil)

Bishop Vicente Salgado y Garrucho resigned as Bishop of Romblon (Philippines)

Bishop John Joseph Scanlan, Bishop emeritus of Honolulu (USA), passed away at 90

Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo and Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey and became suffragan of Santo Domingo) (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Alcivan Tadeus Gomes de Araújo was appointed as Priest of Caicó (Brazil)

Fr. Israel Bravo Cortés was appointed as Priest of Cúcuta (Colombia)

Fr. Francisco Ozoria Acosta, Priest of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic), was elected Bishop of San Pedro de Macorís (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Macapá (Brazil) and Superior General emeritus of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, passed away at 81

Bishop Benjamin D. de Jesus, O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Jolo (Philippines), passed away at 56

Fr. Ante Ivas, Priest of Šibenik (Croatia), was elected Bishop of Šibenik (Croatia)

Bishop Marin Srakić succeeded as Bishop of Đakovo i Srijem (Croatia)

Bishop Ciril Kos resigned as Bishop of Đakovo i Srijem (Croatia)

Archbishop Henri Lemaître resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

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

Fr. Jesús Moliné Labarta, Priest of Piura (Peru), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru)

Fr. Francisco Martín was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Francis Wang Xue-ming (王學明), Metropolitan Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China), passed away at 86

Fr. Sergio Lasam Utleg, Priest of Tuguegarao (Philippines), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ilagan (Philippines)

Fr. Alejandro Cifres Giménez was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. José María Pinheiro, Priest of São Paulo (Brazil), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Guajará-Mirim (Brazil) and Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi

Archbishop Vincenzo Maria Farano resigned as Archbishop of Gaeta (Italy)

Bishop Pier Luigi Mazzoni, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Gaeta (Italy)

Bishop Brian Leo John Hennessy, C.R., Bishop emeritus of Hamilton (Bermuda), passed away at 78

Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Archbishop Héctor Rueda Hernández resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Msgr. Lorenzo Piva was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Constantino Amstalden, Bishop emeritus of São Carlos (Brazil), passed away at 76

Bishop Raymond-Marie-Joseph de La Moureyre, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Mouila (Gabon), passed away at 85

Bishop Antonino Nepomuceno, O.M.I., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cotabato (Philippines), passed away at 71

Bishop Francesco Zerrillo, Bishop of Tricarico (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Lucera–Troia (Italy)

Fr. Pedro Nicolás Bermúdez Villamizar, C.I.M., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) and Titular Bishop of Lamsorti

Fr. José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo was elected Titular Bishop of Mozotcori and Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Bishop Joseph Phạm Văn Thiên, Bishop emeritus of Phú Cuong (Vietnam), passed away at 89

Bishop Arthur Francis Fox, Bishop emeritus of Sale (Australia), passed away at 92

Fr. David Allen Zubik, Priest of Pittsburgh (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Jamestown and Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA)

Fr. Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez, Priest of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala)

Diocese of Zé Doca lost territory to Diocese of Pinheiro (Brazil)

Bishop Guillermo José Garlatti, Titular Bishop of Aquæ regiæ and Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of San Rafael (Argentina)

Bishop Lluís Martínez Sistach, Bishop of Tortosa (Spain), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain)

Archbishop Ramón Torrella Cascante resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain)

Archbishop Simon Tonyé, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Douala (Cameroon), passed away at 74

Fr. José Luis Chávez Botello, Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Cova and Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)

Bishop José de Jesús Clemens Alba Palacios, Bishop emeritus of Tehuantepec (Mexico) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Antequera (Mexico), passed away at 87

Fr. José Trinidad González Rodríguez, Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) and Titular Bishop of Menefessi

Fr. Raymond Francis Chappetto, Priest of Brooklyn (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Paul Robert Sanchez, Priest of Brooklyn (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Oscar de Oliveira, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mariana (Brazil), passed away at 85

Fr. Giulio Viviani was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. William V. Millea, Priest of Bridgeport (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Ugo Poletti, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo, Archbishop emeritus of Spoleto (Italy), President of Commission for Advocates and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, passed away at 82

Fr. Jesse Eugenio Mercado, Priest of Manila (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Talaptula and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

Fr. Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist., was elected Bishop of Rio Preto (Brazil)

Bishop José de Aquino Pereira resigned as Bishop of Rio Preto (Brazil)

Fr. Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina, Priest of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Iziriana and Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain)

Fr. Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez, Priest of Barquisimeto (Venezuela), was elected Titular Bishop of Sitifis and Auxiliary Bishop of Cumaná (Venezuela)

Fr. Jure Bogdan, Priest of Split–Makarska (Croatia), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Giuseppe Del Ton, Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household, passed away at 96

Bishop Stanislaus Joseph Brzana, Bishop emeritus of Ogdensburg (USA), passed away at 79

Msgr. Michael Aidan Courtney, Priest of Clonfert (Ireland), Chaplain of His Holiness and Permanent Observer to Council of Europe, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Vasyl Hovera was appointed as Priest of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Archbishop Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Emmanuel Kataliko, Bishop of Butembo–Beni (Congo-Kinshasa), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Godefroy Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M., Bishop of Luiza (Congo-Kinshasa), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Gabriel Kujur, S.J., was elected Bishop of Daltonganj (India)

Fr. Fulgence Aloysius Tigga was appointed as Priest of Bettiah (India)

Fr. Paul Yoshinao Otsuka (パウロ 大塚喜直), Priest of Kyoto 京都 (Japan), was elected Bishop of Kyoto 京都 (Japan)

Bishop Raymond Ken’ichi Tanaka (ライムンド 田中健一) resigned as Bishop of Kyoto 京都 (Japan)

Bishop Guy Armand Romano, C.SS.R., Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla and Apostolic Administrator of Niamey (Niger), was appointed as Bishop of Niamey (Niger)

Bishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S., succeeded as Bishop of Warri (Nigeria)

Fr. John ’Oke Afareha, Priest of Warri (Nigeria), was elected Titular Bishop of Mina and Auxiliary Bishop of Warri (Nigeria)

Fr. Joseph O. Egerega was elected Vicar Apostolic of Bomadi (Nigeria) and Titular Bishop of Tanudaia

Bishop Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S., resigned as Bishop of Warri (Nigeria)

Bishop Edmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Badulla (Sri Lanka)

Fr. Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S., was elected Bishop of Badulla (Sri Lanka)

Bishop William Edward McManus, Bishop emeritus of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA), passed away at 83

Bishop Vicente Ataviado y Tumalad, Bishop of Maasin (Philippines), passed away at 67

Bishop Karmelo Zazinović, Bishop emeritus of Krk (Croatia), passed away at 82

Bishop José da Cruz Policarpo, Titular Bishop of Caliábria and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Fr. Franc Rode, C.M., Secretary of Pontifical Council for Culture, was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Archbishop Alojzij Šuštar resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Diocese of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia exchanged territory with Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benevento (Italy)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Benevento exchanged territory with Diocese of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy)

Bishop José Alberto Lopes de Castro Pinto, Bishop emeritus of Guaxupé (Brazil), passed away at 82

Bishop José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares, Bishop emeritus of Bragança Paulista (Brazil), passed away at 93

Fr. Eugenio Romero Pose was elected Titular Bishop of Turuda and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

Bishop Nicodemus Atle Basili Hhando resigned as Bishop of Mbulu (Tanzania)

Bishop Johannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B., Bishop emeritus of København (Denmark), passed away at 101

Fr. Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi (Libya), Apostolic Administrator of Derna (Libya) and Titular Bishop of Saldæ

Bishop Giustino Giulio Pastorino, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi (Libya) and Apostolic Administrator of Derna (Libya)

Archbishop José Sebastián Laboa Gallego, Apostolic Delegate to Libya and Apostolic Nuncio to Malta, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

Fr. José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda, Priest of México (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Naratcata and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu), M.C., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Charity

Sr. Nirmala Joshi, M.C., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Charity

Msgr. Władysław Fidelus was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Priest of Camagüey (Cuba), was elected Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Camagüey (Cuba)

Msgr. Massimo Boarotto was appointed as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Msgr. Giulio Viviani was appointed as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Bishop Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez, Opus Dei, Titular Bishop of Castro and Auxiliary Bishop of Yauyos (Peru), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Yauyos (Peru)

Archbishop Pierre Callaos, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria), passed away at 74

Fr. Mário Rino Sivieri was elected Bishop of Propriá (Brazil)

Bishop Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S., Titular Bishop of Sitipa and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Apartadó (Colombia)

Bishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Rapid City (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Denver (USA)

Fr. Christie Albert Macaluso, Priest of Hartford (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford (USA) and Titular Bishop of Grass Valley

Fr. John Chen Cang-bao (陳蒼保) was consecrated as Apostolic Administrator of Rehe 熱河 (China)

Fr. Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín was appointed as Priest of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico)

Fr. Jose Fuerte Advincula, Priest of Capiz (Philippines), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Adolfo Hernández Hurtado resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)

Msgr. Crescente B. Japzon was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Timothy Joseph Harrington, Bishop emeritus of Worcester (USA), passed away at 78

Fr. Thomas Christopher Collins, Priest of Hamilton (Canada), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Paul (Canada)

Archbishop John Bulaitis, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

Bishop Leonard James Crowley resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada)

Fr. Maurice Le Bègue de Germiny, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Bishop of Blois (France)

Bishop Joseph Gustave François Wicquart, Bishop emeritus of Coutances (France), passed away at 83

Bishop Giovanni Pisanu resigned as Bishop of Ozieri (Italy)

Fr. Sebastiano Sanguinetti, Priest of Nuoro (Italy), was elected Bishop of Ozieri (Italy)

Fr. Gerardo Tomás Farrell was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina)

Bishop Mario Picchi, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Venado Tuerto (Argentina), passed away at 82

Bishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M., succeeded as Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA)

Bishop René Henry Gracida resigned as Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA)

Archbishop Justo Mullor García, Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia, Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia, Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania and Apostolic Administrator of Estonia (Estonia), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico

Archbishop Girolamo Prigione resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico

Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata, Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan

Bishop Vittorio Tomassetti, Bishop of Palestrina (Italy), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy)

Fr. Carmelo Pellegrino was appointed as Priest of Taranto (Italy)

Bishop Louis Anthony DeSimone resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Archbishop Gabriel Toubia, Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at 66

Bishop Edwin Frederick O’Brien, Titular Bishop of Thizica and Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop Military Ordinary of United States of America (USA) and Titular Archbishop of Thizica

Bishop Lawrence Ephraem Thottam, Bishop of Marthandam of the Syro-Malankara (India), passed away at 68

Archbishop Francis Eugene George, O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA)

Bishop Chen Mu-shun (陳慕舜) ▼, Prefect Apostolic of Zhaotong 昭通 (China), passed away at 94

Bishop Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Bacabal (Brazil)

Bishop José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M., resigned as Bishop of San Miguel (El Salvador)

Bishop Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M., succeeded as Bishop of San Miguel (El Salvador)

Fr. Emile Destombes, M.E.P., was elected Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and Titular Bishop of Altava

Fr. Angelo Fagiani was elected Archbishop of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy)

Bishop Jean-Louis Jobidon, M. Afr., Bishop emeritus of Mzuzu (Malawi), passed away at 80

Fr. Martin Vidović, Priest of Split–Makarska (Croatia), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Gregorio Espiga e Infante, O.A.R., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Palawan (Philippines), passed away at 84

Bishop Jaime Garcia Goulart, Bishop emeritus of Díli (Timor-Leste), passed away at 89

Fr. Luís Flávio Cappio, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Barra (Brazil)

Bishop Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC., Titular Bishop of Elo and Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena (Chile), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile)

Archbishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus, I.Sch., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile)

Archbishop Carlo Maccari, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ancona–Osimo (Italy), passed away at 84

Bishop Vincent-Marie Favé, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Quimper (France), passed away at 95

Fr. James Flynn, I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Institute of Charity (Rosminians)

Msgr. Iván Antonio Marín López, Priest of Jericó (Colombia), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Secretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”, was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia)

Archbishop Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R., Titular Archbishop of Acrida, Apostolic Administrator of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church, was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Antinoë

Fr. Benvenuto Italo Castellani, Priest of Cortona (Italy), was elected Bishop of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy)

Bishop Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Doumé–Abong’ Mbang (Cameroon)

Fr. Jan Ozga, Priest of Przemyśl (Poland), was elected Bishop of Doumé–Abong’ Mbang (Cameroon)

Abbot Tommaso Agostino Gubitosa, O.S.B. Subl., Abbot Ordinary of Montevergine (Italy), passed away at 82

Bishop Evariste Ngoyagoye, Bishop of Bubanza (Burundi) and President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa, was appointed as Bishop of Bujumbura (Burundi)

Fr. Cyprien Mbuka Nkuanga, C.I.C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Simidicca and Auxiliary Bishop of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Joji Govindu was elected Bishop of Nalgonda (India)

Fr. Paul Maipan was elected Bishop of Khammam (India)

Fr. Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Priest of Semarang (Indonesia), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia)

Fr. Peter Turang, Priest of Manado (Indonesia), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Kupang (Indonesia)

Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

Bishop Peter Joseph Kairo, Bishop of Murang’a (Kenya), was appointed as Bishop of Nakuru (Kenya)

Archbishop Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Outhay Thepmany resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet (Laos)

Fr. Jean Sommeng Vorachak was elected Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Proconsulari and Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet (Laos)

Fr. Oswald Georg Hirmer was elected Bishop of Mthatha (South Africa)

Bishop Fritz Lobinger resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mthatha (South Africa)

Fr. Damian Kyaruzi, Priest of Bukoba (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Sumbawanga (Tanzania)

Fr. Walter Liikewille, M. Afr., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Sumbawanga (Tanzania)

Bishop Nicolas Eugene Walsh, Bishop emeritus of Yakima (USA) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Seattle (USA), passed away at 80

Fr. Joseph Nguyễn Tích Đức was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam)

Fr. Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhỏ was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Nha Trang (Vietnam)

Fr. Bernard Ardura, O. Praem., Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Culture, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for Culture

Fr. Piergiuseppe Vacchelli, Priest of Cremona (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Angelo Vincenzo Zani, Priest of Brescia (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia

Bishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot, Titular Bishop of Altava and Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Venezuela), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Maracay (Venezuela)

Military Ordinariate of Vojni ordinarijat u Republici Hrvatskoj was established (Croatia)

Fr. Bartolomeus Van Roijen was appointed as Priest of Nelson (Canada)

Bishop Juraj Jezerinac, Titular Bishop of Strumnitza and Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Croatia (Croatia)

Archbishop Karl-Josef Rauber, Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Fr. Wilybard Kitogho Lagho was appointed as Priest of Mombasa (Kenya)

Bishop Hans Leo Drewes resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany)

Fr. Wilfred Gregory Moras was appointed as Priest of Lucknow (India)

Fr. Thomas Maria Renz, Priest of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Rucuma and Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

Fr. Bernard Lancy Pinto was appointed as Priest of Bombay (India)

Archbishop Luigi Diligenza resigned as Archbishop of Capua (Italy)

Bishop Bruno Schettino, Bishop of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Capua (Italy)

Fr. Anthony Giroux Meagher was elected Titular Bishop of Dura and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada)

Fr. Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner was appointed as Priest of Daet (Philippines)

Bishop Severin Pernek, Bishop emeritus of Dubrovnik (Croatia), passed away at 72

Fr. Joseph Kallarackal was appointed as Priest of Ajmer (India)

Bishop François-Victor-Marie Frétellière, P.S.S., Bishop of Créteil (France), passed away at 71

Bishop Alphonsus Maria H.A. Castermans resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond (Netherlands)

Fr. Gaetano Catanoso, Priest of Reggio Calabria (Italy), was beatified

Bishop Florentino Asensio Barroso, Titular Bishop of Eurœa in Epiro and Apostolic Administrator of Barbastro (Spain), was beatified

Fr. Enrico Rebuschini, M.I., was beatified

Sr. María de la Encarnación Rosal (María Vicenta) was beatified

Mr. Ceferino Giménez Malla was beatified

Fr. José Hamilton de Castro was appointed as Priest of Guaxupé (Brazil)

Fr. Florian Wörner was appointed as Priest of Augsburg (Germany)

Bishop Wilhelm Josef Duschak, S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Calapan (Philippines), passed away at 93

Fr. Duming Dias was appointed as Priest of Shimoga (India)

Bishop Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng, Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Philippines), passed away at 70

Archbishop Jaime Luiz Coelho resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maringá (Brazil)

Bishop Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I., Bishop of Ponta Grossa (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maringá (Brazil)

Fr. Jacques Ishaq, Priest of Mossul of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Archbishop of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal, Priest of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Fr. Víctor Iván Vargas Galarza was appointed as Priest of Cochabamba (Bolivia)

Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga (レオ 池長 潤), S.J., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Osaka 大阪 (Japan)

Archbishop Paul Hisao Yasuda (パウロ 安田久雄) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Osaka 大阪 (Japan)

Archbishop Ramiro Moliner Inglés, Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

Bishop James Patrick Mahoney resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

Fr. Michael Gerber was appointed as Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Diocese of Merlo–Moreno was established (from Diocese of Morón and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) (Argentina)

Fr. Gabriel Bernardo Barba, Priest of Morón (Argentina), was appointed as Priest of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

Bishop Fernando María Bargalló, Titular Bishop of Hirina and Auxiliary Bishop of Morón (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

Fr. Oscar Eduardo Miñarro, Priest of Morón (Argentina), was appointed as Priest of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

Bishop André van den Bronk, S.M.A., Bishop emeritus of Parakou (Benin), passed away at 89

Bishop Carlos Arturo Brown, M.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), passed away at 77

Archbishop Paulo Lopes de Faria succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (Brazil)

Archbishop Geraldo Majela Reis resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (Brazil)

Fr. Carmelo Zammit, Priest of Malta (Malta), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Gabriel Antonio Mestre was appointed as Priest of Mar del Plata (Argentina)

Fr. Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto was appointed as Priest of Araçatuba (Brazil)

Archbishop Ignazio Cannavò resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

Archbishop Giovanni Marra, Titular Archbishop of Ravello, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

Fr. Marek Jędraszewski, Priest of Poznań (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Forlimpopoli and Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland)

Fr. Michael J.K. Fuller was appointed as Priest of Rockford (USA)

Fr. Darius Trijonis was appointed as Priest of Telšiai (Lithuania)

Fr. Papias Musengamana was appointed as Priest of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

Fr. Nicolas Djomo Lola, Priest of Tshumbe (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Tshumbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I., Bishop of Isangi (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Bishop of Idiofa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Gerald Almeida, Priest of Jabalpur (India), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Jabalpur (India)

Bishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I., Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Palembang (Indonesia), was appointed as Bishop of Palembang (Indonesia)

Bishop Joseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I., resigned as Bishop of Palembang (Indonesia)

Fr. Peter Louis Cakü was elected Titular Bishop of Abidda and Auxiliary Bishop of Kengtung (Myanmar)

Bishop Décio Pereira, Titular Bishop of Martirano and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Santo André (Brazil)

Fr. Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa was appointed as Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico)

Archbishop Cornelius Michael Power, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Portland in Oregon (USA), passed away at 83

Fr. Jorge Pierozan was appointed as Priest of São Paulo (Brazil)

Fr. Cristián Castro Toovey was appointed as Priest of Santiago (Chile)

Archbishop Salvatore Cassisa resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Monreale (Italy)

Bishop Pio Vittorio Vigo, Bishop of Nicosia (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Monreale (Italy)

Fr. Kevin Michael Birmingham was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Timothy James O’Malley was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Alberto Rojas was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Thomas Warren Powers was appointed as Priest of Bridgeport (USA)

Fr. Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., was appointed as Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Library

Fr. Osvaldo Neves de Almeida was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Adolfo González Montes, Priest of Salamanca (Spain), was elected Bishop of Ávila (Spain)

Diocese of Šiauliai was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas, Diocese of Panevėžys and Diocese of Telšiai and became suffragan of Kaunas) (Lithuania)

Diocese of Matehuala was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí and Diocese of Ciudad Valles and became suffragan of San Luis Potosí) (Mexico)

Fr. Martin Drennan, Priest of Ossory (Ireland), was elected Titular Bishop of Aquæ regiæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Fr. Raymond W. Field, Priest of Dublin (Ireland), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland) and Titular Bishop of Ardmore

Fr. Eugenijus Bartulis, Priest of Kaunas (Lithuania), was elected Bishop of Šiauliai (Lithuania)

Fr. Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Vulturara and Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania)

Fr. Rimantas Norvila, Priest of Kaunas (Lithuania), was elected Titular Bishop of Castro and Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas (Lithuania)

Fr. Carlos Aguiar Retes, Priest of Tepic (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico)

Fr. Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez, Priest of Morelia (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Matehuala (Mexico)

Bishop Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes resigned as Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico)

Msgr. Domenico Bartolucci resigned as Director Master of Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine Chapel

Fr. Giuseppe Liberto was appointed as Director Master of Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine Chapel

Bishop Peter Joseph Connors, Titular Bishop of Temuniana and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia), was appointed as Bishop of Ballarat (Australia)

Bishop Ronald Austin Mulkearns resigned as Bishop of Ballarat (Australia)

Bishop Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier, Bishop of Chartres (France), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes (France)

Bishop Alfredo Magarotto, Bishop of Chioggia (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Vittorio Veneto (Italy)

Fr. Gabriel Randrianantenaina was appointed as Priest of Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar)

Fr. José Isidro Guerrero Macías was elected Bishop of Mexicali (Mexico)

Fr. Andrew Harmon Cozzens was appointed as Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Fr. Donald Edward DeGrood was appointed as Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Fr. Marcellin Theeuwes, O. Cart., was appointed as Minister General of Carthusian Order (Carthusians)

Bishop Marcel Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Choluteca (Honduras), passed away at 84

Fr. Engelberto Polino Sánchez was appointed as Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico)

Bishop Carlo Manziana, Bishop emeritus of Crema (Italy), passed away at 94

Bishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Titular Bishop of Auca and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Archbishop Michele Mincuzzi, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lecce (Italy), passed away at 83

Bishop John Anthony Rawsthorne, Titular Bishop of Rotdon and Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool (England), was appointed as Bishop of Hallam (England)

Bishop Paul Choi Deok-ki (최덕기 바오로 / 崔悳基) succeeded as Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

Bishop Angelo Kim Nam-su (김남수 안젤로 / 金南洙) resigned as Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

Msgr. Giuseppe Liberto, Director Master of Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine Chapel, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Sr. Bernardina Jabłońska, S.A.P.U., was beatified

Sr. Maria od Jezusa Ukrzyżowanego Karłowska (Maria), C.S.D.P., was beatified

Fr. Youhanna Fouad El-Hage was elected Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Antoine Nabil Andari was elected Bishop of Curia of the Maronites and Titular Bishop of Tarsus of the Maronites

Fr. Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Prado, was elected Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria)

Fr. John Curtis Iffert was appointed as Priest of Belleville (USA)

Fr. Ralph Bernard O’Donnell was appointed as Priest of Omaha (USA)

Ms. Jadwiga Andegaweńska (Hedwig of Poland) was canonised

Bishop Virgil Bercea succeeded as Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania)

Bishop Vasile Hossu, Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania), passed away at 78

Fr. Anthony Cerdan Celino was appointed as Priest of El Paso (USA)

Fr. Jan z Dukli (John of Dukla), O.F.M. Conv., was canonised

Archbishop Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa), passed away at 66

Fr. Gianfranco Girotti, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Msgr. Jozef Zlatňanský, Priest of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was elected Secretary of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe and Titular Bishop of Montefiascone

Bishop Louis Edward Gelineau resigned as Bishop of Providence (USA)

Bishop Robert Edward Mulvee succeeded as Bishop of Providence (USA)

Diocese of Colón was renamed as Diocese of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama)

Bishop Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F., Bishop of Colón (Panama), was appointed as Bishop of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama)

Archbishop Júlio Tavares Rebimbas resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

Bishop Armindo Lopes Coelho, Bishop of Viana do Castelo (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

Diocese of Bagdogra was established (from Diocese of Darjeeling and became suffragan of Calcutta) (India)

Diocese of Mongu was established (from Diocese of Livingstone and became suffragan of Lusaka) (Zambia)

Fr. Prokop Brož was appointed as Priest of Hradec Králové (Czechia)

Fr. Thomas D’Souza, Priest of Mangalore (India), was elected Bishop of Bagdogra (India)

Fr. Felix Toppo, S.J., was elected Bishop of Jamshedpur (India)

Fr. Stephen Lepcha, Priest of Darjeeling (India), was elected Bishop of Darjeeling (India)

Fr. Julius Marandi, Priest of Daltonganj (India), was elected Bishop of Dumka (India)

Msgr. Marcello Semeraro, Priest of Lecce (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Siro Silvestri, Bishop emeritus of La Spezia–Sarzana–Brugnato (Italy), passed away at 83

Fr. Julius Yakubu Kundi was appointed as Priest of Kaduna (Nigeria)

Bishop Brian James Barnes, O.F.M., Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Bolesław Pylak resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lublin (Poland)

Bishop Józef Mirosław Życiński, Bishop of Tarnów (Poland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lublin (Poland)

Fr. Mirosław Milewski was appointed as Priest of Płock (Poland)

Fr. Edward William Clark, Priest of Los Angeles (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. David Leon Toups was appointed as Priest of Saint Petersburg (USA)

Fr. Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of Mongu (Zambia)

Fr. Ruperto Cruz Santos, Priest of Manila (Philippines), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Cleto Bellucci resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy)

Fr. Benito Gennaro Franceschetti was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy)

Msgr. Carmelo Nicolosi, Undersecretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Archbishop Fernando Sáenz Lacalle, Opus Dei, resigned as Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of El Salvador (El Salvador)

Fr. Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of El Salvador (El Salvador)

Msgr. Fernando Filoni (斐洛尼), Priest of Nardò–Gallipoli (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Head of Study Mission in Hong Kong of Philippines, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Giuseppe Pinto, Priest of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Priest of Caceres (Philippines) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Ivan Jurkovič, Priest of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Pedro López Quintana, Priest of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Michele Seccia, Priest of Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie (Italy), was elected Bishop of San Severo (Italy)

Fr. Georg Müller, SS.CC., Apostolic Administrator of Trondheim (Norway), was elected Bishop-Prelate of Trondheim (Norway)

Archbishop Otoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ayacucho (Peru), passed away at 82

Fr. Geovane Luís da Silva was appointed as Priest of Mariana (Brazil)

Fr. František Trstenský was appointed as Priest of Spiš (Slovakia)

Bishop Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Barcelona (Venezuela)

Bishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera, Bishop of Margarita (Venezuela), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Barcelona (Venezuela)

Fr. Salvatore Angerami was appointed as Priest of Napoli (Italy)

Msgr. Fortunato Frezza, Priest of Viterbo (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Fr. Gilberto Fernández was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA) and Titular Bishop of Hirina

Fr. John Baptist Wang Xi-xian (王希賢) was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China)

Bishop Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos, Bishop of Chiquinquirá (Colombia), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Thasbalta and Military Ordinary of Colombia (Colombia)

Fr. Romulo Geolina Valles, Priest of Tagum (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Kidapawan (Philippines)

Fr. Thomas Gerard Wenski, Priest of Miami (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Kearney and Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA)

Fr. John Raymond Gaydos, Priest of Saint Louis (USA), was elected Bishop of Jefferson City (USA)

Bishop Michael Francis McAuliffe resigned as Bishop of Jefferson City (USA)

Archbishop Thomas Joseph Murphy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Seattle (USA), passed away at 64

Archbishop Joseph Zong Huai-de (宗懷德) ▼, Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan 濟南 (China) and Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China), passed away at 80

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S., Bishop emeritus of Tulle (France), passed away at 84

Diocese of Kaga-Bandoro was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangui and became suffragan of Bangui) (Central African Republic)

Bishop Nestor Assogba resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Natitingou (Benin)

Fr. Pascal N’Koué, Priest of Natitingou (Benin), was elected Bishop of Natitingou (Benin)

Fr. Paulo Alves Romão was appointed as Priest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Fr. François-Xavier Yombandje, Priest of Bangui (Central African Republic), was elected Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro (Central African Republic)

Fr. Alexandre Joly was appointed as Priest of Rouen (France)

Fr. Oswald Gracias, Priest of Bombay (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Bladia and Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India)

Archbishop Packiam Arokiaswamy resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Tanjore (India)

Fr. Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss, Priest of Tanjore (India), was elected Bishop of Tanjore (India)

Fr. Emilio Nappa was appointed as Priest of Aversa (Italy)

Bishop Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J., succeeded as Bishop-Prelate of Ipil (Philippines)

Bishop Federico Ocampo Escaler, S.J., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Ipil (Philippines)

Fr. Krzysztof Olaf Charamsa was appointed as Priest of Pelplin (Poland)

Fr. Kevin James Sweeney was appointed as Priest of Brooklyn (USA)

Fr. Alexandre de Bucy was appointed as Priest of Versailles (France)

Fr. Jean-Luc Garin was appointed as Priest of Lille (France)

Fr. Emmanuel Gobilliard was appointed as Priest of Le Puy-en-Velay (France)

Fr. François Gourdon was appointed as Priest of Angers (France)

Msgr. Valentino Di Cerbo, Priest of Roma (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Fabijan Svalina was appointed as Priest of Đakovo–Osijek (Croatia)

Bishop Thomas Christopher Collins succeeded as Bishop of Saint-Paul (Canada)

Bishop Raymond Roy resigned as Bishop of Saint-Paul (Canada)

Bishop Lorenzo Chiarinelli, Bishop of Aversa (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Viterbo (Italy)

Bishop Fiorino Tagliaferri resigned as Bishop of Viterbo (Italy)

Fr. Robert Anthony Brucato was elected Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) and Titular Bishop of Temuniana

Bishop John Charles Reiss resigned as Bishop of Trenton (USA)

Bishop John Mortimer Fourette Smith succeeded as Bishop of Trenton (USA)

Fr. Giuseppe Pittau, S.J., Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Gregorian University, was appointed as Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Msgr. Renato Dardozzi resigned as Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Bishop Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Penedo (Brazil), passed away at 81

Msgr. Carmelo Nicolosi resigned as Undersecretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M., Bishop emeritus of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 88

Fr. Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Romblon (Philippines)

Fr. Pierre d’Ornellas, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Naraggara and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

Fr. Jean-Michel di Falco Léandri, Priest of Marseille (France), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France) and Titular Bishop of Vallis

Bishop Álvaro Corrada Del Río, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Caguas (Puerto Rico)

Fr. Prosper Balthazar Lyimo was appointed as Priest of Arusha (Tanzania)

Diocese of Požega was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zagreb and became suffragan of Zagreb) (Croatia)

Diocese of Varaždin was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zagreb and became suffragan of Zagreb) (Croatia)

Archbishop Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Mbandaka–Bikoro (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Josip Bozanić, Bishop of Krk (Croatia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

Cardinal Franjo Kuharić resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

Bishop Marko Culej, Titular Bishop of Limata and Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia), was appointed as Bishop of Varaždin (Croatia)

Fr. Vjekoslav Huzjak, Priest of Zagreb (Croatia), was appointed as Priest of Varaždin (Croatia)

Fr. Antun Škvorčević, Priest of Zagreb (Croatia), was elected Bishop of Požega (Croatia)

Fr. Christopher Naseri Naseri was appointed as Priest of Calabar (Nigeria)

Bishop Louis Nganga a Ndzando resigned as Bishop of Lisala (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M., succeeded as Bishop of Lisala (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop László Tóth, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Veszprém (Hungary), passed away at 85

Fr. Paul Dempsey was appointed as Priest of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland)

Fr. Xavier Novell Gomá was appointed as Priest of Solsona (Spain)

Bishop José Manuel Piña Torres, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Tepic (Mexico), passed away at 86

Fr. Paul Gregory Bootkoski, Priest of Newark (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Zarna and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)