Nominations and Resignations

Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Armenian Rite) was demoted as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Amman and Jerusalem (Jordan)

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

Fr. Luc De Maere, Priest of Antwerpen (Belgium), was appointed as Delegate to International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM)

Fr. Adolphe Vander Perre resigned as Delegate to International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM)

Br. Theo van der Boer, F.N.D.L., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes

Fr. Slađan Ćosić (高德隆) was appointed as Priest of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Fr. Robert Bruce Heit, O.M.I., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Marabá (Brazil)

Fr. Roland Laneuville, P.M.E., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Foreign Missions

Fr. Pedro Mariano Labarca Araya, O. de M., was appointed as Master General of Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)

Fr. Hermengild Li Yi (李毅), O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China)

Bishop Raymond Wang Chong-lin (王寵林), Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China), was uncanonically appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China)

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

Bishop Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku, Bishop of Bokungu–Ikela (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Basankusu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Abbot Anthony Maggs, C.R.S.A., was appointed as Abbot Primate of Confederation of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine

Fr. William Agley was appointed as Priest of Southwark (England)

Sr. Rita Burley, A.C.J., was appointed as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Msgr. Victor Saxer resigned as President of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

Fr. Jean-Baptiste Etcharren, M.E.P., was appointed as Superior General of Paris Foreign Missions Society

Fr. Raymond Rossignol, M.E.P., resigned as Superior General of Paris Foreign Missions Society

Bishop François-Marie Morvan, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop of Cayenne (French Guiana)

Fr. George Thomas Kallunkal, O.I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Order of the Imitation of Christ

Fr. Jerome Peedikaparampil, O.I.C., resigned as Superior General of Order of the Imitation of Christ

Archbishop Loutfi Laham, B.S., was appointed as Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine)

Bishop Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.S.H., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

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

Archbishop Luigi Bressan, Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia, Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar and Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Brunei

Archbishop Eugenio Sbarbaro resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Belize

Msgr. Franco Croci, Priest of Crema (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Msgr. Angelo Di Pasquale resigned as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Msgr. Vito Gemmiti resigned as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Msgr. Mario Giannecchini resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Msgr. José Luis Gutiérrez Gómez was appointed as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Msgr. Antonio Petti resigned as Auditor General of Apostolic Camera

Msgr. Antonio Piolanti resigned as Prelate Secretary of Pontifical Academy of Theology and President of Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Fr. Antonio Baldoni, O.S.A., was appointed as Custodian of the Apostolic Sacristy of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Fr. Cristoforo Bove, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. Antonio De Rose, P.O.C.R., was appointed as Superior General of Pious Workers Rural Catechists (Ardorini Missionaries)

Fr. Carvelli Giuseppe, P.O.C.R., resigned as Superior General of Pious Workers Rural Catechists (Ardorini Missionaries)

Fr. Franco Imoda, S.J., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Gregorian University

Sr. Giuseppina Fragasso, A.S.C., resigned as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

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

Dr. Sergio Zaninelli was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Mr. Giuseppe Gervasio resigned as National President of Italian Catholic Action

Mr. Alessandro Lombardi was appointed as Assistant Deputy Director General of Institute for Works of Religion

Mr. Pier Giorgio Tartaglia was appointed as Deputy Director General of Institute for Works of Religion

Ms. Paola Bignardi was appointed as National President of Italian Catholic Action

Bishop André Dikran Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B., Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem of the Armenians (Jordan), was appointed as Protosyncellus of Amman and Jerusalem of the Armenians (Jordan)

Fr. Ferdinand Lugonzo was appointed as Priest of Kakamega (Kenya)

Msgr. Camille Perl, Priest of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

Fr. Jimmy Bonnici was appointed as Priest of Malta (Malta)

Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A., resigned as Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine)

Fr. Aldo Tolotto was appointed as Director of Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jersusalem Center

Archbishop Zenon Grocholewski was appointed as President of Commission for Advocates

Msgr. Francisco Azcona San Martín was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”

Fr. Javier Desiderio Guerra Ayala, O.A.R., was appointed as Prior General of Order of Augustinian Recollects (Augustinian Recollects)

Fr. José Javier Pipaón Monreal, O.A.R., resigned as Prior General of Order of Augustinian Recollects (Augustinian Recollects)

Dr. Miguel Castellví Villaescusa was appointed as Bureau Chief of Vatican Information Service

Bishop Henri Salina, C.R.A., resigned as Abbot Primate of Confederation of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine

Bishop Stanisław Padewski, O.F.M. Cap., Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukraine), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukraine)

Fr. Jeffrey D. Burrill was appointed as Priest of La Crosse (USA)

Fr. John Richard Cihak was appointed as Priest of Portland in Oregon (USA)

Msgr. John S. Quinn, Priest of Chicago (USA), passed away at 82

Fr. Donald Kos, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. C. Frank Phillips, S.J.C., was appointed as Founder of Society of St. John Cantius and Superior General of Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius

Br. Edward Walsh, C.F.A., was appointed as Superior General of Alexian Brothers (Alexians)

Mr. Virgil C. Dechant, Supreme Knight of Knights of Columbus, was appointed as Vice-President of Institute for Works of Religion

Fr. Emilio Aguirre, O. de M., resigned as Master General of Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)

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

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

Fr. Aurelio Londoño, C.M., was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Institute of the Incarnate Word

Fr. Richard M. Myhalyk, S.S.E., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Saint Edmund (Edmundites)

Fr. Daniel Ols, O.P., was appointed as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. François Richard, M. Afr., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

Fr. José Antonio Rico, O.S.B., resigned as Pontifical Delegate for Institute of the Incarnate Word

Fr. Gothard Rosner, M. Afr., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

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

Fr. Héctor Vall Villardel, S.J., was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Br. Jan Pepping, F.N.D.L., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes

Sr. Manuela Latini, F. d. C., was appointed as Director of House of St. Martha

Bishop Pedro Boxler, Bishop emeritus of Gualeguaychú (Argentina), passed away at 77

Bishop William Francis Kupfer (蔡文興), M.M., Bishop emeritus of Taichung 臺中 (Taiwan), passed away at 88

Msgr. Angelo Bagnasco, Priest of Genova (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Pesaro (Italy)

Bishop Gaetano Michetti resigned as Bishop of Pesaro (Italy)

Bishop Giulio Salimei, Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), passed away at 73

Bishop Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble, Bishop emeritus of Valdivia (Chile), passed away at 61

Bishop Nicola Comparone, Bishop of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy), passed away at 73

Fr. Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez, Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Ancusa and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

Fr. Thomas Joseph Flanagan was elected Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA) and Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana

Fr. Patrick James Zurek, Priest of Austin (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Thamugadi and Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA)

Fr. Angelico Lazzeri, O.F.M., Custos of the Holy Land emeritus of Custody of the Holy Land, passed away at 91

Fr. Francesco Montenegro, Priest of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Albino Mensa, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vercelli (Italy), passed away at 81

Archbishop Crisanto Darío Mata Cova, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela), passed away at 82

Fr. Dilmo Franco de Campos was appointed as Priest of Formosa (Brazil)

Bishop Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes, Bishop emeritus of Texcoco (Mexico), passed away at 78

Fr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna was appointed as Priest of Ilorin (Nigeria)

Bishop Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu resigned as Bishop of Masaka (Uganda)

Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa succeeded as Bishop of Masaka (Uganda)

Fr. Lukas Teshome Fikre Woldetensae was appointed as Priest of Emdeber of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)

Archbishop Austin-Emile Burke resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Halifax (Canada)

Bishop Charles Kweku Sam, Bishop of Sekondi–Takoradi (Ghana), passed away at 57

Bishop José Vicente Conejero Gallego succeeded as Bishop of Formosa (Argentina)

Bishop Dante Carlos Sandrelli resigned as Bishop of Formosa (Argentina)

Fr. Emanuel Messias de Oliveira, Priest of Governador Valadares (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Guanhães (Brazil)

Bishop Francis Gerard Kramer (康濟民), O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Lu’an 潞安 (China), passed away at 94

Bishop Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier succeeded as Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes (France)

Bishop Jean Yves Marie Sahuquet resigned as Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes (France)

Bishop Ernst Tewes, C.O., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany), passed away at 89

Fr. Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M., resigned as Custos of the Holy Land of Custody of the Holy Land

Diocese of Taunggyi was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taunggyi (with suffragan sees Kengtung, Loikaw and Taungngu) (Myanmar)

Fr. Anastácio Kahango, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola) and Titular Bishop of Thignica

Archbishop Leobard D’Souza resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagpur (India)

Bishop Abraham Viruthakulangara, Bishop of Khandwa (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagpur (India)

Fr. John Ha Tiong Hock (夏長福), Priest of Kuching (Malaysia), was elected Titular Bishop of Canapium and Auxiliary Bishop of Kuching (Malaysia)

Bishop Matthias U Shwe, Bishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar) and President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar)

Fr. Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M., was elected Vicar Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Peru) and Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti

Bishop Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Peru)

Archbishop Josip Uhač, Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, passed away at 73

Archbishop Josef Schneider, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bamberg (Germany), passed away at 91

Archbishop Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Pemba (Mozambique)

Bishop Frederick Bernard Henry, Bishop of Thunder Bay (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Calgary (Canada)

Bishop Paul John O’Byrne resigned as Bishop of Calgary (Canada)

Bishop Aldo Maria Lazzarín Stella, O.S.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Aysén (Chile)

Fr. Thomas Chakiath was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) and Titular Bishop of Uzippari

Bishop Ignatius D’Cunha resigned as Bishop of Aurangabad (India)

Bishop Precioso Dacalos Cantillas, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Vicus Cæsaris and Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Maasin (Philippines)

Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina)

Fr. Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo, Priest of Juiz de Fora (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Caliábria and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Fr. Franco Cuter, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Grajaú (Brazil)

Fr. Gílio Felício, Priest of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Illiberi and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Bishop Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq, SS.CC., Bishop emeritus of Rarotonga (Cook Islands), passed away at 91

Diocese of Guantánamo–Baracoa was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santiago) (Cuba)

Bishop Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés, Titular Bishop of Cibaliana and Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (Cuba), was appointed as Bishop of Guantánamo–Baracoa (Cuba)

Bishop Abraham Aruliah Somavarapa resigned as Bishop of Cuddapah (India)

Bishop Francesco Miccichè, Titular Bishop of Chusira and Auxiliary Bishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Trapani (Italy)

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

Diocese of Avellino lost territory to Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia and Diocese of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy)

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

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno lost territory to Diocese of Avellino (Italy)

Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo and Diocese of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy)

Fr. Richard Gerard Lennon, Priest of Boston (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Manuel Pelino Domingues, Titular Bishop of Lemellefa and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Santarém (Portugal)

Fr. João Casimiro Wilk (Jan Kazimierz), O.F.M. Conv., was elected Bishop of Formosa (Brazil)

Fr. Hermengild Li Yi (李毅), O.F.M., was consecrated as Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China)

Fr. Orlando Antonio Corrales García, Priest of Medellín (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Thuccabora and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Fr. Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Bennefa

Fr. Thomas Patrick McGovern was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Bernard Joseph Flanagan, Bishop emeritus of Worcester (USA), passed away at 89

Bishop-elect Richard John Garcia, Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (USA), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Bapara

Fr. Valter Župan, Priest of Krk (Croatia), was elected Bishop of Krk (Croatia)

Fr. Luka Sylvester Gopep was appointed as Priest of Minna (Nigeria)

Archbishop Valentino Vailati, Archbishop emeritus of Manfredonia–Vieste (Italy), passed away at 83

Bishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C., Titular Bishop of Aquæ flaviæ and Vicar Apostolic of San Vicente–Puerto Leguízamo (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia)

Archbishop Augusto Trujillo Arango resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia)

Bishop Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón, Titular Bishop of Segia and Auxiliary Bishop of Cali (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Chiquinquirá (Colombia)

Msgr. Claudio Gugerotti, Priest of Verona (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland

Fr. Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm., was elected Bishop of Guarabira (Brazil)

Fr. Cesare Burgazzi, Priest of Cremona (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Gianpaolo Rizzotti, Priest of Verona (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Blessed Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Laity, passed away at 77

Archbishop Adolfo Servando Tortolo, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paraná (Argentina), passed away at 86

Fr. Salvatore Pappalardo, Priest of Catania (Italy), was elected Bishop of Nicosia (Italy)

Bishop Dino Monduzzi resigned as Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Msgr. Stanisław Dziwisz, Priest of Kraków (Poland), Private Secretary of the Pope and Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household, was elected Titular Bishop of San Leone and Adjunct Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Msgr. Pedro López Quintana, Priest of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Msgr. James Michael Harvey, Priest of Milwaukee (USA), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, was elected Titular Bishop of Memphis and Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Bishop Emanuele Romano, Bishop emeritus of Trapani (Italy), passed away at 86

Bishop Willemus van Bekkum, S.V.D., Bishop emeritus of Ruteng (Indonesia), passed away at 87

Bishop Lawrence Satoshi Nagae (ラウレンチオ 長江 恵), Bishop emeritus of Urawa 浦和 (Japan), passed away at 84

Archbishop Luc Auguste Sangaré, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamako (Mali), passed away at 72

Bishop René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin (林茂德), M.E.P., Bishop emeritus of Suifu 敘府 (China), passed away at 96

Fr. Antal Spányi, Priest of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), was elected Titular Bishop of Tharros and Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

Fr. Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga, Priest of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Titular Bishop of Utimmira and Auxiliary Bishop of Mbujimayi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Kole (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Charles Caruana was elected Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

Bishop Bernard Patrick Devlin resigned as Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

Msgr. Piero Marini, Priest of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, was elected Titular Bishop of Martirano

Fr. Carlo Maria Polvani was appointed as Priest of Milano (Italy)

Abbot Francesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B. Subl., Abbot Ordinary of Montevergine (Italy), was elected Bishop of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy)

Cardinal Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Miarinarivo (Madagascar)

Fr. Raymond Razakarinvony was elected Bishop of Miarinarivo (Madagascar)

Fr. Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr., was elected Titular Bishop of Molicunza and Auxiliary Bishop of Dedza (Malawi)

Bishop Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P., resigned as Bishop of Puno (Peru)

Fr. Joel Zamudio Baylon, Priest of Legazpi (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Masbate (Philippines)

Bishop Porfirio Rivera Iligan resigned as Bishop of Masbate (Philippines)

Archbishop Philip Yang Li-bo (楊立柏), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanzhou 蘭州 (China), passed away at 78

Bishop Marcos Antônio Noronha, Bishop emeritus of Itabira (Brazil), passed away at 73

Cardinal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M., General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Chile and Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho, Priest of Bacabal (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Crateús (Brazil)

Fr. Sérgio Arthur Braschi, Priest of Curitiba (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Fr. Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, S.C.I., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) and Titular Bishop of Cibaliana

Bishop Xavier Gilles de Maupeou d’Ableiges, Titular Bishop of Casæ medianæ and Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Viana (Brazil)

Bishop Antônio Batista Fragoso resigned as Bishop of Crateús (Brazil)

Bishop Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Viana (Brazil)

Fr. George George Panamthundil was appointed as Priest of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Fr. Juan Alberto Puiggari, Priest of Paraná (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Turuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná (Argentina)

Archbishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Valparaíso (Chile), passed away at 80

Bishop Javier Azagra Labiano resigned as Bishop of Cartagena (Spain)

Fr. Agustín Cortés Soriano, Priest of Valencia (Spain), was elected Bishop of Ibiza (Spain)

Archbishop Christoph Schönborn, O.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria) and Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria), was created Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore

Archbishop Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort

Archbishop Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (Alojzij Matej Ambrožič), Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada), was created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro

Archbishop Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Archbishop ad personam, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba

Archbishop Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Clergy, was created Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano

Fr. Alfonso García López was appointed as Priest of Istmina–Tadó (Colombia)

Fr. Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta was elected Bishop of Girardota (Colombia)

Bishop William Gordon Wheeler, Bishop emeritus of Leeds (England), passed away at 87

Archbishop Jean Balland, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli

Archbishop Lorenzo Antonetti, Titular Archbishop of Roselle and Pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agnese in Agone

Archbishop Alberto Bovone, Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Numidia and Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova

Archbishop Giovanni Cheli, Titular Archbishop of Santa Giusta and President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano

Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天), Titular Archbishop of Tronto, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio

Archbishop Salvatore De Giorgi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli

Bishop Dino Monduzzi, Titular Bishop of Capri, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino

Archbishop Dionigi Tettamanzi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Italy, was created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo

Archbishop Jānis Pujats, Metropolitan Archbishop of Riga (Latvia), was appointed as

Archbishop Norberto Rivera Carrera, Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande

Archbishop Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J., Titular Archbishop of Potenza Picena, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale

Fr. Marian Florczyk, Priest of Kielce (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Limata and Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce (Poland)

Archbishop Antonio María Rouco Varela, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso

Bishop Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (單國璽), S.J., President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference and Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono

Archbishop Polycarp Pengo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), was created Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette

Archbishop Marian Jaworski, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (Ukraine), President of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine and Apostolic Administrator of Lutsk (Ukraine), was appointed as

Archbishop Francis Eugene George, O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola

Archbishop James Francis Stafford, President of Pontifical Council for the Laity, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola

Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Clergy, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for Clergy and President of International Council for Catechesis

Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti, Pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, was appointed as President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Alberto Bovone, Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Bishop Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa, Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela), passed away at 74

Fr. Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Zacatecoluca (El Salvador)

Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Cardinal Antonio Quarracino, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina), passed away at 74

Archbishop Mario Milano, Archbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia (Italy), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Aversa (Italy)

Bishop Luigi Sposito, Titular Bishop of Tagaria, was appointed as Titular Bishop of Capri

Cardinal Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale

Cardinal Jean Balland, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France), passed away at 63

Cardinal Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng, Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) and President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, Coadjutor Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

Archbishop Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể, Titular Archbishop of Tipasa in Mauretania and Apostolic Administrator of Huê (Vietnam), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Huê (Vietnam)

Bishop Nicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida (Venezuela) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela)

Bishop John Fergus O’Grady, O.M.I., Bishop emeritus of Prince George (Canada), passed away at 89

Bishop Henri Véniat, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Sarh (Chad), passed away at 80

Archbishop Jorge María Mejía, Secretary of Congregation for Bishops and Secretary of College of Cardinals, was appointed as Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives and Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library

Bishop Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M., resigned as Titular Bishop of Satafis

Bishop Geoffrey Francis Mayne resigned as Titular Bishop of Mopta

Bishop Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia)

Bishop Mario Lezana Vaca resigned as Titular Bishop of Baza

Bishop Walter Pérez Villamonte, Titular Bishop of Curubis and Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre (Bolivia), was appointed as Bishop of Potosí (Bolivia)

Bishop Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F., resigned as Titular Bishop of Casæ in Numidia

Archbishop Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila resigned as Titular Archbishop of Gemellæ in Numidia

Bishop Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC., resigned as Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga

Bishop José Joaquín Matte Varas resigned as Titular Bishop of Alba

Bishop Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos resigned as Titular Bishop of Thasbalta

Bishop Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga resigned as Titular Bishop of Pauzera

Bishop Francis Joseph Walmsley resigned as Titular Bishop of Tamalluma

Bishop Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M., resigned as Titular Bishop of Oëa

Bishop Gáspár Ladocsi resigned as Titular Bishop of Sebarga

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

Archbishop Francesco Monterisi, Delegate for Pontifical Representations of Secretariat of State and Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina, was appointed as Secretary of Congregation for Bishops and Secretary of College of Cardinals

Archbishop Giuseppe Mani resigned as Titular Archbishop of Zaba

Bishop Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R., resigned as Titular Bishop of Ofena

Bishop Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M., resigned as Titular Bishop of Belesasa

Bishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź resigned as Titular Bishop of Bettona

Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho

Fr. José Francisco Sanches Alves, Priest of Évora (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Fr. Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes was elected Titular Bishop of Elvas and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Archbishop José Manuel Estepa Llaurens resigned as Titular Archbishop of Italica

Archbishop Emilio Benavent Escuín resigned as Titular Archbishop of Maximiana in Numidia

Archbishop Edwin Frederick O’Brien resigned as Titular Archbishop of Thizica

Archbishop Joseph Thomas Dimino resigned as Titular Archbishop of Carini

Bishop Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce resigned as Titular Bishop of Cariana

Msgr. Ivo Tomašević, Priest of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Luigi Boccadoro, Bishop emeritus of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino (Italy), passed away at 86

Fr. Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues, Priest of Juiz de Fora (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Casæ medianæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Archbishop Louis Lévesque, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rimouski (Canada), passed away at 89

Fr. José María Piñero Carrión, Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, passed away at 74

Bishop Paul Etoga, Bishop emeritus of Mbalmayo (Cameroon), passed away at 86

Archbishop Jacques-Eugène-Louis Ménager, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Reims (France), passed away at 85

Fr. Joseph Robert Cistone, Priest of Philadelphia (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Steven John Raica, Priest of Lansing (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Michael D. Murphy was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Vincentius Eugenio Bossilkoff, C.P., Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria), was beatified

Sr. Brigida Morello Zancano, O.M.I., was beatified

Sr. Carmen de Jesús Salles y Barangueras (María del Carmen), R.C.M., was beatified

Bishop Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R., Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil), passed away at 50

Bishop Antonio Mazza, Bishop emeritus of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy), passed away at 78

Fr. Werner Freistetter, Priest of Wien (Austria), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S., succeeded as Bishop of Sobral (Brazil)

Bishop Walfrido Teixeira Vieira resigned as Bishop of Sobral (Brazil)

Msgr. Raffaello Funghini, Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Bishop Alberto Trevisan, S.A.C., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), passed away at 81

Bishop Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A., Bishop emeritus of Nikopol (Bulgaria), passed away at 77

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Outhay Thepmany, Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Savannakhet (Laos), passed away at 62

Fr. Josivaldo José Bezerra was appointed as Priest of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)

Archbishop Jean Zoa, Metropolitan Archbishop of Yaoundé (Cameroon), passed away at 73

Fr. Giovanni Vaccarotto was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Cipriano Iwene Tansi (Michael), O.C.S.O., was beatified

Bishop John Richard Keating, Bishop of Arlington (USA), passed away at 63

Fr. Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D., was elected Apostolic Administrator of Novosibirsk (Russia) and Titular Bishop of Tabunia

Fr. Clemens Pickel, Priest of Dresden–Meißen (Germany), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of European Russia (Russia) and Titular Bishop of Chusira

Bishop Joseph Werth, S.J., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Novosibirsk (Russia)

Archbishop Alphonsus Mathias resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore (India)

Archbishop José da Cruz Policarpo, Coadjutor Archbishop of Lisboa (Portugal), was promoted as Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal)

Cardinal António Ribeiro, Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana, Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) and Military Ordinary of Portugal (Portugal), passed away at 69

Fr. Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Campanha (Brazil)

Bishop Diogo Johannes Antonius Reesink, O.F.M., Bishop of Almenara (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil)

Fr. Donald Joseph Thériault, Priest of London (Canada), was elected Military Ordinary of Canada (Canada)

Bishop Neil E. Willard, Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada), passed away at 60

Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa, Bishop of Kolwezi (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Daniel Camille Victor Marie Labille, Bishop of Soissons (France), was appointed as Bishop of Créteil (France)

Archbishop Marian Jaworski resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Lutsk (Ukraine)

Bishop Markijan Trofym’yak, Titular Bishop of Auzia and Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Lutsk (Ukraine)

Fr. Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. di Béth., was elected Bishop of Coronel Oviedo (Paraguay)

Bishop Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I., Bishop of Coronel Oviedo (Paraguay), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación (Paraguay) and Titular Bishop of Curubis

Bishop John William Comber, M.M., Superior General emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll Fathers), passed away at 92

Bishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M., Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania), Apostolic Administrator of Shkodrë (Albania) and Apostolic Administrator of Sapë (Albania), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodrë–Pult (Albania)

Fr. Marcello Zago, O.M.I., Superior General of Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Oblates), was elected Titular Archbishop of Roselle, Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Msgr. Karel Kasteel, Undersecretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” and Dean and Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”

Bishop Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C., Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 59

Bishop André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Bafia (Cameroon), passed away at 81

Fr. Jan Szpilka, S.D.S., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Comores (Comoros)

Fr. Emmanuel Azuka Udeh was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Jos (Nigeria)

Fr. Maurizio Galli was elected Bishop of Fidenza (Italy)

Diocese of Kitale was established (from Diocese of Eldoret and became suffragan of Kisumu) (Kenya)

Fr. Léonard Kasanda Lumembu, C.I.C.M., was elected Bishop of Luiza (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku, Priest of Butembo–Beni (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Butembo–Beni (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop André Fernand Anguilé resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Libreville (Gabon)

Bishop Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B., Bishop of Oyem (Gabon) and President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Libreville (Gabon)

Fr. Peter Celestine Elampassery, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Jammu–Srinagar (India)

Bishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Jammu–Srinagar (India)

Fr. Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S., was elected Bishop of Kitale (Kenya)

Bishop Philip Lasap Za Hawng, Titular Bishop of Avioccala and Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina (Myanmar), was appointed as Bishop of Lashio (Myanmar)

Bishop Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (정진석 니콜라오 / 鄭鎮奭), Bishop of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (김수환 스테파노 / 金壽宦) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea)

Fr. Sebastian Vadakel, M.S.T., was elected Bishop of Ujjain of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop John Perumattam, M.S.T., resigned as Bishop of Ujjain of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò ▼, Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, was appointed as Delegate for Pontifical Representations of Secretariat of State

Fr. Giovanni Battistelli, O.F.M., was appointed as Custos of the Holy Land of Custody of the Holy Land

Bishop Alberto Iniesta Jiménez resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

Bishop Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr., resigned as Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada)

Fr. François Lapierre, P.M.E., Superior General of Society of Foreign Missions, was elected Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada)

Fr. Maksymilian Leonid Dubrawski, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Trofimiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukraine)

Archbishop Pietro Santoro, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy), passed away at 84

Bishop Celso N. Guevarra resigned as Bishop of Balanga (Philippines)

Fr. Honesto Flores Ongtioco, Priest of San Fernando (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Balanga (Philippines)

Bishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C., Bishop emeritus of Queenstown (South Africa), passed away at 89

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

Msgr. Francisco Azcona San Martín was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Robert Ashta, O.F.M., Bishop of Pult (Albania), passed away at 79

Diocese of Itapetininga was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba and Diocese of Itapeva and became suffragan of Sorocaba) (Brazil)

Fr. Néstor Hugo Navarro, Priest of Bahía Blanca (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Rotdon and Auxiliary Bishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Archbishop Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Fortaleza (Brazil), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Fr. Anuar Battisti, Priest of Toledo (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Toledo (Brazil)

Fr. Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R., was elected Bishop of Itapetininga (Brazil)

Bishop Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.J., resigned as Bishop of Balsas (Brazil)

Bishop Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.J., succeeded as Bishop of Balsas (Brazil)

Fr. Irineu Roque Scherer was elected Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil)

Fr. Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil, Priest of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Nigizubi and Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Bishop José María Carrizo Villarreal, Bishop emeritus of Chitré (Panama), passed away at 79

Archbishop Cecil DeSa resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Agra (India)

Fr. Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor was elected Bishop of Marthandam of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Diocese of Puntarenas was established (from Diocese of San Isidro de El General and Diocese of Tilarán and became suffragan of San José) (Costa Rica)

Fr. Hugo Barrantes Ureña, Priest of San Isidro de El General (Costa Rica), was elected Bishop of Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

Cardinal Alberto Bovone, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova and Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints, passed away at 75

Fr. Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes was appointed as Priest of Jequié (Brazil)

Fr. John Rodrigues was appointed as Priest of Bombay (India)

Fr. Thomas Francis D’Souza was appointed as Priest of Vasai (India)

Cardinal Dino Monduzzi took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino

Fr. Canísio Klaus, Priest of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Diamantino (Brazil)

Bishop Walter Kampe, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Limburg (Germany), passed away at 88

Bishop Francis Peter de Campo, Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia), passed away at 74

Bishop Daniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie Pézeril, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paris (France), passed away at 86

Bishop Manuel da Silva Martins resigned as Bishop of Setúbal (Portugal)

Bishop Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis, Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Setúbal (Portugal)

Archbishop Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, I.Sch., Archbishop-Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile)

Cardinal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Santiago (Chile)

Archbishop Joseph Kundukulam, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 80

Fr. José Antonio Da Conceição Ferreira was appointed as Priest of Los Teques (Venezuela)

Bishop Juan José Gerardi Conedera, Bishop emeritus of Santa Cruz del Quiché (Guatemala) and Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala), passed away at 75

Cardinal Giovanni Cheli took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano

Cardinal Polycarp Pengo took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette

Msgr. Joselito Asis was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Paul Lungu, S.J., Bishop of Monze (Zambia), passed away at 51

Bishop Alfons Demming resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany)

Bishop Héctor Sabatino Cardelli, Titular Bishop of Furnos maior and Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Concordia (Argentina)

Bishop Adolfo Gerstner resigned as Bishop of Concordia (Argentina)

Cardinal James Francis Stafford took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola

Fr. Andrea Carlevale was appointed as Priest of Roma (Italy)

Bishop Gerhard Jakob, Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany), passed away at 64

Bishop Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea, Opus Dei, Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru), passed away at 76

Bishop Jesús Moliné Labarta succeeded as Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru)

Lieutenant Colonel Alois Estermann, Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard and Vice Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard, passed away at 43

Archbishop Giacinto Berloco, Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Belize and Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador

Bishop George Vance Murry, S.J., Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Fr. Joseph Nathaniel Perry, Priest of Milwaukee (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) and Titular Bishop of Lead

Fr. Pietro Campus, S.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Saint Paul

Fr. Silvio Pignotti, S.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Society of Saint Paul

Bishop Manuel Edmilson da Cruz resigned as Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

Bishop Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P., resigned as Bishop of Itumbiara (Brazil)

Bishop John Joseph, Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan), passed away at 65

Colonel Roland Buchs was appointed as Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Bishop Teodor Majkowicz, Bishop of Wrocław–Gdańsk of the Ukrainians (Poland), passed away at 66

Fr. Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas was elected Titular Bishop of Tagaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Calabozo (Venezuela)

Fr. José Sótero Valero Ruz was elected Titular Bishop of Alba and Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Venezuela)

Sr. María Gabriela Hinojosa y Naveros (Amparo), V.S.M., and 6 companions were beatified

Sr. María de las Maravillas de Jesús Pidal Chico de Guzmán (María Maravillas), O.C.D., was beatified

Sr. María Sagrario de San Luis Gonzaga Moraga Cantarero (Elvira), O.C.D., was beatified

Fr. Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini (Youssef), O.L.M., was beatified

Sr. Rita Dolores del Corazón de Jesús Pujalte Sánchez (Rita Josefa), H.C.C.J., and Sr. Francisca del Corazón de Jesús Aldea Araújo (Francisca), H.C.C.J., were beatified

Archbishop Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France), passed away at 60

Fr. Ronald Michael Gilmore, Priest of Wichita (USA), was elected Bishop of Dodge City (USA)

Bishop Stanley Girard Schlarman resigned as Bishop of Dodge City (USA)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo, Bishop of Kaya (Burkina Faso), passed away at 57

Msgr. José Vicente Eguiguren Samaniego was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Olivier de Germay was appointed as Priest of Toulouse (France)

Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (單國璽), S.J., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono

Bishop Ramón Godínez Flores, Titular Bishop of Centenaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico)

Bishop Rafael Muñoz Núñez resigned as Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico)

Fr. Valentin Cabbigat Dimoc was appointed as Priest of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines)

Fr. Ludwig Schick, Priest of Fulda (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Auzia and Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda (Germany)

Fr. Vicente Ancona López, Opus Dei, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Frederick Melvin Dolan, Opus Dei, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Christoph Bockamp, Opus Dei, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Lucio Norbedo, Opus Dei, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Sabino Gabiola, Opus Dei, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Ramón López Mondéjar, Opus Dei, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Richard Stork, Opus Dei, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Arnold Ralph Cotey, S.D.S., Bishop emeritus of Nachingwea (Tanzania), passed away at 76

Fr. Francis Ignatius Malone, Priest of Little Rock (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Diocese of Vasai was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay and became suffragan of Bombay) (India)

Bishop Eric Gerard Perkins, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia), passed away at 81

Bishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa, Bishop of Kolwezi (Congo-Kinshasa) and Apostolic Administrator of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Marie-Daniel Dadiet, Priest of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire), was elected Titular Bishop of Sitipa and Auxiliary Bishop of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire)

Fr. Elias Joseph Gonsalves, Priest of Bombay (India), was appointed as Priest of Vasai (India)

Fr. Prakash Mallavarapu, Priest of Hyderabad (India), was elected Bishop of Cuddapah (India)

Bishop Thomas Dabre, Titular Bishop of Aræ in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India), was appointed as Bishop of Vasai (India)

Fr. John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi (曾建次), Priest of Hualien 花蓮 (Taiwan), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Hualien 花蓮 (Taiwan) and Titular Bishop of Sululos

Fr. Secondo Pollo, Priest of Vercelli (Italy), was beatified

Bishop Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Warangal (India), passed away at 86

Archbishop Antonio Sozzo, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica

Fr. Michele De Rosa, Priest of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno (Italy), was elected Bishop of Cerreto Sannita–Telese–Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Italy)

Fr. John Balthasar Brungardt was appointed as Priest of Wichita (USA)

Fr. Stephen Douglas Parkes was appointed as Priest of Orlando (USA)

Fr. Giovanni Maria Boccardo, Priest of Torino (Italy), was beatified

Ms. Teresa Bracco was beatified

Sr. Maria Antonia Grillo Michel (Teresa), L.S.D.P., was beatified

Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba

Fr. José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Registro (Brazil)

Bishop Sauveur Casanova, Bishop emeritus of Ajaccio (France), passed away at 79

Msgr. Augustine Kasujja, Priest of Kampala (Uganda) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria, Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia and Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Numidia

Diocese of Criciúma was established (from Diocese of Tubarão and became suffragan of Florianópolis) (Brazil)

Fr. Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp., was elected Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Tefé (Brazil)

Fr. Mauro Aparecido dos Santos was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Campo Mourão (Brazil)

Fr. Onécimo Alberton, Priest of Tubarão (Brazil), was appointed as Priest of Criciúma (Brazil)

Bishop Paulo Antônio de Conto, Bishop of São Luiz de Cáceres (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Criciúma (Brazil)

Fr. Mosé João Pontelo, C.S.Sp., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil)

Fr. Jerusadimai Emmanuel Arul Raj, O.M.I., was appointed as Founder of Missionaries of Mary Immaculate

Bishop José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M., Bishop emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil), passed away at 84

Fr. Henry Orlando Ruiz Mora was appointed as Priest of Juticalpa (Honduras)

Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli

Fr. José Ramón Santos Iztueta Mendizábal, C.P., was elected Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Moyobamba (Peru)

Archbishop Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Segovia (Philippines), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotabato (Philippines)

Archbishop Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotabato (Philippines)

Fr. Jacek Grzybowski was appointed as Priest of Warszawa-Praga (Poland)

Archbishop José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F., Secretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions), was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. Gerard William Battersby was appointed as Priest of Detroit (USA)

Fr. José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz was appointed as Priest of Mexicali (Mexico)

Fr. Kryspin Witold Dubiel was appointed as Priest of Przemyśl (Poland)

Fr. Antoni Vadell Ferrer was appointed as Priest of Mallorca (Spain)

Archbishop Luigi Maverna, Archbishop emeritus of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy), passed away at 77

Bishop Robert Nugent Lynch, Bishop of Saint Petersburg (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Palm Beach (USA)

Bishop Joseph Keith Symons resigned as Bishop of Palm Beach (USA)

Fr. Odilo Pedro Scherer, Priest of Toledo (Brazil), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Dominik Duka, O.P., was elected Bishop of Hradec Králové (Czechia)

Bishop Karel Otčenášek resigned as Bishop of Hradec Králové (Czechia)

Archbishop Giuseppe Agostino, Archbishop of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cosenza–Bisignano (Italy)

Msgr. Michele Castoro, Priest of Altamura–Gravina–Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy), Archivist of College of Cardinals, Chaplain of His Holiness and Bureau Chief of Congregation for Bishops, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy)

Archbishop Mario Peressin resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy)

Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Archbishop Dino Trabalzini resigned as Archbishop of Cosenza–Bisignano (Italy)

Archbishop Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (정진석 니콜라오 / 鄭鎮奭), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea and Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea)

Fr. James Sean Wall was appointed as Priest of Phoenix (USA)

Fr. Lucio Nicoletto was appointed as Priest of Padova (Italy)

Fr. Charles Peters Barthélus was appointed as Priest of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agnese in Agone

Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina and Secretary of State emeritus of Secretariat of State, passed away at 83

Fr. Tymon Tytus Chmielecki, Priest of Toruń (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Mariusz Leszczyński, Priest of Zamość–Lubaczów (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Bassiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Zamość–Lubaczów (Poland)

Bishop Amédée Grab, O.S.B., Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland) and President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland, was appointed as Bishop of Chur (Switzerland)

Msgr. Walter Brandmüller, Priest of Bamberg (Germany) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as President of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

Msgr. Luigi Gatti, Priest of Alba (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Libya, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Titular Archbishop of Santa Giusta

Fr. Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans, Priest of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands), was elected Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)

Bishop Joannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)

Archbishop José Sebastián Laboa Gallego resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen, Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia, Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian and Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia

Msgr. Leo Boccardi (レオ・ボッカルディ), Priest of Termoli–Larino (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Ivo Scapolo, Priest of Padova (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph Salvador Marino, Priest of Birmingham (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Giovanni Cheli resigned as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Bishop Stephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ 濱尾文郎), Bishop of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan), was promoted as Archbishop ad personam and President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Bishop Isidore Borecky resigned as Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Bishop Roman Danylak resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Bishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)

Cardinal John Joseph Carberry, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Louis (USA), passed away at 93

Bishop Giuseppe Malandrino, Bishop of Acireale (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Noto (Italy)

Bishop Salvatore Nicolosi resigned as Bishop of Noto (Italy)

Bishop Raymond Augustin Chihiro Sato (ライムンド 佐藤千敬), O.P., resigned as Bishop of Sendai 仙台 (Japan)

Fr. Štefan Vrablec was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia) and Titular Bishop of Thasbalta

Fr. Jesús García Burillo, Priest of Valladolid (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Baza and Auxiliary Bishop of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain)

Fr. Zsolt Marton was appointed as Priest of Vác (Hungary)

Bishop Vittorio Ottaviani, Bishop emeritus of Marsi (Italy), passed away at 82

Fr. Anton Maria Schwartz, C.Op., Founder of Congregation of Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz, was beatified

Fr. Jakob Kern (Franz Alexander), O. Praem., was beatified

Sr. Maria Restituta Kafka (Helena) was beatified

Cardinal Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Torino (Italy), passed away at 84

Fr. Inácio Lucas Mwita was appointed as Priest of Nacala (Mozambique)

Bishop Alfredo Guillermo Disandro resigned as Bishop of Villa María (Argentina)

Bishop Roberto Rodríguez, Titular Bishop of Pertusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Villa María (Argentina)

Bishop Mario Antonio Cargnello, Bishop of Orán (Argentina), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Salta (Argentina)

Fr. Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Leopoldina (Brazil)

Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I, President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and President of Committee for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina

Fr. Tarciscio Giovanni Nazzaro, O.S.B. Subl., was appointed as Abbot Ordinary of Montevergine (Italy)

Venerable Archbishop François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận, Vice-President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Cardinal Bernardin Gantin resigned as Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) and Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for Bishops, President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto and Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio in commendum

Fr. Matthew Zhen Xue-bin (甄雪斌) was appointed as Priest of Beijing 北京 (China)

Bishop Thomas Kevin O’Brien resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Middlesbrough (England)

Bishop Héctor Rubén Aguer, Titular Bishop of Lamdia and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of La Plata (Argentina)

Bishop Jorge Kémérer, S.V.D., Bishop emeritus of Posadas (Argentina), passed away at 89

Fr. Francis Deniau was elected Bishop of Nevers (France)

Apostolic Vicariate of Francistown was established (from Diocese of Gaborone and became suffragan of Bloemfontein) (Botswana)

Diocese of Banfora was established (from Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso and became suffragan of Ouagadougou) (Burkina Faso)

Diocese of Bettiah was restored (from Diocese of Muzaffarpur and became suffragan of Ranchi) (India)

Diocese of Purnea was established (from Diocese of Dumka and became suffragan of Ranchi) (India)

Fr. Rene Ramirez, R.C.J., was appointed as Priest of Sandhurst (Australia)

Fr. Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D., was elected Titular Bishop of Pauzera and Vicar Apostolic of Francistown (Botswana)

Bishop João Aloysio Hoffmann, Bishop emeritus of Erexim (Brazil), passed away at 79

Fr. Júlio César Souza de Jesus was appointed as Priest of Teresina (Brazil)

Fr. Lucas Kalfa Sanou, Priest of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), was elected Bishop of Banfora (Burkina Faso)

Archbishop Víctor Manuel López Forero, Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucaramanga (Colombia)

Archbishop Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M., Bishop of Basankusu (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Bishop of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Marko Medo was appointed as Priest of Zagreb (Croatia)

Fr. Guido Iván Minda Chalá was appointed as Priest of Ibarra (Ecuador)

Fr. Thibault Verny was appointed as Priest of Paris (France)

Bishop Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger, Bishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France), passed away at 89

Fr. Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé, Priest of Marseille (France), was elected Bishop of Cayenne (French Guiana)

Fr. John Martin Darko was elected Bishop of Sekondi–Takoradi (Ghana)

Fr. Levente Balázs Martos was appointed as Priest of Szombathely (Hungary)

Fr. Victor Henry Thakur, Priest of Muzaffarpur (India), was elected Bishop of Bettiah (India)

Fr. Vincent Barwa, Priest of Ranchi (India), was elected Bishop of Purnea (India)