Nominations and Resignations

Titular Episcopal See of Sisak was restored (Croatia)

Bishop Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers, Opus Dei, Bishop of Posadas (Argentina), was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Institute of the Incarnate Word

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

Bishop Affonso Felippe Gregory resigned as President of Caritas Internationalis

Fr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, E.P., was appointed as President of Heralds of the Gospel

Bishop Matthias Chen Xi-lu (陳錫祿) succeeded as Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China)

Bishop Peter Fan Wen-xing (范文興) resigned as Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China)

Bishop Nicholas Han Ji-de (韓紀德), Bishop of Pingliang 平涼 (China), was uncanonically appointed as Bishop of Pingliang 平涼 (China)

Bishop Nicholas Shi Jing-xian (史景賢), O.S.A., Bishop of Shangqiu 商丘 (China), was uncanonically appointed as Bishop of Shangqiu 商丘 (China)

Fr. John Baptist Wang Jin (王藎) was elected Bishop of Yuci 榆次 (China)

Fr. Damas Zhang Han-min (張翰民) was elected Bishop of Jilin 吉林 (China)

Msgr. Maurice Bouvier resigned as Substitute Defender of the Bond of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Msgr. Dominique Rézeau was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Fr. Karl Hoffmann, S.D.S., resigned as Superior General of Society of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorians)

Fr. Jude Berthomieux Frédéric was appointed as Priest of Jérémie (Haiti)

Abbot Yousif Ibrahim, O.A.O.C., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Youhanna Issa was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Aqrā of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Msgr. Cormac Patrick Burke resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Kevin Gillespie was appointed as Priest of Raphoe (Ireland)

Br. Andrew Hickey, F.P.M., was appointed as Superior General of Presentation Brothers

Fr. Angelo Amato, S.D.B., was appointed as Prelate Secretary of Pontifical Academy of Theology

Archbishop Diego Causero resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic

Msgr. Francesco Bruno, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Msgr. Mario Marchesi was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

Msgr. Terzo Natalini, Vice-Prefect emeritus of Vatican Secret Archives, passed away at 74

Msgr. Carmelo Nicolosi resigned as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Fr. Marino Maccarelli, O.S.M., resigned as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

Fr. Marco Nobile, O.F.M., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of University of Antonianum

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

Fr. Aldo Sarotto, S.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Priestly Society of Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo

Fr. Luigi Toscano, M.SS.CC., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Fr. John Bosco Masayuki Shirieda, S.D.B., resigned as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue

Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang (Laos)

Archbishop Youhanna Fouad El-Hage, Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as President of Caritas Internationalis

Fr. Joseph Kallas, M.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Society of Missionaries of Saint Paul

Fr. François Eid, O.M.M., Procurator at Rome of the Maronites, was appointed as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Fr. Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Nativity of Mary

Br. Cornelis Joannes Hendricus Maria van Dam, C.S.A., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Saint Louis Gonzaga

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

Fr. Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo, Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians), was appointed as Priest of Puerto Princesa (Philippines)

Archbishop Zenon Grocholewski resigned as President of Commission for Advocates

Fr. Andrzej Urbanski, S.D.S., was appointed as Superior General of Society of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorians)

Mr. Duncan MacLaren was appointed as Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis

Fr. Martin Michalíček was appointed as Priest of Nitra (Slovakia)

Bishop Jesús Murgui Soriano, Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Menorca (Spain)

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

Fr. Magnus Löhrer, O.S.B., Rector Magnificus emeritus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm, passed away at 71

Fr. Joseph Absi, M.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Missionaries of Saint Paul

Archbishop François Abou Mokh, B.S., resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Greek-Melkites

Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B., resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Armenians

Bishop Louis-Armel Pelâtre, A.A., Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye), President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye and Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye)

Fr. Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez, Priest of Bogotá (Colombia), was appointed as Priest of Washington (USA)

Fr. Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo, Priest of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ, was appointed as Priest of Denver (USA)

Abbot Peter Eberle, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Swiss-American Benedictine Congregation

Fr. Abelardo Lobato, O.P., was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas

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

Fr. Claude Maréchal, A.A., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists)

Fr. Jacques Thomas, C.I.C.M., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutists)

Br. Theo Sponselee, C.S.A., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Saint Louis Gonzaga

Mr. Hans-Peter Röthlin resigned as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Social Communications

Msgr. Leo Scheffczyk, Priest of Wrocław (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Priest of München und Freising (Germany)

Diocese of Gulu was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gulu (with suffragan sees Arua, Lira and Nebbi) (Uganda)

Diocese of Mbarara was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mbarara (with suffragan sees Fort Portal, Hoima, Kabale and Kasese) (Uganda)

Diocese of Tororo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tororo (with suffragan sees Jinja, Kotido, Moroto and Soroti) (Uganda)

Bishop Xie Chao-gang (謝朝鋼) ▼, Bishop of Ningyuan 寧遠 (China), passed away at 88

Fr. Philippe Ranaivomanana, General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar, was elected Bishop of Ihosy (Madagascar)

Bishop Gilles Côté, S.M.M., Titular Bishop of Cissa and Auxiliary Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M., Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa)

Bishop Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, Bishop of Mbarara (Uganda), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mbarara (Uganda)

Bishop John Baptist Odama, Bishop of Nebbi (Uganda), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu (Uganda)

Bishop James Odongo, Bishop of Tororo (Uganda) and Military Director of Uganda (Uganda), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tororo (Uganda)

Fr. Christopher Kakooza, Priest of Kampala (Uganda), was elected Titular Bishop of Casæ in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Kampala (Uganda)

Bishop Martin Luluga, Bishop of Gulu (Uganda), was appointed as Bishop of Nebbi (Uganda)

Fr. Joseph Mugenyi Sabiiti, Priest of Fort Portal (Uganda), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda) and Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Numidia

Bishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme, Bishop of Melipilla (Chile), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile)

Bishop Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC., resigned as Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile)

Bishop Carlo Cavalla, Bishop emeritus of Casale Monferrato (Italy), passed away at 79

Msgr. Raffaello Martinelli, Priest of Bergamo (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Bureau Chief of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Fr. Kiro Stojanov, Priest of Skopje–Prizren (North Macedonia), was elected Titular Bishop of Centuriones and Auxiliary Bishop of Skopje (North Macedonia)

Bishop Joseph Kureethara, Bishop of Cochin (India), passed away at 69

Archbishop Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Antequera (Mexico), passed away at 80

Bishop Fernando Ramon Prego Casal, Bishop of Santa Clara (Cuba), passed away at 71

Cardinal Angelo Felici, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari and President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Pio Laghi, President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions), President of Interdicastery Commission for Equitable Distribution of Priests and Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta), was appointed as Protodeacon of College of Cardinals

Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo and Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo pro hac vice Title

Fr. Héctor Mario Pérez Villarreal was appointed as Priest of Monterrey (Mexico)

Archbishop Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Opus Dei, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ayacucho (Peru), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru)

Cardinal Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru)

Cardinal Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Gesù, Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera and Protodeacon of College of Cardinals, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title

Bishop Daniel Enrique Núñez Núñez, Bishop of David (Panama), passed away at 71

Archbishop Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Bishop José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques, Titular Bishop of Lysinia and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

Bishop Jose Serofia Palma, Titular Bishop of Vazari-Didda and Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Calbayog (Philippines)

Fr. Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog, Priest of Tagbilaran (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Reperi and Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines)

Bishop Maximiano Tuazon Cruz resigned as Bishop of Calbayog (Philippines)

Bishop Lawrence Harold Welsh, Bishop emeritus of Spokane (USA) and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA), passed away at 63

Fr. Mathew Kallikatt, H.G.N., was appointed as Director General of Heralds of Good News

Msgr. Jan Jagodziński was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

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

Msgr. Mario Marchesi, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Cipriano Vagaggini, O.S.B., Rector Magnificus emeritus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm, passed away at 89

Msgr. Stanisław Kur was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Jerzy Zalewski was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Marjan Turnšek, Priest of Maribor (Slovenia), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Maksimilijan Jezernik was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Stephen Edward Blaire, Titular Bishop of Lamzella and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Stockton (USA)

Bishop Michael Patrick Driscoll, Titular Bishop of Maxita and Auxiliary Bishop of Orange (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Boise City (USA)

Bishop Donald William Montrose resigned as Bishop of Stockton (USA)

Fr. Giuliano Frigeni, P.I.M.E., was elected Bishop of Parintins (Brazil)

Bishop Luis Morales Reyes, Bishop of Torreón (Mexico) and President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico)

Archbishop Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico)

Fr. Fernando Mario Chávez Ruvalcaba was elected Bishop of Zacatecas (Mexico)

Bishop Javier Navarro Rodríguez, Titular Bishop of Voncaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

Bishop José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco resigned as Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

Archbishop Pier Giacomo De Nicolò, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Archbishop Giovanni Moretti resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to European Communities

Fr. John Wong Soo Kau (黄士交) was appointed as Priest of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia)

Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to European Communities

Fr. Thomas Vũ Đình Hiệu was appointed as Priest of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

Bishop Salvatore Gristina, Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Acireale (Italy)

Bishop Jules-Louis-Paul Harlé, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Arras (France), passed away at 82

Fr. Stephen Ng (黃進龍), C.D.D., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord

Bishop António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm., Titular Bishop of Tlos and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Beja (Portugal)

Bishop Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão resigned as Bishop of Beja (Portugal)

Fr. John C. Liu (劉嘉祥), C.D.D., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord

Bishop Paul Stephen Loverde, Bishop of Ogdensburg (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Arlington (USA)

Bishop Patrick Joseph Casey, Bishop emeritus of Brentwood (England), passed away at 85

Bishop Settimio Arturo Ferrazzetta, O.F.M., Bishop of Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), passed away at 74

Fr. Raúl Antonio Martínez Paredes, Priest of Sololá–Chimaltenango (Guatemala), was elected Bishop of Sololá–Chimaltenango (Guatemala)

Archbishop Ján Bukovský, S.V.D., resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Fr. Salvatore Nunnari, Priest of Reggio Calabria–Bova (Italy), was elected Archbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia (Italy)

Fr. Ricardo Hoepers was appointed as Priest of Curitiba (Brazil)

Bishop Carlo Aliprandi resigned as Bishop of Cuneo (Italy)

Bishop Natalino Pescarolo, Bishop of Fossano (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Cuneo (Italy)

Fr. John Cunningham, Priest of Paisley (Scotland), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Frederick Joseph Colli, Titular Bishop of Afufenia and Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Thunder Bay (Canada)

Bishop Gérard Couturier, Bishop emeritus of Hauterive (Canada), passed away at 86

Bishop Jan Czerniak, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Gniezno (Poland), passed away at 92

Bishop Benjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.I., Bishop emeritus of Santa Ana (El Salvador), passed away at 96

Archbishop Carlo Curis resigned as Apostolic Nuncio* to Canada

Archbishop Paolo Romeo, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Canada

Fr. Celso Alexandre was appointed as Priest of Lins (Brazil)

Fr. Cleocir Bonetti was appointed as Priest of Caçador (Brazil)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Prado, succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Archbishop Youhannan Semaan Issayi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran), passed away at 84

Fr. Jair Ferreira Pena, Priest of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil), was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Archbishop Nicola Rotunno, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto (Italy), passed away at 70

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

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

Diocese of Mamfe was established (from Diocese of Buéa and became suffragan of Bamenda) (Cameroon)

Diocese of Gwalior was established (from Diocese of Jhansi and became suffragan of Bhopal) (India)

Diocese of Masvingo was established (from Diocese of Gweru and became suffragan of Bulawayo) (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Dieudonné Bogmis was elected Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala and Auxiliary Bishop of Douala (Cameroon)

Fr. Francis Teke Lysinge, Priest of Buéa (Cameroon), was elected Bishop of Mamfe (Cameroon)

Fr. Joseph Kaithathara was elected Bishop of Gwalior (India)

Bishop Sylvester Monteiro, Titular Bishop of Scampa and Auxiliary Bishop of Nagpur (India), was appointed as Bishop of Aurangabad (India)

Bishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou (최창무 안드레아 / 崔昌武), Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

Fr. Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Mbulu (Tanzania)

Fr. Robert Christopher Ndlovu, Priest of Hwange (Zimbabwe), was elected Bishop of Hwange (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera, Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe), was appointed as Bishop of Masvingo (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Martin Munyanyi, Priest of Gweru (Zimbabwe), was appointed as Priest of Masvingo (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Xavier Johnsai Munyongani, Priest of Gweru (Zimbabwe), was appointed as Priest of Masvingo (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Hwange (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Tùng Cương, Bishop of Hai Phòng (Vietnam), passed away at 79

Bishop Philippe Ma Ji (馬驥), Bishop of Pingliang 平涼 (China), passed away at 80

Archbishop Beniamino Stella, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

Fr. Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick, Priest of Saint Catharines (Canada), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop George Eli Dion, O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Jolo (Philippines), passed away at 87

Fr. Pietro Farina was elected Bishop of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy)

Fr. Tito Banchong Thopanhong was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang (Laos)

Msgr. Thomas James Olmsted, Priest of Lincoln (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Wichita (USA)

Bishop Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Arica (Chile), passed away at 81

Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Newton of the Greek-Melkites (USA), passed away at 85

Bishop Juan Carlos Maccarone, Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina)

Bishop Thomas Christopher Collins, Bishop of Saint-Paul (Canada), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton (Canada)

Fr. Anthony Mancini, Priest of Montréal (Canada), was elected Titular Bishop of Natchitoches and Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada)

Fr. Louis Dicaire was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada) and Titular Bishop of Thizica

Bishop Aloysius Haene, S.M.B., Bishop emeritus of Gwelo (Zimbabwe), passed away at 88

Bishop Arrigo Miglio, Bishop of Iglesias (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Ivrea (Italy)

Bishop Luigi Bettazzi resigned as Bishop of Ivrea (Italy)

Bishop Mauro Aparecido dos Santos succeeded as Bishop of Campo Mourão (Brazil)

Bishop Virgílio de Pauli, Bishop of Campo Mourão (Brazil), passed away at 75

Bishop André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr., Bishop emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), passed away at 97

Fr. António Maria Bessa Taipa, Priest of Porto (Portugal), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal) and Titular Bishop of Tabbora

Fr. António José Cavaco Carrilho, Priest of Porto (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Tamalluma and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

Bishop Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Jataí (Brazil)

Fr. Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis was elected Bishop of Itumbiara (Brazil)

Bishop Miguel Pedro Mundo, Titular Bishop of Blanda and Auxiliary Bishop of Jataí (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Jataí (Brazil)

Fr. Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R., was elected Bishop of Rio Branco (Brazil)

Fr. Balázs Bábel, Priest of Vác (Hungary), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Kalocsa–Kecskemét (Hungary)

Msgr. Stanisław Grunt was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Henri Salina, C.R.A., resigned as Abbot Ordinary of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune (Switzerland) and Abbot Ordinary of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune

Bishop Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Dourados (Brazil), passed away at 83

Archbishop Piero Biggio (畢齊樂), Apostolic Nuncio to Chile, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Norway and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

Archbishop Giovanni Ceirano resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Norway and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

Msgr. Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Priest of Roma (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness, Chancellor of Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Fr. Gilbert Louis, Priest of Séez (France), was elected Bishop of Châlons (France)

Bishop Angelo Raimondo Verardo, O.P., Bishop emeritus of Ventimiglia–San Remo (Italy), passed away at 86

Bishop Francisco Nuñes Teixeira, Bishop emeritus of Quelimane (Mozambique), passed away at 89

Bishop Dominic J. Khumalo, O.M.I., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Durban (South Africa)

Fr. Frederick Francis Campbell, Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Afufenia and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Diocese of Caraguatatuba was established (from Diocese of Santos and became suffragan of São Paulo) (Brazil)

Fr. Adriano Ciocca Vasino, Priest of Novara (Italy), was elected Bishop of Floresta (Brazil)

Fr. Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Bishop of Caraguatatuba (Brazil)

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

Archbishop Gian Vincenzo Moreni, Titular Archbishop of Turris in Mauretania and Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines, passed away at 67

Archbishop Giovanni Moretti resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg

Msgr. Hugh Bradley was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Luigi Belloli resigned as Bishop of Anagni–Alatri (Italy)

Bishop Domenico Crusco, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina–Palmi (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of San Marco Argentano–Scalea (Italy)

Fr. Francesco Lambiasi, Priest of Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno (Italy), was elected Bishop of Anagni–Alatri (Italy)

Bishop Augusto Lauro resigned as Bishop of San Marco Argentano–Scalea (Italy)

Archbishop Luis Robles Díaz, Chaplain of His Holiness and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

Ms. Anna Schäffer was beatified

Fr. Nicholas Barré, O.M., was beatified

Fr. Julián Benigno de San Nicolás de Tolentino Moreno y Moreno (Julián), O.A.R., and 7 companions were beatified

Bishop Paul Marchand, S.M.M., Titular Bishop of Tamata and Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Timmins (Canada)

Archbishop Antoine Hamid Mourany resigned as Archbishop of Damascus of the Maronites (Syria)

Bishop Paul Consbruch resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany)

Dr. Ambrogio M. Piazzoni was appointed as Vice-Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Library

Archbishop Isidore de Souza, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin), passed away at 64

Bishop Arthur Joseph Gilbert, Bishop emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada), passed away at 83

Bishop Gilberto Baroni, Bishop emeritus of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy), passed away at 85

Diocese of Yendi was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale and became suffragan of Tamale) (Ghana)

Diocese of Patna was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Patna (with suffragan sees Bettiah, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and Purnea) (India)

Diocese of Arusha was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arusha (with suffragan sees Mbulu, Moshi and Same) (Tanzania)

Fr. Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Titular Bishop of Lamzella

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

Bishop Walter Kasper, Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany), was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Fr. Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Yendi (Ghana)

Bishop Benedict John Osta, S.J., Bishop of Patna (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Patna (India)

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

Bishop Josaphat Louis Lebulu, President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa and Bishop of Arusha (Tanzania), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Arusha (Tanzania)

Fr. Jacob Venance Koda, Priest of Same (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Same (Tanzania)

Fr. Luc Julian Matthys was elected Bishop of Armidale (Australia)

Bishop Osório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop-Prelate of Coxim (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Joaçaba (Brazil)

Bishop Henrique Müller, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Joaçaba (Brazil)

Bishop Raymond Olir Roussin, S.M., succeeded as Bishop of Victoria (Canada)

Bishop Remi Joseph De Roo resigned as Bishop of Victoria (Canada)

Msgr. Bradley H. Massman was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Rubén Salazar Gómez, Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Barranquilla (Colombia)

Bishop Gustavo Martínez Frías, Bishop of Ipiales (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia)

Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Barranquilla (Colombia)

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

Fr. Leopoldo González González, Priest of Morelia (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Voncaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia (Mexico)

Fr. Bernard Genoud was elected Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland)

Fr. José Luis Azuaje Ayala, Priest of Trujillo (Venezuela), was elected Titular Bishop of Italica and Auxiliary Bishop of Barquisimeto (Venezuela)

Bishop Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo, Coadjutor Bishop of La Guaira (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of Margarita (Venezuela)

Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián, Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo

Bishop Eugene James Cuskelly, M.S.C., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia), passed away at 75

Fr. Peter Tin Wai was appointed as Priest of Pyay (Myanmar)

Bishop John Linus Paschang, Bishop emeritus of Grand Island (USA), passed away at 103

Bishop Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist., Bishop of Rio Preto (Brazil), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Claraval (Brazil)

Fr. Bruno Pedron, S.D.B., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Jardim (Brazil)

Abbot Carmelo Domênico Recchia, O. Cist., resigned as Abbot Ordinary of Claraval (Brazil)

Archbishop Luigi Bressan, Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia, Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia and Apostolic Delegate to Brunei, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Trento (Italy)

Archbishop Luigi Ventura, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso, Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Chile

Fr. Giuseppe Sciacca, Priest of Acireale (Italy), was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop Umberto Tramma, Bishop of Nola (Italy), was appointed as Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

Bishop Carlo Fanton, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Vicenza (Italy), passed away at 88

Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)

Bishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M., Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)

Fr. Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc was elected Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam)

Bishop André Nguyễn Văn Nam resigned as Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam)

Fr. Luis Alberto Fernández Alara, Priest of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Manoel Pedro da Cunha Cintra, Bishop emeritus of Petrópolis (Brazil), passed away at 92

Bishop Clemente Riva, I.C., Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy), passed away at 76

Archbishop Diego Causero, Apostolic Nuncio to Chad, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

Archbishop Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.J., resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Iran

Bishop Manuel António Pires, Bishop emeritus of Kwito-Bié (Angola), passed away at 84

Fr. Sergio Alfredo Fenoy, Priest of Rosario (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Satafis and Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario (Argentina)

Archbishop Ugo Donato Bianchi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in Vado (Italy), passed away at 69

Fr. Joseph Roduit, C.R.A., was appointed as Abbot Ordinary of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune (Switzerland)

Archbishop Antonio Franco, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

Fr. Vincent Nellaiparambil was appointed as Priest of Bijnor of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile), passed away at 91

Fr. Paolo Borgia was appointed as Priest of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy)

Bishop Severo Aparicio Quispe, O. de M., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Cusco (Peru)

Msgr. Marcello Bordoni, Priest of Pavia (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy of Theology

Fr. Roberto Carlos Zacarías López was appointed as Priest of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay)

Bishop Vartan Tékéyan, I.C.P.B., Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran), passed away at 78

Fr. Georges Toufik Khoury was appointed as Priest of Latakia of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela)

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

Bishop William Enrique Delgado Silva, Titular Bishop of Vazi-Sarra and Auxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia (Venezuela)

Bishop Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez, Bishop of Los Teques (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela)

Fr. Werner Thissen, Priest of Münster (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Scampa and Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany)

Fr. Felix Genn, Priest of Trier (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Uzalis and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Fr. Antonio Ammirati was appointed as Priest of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy)

Fr. Sevastian Dmytrukh, M.S.U., resigned as Hegumen of Ukrainian Studite Monks

Fr. Venedykt Aleksiychuk (Valery), M.S.U., was appointed as Hegumen of Ukrainian Studite Monks

Sr. Agostina Pietrantoni (Livia), S.D.C., was canonised

Fr. Marcellin Joseph Benoît Champagnat, S.M., Superior General of Marist Brothers, was canonised

Fr. Giovanni Calabria (John Calabria), P.S.D.P., Superior General of Poor Servants of Divine Providence, was canonised

Fr. Thomas Kaboré was elected Bishop of Kaya (Burkina Faso)

Fr. Benny Varghese Edathattel was appointed as Priest of Kohima (India)

Fr. Michael Gorō Matsuura (ミカエル 松浦悟郎), Priest of Nagoya 名古屋 (Japan), was elected Titular Bishop of Sfasferia and Auxiliary Bishop of Osaka 大阪 (Japan)

Archbishop Karl Hesse, M.S.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Austen Robin Crapp, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Henk Kronenberg, S.M., was elected Bishop of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Bernard Mabula resigned as Bishop of Singida (Tanzania)

Fr. Desiderius Rwoma, Priest of Bukoba (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Singida (Tanzania)

Bishop André Armand Vingt-Trois, Titular Bishop of Thibilis and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France)

Bishop Plinio Pascoli, Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy), passed away at 94

Archbishop Antonio Lloren Mabutas, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Davao (Philippines), passed away at 77

Fr. Luis Quinteiro Fiuza, Priest of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

Diocese of Belthangady (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tellicherry and became suffragan of Tellicherry) (India)

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

Fr. Luiz Gonçalves Knupp was appointed as Priest of Maringá (Brazil)

Fr. Salvador Emilio Riverón Cortina was elected Titular Bishop of Vergi and Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (Cuba)

Fr. Lawrence Mukkuzhy, Priest of Tellicherry of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Belthangady of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S., Titular Archbishop of Cercina, Apostolic Delegate to Djibouti, Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea and Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Asolo

Fr. Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia was appointed as Priest of Villarrica (Paraguay)

Fr. Grzegorz Balcerek, Priest of Poznań (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Selendeta and Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland)

Fr. Włodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M., was elected Bishop of Wrocław–Koszalin of the Ukrainians (Poland)

Fr. Tadeusz Pikus, Priest of Warszawa (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Lysinia and Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland)

Cardinal Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio pro hac vice Title

Fr. Georges Masri was appointed as Priest of Aleppo of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Fr. Massimiliano Palinuro was appointed as Priest of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy)

Fr. Albert Hemrom was appointed as Priest of Dibrugarh (India)

Fr. Bob John Hassan Koroma was appointed as Priest of Makeni (Sierra Leone)

Bishop Johann Bernard Wilhelm Maria Möller, Bishop of Groningen (Netherlands), passed away at 75

Bishop Francesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B. Subl., Bishop of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy), was promoted as Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Archbishop ad personam

Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez, Titular Bishop of Urusi and Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Alcalá de Henares (Spain)

Bishop Joseph-Marie-Goerges-Michel Goupy, Bishop emeritus of Blois (France), passed away at 84

Bishop Marcel Paul Herriot, Bishop of Verdun (France), was appointed as Bishop of Soissons (France)

Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza, Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Fr. Marc Camille Michel Stenger, Priest of Metz (France), was elected Bishop of Troyes (France)

Bishop Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Reyes (Bolivia)

Bishop Carlos Bürgler, C.SS.R., succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Reyes (Bolivia)

Bishop Joel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D., Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), passed away at 71

Fr. Alain Clément Amiézi was appointed as Priest of Bondoukou (Cote d’Ivoire)

Bishop Zygmunt Kamiński, Bishop of Płock (Poland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland)

Archbishop Marian Przykucki resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland)

Fr. Pio Forgione (Pius of Pietrelcina / Francesco), O.F.M. Cap., was beatified

Archbishop Jacques Ishaq resigned as Archbishop of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Msgr. Paul Richard Gallagher, Priest of Liverpool (England) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Tarcisius Resto Phanrang, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong (India), passed away at 69

Msgr. Giambattista Diquattro, Priest of Ragusa (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Antanas Louis Deksnys, Titular Bishop of Lavello, passed away at 92

Msgr. Edmund Markiewicz was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Kazimierz Wielikosielec (Казiмiр Велікаселец), O.P., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk (Belarus) and Titular Bishop of Blanda

Fr. Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina, Priest of Bergamo (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Arsacal and Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

Bishop Joseph Gray, Bishop emeritus of Shrewsbury (England), passed away at 79

Fr. Georges Basilios Casmoussa, Priest of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq), was elected Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Fr. Théophile Georges Kassab was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

Bishop Gregorios Elias Tabé, Titular Bishop of Mardin of the Syriacs and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs, was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria)

Fr. Damas Zhang Han-min (張翰民) was consecrated as Bishop of Jilin 吉林 (China)

Archbishop Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda

Bishop Angélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Sololá (Guatemala), passed away at 88

Msgr. Erminio De Scalzi, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Arbanum

Fr. James Francis McCarthy, Priest of New York (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) and Titular Bishop of Verrona

Fr. Richard E. Lamoureux, A.A., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists)

Bishop Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M., General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador and Bishop of San Miguel (El Salvador), was appointed as Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador)

Fr. Konrad Krajewski, Priest of Łódź (Poland), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Jerzy Stroba, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Poznań (Poland), passed away at 79

Fr. Joseph Huỳnh Văn Sỹ was appointed as Priest of Quy Nhon (Vietnam)

Fr. Francis Katongo Mukosa was appointed as Priest of Douala (Cameroon)

Abbot Joseph Roduit, C.R.A., was confirmed as Abbot Ordinary of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune (Switzerland) and Abbot Ordinary of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune

Msgr. Romanus Rocky Mbena, Priest of Morogoro (Tanzania), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Luigi Conti, Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye and Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan

Fr. Lino Bortolo Belotti, C.M.P., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Tabla

Fr. Stephen Jay Berg was appointed as Priest of Fort Worth (USA)

Apostolic Administration of Eastern Siberia was established (from Apostolic Administration of Novosibirsk) (Russia)

Apostolic Administration of Novosibirsk was renamed as Apostolic Administration of Western Siberia (lost territory to establish Apostolic Administration of Eastern Siberia) (Russia)

Bishop Miguel Pedro Mundo, Bishop of Jataí (Brazil), passed away at 61

Fr. Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A., was elected Titular Bishop of Aulon and Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey (Niger)

Fr. Ambroise Ouédraogo, Priest of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), was elected Titular Bishop of Severiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey (Niger)

Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D., Apostolic Administrator of Novosibirsk (Russia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Eastern Siberia (Russia)

Bishop Joseph Werth, S.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Western Siberia (Russia)

Fr. Akio Johnson Mutek was elected Titular Bishop of Suava and Auxiliary Bishop of Torit (South Sudan)

Fr. James Liu Tan-kuei (劉丹桂), Priest of Taichung 臺中 (Taiwan), was elected Titular Bishop of Accia and Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

Archbishop Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ipameri (Brazil)

Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon succeeded as Bishop of Passo Fundo (Brazil)

Bishop Urbano José Allgayer resigned as Bishop of Passo Fundo (Brazil)

Fr. Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F., was elected Bishop of Ipameri (Brazil)

Bishop Oscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo, S.M., Bishop emeritus of Tacna (Peru) and Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru), passed away at 70

Fr. Jose Ramirez Rapadas III was appointed as Priest of Ipil (Philippines)

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

Archbishop Mario Tagliaferri, Titular Archbishop of Formia and Apostolic Nuncio to France, passed away at 71

Msgr. Enrico Bedetti was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Fiorenzo Salvi, S.S.S., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentinos)

Fr. Norman Pelletier, S.S.S., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentinos)

Msgr. Nikola Eterović, Priest of Hvar–Brač–Vis (Croatia) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine and Titular Archbishop of Sisak

Fr. Tuomo T. Vimpari was appointed as Priest of Helsinki (Finland)

Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto, Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania

Bishop Edmundo Madarang Abaya, Bishop of Laoag (Philippines), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Segovia (Philippines)

Msgr. Konrad Krajewski, Priest of Łódź (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Fr. Adam Piotr Bab was appointed as Priest of Lublin (Poland)

Fr. Robert John McClory was appointed as Priest of Detroit (USA)

Fr. Richard Allen Gyhra was appointed as Priest of Lincoln (USA)

Bishop Héctor Gabino Romero, Bishop of Rafaela (Argentina), passed away at 74

Bishop Jerônimo Mazzarotto, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Curitiba (Brazil), passed away at 101

Bishop Paschalis Soedita Hardjasoemarta, M.S.C., Bishop of Purwokerto (Indonesia), passed away at 70

Bishop François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J., Bishop of Mananjary (Madagascar), passed away at 71

Fr. Stanisław Wojciech Wielgus, Priest of Lublin (Poland), was elected Bishop of Płock (Poland)

Msgr. Adam Józef Drwiêga was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Uruguaiana (Brazil)

Archbishop Carlos Parteli Keller, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Montevideo (Uruguay), passed away at 89

Archbishop Giuseppe Casale resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Foggia–Bovino (Italy)

Bishop Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio, Bishop of Termoli–Larino (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Foggia–Bovino (Italy)

Bishop Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, C.M., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Juli (Peru)

Fr. Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda was appointed as Priest of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal’Etumba was appointed as Priest of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Felix Gmür was appointed as Priest of Basel (Switzerland)

Bishop Walter Kasper resigned as Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

Bishop Dieudonné M’Sanda Tsinda-Hata resigned as Bishop of Kenge (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Jean-Gaspard Mudiso Mund’la, S.V.D., succeeded as Bishop of Kenge (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J., was elected Bishop of Orán (Argentina)

Bishop José Carlos Melo, C.M., Titular Bishop of Ceramus and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Ceramus

Fr. Mário Pasqualotto, P.I.M.E., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil) and Titular Bishop of Vicus Cæsaris

Archbishop Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gorizia (Italy)

Fr. Dino De Antoni was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Gorizia (Italy)

Diocese of Ambositra was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa and became suffragan of Fianarantsoa) (Madagascar)

Bishop Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M., Bishop of Batouri (Cameroon), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bertoua (Cameroon)

Archbishop Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bertoua (Cameroon)

Fr. Leo Cornelio, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Khandwa (India)

Fr. Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C., was elected Bishop of Murang’a (Kenya)

Fr. Fulgence Rabemahafaly, Priest of Fianarantsoa (Madagascar), was elected Bishop of Ambositra (Madagascar)

Fr. Jean-Paul Randriamanana was elected Titular Bishop of Paria in Proconsolare and Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar)

Bishop Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo, Titular Bishop of Milevum and Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar), was appointed as Bishop of Mahajanga (Madagascar)

Fr. Gabriel Chang Bong-hun (장봉훈 가브리엘 / 張峰軒), Priest of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea), was elected Bishop of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea)

Cardinal Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam)

Fr. Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt, Priest of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam), was elected Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam)

Bishop Paul Huỳnh Ðông Các resigned as Bishop of Quy Nhon (Vietnam)

Fr. Pierre Nguyễn Soạn, Priest of Quy Nhon (Vietnam), was elected Bishop of Quy Nhon (Vietnam)

Fr. Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu, Priest of Long Xuyên (Vietnam), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Long Xuyên (Vietnam)

Fr. Mile Bogović was elected Titular Bishop of Tamata and Auxiliary Bishop of Rijeka–Senj (Croatia)

Bishop Marcelo Arturo González Amador, Titular Bishop of Segia and Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Clara (Cuba), was appointed as Bishop of Santa Clara (Cuba)

Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Papeete (French Polynesia)

Archbishop Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Papeete (French Polynesia)

Bishop Francis Gerard Brooks resigned as Bishop of Dromore (Northern Ireland)

Fr. John McAreavey, Priest of Dromore (Northern Ireland), was elected Bishop of Dromore (Northern Ireland)

Diocese of Batroun (Maronite Rite) was restored (from Diocese of Joubbé–Sarba and without ecclesiastical province) (Lebanon)

Diocese of Joubbé–Sarba (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Jounieh and lost territory to establish Diocese of Batroun) (Lebanon)

Diocese of Jounieh (Maronite Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh) (Lebanon)

Bishop Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez, Titular Bishop of Voncariana and Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of La Dorada–Guaduas (Colombia)

Fr. Georges Chihane, Priest of Jounieh of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Priest of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Giancarlo Dellagiovanna was appointed as Priest of Tortona (Italy)

Bishop Chucrallah Harb resigned as Bishop of Jounieh of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Paul-Emile Saadé, Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria of the Maronites, was appointed as Bishop of Batroun of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Eurico Dias Nogueira resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga (Portugal)

Bishop Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga, Titular Bishop of Nova barbara and Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga (Portugal)

Fr. Raymond Eid was elected Archbishop of Damascus of the Maronites (Syria)

Fr. Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, Priest of San Diego (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales, Metropolitan Archbishop of Maracaibo (Venezuela), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Los Teques (Venezuela)

Fr. Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski, Priest of Chełmno (Poland), was beatified

Archbishop Thomas Christopher Collins succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Edmonton (Canada)

Archbishop Joseph Neil MacNeil resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Edmonton (Canada)

Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, Titular Bishop of Mauriana and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Camden (USA)

Bishop Matthias Ma Long-lin (馬龍麟) ▼, Bishop of Suzhou 蘇州 (China), passed away at 80

Msgr. Miguel Maury Buendía, Priest of Madrid (Spain) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道), Priest of Boston (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Michael Bosco Duraisamy, Bishop of Salem (India), passed away at 70

Fr. Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm., was elected Bishop of Avezzano (Italy)

Archbishop Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (England)

Fr. Masilo John Selemela was appointed as Priest of Tzaneen (South Africa)

Fr. Frank Raymond Schuster was appointed as Priest of Seattle (USA)

Fr. Gerald Lee Vincke was appointed as Priest of Lansing (USA)

Archbishop Antoni Julian Nowowiejski and 107 companions were beatified

Mr. Edmund Bojanowski was beatified

Sr. Regina Protmann, C.S.C., Superior General of Sisters of Saint Catherine Virgin and Martyr, was beatified

Ms. Kinga was canonised by equipollence

Fr. José María Libório Camino Saracho was elected Titular Bishop of Urusi and Auxiliary Bishop of São Miguel Paulista (Brazil)

Fr. Álvaro Chordi Miranda was appointed as Priest of Vitoria (Spain)

Cardinal George Basil Hume, E.B.C., Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite and Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England), passed away at 76

Archbishop Claude Feidt, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aix (France)

Fr. Gábor Mohos was appointed as Priest of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

Fr. Youssef Matta was appointed as Priest of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel)

Archbishop Fortunato Baldelli, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to France

Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to India

Bishop Severino Poletto, Bishop of Asti (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy)

Cardinal Giovanni Saldarini resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy)

Msgr. Luigi Bonazzi, Priest of Bergamo (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti and Titular Archbishop of Atella

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Gahamanyi, Bishop emeritus of Butare (Rwanda), passed away at 78

Fr. Marek Forgáč was appointed as Priest of Košice (Slovakia)

Diocese of Nassau was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nassau (with suffragan sees Hamilton and Turks and Caicos Islands) (Bahamas)

Apostolic Vicariate of Kano was promoted as Diocese of Kano (became suffragan of Kaduna) (Nigeria)

Fr. Joseph Atanga, S.J., was elected Bishop of Bafoussam (Cameroon)

Bishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J., Bishop of Nassau (Bahamas), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau (Bahamas)

Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A., Vicar Apostolic of Kano (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Kano (Nigeria)

Fr. Patrick Taval, M.S.C., was elected Titular Bishop of Thimida and Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Emilio Patriarca, Priest of Milano (Italy), was elected Bishop of Monze (Zambia)

Diocese of Adilabad (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (from Diocese of Chanda and became suffragan of Hyderabad) (India)

Fr. Hugo María van Steekelenburg, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Almenara (Brazil)

Fr. Joseph Kunnath, C.M.I., was elected Bishop of Adilabad of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, Apostolic Nuncio to India, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal

Bishop Sebastian Kräuter resigned as Bishop of Timişoara (Romania)

Fr. Martin Roos, Priest of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany), was elected Bishop of Timişoara (Romania)

Archbishop Balázs Bábel succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa–Kecskemét (Hungary)

Archbishop László Dankó, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa–Kecskemét (Hungary), passed away at 60

Fr. Michael Pham (Phạm Minh Cường) was appointed as Priest of San Diego (USA)

Archbishop Joseph Eric D’Arcy resigned as Archbishop of Hobart (Australia)

Fr. Uladzimir Huliai was appointed as Priest of Grodno (Belarus)

Fr. Karel Orlita was appointed as Priest of Brno (Czechia)

Fr. Franck Javary was appointed as Priest of Nanterre (France)

Fr. Hugues de Woillemont was appointed as Priest of Nanterre (France)

Fr. Marco Sprizzi was appointed as Priest of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

Fr. Gregory Lawrence Parkes was appointed as Priest of Orlando (USA)

Fr. Krunoslav Novak was appointed as Priest of Varaždin (Croatia)

Fr. Dominique Blanchet was appointed as Priest of Angers (France)

Bishop Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A., Titular Bishop of Cataquas and Auxiliary Bishop of Toruń (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Radom (Poland)

Bishop Edward Henryk Materski resigned as Bishop of Radom (Poland)

Bishop Elliot Griffin Thomas resigned as Bishop of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Bishop George Vance Murry, S.J., succeeded as Bishop of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Bishop Hans Leo Drewes, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany), passed away at 77

Fr. Joseph Bùi Công Trác was appointed as Priest of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

Fr. Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang was appointed as Priest of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

Fr. Peter Kiều Công Tùng was appointed as Priest of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

Fr. Louis Nguyễn Anh Tuấn was appointed as Priest of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

Fr. Simon Atallah, O.A.M., was appointed as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Fr. Alban Quinn, O. Carm., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Sicuani (Peru)

Bishop José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R., Bishop of Chitré (Panama), was appointed as Bishop of David (Panama)

Bishop Fernando Torres Durán, Titular Bishop of Abaradira and Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá (Panama), was appointed as Bishop of Chitré (Panama)

Fr. Mark T. Garrow, M.I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marian Fathers)

Fr. Adam Boniecki, M.I.C., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marian Fathers)

Fr. Rogério Augusto das Neves was appointed as Priest of São José dos Campos (Brazil)

Fr. Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira was appointed as Priest of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Cristián Carlos Roncagliolo Pacheco was appointed as Priest of Santiago (Chile)

Archbishop Francesco Cacucci, Archbishop of Otranto (Italy), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bari–Bitonto (Italy) and Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Bari

Archbishop Andrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. Subl., resigned as Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Bari and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bari–Bitonto (Italy)

Fr. Domenico Beneventi was appointed as Priest of Acerenza (Italy)

Bishop Tarcisio Pillolla, Titular Bishop of Cartennæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Cagliari (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Iglesias (Italy)

Fr. Peter Houhou was appointed as Priest of Honiara (Solomon Islands)

Fr. Petr Esterka was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Brno (Czechia) and Titular Bishop of Cefala

Fr. Martín de Elizalde, O.S.B., was elected Bishop of Nueve de Julio (Argentina)

Fr. Michael Xavier Leo Arokiaraj, Priest of Tiruchirapalli (India), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Pius Eheobu Okpaloka, Priest of Onitsha (Nigeria), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Robert Charles Morlino, Priest of Kalamazoo (USA), was elected Bishop of Helena (USA)

Apostolic Administration of Almaty was established (from Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan) (Kazakhstan)

Apostolic Administration of Astana was established (from Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan) (Kazakhstan)

Apostolic Administration of Atyrau was established (from Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan) (Kazakhstan)

Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan was promoted as Diocese of Karaganda (lost territory to establish Apostolic Administration of Almaty, Apostolic Administration of Astana and Apostolic Administration of Atyrau) (Kazakhstan)

Bishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M., Titular Bishop of Bita, Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), President of Council of the Ethiopian Church and Apostolic Administrator of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), was promoted as Metropolitan of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)