Nominations and Resignations

Titular Episcopal See of La Imperial was restored (Chile)

Titular Episcopal See of Krbava was restored (Croatia)

Titular Episcopal See of Modruš was restored (Croatia)

Military Ordinariate of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila (Philippines)

Titular Episcopal See of Ptuj was restored (Slovenia)

Abbot Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M., resigned as Abbot General of Congregation of the Mechitarists of Venice

Br. René Stockman, F.C., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Charity

Mr. Ismar de Oliveira Soares was appointed as President of International Catholic Union of the Press

Fr. John Vandenakker, C.C., resigned as General Superior of Companions of the Cross

Fr. Roger Vandenakker, C.C., was appointed as General Superior of Companions of the Cross

Fr. Matthew Cao Xiang-de (曹湘德) was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Hangzhou 杭州 (China)

Archbishop Anthony Li Du-an (李篤安) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Xing’anfu 興安府 (China)

Fr. Francis Lu Xin-ping (陸新平) was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China)

Fr. Anthony Zong Chang-feng (宗長風) was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Kaifeng 開封 (China)

Bishop Joseph Fan Zhong-liang (范忠良), S.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nanjing 南京 (China)

Fr. Peter Fang Jian-ping (方建平) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Yongping 永平 (China)

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

Bishop Thaddeus Guo Yin-gong (郭印宮) resigned as Bishop of Datong 大同 (China)

Fr. Michael He Jin-min (賀近民) ▼ was elected Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China)

Fr. Matthew Hu Xian-de (胡賢德) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China)

Fr. Joseph Jiang Ming-yuan (姜明遠), C.D.D., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China)

Fr. Andrew Jin Dao-yuan (靳道遠), Priest of Lu’an 潞安 (China), was elected Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China)

Fr. John Chrysostom Lan Shi (蘭石) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Sanyuan 三原 (China)

Fr. Joseph Li Lian-gui (李連貴) was elected Bishop of Xianxian 獻縣 (China)

Fr. Joseph Li Ming-shu (李明述) was elected Bishop of Qingdao 青島 (China)

Fr. John Su Chang-shan (蘇長山) ▼ was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China)

Bishop Raymond Wang Chong-lin (王寵林) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China)

Fr. Joseph Ye Rong-hua (葉榮華) was elected Prefect Apostolic of Xing’anfu 興安府 (China)

Fr. Ignatius Zhan Si-lu (詹思祿) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China)

Fr. Joseph Zhao Feng-chang (趙鳳昌) was elected Bishop of Yanggu 陽穀 (China)

Fr. Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang (張文昌) was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kunming 昆明 (China), Apostolic Administrator of Dali 大理 (China) and Apostolic Administrator of Zhaotong 昭通 (China)

Fr. Louis Portella Mbuyu, Priest of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville)

Msgr. Paul Richard Gallagher, Priest of Liverpool (England) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to Council of Europe

Fr. Arnaud Devillers, F.S.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter

Msgr. Josef Huber, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as President of Disciplinary Commission of Vatican City State

Fr. Heinrich Barlage, S.V.D., resigned as Superior General of Society of the Divine Word (Verbites)

Br. Ulrich Schmitz, F.F.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Franciscan Brothers of the Holy Cross

Fr. K.P. Xavier, C.R., was appointed as Prior General of Rosarian Fathers

Fr. M.L. Aloysius, C.R., resigned as Prior General of Rosarian Fathers

Fr. Nicholas Murray, S.S.C.M.E., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Society of Saint Columban (Columban Missionaries)

Fr. Brendan O’Sullivan, S.S.C.M.E., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Society of Saint Columban (Columban Missionaries)

Msgr. Lauro Governatori resigned as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Msgr. Eugênio Sevi resigned as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, C.P., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Passion (Passionists)

Fr. Giancarlo Gramolazzo, F.D.P., was appointed as President of International Association of Exorcists

Fr. Antonio Papa, F.d.C.C., was appointed as Superior General of Sons of Charity (Canossians)

Dr. Francesco Buranelli was appointed as Director of General Directorate of the Pontifical Monuments, Museums and Galleries

Dr. Renato Buzzonetti, Personal Doctor of the Pope of Prefecture of the Papal Household, was appointed as Director of Directorate of Health and Hygiene of Vatican City State

Dr. Pier Carlo Cuscianna was appointed as Vice-Director of Directorate of Technical Services of Vatican City State

Dr. Daniele Dalvai was appointed as Director of Directorate of General Services of Vatican City State

Dr. Aldo Murri was appointed as Director of Directorate of Economic Services of Vatican City State

Dr. Sabatino Napolitano was appointed as Vice-Director of Directorate of Economic Services of Vatican City State

Dr. Angelo Scelzo was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Social Communications

Dr. Massimo Stoppa was appointed as Director of Directorate of Technical Services of Vatican City State

Dr. Mario Trippanera was appointed as Deputy Director General of Institute for Works of Religion

Mr. Enrico Serafini was appointed as Chancellor of Apostolic Camera

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

Bishop Peter Toshio Jinushi (ペトロ 地主敏夫) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Karafuto (Russia)

Bishop Grégoire Pierre Abdel-Ahad resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine)

Bishop Samir Mazloum was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Maronites

Archimandrite Séraphim Antoun Kassabji, B.A., was appointed as Superior General of Basilian Alepian Order

Fr. Camilo Maccise, O.C.D., resigned as President of Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.)

Fr. César Luis Caro Puértolas was appointed as Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians)

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

Fr. Justo Lacunza Balda, M. Afr., was appointed as President of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

Archbishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Msgr. Philip Leinfelder, Priest of Yakima (USA), passed away at 85

Msgr. Robert Sennot, Priest of Boston (USA), passed away at 88

Fr. Mark R. Francis, C.S.V., was appointed as Superior General of Clerics of Saint Viator (Viatorians)

Abbot Paulus Kodjanian, C.M.V., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Mechitarists of Vienna

Archimandrite Abdallah Raheb, B.A., resigned as Superior General of Basilian Alepian Order

Fr. Josef Bisig, F.S.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter

Fr. José Augustín Orbegozo Jáuregui, C.P., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Passion (Passionists)

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

Fr. Jose Miguel Sopeña, F.C., was appointed as Superior General of Sons of Charity

Br. Walde Bert Devestel, F.C., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Charity

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

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

Fr. Thomas Tharayil (Tomy) was appointed as Priest of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Jac Hetsen, M.H.M., was appointed as Superior General of Saint Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill

Archbishop Domingo Roa Pérez, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maracaibo (Venezuela), passed away at 84

Fr. Jorge Eduardo Lozano, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Furnos maior and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Fr. James Peter Sartain, Priest of Memphis (USA), was elected Bishop of Little Rock (USA)

Bishop Andrew Joseph McDonald resigned as Bishop of Little Rock (USA)

Bishop John Raymond McGann resigned as Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

Bishop James Thomas McHugh succeeded as Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

Fr. Carillo Gritti, I.M.C., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Itacoatiara (Brazil)

Fr. Andrzej Józwowicz, Priest of Łowicz (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Francis Lu Xin-ping (陸新平) was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China)

Fr. Peter Fang Jian-ping (方建平) was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of Yongping 永平 (China)

Fr. John Su Chang-shan (蘇長山) ▼ was illicitly consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China)

Fr. José Amable Durán Tineo was appointed as Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

Msgr. Pierre Masson was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop André Pierre Louis Marie Fauchet, Bishop emeritus of Troyes (France), passed away at 81

Bishop József Udvardy, Bishop emeritus of Szeged–Csanád (Hungary), passed away at 88

Bishop Pavao Žanić, Bishop emeritus of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina), passed away at 81

Fr. Gianpaolo Montini, Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Substitute Defender of the Bond of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop José Foralosso, S.D.B., Bishop of Guiratinga (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Marabá (Brazil)

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

Bishop José María Setién Alberro resigned as Bishop of San Sebastián (Spain)

Bishop Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya, Bishop of Zamora (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of San Sebastián (Spain)

Bishop Arthur Henry Krawczak, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Detroit (USA), passed away at 86

Fr. Jean Laffitte, Priest of Autun (France), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Joseph Kallas, M.S.P., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Beirut–Gibail of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Msgr. Marian Mikołajczyk was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Nikolaki Sawaf, Priest of Aleppo of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), was elected Archbishop of Latakia of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Bishop Robert Sastre, Bishop of Lokossa (Benin), passed away at 73

Bishop Giovanni Pes, Bishop emeritus of Alghero–Bosa (Italy), passed away at 83

Archbishop-elect Joseph Kallas, M.S.P., was confirmed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Beirut–Gibail of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Archbishop-elect Nikolaki Sawaf, Priest of Aleppo of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), was appointed as Archbishop of Latakia of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Bishop Bernardo José Nolker, C.SS.R., Bishop emeritus of Paranaguá (Brazil), passed away at 87

Bishop Vasile Cristea, A.A., Titular Bishop of Lebedus, passed away at 93

Bishop Lucas Luis Dónnelly, O. de M., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Deán Funes (Argentina)

Fr. Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Deán Funes (Argentina)

Bishop Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I., Bishop of Duluth (USA), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage (USA)

Fr. José Haring, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

Bishop Thomas Kuba Thowa, Bishop emeritus of Mahagi–Nioka (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 82

Msgr. Aimé-Georges Martimort, Priest of Toulouse (France) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 88

Bishop Jacinto Tomás de Carvalho Botelho, Titular Bishop of Tacia montana and Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Lamego (Portugal)

Bishop Wilhelm Theo van den Elzen, O.S.A., Bishop emeritus of Doruma–Dungu (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 86

Fr. Vinsensius Setiawan Triatmojo was appointed as Priest of Palembang (Indonesia)

Fr. Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Liepāja (Latvia)

Bishop Antoni Adamiuk, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Opole (Poland), passed away at 86

Fr. Protógenes José Luft, S.C., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Barra do Garças (Brazil)

Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 67

Fr. Richard Joseph Malone, Priest of Boston (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Aptuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

Bishop Anthony Zhong Quan-zhang (鍾全璋) ▼, Bishop of Jiaying 嘉應 (China), passed away at 78

Bishop Mauro Rubio Repullés, Bishop emeritus of Salamanca (Spain), passed away at 81

Bishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton, Bishop of Kandi (Benin), was appointed as Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin)

Fr. Clet Feliho, Priest of Parakou (Benin), was elected Bishop of Kandi (Benin)

Bishop Vincent Mensah resigned as Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin)

Fr. Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro, Priest of Jericó (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Ipiales (Colombia)

Archbishop Saminini Arulappa resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad (India)

Bishop Marampudi Joji, Bishop of Vijayawada (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad (India)

Fr. José Luis Fletes Santana, Priest of México (Mexico), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico) and Titular Bishop of Thunusuda

Fr. Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón, Priest of México (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Nova barbara and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

Fr. Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico) and Titular Bishop of Castabala

Archbishop Giorgio Zur, President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Archbishop Angelo Innocent Fernandes, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Delhi (India), passed away at 86

Archbishop Giuseppe Ferraioli, Titular Archbishop of Volturno, passed away at 70

Fr. Emiliano Fabbricatore, O.S.B.I., was appointed as Abbot Ordinary of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) and Superior General of Italian Basilian Order of Grottaferrata

Abbot Marco Petta, O.S.B.I., resigned as Abbot Ordinary of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) and Superior General of Italian Basilian Order of Grottaferrata

Bishop Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R., Military Ordinary of Paraguay (Paraguay) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Alto Paraná (Paraguay)

Bishop Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M., resigned as Bishop of Campo Maior (Brazil)

Fr. Eduardo Zielski, Priest of Pelplin (Poland), was elected Bishop of Campo Maior (Brazil)

Bishop Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

Fr. José Francisco Oliveros, Priest of Lucena (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Boac (Philippines)

Archbishop Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 79

Bishop Edmond Carmody, Bishop of Tyler (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA)

Msgr. Joseph Edward Strickland, Priest of Tyler (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tyler (USA)

Fr. José Luiz Nemes, C.S.S., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (Stigmatines)

Fr. Andrea Meschi, C.S.S., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (Stigmatines)

Archbishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Sapë (Albania)

Fr. Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Lezhë (Albania)

Bishop Rocco Talucci, Bishop of Tursi–Lagonegro (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Brindisi–Ostuni (Italy)

Archbishop Settimio Todisco resigned as Archbishop of Brindisi–Ostuni (Italy)

Bishop Luciano Bux, Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Bari–Bitonto (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Oppido Mamertina–Palmi (Italy)

Fr. Dodë Gjergji, Priest of Skopje (North Macedonia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Sapë (Albania)

Bishop Oscar Páez Garcete resigned as Bishop of Alto Paraná (Paraguay)

Bishop Félicien-Patrice Makouaka, Bishop emeritus of Franceville (Gabon), passed away at 77

Diocese of Catanduva was established (from Diocese of Jaboticabal, Diocese of Rio Preto and Diocese of São Carlos and became suffragan of Ribeirão Preto) (Brazil)

Bishop Antônio Celso Queiroz, Titular Bishop of Saetabis and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Catanduva (Brazil)

Fr. Vito Calabrese, O.S.J., resigned as Superior General of Oblates of Saint Joseph (Josephines of Asti)

Fr. Lino Mela, O.S.J., was appointed as Superior General of Oblates of Saint Joseph (Josephines of Asti)

Archbishop Justo Mullor García, Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, was appointed as President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Fr. Marcos José dos Santos was appointed as Priest of Londrina (Brazil)

Bishop Anthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Umuahia (Nigeria), passed away at 87

Bishop Jean-Barthélemy-Marie de Cambourg, Bishop emeritus of Valence (France), passed away at 91

Bishop Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán, Bishop of Ambato (Ecuador), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuenca (Ecuador)

Archbishop Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuenca (Ecuador)

Bishop Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (England), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England)

Bishop Vincent Gerard Nichols, Titular Bishop of Othona and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (England)

Fr. José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida, Priest of Santo Amaro (Brazil), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. István Csizmadia was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Gyula Gyenes was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Pietro Parolin, Priest of Vicenza (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Guillén José Lozano was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Bernard Anthony Hebda, Priest of Pittsburgh (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. George Arthur Sheltz, Priest of Galveston–Houston (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. James B. Anderson was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Adam S. McClosky was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Frank H. Rossi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. William L. Young was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Apostolic Prefecture of Tierradentro was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro (Colombia)

Fr. Jorge García Isaza, C.M., Prefect Apostolic of Tierradentro (Colombia), was elected Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Budua

Fr. Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan, Priest of Mouila (Gabon), was elected Titular Bishop of Zallata and Auxiliary Bishop of Libreville (Gabon)

Fr. Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene, Priest of Franceville (Gabon), was elected Bishop of Oyem (Gabon)

Cardinal Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (ペトロ 白柳誠一) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

Bishop Peter Takeo Okada (ペトロ 岡田武夫), Bishop of Urawa 浦和 (Japan), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

Fr. Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A., was elected Bishop of Lodwar (Kenya)

Bishop John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S., resigned as Bishop of Lodwar (Kenya)

Fr. Evarist Pinto, Priest of Karachi (Pakistan), was elected Titular Bishop of Castra severiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi (Pakistan)

Fr. Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (Saint Pierre and Miquelon) and Titular Bishop of Avioccala

Bishop François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (Saint Pierre and Miquelon)

Bishop Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. Subl., resigned as Bishop of Pietersburg (South Africa)

Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe, Bishop of Witbank (South Africa), was appointed as Bishop of Pietersburg (South Africa)

Bishop Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez, Bishop of Tuxpan (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Veracruz (Mexico)

Bishop José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano resigned as Bishop of Veracruz (Mexico)

Bishop Paul Verschuren, S.C.I., Bishop emeritus of Helsinki (Finland), passed away at 74

Bishop Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.J., Bishop emeritus of Lydenburg–Witbank (South Africa), passed away at 91

Fr. Francesco Guido Ravinale, Priest of Biella (Italy), was elected Bishop of Asti (Italy)

Fr. Stephanus Han Jung-hyun (한정현 스테파노 / 韓楨鉉) was appointed as Priest of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

Fr. John Joseph Kaising, Priest of Cincinnati (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Horrea Cœlia and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

Bishop Raúl Omar Rossi, Titular Bishop of Enera and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of San Martín (Argentina)

Fr. Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Cametá (Brazil)

Bishop Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo, Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia), passed away at 75

Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico

Bishop Eugène-Georges-Joseph Lecrosnier resigned as Bishop of Belfort–Montbéliard (France)

Fr. Claude-Pierre-Charles Schockert, Priest of Nancy (France), was elected Bishop of Belfort–Montbéliard (France)

Archbishop Lajos Kada resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra

Bishop Ignatius Harsono, Bishop emeritus of Bogor (Indonesia), passed away at 77

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

Fr. John Baptist Nguyễn Huy Bắc was appointed as Priest of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam)

Msgr. Mirko Grbec was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Miguel Mangini was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Rinaldo Donghi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Ubaldo Calabresi resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

Msgr. Vincenzo Paglia, Priest of Roma (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

Bishop Franco Gualdrini resigned as Bishop of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

Archbishop Santos Abril y Castelló, Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

Fr. André de Soveral and 29 companions were beatified

Fr. Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung (นิโคลาส บุญเกิด กฤษบำรุง), Priest of Bangkok (Thailand), was beatified

Mr. Anrê Phú Yên was beatified

Mr. Pedro Calungsod was beatified

Sr. Maria Stella od Najświętszego Sakramentu Mardosewicz (Adela), C.S.F.N., and 10 companions were beatified

Fr. Vito Angiuli, Priest of Bari–Bitonto (Italy), was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Domenico Ciavarella was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Italy, was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Bishop Rubén Héctor di Monte, Bishop of Avellaneda (Argentina), was promoted as Archbishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina)

Archbishop Emilio Ogñénovich resigned as Archbishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina)

Msgr. Léon Kalenga Badikebele, Priest of Luebo (Congo-Kinshasa) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Mario Francesco Pompedda, Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State, was appointed as President of Commission for Advocates

Bishop John James Howe, S.S.C.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Myitkyina (Myanmar), passed away at 88

Msgr. Carlos Luis Arive was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. José Iglesias was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. François-Paul-Marie Maupu, Priest of Orléans (France), was elected Bishop of Verdun (France)

Msgr. Josef Winfried Herweg was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Luigi Amaducci resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy)

Fr. Giuseppe Verucchi, Priest of Modena–Nonantola (Italy), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy)

Fr. Giuseppe Cavallotto, Priest of Asti (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Donald W. MacKinnon was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Theodore J. Baumann was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Thomas F. Baxter was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. James A. Buerster was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Thomas D. Flach was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Vincent A. Haselhorst was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael E. Hippee was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. William J. Hitpas was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Raymond N. Kertz was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph A. Lawler was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. George A. Mauck was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. William P. McGhee was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Duane R. Moellenberndt was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Dennis R. Schaefer was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Carl E. Scherrer was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. James J. Uppena was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Marvin C. Volk was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse, Priest of Albi (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Lambæsis and Auxiliary Bishop of Grenoble (France)

Diocese of Pesaro was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pesaro (with suffragan sees Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in Vado and Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola) (Italy)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in Vado was demoted as Archdiocese of Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in Vado (became suffragan of Pesaro) (Italy)

Fr. Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R., was appointed as Bureau Chief of Congregation for Clergy

Bishop Antonius Hofmann, Bishop emeritus of Passau (Germany), passed away at 90

Bishop Angelo Bagnasco, Bishop of Pesaro (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pesaro (Italy)

Msgr. Mauro Piacenza, Priest of Genova (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Bureau Chief of Congregation for Clergy, was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for Clergy

Fr. Francesco Marinelli, Priest of Ascoli Piceno (Italy), was elected Archbishop of Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in Vado (Italy)

Bishop Angel Nacorda Lagdameo, Bishop of Dumaguete (Philippines), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro (Philippines)

Msgr. Jerry V. Bitoon was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Gordon Anthony Pantin, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), passed away at 70

Cardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (龔品梅), Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto and Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China), passed away at 98

Bishop Joseph Fan Zhong-liang (范忠良), S.J., succeeded as Apostolic Administrator of Suzhou 蘇州 (China) and Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

Msgr. Karl Jüsten was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Karl-Heinz Zerrle was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Samuel Ruiz García resigned as Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ujung Pandang was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar (Indonesia)

Fr. Alfredo Schäffler, Priest of Picos (Brazil), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Parnaíba (Brazil)

Bishop Abelardo Francisco Silva resigned as Bishop of San Miguel (Argentina)

Msgr. Peter John Jeffrey was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Francis Kelly Marriott, Priest of Sandhurst (Australia), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Francesco Montenegro, Priest of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

Fr. Claudio Baggini, Priest of Lodi (Italy), was elected Bishop of Vigevano (Italy)

Bishop Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli resigned as Bishop of Volterra (Italy)

Fr. Mansueto Bianchi, Priest of Lucca (Italy), was elected Bishop of Volterra (Italy)

Bishop Giovanni Locatelli resigned as Bishop of Vigevano (Italy)

Bishop Rosario Mazzola resigned as Bishop of Cefalù (Italy)

Bishop Francesco Sgalambro, Titular Bishop of Minturno and Auxiliary Bishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Cefalù (Italy)

Fr. Angelo Spinillo, Priest of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy), was elected Bishop of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy)

Fr. Miguel Romano Gómez, Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) and Titular Bishop of Vagal

Msgr. Czesław Grzelak was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Romuald Niparko was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Jan Stanisławski was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. James Francis Checchio, Priest of Camden (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Andrew E. Martin was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Russell L. Rock was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Joseph Li Lian-gui (李連貴) was consecrated as Bishop of Xianxian 獻縣 (China)

Msgr. Patrick Michael Kilgarriff was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P., was elected Bishop of Angers (France)

Bishop Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt resigned as Bishop of Angers (France)

Archbishop James William Gleeson, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Adelaide (Australia), passed away at 79

Fr. Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Prado, was elected Bishop of Paulo Afonso (Brazil)

Archbishop Remigio Ragonesi, Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy), passed away at 79

Bishop Achille Palmerini, Bishop emeritus of Venafro (Italy) and Bishop emeritus of Isernia (Italy), passed away at 93

Cardinal Antony Padiyara, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde and Major Archbishop emeritus of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 79

Msgr. Jaime Soto, Priest of Orange (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Segia and Auxiliary Bishop of Orange (USA)

Fr. Andherson Franklin Lustoza de Souza was appointed as Priest of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Brazil)

Msgr. Augusto González Ramírez was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Vicente Horacio Saeteros Sierra was appointed as Priest of Portoviejo (Ecuador)

Fr. Tommaso Valentinetti, Priest of Lanciano–Ortona (Italy), was elected Bishop of Termoli–Larino (Italy)

Fr. Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza (Italy)

Bishop Alberto Giglioli resigned as Bishop of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza (Italy)

Msgr. Guglielmo Manna was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Aniello Scavarelli was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Carmine Troccoli was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich, Priest of Tarma (Peru), was elected Bishop of Puno (Peru)

Msgr. Jan Mycek was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B., was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Beograd (Serbia)

Msgr. Sebastián Bonjorn Sales was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Patrick R. Wells was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop François Abraha, Bishop emeritus of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea), passed away at 81

Archbishop Alfredo Bruniera, Vice-President emeritus of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”, passed away at 93

Archbishop André Dupuy, Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and Apostolic Nuncio to Togo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela

Msgr. Giovanni Verginelli, Priest of Palestrina (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers, Opus Dei, Bishop of Posadas (Argentina) and Pontifical Delegate for Institute of the Incarnate Word, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina)

Archbishop Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina)

Fr. Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Guarapuava (Brazil)

Msgr. Battista Mario Salvatore Ricca, Priest of Brescia (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, Bishop of Tapachula (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico)

Bishop Michael Dallat resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Yves-Georges-René Ramousse, M.E.P., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bătdâmbâng (Cambodia)

Fr. Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzalez, S.J., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Bătdâmbâng (Cambodia)

Bishop Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Victoria (Mexico), passed away at 68

Diocese of Carúpano was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná and became suffragan of Cumaná) (Venezuela)

Bishop Aloysius Balina resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Geita (Tanzania)

Bishop Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez, Titular Bishop of Sitifis and Auxiliary Bishop of Cumaná (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of Carúpano (Venezuela)

Fr. Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L., was elected Titular Bishop of Octabia and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Amaro (Brazil)

Msgr. Jiøí Mikulážek was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Abelardo Cabillan was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Ursicino Columbus E. Villamil was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Ryszard Kierzkowski was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (Saint Pierre and Miquelon), passed away at 77

Msgr. James R. Kolp was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guayaquil (Ecuador), passed away at 87

Msgr. Abdou Yaacoub, Priest of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Michael August Blume, S.V.D., was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Fr. Miklós Beer, Priest of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), was elected Titular Bishop of Cæciri and Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

Msgr. Floro B. Arcamo was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. James J. Flaherty was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael D. Harriman was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael P. Mooney was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. John V. O’Sullivan was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael V. Reed was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. José A. Rodriguez was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Francis S. Szczykutowicz was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael W. Tugwell was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Vivas Néstor Chacón was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Mariano de Jesús Euse Hoyos, Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia), was beatified

Fr. Francis Xavier Seelos, C.SS.R., was beatified

Sr. Anna Rosa Gattorno Custo (Rosa Maria Benedetta) was beatified

Sr. Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan (Thresia) was beatified

Sr. Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad, O.Ss.S., was beatified

Bishop John Stephen Knight resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada)

Bishop James William Malone, Bishop emeritus of Youngstown (USA), passed away at 80

Fr. Pedro María Abellán Aristizábal, S.J., Theologian of Apostolic Penitentiary, passed away at 95

Bishop Salvador Lazo Lazo, Bishop emeritus of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines), passed away at 81

Bishop Daniel Francis Walsh, Bishop of Las Vegas (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Santa Rosa (USA)

Bishop Dadeus Grings, Bishop of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Bishop Edgar Carício de Gouvêa, Bishop emeritus of Irecê (Brazil), passed away at 78

Bishop Gerald Francis O’Keefe, Bishop emeritus of Davenport (USA), passed away at 82

Archbishop Antoine Hacault, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada), passed away at 74

Fr. Ivan Fuček, S.J., Adjunct Theologian of Apostolic Penitentiary, was appointed as Theologian of Apostolic Penitentiary

Diocese of Nouna–Dédougou was renamed as Diocese of Dédougou (lost territory to establish Diocese of Nouna) (Burkina Faso)

Diocese of Nouna was restored (from Diocese of Nouna–Dédougou and became suffragan of Ouagadougou) (Burkina Faso)

Fr. Fidèle Agbatchi, Priest of Parakou (Benin), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Parakou (Benin)

Bishop Gonzalo Ramiro de Jesús María del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D., Titular Bishop of Themisonium and Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Bolivia (Bolivia)

Bishop Mario Lezana Vaca resigned as Military Ordinary of Bolivia (Bolivia)

Bishop Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F., resigned as Coadjutor Military Ordinary of Bolivia (Bolivia)

Fr. Joseph Sama, Priest of Nouna (Burkina Faso), was elected Bishop of Nouna (Burkina Faso)

Bishop Zéphyrin Toé, Bishop of Nouna–Dédougou (Burkina Faso), was appointed as Bishop of Dédougou (Burkina Faso)

Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Prefect of Congregation for Clergy and President of International Council for Catechesis, was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

Bishop Lucas Sirkar, S.D.B., Bishop of Krishnagar (India), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta (India)

Fr. Benyamin Yosef Bria, Priest of Atambua (Indonesia), was elected Bishop of Denpasar (Indonesia)

Cardinal Angelo Felici resigned as President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

Bishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Bishop of Jalingo (Nigeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Jos (Nigeria)

Fr. Douglas William Young, S.V.D., was elected Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari and Auxiliary Bishop of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Damian Denis Dallu, Priest of Geita (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Geita (Tanzania)

Diocese of Córdoba was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jalapa and became suffragan of Jalapa) (Mexico)

Diocese of Orizaba was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jalapa and became suffragan of Jalapa) (Mexico)

Archbishop Paul Dumouchel, O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada), passed away at 88

Bishop Thomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I., Bishop of Whitehorse (Canada), passed away at 72

Bishop Guy Alexis Herbulot resigned as Bishop of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes (France)

Bishop Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M., Military Ordinary of France (France), was appointed as Bishop of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes (France)

Fr. Hipólito Reyes Larios, Priest of Jalapa (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Orizaba (Mexico)

Fr. Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal, Priest of Monterrey (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Córdoba (Mexico)

Bishop Henry Swithin Thomas Alexander Wijetunge Goonewardena, O.M.I., Bishop emeritus of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka), passed away at 74

Fr. Denis Theurillat, Priest of Basel (Switzerland), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Basel (Switzerland) and Titular Bishop of Tubulbaca

Bishop Raymond Conway Benjamin resigned as Bishop of Townsville (Australia)

Diocese of Blumenau was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Diocese of Joinville and Diocese of Rio do Sul and became suffragan of Florianópolis) (Brazil)

Bishop Angélico Sândalo Bernardino, Titular Bishop of Tambeæ and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Blumenau (Brazil)

Fr. Diómedes Espinal de León, Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic), was elected Titular Bishop of Vardimissa and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Jean-Luc Brunin, Priest of Lille (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Usinaza and Auxiliary Bishop of Lille (France)

Fr. Józef Szamocki, Priest of Pelplin (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Clypia and Auxiliary Bishop of Toruń (Poland)

Fr. Jan Franciszek Wątroba, Priest of Częstochowa (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Bisica and Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland)

Fr. Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco was appointed as Priest of Tacna y Moquegua (Peru)

Fr. Anthony Das Pilli was appointed as Priest of Nellore (India)

Bishop Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí (Bolivia)

Archbishop Rafael Sarmiento Peralta, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia), passed away at 85

Bishop Hubert Barbier, Bishop of Annecy (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bourges (France)

Archbishop Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bourges (France)

Msgr. Jan Sobczak was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Pierre Koffi Seshie, Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo), passed away at 57

Fr. Michael Miabesue Bibi was appointed as Priest of Bamenda (Cameroon)

Archbishop Eugenio Sbarbaro, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana and Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia and Montenegro

Bishop Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph Hanrion, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Dapango (Togo), passed away at 86

Fr. Dimitrios Salachas, Priest of Greece of the Greeks (Greece), was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Dr. Adriano Bausola, Rector Magnificus emeritus of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, passed away at 69

Fr. Carlos María Franzini, Priest of San Isidro (Argentina), was elected Bishop of Rafaela (Argentina)

Bishop Donato Negro, Bishop of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Otranto (Italy)

Fr. Felice Di Molfetta, Priest of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy), was elected Bishop of Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano (Italy)

Sr. Maria Faustyna Kowalska (Faustina Kowalska / Helena), O.L.M., was canonised

Fr. Maurício Grotto de Camargo, Priest of Presidente Prudente (Brazil), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Assis (Brazil)

Cardinal John Joseph O’Connor, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo and Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA), passed away at 80

Msgr. Jean-Pierre Brard was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Georg Gänswein, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Charles John Brown, Priest of New York (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Joseph Zhao Feng-chang (趙鳳昌) was consecrated as Bishop of Yanggu 陽穀 (China)

Fr. Luc Meyer was appointed as Priest of Laval (France)

Archbishop Franciscus van Roessel, C.I.C.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ujung Pandang (Indonesia), passed away at 81

Fr. Donaldo Chávez Núñez, Resigned episcopacy, passed away at 80

Diocese of Bongaigaon was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guwahati and became suffragan of Guwahati) (India)

Fr. Antonino Migliore, Priest of Caltanissetta (Italy), was elected Bishop-Prelate of Coxim (Brazil)

Fr. Gervais Banshimiyubusa, Priest of Ruyigi (Burundi), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ngozi (Burundi)

Fr. Thomas Pulloppillil, Priest of Kothamangalam of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Bongaigaon (India)

Fr. John Thattumkal, S.S.C., was elected Bishop of Cochin (India)

Fr. Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J., was elected Bishop of Purwokerto (Indonesia)

Msgr. Rinaldo Copponi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Peter Takaaki Hirayama (ペトロ 平山高明) resigned as Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan)

Fr. Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (ドミニコ 宮原良治), Priest of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan), was elected Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan)

Fr. Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (フランシスコ・ザビエル 溝部 脩), S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Sendai 仙台 (Japan)

Bishop Paul Kazuhiro Mori (パウロ 森 一弘) resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

Fr. Marcellino Taiji Tani (マルセリーノ 谷 大二), Priest of Urawa 浦和 (Japan), was elected Bishop of Saitama さいたま (Japan)

Msgr. Eladio González Flores was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Anthony Joseph Burgess, Priest of Caltanissetta (Italy), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Wewak (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Paul Nguyễn Bình Tĩnh, P.S.S., Priest of Kontum (Vietnam), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam)

Bishop Raphaël Nguyễn Văn Diệp resigned as Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh Long (Vietnam)

Fr. Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân, Priest of Vinh Long (Vietnam), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh Long (Vietnam)

Msgr. Josip Delić was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Edward Michael Egan, Bishop of Bridgeport (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA)

Bishop Wladysław Miziolek, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Warszawa (Poland), passed away at 85

Mr. Francisco de Jesus Marto and Ms. Jacinta de Jesus Marto were beatified

Fr. Aleh Butkevich was appointed as Priest of Vitebsk (Belarus)

Bishop Domenico Caliandro, Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Nardò–Gallipoli (Italy)

Fr. Vito De Grisantis, Priest of Lecce (Italy), was elected Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy)

Fr. Jonas Kauneckas, Priest of Telšiai (Lithuania), was elected Titular Bishop of Forconio and Auxiliary Bishop of Telšiai (Lithuania)

Fr. Luis Manuel Pérez Raygoza was appointed as Priest of México (Mexico)

Fr. Anton Stres, C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Ptuj and Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor (Slovenia)

Fr. Jurij Bizjak, Priest of Koper (Slovenia), was elected Titular Bishop of Gergis and Auxiliary Bishop of Koper (Slovenia)

Fr. Andrej Glavan, Priest of Ljubljana (Slovenia), was elected Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Fr. Michael He Jin-min (賀近民) ▼ was illicitly consecrated as Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China)

Bishop Joseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec resigned as Bishop of Fréjus–Toulon (France)

Bishop Marcel Germain Perrier, Titular Bishop of Diana and Auxiliary Bishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France), was appointed as Bishop of Pamiers (France)

Fr. Dominique Marie Jean Rey, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Bishop of Fréjus–Toulon (France)

Fr. Bernard-César-Augustin Barsi, Priest of Nice (France), was elected Archbishop of Monaco (Monaco)

Archbishop Joseph-Marie Sardou, S.C.J., resigned as Archbishop of Monaco (Monaco)

Bishop José Luis Mollaghan, Titular Bishop of Theuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of San Miguel (Argentina)

Diocese of San Lorenzo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción and became suffragan of Asunción) (Paraguay)

Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores, Titular Bishop of Tatilti and Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (Paraguay), was appointed as Bishop of San Lorenzo (Paraguay)

Bishop Gerardo Tomás Farrell, Coadjutor Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina), passed away at 69

Bishop Vilmos Dékány, Sch. P., Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), passed away at 75

Fr. Carlos Humberto Malfa, Priest of Mar del Plata (Argentina), was elected Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina)

Fr. Dariusz Zalewski was appointed as Priest of Ełk (Poland)

Fr. David Galván Bermúdez and 24 companions were canonised

Fr. José Maria de Yermo y Parres, Priest of León (Mexico), was canonised

Sr. María de Jesús Sacramentado Venegas de la Torre (María Natividad) was canonised

Bishop Patrick Le Gal, Bishop of Tulle (France), was appointed as Military Ordinary of France (France)

Fr. Rainer Klug, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Ala miliaria

Bishop José Pedro da Silva, Bishop emeritus of Viseu (Portugal), passed away at 83

Apostolic Administration of Prizren was restored (from Diocese of Skopje–Prizren) (Kosovo)

Diocese of Skopje–Prizren was renamed as Diocese of Skopje (lost territory to establish Apostolic Administration of Prizren) (North Macedonia)

Bishop Nino Marzoli, C.R., Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), passed away at 61

Bishop Belchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M., Bishop emeritus of Luz (Brazil), passed away at 81

Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço, Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Apostolic Delegate to Botswana

Bishop Alberico Semeraro, Bishop emeritus of Oria (Italy), passed away at 97

Bishop Marko Sopi, Apostolic Administrator of Skopje–Prizren (North Macedonia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Prizren (Kosovo)

Diocese of Gospić–Senj was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka–Senj and became suffragan of Rijeka) (Croatia)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka–Senj was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka (lost territory to establish Diocese of Gospić–Senj and gained suffragan see Gospić–Senj) (Croatia)

Fr. Johannes Freitag was appointed as Priest of Graz–Seckau (Austria)

Msgr. Viktor Omelko was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Anton Tamarut, Metropolitan Archbishop of Rijeka–Senj (Croatia), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rijeka (Croatia)

Bishop Mile Bogović, Titular Bishop of Tamata and Auxiliary Bishop of Rijeka–Senj (Croatia), was appointed as Bishop of Gospić–Senj (Croatia)

Fr. Tomislav Rogić, Priest of Rijeka–Senj (Croatia), was appointed as Priest of Gospić–Senj (Croatia)

Msgr. Peter Hubbauer was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Anton Wilhelm was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop José Ignacio Alemany Grau, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Chachapoyas (Peru)

Msgr. Andrew Ivo Borello was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Santiago Ignacio De Wit Guzmán, Priest of Valencia (Spain), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Henrique Müller, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Joaçaba (Brazil), passed away at 77

Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P., Apostolic Administrator of Kompong Cham (Cambodia), was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Kompong Cham (Cambodia)

Msgr. Francesco Follo, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Adam John Parker was appointed as Priest of Baltimore (USA)

Fr. Robert W. Oliver was appointed as Priest of Boston (USA)

Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso, Bishop of Iquique (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Melipilla (Chile)

Msgr. Alois Brandl was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Ernst Reiter was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Vincentas Sladkevičius, M.I.C., Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kaunas (Lithuania), passed away at 79

Fr. Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Corumbá (Brazil)

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

Fr. Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Tacia montana and Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)

Diocese of Malindi was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa and Diocese of Garissa and became suffragan of Mombasa) (Kenya)

Fr. Camille Lembi Zaneli, Priest of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Isangi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Br. Álvaro Rodríguez Echeverría, F.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Lasalians, De La Salle Brothers)

Fr. Francis Baldacchino, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Malindi (Kenya)

Bishop Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Bishop of Kaolack (Senegal) and President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal)

Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal)

Fr. Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane, Priest of Mariannhill (South Africa), was elected Titular Bishop of Altino and Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill (South Africa)

Bishop Gregory Michael Aymond, Titular Bishop of Acholla and Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Austin (USA)

Bishop Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Ston and Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston–Houston (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Beaumont (USA)

Br. John Johnston, F.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Lasalians, De La Salle Brothers)

Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes was promoted as Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico)

Msgr. Bernard Goïty was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Orazio Soricelli, Priest of Benevento (Italy), was elected Archbishop of Amalfi–Cava de’ Tirreni (Italy)

Bishop Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M., Bishop-Prelate of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico)

Msgr. Celso T. Laolao was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Gabino Lerin was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Vicente Matthias M. Nunag was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Eugene J. Boyle was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. J. Patrick Browne was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Dominic J. Do Van Dinh was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Alexander C. Larkin was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Terence J. Sullivan was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Paul Huỳnh Ðông Các, Bishop emeritus of Quy Nhon (Vietnam), passed away at 77

Cardinal Paul Zoungrana, M. Afr., Cardinal-Priest of S. Camillo de Lellis and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), passed away at 82

Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo took possession as Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title

Fr. Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich, Priest of Dijon (France), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France)

Fr. Anton Losinger, Priest of Augsburg (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Vazi-Sarra and Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)

Archbishop Jean Assaad Haddad, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Bishop José Ramón Santos Iztueta Mendizábal, C.P., succeeded as Bishop-Prelate of Moyobamba (Peru)

Bishop Venancio Celestino Orbe Uriarte, C.P., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Moyobamba (Peru)

Bishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp., succeeded as Bishop of Luena (Angola)

Bishop José Próspero da Ascensão Puaty resigned as Bishop of Luena (Angola)

Bishop Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J., Bishop of Bauru (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Botucatu (Brazil)

Archbishop Antônio Maria Mucciolo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Botucatu (Brazil)

Archbishop Leonard James Wall resigned as Archbishop of Winnipeg (Canada)

Bishop James Vernon Weisgerber, Bishop of Saskatoon (Canada), was promoted as Archbishop of Winnipeg (Canada)

Msgr. Gerald L. Lewis was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael Peter Shugrue was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. John A. Wall was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. John J. Williams was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Francisco Escalante Molina, Priest of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Arthé Guimond, Priest of Grouard–McLennan (Canada), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada)

Fr. Paulo Bosi Dal’Bó was appointed as Priest of Colatina (Brazil)

Bishop José del Carmen Valle Gallardo, Bishop emeritus of Iquique (Chile), passed away at 91

Fr. Hrvoje Škrlec was appointed as Priest of Zagreb (Croatia)

Bishop John Brewer, Bishop of Lancaster (England), passed away at 70

Fr. George Kocherry, Priest of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Togo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and Titular Archbishop of Othona

Fr. Alberto Torriani was appointed as Priest of Milano (Italy)

Fr. Robert William Marshall was appointed as Priest of Memphis (USA)

Archbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Argentina)

Archbishop Carlos Walter Galán Barry resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Argentina)

Fr. Irineu Silvio Wilges, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul (Brazil)

Fr. Emmanuel Abbo was appointed as Priest of Ngaoundéré (Cameroon)

Msgr. Venegas Fred Potes was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Hugo Aníbal Reinoso Luna was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph Gaschy was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph Musser was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Iginio Passerini was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Gerard M. Healy was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Abbot Angelin-Maurice Lovey, C.R.S.A., Superior General emeritus of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard, passed away at 88

Archbishop Théophile Jean Dahi, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 87

Fr. Kornél Fábry was appointed as Priest of Kaposvár (Hungary)

Fr. Elio Tinti, Priest of Bologna (Italy), was elected Bishop of Carpi (Italy)

Fr. Jorge Solórzano Pérez, Priest of Managua (Nicaragua), was elected Titular Bishop of Theuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Managua (Nicaragua)

Fr. José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez was appointed as Priest of Madrid (Spain)

Fr. Santos Montoya Torres was appointed as Priest of Madrid (Spain)

Bishop Josyf Holovach, Auxiliary Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine), passed away at 75

Archbishop Alan Basil de Lastic, Metropolitan Archbishop of Delhi (India), passed away at 70

Bishop Marin Barišić, Titular Bishop of Feradi maius and Auxiliary Bishop of Split–Makarska (Croatia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Split–Makarska (Croatia)

Archbishop Ante Jurić resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Split–Makarska (Croatia)

Fr. Peter Lê Tấn Lợi was appointed as Priest of Cân Tho (Vietnam)

Bishop Jerónimo José Podestá ▼, Bishop emeritus of Avellaneda (Argentina), passed away at 79

Fr. José Vicente Huertas Vargas, Priest of Tunja (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia)

Fr. Luis Antonio Secco, S.D.B., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Willemstad (Curaçao)

Fr. Martin David was appointed as Priest of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia)

Fr. Roman Czudek was appointed as Priest of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia)

Fr. Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán was appointed as Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Santiago Rodríguez Rodríguez was appointed as Priest of Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)

Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Apostolic Delegate to Botswana, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland

Fr. Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden, S.S.S., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Haarlem (Netherlands) and Titular Bishop of Thibilis

Fr. Alphonse Liguori Chaupa, Priest of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), was elected Titular Bishop of Turris Tamalleni and Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Matthew Cao Xiang-de (曹湘德) was illicitly consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hangzhou 杭州 (China)

Fr. Guillaume Leschallier de Lisle was appointed as Priest of Meaux (France)