Nominations and Resignations

Abbot Hermenegild Jozef Noyens, O. Praem., resigned as Abbot General of Order of the Canons Regular of Prémontré (Norbertines, Premonstratensians)

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

Fr. Joseph Han Zhi-hai (韓志海) was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanzhou 蘭州 (China)

Fr. Joseph Tan Yan-quan (譚燕全) was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Nanning 南寧 (China)

Bishop John Chrysostom Lan Shi (蘭石) succeeded as Bishop of Sanyuan 三原 (China)

Fr. Joseph Liao Hong-qing (廖宏清) was elected Bishop of Jiaying 嘉應 (China)

Fr. Peter Mao Qing-fu (毛慶福) was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China)

Fr. Placidus Pei Rong-gui (裴榮貴), O.C.S.O., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China)

Bishop Bartholomew Yu Cheng-ti (余成悌) resigned as Bishop of Hanzhong 漢中 (China)

Bishop Joseph Zong Huai-de (宗懷德) resigned as Bishop of Sanyuan 三原 (China) and Bishop of Sanyuan 三原 (China)

Msgr. Bernard de Lanversin resigned as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Msgr. Victor Saxer resigned as President of Pontifical Roman Academy of Archaeology

Fr. Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”

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

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

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

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

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

Fr. Charbel Issou resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Fr. Eshak Marzena was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Archbishop Giovanni De Andrea resigned as President of Vatican Publishing House

Msgr. Guido Pozzo, Priest of Trieste (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Adjunct Secretary of International Theological Commission

Msgr. Giuseppe Cavallotto, Priest of Asti (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Msgr. Ambrogio Spreafico resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Fr. Mario Toso, S.D.B., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Salesian Pontifical University

Msgr. Francesco Bruno resigned as President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Msgr. Vincenzo Ferrara resigned as Undersecretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Msgr. Damiano Marzotto Caotorta resigned as Adjunct Secretary of International Theological Commission

Msgr. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as President of Vatican Publishing House

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

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

Dr. Giorgio Stoppa resigned as Delegate of the Extraordinary Section of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

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

Mr. Dario Sabbioni was appointed as Deputy Director General of Institute for Works of Religion

Archimandrite Mtanios Haddad, B.S., resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Greek-Melkites

Msgr. Khaled Akasheh was appointed as Secretary of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

Bishop Ivan Choma resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Ukrainians

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

Msgr. Daniel Faltin, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians)

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

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

Msgr. Juan José Dorronsoro Allo resigned as Undersecretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Fr. Josef Meili, S.M.B., resigned as Superior General of Bethlehem Mission Society

Fr. Emil Näf, S.M.B., was appointed as Superior General of Bethlehem Mission Society

Bishop Ihor Isichenko (Ігор Ісіченко) was promoted as Archbishop ad personam

Msgr. James Patrick Green (格霖澤) resigned as Chargé d’affaires in China

Fr. Daniel Dorsey, G.H.M., was appointed as Superior General of Glenmary Home Missioners

Fr. Glen Adrian Lewandowski, O.S.C., was appointed as Master General of Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross (Crosiers)

Archimandrite Fouad Atanasio Nasre, B.S., was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Greek-Melkites

Fr. Joseph Bazouzou was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Fr. Joseph Bezezian resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

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

Br. Peter Roddy, O.S.F., was appointed as Minister General of Franciscan Brothers of the Third Order Regular of Mountbellew

Fr. Mariano Fazio Fernández, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy) and Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz Braña, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Sōichirō Paulus Nitta, Opus Dei, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Manuel Dacal, Opus Dei, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Alejandro González Gatica was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop William Russell Houck resigned as Bishop of Jackson (USA)

Msgr. Joseph Nunzio Latino, Priest of Houma–Thibodaux (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Jackson (USA)

Msgr. Gásperi Italo Altimari, Opus Dei, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Bernard Longley, Priest of Arundel and Brighton (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Zarna and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

Fr. Alan Stephen Hopes, Priest of Westminster (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Cunecaster and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

Fr. Kidane Yebio, Priest of Keren of the Eritreans (Eritrea), was elected Bishop of Keren of the Eritreans (Eritrea)

Fr. Luigi Paiaro, Priest of Padova (Italy), was elected Bishop of Nyahururu (Kenya)

Diocese of Piedras Negras was established (from Diocese of Saltillo and became suffragan of Monterrey) (Mexico)

Bishop Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana, Bishop emeritus of Río Cuarto (Argentina), passed away at 86

Fr. Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Vacaria (Brazil)

Fr. Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño, Priest of Monterrey (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Piedras Negras (Mexico)

Bishop Antonio Palenzuela Velázquez, Bishop emeritus of Segovia (Spain), passed away at 83

Fr. Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James, Priest of Rennes (France), was elected Bishop of Beauvais (France)

Bishop Jesús García Burillo, Titular Bishop of Baza and Auxiliary Bishop of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Ávila (Spain)

Bishop Carlos López Hernández, Bishop of Plasencia (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Salamanca (Spain)

Bishop Flavio Calle Zapata, Bishop of Sonsón–Rionegro (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ibagué (Colombia)

Bishop Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.SS.R., Bishop of Arauca (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Líbano–Honda (Colombia)

Bishop Allen Henry Vigneron, Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Oakland (USA)

Diocese of Fidenza exchanged territory with Diocese of Parma and Diocese of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy)

Diocese of La Spezia–Sarzana–Brugnato lost territory to Diocese of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli (Italy)

Diocese of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli lost territory to Diocese of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy)

Diocese of Parma exchanged territory with Diocese of Fidenza and Diocese of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy)

Diocese of Piacenza–Bobbio exchanged territory with Diocese of Fidenza and Diocese of Parma (Italy)

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Ukrainians

Bishop Francisco José Iturriza Guillén, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Coro (Venezuela), passed away at 99

Fr. José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Carolina (Brazil)

Bishop Endre Kovács, O. Cist., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Eger (Hungary)

Bishop Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal, Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India), was appointed as Bishop of Moovatupuzha of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Fr. Mathew Anikuzhikattil, Priest of Kothamangalam of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Idukki of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Michael Rusnak, C.SS.R., Bishop emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto of the Slovaks (Canada), passed away at 81

Bishop Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas resigned as Bishop of Linares (Chile)

Bishop Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic, Titular Bishop of Bencenna and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Linares (Chile)

Bishop Edward Eugeniusz Samsel, Bishop of Ełk (Poland), passed away at 63

Bishop Hervé Jean Luc Renaudin, Bishop of Pontoise (France), passed away at 61

Fr. Giacinto Maria Faccio, O.F.M., Custos of the Holy Land emeritus of Custody of the Holy Land, passed away

Territorial Prelature of Borba lost territory to Diocese of Humaitá (Brazil)

Military Ordinariate of Vojenský ordinariát Slovenska was established (Slovakia)

Bishop František Rábek, Titular Bishop of Catrum and Auxiliary Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Slovakia (Slovakia)

Fr. Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto, Priest of Istmina–Tadó (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Florencia (Colombia)

Fr. Joseph Louis Jean Boishu, Priest of Rennes (France), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France) and Titular Bishop of Gauriana

Bishop François Gourguillon resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France)

Bishop Odilon Guimarães Moreira, Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense and Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Itabira–Fabriciano (Brazil)

Bishop Lélis Lara, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Itabira–Fabriciano (Brazil)

Fr. Assis Lopes, Priest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Titular Bishop of Zaraï

Bishop Augusto José Zini Filho, Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Limeira (Brazil)

Bishop Jesse Eugenio Mercado resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Antipolo (Philippines)

Msgr. Edmund Wierzbowski was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Boniface Lele, Bishop of Kitui (Kenya), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Machakos (Kenya)

Fr. Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Œscus and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Bishop Raymond Emil Goedert resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Bishop John Robert Gorman resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Bishop Thaddeus Joseph Jakubowski resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Francis Joseph Kane, Priest of Chicago (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) and Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan

Fr. Thomas John Joseph Paprocki, Priest of Chicago (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Vulturara and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Archbishop Carlos Walter Galán Barry, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Plata (Argentina), passed away at 77

Bishop Camillo Faresin, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Guiratinga (Brazil), passed away at 88

Archbishop Giuseppe Carata, Archbishop emeritus of Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie (Italy), passed away at 87

Bishop José Francisco Robles Ortega, Bishop of Toluca (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

Cardinal Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J., Bishop of Lichinga (Mozambique), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Lichinga (Mozambique)

Fr. John Hsane Hgyi, Priest of Mandalay (Myanmar), was elected Titular Bishop of Puppi and Auxiliary Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar)

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

Bishop Guy Armand Romano, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Niamey (Niger)

Fr. Pascal Roland, Priest of Versailles (France), was elected Bishop of Moulins (France)

Msgr. Sean Connolly was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Diocese of Samarinda was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Samarinda (with suffragan sees Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya and Tanjung Selor) (Indonesia)

Fr. Abraham Desta, Priest of Adigrat of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), was elected Titular Bishop of Horrea Aninici and Vicar Apostolic of Meki (Ethiopia)

Bishop Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F., Bishop of Samarinda (Indonesia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Samarinda (Indonesia)

Fr. Harold Anthony Perera, Priest of Colombo (Sri Lanka), was elected Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka)

Bishop Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen resigned as Bishop of Colorado Springs (USA)

Bishop Michael John Sheridan succeeded as Bishop of Colorado Springs (USA)

Bishop Narbal da Costa Stencel, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), passed away at 77

Archbishop Antonio Cantisani resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy)

Archbishop Antonio Ciliberti, Archbishop of Matera–Irsina (Italy), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy)

Fr. Julien Andavo Bule Ahuba Mbia, Priest of Isiro–Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Isiro–Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Sullectum and Vicar Apostolic of Zamora (Ecuador)

Bishop Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Zamora (Ecuador)

Bishop Raúl Omar Rossi, Bishop of San Martín (Argentina), passed away at 64

Archbishop Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro, Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil), passed away at 71

Bishop Philip James Benedict Harvey, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Westminster (England), passed away at 87

Bishop Joseph Robert Crowley, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA), passed away at 88

Fr. Antônio Carlos Félix, Priest of Pouso Alegre (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Luz (Brazil)

Bishop Décio Pereira, Bishop of Santo André (Brazil), passed away at 62

Bishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot succeeded as Bishop of Maracay (Venezuela)

Bishop José Vicente Henriquez Andueza, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Maracay (Venezuela)

Bishop Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A., resigned as Bishop of Maiduguri (Nigeria)

Fr. Luigi Vari, Priest of Velletri–Segni (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia, Titular Bishop of Sufasar and Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico)

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

Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to India and Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal

Fr. Frank Joseph Caggiano, Priest of Brooklyn (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop James Robert Hoffman, Bishop of Toledo (USA), passed away at 70

Bishop John Joseph Gerry resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane (Australia)

Msgr. Ambrose Madtha (安博思), Priest of Lucknow (India) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Chargé d’affaires in China

Archbishop Héctor González Martínez, Metropolitan Archbishop of Antequera (Mexico), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Durango (Mexico)

Bishop Guillermo Dela Vega Afable succeeded as Bishop of Digos (Philippines)

Bishop Generoso Cambronero Camiña, P.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Digos (Philippines)

Msgr. Roger Paul Morin, Priest of New Orleans (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Aulon and Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans (USA)

Msgr. Josef Clemens, Priest of Paderborn (Germany) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Bishop Joseph Roy resigned as Bishop of Mysore (India)

Fr. Thomas Antony Vazhapilly, Priest of Chikmagalur (India), was elected Bishop of Mysore (India)

Bishop José María Arancedo, Bishop of Mar del Plata (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina)

Archbishop Moisés Julio Blanchoud resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina)

Msgr. Damiano Marzotto Caotorta was appointed as Bureau Chief of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Fr. Paul Tan Chee Ing (陳志音), S.J., was elected Bishop of Melaka–Johor (Malaysia)

Fr. Marek Szkudło, Priest of Katowice (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Valfredo Bernardo Tepe, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Ilhéus (Brazil), passed away at 84

Fr. Michael Charles Evans, Priest of Southwark (England), was elected Bishop of East Anglia (England)

Fr. Fransiskus Tuaman Sinaga was appointed as Priest of Sibolga (Indonesia)

Msgr. Pietro Maria Fragnelli, Priest of Taranto (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Rector of Pontifical Roman Major Seminary, was elected Bishop of Castellaneta (Italy)

Bishop Martino Scarafile resigned as Bishop of Castellaneta (Italy)

Bishop Jacques Le Cordier, Bishop emeritus of Saint-Denis (France), passed away at 98

Bishop Raúl Holguer López Mayorga resigned as Bishop of Latacunga (Ecuador)

Fr. José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar, Priest of Latacunga (Ecuador), was elected Bishop of Latacunga (Ecuador)

Fr. Werner Guballa, Priest of Mainz (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Catrum and Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

Fr. Ulrich Neymeyr, Priest of Mainz (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Maraguia and Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

Bishop Wolfgang Rolly resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

Archbishop Karl-Josef Rauber, Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg

Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza, Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

Fr. Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M., was elected Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México of the Maronites (Mexico)

Cardinal Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

Bishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Pemba (Mozambique), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

Bishop Pierre Sagna, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

Fr. Ernest Sambou, Priest of Ziguinchor (Senegal), was elected Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

Bishop Jan Olszański, M.I.C., Bishop emeritus of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukraine), passed away at 84

Msgr. Rainer Maria Woelki, Priest of Köln (Germany) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Scampa and Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)

Bishop Klaus Dick resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)

Bishop Julián López Martín resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain)

Bishop Atilano Vicente Rodríguez Martínez, Titular Bishop of Horæa and Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain)

Bishop Elizeu de Morais Pimentel, Coadjutor Bishop of Paranavaí (Brazil), passed away at 50

Fr. Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, Priest of Yola (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Maiduguri (Nigeria)

Fr. Joseph Ndembu Mbatia, Priest of Nyeri (Kenya), was appointed as Priest of Nyahururu (Kenya)

Msgr. Giovanni Tani, Priest of Rimini (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Roman Major Seminary

Bishop Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B., Bishop of San Justo (Argentina), passed away at 71

Fr. Alexis Aly Tagbino was appointed as Priest of Kankan (Guinea)

Bishop Leonard Xu Ying-fa (Hsu Ying-fa) (徐英發), O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan), passed away at 80

Bishop Antonio Arellano Durán, Bishop emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela), passed away at 75

Bishop Sergio Valech Aldunate resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Msgr. James Ryan was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Luigi Stucchi, Priest of Milano (Italy), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Bernard Anthony Hebda, Priest of Pittsburgh (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

Msgr. Luigi Bianco, Priest of Casale Monferrato (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Saba Youakim, B.S., Archbishop emeritus of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan), passed away at 88

Apostolic Prefecture of Makokou was established (from Diocese of Oyem) (Gabon)

Fr. Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Makokou (Gabon)

Bishop Martin Wiesend, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bamberg (Germany), passed away at 92

Msgr. Hong-ki John Baptist Lee was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Cabanillas Manuel Cuesta was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Gerald Frederick Kicanas succeeded as Bishop of Tucson (USA)

Bishop Manuel Duran Moreno resigned as Bishop of Tucson (USA)

Fr. Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi, Priest of Santo Tomé (Argentina), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M., Bishop emeritus of Campo Maior (Brazil), passed away at 81

Fr. Alfred Maria Oburu Asue, C.M.F., was elected Bishop of Ebebiyín (Equatorial Guinea)

Msgr. Christian Montfalcon was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Francesco Marchisano, President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, President of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church, Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy), President of Fabric of Saint Peter and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, was appointed as President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

Cardinal Virgilio Noè resigned as President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

Archbishop Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Foggia–Bovino (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy), was appointed as Archbishop of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy)

Bishop Harry Anselm Clinch, Bishop emeritus of Monterey (USA), passed away at 94

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

Fr. Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret, Priest of Saint-Claude (France), was elected Bishop of Amiens (France)

Bishop Jacques Moïse Eugène Noyer resigned as Bishop of Amiens (France)

Bishop Guillermo José Garlatti, Bishop of San Rafael (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

Msgr. James O’Donnell was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Julio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón (Peru)

Bishop Gerardo Antonio Žerdín Bukovec, O.F.M., succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón (Peru)

Bishop Michael Richard Cote, Titular Bishop of Cebarades and Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Norwich (USA)

Bishop Daniel Anthony Hart resigned as Bishop of Norwich (USA)

Msgr. Luigi Piccioli was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Roman Bartnicki was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Pablo Del Olmo Amo was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Cibrián José Luis del Rincón was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Leonard James Crowley, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Montréal (Canada), passed away at 81

Bishop Libardo Ramírez Gómez resigned as Bishop of Garzón (Colombia)

Fr. Martin Kivuva Musonde, Priest of Mombasa (Kenya), was elected Bishop of Machakos (Kenya)

Bishop Boniface Lele resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Machakos (Kenya)

Bishop Urbanus Joseph Kioko resigned as Bishop of Machakos (Kenya)

Bishop Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández, Bishop of Córdoba (Spain), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain)

Bishop Robert Marie Gay, M. Afr., resigned as Bishop of Kabale (Uganda)

Fr. Callistus Rubaramira, Priest of Kabale (Uganda), was elected Bishop of Kabale (Uganda)

Bishop Eduardo Tomás Boza Masvidal, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of La Habana (Cuba), passed away at 87

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger took possession as Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia

Archbishop Charles Alexander K. Salatka, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Oklahoma City (USA), passed away at 85

Archbishop Eugene D’Souza, M.S.F.S., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bhopal (India), passed away at 85

Bishop Theodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Manado (Indonesia), passed away at 90

Archbishop Bruno Bernard Heim, Titular Archbishop of Xanthus, passed away at 92

Bishop Paul Lokiru Kalanda resigned as Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda)

Fr. Robert Kisaija Muhiirwa, Priest of Fort Portal (Uganda), was elected Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda)

Diocese of Port-Gentil was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Libreville and became suffragan of Libreville) (Gabon)

Bishop Néstor Hugo Navarro, Titular Bishop of Rotdon and Auxiliary Bishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina)

Bishop José Pedro Pozzi, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina)

Bishop Joseph Chen Chu (陳除) ▼, Bishop of Beihai 北海 (China), passed away at 81

Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan, Titular Bishop of Zallata and Auxiliary Bishop of Libreville (Gabon), was appointed as Bishop of Port-Gentil (Gabon)

Fr. Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (이용훈 마티아 / 李容勳), Priest of Suwon 수원 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Catabum castra and Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

Fr. Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz, Priest of Tunja (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Arauca (Colombia)

Bishop Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando, Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Ciudad Real (Spain)

Bishop Rafael Torija de la Fuente resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Real (Spain)

Diocese of Guizeh (Coptic Rite) was established (from Diocese of Alexandria and became suffragan of Alexandria) (Egypt)

Cardinal Antonio José González Zumárraga resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Bishop Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, Military Ordinary of Ecuador (Ecuador), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Bishop Andraos Salama, Titular Bishop of Barca, was appointed as Bishop of Guizeh of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Georges Nicolas Haddad, M.S.P., Apostolic Exarch of Argentina of the Greek-Melkites (Argentina), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel)

Fr. Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Corfu–Zakynthos–Kefalonia (Greece) and Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki (Greece)

Archbishop Antónios Varthalítis, A.A., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Corfu–Zakynthos–Kefalonia (Greece) and Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki (Greece)

Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai (India)

Bishop Peter Fernando, Bishop of Tuticorin (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai (India)

Bishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo, Bishop of Kericho (Kenya) and Apostolic Administrator of Homa Bay (Kenya), was appointed as Bishop of Homa Bay (Kenya)

Fr. Emmanuel Okombo Wandera, Priest of Bungoma (Kenya), was elected Bishop of Kericho (Kenya)

Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova

Fr. Pierre Bonhomme, Priest of Cahors (France), was beatified

Sr. María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña was beatified

Sr. María Caridad del Espíritu Santo Brader Zahner (Maria Josefa Karolina) was beatified

Sr. Juana María Condesa Lluch was beatified

Mr. László Batthyány-Strattmann was beatified

Cardinal Hans Hermann Groër, O.S.B., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Wien (Austria) and Ordinary emeritus of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria), passed away at 83

Fr. Michael Joseph Fitzgerald, Priest of Philadelphia (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Richard T. Bolger was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. J. Michael Flood was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Claude Champagne, O.M.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Sufasar and Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax (Canada)

Bishop Michael Wiwchar, C.SS.R., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (USA)

Fr. Francesco Beschi, Priest of Brescia (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Vinda and Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (Italy)

Bishop Vigilio Mario Olmi resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (Italy)

Bishop Mori Julien-Marie Sidibé, Bishop of Ségou (Mali), passed away at 75

Bishop Bronisław Dembowski resigned as Bishop of Włocławek (Poland)

Fr. Wiesław Alojzy Mering, Priest of Pelplin (Poland), was elected Bishop of Włocławek (Poland)

Fr. Richard Stephen Seminack, Priest of Saint Josaphat in Parma of the Ukrainians (USA), was elected Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (USA)

Fr. Carlos Washington Yépez Naranjo was appointed as Priest of Riobamba (Ecuador)

Bishop Ferenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist., resigned as Bishop of Vác (Hungary)

Apostolic Vicariate of Cuevo was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri (Bolivia)

Fr. Kolio Etuale was appointed as Priest of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Bishop Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo (Bolivia), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Camiri (Bolivia)

Fr. Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez was appointed as Priest of Caldas (Colombia)

Bishop Geevarghese Timotheos Chundevalel resigned as Bishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Bishop Vincent DePaul Breen, Bishop emeritus of Metuchen (USA), passed away at 66

Diocese of Urawa 浦和 was renamed as Diocese of Saitama さいたま (Japan)

Bishop Alfred Kleinermeilert resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Msgr. Paul Henry Walsh, Priest of Rockville Centre (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) and Titular Bishop of Abthugni

Fr. Christopher Charles Prowse, Priest of Melbourne (Australia), was elected Titular Bishop of Bahanna and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

Bishop Luís Gonzaga Fernandes, Bishop emeritus of Campina Grande (Brazil), passed away at 76

Bishop Felix Genn, Titular Bishop of Uzalis and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Essen (Germany)

Bishop Antal Spányi, Titular Bishop of Tharros and Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), was appointed as Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Hungary)

Bishop Jusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D., resigned as Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Hungary)

Bishop Raymond John Lahey, Bishop of Saint George’s (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Antigonish (Canada)

Fr. Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Lichinga (Mozambique)

Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Lichinga (Mozambique)

Cardinal Gerald Emmett Carter, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada), passed away at 91

Bishop Emmanuel Pothanamuzhy, C.M.I., Bishop of Mananthavady of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 70

Fr. Vitaliy Skomarovskyi, Priest of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine), was elected Titular Bishop of Bencenna and Auxiliary Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine)

Fr. Wojciech Polak, Priest of Gniezno (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland)

Archbishop Szczepan Wesoły resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland)

Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Archbishop Patrick Fani Chakaipa, Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare (Zimbabwe), passed away at 70

Bishop Osório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Joaçaba (Brazil)

Bishop Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C., succeeded as Bishop of Joaçaba (Brazil)

Archbishop Juliusz Janusz (尤雅士), Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Archbishop Santos Abril y Castelló, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia

Fr. Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Bishop-Prelate of Calama (Chile)

Fr. Antonio Marino, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Baza and Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina)

Fr. José Avelino Bettencourt, Priest of Ottawa (Canada), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Joannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands), passed away at 80

Fr. Oscar Domingo Sarlinga, Priest of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Uzalis and Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina)

Fr. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, Priest of Sunyani (Ghana), was elected Bishop of Sunyani (Ghana)

Msgr. Vincenzo Baiocco was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Thomas Anthony Williams, Priest of Liverpool (England), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool (England) and Titular Bishop of Mayo

Fr. Hervé Jean Robert Giraud, Priest of Viviers (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Silli and Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (France)

Fr. Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière, Priest of Lyon (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Zallata and Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (France)

Bishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt, Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Fr. Serge Poitras Patrick, Priest of Chicoutimi (Canada), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Diego Natale Bona resigned as Bishop of Saluzzo (Italy)

Fr. Giuseppe Guerrini, Priest of Cuneo (Italy), was elected Bishop of Saluzzo (Italy)

Fr. Peter Martin Musikuwa, Priest of Blantyre (Malawi), was elected Bishop of Chikwawa (Malawi)

Fr. Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura and Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk (Philippines)

Bishop Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D., succeeded as Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines)

Bishop Jesus Yu Varela resigned as Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines)

Fr. Paweł Stobrawa, Priest of Opole (Poland), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland) and Titular Bishop of Eca

Bishop John Richard Sheets, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA), passed away at 80

Bishop Cyryl Klimowicz, Titular Bishop of Arba and Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus), was appointed as Bishop of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk (Russia) and Apostolic Administrator of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk (Russia)

Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D., Apostolic Administrator of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk (Russia) and Bishop of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk (Russia), was appointed as Bishop of Ełk (Poland)

Bishop Alejandro Durán Moreira, Bishop emeritus of Rancagua (Chile), passed away at 88

Cardinal Aurelio Sabattani, Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine pro hac vice Title, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Loreto (Italy), President emeritus of Fabric of Saint Peter, Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and Vicar General for the Vatican City State emeritus of Roma (Italy), passed away at 90

Archbishop Henri Lemaître, Titular Archbishop of Tongeren, passed away at 81

Bishop Lorenzo León Alvarado, O. de M., resigned as Bishop of Huacho (Peru)

Bishop Ivan Ljavinec resigned as Apostolic Exarch of Czech Republic of the Ruthenians (Czechia)

Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Maputo (Mozambique), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pemba (Mozambique)

Bishop Renato Hasche Sánchez, S.J., Bishop of Arica (Chile), passed away at 75

Fr. Ladislav Hučko, Priest of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia), was elected Titular Bishop of Horæa and Apostolic Exarch of Czech Republic of the Ruthenians (Czechia)

Bishop Denis Croteau, O.M.I., Bishop of Mackenzie–Fort Smith (Canada), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Whitehorse (Canada)

Fr. Cristián Contreras Villarroel, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Illiberi and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo, Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Sonsón–Rionegro (Colombia)

Bishop Jorge García Isaza, C.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro (Colombia)

Bishop Luis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales, Bishop emeritus of Portoviejo (Ecuador), passed away at 89

Archbishop André Perraudin, M. Afr., Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Kabgayi (Rwanda), passed away at 88

Bishop Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai, Bishop emeritus of Jaffna (Sri Lanka), passed away at 86

Bishop Otmar Mäder, Bishop emeritus of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland), passed away at 81

Msgr. Dominic Dinh Mai Luong (Mai Thanh Lương), Priest of New Orleans (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Orange (USA) and Titular Bishop of Cebarades

Bishop José Calasanz Rosenhammer, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Chiquitos (Bolivia), passed away at 103

Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德), Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Brunei, Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

Msgr. Charles E. Lang was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Thomas E. Toale was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Giacomo Alberione, S.S.P., Superior General of Society of Saint Paul, was beatified

Fr. Marco d’Aviano Cristofori (Carlo Domenico), O.F.M. Cap., was beatified

Sr. Maria Cristina dell’Immacolata Concezione Brando (Adelaide), S.V.E.G.S., was beatified

Sr. Eugenia Maria Ravasco was beatified

Sr. Maria dell’Immacolata Mantovani (Domenica), P.S.S.F., was beatified

Sr. Giulia Salzano was beatified

Fr. Wilbert Marwein was appointed as Priest of Shillong (India)

Archbishop Estanislao Esteban Karlic resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraná (Argentina)

Bishop Mario Luis Bautista Maulión, Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraná (Argentina)

Fr. Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida, Priest of Aracaju (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Estância (Brazil)

Bishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa resigned as Bishop of Estância (Brazil)

Fr. Enrique Díaz Díaz, Priest of Morelia (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Izirzada and Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico)

Fr. Jenő Schönberger, Priest of Satu Mare (Romania), was elected Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania)

Fr. George William Coleman, Priest of Fall River (USA), was elected Bishop of Fall River (USA)

Fr. Camilo Maccise, O.C.D., resigned as Superior General of Order of Discalced Carmelites (Teresian Carmelites)

Fr. Luis Aróstegui Gamboa, O.C.D., was appointed as Superior General of Order of Discalced Carmelites (Teresian Carmelites) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Theological Faculty and Pontifical Institute of Spirituality (Teresianum)

Bishop Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop of Bafia (Cameroon)

Fr. Jean-Marie Benoît Bala, Priest of Yaoundé (Cameroon), was elected Bishop of Bafia (Cameroon)

Fr. Stephen Victor Chmilar, Priest of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada), was elected Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Bishop Cornelius John Pasichny, O.S.B.M., resigned as Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Titular Archbishop of Glenndálocha, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG) and Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO), was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Bishop Jozef Feranec, Bishop emeritus of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia), passed away at 93

Fr. Pedro Poveda Castroverde, Priest of Madrid y Alcalá de Henares (Spain) and Founder of Teresian Association (T.A.), was canonised

Fr. José María Rubio y Peralta, S.J., was canonised

Sr. Genoveva Torres Morales was canonised

Sr. Ángela de la Cruz Guerrero y González (Angela of the Cross / María de los Ángeles) was canonised

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

Fr. Jean-Yves Riocreux, Priest of Nouméa (New Caledonia), was elected Bishop of Pontoise (France)

Territorial Abbacy of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)

Bishop Francis Paul McHugh, S.F.M., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Itacoatiara (Brazil), passed away at 78

Abbot José Palmeiro Mendes, O.S.B., resigned as Abbot Ordinary of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Bishop Vincent Coulibaly, Bishop of Kankan (Guinea), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Conakry (Guinea)

Msgr. André Mamadou Camara resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Conakry (Guinea)

Bishop Antonio Arregui Yarza, Opus Dei, Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Archbishop Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín, Opus Dei, resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Prof. Letizia Pani Ermini was appointed as President of Pontifical Roman Academy of Archaeology

Bishop Carlo Aliprandi, Bishop emeritus of Cuneo (Italy), passed away at 78

Archbishop Louis Ferrand, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tours (France), passed away at 97

Archbishop Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Camagüey (Cuba), passed away at 79

Fr. Arjan Dodaj was appointed as Priest of Roma (Italy)

Archbishop Joan Martí i Alanis resigned as Bishop of Urgell (Spain)

Bishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília succeeded as Bishop of Urgell (Spain)

Msgr. Oliviero Bernasconi was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. René Voillaume, Founder of Little Brothers of the Gospel, passed away at 97

Fr. Volodymyr Viytyshyn, Priest of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Diocese of Vélez was established (from Diocese of Socorro y San Gil and became suffragan of Bucaramanga) (Colombia)

Bishop Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Gemellæ in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Colatina (Brazil)

Fr. Daniel Joseph Bohan, Priest of Moncton (Canada), was elected Titular Bishop of Migirpa and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada)

Fr. Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón, Priest of Pereira (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Vélez (Colombia)

Apostolic Administration of Astana was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Most Holy Mary in Astana (with suffragan sees Karaganda, Most Holy Trinity in Almaty and Atyrau) (Kazakhstan)

Apostolic Administration of Almaty was promoted as Diocese of Most Holy Trinity in Almaty (became suffragan of Most Holy Mary in Astana) (Kazakhstan)

Bishop Jan Pawel Lenga, M.I.C., Bishop of Karaganda (Kazakhstan), was promoted as Archbishop-Bishop of Karaganda (Kazakhstan)

Bishop Tomash Bernard Peta, Apostolic Administrator of Astana (Kazakhstan) and Titular Bishop of Benda, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Most Holy Mary in Astana (Kazakhstan)

Bishop Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M., Apostolic Administrator of Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Titular Bishop of Acholla, was appointed as Bishop of Most Holy Trinity in Almaty (Kazakhstan)

Fr. Joseph Armando Espaillat was appointed as Priest of New York (USA)

Fr. Iwannis Louis Awad was elected Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela of the Syriacs (Venezuela) and Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria

Bishop Józef Sebastian Pelczar, Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland), was canonised

Sr. Maria Ursula of Jesus Ledóchowska (Julia) was canonised

Sr. Maria De Mattias, A.S.C., Founder of Adorers of the Blood of Christ, was canonised

Ms. Virginia Centurione Bracelli was canonised

Bishop Teodoro Úbeda Gramage, Bishop of Mallorca (Spain), passed away at 71

Fr. Leslie Rogers Tomlinson, Priest of Melbourne (Australia), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Theodor Paul was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Pier Carlo Medinelli was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. António dos Santos was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Michael Praphon Chaicharoen, S.D.B., Bishop of Surat Thani (Thailand), passed away at 73

Msgr. Pier Giorgio Pruzzi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhỏ, Coadjutor Bishop of Nha Trang (Vietnam), passed away at 66

Fr. Guy Harpigny, Priest of Tournai (Belgium), was elected Bishop of Tournai (Belgium)

Fr. Claude-Joseph Azéma, Priest of Montpellier (France), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (France) and Titular Bishop of Murcona

Archbishop Packiam Arokiaswamy, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Tanjore (India), passed away at 82

Bishop William Henry Bullock resigned as Bishop of Madison (USA)

Bishop Robert Charles Morlino, Bishop of Helena (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Madison (USA)

Archbishop Anthony Soter Fernandez resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Bishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam, Titular Bishop of Chunavia and Auxiliary Bishop of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Bishop Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar), President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Apostolic Administrator of Mandalay (Myanmar), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar)

Bishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng, Bishop of Myitkyina (Myanmar), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mandalay (Myanmar)

Bishop Francis Daw Tang, Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina (Myanmar), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Myitkyina (Myanmar)

Bishop John Hsane Hgyi, Titular Bishop of Puppi and Auxiliary Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar), was appointed as Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar)

Bishop Sotero Phamo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Yangon (Myanmar)

Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Ríos, Titular Bishop of Casæ Calanæ, Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (Paraguay) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay, was appointed as Military Ordinary of Paraguay (Paraguay)

Archbishop Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mandalay (Myanmar)

Bishop George Edward Lynch, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Raleigh (USA), passed away at 86

Fr. Edwin Roy Kinch, O.S.M., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Ingwavuma (South Africa), passed away at 84

Fr. Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians)

Bishop Miklós Beer, Titular Bishop of Cæciri and Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), was appointed as Bishop of Vác (Hungary)

Fr. José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians)

Msgr. Rimantas George Šarauskas was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Paweł Ptasznik was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Mieczysław Mokrzycki, Priest of Lviv (Ukraine), Second Private Secretary of the Pope and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo, Titular Bishop of Ucres and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of San Martín (Argentina)

Cardinal Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio, passed away at 78

Bishop Benvenuto Italo Castellani, Bishop of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Lucca (Italy)

Bishop José Luis Fletes Santana resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

Fr. Krzysztof Dukielski was appointed as Priest of Radom (Poland)

Fr. Gabriele Darida, C.R., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Clerics Regular (Theatines)

Fr. Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage, Priest of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon), was elected Archbishop of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Valentín Arteaga y Sánchez-Guijaldo, C.R., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Clerics Regular (Theatines)

Fr. Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Priest of Como (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Renato Dardozzi, Chancellor emeritus of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, passed away at 81

Bishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B., Bishop of Corumbá (Brazil), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cuiabá (Brazil)

Fr. José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A., was elected Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil)

Bishop José Rodrigues de Souza, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil)

Fr. Óscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén, Priest of San José (Costa Rica), was elected Bishop of Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

Fr. John Lewis Adams was appointed as Priest of Christchurch (New Zealand)

Msgr. Michael J. Mellone was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Luigi Conti resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Libya and Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

Archbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto, Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Libya and Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

Fr. José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M., was appointed as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum

Bishop James Edward Fitzgerald resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA)

Sr. Marija od Propetoga Isusa Petković (Marija) was beatified

Fr. Andreas Geßmann was appointed as Priest of Essen (Germany)

Archbishop Adalbert Boros, Titular Archbishop of Ressiana, passed away at 94

Bishop Juan Alberto Puiggari, Titular Bishop of Turuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Mar del Plata (Argentina)

Fr. Enrico Massignani was appointed as Priest of Vicenza (Italy)

Fr. Tomasz Kubiczek was appointed as Priest of Częstochowa (Poland)

Bishop Agustín Alejo Román Rodríguez resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA)

Fr. Charlie A. Borja was appointed as Priest of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

Msgr. Jean-Marc Robillard was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Pedro Ignacio Puentes Suárez was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Angelo Palmas, Titular Archbishop of Vibiana, passed away at 88

Msgr. Bruno Ginelli was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Barthélémy Nguyễn Sơn Lâm, P.S.S., Bishop of Thanh Hoá (Vietnam), passed away at 73

Fr. Lucio Adrián Ruiz, Priest of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui resigned as Bishop of Valledupar (Colombia)

Fr. Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F., was elected Bishop of Valledupar (Colombia)

Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S., Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG) and Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO)

Fr. Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Gemellæ in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Fr. Dimas Lara Barbosa, Priest of São José dos Campos (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Bishop Nestor Celestial Cariño was appointed as Titular Bishop of Acholla and Auxiliary Bishop of Daet (Philippines)

Bishop Buenaventura Malayo Famadico, Titular Bishop of Urusi and Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Gumaca (Philippines)

Bishop Zacharias Cenita Jimenez, Bishop of Pagadian (Philippines), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan (Philippines) and Titular Bishop of Arba

Bishop Antonio Racelis Rañola resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Gumaca (Philippines)

Bishop Jose Paala Salazar, O.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan (Philippines), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa (Philippines)

Fr. Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc, Priest of Kalibo (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Romblon (Philippines)

Bishop Félix Lázaro Martínez, Sch. P., succeeded as Bishop of Ponce (Puerto Rico)

Bishop Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras resigned as Bishop of Ponce (Puerto Rico)

Bishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I., Bishop of Palembang (Indonesia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Palembang (Indonesia)

Fr. Román Casanova Casanova, Priest of Tortosa (Spain), was elected Bishop of Vic (Spain)

Bishop José María Guix Ferreres resigned as Bishop of Vic (Spain)

Fr. Robert Zollitsch, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Archbishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting (鍾萬庭) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuching (Malaysia)

Fr. Edward J. Chiffriller, S.S.J., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart (Josephites)

Fr. Robert Michael Kearns, S.S.J., resigned as Superior General of Society of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart (Josephites)

Fr. Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S., was elected Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites (Canada)

Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Phoenix (USA)

Bishop Thomas Joseph O’Brien resigned as Bishop of Phoenix (USA)

Msgr. Amado E. J. Römer was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, Metropolitan Archbishop of Pesaro (Italy), was appointed as Archbishop Military Ordinary of Italy (Italy)

Archbishop Ottorino Pietro Alberti resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy)

Archbishop Giuseppe Mani, Archbishop Military Ordinary of Italy (Italy), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy)

Bishop Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit, Bishop of Chanthaburi (Thailand), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ratchaburi (Thailand)

Fr. Eduardo Horacio García, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Ipagro and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Fr. Filippo Ciampanelli was appointed as Priest of Novara (Italy)

Bishop John Ha Tiong Hock (夏長福), Titular Bishop of Canapium and Auxiliary Bishop of Kuching (Malaysia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuching (Malaysia)

Fr. Francisco Figueroa Cervantes was appointed as Priest of Zamora (Mexico)

Bishop Antonio Realubin Tobias, Bishop of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Novaliches (Philippines)

Msgr. Kazimierz Piwowarski was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Aguirre Santiago Ollaquindia was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Mr. Ivan Merz was beatified

Fr. Matthieu Dupont was appointed as Priest of Versailles (France)

Bishop Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Calapan (Philippines), passed away at 85

Archbishop Joachim N’Dayen resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangui (Central African Republic)

Archbishop Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of N’Djaména (Chad)

Archbishop Renzo Fratini, Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste

Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung resigned as Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam)

Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy (葛錫迪) took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title

Bishop Antônio Fernando Brochini, C.S.S., succeeded as Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil)

Bishop Luíz Eugênio Pérez resigned as Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil)

Bishop Raymond Roy, Bishop emeritus of Saint-Paul (Canada), passed away at 84

Fr. Patrick Christopher Pinder, Priest of Nassau (Bahamas), was elected Titular Bishop of Casæ Calanæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Nassau (Bahamas)

Bishop Ismael Rueda Sierra, Titular Bishop of Buruni and Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia)

Msgr. Claudio Sale was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V., was elected Titular Bishop of Ucres and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

Diocese of Cubao was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila and became suffragan of Manila) (Philippines)

Diocese of Kalookan was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila and became suffragan of Manila) (Philippines)

Diocese of Pasig was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila and Diocese of Antipolo and became suffragan of Manila) (Philippines)

Fr. Pavel Konzbul was appointed as Priest of Brno (Czechia)

Fr. Rupert Graf zu Stolberg was appointed as Priest of München und Freising (Germany)

Bishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D., Bishop of Malolos (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Infanta (Philippines)

Bishop Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr., Bishop of Iba (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Kalookan (Philippines)

Bishop Julio Xavier Labayen, O.C.D., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Infanta (Philippines)

Bishop Honesto Flores Ongtioco, Bishop of Balanga (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Cubao (Philippines)

Bishop Francisco Capiral San Diego, Bishop of San Pablo (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Pasig (Philippines)

Fr. Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández, Priest of Salto (Uruguay), was elected Titular Bishop of Ampora and Auxiliary Bishop of Salto (Uruguay)

Fr. John Baptist Nguyễn Quang Tuyến was appointed as Priest of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

Bishop Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm., resigned as Bishop of Manokwari–Sorong (Indonesia)

Fr. Datus Hilarion Lega, Priest of Ruteng (Indonesia), was elected Bishop of Manokwari–Sorong (Indonesia)