Nominations and Resignations

Fr. Scott McCaig, C.C., was appointed as General Superior of Companions of the Cross

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

Bishop Anthony Dang Ming-yan (黨明彥), Auxiliary Bishop of Xi’an 西安 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Xi’an 西安 (China)

Fr. Joseph Ma Ying-lin (馬英林) was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Kunming 昆明 (China)

Fr. Paul Pei Jun-min (裴軍民), Priest of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China)

Bishop Josaphat Li Hong-guang (李宏光), Auxiliary Bishop of Xinjiang 新絳 (China), was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Xinjiang 新絳 (China)

Fr. Joseph Liu Xin-hong (劉新紅) was elected Bishop of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China)

Fr. John Wang Ren-lei (王仁雷) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Xuzhou 徐州 (China)

Fr. Peter Zhuang Jian-jian (莊建堅) was elected Bishop of Shantou 汕頭 (China)

Fr. Gérard Bénéteau, C.O.I., resigned as Superior General of Oratory of France (Oratorians of France)

Fr. Richard Cadoux, C.O.I., was appointed as Superior General of Oratory of France (Oratorians of France)

Abbot Emmeram Kränkl, O.S.B., resigned as President of Benedictine Congregation of Bavaria

Abbot Gregor Zasche, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Benedictine Congregation of Bavaria

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

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

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

Archimandrite Denha Hanna Touma, O.A.O.C., Superior General of Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Andon Atamian resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

Bishop Francesco Coccopalmerio resigned as Papal Commissioner for Society of Saint Paul

Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, was created

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

Fr. Mario Aldegani, C.S.I., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Joseph

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

Fr. Italo Colombini, C.S.I.B.P., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint John the Baptist Precursor

Fr. Raffaele Mandolesi, C.R.M., was appointed as Superior General of Clerics Regular Minor

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

Fr. Nello Morrea, C.R.M., resigned as Superior General of Clerics Regular Minor

Fr. Paolino Orlandi, C.S.I.B.P., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Saint John the Baptist Precursor

Fr. Luigi Pierini, C.S.I., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Joseph

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

Fr. Ubaldo M. Todeschini, O.S.M., resigned as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Dr. Claudia Di Giovanni was appointed as Delegate of Vatican Film Library

Dr. Sara Ponte, C.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Saint Paul

Mr. Paolo Cipriani was appointed as Deputy Director General of Institute for Works of Religion

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

Mr. Enrico Serafini resigned as Chancellor of Apostolic Camera

Fr. Raphaël François Minassian, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Archbishop Salim Ghazal, B.S., resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Greek-Melkites

Archbishop Georges Kwaïter, B.S., resigned as Archbishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Fr. Bernard Mangion, M.S.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Society of Saint Paul

Fr. Gabriel N. Ghanoum, B.S., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México of the Greek-Melkites (Mexico)

Archimandrite Antoine Mouhanna resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México of the Greek-Melkites (Mexico)

Fr. Pascual Chávez Villanueva, S.D.B., Rector Major of Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians), Grand Chancellor of Salesian Pontifical University, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium), was appointed as President of Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.)

Fr. Paweł Malecha, Priest of Poznań (Poland), was appointed as Chief of Chancellery of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Hieronim Fokciński, S.J., resigned as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. Hubert Andrzej Matusiewicz, O.H., was appointed as Ecclesiastical Assistant of Caritas Internationalis

Bishop João Miranda Teixeira, Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Porto (Portugal)

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

Fr. Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J., was appointed as President of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

Msgr. Enrique Planas y Coma resigned as Delegate of Vatican Film Library

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

Br. José Antonio Obeso Vega, F.I.C.P., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Christian Instruction of Ploërmel

Fr. A.M. Stephen Mariathas, C.R., was appointed as Prior General of Rosarian Fathers

Archbishop Eustathe Joseph Mounayer resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

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

Fr. Carlos Roberto Altoé, S.D.N., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Fr. Isaías Junior de Andrade, S.D.N., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament

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

Bishop Salvatore Fisichella (Rino) resigned as President of Pontifical Institute of John Paul II for Studies on Marriage and Family

Msgr. Livio Melina was appointed as President of Pontifical Institute of John Paul II for Studies on Marriage and Family

Msgr. Kevin Beach was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Bernard Chacko, C.R., Prior General emeritus of Rosarian Fathers, passed away at 91

Cardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J., resigned as Military Ordinary of Indonesia (Indonesia)

Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Indonesia (Indonesia)

Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina, Titular Bishop of Mareotes and Bishop of Curia of the Copts, was appointed as Bishop of Guizeh of the Copts (Egypt)

Fr. Basil Cho Kyu-man (조규만 바실리오 / 曺圭晩), Priest of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

Fr. Ivan Bura, Priest of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA) and Titular Bishop of Limisa

Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M., Titular Bishop of Buffada and Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain of the Ukrainians (England), was appointed as Bishop of Stamford of the Ukrainians (USA)

Bishop Basil Harry Losten resigned as Bishop of Stamford of the Ukrainians (USA)

Bishop Denis Croteau, O.M.I., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Whitehorse (Canada)

Fr. Gary Michael Gordon, Priest of Vancouver (Canada), was elected Bishop of Whitehorse (Canada)

Fr. Andrea Turazzi, Priest of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Antonio Grandini was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Andrzej Siemieniewski, Priest of Wrocław (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Theuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (單國璽), S.J., resigned as Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan)

Bishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung (劉振忠) succeeded as Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan)

Bishop Pedro Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez, Titular Bishop of Nepi and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Chile)

Bishop Miguel Caviedes Medina resigned as Bishop of Los Ángeles (Chile)

Fr. Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba, Priest of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Luebo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Michael Bzdel, C.SS.R., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Bishop Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M., Bishop of Edmonton of the Ukrainians (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Bishop Michael Francis McAuliffe, Bishop emeritus of Jefferson City (USA), passed away at 85

Fr. Francisco Javier del Río Sendino, Priest of Palencia (Spain), was elected Bishop of Tarija (Bolivia)

Bishop Antonio de Hornedo Correa, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Chachapoyas (Peru), passed away at 90

Bishop Marko Sopi, Apostolic Administrator of Prizren (Kosovo), passed away at 67

Bishop Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M., Bishop of Yamoussoukro (Cote d’Ivoire), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Bouaké (Cote d’Ivoire)

Archbishop Kuriakose Kunnacherry resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Archbishop Mathew Moolakkattu, O.S.B. Vall., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Marlo Mendoza Peralta, Priest of Urdaneta (Philippines), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Alaminos (Philippines)

Fr. Roberto Calara Mallari, Priest of San Fernando (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Erdonia and Auxiliary Bishop of San Fernando (Philippines)

Bishop Carlos Schmitt, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Dourados (Brazil) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lages (Brazil), passed away at 86

Bishop René Séjourné resigned as Bishop of Saint-Flour (France)

Msgr. Georg Holkenbrink was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Rainer Scherschel was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Hans-Werner Thönnes was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, Priest of Roermond (Netherlands) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Jenõ Tietze was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. John Hung Shan-chuan (洪山川), S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan)

Diocese of El Banco was established (from Diocese of Santa Marta and Diocese of Valledupar and became suffragan of Barranquilla) (Colombia)

Bishop Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y., resigned as Bishop of San José del Guaviare (Colombia)

Fr. Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y., was elected Bishop of El Banco (Colombia)

Fr. Guillermo Orozco Montoya, Priest of Sonsón–Rionegro (Colombia), was elected Bishop of San José del Guaviare (Colombia)

Fr. Paul Sundu was appointed as Priest of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Paul Hwang Cheol-soo (황철수 바오로 / 黃哲洙), Priest of Busan 부산 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati and Auxiliary Bishop of Busan 부산 (South Korea)

Fr. Remídio José Bohn, Priest of Porto Alegre (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Uchi maius and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Fr. Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Furnos maior and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Bishop Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja, Bishop of Bandung (Indonesia), passed away at 74

Cardinal Pio Taofinu’u, S.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Samoa–Apia (Samoa), passed away at 82

Fr. Ivan Tilak Jayasundera was appointed as Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka)

Msgr. Johann Reikerstorfer was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Antonio Franco, Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Fr. Orthasie Marcellin Herivonjilalaina was appointed as Priest of Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar)

Fr. Smaragde Mbonyintege, Priest of Kabgayi (Rwanda), was elected Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

Fr. Gerardo Melgar Viciosa, Priest of Palencia (Spain), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Palencia (Spain)

Fr. William Michael Mulvey, Priest of Austin (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Archbishop Cornelius Fontem Esua succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamenda (Cameroon)

Archbishop Paul Verdzekov resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamenda (Cameroon)

Fr. Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid, Priest of Medellín (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of San Leone and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Msgr. Jean Laffitte, Priest of Autun (France), Chaplain of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Family, was appointed as Vice-President of Pontifical Academy for Life

Msgr. Nicola Girasoli, Priest of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi, Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Titular Archbishop of Egnazia Appula

Archbishop John Njue resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Isiolo (Kenya)

Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C., Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi (Kenya), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo (Kenya)

Archbishop Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS)

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

Diocese of Jowai was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong and became suffragan of Shillong) (India)

Diocese of Nongstoin was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong and became suffragan of Shillong) (India)

Bishop Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David resigned as Bishop of Évreux (France)

Bishop Christian Nourrichard succeeded as Bishop of Évreux (France)

Fr. Victor Lyngdoh, Priest of Shillong (India), was elected Bishop of Nongstoin (India)

Fr. Vincent Kympat, Priest of Shillong (India), was elected Bishop of Jowai (India)

Fr. Paul Alois Lakra, Priest of Gumla (India), was elected Bishop of Gumla (India)

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

Bishop Vincenzo Apicella, Titular Bishop of Ierafi and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Velletri–Segni (Italy)

Bishop Andrea Maria Erba, B., resigned as Bishop of Velletri–Segni (Italy)

Fr. Benedetto Tuzia, Priest of Roma (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Nepi and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez, Bishop of Matehuala (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Tehuacán (Mexico)

Archbishop Giovanni Ceirano, Titular Archbishop of Tagase, passed away at 78

Fr. Clement Tirkey, Priest of Bagdogra (India), was elected Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India)

Fr. José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.SS.R., was elected Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

Fr. Peter Machado, Priest of Belgaum (India), was elected Bishop of Belgaum (India)

Fr. Anthony Chirayath, Priest of Sagar of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Sagar of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, C.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Sagar of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo, Priest of Cotabato (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Vazari-Didda and Auxiliary Bishop of Cotabato (Philippines)

Bishop Thomas John Gumbleton resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA)

Bishop Rafael Eleuterio Rey resigned as Bishop of Zárate–Campana (Argentina)

Bishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga, Titular Bishop of Uzalis and Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Zárate–Campana (Argentina)

Bishop Ivan Choma, Bishop emeritus of Przemyśl of the Ukrainians (Poland), passed away at 82

Bishop John Choi Young-soo (최영수 요한 / 崔榮壽), Titular Bishop of Sitifis and Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

Fr. John Barwa, S.V.D., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Rourkela (India)

Archbishop Antonio Maria Travia, Almoner of His Holiness emeritus of Office of Papal Charities, passed away at 92

Archbishop David de Sousa, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Évora (Portugal), passed away at 94

Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Denis You, Titular Bishop of Auzia and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil)

Fr. Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, Priest of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Franz Scharl, Priest of Wien (Austria), was elected Titular Bishop of Ierafi and Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria)

Fr. Georges Michel Bakar, Prado, was elected Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine) and Titular Archbishop of Pelusium of the Greek-Melkites

Fr. Alberto Perlasca, Priest of Como (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archimandrite Mtanios Haddad, B.S., resigned as Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine)

Archbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A., Titular Archbishop of Pelusium of the Greek-Melkites and Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Bishop Roger Froment, Bishop emeritus of Tulle (France), passed away at 77

Fr. Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães, Priest of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Galtellì and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Fr. Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral, Priest of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Thubursicum-Bure and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Fr. Peter Joseph Hundt, Priest of Hamilton (Canada), was elected Titular Bishop of Tarasa in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada)

Fr. André Gazaille, Priest of Montréal (Canada), was elected Titular Bishop of Vaga and Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada)

Fr. Lionel Gendron, P.S.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Tagase and Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada)

Bishop Jude Saint-Antoine resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada)

Fr. Elias Chacour, Vice-President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and Priest of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel), was elected Archbishop of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel)

Fr. Tadeusz Bronakowski, Priest of Łomża (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża (Poland)

Bishop Tadeusz Józef Zawistowski resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża (Poland)

Msgr. Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Priest of Como (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Stefano Sanchirico, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Pier Enrico Stefanetti, Priest of Velletri–Segni (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Edmundo Ponciano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Uzalis and Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Paraguay)

Fr. Alessandro Perego was appointed as Defender of the Bond of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Dominic Hoàng Minh Tiến was appointed as Priest of Hung Hoá (Vietnam)

Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS)

Bishop Manuel Tavares de Araújo, Bishop emeritus of Caicó (Brazil), passed away at 93

Archbishop-elect Elias Chacour, Vice-President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and Priest of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel), was appointed as Archbishop of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel)

Fr. Lorenzo Ghizzoni, Priest of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Ottana and Auxiliary Bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy)

Fr. Justin Georges Ebengue was appointed as Priest of Batouri (Cameroon)

Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr., Bishop of Dedza (Malawi), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) and Apostolic Administrator of Dedza (Malawi)

Bishop Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Ayaviri (Peru)

Fr. Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Ayaviri (Peru)

Msgr. Paul Brendan McInerny, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Eduardo Eliseo Martín, Priest of Venado Tuerto (Argentina), was elected Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina)

Bishop Ramón Artemio Staffolani resigned as Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina)

Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti resigned as Pontifical Legate for the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi

Cardinal Attilio Nicora, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion and President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, was appointed as Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi

Archbishop Paul Casimir Marcinkus, Pro-President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, passed away at 84

Bishop Emil Riti passed away at 79

Bishop Joseph Sun Yuan-mo (孫遠謨), Bishop of Hongtong 洪洞 (China), passed away at 85

Msgr. Paolo Luca Braida, Priest of Lodi (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Marián Ján Potáš, O.S.B.M., passed away at 87

Bishop Desmond A. Williams, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland), passed away at 75

Bishop Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop of Banjul (Gambia)

Fr. Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Banjul (Gambia)

Archbishop Fernando Filoni (斐洛尼), Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

Msgr. Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Priest of Como (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

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

Msgr. Pier Enrico Stefanetti, Priest of Velletri–Segni (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Fr. Henry Juma Odonya was appointed as Priest of Eldoret (Kenya)

Bishop Florencio Coronado Romani, C.SS.R., Bishop emeritus of Huancavélica (Peru), passed away at 97

Bishop Peter Fan Wen-xing (范文興), Bishop emeritus of Jingxian 景縣 (China), passed away at 85

Archbishop Daniel Nicholas DiNardo succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Galveston–Houston (USA)

Archbishop Joseph Anthony Fiorenza resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Galveston–Houston (USA)

Fr. Giuseppe Bistaffa, P.S.D.P., Superior General emeritus of Poor Servants of Divine Providence, passed away at 84

Fr. Raúl Martín, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Troina and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Fr. Denis Brennan, Priest of Ferns (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Ferns (Ireland)

Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou, Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Atakpamé (Togo)

Bishop Julien Mawule Kouto resigned as Bishop of Atakpamé (Togo)

Fr. Yaroslav Pryriz, C.SS.R., was elected Titular Bishop of Auzia and Auxiliary Bishop of Sambir–Drohobych of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Felix Lian Khen Thang, Priest of Hakha (Myanmar), was elected Titular Bishop of Fesseë and Auxiliary Bishop of Hakha (Myanmar)

Fr. Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile)

Bishop Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile)

Msgr. Ludwig Mödl was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Giampaolo Muggia was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Bishop Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J., Bishop-Prelate of Ipil (Philippines), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines)

Archbishop Jesus Balaso Tuquib resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines)

Fr. George Beluso Rimando, Priest of Tagum (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Vada and Auxiliary Bishop of Davao (Philippines)

Msgr. Desmond J. Vella was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Donato Squicciarini, Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia, passed away at 78

Bishop John Joseph Paul, Bishop emeritus of La Crosse (USA), passed away at 87

Msgr. Domenico Corona was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Angelo Di Pasquale was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Francisco Casillas Navarro was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Rodríguez Alfredo Dávalos was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Cornejo Antonio González was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Sahagún Rubén Darío Rivera was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Rafael Uribe Pérez was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Cornejo José Vicente Corona was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Toyos José Luis Montes was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Ramón Artemio Staffolani, Bishop emeritus of Río Cuarto (Argentina), passed away at 75

Bishop Jean Hermil, Bishop emeritus of Viviers (France), passed away at 88

Fr. Mitja Leskovar, Priest of Ljubljana (Slovenia), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Aristeu Benedicto Cyrillo was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. John Steven Alker was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Paul Poupard, President of Pontifical Council for Culture, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

Msgr. József Szaradits was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ 濱尾文郎) resigned as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Msgr. Deusdedit Bwile was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph Samuel Lizor was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil, Bishop of Itanagar (India), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Diphu (India)

Bishop João José Burke, O.F.M., Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins (Brazil), passed away at 70

Fr. Stephan Ackermann, Priest of Trier (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Hæmimonto and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Bishop Leo Schwarz resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Archbishop Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania), passed away at 74

Fr. Dirceu Vegini, Priest of Apucarana (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Bishop José Gabriel Calderón Contreras, Bishop emeritus of Cartago (Colombia), passed away at 86

Br. Yannick Houssay, F.I.C.P., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Christian Instruction of Ploërmel

Fr. Johannes Bündgens, Priest of Aachen (Germany), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Ardcarne

Bishop Karl Reger resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen (Germany)

Bishop Georges Khazzoum, Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan) and Titular Bishop of Marasc of the Armenians, was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Archbishop Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.J., Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications, passed away at 82

Bishop André Nguyễn Văn Nam, Bishop emeritus of My Tho (Vietnam), passed away at 84

Msgr. Heiner Koch, Priest of Köln (Germany) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Roscrea and Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)

Sr. Elia di San Clemente Fracasso (Teodora), O.C.D., was beatified

Mission sui juris of Kyrgyzstan was promoted as Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan)

Bishop Matthew Yu Cheng-cai (郁成才) ▼, Bishop of Haimen 海門 (China), passed away at 88

Bishop Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Bishop of Jesi (Italy)

Fr. Nikolaus Messmer, S.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Carmeiano and Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan)

Fr. Aleksandr Kan, S.J., resigned as Ecclesiastical Superior of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan)

Archbishop Pedro Rosales Dean resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Palo (Philippines)

Bishop Jose Serofia Palma, Bishop of Calbayog (Philippines), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Palo (Philippines)

Fr. Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran, Priest of Tuguegarao (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Buffada and Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines)

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

Msgr. Albert Glaeser was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Gerardo Rocconi, Priest of Senigallia (Italy), was elected Bishop of Jesi (Italy)

Bishop Joseph Jiang Ming-yuan (姜明遠), C.D.D., succeeded as Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China)

Bishop Decio Lucio Grandoni, Bishop emeritus of Orvieto–Todi (Italy), passed away at 77

Diocese of Jashpur was established (from Diocese of Raigarh and became suffragan of Raipur) (India)

Bishop Victor Kindo, Bishop of Raigarh (India), was appointed as Bishop of Jashpur (India)

Fr. Paul Toppo, Priest of Raigarh (India), was elected Bishop of Raigarh (India)

Msgr. Kazimierz Tomasik was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard, President of Bishops’ Conference of France and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino

Fr. Albert Vanhoye, S.J., was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Mercede e S. Adriano a Villa Albani

Archbishop Peter Proeku Dery was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina

Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun (陳日君), S.D.B., Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca

Archbishop Carlo Caffarra, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini

Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Titular Archbishop of Tuscania and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico

Bishop Agostino Vallini, Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo

Archbishop Gaudencio Borbon Rosales, Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines), was created Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria in Via Latina

Archbishop Stanisław Dziwisz, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo

Archbishop Franc Rode, C.M., Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella

Archbishop Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (정진석 니콜라오 / 鄭鎮奭), Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea

Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio

Archbishop William Joseph Levada, Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission and President of International Theological Commission, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica

Archbishop Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria

Archbishop Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria ai Monti

Fr. Federico Guillermo Wechsung was appointed as Priest of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina)

Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada)

Archbishop Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada)

Bishop Alberto Jara Franzoy resigned as Bishop of Chillán (Chile)

Fr. Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Chillán (Chile)

Fr. Elenito Reyes Galido, Priest of Malaybalay (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Iligan (Philippines)

Bishop Michael Bunluen Mansap resigned as Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani (Thailand)

Fr. Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani (Thailand)

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island

Cardinal William Joseph Levada took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica

Msgr. Jean Fortier was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michel Parent was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Giuseppe Morrone was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Georg Gänswein, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), Chaplain of His Holiness and Private Secretary of the Pope, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Peter Proeku Dery took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina

Cardinal Carlo Furno, Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) and Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Cristo Re pro hac vice Title, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio

Fr. Adolphe Vander Perre, Priest of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Cardinal Stéphanos II Ghattas, resigned as President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt and Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Antonios Naguib was elected Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Joseph Merhi, L.M., Bishop emeritus of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt), passed away at 94

Fr. Matteo Maria Zuppi, Priest of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Marco Gnavi, Priest of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Bruno Grua, Priest of Digne (France), was elected Bishop of Saint-Flour (France)

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan

Fr. Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Horta and Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Msgr. Francisco Montecillo Padilla, Priest of Cebu (Philippines) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Titular Archbishop of Nebbio

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean and Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa

Msgr. Ciro Bovenzi was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Der Raphaël Kusiélé Dabiré, Priest of Diébougou (Burkina Faso), was elected Bishop of Diébougou (Burkina Faso)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé resigned as Bishop of Diébougou (Burkina Faso)

Bishop Sebastian Valloppilly, Bishop emeritus of Tellicherry of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 94

Msgr. Marek Zalewski, Priest of Łomża (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Nogueira José Leite was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Richard Gerard Lennon, Titular Bishop of Sufes and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Cleveland (USA)

Bishop Anthony Michael Pilla resigned as Bishop of Cleveland (USA)

Bishop Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S., Bishop of São Carlos (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)

Archbishop Arnaldo Ribeiro resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)

Archbishop Pasquale Macchi, Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Loreto (Italy), passed away at 82

Fr. Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Noba and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Nicholas Gilbert Hudson, Priest of Southwark (England), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Séamus O’Boyle was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Longinus Da Cunha, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia), passed away at 60

Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (鄭再發) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan)

Fr. John Baptist Lee Keh-mien (李克勉), Priest of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan), was elected Bishop of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan)

Fr. Mark O’Toole, Priest of Westminster (England), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J., was elected Bishop of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe)

Diocese of Celje was established (from Diocese of Maribor and became suffragan of Maribor) (Slovenia)

Diocese of Maribor was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maribor (with suffragan sees Celje and Murska Sobota and lost territory to establish Diocese of Celje and Diocese of Murska Sobota) (Slovenia)

Diocese of Murska Sobota was established (from Diocese of Maribor and became suffragan of Maribor) (Slovenia)

Diocese of Novo Mesto was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana and became suffragan of Ljubljana) (Slovenia)

Patriarch Antonios I Naguib was granted ecclesiastical communion by the Pope as Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt

Bishop Franc Kramberger, Bishop of Maribor (Slovenia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Slovenia, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maribor (Slovenia)

Bishop Anton Stres, C.M., Titular Bishop of Ptuj and Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor (Slovenia), was appointed as Bishop of Celje (Slovenia)

Msgr. Marjan Turnšek, Priest of Maribor (Slovenia) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Murska Sobota (Slovenia)

Bishop Andrej Glavan, Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia), was appointed as Bishop of Novo Mesto (Slovenia)

Bishop Benoît Rivière, Titular Bishop of Aquæ Albæ in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Marseille (France), was appointed as Bishop of Autun (France)

Bishop Raymond Gaston Séguy resigned as Bishop of Autun (France)

Fr. Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Karaganda (Kazakhstan) and Titular Bishop of Celerina

Bishop Ramón Castro Castro, Titular Bishop of Suelli and Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Campeche (Mexico)

Bishop Charles Joseph Henderson, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Southwark (England), passed away at 81

Msgr. Johann Friess was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Peter Canisius Manz was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Władysław Wyszowadzki was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum, Priest of Koforidua (Ghana), was elected Bishop of Koforidua (Ghana)

Bishop Luigi Conti, Bishop of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy)

Msgr. Leopoldo Girelli, Priest of Bergamo (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and Titular Archbishop of Capri

Archbishop José Méndez Asensio, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Granada (Spain), passed away at 85

Bishop Marcelino Correr, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Carolina (Brazil), passed away at 74

Bishop José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S., resigned as Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil)

Bishop José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P., Bishop of Janaúba (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil)

Bishop Andrés María Rubio Garcia, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Mercedes (Uruguay), passed away at 81

Fr. Aloysius Fondong Abangalo was appointed as Priest of Buéa (Cameroon)

Bishop Basil Filevich, Bishop emeritus of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada), passed away at 88

Fr. Joseph Xu Hong-gen (徐宏根) was consecrated as Bishop of Suzhou 蘇州 (China)

Bishop Hervé Itoua resigned as Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

Fr. Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

Archbishop Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M., Coadjutor Archbishop of Bouaké (Cote d’Ivoire), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Yamoussoukro (Cote d’Ivoire)

Msgr. Ignazio Sanna, Priest of Nuoro (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Oristano (Italy)

Archbishop Pier Giuliano Tiddia resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Oristano (Italy)

Fr. Gianfranco De Luca, Priest of Teramo–Atri (Italy), was elected Bishop of Termoli–Larino (Italy)

Bishop Sebastiano Sanguinetti, Bishop of Ozieri (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Tempio–Ampurias (Italy)

Bishop Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu succeeded as Bishop of Okigwe (Nigeria)

Bishop Anthony Ekezia Ilonu resigned as Bishop of Okigwe (Nigeria)

Fr. José María Ortega Trinidad, Priest of Yauyos (Peru), was elected Bishop-Prelate of Juli (Peru)

Bishop António Augusto dos Santos Marto, Bishop of Viseu (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

Bishop Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva resigned as Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

Fr. Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Mbulu (Tanzania)

Fr. Óscar González Villa was appointed as Bishop of Girardota (Colombia)

Msgr. Horacio Andrés Fuhr was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

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

Bishop Casimiro López Llorente, Bishop of Zamora (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Segorbe–Castellón de la Plana (Spain)

Msgr. Frank Joseph Dewane, Priest of Green Bay (USA), Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Venice (USA)

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

Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos, Titular Bishop of Nasai and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Lorena (Brazil)

Fr. João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Titular Bishop of Aquæ Albæ in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Bishop François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo, Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Dominic J. Khumalo, O.M.I., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Durban (South Africa), passed away at 88

Msgr. Séan Healy was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Francis Assisi Chullikatt, Priest of Verapoly (India) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan, Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Titular Archbishop of Ostra

Fr. Kunjachan Thevarparambil (Augustine), Priest of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India), was beatified

Fr. Luigi Biraghi, Priest of Milano (Italy), was beatified

Fr. Luigi Monza was beatified

Fr. Joseph Ma Ying-lin (馬英林) was illicitly consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kunming 昆明 (China)

Fr. Bernard Laloo was appointed as Priest of Shillong (India)

Bishop Charles Garrett Maloney, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Louisville (USA), passed away at 93

Cardinal Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Córdoba (Argentina), passed away at 87

Cardinal Bernard Agré resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)

Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gagnoa (Cote d’Ivoire), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Gagnoa (Cote d’Ivoire) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)

Bishop José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Borba (Brazil)

Fr. Elói Róggia, S.A.C., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Borba (Brazil)

Fr. Joseph Liu Xin-hong (劉新紅) was illicitly consecrated as Bishop of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China)

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

Archbishop Andrea Mugione, Archbishop of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Benevento (Italy)

Archbishop Serafino Sprovieri resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Benevento (Italy)

Archbishop Andrea Cassone resigned as Archbishop of Rossano–Cariati (Italy)

Fr. Santo Marcianò, Priest of Reggio Calabria–Bova (Italy), was elected Archbishop of Rossano–Cariati (Italy)

Fr. Isidro A. Perin, M.S., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette

Fr. Sebastian Thekethecheril, Priest of Vijayapuram (India), was elected Bishop of Vijayapuram (India)

Bishop Peter Thuruthikonam resigned as Bishop of Vijayapuram (India)

Bishop Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B., Bishop-Prelate of Mixes (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Veracruz (Mexico)

Fr. Dennis J. Loomis, M.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette

Bishop Cirilo Polidoro van Vlierberghe, O.F.M., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Illapel (Chile), passed away at 97

Msgr. Peter J. Kenny was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Albano Bortoletto Cavallin resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Londrina (Brazil)

Bishop Orlando Brandes, Bishop of Joinville (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Londrina (Brazil)

Fr. Mark Hagemoen, Priest of Vancouver (Canada), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Vincent Harvey was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Thomas McGrath was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Brigido Untalan Arroyo was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. David Indalecio Arceo Quitugua was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Carlo Furno took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio

Msgr. Jeffrey Alan Ingham was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Philippe Brizard was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Martin Munyanyi, Priest of Masvingo (Zimbabwe), was elected Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe)

Archbishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A., Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria), passed away at 90

Cardinal Bernard Panafieu resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France)

Bishop Georges Paul Pontier, Bishop of La Rochelle (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France)

Sr. Maria Teresa van de H. Jozef Tauscher van den Bosch (Anna Maria), D.C.J., was beatified

Diocese of Moramanga was established (from Diocese of Ambatondrazaka and became suffragan of Antananarivo) (Madagascar)

Fr. Arturo Aiello, Priest of Sorrento–Castellammare di Stabia (Italy), was elected Bishop of Teano–Calvi (Italy)

Bishop Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I., Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera and Auxiliary Bishop of Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar), was appointed as Bishop of Moramanga (Madagascar)

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

Fr. Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez, Priest of Texcoco (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Tiburnia and Auxiliary Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico)

Cardinal Franc Rode, C.M., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella

Fr. Joseph Châu Ngọc Tri, Priest of Đà Nang (Vietnam), was elected Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam)

Bishop Paul Nguyễn Bình Tĩnh, P.S.S., resigned as Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam)

Sr. Maria della Passione Tarallo (Maria Grazia) was beatified

Bishop Ignatius Zhan Si-lu (詹思祿), Coadjutor Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China)

Fr. Christian Würtz was appointed as Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Diocese of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tiruvalla (with suffragan sees Bathery and Moovatupuzha) (India)

Bishop Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, Bishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Msgr. Emilio Basile was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Domenico Felleca was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Giuseppe Sanna was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Krzysztof Stefan Włodarczyk, Priest of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Dariusz Jastrząb was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Zdzisław Kroplewski was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Piotr Kuta was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Marian Subocz was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri, Bishop of San José de Mayo (Uruguay) and President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay, was appointed as Bishop of Salto (Uruguay)

Bishop Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Salto (Uruguay)

Bishop Donald William Wuerl, Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA)

Bishop James Peter Sartain, Bishop of Little Rock (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Joliet (USA)

Bishop Joseph Leopold Imesch resigned as Bishop of Joliet (USA)

Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA)

Bishop Francisco Polti Santillán, Opus Dei, Bishop of Santo Tomé (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina)

Archbishop Raffaello Funghini, President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State, passed away at 77

Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Tích Đức resigned as Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam)

Bishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà, Bishop of Nha Trang (Vietnam) and President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam)

Cardinal Ivan Dias, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India), was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Cardinal Michele Giordano resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy)

Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Cardinal-Deacon of Dio Padre misericordioso, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy) and Cardinal-Priest of Dio Padre misericordioso pro hac vice Title

Bishop Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop emeritus of Jesi (Italy), passed away at 76

Fr. Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R., was elected Titular Bishop of Tricala and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

Fr. Christopher Randall Cooke was appointed as Priest of Philadelphia (USA)

Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio

Fr. Óscar Armando Campos Contreras, Priest of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Summa and Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera (Mexico)

Bishop Emilio Bianchi di Cárcano resigned as Bishop of Azul (Argentina)

Msgr. Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Suelli and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Bishop Roberto Rodríguez, Bishop of Villa María (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of La Rioja (Argentina)

Fr. Hugo Manuel Salaberry Goyeneche, S.J., was elected Bishop of Azul (Argentina)

Bishop Gerardo de Andrade Ponte, Bishop emeritus of Patos (Brazil), passed away at 81

Bishop Jerónimo Tomás Abreu Herrera resigned as Bishop of Mao–Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Diómedes Espinal de León, Titular Bishop of Vardimissa and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic), was appointed as Bishop of Mao–Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo, Priest of Puerto Princesa (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Sitifis and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

Fr. Peter Štumpf, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor (Slovenia)

Archbishop Anthony Li Du-an (李篤安), Metropolitan Archbishop of Xi’an 西安 (China), passed away at 78

Msgr. Francis Xavier Eggert was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Lajos Varga, Priest of Vác (Hungary), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Vác (Hungary) and Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria

Fr. Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, Priest of San Fernando (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera and Auxiliary Bishop of San Fernando (Philippines)

Sr. Rita Amada de Jesus Lopes de Almeida (Rita) was beatified

Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, S.J., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Mercede e S. Adriano a Villa Albani

Cardinal Agostino Vallini took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo

Archbishop Edmund Michał Piszcz resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Warmia (Poland)

Archbishop Wojciech Ziemba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Białystok (Poland), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Warmia (Poland)

Bishop Michael Mary O’Shea, O.S.M., Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma (South Africa), passed away at 75

Bishop Robert William Donnelly resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (USA)

Bishop Amaury Castanho, Bishop emeritus of Jundiaí (Brazil), passed away at 78

Fr. Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Titular Bishop of Nasai and Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória (Brazil)

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

Bishop Louis Nzala Kianza, Bishop of Popokabaka (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Idiofa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun (陳日君), S.D.B., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca

Archbishop Raymond Eid resigned as Archbishop of Damascus of the Maronites (Syria)

Fr. Jérôme Daniel Beau, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Privata and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

Msgr. Jean-Yves Nahmias, Priest of Paris (France) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Termini Imerese and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

Fr. Bernard Unabali, Priest of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea), was elected Titular Bishop of Cuicul and Auxiliary Bishop of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga (ヨゼフ 松永 久次郎), Bishop of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan), passed away at 76

Bishop Leo Morris Clarke, Bishop emeritus of Maitland–Newcastle (Australia), passed away at 82

Msgr. Mosè Marcia, Priest of Cagliari (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Vardimissa and Auxiliary Bishop of Cagliari (Italy)

Dr. Domenico Giani was appointed as Director of Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services of Vatican City State, Inspector General of Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State and President of Fire Department of Vatican City State

Mr. Camillo Cibin resigned as Inspector General of Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State and Director of Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services of Vatican City State

Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane, Titular Bishop of Altino and Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill (South Africa), was appointed as Bishop of Mariannhill (South Africa)

Fr. Pierangelo Pietracatella was appointed as Priest of Tortona (Italy)

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

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

Msgr. Frank Joseph Caggiano, Priest of Brooklyn (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig and Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

Msgr. Octavio Cisneros, Priest of Brooklyn (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA) and Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin

Msgr. Guy Sansaricq, Priest of Brooklyn (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA) and Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha

Bishop Osvino José Both, Bishop of Novo Hamburgo (Brazil), was promoted as Archbishop Military Ordinary of Brazil (Brazil)

Fr. Gregório Ben Lâmed Paixão Neto, O.S.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Ficus and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Msgr. Segundo René Coba Galarza, Priest of Quito (Ecuador), was elected Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Fr. Vicente Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto, Priest of Quito (Ecuador), was elected Titular Bishop of Thibuzabetum and Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge, Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Raleigh (USA)

Bishop Francis Joseph Gossman resigned as Bishop of Raleigh (USA)

Msgr. Daniel Edward Thomas, Priest of Philadelphia (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Bardstown and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Fr. Michael Cronogue, S.S.E., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Saint Edmund (Edmundites)

Fr. Óscar González Villa resigned as Bishop of Girardota (Colombia)

Fr. Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo, Priest of Guayaquil (Ecuador), was elected Titular Bishop of Maastricht and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Fr. Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D., was elected Titular Bishop of Tuscania and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Bishop Guy André Marie de Kérimel succeeded as Bishop of Grenoble (France)

Bishop Louis Jean Dufaux resigned as Bishop of Grenoble (France)

Fr. Ilídio Pinto Leandro, Priest of Viseu (Portugal), was elected Bishop of Viseu (Portugal)

Fr. Samir Nassar, Priest of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon), was elected Archbishop of Damascus of the Maronites (Syria)

Bishop James Stephen Sullivan, Bishop emeritus of Fargo (USA), passed away at 76

Diocese of Carcassonne was renamed as Diocese of Carcassonne et Narbonne (France)

Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтэк) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus) and President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus

Bishop Antoni Dziemianko (Антонi Дзям’янка), Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

Bishop Alain Émile Baptiste Planet, Bishop of Carcassonne (France), was appointed as Bishop of Carcassonne et Narbonne (France)

Bishop Léonard Pétion Laroche, Bishop emeritus of Hinche (Haiti), passed away at 87

Fr. Eustáquio van Lieshout (Humberto), SS.CC., was beatified

Fr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, E.P., President of Heralds of the Gospel and Priest of Bragança Paulista (Brazil), was appointed as Founder of Clerical Society of Virgo Flos Carmeli and Superior General of Clerical Society of Virgo Flos Carmeli

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

Bishop Carlos Enrique García Camader, Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Lurín (Peru)

Bishop José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Lurín (Peru)

Archbishop Francis Patrick Carroll resigned as Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia)

Bishop Mark Benedict Coleridge, Titular Bishop of Theveste and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia), was promoted as Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia)

Archbishop Eugenio Sbarbaro, Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia and Montenegro, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia

Bishop Endre Gyulay resigned as Bishop of Szeged–Csanád (Hungary)