Nominations and Resignations

Fr. Horacio Brito, M.I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception of Lourdes (Fathers of Garaison)

Fr. Peter Lier, C.Op., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz

Sr. Louise Madore, F.d.L.S., was appointed as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Fr. Vincent Guo Xi-jin (郭希錦) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China)

Bishop Paul Jiang Tao-ran (蔣陶然) resigned as Bishop of Zhengding 正定 (China)

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

Archbishop Georges Michel Bakar, Prado, Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine), was appointed as Protosyncellus of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan of the Greek-Melkites (Egypt)

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Ukrainians

Msgr. François Duthel resigned as Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Br. Hervé Janson de Couët, P.F.J., was appointed as Superior General of Little Brothers of Jesus

Sr. Yvonne Reungoat, F.M.A., was appointed as Superior General of Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium)

Fr. Antony Kariyil, C.M.I., resigned as Prior General of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate

Fr. Jose Panthaplamthottiyil, C.M.I., was appointed as Prior General of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate

Msgr. Ambrogio Spreafico, Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Urbaniana University, was elected

Msgr. Mariano Fazio Fernández, Opus Dei, resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

Msgr. Vincenzo Ferrara resigned as Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Msgr. Gianpaolo Montini, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary of Commission for Advocates

Fr. Virgilio Pasquetto, O.C.D., resigned as President of Pontifical Theological Faculty and Pontifical Institute of Spirituality (Teresianum)

Fr. Ferdinand Pratzner, S.S.S., resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

Sr. Lina Colombini, M.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Institute of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sr. Antonia Colombo, F.M.A., resigned as Superior General of Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium)

Dr. Antonio Di Iorio was appointed as Chancellor of Apostolic Camera

Sr. Amelia Kawaji, M.M.B., resigned as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Fr. Anselm Umoren, M.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria

Archbishop Joseph Jules Zerey, Protosyncellus of Egypt and Sudan of the Greek-Melkites (Egypt), was appointed as Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine)

Fr. Asterio Niño Picado, O.F.B., was appointed as Delegate Superior of Order of Brothers of Bethlehem (Bethlehemites)

Msgr. Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道), Priest of Boston (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Chargé d’affaires in China

Fr. Mikaël Antoine Mouradian, I.C.P.B., resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Msgr. Edward G. Murray, Priest of Boston (USA), passed away

Sr. Kathleen T. Conan, R.S.C.J., was appointed as Superior General of Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sr. Patricia Spillane, M.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Institute of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sr. Teresita Weind, S.N.D., was appointed as Superior General of Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

Prof. Mary Ann Glendon resigned as President of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Msgr. Francis Borgia Trần Văn Khả resigned as Bureau Chief of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Fr. Henri Joulia, M.I.C., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception of Lourdes (Fathers of Garaison)

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

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

Bishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Carolina (Brazil), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tocantinópolis (Brazil)

Fr. Vital Pierre Nkenlifack was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Batouri (Cameroon)

Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Warri (Nigeria)

Fr. Aurelio Pérez Garcia, F.A.M., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Sons of Merciful Love

Bishop Jeremiah Joseph Coffey resigned as Bishop of Sale (Australia)

Bishop Paulo Francisco Machado, Titular Bishop of Caliábria and Auxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Uberlândia (Brazil)

Archbishop Oskar Saier, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), passed away at 75

Bishop Thomas James Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Gallup (USA)

Bishop John Walter Yanta resigned as Bishop of Amarillo (USA)

Bishop Patrick James Zurek, Titular Bishop of Thamugadi and Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Amarillo (USA)

Archbishop Emilio Benavent Escuín, Archbishop Military Vicar emeritus of Spain (Spain), passed away at 93

Msgr. Beniamino Pizziol, Priest of Venezia (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Novigrad and Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia (Italy)

Bishop Vittorio Tomassetti, Bishop emeritus of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy), passed away at 77

Fr. Paul Desmond Tighe, Priest of Dublin (Ireland) and Secretary of Pontifical Council for Social Communications, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti, Chaplain of His Holiness, President of Vatican Publishing House and Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Council for Social Communications, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Darius Nggawa, S.V.D., Bishop emeritus of Larantuka (Indonesia), passed away at 78

Archbishop Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal)

Bishop José Francisco Sanches Alves, Bishop of Portalegre–Castelo Branco (Portugal), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal)

Bishop Amândio José Tomás, Titular Bishop of Feradi maius and Auxiliary Bishop of Évora (Portugal), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal)

Bishop José Higinio Gómez González, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Lugo (Spain), passed away at 75

Bishop Paulino Fernandes Madeca, Bishop emeritus of Cabinda (Angola), passed away at 80

Fr. Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist., was elected Bishop of Barretos (Brazil)

Bishop Antônio Gaspar resigned as Bishop of Barretos (Brazil)

Bishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of São Miguel Paulista (Brazil)

Bishop Manuel Parrado Carral, Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of São Miguel Paulista (Brazil)

Fr. Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Bénissan, Priest of Lomé (Togo), was elected Bishop of Atakpamé (Togo)

Bishop Paul Michael Boyle, C.P., Bishop emeritus of Mandeville (Jamaica), passed away at 81

Archbishop Edward Nowak resigned as Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea was appointed as Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Msgr. Joseph Salvador Marino, Priest of Birmingham (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh and Titular Archbishop of Natchitoches

Cardinal Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano

Msgr. Hans-Jürgen Eberhardt was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Dr. Giò Maria Poles resigned as Vice-President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., resigned as Superior General of Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Bishop Daniel Anthony Hart, Bishop emeritus of Norwich (USA), passed away at 80

Msgr. John A. Radano, Priest of Newark (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Lutsk (Ukrainian Rite) was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kyiv) (Ukraine)

Fr. Josaphat Oleh Hovera, Priest of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was elected Titular Bishop of Cæsariana and Archiepiscopal Exarch of Lutsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Matthias Chen Xi-lu (陳錫祿), Bishop emeritus of Jingxian 景縣 (China), passed away at 79

Bishop Peter Feng Xin-mao (封新卯) succeeded as Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China)

Msgr. Felix Anthony Machado, Priest of Vasai (India), Chaplain of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, was elected Archbishop-Bishop of Nashik (India)

Bishop Valerian D’Souza resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Nashik (India)

Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta

Msgr. Giuliano Zanotta was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Anchorage (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Juneau (USA)

Archbishop Vincenzo Maria Farano, Archbishop emeritus of Gaeta (Italy), passed away at 86

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Archbishop Ivo Scapolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Archbishop Elias Zoghbi, Archbishop emeritus of Baalbek of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), passed away at 96

Fr. Abraham Julios Kackanatt, Priest of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Bishop of Moovatupuzha of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Msgr. Luigi Cerchiaro, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Fr. Protase Rugambwa, Priest of Rulenge (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Kigoma (Tanzania)

Bishop Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D., Bishop of Weetebula (Indonesia), was appointed as Bishop of Maumere (Indonesia)

Bishop Silvio Cesare Bonicelli resigned as Bishop of Parma (Italy)

Fr. Enrico Solmi, Priest of Modena–Nonantola (Italy), was elected Bishop of Parma (Italy)

Bishop Alphonse Liguori Chaupa resigned as Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Adolfo Nicolás Pachón, S.J., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano alle Catacombe

Fr. Cesare Pasini, Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Library, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Segia and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Archbishop Józef Wesołowski, Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan, Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan and Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Bishop Thomas Chung An-zu (鍾安住), Titular Bishop of Munatiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan), was appointed as Bishop of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan)

Fr. James Vann Johnston, Priest of Knoxville (USA), was elected Bishop of Springfield–Cape Girardeau (USA)

Bishop John Joseph Leibrecht resigned as Bishop of Springfield–Cape Girardeau (USA)

Msgr. Franz Breid was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B., Bishop emeritus of Bauru (Brazil), passed away at 92

Fr. José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Foratiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador)

Fr. Antoine Hérouard, Priest of Paris (France) and General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of France, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Andreas Hönisch, S.I.M., Superior General of Servants of Jesus and Mary, passed away at 77

Patriarch Ignace Pierre VIII Abdel-Ahad resigned as Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church

Fr. Joseph Hii Teck Kwong (許德光), Priest of Sibu (Malaysia), was elected Titular Bishop of Castellum medianum and Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu (Malaysia)

Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Quelimane (Mozambique)

Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M., Bishop of Lichinga (Mozambique), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Lichinga (Mozambique) and Bishop of Quelimane (Mozambique)

Fr. Tarcicio Pusma Ibáñez was appointed as Titular Bishop of Carpi and Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo (Peru)

Fr. Stanisław Salaterski, Priest of Tarnów (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Krzysztof Jan Konecki was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Bolesław Margañski was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Józef Porêba was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Zbigniew Kazimierz Szygenda was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Samuel S. Sacus was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Dominik Duka, O.P., Bishop of Hradec Králové (Czechia) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Litoměřice (Czechia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Litoměřice (Czechia)

Bishop Pavel Posád, Bishop of Litoměřice (Czechia), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Ptuj and Auxiliary Bishop of České Budějovice (Czechia)

Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Norway and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

Cardinal Giovanni Coppa took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lino

Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio

Bishop Sebastian Kräuter, Bishop emeritus of Timişoara (Romania), passed away at 85

Diocese of Bratislava (Slovak Rite) was established (from Diocese of Prešov and became suffragan of Prešov) (Slovakia)

Apostolic Exarchate of Košice (Slovak Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Košice (became suffragan of Prešov) (Slovakia)

Diocese of Prešov (Slovak Rite) was promoted as Metropolitanate sui juris of Prešov (with suffragan sees Bratislava and Košice and lost territory to establish Diocese of Bratislava) (Slovakia)

Bishop John Tong Hon (湯漢), Titular Bishop of Bossa and Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

Fr. Marcial Maciel Degollado, L.C., Director General emeritus of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ, passed away at 87

Bishop Ján Babjak, S.J., Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was promoted as Metropolitan of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) and President of Council of the Slovak Church

Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R., Titular Bishop of Cresima and Apostolic Exarch of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was appointed as Bishop of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

Fr. Peter Rusnák, Priest of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was elected Bishop of Bratislava of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

Fr. Prasad Gallela, Priest of Kurnool (India), was elected Bishop of Cuddapah (India)

Archbishop José Guadalupe Martín Rábago resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Aguascalientes (Mexico)

Bishop José María de la Torre Martín, Titular Bishop of Panatoria and Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico)

Fr. Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal) and Titular Bishop of Caliábria

Archbishop Gérard Denis Auguste Defois resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Lille (France)

Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich, Archbishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France, was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Lille (France)

Dr. Pier Carlo Cuscianna resigned as Director of Directorate of Telecommunications of Vatican City State

Fr. Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C., was appointed as Director of Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of Vatican City State

Bishop José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Uíje (Angola)

Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo succeeded as Bishop of Uíje (Angola)

Cardinal Estanislao Esteban Karlic took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires

Msgr. Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca, Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador, Priest of San Vicente (El Salvador), Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of El Salvador (El Salvador) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Military Ordinary of El Salvador (El Salvador)

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

Msgr. Roman August Mensing was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Klaus Schimmöller was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto, Bishop of Tivoli (Italy), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Tivoli (Italy) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy)

Archbishop Alessandro Plotti resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy)

Bishop Francisco González Hernández, O.P., succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado (Peru)

Bishop Juan José Larrañeta Olleta, O.P., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado (Peru)

Fr. Stephen Robson, Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Théophile Georges Kassab, Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

Sr. Giuseppina Nicoli, F.d.C., was beatified

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

Msgr. Maurizio Piscolla was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa, Priest of Córdoba (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Álava and Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao (Spain)

Bishop Carmelo Echenagusia Uribe resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao (Spain)

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

Mr. Eduardo Bonnín Aguiló, Founder of World Organisation of the Cursillo Movement (OMCC), passed away at 90

Fra’ Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie, S.M.O.M., Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta), passed away at 78

Fra’ Giacomo Dalle Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, S.M.O.M., was appointed as Lieutenant of Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Fr. Anthony Poola, Priest of Cuddapah (India), was elected Bishop of Kurnool (India)

Fr. Sithembele Anton Sipuka, Priest of Queenstown (South Africa), was elected Bishop of Mthatha (South Africa)

Bishop Oswald Georg Hirmer resigned as Bishop of Mthatha (South Africa)

Fr. Carlos Simón Vázquez was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Family

Bishop Ramón Daumal Serra, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Barcelona (Spain), passed away at 95

Fr. Ivan Šaško, Priest of Zagreb (Croatia), was elected Titular Bishop of Rotaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

Bishop Vincent Barwa, Titular Bishop of Acufida and Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi (India), was appointed as Bishop of Simdega (India)

Bishop Joseph Minj resigned as Bishop of Simdega (India)

Fr. Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Lancaster (England)

Msgr. Daniel Faltin, O.F.M. Conv., Prelate Auditor emeritus of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, passed away at 80

Bishop Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo, Bishop of Margarita (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of Maracay (Venezuela)

Bishop Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Maracay (Venezuela)

Diocese of Banská Bystrica lost territory to Diocese of Rožňava (Slovakia)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bratislava–Trnava was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bratislava (lost territory to Diocese of Banská Bystrica and Diocese of Nitra, lost territory to establish Archdiocese of Trnava and gained suffragan sees Trnava and Žilina) (Slovakia)

Diocese of Nitra lost territory to Diocese of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia)

Archdiocese of Trnava was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bratislava–Trnava and Diocese of Nitra and became suffragan of Bratislava) (Slovakia)

Diocese of Žilina was established (from Diocese of Banská Bystrica and Diocese of Nitra and became suffragan of Bratislava) (Slovakia)

Msgr. Saturnino-Augustín Yanes Valer was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Miguel Angel Palacios was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari, Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Fr. José Francisco González González, Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Feradi maius and Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)

Fr. Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia, Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) and Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena

Bishop Ján Orosch, Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava (Slovakia)

Archbishop Ján Sokol, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia), was appointed as Archbishop of Trnava (Slovakia)

Bishop Stanislav Zvolenský, Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna and Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bratislava (Slovakia)

Bishop Tomáš Galis, Titular Bishop of Bita and Auxiliary Bishop of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia), was appointed as Bishop of Žilina (Slovakia)

Fr. Speratus Kamanzi, A.J., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Apostles of Jesus

Fr. Augustine Njuu, A.J., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Apostles of Jesus

Archbishop Marijan Oblak, Archbishop emeritus of Zadar (Croatia), passed away at 88

Archbishop Kelvin Edward Felix resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia)

Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia)

Msgr. Pietro Liquori was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Vincenzo Marinaci was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Giancarlo Polito was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale

Bishop Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop emeritus of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy), passed away at 96

Cardinal John Njue took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo

Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., Bishop of Saurimo (Angola), was appointed as Bishop of Benguela (Angola)

Bishop Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga resigned as Bishop of Benguela (Angola)

Fr. Valter Dario Maggi, Priest of Foggia–Bovino (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Bossa and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Msgr. Witold Karpowicz was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Joseph Ponniah, Priest of Trincomalee–Batticaloa (Sri Lanka), was elected Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee–Batticaloa (Sri Lanka)

Msgr. Patrick Farrell was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael S. Flannery, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Elvin Sunds was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Paul-Louis Carrière, Bishop emeritus of Laval (France), passed away at 99

Cardinal Friedrich Wetter, Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Germany)

Fr. Vincent Ouma Odundo was appointed as Priest of Kisumu (Kenya)

Archbishop Franc Perko, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Beograd (Serbia), passed away at 78

Cardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio

Bishop Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota resigned as Bishop of Tepic (Mexico)

Bishop Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S., Bishop of Nuevo Laredo (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Tepic (Mexico)

Bishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud succeeded as Bishop of Soissons (France)

Bishop Marcel Paul Herriot resigned as Bishop of Soissons (France)

Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza, Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Msgr. Luciano Suriani, Priest of Chieti–Vasto (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and Titular Archbishop of Amiterno

Msgr. Noël Treanor, Priest of Clogher (Ireland), General Secretary of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Patrick Joseph Walsh resigned as Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Francesco Montenegro, Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Agrigento (Italy)

Archbishop Carmelo Ferraro resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Agrigento (Italy)

Bishop Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez, Titular Bishop of Ancusa and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Orizaba (Mexico)

Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims, was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India), was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Angelo Sodano resigned as President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Jozef Tomko resigned as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Diocese of Floriano was established (from Diocese of Oeiras–Floriano and became suffragan of Teresina) (Brazil)

Diocese of Oeiras–Floriano was renamed as Diocese of Oeiras (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina and Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato and lost territory to establish Diocese of Floriano) (Brazil)

Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato lost territory to Diocese of Oeiras (Brazil)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina lost territory to Diocese of Oeiras (Brazil)

Fr. Juarez Sousa da Silva, Priest of Campo Maior (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Oeiras (Brazil)

Bishop Augusto Alves da Rocha, Bishop of Oeiras–Floriano (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Floriano (Brazil)

Bishop José Carlos de Oliveira, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Rubiataba–Mozarlândia (Brazil)

Fr. Adair José Guimarães, Priest of Uruaçu (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Rubiataba–Mozarlândia (Brazil)

Bishop Earl Alfred Boyea, Titular Bishop of Siccenna and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Lansing (USA)

Bishop Carl Frederick Mengeling resigned as Bishop of Lansing (USA)

Fr. Sebastiano Paciolla, O. Cist., Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Fr. George Karintholil, M.C.B.S., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

Fr. George Kizhakkemury, M.C.B.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera, was appointed as President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Fr. Franco Moscone, C.R.S., was appointed as Superior General of Clerics Regular of Somasca (Somascans)

Fr. Roberto Bolis, C.R.S., resigned as Superior General of Clerics Regular of Somasca (Somascans)

Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Saba pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano, President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” and Protodeacon of College of Cardinals, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano pro hac vice Title

Msgr. Léon Kalenga Badikebele, Priest of Luebo (Congo-Kinshasa) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and Titular Archbishop of Magnetum

Bishop Kevin John Dunn, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle (England), passed away at 57

Archbishop Hubert Constant, O.M.I., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien (Haiti)

Bishop Louis Nerval Kébreau, S.D.B., Bishop of Hinche (Haiti) and President of Episcopal Conference of Haiti, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien (Haiti)

Archbishop François-Wolff Ligondé resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

Bishop François Colímon, S.M.M., resigned as Bishop of Port-de-Paix (Haiti)

Bishop Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I., succeeded as Bishop of Port-de-Paix (Haiti)

Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agnese in Agone, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan was appointed as Protodeacon of College of Cardinals

Cardinal Giovanni Cheli, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title

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

Cardinal James Francis Stafford, Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola and Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio

Bishop Urbanus Joseph Kioko, Bishop emeritus of Machakos (Kenya), passed away at 79

Archbishop Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli, Bishop emeritus of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conza (Italy), Bishop emeritus of Bisaccia (Italy) and Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Nusco (Italy), passed away at 93

Bishop Helmut Krätzl resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria)

Fr. Stephan Turnovszky, Priest of Wien (Austria), was elected Titular Bishop of Ancusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria)

Msgr. Pascal Ide was appointed as Bureau Chief of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions)

Cardinal Peter Proeku Dery, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tamale (Ghana), passed away at 89

Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, Archbishop of Mossul of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 65

Msgr. Clifford E. Bergin, Priest of Chicago (USA), passed away at 80

Bishop Romeu Brigenti, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), passed away at 91

Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico and Diocese of Caguas and became suffragan of San Juan de Puerto Rico) (Puerto Rico)

Fra’ Matthew Festing, S.M.O.M., was appointed as Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Fra’ Giacomo Dalle Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, S.M.O.M., resigned as Lieutenant of Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Fr. Felipe Salazar Villagrana, Priest of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico), was elected Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

Fr. Eusebio Ramos Morales, Priest of Caguas (Puerto Rico), was elected Bishop of Fajardo–Humacao (Puerto Rico)

Fr. Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo, Priest of Bethlehem (South Africa), was elected Bishop of Eshowe (South Africa)

Msgr. Myron Joseph Cotta, Priest of Fresno (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael R. Braun was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Richard John Urizalqui was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R., Bureau Chief of Congregation for Clergy, was elected Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil)

Fr. Guido Zendron, Priest of Trento (Italy), was elected Bishop of Paulo Afonso (Brazil)

Bishop Denis Martin Tapsoba, M. Afr., Bishop emeritus of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso), passed away at 91

Msgr. Mario Marini, Priest of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

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

Ms. Chiara Lubich, President of Focolare Movement (Work of Mary), passed away at 88

Bishop Pierre Mamie, Bishop emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland), passed away at 88

Fr. Anthony Randazzo, Priest of Brisbane (Australia), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Bernard Blasius Moras resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bellary (India)

Fr. Henry D’Souza, Priest of Mangalore (India), was elected Bishop of Bellary (India)

Archbishop Mario Giordana, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia

Fr. Charles Edward Tamba, Priest of Kenema (Sierra Leone), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone)

Bishop Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini, Titular Bishop of Vazari and Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo (Uruguay), was appointed as Bishop of Florida (Uruguay)

Bishop Raúl Horacio Scarrone Carrero resigned as Bishop of Florida (Uruguay)

Bishop Richard Domba Mady resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bondo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Étienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi, Priest of Mahagi–Nioka (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Bondo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Helmut Bauer resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg (Germany)

Msgr. Sergio Lanza, Priest of Como (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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

Bishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Rio do Sul (Brazil)

Bishop Augustinho Petry succeeded as Bishop of Rio do Sul (Brazil)

Fr. Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez, Priest of Tilarán (Costa Rica), was elected Bishop of Ciudad Quesada (Costa Rica)

Bishop Ángel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Quesada (Costa Rica)

Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (ドミニコ 宮原良治), Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan), was appointed as Bishop of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan)

Fr. Adam Bałabuch, Priest of Świdnica (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Świdnica (Poland)

Fr. Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M., was elected Bishop of Locri–Gerace (Italy)

Fr. John Namaza Niyiring, O.S.A., was elected Bishop of Kano (Nigeria)

Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A., resigned as Bishop of Kano (Nigeria)

Bishop John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O., Bishop emeritus of Oslo (Norway), passed away at 87

Bishop Paulin Kouabenan N’Gnamé, Bishop of San Pedro (Cote d’Ivoire), passed away at 45

Bishop Leonardus Dobbelaar, C.M., Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte (Ethiopia), passed away at 65

Cardinal Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera, Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Monterrey (Mexico), passed away at 81

Bishop Wolfgang Rolly, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Mainz (Germany), passed away at 80

Bishop Gregory Obinna Ochiagha resigned as Bishop of Orlu (Nigeria)

Fr. Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma, Priest of Orlu (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Orlu (Nigeria)

Bishop Ramón Alfredo Dus, Titular Bishop of Thibica and Auxiliary Bishop of Reconquista (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Reconquista (Argentina)

Bishop Thomas Kwaku Mensah, Bishop of Obuasi (Ghana), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kumasi (Ghana)

Archbishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kumasi (Ghana)

Bishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye, Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Kumasi (Ghana), was appointed as Bishop of Obuasi (Ghana)

Archbishop John Ribat, M.S.C., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Brian James Barnes, O.F.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

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

Bishop Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso resigned as Bishop of Babahoyo (Ecuador)

Bishop Reinhard Lettmann resigned as Bishop of Münster (Germany)

Bishop Francisco Moreno Barrón, Titular Bishop of Gaguari and Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Mexico)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cambrai was demoted as Archdiocese of Cambrai (became suffragan of Lille) (France)

Diocese of Lille was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lille (with suffragan sees Cambrai and Arras) (France)

Archbishop François Charles Garnier, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cambrai (France), was appointed as Archbishop of Cambrai (France)

Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich, Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France and Archbishop-Bishop of Lille (France), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lille (France)

Fr. Petro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Media and Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa–Simferopol (Ukraine)

Sr. Celestina della Madre di Dio Donati (Maria Anna) was beatified

Fr. Gottfried Großsteiner, C.Op., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz

Msgr. Francesco Chiaurri, Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household, passed away at 92

Msgr. John Clarke was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. James Brendan Deenihan was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Ortega Manuel Bueno was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Cabrera Félix Martínez was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Lorente Jesús Moreno was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Richard Kayondo was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael Gerard Duca, Priest of Dallas (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Shreveport (USA)

Territorial Prelature of Huarí was promoted as Diocese of Huarí (Peru)

Fr. John Kuttiyil was appointed as Priest of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Bishop Ivo Baldi Gaburri, Bishop-Prelate of Huarí (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Huarí (Peru)

Archbishop Oscar Hugh Lipscomb resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mobile (USA)

Bishop Thomas John Rodi, Bishop of Biloxi (USA), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Biloxi (USA) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Mobile (USA)

Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni della Pigna

Cardinal Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello

Cardinal Théodore-Adrien Sarr took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi

Archbishop Thomas Francis Little, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia), passed away at 82

Msgr. Francis Twum-Barimah was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Ernesto Corripio Ahumada, Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of México (Mexico), passed away at 88

Bishop Peter Dubovský, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia), passed away at 86

Fr. Oscar Cantú, Priest of Galveston–Houston (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Dardanus and Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA)

Msgr. James Douglas Conley, Priest of Wichita (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Cissa and Auxiliary Bishop of Denver (USA)

Fr. William Joseph Justice, Priest of San Francisco (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (USA) and Titular Bishop of Matara in Proconsulari

Bishop Richard Edmund Pates, Titular Bishop of Suacia and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Des Moines (USA)

Fr. Anthony Basil Taylor, Priest of Oklahoma City (USA), was elected Bishop of Little Rock (USA)

Fr. Miguel Antonio Tofful, P.S.D.P., was appointed as Superior General of Poor Servants of Divine Providence

Fr. Waldemar Josè Longo, P.S.D.P., resigned as Superior General of Poor Servants of Divine Providence

Fr. Nicolas Brouwet, Priest of Nanterre (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Simidicca and Auxiliary Bishop of Nanterre (France)

Fr. Frans Daneels, O. Praem., Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was elected Titular Bishop of Bita and Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Velasio De Paolis, C.S., Titular Bishop of Thelepte and Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Thelepte and President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani resigned as President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Msgr. Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy), Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Chaplain of His Holiness, Canonist of Apostolic Penitentiary and Secretary of Dicastery for Legislative Texts, was elected Titular Bishop of Civitate

Msgr. Gianpaolo Montini, Chaplain of His Holiness and Substitute Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

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

Archbishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

Archbishop Donald James Reece succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

Fr. Saulius Bužauskas was appointed as Priest of Vilnius (Lithuania)

Archbishop Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla, Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Korea

Fr. Alain Castet, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Bishop of Luçon (France)

Bishop Pietro Gabrielli Zen, S.D.B., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Méndez (Ecuador)

Fr. Néstor Vidal Montesdeoca Becerra, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Mauretania and Vicar Apostolic of Méndez (Ecuador)

Msgr. Mark Richard Lane was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop José María Libório Camino Saracho resigned as Bishop of Presidente Prudente (Brazil)

Fr. Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos, Priest of Paracatu (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Presidente Prudente (Brazil)

Fr. Albert Schmidt, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Beuronese Benedictine Congregation

Abbot Anno Schoenen, O.S.B., resigned as President of Beuronese Benedictine Congregation

Fr. Felix Femi Ajakaye, Priest of Ekiti (Nigeria), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ekiti (Nigeria)

Bishop James Naanman Daman, O.S.A., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Jalingo (Nigeria)

Fr. Charles Michael Hammawa, Priest of Yola (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Jalingo (Nigeria)

Archbishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź, Archbishop-Bishop of Warszawa-Praga (Poland), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gdańsk (Poland)

Archbishop Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gdańsk (Poland)

Fr. Julio Parrilla Díaz, Priest of Salamanca (Spain), was elected Bishop of Loja (Ecuador)

Fr. Roger Victor Solo Rakotondrajao, Priest of Miarinarivo (Madagascar), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Mahajanga (Madagascar)

Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi succeeded as Bishop of Tonga (Tonga)

Bishop Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M., resigned as Bishop of Tonga (Tonga)

Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and President of Pontifical Council for the Family, passed away at 72

Msgr. Hubert Berenbrinker, Priest of Paderborn (Germany) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Panatoria

Cardinal John Njue resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Nyeri (Kenya)

Bishop Peter Joseph Kairo, Bishop of Nakuru (Kenya), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nyeri (Kenya)

Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi resigned as Bishop of Tombura–Yambio (South Sudan)

Fr. Edward Hiiboro Kussala, Priest of Tombura–Yambio (South Sudan), was elected Bishop of Tombura–Yambio (South Sudan)

Bishop Alphonsus Maria H.A. Castermans, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Roermond (Netherlands), passed away at 84

Fr. Hugo Nicolás Barbaro, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy), was elected Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (Argentina)

Bishop José Lorenzo Sartori resigned as Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (Argentina)

Fr. Julien Kaboré, Priest of Koupéla (Burkina Faso), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Cyprian Onwuli was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Anárghyros Printesis resigned as Apostolic Exarch of Greece of the Greeks (Greece)

Msgr. Dimitrios Salachas, Priest of Greece of the Greeks (Greece), Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Carcabia and Apostolic Exarch of Greece of the Greeks (Greece)

Fr. Ladislav Német, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Zrenjanin (Serbia)

Fr. Jacques Danka Longa, Priest of Kara (Togo), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Kara (Togo)

Fr. Basil Studer, O.S.B., Rector Magnificus emeritus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm, passed away at 82

Archbishop Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia

Mother Candelaria de San José Paz-Castillo Ramírez (Susana), H.C.M.C., was beatified

Bishop Lucien Monsi-Agboka, Bishop emeritus of Abomey (Benin), passed away at 81

Cardinal André Armand Vingt-Trois took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi

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

Fr. Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Foreign Missions

Bishop Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Jataí (Brazil), passed away at 85

Bishop Thomas James Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix (USA) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Gallup (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Gallup (USA)

Bishop Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S., resigned as Bishop of Gallup (USA)

Fr. Ismael González Fuentes (イスマエル・ゴンザレズ), I.E.M.E., was appointed as Director General of Saint Francis Xavier Spanish Institute for Foreign Missions

Mother Margaret Binder, F.S.O., was appointed as International Superior of Consecrated Women of Spiritual Family “The Work”

Fr. Yvon Laroche, R.S.V., resigned as Superior General of Religious of Saint Vincent de Paul

Fr. Philippe Mura, R.S.V., was appointed as Superior General of Religious of Saint Vincent de Paul

Bishop José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Bocas del Toro (Panama)

Fr. Anibal Saldaña Santamaría, O.A.R., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Bocas del Toro (Panama)

Fr. Gerardo Melgar Viciosa, Priest of Palencia (Spain), was elected Bishop of Osma–Soria (Spain)

Fr. Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Bishop Michael Wiwchar, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Fr. Peter Fülöp Kocsis, Priest of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary), was elected Apostolic Administrator of Miskolc of the Hungarians (Hungary) and Bishop of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary)

Bishop Szilárd Keresztes resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary)

Archbishop Harry Joseph Flynn resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Sr. Maria Maddalena dell’Incarnazione Sordini (Caterina) was beatified

Bishop Jorge Mario Ávila del Águila, C.M., Bishop emeritus of Jalapa (Guatemala), passed away at 84

Fr. Gábor Mohos, Priest of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Bragado Wenceslao Mónico Hernández was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Piedra Rodolfo Moorillon was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Paul J. E. Burkard was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. David M. Gallivan was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Matthew S. Kopacz, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. David M. Lee was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Msgr. David S. Slubecky was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Sr. Maria Rosa Flesch (Margherita) was beatified

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

Fr. Gaetano Castello, Priest of Teramo–Atri (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Raffaele Galdiero was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Angelo Pavesi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. David Bell was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

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

Fr. João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador, Priest of Coimbra (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Luperciana and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

Bishop Donald William Montrose, Bishop emeritus of Stockton (USA), passed away at 84

Fr. Basilio Mamani Quispe was appointed as Priest of La Paz (Bolivia)

Msgr. Ambrose Madtha (安博思), Priest of Lucknow (India), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Chargé d’affaires in China, was elected Titular Archbishop of Naissus and Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire

Msgr. Bernardito Cleopas Auza, Priest of Talibon (Philippines) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti and Titular Archbishop of Suacia

Bishop Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Hwange (Zimbabwe), passed away at 85

Bishop Denis Croteau, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Mackenzie–Fort Smith (Canada)

Cardinal Oswald Gracias took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo della Croce a «Corviale»

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana pro hac vice Title, Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera and President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati

Msgr. Brian Kinrade was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lorenzo in Piscibus

Bishop Murray Chatlain succeeded as Bishop of Mackenzie–Fort Smith (Canada)

Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Bishops and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, passed away at 86

Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt, Apostolic Nuncio to Chad and Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica

Bishop Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz, Bishop of San Jose de Antique (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Kidapawan (Philippines)

Fr. Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer, Priest of Eichstätt (Germany), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre (Bolivia) and Titular Bishop of Nigizubi

Bishop Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo resigned as Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)

Msgr. Alceste Catella, Priest of Biella (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Casale Monferrato (Italy)

Fr. Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta, Priest of Semarang (Indonesia), was elected Bishop of Bandung (Indonesia)

Fr. José Maria Garcia Maldonado was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Archbishop Joseph Zhang Xian-wang (張憲旺) succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan 濟南 (China)

Archbishop James Zhao Zi-ping (趙子平), Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan 濟南 (China), passed away at 95

Msgr. Tomáž Halík was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Prospero Nale Arellano resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Libmanan (Philippines)

Bishop José Rojas Rojas, Titular Bishop of Idassa and Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Libmanan (Philippines)

Msgr. Henryk Ćwiek was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Stanisław Pindera was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Miguel Maury Buendía, Priest of Madrid (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan and Titular Archbishop of Italica

Bishop Christophe Dufour, Bishop of Limoges (France), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Aix (France)

Bishop Charles Henry Dufour resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mandeville (Jamaica)

Fr. Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P., was elected Bishop of Mandeville (Jamaica)

Bishop John Aloysius Morgan, Military Vicar emeritus of Australia (Australia) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia), passed away at 98

Fr. Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S., was elected Bishop of Jardim (Brazil)

Fr. Philip Dickmans, Priest of Hasselt (Belgium), was elected Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins (Brazil)

Fr. Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Cresima and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

Fr. Renauld Dupont de Dinechin, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Macriana minor and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

Fr. Thierry Marie Scherrer, Priest of Aix (France), was elected Bishop of Laval (France)

Bishop Luca Milesi, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Barentu of the Eritreans (Eritrea), passed away at 84

Fr. Taras Senkiv, O.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Siccenna and Auxiliary Bishop of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Diocese of Kota Kinabalu was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu (with suffragan sees Keningau and Sandakan) (Malaysia)

Bishop John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw (李奕瑶), Bishop of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia)

Sr. Maria Wiecka (Marta Anna), F.d.C., was beatified

Fr. Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader, Priest of Jerusalem (Palestine), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria)

Archbishop Henri Antoine Marie Teissier resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria)

Archbishop Henryk Hoser, S.A.C., Titular Archbishop of Tepelta and Adjunct Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Warszawa-Praga (Poland)

Cardinal Angelo Comastri took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Salvatore in Lauro

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

Msgr. Piergiuseppe Vacchelli, Priest of Cremona (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Adjunct Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Titular Archbishop of Minturno

Msgr. Paolo De Nicolò, Priest of Rimini (Italy), Regent of Prefecture of the Papal Household and Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household, was elected Titular Bishop of Mariana en Corse

Archbishop Janusz Bolonek, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

Bishop Pierre Sagna, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal), passed away at 75

Fr. Pedro Bismarck Chau was appointed as Priest of Newark (USA)

Cardinal James Francis Stafford took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio

Bishop Blaise-Ernest Morand resigned as Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada)

Fr. Albert Thévenot, M. Afr., was elected Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada)

Bishop Angelo Cella, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Frosinone–Veroli–Ferentino (Italy), passed away at 84

Mr. Luigi Alici resigned as National President of Italian Catholic Action

Mr. Franco Miano was appointed as National President of Italian Catholic Action

Fr. John Edmunds, S.T., was appointed as General Custodian of Missionary Servants of Most Holy Trinity

Fr. Austin Walsh, S.T., resigned as General Custodian of Missionary Servants of Most Holy Trinity

Fr. Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena, Priest of Caicó (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Guarabira (Brazil)

Fr. Irineu Gassen, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Vacaria (Brazil)

Fr. Gerardo Alimane Alminaza, Priest of Bacolod (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro (Philippines)

Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Cristo Re

Fr. Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo, Priest of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon) and Apostolic Administrator of Yagoua (Cameroon), was elected Bishop of Yagoua (Cameroon)

Fr. Antonisamy Francis, Priest of Tanjore (India), was elected Bishop of Kumbakonam (India)

Fr. Brian Alan Nunes was appointed as Priest of Los Angeles (USA)

Msgr. Colman M. Cooke was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Desmond P. Daly was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Sr. Maria Giuseppina di Gesu Crocifisso Catanea (Giuseppina), O.C.D., was beatified

Bishop Maurizio Galli, Bishop emeritus of Fidenza (Italy), passed away at 71

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

Fr. João Gilberto de Moura, Priest of Ituiutaba (Brazil), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Bishop John A. Choi Jae-seon (최재선 요한), Bishop emeritus of Busan 부산 (South Korea), passed away at 96

Msgr. Matthew Mhishi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Pedro Arandadíaz-Muñoz resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tulancingo (Mexico)

Bishop Domingo Díaz Martínez, Bishop of Tuxpan (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tulancingo (Mexico)

Fr. Paul Ssemogerere, Priest of Kampala (Uganda), was elected Bishop of Kasana–Luweero (Uganda)

Msgr. Simon Assamoah was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Firenze (Italy) and President of Pontifical Council for the Family

Msgr. Aldo Giordano, Priest of Cuneo (Italy), General Secretary of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to Council of Europe

Dr. Massimo Bufacchi was appointed as Director of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Msgr. Joris B.F. Schröder was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Higinio C. Velarde was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Krzysztof Olaf Charamsa was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Pio Abresch, Substitute emeritus of College of Cardinals, passed away at 76

Msgr. Manuel Aurelio Cruz, Priest of Newark (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Gaguari and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

Archbishop Elmar Maria Kredel, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bamberg (Germany), passed away at 86

Msgr. Franz Frühmorgen was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Fr. Joseph Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Ilagan (Philippines)

Bishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil)

Fr. Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller, Priest of São Paulo (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Frederico Westphalen (Brazil)

Bishop Victor Kindo, Bishop of Jashpur (India), passed away at 61

Fr. Thomas Graham Rose, Priest of Johannesburg (South Africa), was elected Bishop of Dundee (South Africa)

Msgr. Francisco Escalante Molina, Priest of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Michael Hofmann was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Franciscus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F., resigned as Bishop of Banjarmasin (Indonesia)

Fr. Petrus Boddeng Timang, Priest of Makassar (Indonesia), was elected Bishop of Banjarmasin (Indonesia)

Bishop Charles Albert Buswell, Bishop emeritus of Pueblo (USA), passed away at 94

Fr. Juan Rafael Esposito-Garcia was appointed as Priest of Washington (USA)

Bishop Alexander James Quinn resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (USA)

Msgr. Glynn Thomas Murphy was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Jean-Claude Petiot was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Lambert Joseph Luna was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Emmanuel Delmas, Priest of Cahors (France), was elected Bishop of Angers (France)

Bishop Elio Sgreccia resigned as President of Pontifical Academy for Life

Bishop Salvatore Fisichella (Rino), Titular Bishop of Voghenza, Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) and Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Lateran University, was promoted as President of Pontifical Academy for Life and Titular Archbishop of Voghenza

Diocese of Đakovo i Srijem was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Đakovo–Osijek (with suffragan sees Požega and Srijem and lost territory to establish Diocese of Srijem) (Croatia)

Diocese of Santo Domingo de los Colorados was renamed as Diocese of Santo Domingo (Ecuador)

Diocese of Srijem was restored (from Diocese of Đakovo i Srijem and became suffragan of Đakovo–Osijek) (Serbia)

Bishop Marin Srakić, Bishop of Đakovo i Srijem (Croatia) and President of Croatian Bishops’ Conference, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Đakovo–Osijek (Croatia)

Bishop Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil, Bishop of Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Santo Domingo (Ecuador)