Nominations and Resignations

Titular Episcopal See of Parembolæ in Phœnicia was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Parembolæ in Arabia (Syria)

Titular Episcopal See of Saccæa was suppressed (Syria)

Sr. Oonah Mary O’Shea, N.D.S., was appointed as Superior General of Religious of Our Lady of Sion

Fr. João Adão Andrade, P.M.S., was appointed as Superior General of Little Mission for the Deaf and Dumb

Fr. Christian Beaulieu, I.S.P.X., was appointed as Director General of Secular Institute of Pius X

Fr. John Baptist Li Su-guang (李穌光) was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Nanchang 南昌 (China)

Fr. Paul Meng Ning-you (孟寧友), Priest of Taiyuan 太原 (China), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Taiyuan 太原 (China)

Fr. Paul Meng Qing-lu (孟青祿), Priest of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China)

Fr. Joseph Yang Yong-qiang (楊永強) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China)

Bishop Matthias Du Jiang (杜江), Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China), was uncanonically appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China)

Fr. Joseph Guo Jin-cai (郭金才) was elected Bishop of Chengde 承德 (China)

Fr. Joseph Han Ying-jin (韓英進) was elected Bishop of Sanyuan 三原 (China)

Bishop Peter Jin Lu-gang (靳祿崗) succeeded as Bishop of Nanyang 南陽 (China)

Fr. Peter Li Hui-yuan (李會元) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China)

Fr. Anthony Xu Ji-wei (徐吉偉) was elected Bishop of Linhai 臨海 (China)

Fr. John Baptist Yang Xiao-ting (楊曉亭) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an 延安 (China)

Bishop Peter Zhang Zhi-yong (張志勇) resigned as Coadjutor Bishop of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China)

Bishop Joseph Zhu Bao-yu (朱寶玉) resigned as Bishop of Nanyang 南陽 (China)

Msgr. Ante Jozić (尤安泰), Priest of Split–Makarska (Croatia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Head of Study Mission in Hong Kong of Philippines

Msgr. Josef Huber resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Msgr. Egidio Turnaturi resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Msgr. Giulio Viviani resigned as Chaplain of Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State and Chaplain of Fire Department of Vatican City State

Fr. Cristoforo Bove, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. Giovanni Colombo, O.M.I., resigned as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Fr. Cipriano de Meo, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as President of International Association of Exorcists

Fr. Angelo Giuseppe Urru, O.P., resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Sr. Giuseppina Del Core, F.M.A., was appointed as President of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium)

Msgr. Nabih Moawad resigned as Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Archbishop Thaddée Ntihinyurwa, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kigali (Rwanda), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kibungo (Rwanda)

Sr. Maureen Cusick, N.D.S., resigned as Superior General of Religious of Our Lady of Sion and President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Fr. Paul Abel Mamba Diatta, Priest of Ziguinchor (Senegal), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ziguinchor (Senegal)

Msgr. Miguel Huguet Ameller resigned as Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Fr. Domingo Javier Andrés Gutiérrez, C.M.F., resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Hernán Jorge Pereda, C.P.C.R., resigned as Superior General of Parochial Cooperators of Christ the King

Sr. Ausilia Chang Hiang-Chu, F.M.A., resigned as President of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium)

Fr. John F. Duffy, C.S.P., resigned as President of Paulist Fathers (Paulists)

Fr. Michael McGarry, C.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Paulist Fathers (Paulists)

Sr. Mary Lou Wirtz, F.C.J.M., was appointed as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

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

Fr. Jean-Pierre-Marie Guérin-Boutaud, C.S.J., resigned as General Prior of Community of Saint John

Fr. Thomas Joachim, C.S.J., was appointed as General Prior of Community of Saint John

Fr. Philippe Barbier, C.P.C.R., was appointed as Superior General of Parochial Cooperators of Christ the King

Bishop Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F., Bishop emeritus of Zárate–Campana (Argentina), passed away at 82

Bishop Franco Croci resigned as Vice-President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Msgr. Assunto Scotti, Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera, was appointed as Dean and Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Fr. Stefano Rega, Priest of Aversa (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun, Priest of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), was elected Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)

Msgr. Wolfgang Bischof, Priest of München und Freising (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Nebbi and Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany)

Bishop Franz Josef Dietl resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany)

Archbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B., resigned as Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Fr. Vahan Ohanian was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Bishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho, Titular Bishop of Thubursicum and Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Coroatá (Brazil)

Msgr. Matthew John Dickens was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Creus Josep Antoni Ginestà was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S., Bishop emeritus of Gallup (USA), passed away at 64

Bishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P., Titular Bishop of Buruni and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia), was appointed as Bishop of Parramatta (Australia)

Bishop Kevin Michael Manning resigned as Bishop of Parramatta (Australia)

Bishop Vittorio Lanzani resigned as Secretary of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

Dr. Maria Cristina Carlo-Stella was appointed as Secretary of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

Prof. Antonio Paolucci, Director of Directorate of Museums of Vatican City State and Director of Vatican Museums, was appointed as President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

Msgr. Lucio Lemmo, Priest of Napoli (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Turres Ammeniæ

Fr. Jean Marie Vianney Prida Inthirath, Priest of Savannakhet (Laos), was elected Titular Bishop of Lemfocta and Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet (Laos)

Cardinal Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Antananarivo (Madagascar), passed away at 84

Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba, Bishop of Yola (Nigeria), passed away at 74

Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, Metropolitan Archbishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), passed away at 63

Fr. Geraldo Magela de Lima Mayrink, S.D.N., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Bishop Antonio Vilaplana Molina, Bishop emeritus of León (Spain), passed away at 83

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

Diocese of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar Rite) lost territory to Diocese of Bhadravathi (India)

Msgr. Edward G. Meulemans was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Louis Orfila, Priest of Gibraltar (Gibraltar) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, passed away at 83

Bishop Janusz Edmund Zimniak resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Bielsko–Żywiec (Poland)

Bishop Alick Banda succeeded as Bishop of Ndola (Zambia)

Bishop Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A., resigned as Bishop of Ndola (Zambia)

Diocese of Mandya (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (from Diocese of Mananthavady and became suffragan of Tellicherry) (India)

Diocese of Ramanathapuram (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (from Diocese of Palghat and became suffragan of Trichur) (India)

Msgr. Bosco Puthur, Priest of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Foratiana and Bishop of Curia of the Syro-Malabars

Cardinal Godfried Danneels resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium and Military Ordinary of Belgium (Belgium)

Bishop André-Joseph Léonard (André-Mutien), Bishop of Namur (Belgium), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

Msgr. Raphael Thattil, Priest of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Buruni and Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. George Njaralakatt, Priest of Tellicherry of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Mandya of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. Paul Alappatt, Priest of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Ramanathapuram of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Paul Chittilapilly resigned as Bishop of Thamarasserry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. Remigiose Inchananiyil, Priest of Thamarasserry of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Thamarasserry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. Pauly Kannookadan, Priest of Irinjalakuda of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Irinjalakuda of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop James Pazhayattil resigned as Bishop of Irinjalakuda of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Josephus Tethool, M.S.C., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Amboina (Indonesia), passed away at 75

Bishop Edmond Carmody resigned as Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA)

Msgr. William Michael Mulvey, Priest of Austin (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA)

Apostolic Prefecture of Donkorkrom was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Donkorkrom (Ghana)

Fr. Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Donkorkrom (Ghana), was elected Titular Bishop of Ita and Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom (Ghana)

Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo–Hosanna) (Ethiopia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo–Hosanna was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna) (Ethiopia)

Bishop Rafael Llano Cifuentes, Opus Dei, resigned as Bishop of Nova Friburgo (Brazil)

Bishop Edney Gouvêa Mattoso, Titular Bishop of Tunnuna and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Nova Friburgo (Brazil)

Fr. Woldeghiorghis Matheos, Priest of Soddo–Hosanna (Ethiopia), was elected Vicar Apostolic of Hosanna (Ethiopia) and Titular Bishop of Turuda

Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J., Vicar Apostolic of Soddo–Hosanna (Ethiopia), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Soddo (Ethiopia)

Bishop John Francis Moore, S.M.A., Bishop of Bauchi (Nigeria), passed away at 68

Bishop Taras Senkiv, O.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Dr. Flaminia Giovanelli was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Fr. Josep Samsó y Elias, Priest of Barcelona (Spain), was beatified

Fr. Vincenzo Pisanello, Priest of Otranto (Italy), was elected Bishop of Oria (Italy)

Archbishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica), passed away at 77

Diocese of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankara Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trivandrum and became suffragan of Trivandrum) (India)

Diocese of Puthur (Syro-Malankara Rite) was established (from Diocese of Bathery and became suffragan of Tiruvalla) (India)

Archbishop Ivan Prenđa, Archbishop of Zadar (Croatia), passed away at 70

Bishop Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor, Bishop of Marthandam of the Syro-Malankara (India), was appointed as Bishop of Pathanamthitta of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Fr. Samuel Irenios Kattukallil, Priest of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Tamalluma and Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Bishop Joseph Thomas Konnath, Titular Bishop of Sicilibba, Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India), Apostolic Visitator in North America of the Syro-Malankara and Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Syro-Malankara, was appointed as Bishop of Bathery of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Fr. Vincent Paulos Kulappuravilai, Priest of Marthandam of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Bishop of Marthandam of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil, Bishop of Bathery of the Syro-Malankara (India), was appointed as Bishop of Puthur of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Fr. Thomas Anthonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C., was elected Bishop of Curia of the Syro-Malankara and Titular Bishop of Igilgili

Msgr. Piero Pioppo, Priest of Acqui (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Prelate of Institute for Works of Religion, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea and Titular Archbishop of Torcello

Fr. Montfort Stima, Priest of Blantyre (Malawi), was elected Titular Bishop of Puppi and Auxiliary Bishop of Blantyre (Malawi)

Msgr. Francis Ignatius Malone, Priest of Little Rock (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Philipos Stephanos Thottathil, Priest of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Hæmimonto and Auxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Msgr. Ronald Scott Friend was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Paul Verdzekov, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bamenda (Cameroon), passed away at 79

Bishop Joe Steve Vásquez, Titular Bishop of Cova and Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston–Houston (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Austin (USA)

Archbishop Benito Cocchi resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena–Nonantola (Italy)

Bishop Antonio Lanfranchi, Bishop of Cesena–Sarsina (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena–Nonantola (Italy)

Bishop José Eugênio Corrêa, Bishop emeritus of Caratinga (Brazil), passed away at 95

Fr. Danilo Corradi, S.M., resigned as Superior General of Company of Mary for the Education of the Deaf

Fr. Robert Frainer, S.M., was appointed as Superior General of Company of Mary for the Education of the Deaf

Fr. Zdzisław Józef Kijas, O.F.M. Conv., President of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Saint Bonaventure (Seraphicum), was appointed as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. João Noé Rodrigues, Priest of Witbank (South Africa), was elected Bishop of Tzaneen (South Africa)

Bishop Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Tzaneen (South Africa)

Bishop John of the Cross Chang Yik (장익 십자가의 요한 / 張益) resigned as Bishop of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea)

Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (김운회 루가 / 金雲會), Titular Bishop of Vadesi and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was appointed as Bishop of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea)

Bishop José Diéguez Reboredo resigned as Bishop of Tui–Vigo (Spain)

Bishop Luis Quinteiro Fiuza, Bishop of Ourense (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Tui–Vigo (Spain)

Fr. Salutaris Melchior Libena, Priest of Mahenge (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Sutunurca and Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

Fr. Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa, Priest of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Mozotcori and Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo resigned as Bishop of Kibungo (Rwanda) and Apostolic Administrator of Ruhengeri (Rwanda)

Diocese of Maliana was established (from Diocese of Díli) (Timor-Leste)

Bishop Vincenzo Manzella resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Caltagirone (Italy)

Fr. Calogero Peri, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Caltagirone (Italy)

Msgr. Piergiorgio Brodoloni was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Francesco De Santis was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Huesca (Spain) and Apostolic Administrator of Jaca (Spain)

Fr. Norberto Do Amaral, Priest of Díli (Timor-Leste), was elected Bishop of Maliana (Timor-Leste)

Fr. Domenico Di Raimondo Romo, M.Sp.S., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit

Fr. Fernando Torre Medina Mora, M.Sp.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit

Msgr. Miguel Antonio Barriola was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Justin Kientega, Priest of Koudougou (Burkina Faso), was elected Bishop of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso)

Bishop Raymond Wang Chong-lin (王寵林), Bishop emeritus of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China), passed away at 88

Archbishop Víctor Manuel López Forero resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia)

Archbishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Girardota (Colombia)

Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz, Bishop of Arauca (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia)

Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya, Bishop of San José del Guaviare (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Girardota (Colombia)

Msgr. Davide Pelucchi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Roger Victor Solo Rakotondrajao succeeded as Bishop of Mahajanga (Madagascar)

Bishop Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo resigned as Bishop of Mahajanga (Madagascar)

Bishop Óscar Armando Campos Contreras, Titular Bishop of Summa and Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Tehuantepec (Mexico)

Archbishop Augustine Kasujja, Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles, Apostolic Delegate to Comoro Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria

Bishop Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo, Bishop emeritus of Mahajanga (Madagascar), passed away at 62

Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr., Bishop of Bethlehem (South Africa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kroonstad (South Africa)

Msgr. Arūnas Poniškaitis, Priest of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania), was elected Titular Bishop of Sinna and Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania)

Fr. Grzegorz Ryś, Priest of Kraków (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stanisław Wojtaszek was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Novatus Rugambwa, Priest of Bukoba (Tanzania), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Titular Archbishop of Tagaria

Bishop Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I., Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Neuquén (Argentina)

Fr. Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Revuelta, Priest of Córdoba (Argentina), was elected Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina)

Bishop Néstor Hugo Navarro resigned as Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina)

Msgr. Rafael Biernaski, Priest of Curitiba (Brazil), Chaplain of His Holiness and Bureau Chief of Congregation for Bishops, was elected Titular Bishop of Ruspæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Msgr. Günther Geis was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Franz Kaspar was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Gerhard Stanke was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Helmut Wanka was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Paolo Mancini was appointed as Prelate Secretary of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Bishop Dominik Duka, O.P., Bishop of Hradec Králové (Czechia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Cardinal Miloslav Vlk resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Msgr. Eugene Martin Nugent (劉裕政), Priest of Killaloe (Ireland), Head of Study Mission in Hong Kong of Philippines and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Apostolic Delegate to Comoro Islands and Titular Archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill

Bishop Luciano Giovannetti resigned as Bishop of Fiesole (Italy)

Bishop Mario Meini, Bishop of Pitigliano–Sovana–Orbetello (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Fiesole (Italy)

Bishop Alick Banda resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Solwezi (Zambia)

Bishop Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather, Bishop emeritus of Tuticorin (India), passed away at 84

Fr. Jude Ayodeji Arogundade, Priest of Ondo (Nigeria), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ondo (Nigeria)

Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Bishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo, Bishop of Sonsón–Rionegro (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Bishop Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Bishop Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Reyes (Bolivia), passed away at 86

Bishop Ignatius P. Lobo, Bishop emeritus of Belgaum (India), passed away at 90

Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico, Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro

Archbishop Angelo Mottola resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro

Bishop Rufin Anthony succeeded as Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo resigned as Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

Archbishop José Dimas Cedeño Delgado resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Panamá (Panama)

Bishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Naratcata, Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá (Panama) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Panama, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Panamá (Panama)

Fr. José Araneta Cabantan, Priest of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Malaybalay (Philippines)

Bishop Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Malaybalay (Philippines)

Archbishop Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Córdoba (Spain)

Bishop Demetrio Fernández González, Bishop of Tarazona (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Córdoba (Spain)

Bishop Rafael Muñoz Núñez, Bishop emeritus of Aguascalientes (Mexico), passed away at 85

Territorial Prelature of Calama was promoted as Diocese of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile)

Bishop Rafael de la Barra Tagle, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile)

Fr. Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile)

Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto, Bishop-Prelate of Calama (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile)

Bishop Francis Kallarakal, Bishop of Kottapuram (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly (India)

Archbishop-elect Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Angola

Bishop Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia resigned as Bishop of Machala (Ecuador)

Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B., Bishop of Tulcán (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Machala (Ecuador)

Msgr. Maxime Bobichon was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Antonio Bartolacci, Priest of Teramo–Atri (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Chief of Chancellery of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá, Bishop emeritus of León (Spain), passed away at 83

Msgr. Timothy J. Dyer was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Helmut A. Hefner was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Bishop Orlando Romero Cabrera resigned as Bishop of Canelones (Uruguay)

Fr. Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero, Priest of Montevideo (Uruguay), was elected Bishop of Canelones (Uruguay)

Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Scranton (USA)

Msgr. Joseph Charles Bambera, Priest of Scranton (USA), was elected Bishop of Scranton (USA)

Fr. Terry Ronald LaValley, Priest of Ogdensburg (USA), was elected Bishop of Ogdensburg (USA)

Bishop John Bernard McDowell, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Pittsburgh (USA), passed away at 88

Diocese of Toamasina was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toamasina (with suffragan sees Ambatondrazaka, Fenoarivo Atsinanana and Moramanga) (Madagascar)

Bishop Désiré Tsarahazana, Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar and Bishop of Toamasina (Madagascar), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Toamasina (Madagascar)

Bishop Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S., resigned as Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar)

Fr. Marie Fabien Samuelin Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D., was elected Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar)

Bishop Joseph Lee Han-taek (이한택 요셉 / 李漢澤), S.J., resigned as Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon (이기헌 베드로 / 李基憲), Military Ordinary of South Korea (South Korea), was appointed as Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

Prof. Rosemary Goldie, Vice-Secretary emeritus of Council of the Laity, passed away at 94

Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard (André-Mutien), Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Belgium (Belgium) and President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium

Fr. José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Jesús María (Mexico)

Bishop José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Jesús María (Mexico)

Msgr. Stefan Wylężek was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Dieudonné Watio, Bishop of Nkongsamba (Cameroon), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bafoussam (Cameroon)

Archbishop Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tibú (Colombia)

Archbishop Antonio Lanfranchi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena–Nonantola (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cesena–Sarsina (Italy)

Dr. Riccardo Cinquegrani was appointed as Director of AVEPRO

Bishop Paul Kim Ok-kyun (김옥균 바오로), Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), passed away at 84

Fr. Mario S. Buttini, O.S.J., Superior General emeritus of Oblates of Saint Joseph (Josephines of Asti), passed away at 96

Bishop Charles Martin Wamika, Titular Bishop of Tacapæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Tororo (Uganda), was appointed as Bishop of Jinja (Uganda)

Bishop Joseph Benard Willigers, M.H.M., resigned as Bishop of Jinja (Uganda)

Archbishop George Riashi, B.C., resigned as Archbishop of Tripoli of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Bishop Juozas Tunaitis resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania)

Bishop Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M., Bishop emeritus of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico), passed away at 82

Msgr. Valentino Di Cerbo, Priest of Roma (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera, was elected Bishop of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy)

Bishop Pietro Farina resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy)

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

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

Bishop Vincent Mensah, Bishop emeritus of Porto Novo (Benin), passed away at 85

Fr. Domenico Paoletti, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as President of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Saint Bonaventure (Seraphicum)

Bishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Auxiliary Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina)

Bishop Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier resigned as Bishop of Granada (Nicaragua)

Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez, Bishop of Matagalpa (Nicaragua), was appointed as Bishop of Granada (Nicaragua)

Msgr. John Douglas Deshotel, Priest of Dallas (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Cova and Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas (USA)

Msgr. Mark Joseph Seitz, Priest of Dallas (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Cozyla and Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas (USA)

Bishop Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger, Bishop of Séez (France), was appointed as Bishop of Bayeux (France)

Bishop Pierre Auguste Gratien Pican, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Bayeux (France)

Prof. Alessandro Diddi was appointed as Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of Vatican City State

Archbishop-elect Eugene Martin Nugent (劉裕政), Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar and Apostolic Delegate to Comoro Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius and Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles

Bishop Paul John Marx, M.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C., succeeded as Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, Bishop of Bilbao (Spain) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain)

Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, H.S.O.D., resigned as Bishop of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

Fr. Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Summa and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Bishop Želimir Puljić, Bishop of Dubrovnik (Croatia), was promoted as Archbishop of Zadar (Croatia)

Fr. Jean-Paul Gusching, Priest of Amiens (France), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Celje (Slovenia)

Msgr. Stanislav Lipovšek, Priest of Maribor (Slovenia), was elected Bishop of Celje (Slovenia)

Bishop Augusto Alves da Rocha resigned as Bishop of Floriano (Brazil)

Fr. Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos, Priest of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Floriano (Brazil)

Msgr. José Avelino Bettencourt, Priest of Ottawa (Canada) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Milan Šášik, C.M., Titular Bishop of Bononia and Apostolic Administrator of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka succeeded as Bishop of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Faustin Ngabu resigned as Bishop of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Ralph Heskett, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

Fr. Jacques Benoit-Gonnin, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Bishop of Beauvais (France)

Bishop Charles Caruana resigned as Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

Bishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B., Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Gdańsk (Poland), passed away at 82

Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Detroit (USA) and Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (USA)

Fr. Vilsom Basso, S.C.I., was elected Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão (Brazil)

Bishop Luís D’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão (Brazil)

Bishop Carlo Chenis, S.D.B., Bishop of Civitavecchia–Tarquinia (Italy), passed away at 55

Bishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília, Bishop of Urgell (Spain), was promoted as Archbishop ad personam

Bishop Fernando Iório Rodrigues, Bishop emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil), passed away at 80

Msgr. David A. Cousins, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

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

Fr. Marco Arnolfo, Priest of Torino (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Piero Delbosco, Priest of Torino (Italy), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Dominic Kimengich, Priest of Nakuru (Kenya), was elected Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Lodwar (Kenya)

Msgr. Tomasz Kaczmarek was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Franco Gualdrini, Bishop emeritus of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy), passed away at 86

Bishop Leroy Theodore Matthiesen, Bishop emeritus of Amarillo (USA), passed away at 88

Dr. Marchese Don Giulio Sacchetti, Councillor General emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, passed away at 84

Fr. Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde, Priest of Ndola (Zambia), was elected Bishop of Solwezi (Zambia)

Archbishop Dermot Clifford, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cashel (Ireland) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Cloyne (Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cloyne (Ireland)

Bishop John Magee, S.P.S., resigned as Bishop of Cloyne (Ireland)

Fr. Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C., was elected Bishop of Gurúè (Mozambique)

Fr. Jean de Dieu Raoelison, Priest of Antananarivo (Madagascar), was elected Titular Bishop of Corniculana and Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar)

Archbishop José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M., Archbishop emeritus of Tánger (Morocco), passed away at 73

Archbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou (최창무 안드레아 / 崔昌武) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong (김희중 히지노 / 金熙中) succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates

Fr. Raymond Ahoua, F.D.P., was elected Bishop of Grand-Bassam (Cote d’Ivoire)

Bishop Paul Dacoury-Tabley resigned as Bishop of Grand-Bassam (Cote d’Ivoire)

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

Archbishop Christophe Dufour succeeded as Archbishop of Aix (France)

Archbishop Claude Feidt resigned as Archbishop of Aix (France)

Fr. Paolo Mancini, Prelate Secretary of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Warri (Nigeria)

Bishop John ’Oke Afareha, Titular Bishop of Mina and Auxiliary Bishop of Warri (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Warri (Nigeria)

Fr. Jean Marie Vũ Tất, Priest of Hung Hoá (Vietnam), was elected Titular Bishop of Thisiduo and Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá (Vietnam)

Bishop Luis Madrid Merlano, Bishop of Cartago (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia)

Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia)

Bishop Josef Homeyer, Bishop emeritus of Hildesheim (Germany), passed away at 80

Msgr. Gianpaolo Rizzotti, Priest of Verona (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. William Hanna Shomali, Priest of Jerusalem (Palestine), was elected Titular Bishop of Lydda and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio and President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Spain)

Bishop Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor, Auxiliary Bishop of Awka (Nigeria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Awka (Nigeria)

Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot, Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Venezuela), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

Bishop Vito De Grisantis, Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy), passed away at 68

Msgr. Ruperto Cruz Santos, Priest of Manila (Philippines) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Balanga (Philippines)

Archbishop Lajos Bálint, Archbishop emeritus of Alba Iulia (Romania), passed away at 80

Bishop Tomas Aguon Camacho resigned as Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

Archbishop José Horacio Gómez Velasco, Opus Dei, Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Msgr. Adolphe Vander Perre, Priest of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 87

Bishop James Matthew Wingle resigned as Bishop of Saint Catharines (Canada)

Fr. Nicolás Baisi, Priest of San Miguel (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Tepelta and Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina)

Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P., resigned as Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina)

Bishop Tadeusz Płoski, Military Ordinary of Poland (Poland), passed away at 54

Bishop Enrique Pérez Lavado resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Carúpano (Venezuela)

Msgr. Jaime José Villarroel Rodríguez, Priest of Margarita (Venezuela), was elected Bishop of Carúpano (Venezuela)

Archbishop Francis Kallarakal, Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly (India), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kottapuram (India)

Fr. Ambrosius Eßer, O.P., Relator General emeritus of Congregation for the Causes of Saints, passed away at 77

Archbishop Andrea Cassone, Archbishop emeritus of Rossano–Cariati (Italy), passed away at 80

Bishop Miguel Clarete Cinches, S.V.D., Bishop emeritus of Surigao (Philippines), passed away at 78

Fr. Barnaba Yousif Habash was elected Bishop of Our Lady of Deliverance in the United States of the Syriacs (USA)

Bishop André Dikran Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B., Protosyncellus emeritus of Amman and Jerusalem of the Armenians (Jordan), passed away at 90

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

Bishop Jacob Venance Koda resigned as Bishop of Same (Tanzania)

Cardinal Tomáš Špidlík, S.J., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti, passed away at 90

Bishop Norman Francis McFarland, Bishop emeritus of Orange (USA), passed away at 88

Fr. Joseph Shen Bin (沈斌), Priest of Shanghai 上海 (China), was elected Bishop of Haimen 海門 (China)

Bishop Felix Femi Ajakaye succeeded as Bishop of Ekiti (Nigeria)

Bishop Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun resigned as Bishop of Ekiti (Nigeria)

Bishop Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S., Bishop emeritus of Warri (Nigeria), passed away at 85

Bishop Simon Akwali Okafor resigned as Bishop of Awka (Nigeria)

Fr. Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos de Seña, S.J., was beatified

Archbishop William Donald Borders, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA), passed away at 96

Fr. Stefano Mazzotti (馬德範), Priest of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop John Clement Favalora resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Miami (USA)

Bishop Thomas Gerard Wenski, Bishop of Orlando (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Miami (USA)

Bishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki, Titular Bishop of Vulturara and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA)

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

Bishop James Moriarty resigned as Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland)

Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Bishop of Đà Lat (Vietnam) and President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam, was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Bishop Roger Joseph Vangheluwe resigned as Bishop of Brugge (Belgium)

Msgr. Hans Hollerweger was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Fabio Fabene, Priest of Viterbo (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Substitute of College of Cardinals, was appointed as Bureau Chief of Congregation for Bishops

Msgr. Rolando R. Mabutol was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Paulo Romeo C. Nietes was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Zbigniew Stanisław Rostkowski was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Tadeusz Syczewski was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski, Priest of Rockville Centre (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

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

Msgr. John F. Canary was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Dennis J. Lyle was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Daniel G. Mayall was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Charles R. Meyer was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Fr. Angelo Paoli, O. Carm., was beatified

Fr. Josep d’Igualada Tous Soler (Josep), O.F.M. Cap., was beatified

Msgr. Jean-Marie Le Gall, C.S.M., resigned as Superior General of Community of Saint Martin

Fr. Paul Préaux, C.S.M., was appointed as Superior General of Community of Saint Martin

Fr. Barthélemy Adoukonou, Priest of Abomey (Benin) and Secretary of Pontifical Council for Culture, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Klaus Martin Becker, Opus Dei, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Launay Saturné, Priest of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), was elected Bishop of Jacmel (Haiti)

Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta (Pakistan)

Bishop José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia, Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Celaya (Mexico)

Fr. Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I., Prefect Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan), was elected Titular Bishop of Thimida and Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan)

Fr. John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (정신철 세례자 요한 / 鄭信喆), Priest of Incheon 인천 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Cuicul and Auxiliary Bishop of Incheon 인천 (South Korea)

Archbishop Peter David Gregory Smith, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark (England)

Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B., Cardinal-Priest of S. Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, passed away at 98

Fr. Juan Odilón Martínez García, Priest of Toluca (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Atlacomulco (Mexico)

Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora (Nigeria)

Fr. Rogath Fundimoya Kimaryo, C.S.Sp., Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Same (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Same (Tanzania)

Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cartago (Colombia)

Bishop José Figueroa Gómez, Bishop of Granada (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San José del Guaviare (Colombia)

Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez, Bishop of Granada (Nicaragua), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Matagalpa (Nicaragua)

Apostolic Administration of Comores was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Archipel des Comores (Comoros)

Territorial Prelature of Ipil was promoted as Diocese of Ipil (Philippines)

Fr. Charles Mahuza Yava, S.D.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Apisa maius and Vicar Apostolic of Archipel des Comores (Comoros)

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

Archbishop Antoine Hayek, B.C., Archbishop emeritus of Bāniyās of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), passed away at 81

Bishop Julius Sullan Tonel, Bishop-Prelate of Ipil (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Ipil (Philippines)

Archbishop Zygmunt Kamiński, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland), passed away at 77

Fr. Mijo Gorski, Priest of Zagreb (Croatia), was elected Titular Bishop of Epidaurum and Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

Msgr. Grzegorz Piotr Bielaszka was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Luigi Amaducci, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy), passed away at 86

Msgr. Bartłomiej Rurarz was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Tadeusz Bednarek was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Luigi Poggi, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina, Librarian emeritus of Vatican Apostolic Library and Archivist emeritus of Vatican Secret Archives, passed away at 92

Bishop Valter Carrijo, S.D.S., resigned as Bishop of Brejo (Brazil)

Fr. José Valdeci Santos Mendes, Priest of Coroatá (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Brejo (Brazil)

Archbishop Marcello Costalunga, Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua and Pontifical Administrator emeritus of the Patriarchal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, passed away at 85

Msgr. Erminio Celso Duca was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Joseph Duffy resigned as Bishop of Clogher (Ireland)

Msgr. Liam Seán MacDaid, Priest of Clogher (Ireland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Clogher (Ireland)

Fr. Gabriele Ferdinando Bentoglio, C.S., was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Bishop Francis Lagan resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland)

Fr. Thomas Warren Powers, Priest of Bridgeport (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Victor Emilio Masalles Pere, Priest of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), was elected Titular Bishop of Girba and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Walter Mixa resigned as Military Ordinary of Germany (Germany) and Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Brunei, Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to India

Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk, Titular Archbishop of Eraclea and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland)

Archbishop Henryk Józef Muszyński resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland)

Archbishop Raymond-Joseph-Louis Bouchex, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Avignon (France), passed away at 83

Bishop Giorgio Corbellini, Vice Secretary General of Governorate of Vatican City State, President of Personnel Commission of Vatican City State and President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See, was appointed as President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei, resigned as President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

Fr. Eduardo Alanis Nevares, Priest of Tyler (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Natchez and Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix (USA)

Bishop José Joaquín Matte Varas, Military Ordinary emeritus of Chile (Chile), passed away at 87

Msgr. Timothy Lawrence Doherty, Priest of Rockford (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (USA)

Bishop William Leo Higi resigned as Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (USA)

Bishop Rafael Sanus Abad, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Valencia (Spain), passed away at 78

Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Archbishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Bishop Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên resigned as Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam)

Fr. Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P., was elected Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam)

Archbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré, Archbishop of Albi (France), was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Montpellier (France)

Fr. Sunny Thomas Kokkaravalayil, S.J., resigned as Pro-Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Msgr. Enrico Viganò, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff and Bureau Chief of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. James McCann, S.J., was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Bishop Víctor Selvino Arenhardt, Bishop of Oberá (Argentina), passed away at 61

Fr. Bernardo Ordoñe Borges, O. de M., was appointed as Master General of Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)

Fr. Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A., General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Superior General of Society of African Missions, was elected Bishop of Killaloe (Ireland)

Bishop William Walsh resigned as Bishop of Killaloe (Ireland)

Fr. Giovannino Tolu, O. de M., resigned as Master General of Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)

Msgr. Salvador Cristau Coll, Priest of Terrassa (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Algeciras and Auxiliary Bishop of Terrassa (Spain)

Bishop Aloísio Sinésio Bohn resigned as Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil)

Bishop Canísio Klaus, Bishop of Diamantino (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil)

Bishop Eugenio Binini resigned as Bishop of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli (Italy)

Bishop Giovanni Santucci, Bishop of Massa Marittima–Piombino (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli (Italy)

Sr. Teresa Manganiello, O.F.S., was beatified

Diocese of Kalay was established (from Diocese of Hakha and became suffragan of Mandalay) (Myanmar)

Diocese of Tunis was promoted as Archdiocese of Tunis (Tunisia)

Bishop Josef Koukl, Bishop emeritus of Litoměřice (Czechia), passed away at 83

Fr. Paolo Giuseppe Bianchi was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Bruno Esposito, O.P., was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Luigi Sabbarese, C.S., was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Felix Lian Khen Thang, Titular Bishop of Fesseë and Auxiliary Bishop of Hakha (Myanmar), was appointed as Bishop of Kalay (Myanmar)

Bishop Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham, Bishop of Tunis (Tunisia), was promoted as Archbishop of Tunis (Tunisia)

Fr. Eduardo Baura de la Peña, Opus Dei, was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Frank Richard Spencer, Priest of Baltimore (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Auzia and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

Fr. Manuel Dorantes was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Dr. Edward Neal Peters was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Edgar de Jesús García Gil, Bishop of Montelíbano (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Palmira (Colombia)

Fr. Bashar Matte Warda, C.SS.R., was elected Archbishop of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Bishop Rabban Al-Qas resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka resigned as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq)

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

Fr. John Richard Cihak was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Bishop Waldemar Chaves de Araújo resigned as Bishop of São João del Rei (Brazil)

Bishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M., Bishop of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of São João del Rei (Brazil)

Bishop Edward Robert Adams resigned as Bishop of Oudtshoorn (South Africa)

Fr. Francisco Fortunato De Gouveia, Priest of Cape Town (South Africa), was elected Bishop of Oudtshoorn (South Africa)

Msgr. Jean-Paul Laferrière was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria, Priest of Khartoum (Sudan), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of El Obeid (Sudan)

Sr. Maria Pierina De Micheli (Giuseppa Maria), F.I.C., was beatified

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pescara–Penne lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chieti–Vasto (Italy)

Bishop Rémy Victor Vancottem, Titular Bishop of Unizibira and Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), was appointed as Bishop of Namur (Belgium)

Fr. Gérard Chabanon, M. Afr., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

Canon Dieter Geerlings, Priest of Münster (Germany), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Tacapæ

Canon Christoph Hegge, Priest of Münster (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Sicilibba and Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany)

Bishop Heinrich Janssen resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany)

Fr. Wilfried Theising, Priest of Münster (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Mina and Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany)

Fr. Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M. Afr., Priest of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

Bishop Matthias Kobena Nketsiah, Titular Bishop of Abaradira and Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Coast (Ghana), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana)

Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria)

Bishop Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Benin City (Nigeria)

Fr. Selvaratnam James Dunstan, I.V.D., was appointed as Director General of Institute Voluntas Dei

Bishop Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía, Bishop of Málaga–Soatá (Colombia), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali (Colombia)

Bishop Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia (Turkiye), passed away at 63

Bishop Carlos Francisco Martins Pinheiro, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Braga (Portugal), passed away at 85

Bishop Bernard Bober, Titular Bishop of Vissalsa and Auxiliary Bishop of Košice (Slovakia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Košice (Slovakia)

Archbishop Alojz Tkáč resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Košice (Slovakia)

Fr. Joseph Son Sam-seok (손삼석 요셉 / 孫參瑞), Priest of Busan 부산 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Fesseë and Auxiliary Bishop of Busan 부산 (South Korea)

Fr. David Michael O’Connell, C.M., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Trenton (USA)

Bishop Julio Hernando García Peláez, Titular Bishop of Bida and Auxiliary Bishop of Cali (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Istmina–Tadó (Colombia)

Bishop Alonso Llano Ruiz resigned as Bishop of Istmina–Tadó (Colombia)

Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko, Priest of Warszawa (Poland), was beatified

Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Acapulco (Mexico)

Bishop Carlos Garfias Merlos, Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Acapulco (Mexico)

Fr. William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Asunción (Paraguay), passed away at 96

Bishop Robert Patrick Maginnis resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Msgr. John Joseph McIntyre, Priest of Philadelphia (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Bononia and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Fr. Mário Antônio da Silva, Priest of Jacarezinho (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Arena and Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil)

Bishop Epaminondas José de Araújo, Bishop emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil), passed away at 88

Bishop Joseph Crescent McKinney, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Grand Rapids (USA), passed away at 81

Fr. Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.SS.R., was elected Titular Bishop of Zarna and Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño (Colombia)

Bishop Álvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño (Colombia)

Msgr. Rodolfo Loiz Morales was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. José Félix Pérez Riera was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Ramón Santiago Suárez Polcari was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Luigi Moretti, Titular Archbishop of Mopta and Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno (Italy)

Archbishop Gerardo Pierro resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno (Italy)

Archbishop Basil Myron Schott, Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA), passed away at 70

Fr. Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Napo (Ecuador) and Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Proconsulari

Bishop Paolo Mietto, C.S.I., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Napo (Ecuador)

Bishop Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira, Titular Bishop of Aquæ flaviæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Viana do Castelo (Portugal)

Bishop José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira resigned as Bishop of Viana do Castelo (Portugal)

Bishop William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv., Titular Bishop of Lares and Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee (USA), was appointed as Bishop of La Crosse (USA)

Mr. Manuel Lozano Garrido was beatified

Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkiye), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Anatolia (Turkiye)

Mr. Lojze Grozde was beatified

Msgr. José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida, Priest of Santo Amaro (Brazil) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

Bishop Jaroslav Škarvada, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia), passed away at 85

Fr. Stefan Heße, Priest of Köln (Germany), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Diocese of Salgueiro was established (from Diocese of Floresta and Diocese of Petrolina and became suffragan of Olinda e Recife) (Brazil)

Fr. Magnus Henrique Lopes, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Salgueiro (Brazil)

Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S., Titular Bishop of Furnos maior and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil)

Abbot Timothy Thomas Kelly, O.S.B., resigned as President of American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation

Bishop Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Berbérati (Central African Republic)

Fr. Michel Brondino, S.C.J., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Timon David Fathers)

Fr. Gérard-Marie Philip, S.C.J., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Timon David Fathers)

Fr. Hugh Anderson, O.S.B., was appointed as President of American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation

Msgr. Georges Auduc was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Jānis Pujats resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Riga (Latvia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia

Fr. Zbigņevs Stankevičs, Priest of Riga (Latvia), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Riga (Latvia)

Fr. Jozef Barlaš was appointed as Priest of Košice (Slovakia)

Fr. John Wong Soo Kau (黄士交), Priest of Sandakan (Malaysia), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia)

Msgr. Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, Priest of Bolzano–Bressanone (Italy), Undersecretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”

Fr. Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca, Priest of Toluca (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Vadesi and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

Fr. Andrés Vargas Peña, Priest of San Luis Potosí (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Utimmira and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

Msgr. Michael Joseph Fitzgerald, Priest of Philadelphia (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) and Titular Bishop of Tamallula

Bishop Joseph Patrick McFadden, Titular Bishop of Horreomargum and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Harrisburg (USA)

Msgr. Antônio Braz Benevente, Priest of Uberaba (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Jacarezinho (Brazil)

Bishop Fernando José Penteado resigned as Bishop of Jacarezinho (Brazil)

Fr. Joseph Han Ying-jin (韓英進) was consecrated as Bishop of Sanyuan 三原 (China)

Bishop Cherubim Alfred Dambui, Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 62

Bishop Jozef De Kesel, Titular Bishop of Bulna and Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), was appointed as Bishop of Brugge (Belgium)

Msgr. Guglielmo Borghetti, Priest of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Pitigliano–Sovana–Orbetello (Italy)

Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Ríos, Military Ordinary of Paraguay (Paraguay), was appointed as Bishop of Villarrica (Paraguay)