Nominations and Resignations

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Utrecht lost territory to Diocese of Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Fr. Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentinos)

Fr. Enrique Colom Costa resigned as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Archbishop John Baptist Li Su-guang (李穌光) succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanchang 南昌 (China)

Archbishop John Wu Shi-zhen (吳仕珍) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanchang 南昌 (China)

Fr. Joseph Huang Bing-zhang (黃炳章) was elected Bishop of Shantou 汕頭 (China)

Fr. Paul Lei Shi-yin (雷世銀) was elected Bishop of Jiading 嘉定 (China)

Fr. Paul Liang Jian-sen (梁建森) was elected Bishop of Jiangmen 江門 (China)

Fr. John Lu Pei-sen (呂培森) was elected Bishop of Yanzhou 兗州 (China)

Fr. Peter Luo Xue-gang (羅雪剛) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Suifu 敘府 (China)

Bishop Placidus Pei Rong-gui (裴榮貴), O.C.S.O., resigned as Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China)

Bishop Thomas Qian Yu-rong (錢余榮) resigned as Bishop of Xuzhou 徐州 (China)

Fr. Joseph Sun Ji-gen (孫繼根) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Yongnian 永年 (China)

Bishop John Wang Ren-lei (王仁雷) succeeded as Bishop of Xuzhou 徐州 (China)

Fr. John Wang Ruo-wang (王若望) was elected Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China)

Bishop Joseph Xing Wen-zhi (邢文之) resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

Archbishop Iván Antonio Marín López, Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Guapi (Colombia)

Msgr. Brian Edwin Ferme resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Daniel Boulier, F.M.I., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Sons of Mary Immaculate

Fr. Jean Camus, C.I.M., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists)

Fr. Konrad Maria Ackermann was appointed as Priest of Regensburg (Germany)

Bishop Dimitrios Salachas resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Joseph Varghese Maliakkal, O.C.D., was appointed as President of Pontifical Theological Faculty and Pontifical Institute of Spirituality (Teresianum)

Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S., Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG) and Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO), was appointed as Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, Opus Dei, resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Msgr. Sandro Corradini resigned as Promoter of the Faith of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Msgr. Settimio Maroncelli resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

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

Msgr. Giovanni Verginelli resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Silvano Maria Maggiani, O.S.M., resigned as President of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Marianum

Fr. Salvatore Maria Perrella, O.S.M., was appointed as President of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Marianum

Fr. Lino Piano, S.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Priestly Society of Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo

Fr. Fiorenzo Salvi, S.S.S., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentinos)

Fr. Aldo Sarotto, S.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Priestly Society of Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo

Fr. Alberto Trevisiol, I.M.C., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Fr. Cataldo Zuccaro resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Dr. Franco Berti resigned as Vice-Director of Directorate of Health and Hygiene of Vatican City State

Mr. Renzo Sebastianelli was appointed as President of Personnel Commission of Vatican City State

Bishop Antoine Nabil Andari, Bishop of Curia of the Maronites, was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. John Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P., was appointed as Superior General of Servants of Christ the Priest

Sr. Carmen Sammut, S.M.N.D.A., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (White Sisters)

Bishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Lahore (Pakistan), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Lahore (Pakistan)

Msgr. Paul Collin resigned as Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Chaldeans (Palestine)

Msgr. Aldo Tolotto resigned as Director of House of St. Martha

Fr. Aniano Álvarez-Suárez, O.C.D., resigned as President of Pontifical Theological Faculty and Pontifical Institute of Spirituality (Teresianum)

Fr. Kévork Assadourian, Priest of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon), was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Abbot Peter Eberle, O.S.B., resigned as President of Swiss-American Benedictine Congregation

Fr. Michael John Zielinski, O.S.B. Oliv., resigned as Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology

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

Dr. Ivan Netto was appointed as President of Asian Conference of Secular Institutes (A.C.S.I.)

Msgr. Alberto Bruno, Priest of Tarlac (Philippines) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, passed away

Cardinal Kurt Koch took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore

Fr. Neal James Buckon, Priest of Cleveland (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Vissalsa and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

Archbishop João Bráz de Aviz, Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasília (Brazil), was appointed as Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Bishop Percival Joseph Fernandes resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India)

Cardinal Franc Rode, C.M., resigned as Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Msgr. Geremias Steinmetz, Priest of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Paranavaí (Brazil)

Msgr. Laurent Dognin, Priest of Nanterre (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (France)

Archbishop Luigi Travaglino was appointed as Permanent Observer to Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Msgr. Segundo Tejado Muñoz, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”

Msgr. Renato Volante resigned as Permanent Observer to Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Msgr. Andrew Jagaye Karnley, Priest of Monrovia (Liberia) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Monrovia (Liberia), was elected Bishop of Cape Palmas (Liberia)

Bishop Stanisław Kędziora resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga (Poland)

Msgr. Leonardo Antonio Paolo Bonanno, Priest of Cosenza–Bisignano (Italy), was elected Bishop of San Marco Argentano–Scalea (Italy)

Bishop Domenico Crusco resigned as Bishop of San Marco Argentano–Scalea (Italy)

Bishop Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez, Bishop-Prelate of Huautla (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico)

Fr. Jesús Díaz Alonso, S.F., was appointed as Superior General of Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph

Fr. Lluís Picazo Ustrell, S.F., resigned as Superior General of Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph

Bishop Manuel Pestana Filho, Bishop emeritus of Anápolis (Brazil), passed away at 82

Msgr. Antonio Guido Filipazzi, Priest of Ventimiglia–San Remo (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Sutri

Msgr. Edgar Peña Parra, Priest of Maracaibo (Venezuela) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Thelepte

Fr. Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga, Priest of Mbeya (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Dodoma (Tanzania)

Bishop John James Ward, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA), passed away at 90

Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Archbishop Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Florianópolis (Brazil), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Bishop Guire Poulard, Bishop of Les Cayes (Haiti), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

Msgr. Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint, Priest of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), was elected Titular Bishop of Senez and Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

Fr. Augustinus Han Hyun-taek (한현택 / 韓玄澤) was appointed as Priest of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia, Apostolic Delegate to Brunei, Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore and Non-Residential Pontifical Representative for Vietnam

Bishop Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B., Bishop of Rotterdam (Netherlands), President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community and President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Fr. Christopher James Coyne, Priest of Boston (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Mopta and Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis (USA)

Bishop Joseph Victor Adamec resigned as Bishop of Altoona–Johnstown (USA)

Msgr. Mark Leonard Bartchak, Priest of Erie (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Altoona–Johnstown (USA)

Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham (Anglican Rite) was established (England)

Diocese of Bo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo and became suffragan of Freetown) (Sierra Leone)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown (lost territory to establish Diocese of Bo and gained suffragan see Bo) (Sierra Leone)

Fr. Keith Newton was appointed as Priest of Our Lady of Walsingham (England) and Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham (England)

Archbishop Mario Milano resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Aversa (Italy)

Bishop Angelo Spinillo, Bishop of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy) and Bishop of Aversa (Italy)

Archbishop Charles Edward Tamba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Freetown (Sierra Leone)

Fr. Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell, Priest of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone), was elected Bishop of Bo (Sierra Leone)

Fr. Benjamin S. Phiri, Priest of Chipata (Zambia), was elected Titular Bishop of Nachingwea and Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata (Zambia)

Bishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho succeeded as Bishop of Coroatá (Brazil)

Bishop Reinaldo Ernst E. Pünder, Bishop of Coroatá (Brazil), passed away at 72

Patriarch Hovhannès (John) Bédros XVIII Kasparian, Patriarch emeritus of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon), passed away at 83

Bishop Jacques Sarr, Bishop of Thiès (Senegal), passed away at 76

Fr. Luiz Gonzaga Féchio, Priest of São Carlos (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Bishop Mihály Mayer resigned as Bishop of Pécs (Hungary)

Bishop András Veres, Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pécs (Hungary)

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

Bishop Eugénio Salessu, Bishop emeritus of Malanje (Angola), passed away at 87

Bishop Eduardo Davino, Bishop emeritus of Palestrina (Italy), passed away at 81

Archbishop Emanuele Gerada, Coadjutor Archbishop emeritus of Malta (Malta), passed away at 90

Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» in Ostia mare

Cardinal Paolo Romeo took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Paolo Sardi resigned as Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Archbishop Santos Abril y Castelló, Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia, was appointed as Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro

Msgr. Renato Volante, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid, Titular Bishop of San Leone and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Málaga–Soatá (Colombia)

Fr. Mate Uzinić, Priest of Split–Makarska (Croatia), was elected Bishop of Dubrovnik (Croatia)

Fr. John Chia (謝啟龍), C.D.D., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord

Fr. Stephen Ng (黃進龍), C.D.D., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord

Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico), passed away at 86

Bishop William Stephen Skylstad was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Baker (USA)

Bishop Robert Francis Vasa, Bishop of Baker (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Rosa (USA)

Fr. Ildo Augusto Dos Santos Lopes Fortes, Priest of Lisboa (Portugal), was elected Bishop of Mindelo (Cabo Verde)

Fr. John Chia (謝啟龍), C.D.D., was confirmed as Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord

Br. Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo, S.C.V., resigned as Superior General of Sodalitium of Christian Life

Br. Eduardo Regal Villa, S.C.V., was appointed as Superior General of Sodalitium of Christian Life

Bishop Assis Lopes resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Archbishop Emilio Ogñénovich, Archbishop emeritus of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina), passed away at 88

Msgr. Robert Gołębiowski, Priest of Radom (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Substitute Defender of the Bond of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Eusebio Ignacio Hernández Sola, O.A.R., Bureau Chief of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, was elected Bishop of Tarazona (Spain)

Cardinal Robert Sarah took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana

Bishop Hernán Alvarado Solano, Vicar Apostolic of Guapi (Colombia), passed away at 65

Msgr. Hermann Josef Leininger was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Mauro Maria Morfino, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Alghero–Bosa (Italy)

Msgr. Umberto Pedi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Thadeus Onoyima was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Military Ordinariate of Vojni ordinarijat u Bosne i Hercegovine was established (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Fr. Tomo Vukšić, Priest of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina), was elected Military Ordinary of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Dr. Mauro Olivieri was appointed as President of Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office

Mr. Pier Paolo Francini resigned as President of Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office

Fr. Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima, Priest of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus and Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

Bishop Fidel León Cadavid Marín, Bishop of Quibdó (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Sonsón–Rionegro (Colombia)

Bishop José Figueroa Gómez resigned as Apostolic Administrator of San José del Guaviare (Colombia)

Bishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa, Titular Bishop of Teglata in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of San José del Guaviare (Colombia)

Bishop Jean-Marie-Henri Legrez, O.P., Bishop of Saint-Claude (France), was promoted as Archbishop of Albi (France)

Bishop Julián García Centeno, O.S.A., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos (Peru)

Fr. Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A., was elected Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius and Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos (Peru)

Bishop Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez, Titular Bishop of Arcavica and Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain)

Bishop Atilano Vicente Rodríguez Martínez, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain)

Bishop José Sánchez González resigned as Bishop of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain)

Archbishop-elect Edgar Peña Parra was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor resigned as Secretary of “Vox Clara” Committee

Archbishop Franc Kramberger resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maribor (Slovenia)

Archbishop Marjan Turnšek succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maribor (Slovenia)

Archbishop Oscar Hugh Lipscomb resigned as First Vice-President of “Vox Clara” Committee

Bishop Thomas James Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix (USA), was appointed as First Vice-President of “Vox Clara” Committee

Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson (USA), was appointed as Secretary of “Vox Clara” Committee

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

Bishop Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C., Auxiliary Bishop of Karaganda (Kazakhstan), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Most Holy Mary in Astana (Kazakhstan)

Bishop Janusz Wiesław Kaleta, Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau (Kazakhstan) and Titular Bishop of Phelbes, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Atyrau (Kazakhstan) and Bishop of Karaganda (Kazakhstan)

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti

Fr. Linus Lee Seong-hyo (이성효 리노 / 李聖孝), Priest of Suwon 수원 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Turris Tamalleni and Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

Bishop Ernesto Vecchi resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna (Italy)

Bishop Martin Luluga resigned as Bishop of Nebbi (Uganda)

Msgr. Sanctus Lino Wanok, Priest of Nebbi (Uganda), was elected Bishop of Nebbi (Uganda)

Diocese of Lilongwe was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lilongwe (with suffragan sees Dedza, Karonga and Mzuzu) (Malawi)

Fr. Luigi Borriello, O.C.D., was appointed as Promoter of the Faith of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr., Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi)

Archbishop Juliusz Janusz (尤雅士), Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo

Archbishop Józef Mirosław Życiński, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lublin (Poland), passed away at 62

Fr. Andrzej Pakuła, M.I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marian Fathers)

Fr. Jan Mikołaj Rokosz, M.I.C., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marian Fathers)

Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U., resigned as President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Archbishop Ihor Vozniak, C.SS.R., Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Apostolic Prefecture of Likouala was promoted as Diocese of Impfondo (Congo-Brazzaville)

Fr. Victor Abagna Mossa, Priest of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville), was elected Bishop of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville)

Fr. Jean Gardin, C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Likouala (Congo-Brazzaville), was elected Bishop of Impfondo (Congo-Brazzaville)

Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville)

Bishop John Barwa, S.V.D., Bishop of Rourkela (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar (India)

Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar (India)

Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro

Archbishop Albert Jean-Marie Rouet resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers (France)

Bishop Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer, Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers (France), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Poitiers (France)

Cardinal Francesco Monterisi took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alla Regola

Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Monrovia (Liberia)

Archbishop Lewis Jerome Zeigler succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Monrovia (Liberia)

Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina

Fr. Evans Chinyama Chinyemba, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of Mongu (Zambia)

Bishop Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Mongu (Zambia)

Fr. José Francisco Falcão de Barros, Priest of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Augurus and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Brazil (Brazil)

Bishop Hélio Gonçalves Heleno resigned as Bishop of Caratinga (Brazil)

Bishop Emanuel Messias de Oliveira, Bishop of Guanhães (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Caratinga (Brazil)

Fr. Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp., was elected Titular Bishop of Verbe and Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil)

Bishop Francis Anthony Gomes, Bishop emeritus of Mymensingh (Bangladesh), passed away at 79

Bishop Waldemar Passini Dalbello, Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia (Brazil), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Brasília (Brazil)

Archbishop Augustine Hu Da-guo (胡大國), Prefect Apostolic of Shiqian 石阡 (China), passed away at 88

Bishop Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu, Bishop emeritus of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 83

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

Msgr. Andrew Burnham was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Keith Newton, Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham (England), was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Stephen Dami Mamza, Priest of Maiduguri (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Yola (Nigeria)

Fr. Pio Gonçalo Alves de Sousa, Priest of Braga (Portugal), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal) and Titular Bishop of Aquæ flaviæ

Fr. Miguel Ángel D’Annibale, Priest of San Isidro (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Nasai and Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos (Argentina)

Fr. Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé, Priest of Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), was elected Bishop of Ebebiyín (Equatorial Guinea)

Bishop Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ebebiyín (Equatorial Guinea)

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura, Archpriest emeritus of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy), former Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy) and former Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Cardinal Jorge María Mejía, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Girolamo della Carità, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo della Carità pro hac vice Title

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

Cardinal Walter Kasper, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino and Protodeacon of College of Cardinals, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Eustachio pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Roberto Tucci, S.J., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, President of Interdicastery Commission for Equitable Distribution of Priests, Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions), President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations, Patron of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Nicola in Carcere pro hac vice Title

Bishop Jorge Luis Lona resigned as Bishop of San Luis (Argentina)

Bishop Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea succeeded as Bishop of San Luis (Argentina)

Fr. Jean-Luc Hudsyn, Priest of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium) and Titular Bishop of Apt

Fr. Jean Kockerols, Priest of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), was elected Titular Bishop of Ieper and Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

Canon Léon Lemmens, Priest of Hasselt (Belgium), was elected Titular Bishop of Municipa and Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

Bishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X., Titular Bishop of Hilta and Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada)

Bishop Gilles Lemay, Titular Bishop of Eguga and Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Amos (Canada)

Bishop Eugène Tremblay resigned as Bishop of Amos (Canada)

Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil, Bishop of Calicut (India), was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Archbishop Luigi Gatti resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

Msgr. Charles Edward Drennan, Priest of Christchurch (New Zealand), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North (New Zealand)

Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams, Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

Bishop Francisco de Paula Victor resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)

Cardinal Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Berlin (Germany)

Fr. Helmut Karl Dieser, Priest of Trier (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Narona and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck, Bishop of Essen (Germany), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Germany (Germany)

Fr. Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía, Priest of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Capo della Foresta and Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)

Fr. Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga, Priest of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)

Msgr. Giuseppe Pellegrini, Priest of Verona (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Concordia–Pordenone (Italy)

Bishop Ovidio Poletto resigned as Bishop of Concordia–Pordenone (Italy)

Fr. William John Waltersheid, Priest of Harrisburg (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of California and Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA)

Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir resigned as Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), President of Synod of the Maronite Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon and President of Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East

Cardinal Fortunato Baldelli took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’Aventino

Bishop Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla resigned as Bishop of Riobamba (Ecuador)

Bishop Julio Hernando García Peláez, Bishop of Istmina–Tadó (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Quibdó (Colombia)

Archbishop Martin William Currie resigned as Bishop of Grand Falls (Canada)

Bishop Peter Joseph Hundt, Titular Bishop of Tarasa in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador (Canada)

Bishop Robert Anthony Daniels, Titular Bishop of Scebatiana and Auxiliary Bishop of London (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Grand Falls (Canada)

Fr. Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor, General Secretary of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church, was elected Archbishop of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Archbishop Georges Basilios Casmoussa was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Fr. Yohanna Petros Moshe, Priest of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq), was elected Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Archbishop Flavien Joseph Melki resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Fr. Youhanna Jihad Battah, Priest of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria), was elected Titular Bishop of Phæna and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Archbishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA) and Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Archbishop José Horacio Gómez Velasco, Opus Dei, succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Bishop Iwannis Louis Awad resigned as Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela of the Syriacs (Venezuela)

Fr. Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni, Priest of Aleppo of the Syriacs (Syria), was elected Titular Bishop of Sabrata and Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela of the Syriacs (Venezuela)

Bishop Antoine Vũ Huy Chương, Bishop of Hung Hoá (Vietnam), was appointed as Bishop of Đà Lat (Vietnam)

Bishop Jean Marie Vũ Tất, Titular Bishop of Thisiduo and Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá (Vietnam), was appointed as Bishop of Hung Hoá (Vietnam)

Msgr. Jan Vokál, Priest of Hradec Králové (Czechia), was elected Bishop of Hradec Králové (Czechia)

Diocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian Rite) lost territory to Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc (Hungary)

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

Bishop Peter Fülöp Kocsis resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Miskolc of the Hungarians (Hungary)

Fr. Atanáz Orosz, Priest of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary), was elected Titular Bishop of Panium and Apostolic Exarch of Miskolc of the Hungarians (Hungary)

Archbishop Giovanni Marra was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Orvieto–Todi (Italy)

Bishop Giovanni Scanavino, O.S.A., resigned as Bishop of Orvieto–Todi (Italy)

Bishop Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Most Holy Trinity in Almaty (Kazakhstan)

Fr. José Luís Mumbiela Sierra, Priest of Lleida (Spain), was elected Bishop of Most Holy Trinity in Almaty (Kazakhstan)

Bishop Dominic Kimengich, Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Lodwar (Kenya), was appointed as Bishop of Lodwar (Kenya)

Bishop Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A., resigned as Bishop of Lodwar (Kenya)

Bishop Oswald Georg Hirmer, Bishop emeritus of Mthatha (South Africa), passed away at 81

Cardinal Walter Brandmüller took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi

Mr. Francesco De Pasquale was appointed as Director of Financial Information Authority

Fr. Rolando José Álvarez Lagos, Priest of Managua (Nicaragua), was elected Bishop of Matagalpa (Nicaragua)

Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Matagalpa (Nicaragua)

Bishop Andrew Hao Jin-li (郝進禮), Bishop of Xiwanzi 西灣子 (China), passed away at 94

Fr. Michel Gérard, C.I.M., Superior General of Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists), passed away at 67

Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski, Metropolitan Archbishop of Miami (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA)

Bishop John Huston Ricard, S.S.J., resigned as Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA)

Diocese of Kondoa was established (from Diocese of Dodoma and became suffragan of Dar-es-Salaam) (Tanzania)

Bishop Thumma Bala, Bishop of Warangal (India), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Warangal (India) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad (India)

Bishop Thomas D’Souza, Bishop of Bagdogra (India), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta (India) and Apostolic Administrator of Bagdogra (India)

Cardinal Elio Sgreccia took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria

Archbishop Vincenzo Di Mauro succeeded as Archbishop-Bishop of Vigevano (Italy)

Bishop Claudio Baggini resigned as Bishop of Vigevano (Italy)

Bishop Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz, Bishop emeritus of Guadix (Spain), passed away at 78

Bishop Emmanuel A. Mapunda resigned as Bishop of Mbinga (Tanzania)

Fr. Bernardine Francis Mfumbusa, Priest of Dodoma (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Kondoa (Tanzania)

Fr. John Chrisostom Ndimbo, Priest of Mbinga (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Mbinga (Tanzania)

Fr. Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước, Priest of Phú Cuong (Vietnam), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cuong (Vietnam)

Bishop Béchara Raï, O.M.M., Bishop of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon), was elected Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Thomas Nkuissi, Bishop emeritus of Nkongsamba (Cameroon), passed away at 82

Fr. Thomas Anthony Daly, Priest of San Francisco (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Tabalta and Auxiliary Bishop of San Jose (USA)

Bishop Jonás Guerrero Corona, Titular Bishop of Assava and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Culiacán (Mexico)

Bishop Benjamín Jiménez Hernández resigned as Bishop of Culiacán (Mexico)

Bishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, Bishop of Uromi (Nigeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria)

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

Fr. Malachy John Goltok, Priest of Jos (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Bauchi (Nigeria)

Bishop José Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H., resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

Bishop Patrick Vincent Ahern, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA), passed away at 92

Bishop Agostinho Stefan Januszewicz, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop emeritus of Luziânia (Brazil), passed away at 80

Fr. Anthony Fallah Borwah, Priest of Monrovia (Liberia), was elected Bishop of Gbarnga (Liberia)

Fr. Chris Brennan, S.M.A., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Gbarnga (Liberia)

Fr. Michael Jude Byrnes, Priest of Detroit (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Eguga and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA)

Msgr. Donald Francis Hanchon, Priest of Detroit (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) and Titular Bishop of Horreomargum

Fr. Benedito Araújo, Priest of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Guajará-Mirim (Brazil)

Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia

Bishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ, Auxiliary Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina) and Apostolic Administrator of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina), was elected Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Anselmo Müller, M.S.F., Bishop emeritus of Januária (Brazil), passed away at 79

Msgr. Giuseppe Giudice, Priest of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy), was elected Bishop of Nocera Inferiore–Sarno (Italy)

Bishop Gioacchino Illiano resigned as Bishop of Nocera Inferiore–Sarno (Italy)

Bishop Julian Gbur, S.V.D., Bishop of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), passed away at 68

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

Bishop Francis Tong Hui (童輝) resigned as Bishop of Yan’an 延安 (China)

Bishop John Baptist Yang Xiao-ting (楊曉亭) succeeded as Bishop of Yan’an 延安 (China)

Bishop Valter Dario Maggi, Titular Bishop of Bossa and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador)

Bishop Julio César Terán Dutari, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador)

Bishop Luis María Estrada Paetau, O.P., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Izabal (Guatemala), passed away at 75

Bishop Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P., Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy)

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

Fr. Paul Sueo Hamaguchi (パウロ 浜口末雄), Priest of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan), was elected Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan)

Bishop Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (フランシスコ・ザビエル 溝部 脩), S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Takamatsu 高松 (Japan)

Fr. John Eijiro Suwa (使徒ヨハネ 諏訪 榮治郎), Priest of Osaka 大阪 (Japan), was elected Bishop of Takamatsu 高松 (Japan)

Patriarch Béchara Pierre Raï, was granted ecclesiastical communion by the Pope as Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), President of Synod of the Maronite Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk was confirmed as Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

Archbishop Ihor Vozniak, C.SS.R., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Archbishop Raymond-Maria Tchidimbo, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conakry (Guinea), passed away at 90

Cardinal Medardo Joseph Mazombwe took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza

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

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

Msgr. Giovanni Silvagni was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Paul Liang Jian-sen (梁建森) was consecrated as Bishop of Jiangmen 江門 (China)

Fr. Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

Bishop Jean-Claude Makaya Loemba was deposed as Bishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Papeete (French Polynesia)

Fr. Bruno Mai was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Papeete (French Polynesia)

Mr. Bernhard Sassmann resigned as President of International Catholic Union of the Press

Bishop Bosco Puthur, Bishop of Curia of the Syro-Malabars, was appointed as Major Archiepiscopal Administrator of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R., Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme and Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 83

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

Fr. Peter John Holiday, Priest of Johannesburg (South Africa), was elected Bishop of Kroonstad (South Africa)

Msgr. François Fonlupt, Priest of Clermont (France), was elected Bishop of Rodez (France)

Bishop Bellino Giusto Ghirard resigned as Bishop of Rodez (France)

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane

Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino

Bishop William Henry Bullock, Bishop emeritus of Madison (USA), passed away at 83

Bishop Michael John Malone resigned as Bishop of Maitland–Newcastle (Australia)

Fr. William Joseph Wright, Priest of Sydney (Australia), was elected Bishop of Maitland–Newcastle (Australia)

Fr. Alfred Agyenta, Priest of Navrongo–Bolgatanga (Ghana), was elected Bishop of Navrongo–Bolgatanga (Ghana)

Bishop Antonio Marino, Titular Bishop of Baza and Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Mar del Plata (Argentina)

Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C., Bishop of Dinajpur (Bangladesh) and General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh, was appointed as Bishop of Chittagong (Bangladesh)

Fr. Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M., was elected Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea)

Msgr. Joseph Robert Binzer, Priest of Cincinnati (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati (USA) and Titular Bishop of Subbar

Fr. Corrado Sanguineti, Priest of Chiavari (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lahore (Pakistan)

Fr. Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon, Priest of Kumbo (Cameroon), was elected Titular Bishop of Unizibira and Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda (Cameroon)

Msgr. Piotr Tarnawski was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Apostolic Vicariate of Machiques was promoted as Diocese of Machiques (became suffragan of Maracaibo) (Venezuela)

Msgr. Yovko Genov Pishtiyski was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

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

Fr. Hrvoje Škrlec was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Christoph Kühn was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop György Udvardy, Titular Bishop of Marazanæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), was appointed as Bishop of Pécs (Hungary)

Bishop András Veres resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Pécs (Hungary)

Bishop John Moolachira, Bishop of Diphu (India), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati (India)

Msgr. Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Priest of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Jain Mendez, Priest of Verapoly (India) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Piergiorgio Bertoldi, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Gianfranco Gallone, Priest of Oria (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Mauro Cionini was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Matteo De Mori was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Franco Piva, Priest of Rimini (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Tymon Tytus Chmielecki, Priest of Toruń (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk, Priest of Elbląg (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Bishop Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Machiques (Venezuela)

Bishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap., Titular Bishop of Leptiminus and Vicar Apostolic of Caroní (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of Machiques (Venezuela)

Fr. Paul Patrick Donoghue, S.M., was elected Bishop of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)

Bishop Stuart France O’Connell, S.M., resigned as Bishop of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)

Diocese of Malanje was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Malanje (with suffragan sees Ndalatando and Uíje) (Angola)

Diocese of Saurimo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saurimo (with suffragan sees Dundo and Luena) (Angola)

Bishop José Manuel Imbamba, Bishop of Dundo (Angola) and Apostolic Administrator of Saurimo (Angola), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saurimo (Angola)

Bishop Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre, Bishop of Malanje (Angola), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola)

Fr. Inácio Saure, I.M.C., was elected Bishop of Tete (Mozambique)

Fr. Giacomo Palagi, M.C.C.J., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tete (Mozambique)

Bishop Ioan Şişeştean, Bishop of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania), passed away at 74

Bishop Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Yakima (USA)

Bishop Joseph Jude Tyson, Titular Bishop of Migirpa and Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Yakima (USA)

Diocese of Passo Fundo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Passo Fundo (with suffragan sees Erexim, Frederico Westphalen and Vacaria) (Brazil)

Diocese of Pelotas was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pelotas (with suffragan sees Bagé and Rio Grande) (Brazil)

Diocese of Santa Maria was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Maria (with suffragan sees Cachoeira do Sul, Cruz Alta, Santa Cruz do Sul, Santo Ângelo and Uruguaiana) (Brazil)

Bishop Jacinto Bergmann, Bishop of Pelotas (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pelotas (Brazil)

Bishop Hélio Adelar Rubert, Bishop of Santa Maria (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Maria (Brazil)

Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon, Bishop of Passo Fundo (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Passo Fundo (Brazil)

Bishop Jean Gratton, Bishop emeritus of Mont-Laurier (Canada), passed away at 86

Bishop Louis Jean Dufaux, Bishop emeritus of Grenoble (France), passed away at 79

Msgr. Edward David Sheridan was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Charles Henry Dufour, Bishop of Montego Bay (Jamaica), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

Archbishop Donald James Reece resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) and President of Antilles Episcopal Conference

Bishop Beniamino Pizziol, Titular Bishop of Novigrad and Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Vicenza (Italy)

Cardinal Giovanni Saldarini, Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio pro hac vice Title and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Torino (Italy), passed away at 86

Fr. José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo, Priest of San Antonio (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) and Titular Bishop of Tagase

Bishop George Stack, Titular Bishop of Gemellæ in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales)

Fr. Peter Andrew Comensoli, Priest of Wollongong (Australia), was elected Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

Bishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Titular Bishop of Noba and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile)

Bishop Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez, Bishop of Matamoros (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Querétaro (Mexico)

Bishop Mario de Gasperín Gasperín resigned as Bishop of Querétaro (Mexico)

Cardinal Gaudencio Borbon Rosales resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Pasig (Philippines)

Bishop Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara, Bishop of San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Pasig (Philippines)

Fr. David-Maria A. Jaeger, O.F.M., was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop Mosè Marcia, Titular Bishop of Vardimissa and Auxiliary Bishop of Cagliari (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Nuoro (Italy)

Bishop Pietro Meloni resigned as Bishop of Nuoro (Italy)

Bishop Peter Li Hong-ye (李宏業), Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China), passed away at 91

Bishop Placidus Pei Rong-gui (裴榮貴), O.C.S.O., succeeded as Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China)

Bishop José María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Jaén en Perú (Peru), passed away at 85

Msgr. Charles Coleman Thompson, Priest of Louisville (USA), was elected Bishop of Evansville (USA)

Bishop Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger resigned as Bishop of Evansville (USA)

Bishop Dario Campos, O.F.M., Bishop of Leopoldina (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Brazil)

Bishop Paul Vincent Donovan, Bishop emeritus of Kalamazoo (USA), passed away at 86

Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez, Titular Bishop of Kearney and Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Saint Augustine (USA)

Bishop Victor Benito Galeone resigned as Bishop of Saint Augustine (USA)

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

Fr. Virgilio do Nascimento Antunes, Priest of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal), was elected Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal)

Bishop Albino Mamede Cleto resigned as Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal)

Archbishop Salim Ghazal, B.S., Superior General emeritus of Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour (Salvatorian Fathers), passed away at 79

Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti

Cardinal José Manuel Estepa Llaurens took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa

Bishop Anthony Francis Mestice, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA), passed away at 87

Msgr. Mario Martín Marnero was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Francis Lu Shou-wang (呂守旺), Bishop of Yichang 宜昌 (China), passed away at 45

Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

Bishop Saúl Figueroa Albornoz, Titular Bishop of Amudarsa and Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

Fr. Victor Manuel Fernández, Priest of Río Cuarto (Argentina), was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Fr. Mario Maritano, S.D.B., resigned as President-Dean of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità

Fr. Manlio Sodi, S.D.B., President of Pontifical Academy of Theology, was appointed as President-Dean of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità

Msgr. Patrick Edward O’Connor resigned as Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau (Tokelau)

Pope John Paul II, Supreme Pontiff, was beatified

Cardinal Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente, Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Valencia (Spain), passed away at 80

Bishop Brian Vincent Finnigan, Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane (Australia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Toowoomba (Australia)

Bishop William Martin Morris was deposed as Bishop of Toowoomba (Australia)

Bishop Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García, Titular Bishop of Naraggara and Auxiliary Bishop of Riobamba (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Tulcán (Ecuador)

Fr. Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C., was elected Titular Bishop of Thagamuta and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Bishop Dimas Lara Barbosa, Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari, Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and General Secretary of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Campo Grande (Brazil)

Archbishop Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Campo Grande (Brazil)

Fr. Wilson Luís Angotti Filho, Priest of Jaboticabal (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Tabæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Fr. José Aparecido Hergesse, C.R., was appointed as Titular Bishop of Assava and Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória (Brazil)

Fr. Hugo Alberto Torres Marín, Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Bossa and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Fr. Edgar Aristizábal Quintero, Priest of Cartago (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia)

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

Archbishop Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri, Archbishop emeritus of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 94

Fr. Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Western Sahara (Western Sahara), passed away at 88

Msgr. Janusz Mnichowski was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Jean-Marie Vianney Nsengumuremyi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Amor Eugenio García was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Oliver Pugoy Aro, M.S.P., was appointed as Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau (Tokelau)

Msgr. Robert Francis Morris was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Giustino Maria Russolillo, S.D.V., Founder of Society of Divine Vocations (Vocationists), was beatified

Msgr. Ciro Miniero, Priest of Napoli (Italy), was elected Bishop of Vallo della Lucania (Italy)

Bishop Giuseppe Rocco Favale resigned as Bishop of Vallo della Lucania (Italy)

Mr. Luigi Righi Schwammer, Treasurer emeritus of College of Cardinals, passed away at 88

Archbishop George Guţiu, Bishop emeritus of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 87

Cardinal Donald William Wuerl took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli

Cardinal Ivan Dias resigned as Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba, was appointed as Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Archbishop Fernando Filoni (斐洛尼), Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

Bishop Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende, Bishop of Breda (Netherlands), was appointed as Bishop of Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Bishop Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Fr. Benoît Grière, A.A., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists)

Archbishop Albert Kanene Obiefuna, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Onitsha (Nigeria), passed away at 81

Fr. Richard E. Lamoureux, A.A., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists)

Bishop Luigi Del Gallo Roccagiovine, Titular Bishop of Campli, passed away at 88

Fr. Simon Ok Hyun-jjn (옥현진 시몬 / 玉賢進), Priest of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Pederodiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

Fr. Ilson de Jesus Montanari, Priest of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas, Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation

Fr. José Lampra Cà, Priest of Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), was elected Titular Bishop of Leptiminus and Auxiliary Bishop of Bissau (Guinea-Bissau)

Msgr. Graham Bell, Priest of Roma (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation

Fr. Gabriele Ferlisi, O.A.D., was appointed as Prior General of Order of Discalced Augustinians (Discalced Augustinians)

Fr. Luigi Pingelli, O.A.D., resigned as Prior General of Order of Discalced Augustinians (Discalced Augustinians)

Prof. Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour, Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Laity, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Fr. Georg Häfner, Priest of Würzburg (Germany), was beatified

Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola

Bishop Joaquim Gonçalves resigned as Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal)

Bishop Amândio José Tomás succeeded as Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal)

Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon, Bishop of Steubenville (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Joliet (USA)

Archbishop Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali (Colombia)

Archbishop Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali (Colombia)

Fr. John Wilson, Priest of Leeds (England), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Vincent Long Van Nguyen (Nguyễn Văn Long), O.F.M. Conv., was elected Titular Bishop of Thala and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

Fr. John Lu Pei-sen (呂培森) was consecrated as Bishop of Yanzhou 兗州 (China)

Msgr. Jan Miazek was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Jan Sikorski was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Sr. Maria Clara do Menino Jesus Mexia de Moura Telles e Albuquerque (Libânia do Carmo Galvão), C.O.N.F.H.I.C., was beatified

Bishop Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo, Bishop of Dori (Burkina Faso), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Koudougou (Burkina Faso)

Bishop Basile Tapsoba resigned as Bishop of Koudougou (Burkina Faso)

Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname and Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine

Bishop Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B., resigned as Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in New York of the Armenians (USA)

Fr. Mikaël Antoine Mouradian, I.C.P.B., was elected Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in New York of the Armenians (USA)

Msgr. John C. Fritz, F.S.S.P., Priest of Rockford (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Glenn L. Nelson was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Sr. Dulce dos Pobres de Sousa Brito Lopes Pontes (Maria Rita), S.M.I.C., was beatified

Br. William Boslet, O.S.F., was appointed as Superior General of Religious Brothers of the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis (Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn)

Archbishop Karel Otčenášek, Bishop emeritus of Hradec Králové (Czechia) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 91

Fr. Dabula Anthony Mpako, Priest of Pretoria (South Africa), was elected Bishop of Queenstown (South Africa)

Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Tích Đức, Bishop emeritus of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam), passed away at 73

Bishop George Alencherry, Secretary of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church and Bishop of Thuckalay of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Cardinal Paolo Sardi took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana

Bishop Bosco Puthur resigned as Major Archiepiscopal Administrator of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Major Archbishop George Alencherry, Secretary of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church, was appointed as Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church

Archbishop Luigi Diligenza, Archbishop emeritus of Capua (Italy), passed away at 90

Fr. João Carlos Hatoa Nunes, Priest of Maputo (Mozambique), was elected Titular Bishop of Amudarsa and Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

Bishop Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc, Bishop of Romblon (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Kalibo (Philippines)

Ms. Lesley-Anne Knight resigned as Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis

Dr. Michel Roy was appointed as Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis

Msgr. Robert Dwayne Gruss, Priest of Davenport (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Rapid City (USA)

Fr. Donald Joseph Hying, Priest of Milwaukee (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Regiæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee (USA)

Fr. Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe, Priest of Galle (Sri Lanka), was elected Bishop of Galle (Sri Lanka)

Sr. Maria Serafina del Sacro Cuore Micheli (Clotilde), S.d.A., was beatified

Archbishop Francesco Canalini resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Archbishop Diego Causero, Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Fr. Antonio Neri, Priest of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Congregation for Clergy

Msgr. Thê Thoai Joseph Nguyên was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Cosmo Francesco Ruppi, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lecce (Italy), passed away at 78

Apostolic Vicariate of Kuwait was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia) (Kuwait)

Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia) (United Arab Emirates)

Bishop Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.J., Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait (Kuwait), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia (Kuwait)

Bishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (United Arab Emirates), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

Fr. Edouard Tsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutists)

Fr. Timothy Atkin, C.I.C.M., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutists)

Diocese of Naviraí was established (from Diocese of Dourados and became suffragan of Campo Grande) (Brazil)

Fr. Ettore Dotti, C.S.F., was elected Bishop of Naviraí (Brazil)

Archbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Montpellier (France)

Archbishop Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Montpellier (France)

Msgr. Rocco Antonio Cardillo was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Efraín Mendoza Cruz, Priest of Tlalnepantla (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Cubda and Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla (Mexico)

Fr. Crispin Ojeda Márquez, Priest of Colima (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Dume and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

Fr. Hugh Edward Gilbert, O.S.B., was elected Bishop of Aberdeen (Scotland)

Bishop Peter Antony Moran resigned as Bishop of Aberdeen (Scotland)

Msgr. Tarrats Esteban Puig was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Osma (Spain), was beatified

Cardinal Reinhard Marx took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Corbiniano

Bishop Paul-Emile Saadé resigned as Bishop of Batroun of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Youssef-Massoud Massoud resigned as Bishop of Latakia of the Maronites (Syria)

Fr. Georges Chihane, Priest of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Haifa and Holy Land of the Maronites (Israel), Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine of the Maronites (Palestine) and Patriarchal Exarch of Jordan of the Maronites (Jordan)

Archbishop Boutros Nabil El-Sayah, Archbishop of Haifa and Holy Land of the Maronites (Israel), Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine of the Maronites (Palestine) and Patriarchal Exarch of Jordan of the Maronites (Jordan), was appointed as Archbishop ad personam and Bishop of Curia of the Maronites