Nominations and Resignations

Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Egypt and Sudan (Greek-Melkite Rite) was renamed as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan (Egypt)

Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Sudan (Syriac Rite) was renamed as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Sudan and South Sudan (Sudan)

Fr. Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Fr. Augustine Cui Tai (崔泰) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Xuanhua 宣化 (China)

Bishop Ignatius Huang Shou-cheng (黃守誠) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

Fr. Joseph Lin Yun-tuan (林運團), Priest of Fuzhou 福州 (China), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

Fr. Marino Martínez Pérez, T.C., was appointed as Superior General of Capuchin Tertiary Religious of Our Lady of Sorrows (Amigonian Friars)

Fr. Gustavo Mejia, M.X.Y., resigned as Superior General of Yarumal Society for the Foreign Missions

Msgr. Philip B. Najim, Procurator at Rome of the Chaldeans, was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo of the Chaldeans (Egypt)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Prado, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Msgr. Paolo Nicolini was appointed as President of Personnel Commission of Vatican City State

Msgr. Egidio Turnaturi resigned as President of Disciplinary Commission of Vatican City State

Fr. Francesco Bartoloni, C.PP.S., resigned as Moderator General of Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Fr. Gioele Schiavella, O.S.A., was appointed as Chaplain of Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services of Vatican City State

Dr. Paolo Mennini resigned as Delegate of the Extraordinary Section of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

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

Fr. Elie Madi, L.M., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries

Fr. José del Rosario Jimenez Rangel, M.X.Y., was appointed as Superior General of Yarumal Society for the Foreign Missions

Fr. César Luis Caro Puértolas, Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians), was appointed as Priest of Mérida–Badajoz (Spain)

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

Fr. Ignacio Calle Ramírez, T.C., resigned as Superior General of Capuchin Tertiary Religious of Our Lady of Sorrows (Amigonian Friars)

Fr. Georges Salim Khawam, M.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Missionaries of Saint Paul

Fr. Kévork Assadourian resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Msgr. Georges Masri was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Syriacs

Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Mwanza (Tanzania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Shinyanga (Tanzania)

Msgr. Wilfrid Henry Paradis, Priest of Manchester (USA), passed away at 91

Fr. William A. Nordenbrock, C.PP.S., was appointed as Moderator General of Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Sr. Miriam Claire Kowal, O.S.B.M., resigned as Superior General of Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great

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

Fr. Germán Marín was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia (Venezuela)

Fr. Élias Aghia, M.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Society of Missionaries of Saint Paul

Fr. Daniel Ols, O.P., resigned as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Sr. Ángeles Aliño, R.J.M., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Religious of Jesus and Mary

Bishop Moses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Detroit (USA), passed away at 84

Msgr. Stephen Arthur Jensen, Priest of Vancouver (Canada) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Prince George (Canada)

Bishop Gerald William Wiesner, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Prince George (Canada)

Fr. David Prescott Talley, Priest of Atlanta (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Lambæsis and Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta (USA)

Archbishop Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ottawa (Canada), passed away at 97

Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS)

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel, Apostolic Nuncio to Iran, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS)

Archbishop-elect Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thévenin was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

Dr. Eugenio Borgognoni resigned as Director of Directorate of State Accounting of Vatican City State

Dr. Antonio Chiminello, Vice-Director of Directorate of State Accounting of Vatican City State, was appointed as Director of Directorate of State Accounting of Vatican City State

Bishop George Punnakottil resigned as Bishop of Kothamangalam of the Syro-Malabars (India) and Second Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India

Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante resigned as Bishop of Camden (USA)

Bishop Dennis Joseph Sullivan, Titular Bishop of Enera and Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Camden (USA)

Fr. Anscar Chupungco (Herminio Javier), O.S.B., Rector Magnificus emeritus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm, passed away at 73

Fr. Peter Wilkinson was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Joseph Khoury resigned as Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal of the Maronites (Canada)

Fr. Paul-Marwan Tabet, L.M., was elected Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal of the Maronites (Canada)

Fr. George Madathikandathil, Priest of Kothamangalam of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Kothamangalam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Brendan Leahy, Priest of Dublin (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Limerick (Ireland)

Bishop Oscar Cantú, Titular Bishop of Dardanus and Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Las Cruces (USA)

Bishop Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B., resigned as Bishop of Las Cruces (USA)

Msgr. Gregory Oucharyk, Priest of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians (Canada) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, passed away at 91

Bishop Daniel Kozlinski Netto, Apostolic Administrator of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Venezuela of the Ukrainians

Bishop Julio Parrilla Díaz, Bishop of Loja (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Riobamba (Ecuador)

Bishop John Martin Darko, Bishop emeritus of Sekondi–Takoradi (Ghana), passed away at 67

Msgr. Leonardo Sapienza, R.C.J., Regent of Prefecture of the Papal Household and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Cardinal Antonios I Naguib resigned as Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt

Bishop Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak, Bishop of Minya of the Copts (Egypt), was elected President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt and Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Michel Pollien, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paris (France), passed away at 75

Msgr. Mauro Ugolini was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Desiderius Rwoma, Bishop of Singida (Tanzania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Singida (Tanzania) and Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania)

Bishop Nestorius Timanywa resigned as Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania)

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, President of International Council for Catechesis and Prefect of Congregation for Clergy, was appointed as President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order

Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella (Rino), President of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation, was appointed as President of International Council for Catechesis

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste, Apostolic Delegate to Brunei and Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia

Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski resigned as President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order and President of Interdicastery Commission for Equitable Distribution of Priests

Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino, Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste and Apostolic Delegate to Brunei

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Permanent Observer to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Apostolic Exarchate of Great Britain (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Holy Family of London (without ecclesiastical province) (England)

Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak was granted ecclesiastical communion by the Pope as Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., Titular Bishop of Bareta, Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians and Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain of the Ukrainians (England), was appointed as Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)

Bishop Heiner Koch, Titular Bishop of Roscrea and Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Dresden–Meißen (Germany)

Msgr. Eamon Martin, Priest of Derry (Northern Ireland), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

Fr. André Gueye, Priest of Thiès (Senegal), was elected Bishop of Thiès (Senegal)

Apostolic Exarchate of France (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris (without ecclesiastical province) (France)

Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro (Croatian Rite) was renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia (lost territory to Archdiocese of Bar and Diocese of Kotor) (Serbia)

Bishop Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop of Mouila (Gabon)

Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan, Bishop of Port-Gentil (Gabon), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Port-Gentil (Gabon) and Bishop of Mouila (Gabon)

Msgr. Carmelo Pellegrino, Chaplain of His Holiness and Promoter of the Faith of Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Piotr Henryk Sawczuk, Priest of Siedlce (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Ottana and Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce (Poland)

Bishop Borys Andrij Gudziak, Titular Bishop of Carcabia and Apostolic Exarch of France of the Ukrainians (France), was appointed as Bishop of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France)

Fr. Daniel Jodoin, Priest of Sherbrooke (Canada), was elected Bishop of Bathurst (Canada)

Msgr. Gerardo Antonazzo, Priest of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Sora–Aquino–Pontecorvo (Italy)

Msgr. Dario Edoardo Viganò, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Director of Vatican Television Centre

Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., resigned as Director General of Vatican Television Centre

Dr. Angelo Scelzo, Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Social Communications, was appointed as Debuty Director for the Accreditation for Journalists of Press Office of the Holy See

Bishop Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet, Bishop emeritus of Lille (France), passed away at 90

Archbishop Francesco Gioia, O.F.M. Cap., Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, was appointed as President of Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem

Cardinal Józef Glemp, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Warszawa (Poland) and Ordinary emeritus of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland), passed away at 83

Bishop Leo Murphy Drona, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of San Pablo (Philippines)

Bishop Buenaventura Malayo Famadico, Bishop of Gumaca (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of San Pablo (Philippines)

Bishop Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr. resigned as Bishop of Kalookan (Philippines)

Fr. Carl Leonard Reid was appointed as Priest of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia)

Fr. Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E., Superior General of Society of Foreign Missions, was elected Bishop of Choluteca (Honduras)

Fr. Geovanny Guillén Salinas resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Choluteca (Honduras)

Fr. Rafael García de la Serrana Villalobos was appointed as Vice-Director of Directorate of Technical Services of Vatican City State

Dr. Giuseppe Facchini resigned as Vice-Director of Directorate of Technical Services of Vatican City State

Fr. Djalwana Laurent Lompo, Priest of Niamey (Niger), was elected Titular Bishop of Buffada and Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey (Niger)

Bishop Francisco Mendoza de León, Auxiliary Bishop of Antipolo (Philippines), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kalookan (Philippines)

Bishop Reinhold Stecher, Bishop emeritus of Innsbruck (Austria), passed away at 91

Bishop Alexander King Sample, Bishop of Marquette (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA)

Archbishop John George Vlazny resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA)

Bishop Joseph Ma Yan-en (馬彥恩) was appointed as Bishop of Xiwanzi 西灣子 (China)

Fr. Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto, Priest of Espinal (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Quibdó (Colombia)

Bishop Julio Hernando García Peláez resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Quibdó (Colombia)

Msgr. Tamás Toth was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Henryk Wejman, Priest of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jerzy Steckiewicz, Priest of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Francisco Kim Jung-won was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph Youn Seok-won was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré, Priest of Diébougou (Burkina Faso), was elected Bishop of Dori (Burkina Faso)

Bishop Stanislas Lalanne, Bishop of Coutances (France), was appointed as Bishop of Pontoise (France)

Bishop Isidore Fernandes resigned as Bishop of Allahabad (India)

Bishop Ignatius Menezes was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Allahabad (India)

Archbishop Louis Sako, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kirkuk of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq and Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Joseph Cassidy, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tuam (Ireland), passed away at 79

Fr. Jonas Dembélé, Priest of San (Mali), was elected Bishop of Kayes (Mali)

Bishop Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu, Bishop emeritus of Vinh Long (Vietnam), passed away at 99

Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako was granted ecclesiastical communion by the Pope as Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Jacques Ishaq resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Bishop Massimo Camisasca, F.S.C.B., resigned as Superior General of Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo

Fr. Paolo Sottopietra, F.S.C.B., was appointed as Superior General of Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo

Fr. John Gregory Kelly, Priest of Dallas (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Percy Lorenzo Galván Flores, Priest of Sucre (Bolivia), was elected Bishop-Prelate of Corocoro (Bolivia)

Bishop Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B., Bishop of El Alto (Bolivia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sucre (Bolivia)

Archbishop Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sucre (Bolivia)

Bishop Luis Morgan Casey resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Pando (Bolivia)

Fr. Eugenio Coter, Priest of Bergamo (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Thibiuca and Vicar Apostolic of Pando (Bolivia)

Msgr. Michel Christian Alain Aupetit, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Maxita and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B., Titular Bishop of Melitene of the Armenians and Bishop of Curia of the Armenians, was appointed as Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France)

Bishop Ernesto Vecchi was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

Bishop Grégoire Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B., resigned as Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France)

Bishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem, Bishop of Uyo (Nigeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabar (Nigeria)

Archbishop Joseph Edra Ukpo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabar (Nigeria)

Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D., Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Apostolic Nuncio to Togo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda

Msgr. Giuseppe Maria Croce was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Joseph O. Egerega, Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Bomadi (Nigeria), passed away at 72

Bishop Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena, Bishop emeritus of Kara (Togo), passed away at 77

Bishop John Michael D’Arcy, Bishop emeritus of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA), passed away at 80

Bishop John Baptist Liu Jing-shan (劉靜山), Bishop emeritus of Ningxia 寧夏 (China), passed away at 99

Bishop Joseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec, Bishop emeritus of Fréjus–Toulon (France), passed away at 89

Territorial Prelature of Cametá was promoted as Diocese of Cametá (Brazil)

Bishop Douglas Joseph Warren, Bishop emeritus of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia), passed away at 93

Bishop Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R., Bishop-Prelate of Cametá (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Cametá (Brazil)

Fr. Valdir Mamede, Priest of Brasília (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Naissus and Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)

Archbishop Arthé Guimond, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Grouard–McLennan (Canada), passed away at 81

Abbot Giordano Rota, O.S.B. Cas., resigned as President of Cassinese Benedictine Congregation

Bishop Amedeus Msarikie, Bishop emeritus of Moshi (Tanzania), passed away at 81

Bishop William Anthony Hughes, Bishop emeritus of Covington (USA), passed away at 91

Bishop Joseph Yang Yong-qiang (楊永強) succeeded as Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China)

Bishop Joseph Ma Xue-sheng (馬學聖), Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China), passed away at 89

Cardinal Giovanni Cheli, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, passed away at 94

Archbishop Salvatore Di Cristina resigned as Archbishop of Monreale (Italy)

Bishop Michele Pennisi, Bishop of Piazza Armerina (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Monreale (Italy)

Fr. Domingo Buezo Leiva, Priest of Zacapa (Guatemala), was elected Titular Bishop of Dardanus and Vicar Apostolic of Izabal (Guatemala)

Bishop Mario Enrique Ríos Montt, C.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Izabal (Guatemala)

Bishop Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez, Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Quesada (Costa Rica), passed away at 70

Fr. Agnelo Agostinho Fernandes, M.S.F.S., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales (Fransalians)

Fr. Abraham Vettuvelil, M.S.F.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales (Fransalians)

Msgr. Robert Joseph Coyle, Priest of Rockville Centre (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA) and Titular Bishop of Zabi

Msgr. Vito Nicola Manchisi, Priest of Bari–Bitonto (Italy), was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. René-Jean Schneider was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca, Secretary General of Governorate of Vatican City State, was appointed as Auditor General of Apostolic Camera

Msgr. Félix López Zarzuelo, Priest of Valladolid (Spain), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Vicente Vara Sanz, Priest of Valladolid (Spain), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Arthur Francis Valenzano, Priest of Baltimore (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Laurent Percerou, Priest of Chartres (France), was elected Bishop of Moulins (France)

Fr. Gerald Robert Belanger was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Eddy Normand Bisson, Priest of Manchester (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Paul Leo Bouchard, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Charles Edward Crosby, Chaplain of His Holiness and Priest of Manchester (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Charles Edward des Ruisseaux was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Donald Joseph Gilbert, Priest of Manchester (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Daniel Oscar Lamothe, Priest of Manchester (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Friedrich Bechina, F.S.O., was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions)

Mr. Ronaldo Hermann Schmitz, President ad interim of Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as Vice-President of Institute for Works of Religion

Mr. Ernst von Freyberg was appointed as President of Institute for Works of Religion

Fr. Anthony Wieslaw Krótki, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of Churchill–Baie d’Hudson (Canada)

Bishop Reynald Rouleau, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Churchill–Baie d’Hudson (Canada)

Bishop Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso, Bishop emeritus of Babahoyo (Ecuador), passed away at 77

Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Attilio Nicora resigned as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

Fr. Titus Joseph Mdoe, Priest of Tanga (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Bahanna and Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception

Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo, Bishop emeritus of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan), passed away at 75

Fr. Francesco Sirufo, Priest of Tursi–Lagonegro (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Fabio Martínez Castilla, Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico)

Bishop Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez, Bishop emeritus of Jinotega (Nicaragua), passed away at 83

Fr. Harry Entwistle, Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia) and Priest of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia), was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. José Mário Scalon Angonese, Priest of Santa Maria (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Giufi and Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Fr. Daniel Joseph Miehm, Priest of Hamilton (Canada), was elected Titular Bishop of Gor and Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton (Canada)

Msgr. James Bernard Massey was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. William Gerard Slattery was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Antonio Mínguez del Olmo was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. P. Edward Sadie, Priest of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Apostolic Vicariate of Leticia lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo–Solano (Colombia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo–Solano was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente–Puerto Leguízamo and gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Leticia) (Colombia)

Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente–Puerto Leguízamo was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo–Solano) (Colombia)

Bishop Ramón Alfredo Dus, Bishop of Reconquista (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Resistencia (Argentina)

Archbishop Fabriciano Sigampa resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Resistencia (Argentina)

Bishop Miguel Ángel D’Annibale, Titular Bishop of Nasai and Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Río Gallegos (Argentina)

Fr. Marco Aurélio Gubiotti, Priest of Pouso Alegre (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Itabira–Fabriciano (Brazil)

Bishop Odilon Guimarães Moreira resigned as Bishop of Itabira–Fabriciano (Brazil)

Fr. Gabriele Marchesi, Priest of Fiesole (Italy), was elected Bishop of Floresta (Brazil)

Bishop Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C., Vicar Apostolic of San Vicente–Puerto Leguízamo (Colombia), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of San Vicente del Caguán (Colombia)

Fr. Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C., was elected Titular Bishop of Otočac and Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo–Solano (Colombia)

Fr. Ilario Antoniazzi, Priest of Jerusalem (Palestine), was elected Archbishop of Tunis (Tunisia)

Bishop Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P., Bishop emeritus of Orlando (USA), passed away at 83

Diocese of Gamboma was established (from Diocese of Owando and became suffragan of Brazzaville) (Congo-Brazzaville)

Msgr. Brian Udaigwe, Priest of Orlu (Nigeria) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Suelli

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

Fr. Urbain Ngassongo, General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Congo and Priest of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville), was elected Bishop of Gamboma (Congo-Brazzaville)

Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele, Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador

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

Msgr. Ettore Balestrero, Priest of Roma (Italy), Undersecretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia and Titular Archbishop of Victoriana

Msgr. Luigi Cerchiaro, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Rosario La Delfa was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, Priest of Malta (Malta) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State

Msgr. Ruben Diña Espeño was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Albert Corralejo Songco, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Mirosław Adamczyk, Priest of Gdańsk (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Titular Archbishop of Otricoli

Msgr. Ferenc Potyó was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach, Priest of Worcester (USA), Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Memphis

Cardinal Julien Ries, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia, passed away at 92

Bishop José Gustavo Ángel Ramírez, M.X.Y., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Mitú (Colombia), passed away at 78

Fr. Pietro Lagnese, Priest of Capua (Italy), was elected Bishop of Ischia (Italy)

Bishop Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga, Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Tlapa (Mexico)

Bishop Władysław Blin (Уладзіслаў БЛІН) resigned as Bishop of Vitebsk (Belarus)

Msgr. Franciszek Kisiel was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Vitebsk (Belarus)

Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, Priest of Malta (Malta), Chaplain of His Holiness and Undersecretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland)

Bishop Giovanni D’Ascenzi, Bishop emeritus of Arezzo–Cortona–Sansepolcro (Italy), passed away at 93

Bishop Claudio Giuliodori, Bishop of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia (Italy) and General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Msgr. Lucio Bonora was appointed as Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Msgr. Claudio Iovine was appointed as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Msgr. Antonio Lazzaro was appointed as Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Archbishop Patrick Altham Kelly resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool (England)

Bishop Thomas Anthony Williams, Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool (England), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Liverpool (England)

Bishop Gerard Clifford resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (Scotland) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland)

Fr. Samuel Jofré Giraudo, Priest of Córdoba (Argentina), was elected Bishop of Villa María (Argentina)

Bishop José Ángel Rovai resigned as Bishop of Villa María (Argentina)

Cardinal Jean Honoré, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tours (France), passed away at 92

Pope Benedict XVI resigned as Supreme Pontiff

Archbishop Georg Gänswein resigned as Private Secretary of the Pope

Msgr. Alfred Xuereb resigned as Second Private Secretary of the Pope

Bishop Julian Voronovsky, M.S.U., Bishop emeritus of Sambir–Drohobych of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and Titular Archimandrite of Ukrainian Studite Monks, passed away at 76

Msgr. Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo, Priest of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam), was elected Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala and Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

Archbishop Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Auch (France), passed away at 88

Cardinal Walter Kasper, Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova pro hac vice Title, Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany), President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Germany)

Archbishop Cleto Bellucci, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fermo (Italy), passed away at 91

Bishop Ignatius Anthony Catanello, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA), passed away at 74

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) and Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino, was elected Supreme Pontiff

Bishop Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC., Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae (French Polynesia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Papeete (French Polynesia)

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

Bishop Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu, Bishop emeritus of Umzimkulu (South Africa), passed away at 74

Fr. James Flynn, I.C., resigned as Superior General of Institute of Charity (Rosminians)

Fr. Vito Nardin, I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Institute of Charity (Rosminians)

Msgr. Alfred Xuereb, Priest of Gozo (Malta) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Private Secretary of the Pope

Bishop Akio Johnson Mutek, Bishop of Torit (South Sudan), passed away at 55

Pope Francis was installed as Supreme Pontiff

Fr. William Prieto Daza was appointed as Priest of Villavicencio (Colombia)

Bishop Thomas Qian Yu-rong (錢余榮), Bishop emeritus of Xuzhou 徐州 (China), passed away at 101

Archbishop Antonio Franco was appointed as Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

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

Bishop Botros Fahim Awad Hanna, Bishop of Curia of the Copts, was appointed as Bishop of Minya of the Copts (Egypt)

Fr. Paolo Bux was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida, Bishop emeritus of San Bernardo (Chile), passed away at 87

Bishop Mario Aurelio Poli, Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e S. Filippo Martire in Via Aurelia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guadalajara (Mexico), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Mexico)

Fr. Salvatore Izzo, M.SS.CC., Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, passed away at 68

Archbishop Charles-Amarin Brand, Archbishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France), passed away at 92

Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania)

Bishop Gintaras Linas Grušas, Military Ordinary of Lithuania (Lithuania), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) and Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Lithuania (Lithuania)

Fr. Giacomo Cardinali was appointed as Priest of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy)

Bishop Celso Yegros Estigarribia, Bishop emeritus of Carapeguá (Paraguay), passed away at 77

Fr. José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M., Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum and President of Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.), was elected Titular Archbishop of Belcastro and Secretary of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Fr. Cristóbal de Santa Catalina Fernández de Valladolid (Cristóbal), Priest of Badajoz (Spain), was beatified

Fr. Alejandro Wilfredo Bunge, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Augustine Cui Tai (崔泰) was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of Xuanhua 宣化 (China)

Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino

Archbishop-elect Brian Udaigwe was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Benin

Bishop Botros Fahim Awad Hanna, Titular Bishop of Mareotes and Bishop of Curia of the Copts, was appointed as Bishop of Minya of the Copts (Egypt)

Archbishop François-Wolff Ligondé, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), passed away at 85

Cardinal Paolo Romeo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Bishop Sotìr Ferrara resigned as Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Bishop Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista, Bishop of Boac (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Imus (Philippines)

Archbishop Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dubuque (USA)

Bishop Michael Owen Jackels, Bishop of Wichita (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dubuque (USA)

Msgr. John Thomas Folda, Priest of Lincoln (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Fargo (USA)

Bishop David Dennis Kagan resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Fargo (USA)

Bishop Luis Antonio Nova Rocha, Bishop of Facatativá (Colombia), passed away at 69

Bishop Bernhard Rieger, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany), passed away at 90

Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti, Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title and Pontifical Legate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, passed away at 90

Fr. Burchell Alexander McPherson, Priest of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica), was elected Bishop of Montego Bay (Jamaica)

Bishop Luis Gabriel Romero Franco was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Facatativá (Colombia)

Msgr. Alessandro Perego resigned as Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Luca Passi, Priest of Venezia (Italy), was beatified

Cardinal George Pell, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia), President of “Vox Clara” Committee and Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See, was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia

Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, I.Sch., was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia

Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia

Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Belize

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany) and President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras and President of Caritas Internationalis, was appointed as Coordinator of Council of Cardinals

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Second Vice-President of “Vox Clara” Committee, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences and President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals

Archbishop Thumma Bala resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Warangal (India)

Fr. Udumala Bala Showreddy, Priest of Warangal (India), was elected Bishop of Warangal (India)

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of Governorate of Vatican City State, was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals

Bishop Marcello Semeraro, Bishop of Albano (Italy), was appointed as Secretary of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

Bishop Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo resigned as Bishop of Nsukka (Nigeria)

Fr. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, Priest of Nsukka (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Nsukka (Nigeria)

Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (USA), was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals

Bishop Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y., Bishop of El Banco (Colombia), passed away at 70

Fr. Paul Huot-Pleuroux, former General Secretary of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, passed away at 90

Fr. Georges Abou Khazen, O.F.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Aleppo (Syria)

Bishop Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (Syria)

Bishop Reinhard Lettmann, Bishop emeritus of Münster (Germany), passed away at 80

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Bishop Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens, Bishop emeritus of Breda (Netherlands), passed away at 77

Msgr. Georg Hüssler, President emeritus of Caritas Internationalis, passed away at 91

Archbishop-elect Michael Wallace Banach was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Fr. Juan Habib Chamieh, O.M.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Nomento and Apostolic Administrator of San Charbel en Buenos Aires of the Maronites (Argentina)

Bishop Charbel Georges Merhi, L.M., resigned as Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires of the Maronites (Argentina)

Bishop ‘Ad Abikaram resigned as Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia)

Fr. Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, O.L.M., was elected Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia)

Bishop Đuro Hranić, Titular Bishop of Gaudiaba and Auxiliary Bishop of Đakovo–Osijek (Croatia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Đakovo–Osijek (Croatia)

Archbishop Marin Srakić resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Đakovo–Osijek (Croatia)

Bishop Peter Michael Chenaparampil, Bishop emeritus of Alleppey (India), passed away at 83

Bishop Walter Allison Hurley resigned as Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA)

Fr. David John Walkowiak, Priest of Cleveland (USA), was elected Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA)

Fr. Milan Lach, S.J., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) and Titular Bishop of Ostracine

Fr. Jean-Marie Guillaume, S.M.A., resigned as Superior General of Society of African Missions

Fr. Fachtna O’Driscoll, S.M.A., was appointed as Superior General of Society of African Missions

Fr. Stanisław Jamrozek, Priest of Przemyśl (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Chełm and Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland)

Fr. Nicolò Rusca, Priest of Como (Italy), was beatified

Bishop William Edward Murray, Bishop emeritus of Wollongong (Australia), passed away at 93

Msgr. Ryszard Selejdak resigned as Bureau Chief of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions)

Bishop José de Jesús Castillo Rentería, M.N.M., Bishop emeritus of Tuxtepec (Mexico), passed away at 85

Bishop Moacir Silva, Bishop of São José dos Campos (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)

Bishop Liro Vendelino Meurer, Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Passo Fundo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Santo Ângelo (Brazil)

Bishop José Clemente Weber resigned as Bishop of Santo Ângelo (Brazil)

Fr. Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz, Priest of Santa Marta (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of El Banco (Colombia)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

Archbishop André-Jean-René Lacrampe, Prado, Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Besançon (France)

Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

Bishop Fernando Torres Durán resigned as Bishop of Chitré (Panama)

Fr. Rafael Valdivieso Miranda, Priest of Panamá (Panama), was elected Bishop of Chitré (Panama)

Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Johannesburg (South Africa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Klerksdorp (South Africa)

Bishop Zithulele Patrick Mvemve resigned as Bishop of Klerksdorp (South Africa)

Fr. Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández, Priest of Oviedo (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Nasai and Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo (Spain)

Bishop Joseph Peter O’Connell, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia), passed away at 81

Bishop Aloysius Jin Lu-xian (金魯賢), S.J., Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China) and Coadjutor Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China), passed away at 96

Fr. Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo, Priest of Sonsón–Rionegro (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Florencia (Colombia)

Bishop Arthur Joseph O’Neill, Bishop emeritus of Rockford (USA), passed away at 95

Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella

Bishop Julio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of San Ramón (Peru), passed away at 81

Bishop Pietro Garlato, Bishop emeritus of Tivoli (Italy), passed away at 85

Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C., Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 56

Bishop Tito Buss, Bishop emeritus of Rio do Sul (Brazil), passed away at 87

Bishop Salvatore Visco, Bishop of Isernia–Venafro (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Capua (Italy)

Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar, Bishop of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Panama, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama) and Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama)

Bishop Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez resigned as Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama)

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

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

Sr. Carmen Sammut, S.M.N.D.A., Superior General of Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (White Sisters), was appointed as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Msgr. Thomas Oliha Attiyah, A.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Torit (South Sudan)

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

Fr. Raymond Anthony Browne, Priest of Elphin (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Kerry (Ireland)

Bishop William Murphy resigned as Bishop of Kerry (Ireland)

Fr. Nicolas Antiba, B.A., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Bosra–Hauran of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Bishop Joseph Patrick McFadden, Bishop of Harrisburg (USA), passed away at 65

Archbishop Alexander Joseph Brunett resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Oakland (USA)

Fr. Michael Charles Barber, S.J., was elected Bishop of Oakland (USA)

Ms. Francisca de Paula de Jesus Chica was beatified

Archbishop Mario Aurelio Poli, Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, was appointed as Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina)

Fr. Clarence Gallagher, S.J., Rector emeritus of Pontifical Oriental Institute, passed away at 83

Bishop Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

Bishop Fernando Carlos Maletti, Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

Bishop Severo Aparicio Quispe, O. de M., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cusco (Peru), passed away at 89

Fr. Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I., was elected Bishop of Kokstad (South Africa)

Bishop Armando Xavier Ochoa resigned as Apostolic Administrator of El Paso (USA)

Bishop Mark Joseph Seitz, Titular Bishop of Cozyla and Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas (USA), was appointed as Bishop of El Paso (USA)

Fr. Denis Nulty, Priest of Meath (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland)

Fr. Blasio Park Hyun-dong (블라시오 박현동 / 朴賢東), O.S.B., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tŏkwon 덕원 (North Korea)

Abbot Simon Peter Ri Hyong-u (이형우 시몬베드로), O.S.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tŏkwon 덕원 (North Korea)

Fr. Antoine Kambanda, Priest of Kabgayi (Rwanda), was elected Bishop of Kibungo (Rwanda)

Fr. Luiz Antônio Cipolini, Priest of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Marília (Brazil)

Bishop Osvaldo Giuntini resigned as Bishop of Marília (Brazil)

Msgr. José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida, Priest of Santo Amaro (Brazil), Chaplain of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, was elected Titular Bishop of Enera and Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)

Fr. Martin Laliberté, P.M.E., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Foreign Missions

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean

Archbishop André Sana, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kirkuk of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 92

Msgr. Benno Elbs, Priest of Feldkirch (Austria), was elected Bishop of Feldkirch (Austria)

Msgr. Luigi Novarese, Priest of Frascati (Italy), was beatified

Bishop Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland)

Mr. Antonio Primaldo was canonised

Sr. Laura de Santa Catalina de Siena Montoya y Upegui (Laura de Jesús), O.B., was canonised

Sr. María Guadalupe García Zavala (Anastasia Guadalupe), S.S.M.M.P., was canonised

Bishop Félix Ramananarivo, M.S., Bishop emeritus of Antsirabé (Madagascar), passed away at 78

Fr. Victor Manuel Fernández, Priest of Río Cuarto (Argentina) and Rector of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, was elected Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia

Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B., Bishop of San Marcos de Arica (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Temuco (Chile)

Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, I.Sch., resigned as Bishop of Temuco (Chile)

Fr. John Rodrigues, Priest of Bombay (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Deultum and Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India)

Fr. Dominic Savio Fernandes, Priest of Bombay (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Cozyla and Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India)

Bishop Ramón Castro Castro, Bishop of Campeche (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico)

Archbishop Norbert Wendelin Mtega resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Songea (Tanzania)

Bishop Tarcisius J. M. Ngalalekumtwa, Bishop of Iringa (Tanzania) and President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Songea (Tanzania)

Msgr. Luigi Michele De Palma was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

Fr. Cosimo Semeraro, S.D.B., resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Accra (Ghana), passed away at 84

Bishop Enrique Benavent Vidal, Titular Bishop of Rotdon and Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Tortosa (Spain)

Archbishop Marian Gołębiewski resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Bishop Józef Piotr Kupny, Titular Bishop of Vanariona and Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice (Poland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Bishop Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente, Bishop of Porto (Portugal) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal, was promoted as Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal)

Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo resigned as Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) and President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal

Archbishop Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo (謝益裕) resigned as Archbishop of Singapore (Singapore)

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio VII

Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Monrovia (Liberia), passed away at 77

Fr. Ferruccio Brambillasca, P.I.M.E., was appointed as Superior General of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions

Fr. Gian Battista Zanchi, P.I.M.E., resigned as Superior General of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions

Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye (吳成才) succeeded as Archbishop of Singapore (Singapore)

Fr. Luzizila Kiala, Priest of Uíje (Angola), was elected Bishop of Sumbe (Angola)

Fr. Rafael Valdéz Torres, Priest of Zamora (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Ensenada (Mexico)

Bishop Mykola Simkaylo, Bishop of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), passed away at 60

Bishop Vasyl Ivasyuk, Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa–Krym of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Michael Anthony Perry, O.F.M., Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum, was appointed as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum

Fr. Gianmarco Paris, C.S.F., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Holy Family of Bergamo

Fr. Edoardo Rota, C.S.F., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Holy Family of Bergamo

Fr. Michael Joseph Higgins, T.O.R., resigned as Minister General of Third Order Regular of Saint Francis

Fr. Nicholas Edward Polichnowski, T.O.R., was appointed as Minister General of Third Order Regular of Saint Francis

Diocese of Dolisie was established (from Diocese of Nkayi and became suffragan of Brazzaville) (Congo-Brazzaville)

Fr. Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou, Priest of Kinkala (Congo-Brazzaville), was elected Bishop of Dolisie (Congo-Brazzaville)

Bishop Gabino Miranda Melgarejo resigned as Titular Bishop of Usula and Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho (Peru)

Fr. Pino Puglisi, Priest of Palermo (Italy), was beatified

Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

Archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

Fr. Simon Peter Engurait was appointed as Priest of Houma–Thibodaux (USA)

Cardinal James Michael Harvey took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna

Msgr. Fabián Edgardo Marcelo Pedacchio Leániz, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Second Private Secretary of the Pope

Bishop Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Feira de Santana (Brazil), passed away at 96

Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M., Bishop of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Grosseto (Italy)

Bishop Francisco Clavel Gil resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

Fr. Jorge Estrada Solórzano, Priest of Zamora (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Pinhel and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

Fr. Ernst Wildi, S.M.B., was appointed as Superior General of Bethlehem Mission Society

Fr. José María Rojo García, I.E.M.E., was appointed as Director General of Saint Francis Xavier Spanish Institute for Foreign Missions

Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M., resigned as Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Bishop Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva, Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari and Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of San Francisco (Argentina)

Fr. Jean-Pierre Delville, Priest of Liège (Belgium), was elected Bishop of Liège (Belgium)

Bishop Aloysius Jousten resigned as Bishop of Liège (Belgium)

Bishop Angelo Gelmi Bertocchi resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia)

Bishop Joseph Devine resigned as Bishop of Motherwell (Scotland)

Bishop Joseph Anthony Toal, Bishop of Argyll and The Isles (Scotland) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Motherwell (Scotland)

Fr. Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Fr. Luigi Toscano, M.SS.CC., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Fr. Michele Francesco Fiorentino, Priest of Alghero–Bosa (Italy), was appointed as Defender of the Bond of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Msgr. Enrico Adriano Rosa resigned as Defender of the Bond of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Archbishop Luigi Conti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Ascoli Piceno (Italy)

Cardinal Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala, passed away at 91

Fr. Lionginas Virbalas, S.J., was elected Bishop of Panevėžys (Lithuania)

Bishop Jonas Kauneckas resigned as Bishop of Panevėžys (Lithuania)

Bishop Joseph Michael Sullivan, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA), passed away at 83

Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B., Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Armenians

Bishop Giuseppe Petrocchi, Bishop of Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy)

Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy)

Bishop Grégoire Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Armenians

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia

Sr. Zofia Czeska-Maciejowska was beatified

Sr. Maria Małgorzata Szewczyk (Łucja), C.M.B.B., was beatified

Diocese of Amadiyah (Chaldean Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Amadiyah and Zaku (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Zaku) (Iraq)

Diocese of Zaku (Chaldean Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Amadiyah and Zaku) (Iraq)

Fr. Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Kirkuk–Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Bishop Rabban Al-Qas, Bishop of Amadiyah of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Bishop of Amadiyah and Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Msgr. Mario Giannecchini, Prelate Auditor emeritus of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, passed away at 88

Fr. Jeremiah Madimetja Masela, Priest of Polokwane (South Africa) and Apostolic Administrator of Polokwane (South Africa), was elected Bishop of Polokwane (South Africa)

Bishop Olavio López Duque, O.A.R., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Casanare (Colombia), passed away at 81

Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes, Titular Bishop of Cunecaster and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England), was appointed as Bishop of East Anglia (England)

Fr. Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P., was elected Bishop of Pemba (Mozambique)

Bishop José de Lima, Bishop emeritus of Sete Lagoas (Brazil), passed away at 89

Fr. Michael Gerber, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Migirpa and Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Abbot Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B. Cas., resigned as Abbot Ordinary of Montecassino (Italy)

Fr. Augusto Ricci, O.S.B. Cas., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Montecassino (Italy)

Fr. Fernando Domingos Costa, C.P., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Pemba (Mozambique)

Fr. Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Jericó (Colombia)

Bishop José Roberto López Londoño resigned as Bishop of Jericó (Colombia)

Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Eluru (India)

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, Titular Bishop of Chullu and Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi (India), was appointed as Bishop of Jalandhar (India)

Fr. Jaya Rao Polimera, Priest of Warangal (India), was elected Bishop of Eluru (India)

Archbishop Bashar Matte Warda, C.SS.R., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Bishop Fernando Isern resigned as Bishop of Pueblo (USA)

Msgr. Ansgar Puff, Priest of Köln (Germany) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Gordus and Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)

Msgr. Paolo Selvadagi, Priest of Roma (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Salpi

Bishop Kazimierz Górny resigned as Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland)

Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba, Titular Bishop of Bisica and Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland)

Mr. Odoardo Focherini was beatified

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

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle

Fr. Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long, P.S.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá (Vietnam)

Fr. Pierre Nguyễn Văn Viên, Priest of Vinh (Vietnam), was elected Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam)

Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Gweru (Zimbabwe)

Msgr. Xavier Johnsai Munyongani, Priest of Masvingo (Zimbabwe), was elected Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Joseph Vernon Fougère, Bishop emeritus of Charlottetown (Canada), passed away at 70

Fr. Johannes Wübbe, Priest of Osnabrück (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Roscrea and Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück (Germany)

Fr. Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Media and Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Paraguay)

Bishop Michael John Sheridan, Bishop of Colorado Springs (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pueblo (USA)

Fr. José Carlos Brandão Cabral, Priest of Limeira (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Almenara (Brazil)

Bishop José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M., Titular Bishop of Casæ nigræ and Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Caraguatatuba (Brazil)

Bishop Hugo María van Steekelenburg, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Almenara (Brazil)

Fr. Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of Qacha’s Nek (Lesotho)

Bishop Franz Xaver Eder, Bishop emeritus of Passau (Germany), passed away at 87

Prof. Venerando Marano was appointed as Judge of Tribunal of Vatican City State

Bishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ 菊地 功), S.V.D., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Sapporo 札幌 (Japan)

Fr. Bernard Taiji Katsuya (ベルナルド 勝谷太治), Priest of Sapporo 札幌 (Japan), was elected Bishop of Sapporo 札幌 (Japan)

Bishop Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay, Bishop emeritus of Celaya (Mexico), passed away at 73

Bishop John Charles Dunne resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

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

Bishop Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen, Bishop emeritus of Reykjavík (Iceland), passed away at 80

Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, Opus Dei, Canonist of Apostolic Penitentiary and Secretary of Dicastery for Legislative Texts, was appointed as Coordinator of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells, Priest of Tulsa (USA), Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

Prof. Mary Ann Glendon, President of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

Fr. Mario León Dorado, O.M.I., Apostolic Administrator of Western Sahara (Western Sahara), was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Western Sahara (Western Sahara)

Bishop Antonio Napoletano, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Sessa Aurunca (Italy)

Fr. Orazio Francesco Piazza, Priest of Cerreto Sannita–Telese–Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Italy), was elected Bishop of Sessa Aurunca (Italy)

Bishop João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S., Titular Bishop of Albulæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Toledo (Brazil)

Fr. Bruno Feillet, Priest of Cambrai (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Gaudiaba and Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France)

Fr. Varghese Thottamkara Souru, C.M., was elected Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte (Ethiopia) and Titular Bishop of Chullu

Msgr. Pietro Milite, Priest of Nocera Inferiore–Sarno (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota