Nominations and Resignations

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tharé–Nonseng (Thailand)

Bishop Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M., resigned as Titular Bishop of Leges

Fr. Andreas Knapp, P.F.E., was appointed as Superior General of Little Brothers of the Gospel

Fr. Francis Kilivallickal, C.S.T., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”

Fr. Jose Kuruvila Peedikayil, O.I.C., resigned as Superior General of Order of the Imitation of Christ

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

Sr. Ann Joseph, F.C.C., resigned as Superior General of Franciscan Clarist Congregation

Sr. Litty, F.C.C., was appointed as Superior General of Franciscan Clarist Congregation

Fr. Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J., resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

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

Fr. Marco Belladelli, Priest of Mantova (Italy), was appointed as Coordinator of Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector

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

Fr. Rafael García de la Serrana Villalobos, Director of Directorate for Infrastructures and Services of Vatican City State, was appointed as President of Personnel Commission of Vatican City State

Fr. Mauro Mantovani, S.D.B., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Salesian Pontifical University

Archimandrite Elie Maalouf, B.C., resigned as Superior General of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist

Fr. Bernard Touma, B.C., was appointed as Superior General of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist

Fr. Raúl Ibarra Hernández, M.G., resigned as Superior General of Guadalupe Missionaries

Fr. Eugenio Zacarías Romo Romo, M.G., was appointed as Superior General of Guadalupe Missionaries

Fr. Eduardo Roque Morales, M.J., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Saint Joseph

Fr. Janusz Kowal, S.J., resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Msgr. Joaquín Llobell, Opus Dei, resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Manuel Jesús Arroba Conde, C.M.F., resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

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

Fr. Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa, Priest of Bauru (Brazil), was appointed as Priest of Boston (USA)

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

Fr. Ignatius Takashi Taguchi (イグナチオ 田口孝志) was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Oita 大分 (Japan)

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria

Bishop Paul Gerard Martin, S.M., Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Christchurch (New Zealand) and Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand)

Fr. Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan)

Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus) and President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus

Bishop Kazimierz Wielikosielec (Казiмiр Велікаселец), O.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk (Belarus), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

Bishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Bishop of Katiola (Cote d’Ivoire), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire and Apostolic Administrator of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire)

Bishop Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo, Bishop emeritus of San Martín (Argentina), passed away at 77

Cardinal John Njue resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

Bishop David Kamau Ng’ang’a, Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi (Kenya), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nairobi (Kenya)

Fr. Luc René Young Chen-yin (熊振仁), O.M.I., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Rodrigues (Mauritius)

Bishop Marek Solarczyk, Titular Bishop of Hólar and Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Radom (Poland)

Bishop Antoni Stankiewicz, Dean emeritus of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, passed away at 85

Bishop Henryk Marian Tomasik resigned as Bishop of Radom (Poland)

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi, Titular Bishop of Amudarsa and Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda (Cameroon), was appointed as Bishop of Buéa (Cameroon)

Bishop Joseph Zong Huai-de (宗懷德), Bishop emeritus of Sanyuan 三原 (China) and Bishop emeritus of Sanyuan 三原 (China), passed away at 100

Fr. Rafael Morales Duque, O.F.M., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Guapi (Colombia), passed away at 91

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent (劉裕政), Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar

Cardinal Henri Schwery, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica and Bishop emeritus of Sion (Switzerland), passed away at 88

Archdiocese of Isfahan was renamed as Archdiocese of Tehran–Isfahan (Iran)

Fr. Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Archbishop of Tehran–Isfahan (Iran)

Fr. Jack Youssef, C.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Isfahan (Iran)

Prof. Vincenzo Buonomo, Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Lateran University, was appointed as President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

Bishop Antonio Gómez Cantero, Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Almería (Spain)

Bishop Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D., Bishop of Trujillo (Venezuela), passed away at 69

Bishop Dominique Blanchet, Bishop of Belfort–Montbéliard (France) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France, was appointed as Bishop of Créteil (France)

Bishop Michel Léon Émile Santier resigned as Bishop of Créteil (France)

Dr. Fabrizio Soccorsi, Personal Doctor of the Pope of Prefecture of the Papal Household, passed away at 78

Fr. Lizardo Estrada Herrera, O.S.A., was elected Titular Bishop of Ausuccura and Auxiliary Bishop of Cusco (Peru)

Bishop Adam Dyczkowski, Bishop emeritus of Zielona Góra–Gorzów (Poland), passed away at 88

Fr. Anthony Li Hui (李輝) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Pingliang 平涼 (China)

Bishop Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval, Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia), passed away at 74

Archbishop Jean-Pierre-Marie Cattenoz resigned as Archbishop of Avignon (France)

Archbishop Georges Paul Pontier was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Avignon (France)

Bishop Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima (Guatemala), was appointed as Bishop of San Marcos (Guatemala)

Archbishop Oscar Rizzato, Almoner of His Holiness emeritus of Office of Papal Charities, passed away at 91

Bishop Florentin Crihălmeanu, Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania), passed away at 61

Cardinal Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Ordinary emeritus of Ordinariato para os Fiéis de Ritos Orientais no Brasil of the Eastern Rite (Brazil), passed away at 88

Bishop Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos, Bishop of Alagoinhas (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Jequié (Brazil)

Bishop Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias, Bishop of Colatina (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Lorena (Brazil)

Bishop Mario Cecchini, Bishop emeritus of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy), passed away at 87

Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (Scotland), passed away at 70

Bishop Moses Hamungole, Bishop of Monze (Zambia), passed away at 53

Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan

Bishop Vincent Paul Logan, Bishop emeritus of Dunkeld (Scotland), passed away at 79

Bishop Gianni Ambrosio was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli (Italy)

Bishop Giovanni Santucci resigned as Bishop of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli (Italy)

Bishop Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo resigned as Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

Bishop John Đỗ Văn Ngân, Titular Bishop of Buleliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam), was appointed as Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

Archbishop Philip Edward Wilson, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Adelaide (Australia), passed away at 70

Archbishop Abel Gabuza, Bishop emeritus of Kimberley (South Africa) and Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban (South Africa), passed away at 65

Bishop Vincent Michael Rizzotto, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Galveston–Houston (USA), passed away at 89

Bishop Fabio Fabene, Substitute of College of Cardinals, Undersecretary of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, Titular Bishop of Montefiascone and Substitute of College of Cardinals, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Montefiascone and Secretary of Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

Bishop Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, M.Sp.S., Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico), passed away at 65

Bishop Pietro Lagnese, Bishop of Caserta (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ischia (Italy)

Bishop William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 78

Fr. Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov, Priest of Nikopol (Bulgaria) and Apostolic Administrator of Nikopol (Bulgaria), was elected Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria)

Bishop José Libardo Garcés Monsalve, Bishop of Málaga–Soatá (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cúcuta (Colombia)

Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa, Bishop emeritus of Masaka (Uganda), passed away at 77

Fr. Michael Ignatius, H.G.N., resigned as Director General of Heralds of Good News

Fr. Mathew Kallikatt, H.G.N., was appointed as Director General of Heralds of Good News

Bishop José Crisologo Sorra, Bishop emeritus of Legazpi (Philippines), passed away at 91

Bishop Alfredo Magarotto, Bishop emeritus of Vittorio Veneto (Italy), passed away at 93

Archbishop Jean Assaad Haddad, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), passed away at 94

Fr. Francesco Airoldi was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Monze (Zambia)

Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere

Bishop Patrick O’Donoghue, Bishop emeritus of Lancaster (England), passed away at 86

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

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

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

Bishop Joseph Luc André Bouchard resigned as Bishop of Trois-Rivières (Canada)

Msgr. Većeslav Tumir, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Robert Murphy, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Josif Printezis, Priest of Syros (Greece), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Naxos–Andros–Tinos–Mykonos (Greece) and Apostolic Administrator of Chios (Greece)

Archbishop Nikólaos Printezis resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Naxos–Andros–Tinos–Mykonos (Greece) and Apostolic Administrator of Chios (Greece)

Msgr. Roberto Lucchini, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kalisz (Poland)

Bishop Damian Bryl, Titular Bishop of Suliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Kalisz (Poland)

Msgr. Javier Domingo Fernández González, Priest of Caracas (Venezuela) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Luc Julian Matthys, Bishop emeritus of Armidale (Australia), passed away at 85

Archbishop Antony Anandarayar resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India)

Bishop Peter Abir Antonysamy, Bishop of Sultanpet (India), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India)

Fr. Mathai Kadavil, O.I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Order of the Imitation of Christ

Archbishop Juan del Río Martín, Archbishop Military Ordinary of Spain (Spain), passed away at 73

Fr. Francisco José Prieto Fernández, Priest of Ourense (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Vergi and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

Fr. Peter Beňo, Priest of Nitra (Slovakia), was elected Titular Bishop of Amudarsa and Auxiliary Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia)

Bishop Rafael Gallardo García, O.S.A., Bishop emeritus of Tampico (Mexico), passed away at 93

Ms. Maria Voce resigned as President of Focolare Movement (Work of Mary)

Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A., was deposed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Elie Béchara Haddad, B.S., Archbishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Ms. Margaret Karram was appointed as President of Focolare Movement (Work of Mary)

Msgr. Antonio Barone, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, passed away at 91

Fr. Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe, Priest of Lubango (Angola), was elected Bishop of Uíje (Angola)

Bishop Héctor Epalza Quintero, P.S.S., Bishop emeritus of Buenaventura (Colombia), passed away at 80

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia

Bishop Denis Nulty, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ossory (Ireland)

Fr. Inácio Lucas Mwita, Priest of Nacala (Mozambique), was elected Bishop of Gurúè (Mozambique)

Fr. Titus Seo Sang-bum (서상범 티토 / 徐尙範), Priest of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was elected Military Ordinary of South Korea (South Korea)

Bishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il (유수일 프란치스코 하비에르 / 劉修一), O.F.M., resigned as Military Ordinary of South Korea (South Korea)

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga and Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island

Bishop Ottorino Assolari, C.S.F., resigned as Bishop of Serrinha (Brazil)

Bishop Hélio Pereira dos Santos succeeded as Bishop of Serrinha (Brazil)

Bishop Franz Josef Kuhnle, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany), passed away at 94

Bishop Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I., Bishop emeritus of Port-de-Paix (Haiti), passed away at 76

Archbishop Boulos Nassif Borkhoche, M.S.P., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bosra–Hauran of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), passed away at 88

Msgr. Mark Gerard Miles, Priest of Gibraltar (Gibraltar), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS), was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Titular Archbishop of Città Ducale

Msgr. Francesco Viscome, Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Judge of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Dr. Massimo Masella Ducci Teri was appointed as Judge of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Dr. Catia Summaria was appointed as Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Office of Promoters of Justice

Msgr. Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano, Priest of Almería (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS)

Bishop Afonso Fioreze, C.P., Bishop emeritus of Luziânia (Brazil), passed away at 78

Bishop Luc Crepy, C.I.M., Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay (France), was appointed as Bishop of Versailles (France)

Sr. Nathalie Becquart, X.M.C.J., was appointed as Undersecretary of General Secretariat of the Synod

Fr. Edouard Sinayobye, Priest of Butare (Rwanda), was elected Bishop of Cyangugu (Rwanda)

Fr. Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A., was elected Titular Bishop of Suliana and Undersecretary of General Secretariat of the Synod

Bishop Denis Theurillat resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Basel (Switzerland)

Bishop Gerald Lee Vincke, Bishop of Salina (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Dodge City (USA)

Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Eshowe (South Africa)

Bishop Pascual Limachi Ortiz, Titular Bishop of Belesasa and Auxiliary Bishop of El Alto (Bolivia), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Corocoro (Bolivia)

Msgr. Charles-Eugène Mathieu, Priest of Montréal (Canada) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 95

Fr. Guillermo Antonio Cornejo Monzón, Priest of Lurín (Peru), was elected Titular Bishop of Decoriana and Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru)

Fr. Juan José Salaverry Villarreal, O.P., was elected Titular Bishop of Asolo and Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru)

Bishop Roberto Bordi, O.F.M., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni (Bolivia) and Apostolic Administrator of El Beni (Bolivia)

Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P., Bishop of Pemba (Mozambique) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique, was promoted as Archbishop-Bishop of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Brazil)

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent (劉裕政), Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain

Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo, Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pemba (Mozambique)

Cardinal Joseph Coutts resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan)

Bishop Benny Mario Travas, Bishop of Multan (Pakistan) and Vice-President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan)

Bishop Bernard Nsayi, Bishop emeritus of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville), passed away at 77

Br. Joseph Karimalayil, C.M.S.F., was appointed as Superior General of Franciscan Missionary Brothers

Br. Jose Valliara, C.M.S.F., resigned as Superior General of Franciscan Missionary Brothers

Archbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B., Bishop emeritus of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) and Ordinary emeritus of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), passed away at 88

Fr. Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal’Etumba, Priest of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Lisala (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Joseph Aind, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Dibrugarh (India)

Bishop Albert Hemrom succeeded as Bishop of Dibrugarh (India)

Msgr. Joseph Marie Bonnemain, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Chur (Switzerland)

Bishop Pétur Bürcher resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Chur (Switzerland)

Bishop Marian Eleganti, O.S.B., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Chur (Switzerland)

Fr. Gary Wayne Janak, Priest of Victoria (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Dionysiana and Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA)

Bishop Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, C.M.I., Bishop emeritus of Sagar of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 90

Bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R., Secretary of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and Bishop of Curia of the Ukrainians, was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia of the Ukrainians (Germany)

Bishop Petro Kryk (Piotr) resigned as Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia of the Ukrainians (Germany)

Msgr. Tibor Berta, Priest of Hungary (Hungary) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Military Ordinary of Hungary (Hungary)

Bishop László Bíró resigned as Military Ordinary of Hungary (Hungary)

Bishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C., Bishop of Barishal (Bangladesh), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Barishal (Bangladesh) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Chattogram (Bangladesh)

Bishop Joseph Kesenge Wandangakongu, Bishop emeritus of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 92

Cardinal Robert Sarah resigned as Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Cardinal Angelo Comastri resigned as Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy), President of Fabric of Saint Peter and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy), President of Fabric of Saint Peter and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter

Bishop Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S., Bishop emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil), passed away at 86

Dr. Immacolata Incocciati was appointed as Secretary General of Pontifical Lateran University

Bishop Edson de Castro Homem resigned as Bishop of Iguatu (Brazil)

Prof. Roberto Bernabei was appointed as Personal Doctor of the Pope of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Bishop Bede Vincent Heather, Bishop emeritus of Parramatta (Australia), passed away at 92

Archbishop Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cali (Colombia), passed away at 82

Bishop Yves-Georges-René Ramousse, M.E.P., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), passed away at 93

Bishop György Snell, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), passed away at 71

Bishop Giacomo Cirulli, Bishop of Teano–Calvi (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy)

Bishop Orazio Francesco Piazza resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy)

Bishop Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz, Bishop of El Banco (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Ocaña (Colombia)

Bishop Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Baruipur (India), passed away at 99

Fr. Roberto Madrigal Gallegos, Priest of Tabasco (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Tuxpan (Mexico)

Bishop Juan Navarro Castellanos resigned as Bishop of Tuxpan (Mexico)

Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio a Via Tiburtina and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Khartoum (Sudan), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Sudan)

Mr. Carl A. Anderson resigned as Supreme Knight of Knights of Columbus

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname and Apostolic Nuncio to Belize, was appointed as Plenipotentiary Representative to Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

Bishop Emmanuel Félémou, Bishop of Kankan (Guinea), passed away at 60

Bishop Esteban Escudero Torres resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain)

Mr. Patrick E. Kelly was appointed as Supreme Knight of Knights of Columbus

Archbishop-elect Mark Gerard Miles, Apostolic Nuncio to Benin, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Togo

Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C., Metropolitan Archbishop of Białystok (Poland), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gdańsk (Poland)

Bishop Jacek Jezierski resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Gdańsk (Poland)

Msgr. Jerome Feudjio, Priest of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Cardinal Wilton Daniel Gregory resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Archbishop Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manaus (Brazil), passed away at 66

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Fr. Antoine Farès Bou Najm, Priest of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon), was elected Archbishop of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Duncan Theodore Tsoke, Titular Bishop of Horrea Cœlia and Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg (South Africa), was appointed as Bishop of Kimberley (South Africa)

Fr. Paul Siphiwo Vanqa, S.A.C., was elected Bishop of Queenstown (South Africa)

Bishop Richard John Grecco resigned as Bishop of Charlottetown (Canada)

Fr. Ranko Vidović, Priest of Split–Makarska (Croatia), was elected Bishop of Hvar–Brač–Vis (Croatia)

Fr. Maksimilijan Matjaž, Priest of Maribor (Slovenia), was elected Bishop of Celje (Slovenia)

Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi resigned as Bishop of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. André Giraud Pindi Mwanza, Priest of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Fransiskus Tuaman Sinaga, Priest of Sibolga (Indonesia), was elected Bishop of Sibolga (Indonesia)

Fr. Cosimo Semeraro, S.D.B., Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences, passed away at 78

Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi ad Acilia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa) and Apostolic Administrator of Eshowe (South Africa), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (South Africa)

Fr. Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.J., was elected Bishop of Rumbek (South Sudan)

Bishop Rafael Palmero Ramos, Bishop emeritus of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain), passed away at 84

Sr. Nuria Calduch-Benages, M.H.S.F.N., was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Biblical Commission

Bishop Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.J., resigned as Bishop of Mbaïki (Central African Republic)

Bishop Jesús Ruiz Molina, M.C.C.J., Titular Bishop of Aræ in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Bangassou (Central African Republic), was appointed as Bishop of Mbaïki (Central African Republic)

Bishop Alexis Aly Tagbino, Auxiliary Bishop of Kankan (Guinea), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kankan (Guinea)

Archbishop Mauro Aparecido dos Santos, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cascavel (Brazil), passed away at 66

Archbishop Leo Boccardi (レオ・ボッカルディ), Apostolic Nuncio to Iran, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to India

Archbishop Paul Ri Moun-hi (이문희 바오로 / 李文熙), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Daegu 대구 (South Korea), passed away at 85

Bishop Gerard Alfons Kusz, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Gliwice (Poland), passed away at 81

Bishop David Dias Pimentel, Bishop emeritus of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil), passed away at 79

Bishop Alejandro Pablo Benna, Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Alto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina)

Bishop Dieudonné Watio resigned as Bishop of Bafoussam (Cameroon)

Fr. José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba, Priest of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Cyprien Mbuka Nkuanga, C.I.C.M., resigned as Bishop of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Marcos Pirán Gómez, Priest of San Isidro (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Boseta and Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín (Cuba)

Bishop Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Chimbote (Peru), passed away at 93

Bishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández, Bishop of Melo (Uruguay), was appointed as Bishop of Canelones (Uruguay)

Bishop Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero resigned as Bishop of Canelones (Uruguay)

Bishop Louis Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Hà Tĩnh (Vietnam)

Bishop Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P., resigned as Bishop of Hà Tĩnh (Vietnam)

Bishop Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Revuelta resigned as Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina)

Bishop Galo Fernández Villaseca, Titular Bishop of Simingi, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) and Apostolic Administrator of Talca (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Talca (Chile)

Fr. Gérard Le Stang, Priest of Quimper (France), was elected Bishop of Amiens (France)

Fr. Maurizio Aloise, Priest of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy), was elected Archbishop of Rossano–Cariati (Italy)

Fr. Benoni Ambăruş, Priest of Roma (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Tronto and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Archbishop Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Reggio Calabria–Bova (Italy)

Fr. Fortunato Morrone, Priest of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Reggio Calabria–Bova (Italy)

Archbishop Giuseppe Satriano resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Rossano–Cariati (Italy)

Bishop Vittorio Lanzani resigned as Delegate of Fabric of Saint Peter

Archbishop Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sucre (Bolivia), passed away at 84

Bishop Metod Pirih, Bishop emeritus of Koper (Slovenia), passed away at 84

Mr. Juan Carlos Cruz was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Sr. Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A., was appointed as Undersecretary of Faith and Development Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Msgr. Robert W. Oliver resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Stephen Andrew Hero, Priest of Edmonton (Canada), was elected Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada)

Bishop Albert Thévenot, M. Afr., resigned as Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada)

Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cartagena (Colombia)

Bishop Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C., Bishop of San Vicente del Caguán (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cartagena (Colombia)

Bishop Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz, Bishop of Ocaña (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of El Banco (Colombia)

Msgr. Pio Vito Pinto resigned as Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Cardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula, Metropolitan Archbishop of Capiz (Philippines), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines)

Bishop Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Manila (Philippines)

Fr. Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum, Priest of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala), was elected Titular Bishop of Rosella and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala)

Fr. Miguel Ángel Castro Muñoz, Priest of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Huajuapan de León (Mexico)

Bishop Juventino Kestering, Bishop of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (Brazil), passed away at 74

Bishop Bosco Puthur resigned as Apostolic Visitator in New Zealand of the Syro-Malabars

Fr. Marc Beaumont, Priest of Cambrai (France), was elected Bishop of Moulins (France)

Archbishop Mario Giordana resigned as Extraordinary Commissioner for Fabric of Saint Peter

Msgr. Pio Vito Pinto resigned as President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Abbot Maroun Chidiac, O.M.M., resigned as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Fr. Pierre Najem, O.M.M., was appointed as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Bishop Giovani Edgar Arana, Titular Bishop of Muteci, Auxiliary Bishop of El Alto (Bolivia) and Apostolic Administrator of El Alto (Bolivia), was appointed as Bishop of El Alto (Bolivia)

Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López, Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico) and President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Victoria (Mexico)

Bishop Antonio González Sánchez resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Victoria (Mexico)

Fr. Pascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R., Apostolic Administrator of Huamachuco (Peru), was elected Bishop-Prelate of Huamachuco (Peru)

Msgr. Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C., Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia

Bishop Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P., Titular Bishop of Carinola and Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia), was appointed as Bishop of Carora (Venezuela)

Archbishop Fabriciano Sigampa, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Resistencia (Argentina), passed away at 84

Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 78

Bishop Carlos Pedro Zilli, P.I.M.E., Bishop of Bafatá (Guinea-Bissau), passed away at 66

Msgr. Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez, Priest of Yucatán (Mexico) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Titular Archbishop of Virunum

Fr. David Ajang, Priest of Jos (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Lafia (Nigeria)

Fr. Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.J., Pontifical Commissioner for Congregation of the Apostles of Jesus, was elected Bishop of Nebbi (Uganda)

Bishop Divo Zadi, Bishop emeritus of Civita Castellana (Italy), passed away at 90

Bishop Rayappu Joseph, Bishop emeritus of Mannar (Sri Lanka), passed away at 80

Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Martiri dell’Uganda a Poggio Ameno and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Douala (Cameroon), passed away at 90

Archbishop Pier Giacomo De Nicolò, Titular Archbishop of Martana, passed away at 92

Fr. Paul Sundu, Priest of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea), was elected Bishop of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda), passed away at 68

Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.J., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Juba (South Sudan), passed away at 80

Bishop Alfred Leonhard Maluma, Bishop of Njombe (Tanzania), passed away at 65

Fr. Simon Chibuga Masondole, Priest of Bunda (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Bunda (Tanzania)

Bishop Jan Purwiński, Bishop emeritus of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine), passed away at 86

Bishop Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cayenne (French Guiana)

Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López, Bishop of Sicuani (Peru), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ayaviri (Peru)

Bishop Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Ayaviri (Peru)

Fr. Daniel John Felton, Priest of Green Bay (USA), was elected Bishop of Duluth (USA)

Bishop John Joseph O’Hara resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

Fr. Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega, Priest of Matagalpa (Nicaragua), was elected Bishop of Siuna (Nicaragua)

Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Siuna (Nicaragua)

Bishop Paul Ssemogerere, Bishop of Kasana–Luweero (Uganda), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kampala (Uganda)

Archbishop Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Calabozo (Venezuela), passed away at 94

Bishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera, Bishop emeritus of Barcelona (Venezuela), passed away at 82

Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy (葛錫迪), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, passed away at 96

Fr. Giampio Luigi Devasini, Priest of Casale Monferrato (Italy), was elected Bishop of Chiavari (Italy)

Bishop Alberto Tanasini resigned as Bishop of Chiavari (Italy)

Archbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto, Almoner of His Holiness emeritus of Office of Papal Charities, passed away at 83

Archbishop Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Barquisimeto (Venezuela), passed away at 88

Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Lahore (Pakistan), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Multan (Pakistan)

Bishop Jaime Mota de Farias, Bishop emeritus of Alagoinhas (Brazil), passed away at 95

Fr. Armando Matteo, Priest of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy), was appointed as Adjunct Undersecretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Bishop Patricio Hacbang Alo, Bishop emeritus of Mati (Philippines), passed away at 81

Bishop John Chrisostom Ndimbo, Bishop of Mbinga (Tanzania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Njombe (Tanzania)

Bishop Michael Joseph Hoeppner resigned as Bishop of Crookston (USA)

Bishop Richard Edmund Pates was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Crookston (USA)

Bishop Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Neuquén (Argentina), passed away at 82

Fr. Sebastian Thundathikunnel, C.V., resigned as Superior General of Vincentian Congregation

Fr. John Kandathinkara, C.V., was appointed as Superior General of Vincentian Congregation

Bishop Claudiu-Lucian Pop, Titular Bishop of Mariamme and Bishop of Curia of the Romanians, was appointed as Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania)

Fr. Simèon-Marie Cardon (Ignace-Alexandre-Joseph), O. Cist., and 5 companions were beatified

Cardinal Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I., Cardinal-Priest of S. Leonardo da Porto Maurizio and Bishop emeritus of Mohale’s Hoek (Lesotho), passed away at 91

Bishop Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.J., Bishop of Tarma (Peru), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tarma (Peru) and Bishop of Callao (Peru)

Archbishop Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain)

Bishop Josep Ángel Sáiz Meneses, Bishop of Terrassa (Spain), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain)

Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Callao (Peru)

Archbishop Lucas Sirkar, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Calcutta (India), passed away at 84

Bishop Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Corumbá (Brazil), passed away at 78

Bishop Antonio Pepito Palang, S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of San Jose in Mindoro (Philippines), passed away at 74

Archbishop Wojciech Ziemba, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Warmia (Poland), passed away at 79

Fr. José María Gran Cirera, M.S.C., and 9 companions were beatified

Sr. Margherita da Città di Castello, T.O.S.D., was canonised by equipollence

Fr. Edwin Mwansa Mulandu, Priest of Ndola (Zambia), was elected Bishop of Mpika (Zambia)

Bishop André de Witte, Bishop emeritus of Ruy Barbosa (Brazil), passed away at 76

Bishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez, Bishop of Facatativá (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Manizales (Colombia)

Diocese of Gracias was established (from Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa) (Honduras)

Fr. Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Nasbinca and Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), was elected Bishop of Gracias (Honduras)

Bishop Jan Stefan Gałecki, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland), passed away at 88

Bishop Wiesław Alojzy Mering resigned as Bishop of Włocławek (Poland)

Bishop Krzysztof Jakub Wętkowski, Titular Bishop of Glavinitza and Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Włocławek (Poland)

Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (정진석 니콜라오 / 鄭鎮奭), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), passed away at 89

Bishop Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Caroní (Venezuela)

Fr. Gonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros Vivas, Priest of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela), was elected Vicar Apostolic of Caroní (Venezuela)

Bishop-elect Gerardo Miguel Nieves Loja resigned as Coadjutor Bishop of Riobamba (Ecuador)

Bishop Julio Parrilla Díaz resigned as Bishop of Riobamba (Ecuador)

Bishop José Bolivar Piedra Aguirre, Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (Ecuador), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Riobamba (Ecuador)

Mr. José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros was beatified

Archbishop Pio Vittorio Vigo, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Acireale (Italy), passed away at 85

Fr. Gabriel Randrianantenaina, Priest of Moramanga (Madagascar), was elected Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy (Madagascar)

Msgr. James Robert Golka, Priest of Grand Island (USA), was elected Bishop of Colorado Springs (USA)

Fr. William Edward Koenig, Priest of Rockville Centre (USA), was elected Bishop of Wilmington (USA)

Bishop William Francis Malooly resigned as Bishop of Wilmington (USA)

Bishop Michael John Sheridan resigned as Bishop of Colorado Springs (USA)

Archbishop Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Florencia (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San Vicente del Caguán (Colombia)

Bishop Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, S.C.I., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil), passed away at 89

Bishop José Daniel Falla Robles, Bishop of Soacha (Colombia), passed away at 64

Sr. Helena Amwaandangi, M.S.C., General Secretary of Namibian Catholic Bishop’s Conference, passed away

Bishop Paul Vollmar, S.M., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chur (Switzerland), passed away at 86

Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Robert Sarah, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Francesco Monterisi, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alla Regola, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo alla Regola pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane and Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of Pontifical Council for Culture, President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology and Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title

Bishop Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P., Bishop emeritus of Arecibo (Puerto Rico), passed away at 88

Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti and Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti pro hac vice Title

Bishop Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P., Bishop emeritus of Jataí (Brazil), passed away at 87

Archbishop Antony Anandarayar, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India), passed away at 75

Bishop Peter Toshio Jinushi (ペトロ 地主敏夫), Bishop emeritus of Sapporo 札幌 (Japan), passed away at 90

Bishop Raúl Horacio Scarrone Carrero, Bishop emeritus of Florida (Uruguay), passed away at 90

Bishop Gino Reali resigned as Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (Italy)

Bishop Gianrico Ruzza, Bishop of Civitavecchia–Tarquinia (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Porto–Santa Rufina (Italy)

Dr. Alessandro Cassinis Righini, Auditor General ad interim of Office of the Auditor General, was appointed as Auditor General of Office of the Auditor General

Bishop Georges Perron, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Djibouti (Djibouti), passed away at 96

Bishop Basil Bhuriya, S.V.D., Bishop of Jhabua (India), passed away at 65

Bishop Leonard William Kenney, C.P., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

Archbishop Domenico Battaglia resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Cerreto Sannita–Telese–Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Italy)

Msgr. Giuseppe Mazzafaro, Priest of Napoli (Italy), was elected Bishop of Cerreto Sannita–Telese–Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Italy)

Archbishop Aldo Giordano, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to European Union

Msgr. Giuseppe La Placa, Priest of Caltanissetta (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Ragusa (Italy)

Msgr. Sebastiano Roberto Asta resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ragusa (Italy)

Fr. Peter Adrian Chifukwa, Priest of Dedza (Malawi), was elected Bishop of Dedza (Malawi)

Fr. José Luis Loyola Abogado, M.Sp.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit

Msgr. Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C., Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Mr. Rosario Angelo Livatino was beatified

Fr. François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Bishop of Ajaccio (France)

Bishop Joseba Segura Etxezarraga, Titular Bishop of Baza and Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Bilbao (Spain)

Bishop Shorot Francis Gomes, Titular Bishop of Forma and Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh), was appointed as Bishop of Sylhet (Bangladesh)

Bishop Wiesław Śmigiel, Bishop of Toruń (Poland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Bishop Jan Karol Tyrawa resigned as Bishop of Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Archbishop Luis José Rueda Aparicio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Soacha (Colombia)

Bishop Jean-Yves Riocreux resigned as Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)

Archbishop David Macaire, O.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Fort-de-France–Saint-Pierre (Martinique), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)

Bishop Francis Meli resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Aitape (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N., was elected Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea)

Msgr. Anthony John Ireland, Priest of Melbourne (Australia) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Carinola and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

Fr. Martin Ashe, Priest of Melbourne (Australia), was elected Titular Bishop of Muteci and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

Fr. Franziskus Maria vom Kreuze Jordan (Francis Mary of the Cross / Johann Baptist), S.D.S., Superior General of Society of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorians), was beatified

Fr. Ramón Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera, Priest of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic), was elected Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo resigned as Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Miguel Ángel Cadenas Cardo, O.S.A., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos (Peru)

Bishop Joseph Banga Bane resigned as Bishop of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Jean-Bertin Nadonye Ndongo, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Lolo (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Bruno Kouamé, Bishop emeritus of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire), passed away at 93

Fr. Stephen Chow Sau-yan (周守仁), S.J., was elected Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

Cardinal John Tong Hon (湯漢) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

Fr. Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Sucarda and Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston–Houston (USA)

Bishop Salvatore Paruzzo resigned as Bishop of Ourinhos (Brazil)

Bishop Eduardo Vieira dos Santos, Titular Bishop of Bladia and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Ourinhos (Brazil)

Prof. Lucia Bozzi was appointed as Applied Magistrate of Tribunal of Vatican City State

Fr. Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo, O.M.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Tepelta and Auxiliary Bishop of Huancayo (Peru)

Bishop Isidro Barrio Barrio resigned as Bishop of Huancavélica (Peru)

Bishop Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Mattiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Huancayo (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Huancavélica (Peru)

Bishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, Bishop of Kilwa–Kasenga (Congo-Kinshasa) and Apostolic Administrator of Kamina (Congo-Kinshasa), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Cardinal Francesco Montenegro resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Agrigento (Italy)

Archbishop Alessandro Damiano succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Agrigento (Italy)

Bishop Pietro Lagnese resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ischia (Italy)

Bishop Gennaro Pascarella, Bishop of Pozzuoli (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Ischia (Italy)

Fr. Pius Sin Ho-zol (신호철 비오 / 辛昊喆), Priest of Busan 부산 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Belesasa and Auxiliary Bishop of Busan 부산 (South Korea)

Bishop Gilles Côté, S.M.M., resigned as Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Christopher Charles Prowse, Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Australia (Australia)

Bishop Max Leroy Davis resigned as Military Ordinary of Australia (Australia)

Cardinal Enrico Feroci took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva

Bishop José Melitón Chávez, Bishop of Concepción (Argentina), passed away at 63

Patriarch Grégoire Bedros XX Ghabroyan, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon), passed away at 86

Bishop Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro, Bishop emeritus of Ipiales (Colombia), passed away at 80

Archbishop Boutros Marayati, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) and Apostolic Administrator of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Archbishop Arthur Roche, Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Archbishop ad personam and Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata, was appointed as Prefect of Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Bishop Heinrich Janssen, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Münster (Germany), passed away at 88

Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M., Bishop of Tortona (Italy), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Tortona (Italy), Secretary of Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Archbishop ad personam

Abbot Francesco De Feo, O.S.B., was appointed as Hegumen of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) and Hegumen of Italian Basilian Order of Grottaferrata

Dr. Matteo Truffelli resigned as National President of Italian Catholic Action

Prof. Giuseppe Notarstefano was appointed as National President of Italian Catholic Action

Fr. Aurelio García Macías, Priest of Valladolid (Spain) and Bureau Chief of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, was elected Titular Bishop of Rotdon and Undersecretary of Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Abbot Christian Meyer, O.S.B., resigned as President of Benedictine Congregation of Switzerland

Abbot Vigeli Monn, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Benedictine Congregation of Switzerland

Msgr. Gregory William Gordon, Priest of Las Vegas (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Nova Petra and Auxiliary Bishop of Las Vegas (USA)

Bishop Joseph Nunzio Latino, Bishop emeritus of Jackson (USA), passed away at 83

Ms. María Pilar Gullón Yturriaga and 2 companions were beatified

Cardinal Cornelius Sim, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuda Taddeo Apostolo and Vicar Apostolic of Brunei (Brunei), passed away at 69

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano

Fr. Francisco Figueroa Cervantes, Priest of Zamora (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Lamasba and Auxiliary Bishop of Zamora (Mexico)

Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Salem (India)

Fr. Arulselvam Rayappan, Priest of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India), was elected Bishop of Salem (India)

Fr. Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe, S.D.S., Apostolic Administrator of Morogoro (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Morogoro (Tanzania)

Bishop Leomar Antônio Brustolin, Titular Bishop of Tigava and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Maria (Brazil)

Archbishop José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil)

Bishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira, Bishop of Crato (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil)

Archbishop Hélio Adelar Rubert resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Maria (Brazil)

Cardinal Augusto Paolo Lojudice took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Buon Consiglio

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Bishop Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García, Bishop of Tulcán (Ecuador), passed away at 69

Bishop Stephen Antony Pillai, Bishop of Tuticorin (India), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Sivagangai (India)

Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti

Bishop Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla, Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Facatativá (Colombia)

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Canada

Sr. Maria Laura Mainetti (Teresina Elsa) was beatified

Fr. Ernesto Rafael Canseco del Valle, M.J., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Saint Joseph

Archbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo, Archbishop emeritus of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 79

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

Fr. Charles Edmund Boyce was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Monrovia (Liberia)

Bishop Juan Ignacio González Errázuriz, Opus Dei, resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Rancagua (Chile)

Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Valparaíso (Chile)

Bishop Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D., Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile)

Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto, Bishop of Iquique (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Rancagua (Chile)

Bishop Vicente Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto, Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tulcán (Ecuador)

Bishop Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B., Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), passed away at 58

Diocese of Chunchon 춘천 was renamed as Diocese of Chuncheon 춘천 (South Korea)

Diocese of Cheju 제주 was renamed as Diocese of Jeju 제주 (South Korea)

Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M., Bishop-Prelate of Tefé (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Palmares (Brazil)

Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa)

Bishop Mandla Siegfried Jwara, C.M.M., Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari and Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma (South Africa), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa)

Bishop José Rico Pavés, Titular Bishop of Mentesa and Auxiliary Bishop of Getafe (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Jerez de la Frontera (Spain)

Fr. Michał Paluch, O.P., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

Bishop Walter Michael Ebejer, O.P., Bishop emeritus of União da Vitória (Brazil), passed away at 91

Fr. Germán Medina Acosta, Priest of Bogotá (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Aradi and Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

Bishop François Fonlupt, Bishop of Rodez (France), was promoted as Archbishop of Avignon (France)

Archbishop Georges Paul Pontier resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Avignon (France)

Bishop Bruno Grua resigned as Bishop of Saint-Flour (France)

Fr. Didier Noblot, Priest of Troyes (France), was elected Bishop of Saint-Flour (France)

Bishop Denis Brennan resigned as Bishop of Ferns (Ireland)

Fr. Gerard Nash, Priest of Killaloe (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Ferns (Ireland)

Cardinal Marcello Semeraro resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Albano (Italy)

Cardinal Beniamino Stella resigned as Prefect of Congregation for Clergy and President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order

Msgr. Vincenzo Viva, Priest of Nardò–Gallipoli (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Albano (Italy)

Bishop Ivo Baldi Gaburri, Bishop of Huarí (Peru), passed away at 74

Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植), Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, was promoted as Archbishop ad personam, Prefect of Dicastery for the Clergy and President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order

Bishop Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma, Titular Bishop of Castulo and Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Celaya (Mexico)

Bishop José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia resigned as Bishop of Celaya (Mexico)

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine

Bishop Giorgio Barbetta Manzocchi, Auxiliary Bishop of Huarí (Peru), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Huarí (Peru)

Bishop Paul Alois Lakra, Bishop of Gumla (India), passed away at 65

Msgr. Visvaldas Kulbokas, Priest of Telšiai (Lithuania) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Martana and Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine

Fr. Justin Ain Soongie, Priest of Wabag (Papua New Guinea), was elected Titular Bishop of Forma and Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Tarcisio Pillolla, Bishop emeritus of Iglesias (Italy), passed away at 90

Fr. Luigi Maria Epicoco was appointed as Ecclesiastical Assistant of Dicastery for Communication and Editorialist of L’Osservatore Romano

Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo

Msgr. Selim Jean Sfeir, Priest of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) and Patriarchal Administrator of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus), was elected Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Grosseto (Italy)

Bishop Giovanni Roncari, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Pitigliano–Sovana–Orbetello (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Grosseto (Italy)

Bishop John Lee Juo-wang (李若望) resigned as Bishop of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

Bishop Bosco Lin Chi-nan (林吉男) was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

Bishop Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Alto Solimões (Brazil), passed away at 81

Fr. Georges-Henri Ruyssen, S.J., was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Msgr. Carlos José Errázuriz Mackenna, Opus Dei, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Msgr. Patrick Valdrini, Priest of Verdun (France) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Philippe Toxé, O.P., was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Ulrich Rhode, S.J., was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Paolo Gherri, Priest of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy), was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Dr. Williiam Daniel was appointed as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Cristián Castro Toovey, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Tigava and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Carlos Alberto Godoy Labraña, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Pudentiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Andrew Small, O.M.I., was appointed as Secretary pro tempore of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Sebastiano Paciolla, O. Cist., Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, passed away at 58

Bishop George Arthur Sheltz resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston–Houston (USA)

Fr. Francis Cui Qing-qi (崔慶琪), O.F.M., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Hankou 漢口 (China)

Fr. Josef Holtkotte, Priest of Paderborn (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Simingi and Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany)

Fr. Víctor Iván Vargas Galarza, Priest of Cochabamba (Bolivia), was elected Titular Bishop of Bladia and Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia)

Archbishop Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin, Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense, passed away at 76

Fr. John Baptist Attakruh, Priest of Sekondi–Takoradi (Ghana) and Apostolic Administrator of Sekondi–Takoradi (Ghana), was elected Bishop of Sekondi–Takoradi (Ghana)

Archbishop Franco Festorazzi, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ancona–Osimo (Italy), passed away at 92

Bishop Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Tarawa and Nauru (Kiribati), passed away at 81

Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J., Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Libya, Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia)