Recent Events

Fr. Iyad Twal, Priest of Jerusalem (Palestine), was elected Titular Bishop of Siminina and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Patriarch Estephan El Douaihy, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), was beatified

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio

Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi resigned as Archbishop of Tunis (Tunisia)

Fr. Bruno Varriano, O.F.M., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Écija and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Bishop Jamal Khader Daibes, Titular Bishop of Patara and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine), was appointed as Bishop of Djibouti (Djibouti) and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu (Somalia)

Fr. Bruno Varriano, O.F.M., Priest of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), was elected Titular Bishop of Écija and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre), Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine), President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions and President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio

Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan

Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso resigned as Adjunct Secretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, Adjunct Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, was appointed as Adjunct Secretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Fr. Jamal Khader Daibes was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Patara and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Fr. Rafic Nahra was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Verbe and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Fr. Jamal Khader Daibes, Priest of Jerusalem (Palestine), was elected Titular Bishop of Patara and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Fr. Rafic Nahra, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Verbe and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi resigned as Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio to India, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal

Archbishop Boutros Gemayel, Archbishop emeritus of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus), passed away at 89

Msgr. Selim Jean Sfeir was consecrated as Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

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)

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

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 Youssef Antoine Soueif, Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) and Apostolic Visitator in Greece of the Maronites, was appointed as Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., Titular Archbishop of Verbe, Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem (Palestine) and Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre), was promoted as Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine), President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions and President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land

Msgr. Selim Jean Sfeir, Priest of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

Bishop Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Archbishop Joseph Mohsen Béchara, Archbishop emeritus of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at 85

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) and Vice-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, was promoted as Pro-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

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

Archbishop Youssef Antoine Soueif, Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Greece of the Maronites

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

Msgr. Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Foratiana

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

Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title and Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, passed away at 92

Msgr. Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, Priest of Bolzano–Bressanone (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Secretary Delegate of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was elected Adjunct Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Titular Archbishop of Foratiana

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

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, Non-Residential Pontifical Representative for Vietnam and Apostolic Nuncio to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto resigned as Pro-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem (Palestine) and Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre), was appointed as Vice-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

Archbishop Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Msgr. Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, Priest of Bolzano–Bressanone (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Secretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”, was appointed as Secretary Delegate of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Verbe

Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, was appointed as Pro-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., was elected Titular Archbishop of Verbe, Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem (Palestine) and Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Patriarch Fouad Twal resigned as Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine), President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title

Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., resigned as Custos of the Holy Land of Custody of the Holy Land

Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader, Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan and Titular Archbishop of Mathara in Numidia

Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi, Archbishop of Tunis (Tunisia), was appointed as Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

Archbishop Carlo Curis, Titular Archbishop of Medeli, passed away at 90

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

Fr. Ilario Antoniazzi was consecrated as Archbishop of Tunis (Tunisia)

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

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