Recent Events

Fr. Patricio Larrosa Martos was consecrated as Bishop of Danlí (Honduras)

Bishop Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.J., resigned as Bishop of Sarh (Chad)

Bishop Juan Frausto Pallares, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of León (Mexico), passed away at 84

Bishop Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R., resigned as Bishop of Rio Branco (Brazil)

Bishop Joaquín Gimeno Lahoz, Bishop emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina), passed away at 77

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, Opus Dei, resigned as Secretary of Dicastery for Legislative Texts

Bishop Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.J., resigned as Bishop of Bangassou (Central African Republic)

Msgr. Lucas Ramón Torres, Priest of Ibiza (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 93

Msgr. Juan José del Junco Domenech, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 100

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

Fr. Patricio Larrosa Martos, Priest of Guadix (Spain), was elected Bishop of Danlí (Honduras)

Cardinal Juan José Omella Omella, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme and Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Spain)

Bishop José Luís Mumbiela Sierra, Bishop of Most Holy Trinity in Almaty (Kazakhstan) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia, was appointed as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia

Msgr. Nicolás González y González, Priest of Ávila (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Msgr. José Carlos Sampedro Forner, Priest of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Suliana and Undersecretary of General Secretariat of the Synod, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Suliana and Almoner of His Holiness of Dicastery for the Service of Charity

Bishop José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Bocas del Toro (Panama), passed away at 94

Msgr. José Luis Arín Roig was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Salvador Valera Parra, Priest of Almería (Spain), was beatified

Archbishop Antonio Arregui Yarza, Opus Dei, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guayaquil (Ecuador), passed away at 86

Bishop José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Peru)

Fr. César Luis Caro Puértolas, Priest of Mérida–Badajoz (Spain), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San José de Amazonas (Peru)

Bishop Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B., Apostolic Exarch of Greece of the Greeks (Greece), was appointed as Abbot Ordinary of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., Pro-Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi and Applied Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State, was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Msgr. Fermín Jesus González Melado was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Mariano Pizarro Luengo, Priest of Sevilla (Spain) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 90

Bishop Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Zamora (Ecuador), passed away at 101

Msgr. Lorenzo López-Cubero Giménez, Priest of Córdoba (Spain) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, passed away at 92

Msgr. José Luis Larrabe Orbegozo, Priest of Madrid (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 98

Bishop Joaquín Mariano Sucunza resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Dr. Luis Herrera Tejedor resigned as Director of Human Resources Department of the Holy See

Fr. Manuel Izquierdo Izquierdo and 58 companions were beatified

Fr. Antonio Montañés Chiquero and 64 companions were beatified

Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso, Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

Bishop Mario Busquets Jordá, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Chuquibamba (Peru), passed away at 90

Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellín, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Burgos (Spain), passed away at 85

Bishop Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain), passed away at 76

Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, S.J., resigned as Member of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Bishop Ramón Darío Valdivia Jiménez, Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cádiz y Ceuta (Spain)

Bishop Rafael Zornoza Boy resigned as Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta (Spain)

Msgr. Salvador Aguilera López was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Vázquez Isidro Arnáiz, Priest of Madrid (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Valencia (Spain), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Spain)

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., Pro-Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life and Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi, was appointed as Applied Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

Bishop José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez, Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain), passed away at 50

Fr. Desiderio García Martínez, O. Carm., was appointed as Prior General of Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Carmelites)

Archbishop Piero Pioppo, Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and Apostolic Nuncio to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

Fr. Alejandro Moral Antón, O.S.A., resigned as Prior General of Order of Saint Augustine (Augustinians)

Msgr. Jain Mendez, Priest of Verapoly (India) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Bishop Cipriano García Fernández, O.S.A., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Cafayate (Argentina), passed away at 93

Msgr. Virgilio González Jiménez, Priest of Ávila (Spain) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away

Fr. Daniel Palau Valero was consecrated as Bishop of Lleida (Spain)

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., Pro-Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, was appointed as Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi

Fr. Diego Martín Peñas, Prado, was appointed as Superior General of Associations of Priests of Prado

Br. Lycarion May (François-Benjamin), F.M.S., was beatified

Bishop Abilio Martínez Varea, Bishop of Osma–Soria (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Ciudad Real (Spain)

Bishop Gerardo Melgar Viciosa resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Real (Spain)

Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez resigned as Bishop of Málaga (Spain)

Bishop José Antonio Satué Huerto, Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain) and Pontifical Delegate for Institute of the Incarnate Word, was appointed as Bishop of Málaga (Spain)

Msgr. Búa Salvador Domato, Priest of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, passed away