Recent Events

Bishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth, Military Ordinary of Great Britain (United Kingdom), was appointed as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (United Kingdom)

Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano, was appointed as Resigned cardinalatial rights and privileges

Fr. William Nolan was consecrated as Bishop of Galloway (United Kingdom)

Bishop John Cunningham resigned as Bishop of Galloway (United Kingdom)

Fr. William Nolan was elected Bishop of Galloway (United Kingdom)

Msgr. Marcus Stock was consecrated as Bishop of Leeds (United Kingdom)

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, was appointed as Secretary for the Relations with States of Secretariat of State and Secretary of Interdicasterial Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe

Fr. Anthony Ward, S.M. resigned as Undersecretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Bishop Kieran Thomas Conry resigned as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (United Kingdom)

Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols took possession as Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana

Bishop John Stanley Kenneth Arnold, Titular Bishop of Lindisfarne and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (United Kingdom), was appointed as Bishop of Salford (United Kingdom)

Bishop Terence John Brain resigned as Bishop of Salford (United Kingdom)

Msgr. Marcus Stock, Secretary General of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, was elected Bishop of Leeds (United Kingdom)

Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (United Kingdom) and President of Irish Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Eamon Martin succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (United Kingdom) and President of Irish Episcopal Conference

Mr. Christopher Patten of Barnes was appointed as President of Committee for the reform for the Vatican Media

Fr. Alan Williams, S.M. was consecrated as Bishop of Brentwood (United Kingdom)

Msgr. Nicholas Gilbert Hudson was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Saint German’s and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (United Kingdom)

Bishop Ralph Heskett, C.SS.R., Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar), was appointed as Bishop of Hallam (United Kingdom)

Bishop John Anthony Rawsthorne resigned as Bishop of Hallam (United Kingdom)

Fr. Robert Byrne, C.O. was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Concangis and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (United Kingdom)

Fr. Christopher Thomas was appointed as Secretary General of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

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

Bishop Thomas McMahon resigned as Bishop of Brentwood (United Kingdom)

Fr. Alan Williams, S.M. was elected Bishop of Brentwood (United Kingdom)

Prof. Margaret Scotford Archer was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Msgr. Nicholas Gilbert Hudson was elected Titular Bishop of Saint German’s and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (United Kingdom)

Msgr. Brian Ferme was appointed as Prelate Secretary of Council for the Economy

Prof. Sheila Hollins was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Bishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P., Bishop of Nottingham (United Kingdom), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool (United Kingdom)

Fr. John Keenan was consecrated as Bishop of Paisley (United Kingdom)

Fr. Robert Byrne, C.O. was elected Titular Bishop of Concangis and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (United Kingdom)

Bishop Donal McKeown, Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille and Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor (United Kingdom), was appointed as Bishop of Derry (United Kingdom)

Archbishop Vincent Gerard Nichols, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (United Kingdom) and President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, was created Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana

Fr. John Keenan was elected Bishop of Paisley (United Kingdom)

Msgr. Mark O’Toole was consecrated as Bishop of Plymouth (United Kingdom)

Bishop Stephen Robson, Titular Bishop of Tunnuna and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (United Kingdom), was appointed as Bishop of Dunkeld (United Kingdom)

Fr. Kurt Richard Burnette was consecrated as Bishop of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop Hugh Christopher Budd resigned as Bishop of Plymouth (United Kingdom)

Msgr. Mark O’Toole was elected Bishop of Plymouth (United Kingdom)

Fr. Kurt Richard Burnette was elected Bishop of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA)

Msgr. Leo William Cushley was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

Msgr. Leo William Cushley was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes, Titular Bishop of Concangis and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (United Kingdom), was appointed as Bishop of East Anglia (United Kingdom)

Bishop Joseph Devine resigned as Bishop of Motherwell (United Kingdom)

Fr. Clarence Gallagher, S.J., Rector emeritus of Pontifical Oriental Institute, passed away at 84

Msgr. Eamon Martin was consecrated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh (United Kingdom)

Bishop Gerard Clifford resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (United Kingdom)

Archbishop Patrick Altham Kelly resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool (United Kingdom)

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

Apostolic Exarchate of Great Britain (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Holy Family of London (United Kingdom)

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

Msgr. Eamon Martin was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh (United Kingdom)

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

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

Fr. Patrick H. Daly was appointed as Secretary General of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

Msgr. Hugh Bradley was appointed as Secretary General of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Bishop Michel Hrynchyshyn, C.SS.R., Apostolic Exarch emeritus of France of the Ukrainians (France), passed away at 83

Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien resigned as President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (United Kingdom), was appointed as President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Bishop Joseph Anthony Toal, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles (United Kingdom), was appointed as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland