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Fr. François Sylla was consecrated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Conakry (Guinea)

Fr. François Sylla, Priest of Conakry (Guinea), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Conakry (Guinea)

Fr. Moïse Tinguiano was consecrated as Bishop of Boké (Guinea)

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

Diocese of Boké was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry and became suffragan of Conakry) (Guinea)

Fr. Moïse Tinguiano, Priest of Conakry (Guinea), was elected Bishop of Boké (Guinea)

Fr. Norbert Tamba Sandouno was consecrated as Bishop of Guéckédou (Guinea)

Diocese of Guéckédou was established (from Diocese of Kankan and Diocese of N’Zérékoré and became suffragan of Conakry) (Guinea)

Fr. Norbert Tamba Sandouno, Priest of Kankan (Guinea), was elected Bishop of Guéckédou (Guinea)

Archbishop Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé, Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea

Archbishop George Antonysamy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India) and Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, was appointed as Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia

Msgr. Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Potenza Picena

Msgr. Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé, Priest of Yopougon (Cote d’Ivoire) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Potenza Picena and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

Archbishop Tymon Tytus Chmielecki resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

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

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

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

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

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

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

Msgr. Tymon Tytus Chmielecki was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Tre Taverne

Msgr. Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé, Priest of Yopougon (Cote d’Ivoire) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Tymon Tytus Chmielecki, Priest of Toruń (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea, Apostolic Nuncio to Mali and Titular Archbishop of Tre Taverne

Fr. Louis Gbilimou was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

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

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador

Bishop Emmanuel Félémou resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

Bishop Raphaël Balla Guilavogui, Bishop of N’Zérékoré (Guinea) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea, was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

Fr. Simon T. Faddoul was consecrated as Bishop of Annunciation of Ibadan of the Maronites (Nigeria)

Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan (without ecclesiastical province) (Nigeria)

Fr. Simon T. Faddoul, Priest of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon), Apostolic Exarch of Western and Central Africa of the Maronites (Nigeria) and Apostolic Visitator in Southern Africa of the Maronites, was elected Bishop of Annunciation of Ibadan of the Maronites (Nigeria)

Archbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello (アルベルト・ボッターリ・デ・カステッロ) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Fr. Alexis Aly Tagbino was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cuicul and Auxiliary Bishop of Kankan (Guinea)

Archbishop George Antonysamy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India), was appointed as Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

Fr. Alexis Aly Tagbino, Priest of Kankan (Guinea), was elected Titular Bishop of Cuicul and Auxiliary Bishop of Kankan (Guinea)

Archbishop Antonio Lucibello resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye and Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan

Archbishop Luigi Travaglino resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Archbishop Luigi Travaglino resigned as Permanent Observer to Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Cardinal Robert Sarah, President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

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

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga

Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was established (Nigeria)

Fr. Simon T. Faddoul, Priest of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Western and Central Africa of the Maronites (Nigeria) and Apostolic Visitator in Southern Africa of the Maronites

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea

Archbishop Martin Krebs, 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, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu

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

Archbishop Vincent Coulibaly resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

Bishop Emmanuel Félémou, Bishop of Kankan (Guinea), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

Bishop Raphaël Balla Guilavogui, Bishop of N’Zérékoré (Guinea), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

Archbishop George Antonysamy, Titular Archbishop of Sulci, Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India)

Archbishop Luigi Travaglino, Permanent Observer to Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Msgr. Santo Rocco Gangemi was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico

Msgr. Santo Rocco Gangemi, Priest of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands and Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico

Archbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello (アルベルト・ボッターリ・デ・カステッロ), Apostolic Nuncio to Japan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Msgr. Tymon Tytus Chmielecki, Priest of Toruń (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Raymond-Maria Tchidimbo, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conakry (Guinea), passed away at 90