Recent Events

Msgr. John Joseph Kennedy was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Osor

Archbishop Noël Treanor, Bishop emeritus of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 73

Msgr. John Joseph Kennedy, Priest of Dublin (Ireland), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Secretary for the Disciplinary Section of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, was elected Titular Archbishop of Osor

Msgr. Séamus Patrick Horgan was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Árd Sratha

Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria

Fr. Timothy Mulroy, S.S.C.M.E., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Society of Saint Columban (Columban Missionaries)

Fr. Donal Roche was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Msgr. Séamus Patrick Horgan, Priest of Killaloe (Ireland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Árd Sratha and Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan

Archbishop Francis Duffy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland) and General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Killala (Ireland)

Bishop Paul Dempsey, Bishop of Achonry (Ireland), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Sita and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Bishop Kevin Peter Doran, Bishop of Elphin (Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Achonry (Ireland)

Bishop John Fleming resigned as Bishop of Killala (Ireland)

Msgr. Eamonn McLaughlin, Priest of Raphoe (Ireland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Adjunct Undersecretary of Dicastery for the Clergy

Fr. Donal Roche, Priest of Dublin (Ireland), was elected Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Bishop Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Banjul (Gambia), passed away at 82

Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C., resigned as Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and Vice-President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

Bishop Alexander Aloysius McGuckian (Alan), S.J., Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Donal McKeown resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Bishop William Lee, Bishop emeritus of Waterford and Lismore (Ireland), passed away at 82

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Prefect of Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera, President of Commission for Confidential Matters and President of Committee for Investments, was appointed as President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

Bishop Patrick Joseph Walsh, Bishop emeritus of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), passed away at 92

Sr. Mary Teresa Barron, N.S.A., Vice-President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.), was appointed as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Msgr. Joseph Murphy, Priest of Cloyne (Ireland), Head of Protocol of Secretariat of State and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary for Diplomatic Personnel of Secretariat of State

Bishop Liam Seán MacDaid, Bishop emeritus of Clogher (Ireland), passed away at 78

Fr. Eamonn McLaughlin, Priest of Raphoe (Ireland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Paul Connell was consecrated as Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland)

Bishop Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S., resigned as Bishop of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga (Brazil)

Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath, Bishop emeritus of San Jose (USA), passed away at 77

Bishop Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A., Bishop emeritus of Maiduguri (Nigeria), passed away at 96

Fr. Paul Connell, Priest of Meath (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland)

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Bishop David Gerard O’Connell, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA), passed away at 69

Bishop Michael Lenihan, O.F.M., Bishop of La Ceiba (Honduras), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Pedro Sula (Honduras)

Fr. Niall Coll was consecrated as Bishop of Ossory (Ireland)

Bishop Donal McKeown, Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Fr. Tommy Murphy, S.S.C.M.E., Superior General emeritus of Missionary Society of Saint Columban (Columban Missionaries), passed away at 73

Bishop Martin Drennan, Bishop emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland), passed away at 78

Bishop Noël Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland) and Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, was promoted as Apostolic Nuncio to European Union and Archbishop ad personam

Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S., resigned as Bishop of Kitale (Kenya)

Fr. Niall Coll, Priest of Raphoe (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Ossory (Ireland)

Bishop Denis Nulty resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ossory (Ireland)

Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Titular Archbishop of Satriano, passed away at 88

Ms. Teresa Devlin was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Bishop Séamus Freeman, S.A.C., Bishop emeritus of Ossory (Ireland), passed away at 78

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski, Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Prefect of Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera and President of Commission for Confidential Matters, was appointed as President of Committee for Investments

Bishop Paul Desmond Tighe, Secretary of Pontifical Council for Culture, was appointed as Secretary of Section for Culture of Dicastery for Culture and Education

Sr. Mary Teresa Barron, N.S.A., was appointed as Vice-President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Archbishop George Stack resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) and Apostolic Administrator of Menevia (Wales)

Msgr. John Joseph Kennedy, Priest of Dublin (Ireland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary for the Disciplinary Section of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

Bishop James Moriarty, Bishop emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland), passed away at 85

Archbishop Francis Duffy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland), was appointed as General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Dermot Pius Farrell, Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland), was appointed as Vice-President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin resigned as Vice-President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A., resigned as General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Michael Duignan, Bishop of Clonfert (Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland)

Bishop Brendan Kelly resigned as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland)

Abbot Eamon Fitzgerald, O.C.S.O., resigned as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)