Recent Events

Fr. Fabio Baggio, C.S., was consecrated as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia and Titular Archbishop of Urusi

Bishop Joseph Marie Bonnemain, Opus Dei, Bishop of Chur (Switzerland), was appointed as Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland

Dr. Giuseppe Pignatone resigned as President of Tribunal of Vatican City State

Bishop Edoardo Aldo Cerrato, C.O., resigned as Bishop of Ivrea (Italy)

Bishop Daniele Salera, Titular Bishop of Tituli in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Ivrea (Italy)

Archbishop Claudio Maniago resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy)

Fr. Alberto Torriani, Priest of Milano (Italy), was elected Archbishop of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy)

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Titular Archbishop of Zella, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino

Archbishop-elect Fabio Baggio, C.S., Secretary of Vatican COVID-19 Commission and Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia

Archbishop Domenico Battaglia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino

Archbishop Baldassare Reina, Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy), Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University, Titular Archbishop of Aquæ in Mauretania and Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Assunta e S. Giuseppe a Primavalle

Archbishop Roberto Repole, Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) and Bishop of Susa (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti

Bishop Gianfranco De Luca resigned as Bishop of Termoli–Larino (Italy)

Bishop Claudio Palumbo, Bishop of Trivento (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Termoli–Larino (Italy)

Bishop Francesco Biasin resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Corumbá (Brazil)

Cardinal Arrigo Miglio resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Iglesias (Italy)

Fr. Mario Farci, Priest of Cagliari (Italy), was elected Bishop of Iglesias (Italy)

Dr. Federico Antellini Russo, Vice-Director of Supervisory and Financial Information Authority, was appointed as Vice-President of Supervisory and Financial Information Authority and Director of Supervisory and Financial Information Authority

Dr. Giuseppe Schlitzer resigned as Director of Supervisory and Financial Information Authority

Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Girolamo della Carità, Prefect of Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims, passed away at 72

Bishop Paolo Bizzeti, S.J., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia (Turkiye)

Fr. Renato Tarantelli Baccari, Priest of Roma (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Campli, Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Fr. Enzo Fortunato, O.F.M. Conv., Director of Communication of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, was appointed as President of Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day

Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.J., Bishop of Huacho (Peru), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Peru

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Preacher of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Fr. Roberto Pasolini, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Preacher of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Fr. Fabio Baggio, C.S., Secretary of Vatican COVID-19 Commission and Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was elected Titular Archbishop of Urusi

Bishop Dario Gervasi, Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Adjunct Secretary of Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life

Bishop Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I., resigned as Bishop of Farafangana (Madagascar)

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, passed away at 91

Bishop Baldassare Reina, Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Mauretania, Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy), Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Aquæ in Mauretania and Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini, Titular Archbishop of Numida, passed away at 87

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Fr. Giuseppe Allamano, I.M.C., Priest of Torino (Italy), was canonised

Sr. Elena Guerra, O.S.S., was canonised

Cardinal Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia and Bishop emeritus of Benguela (Angola), passed away at 85

Fr. Giuseppe Adobati Carrara, C.P., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Passion (Passionists)

Bishop Baldassare Reina, Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy), was appointed as Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University

Msgr. Samuele Sangalli, Priest of Milano (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Undersecretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation, was appointed as Adjunct Secretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Bishop Adélio Giuseppe Tomasin, P.S.D.P., Bishop emeritus of Quixadá (Brazil), passed away at 94

Bishop Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan, Opus Dei, Titular Bishop of Pertusa and Apostolic Administrator of Estonia (Estonia), was appointed as Bishop of Talinn (Estonia)

Archbishop Claudio Maniago, Metropolitan Archbishop of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy)

Bishop Elio Tinti, Bishop emeritus of Carpi (Italy), passed away at 88

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane pro hac vice Title and Major Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Bishop Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda, Opus Dei, Bishop of Helsinki (Finland), was appointed as Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference

Bishop Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.J., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Awasa (Ethiopia), passed away at 93

Dr. Roberto Romano was appointed as Delegate for the Administration of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Archbishop Angelo Raffaele Panzetta, Archbishop of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy), was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Lecce (Italy)

Fr. Ciro Sarnataro, S.D.V., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Divine Vocations (Vocationists)

Fr. Luigi Carrara, S.X., and 3 companions were beatified

Archbishop Anthony Muheria, Opus Dei, resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Embu (Kenya)

Msgr. Ivan Ricupero, Priest of Siracusa (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Delegate for Pastoral Care of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy)

Archbishop Antonio D’Angelo succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy)

Bishop Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Soddo–Hosanna (Ethiopia), passed away at 97

Dr. Massimiliano Menichetti was appointed as Vice-Director of Editorial Department of Dicastery for Communication

Dr. Francesco Valle was appointed as Vice-Director General of Dicastery for Communication

Bishop Enrico dal Covolo, S.D.B., resigned as Assessor of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

Bishop Sergio Pagano, B., Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Archive, was appointed as Assessor of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

Fr. Rocco Ronzani, O.S.A., was appointed as Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Archive