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

Bishop Michael Pak Jeong-il (박정일 미카엘 / 朴正一), Bishop emeritus of Masan 마산 (South Korea), passed away at 97

Fr. Paul Lee Kyung-sang (이경상 바오로 / 李炅相) was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon (이기헌 베드로 / 李基憲) resigned as Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

Bishop Benedictus Son Hee-song (손희송 베네딕토 / 孫凞松), Titular Bishop of Campli and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was appointed as Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Giovanni Gaspari, Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia

Fr. Paul Lee Kyung-sang (이경상 바오로 / 李炅相), Priest of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

Archbishop Alfred Xuereb, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco

Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (염수정 안드레아 / 廉洙政), Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) and former Apostolic Administrator of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (South Korea)

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale

Archbishop Simon Ok Hyun-jjn (옥현진 시몬 / 玉賢進), Metropolitan Archbishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea), was appointed as General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

Bishop Basil Cho Kyu-man (조규만 바실리오 / 金智錫) resigned as Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (김종수 아우구스티노 / 金宗壽), General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea and Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea), was appointed as Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Titular Archbishop of Voli, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale

Msgr. Augustinus Han Hyun-taek (한현택 / 韓玄澤), Priest of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Head of Office for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Bishop Peter Takaaki Hirayama (ペトロ 平山高明), Bishop emeritus of Oita 大分 (Japan), passed away at 99

Fr. Augustinus Han Hyun-taek (한현택 / 韓玄澤), Priest of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植) took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola

Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong (김희중 히지노 / 金熙中) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

Bishop Simon Ok Hyun-jjn (옥현진 시몬 / 玉賢進), Titular Bishop of Pederodiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植), Archbishop ad personam, Prefect of Dicastery for the Clergy, President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order and President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola

Bishop Constantine Bae Ki-hyen (배기현 콘스탄틴 / 裵基賢) resigned as Bishop of Masan 마산 (South Korea)

Fr. Paul Shin Eun-keun (신은근 바오로 / 申銀根) was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Masan 마산 (South Korea)

Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南), Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos and Apostolic Nuncio to Myanmar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植), Archbishop ad personam, Prefect of Dicastery for the Clergy and President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, was appointed as President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations

Fr. Simon Kim Jong-Gang (김종강 시몬 / 金鍾岡) was consecrated as Bishop of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea)

Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-hun (장봉훈 가브리엘 / 張峰軒) resigned as Bishop of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea)

Fr. Simon Kim Jong-Gang (김종강 시몬 / 金鍾岡), Priest of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea), was elected Bishop of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea)

Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (김종수 아우구스티노 / 金宗壽), Titular Bishop of Sufasar, Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea), Apostolic Administrator of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea) and General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, was appointed as Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (염수정 안드레아 / 廉洙政) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea)

Bishop Peter Chung Soon-taick (정순택 베드로 / 鄭淳澤), O.C.D., Titular Bishop of Tamazuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea)

Bishop Moon Han-lim (문한림 / 文漢林) succeeded as Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina)

Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (김종수 아우구스티노 / 金宗壽), Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea), was appointed as General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (김종수 아우구스티노 / 金宗壽), Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

Fr. Pius Sin Ho-zol (신호철 비오 / 辛昊喆) was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Belesasa and Auxiliary Bishop of Busan 부산 (South Korea)

Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植), Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, was promoted as Archbishop ad personam, Prefect of Dicastery for the Clergy and President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order

Diocese of Chunchon 춘천 was renamed as Diocese of Chuncheon 춘천 (South Korea)

Diocese of Cheju 제주 was renamed as Diocese of Jeju 제주 (South Korea)

Fr. Pius Sin Ho-zol (신호철 비오 / 辛昊喆), Priest of Busan 부산 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Belesasa and Auxiliary Bishop of Busan 부산 (South Korea)

Cardinal Francesco Monterisi, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alla Regola, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo alla Regola pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (정진석 니콜라오 / 鄭鎮奭), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), passed away at 89

Fr. Titus Seo Sang-bum (서상범 티토 / 徐尙範) was consecrated as Military Ordinary of South Korea (South Korea)

Archbishop Paul Ri Moun-hi (이문희 바오로 / 李文熙), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Daegu 대구 (South Korea), passed away at 85

Fr. Titus Seo Sang-bum (서상범 티토 / 徐尙範), Priest of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was elected Military Ordinary of South Korea (South Korea)

Bishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il (유수일 프란치스코 하비에르 / 劉修一), O.F.M., resigned as Military Ordinary of South Korea (South Korea)

Fr. Stephanus Han Jung-hyun (한정현 스테파노 / 韓楨鉉) was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Mozotcori and Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

Fr. Simon Kim Ju-young (김주영 시몬 / 金周瑩) was consecrated as Bishop of Chuncheon 춘천 (South Korea)

Bishop Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (경갑룡 요셉 / 景甲龍), Bishop emeritus of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea), passed away at 90

Bishop Moon Han-lim (문한림 / 文漢林), Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of San Martín (Argentina), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina)

Fr. Stephanus Han Jung-hyun (한정현 스테파노 / 韓楨鉉), Priest of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Mozotcori and Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

Bishop Peter Kang U-il (강우일 베드로 / 姜禹一) resigned as Bishop of Cheju 제주 (South Korea)

Bishop Pius Moon Chang-woo (문창우 비오 / 文昌宇) succeeded as Bishop of Jeju 제주 (South Korea)

Fr. Simon Kim Ju-young (김주영 시몬 / 金周瑩), Priest of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea), was elected Bishop of Chuncheon 춘천 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea)

Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (김운회 루가 / 金雲會) resigned as Bishop of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea)

Msgr. Giovanni Gaspari was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Alba marittima

Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植), Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea), was appointed as Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong (김희중 히지노 / 金熙中) resigned as President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-hun (장봉훈 가브리엘 / 張峰軒) resigned as Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

Bishop Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (이용훈 마티아 / 李容勳), Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea), was appointed as President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea