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Archbishop Alberto Tricarico, Titular Archbishop of Sistroniana, passed away at 96

Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite and Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Laos)

Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia

Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia and Apostolic Nuncio to Eswatini, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand and Apostolic Delegate to Laos

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, was appointed as President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Fr. Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa was consecrated as Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos)

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)

Fr. Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa, Priest of Pakse (Laos), Apostolic Administrator of Pakse (Laos) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia, was elected Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos)

Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan

Bishop Pierre-Antonio-Jean Bach, M.E.P., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Savannakhet (Laos), passed away at 87

Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia

Fr. Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa, Priest of Pakse (Laos) and Apostolic Administrator of Pakse (Laos), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia

Archbishop Giovanni Moretti, Titular Archbishop of Vartana, passed away at 94

Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite

Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos) and Apostolic Administrator of Vientiane (Laos), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos)

Fr. Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa, Priest of Pakse (Laos), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pakse (Laos)

Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南), Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand and Apostolic Delegate to Laos, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Myanmar

Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Proconsulari, Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos) and Apostolic Administrator of Vientiane (Laos), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite

Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Vientiane (Laos)

Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos)

Fr. Joseph Tien Thạo Tiến and 16 companions were beatified

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland

Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Eswatini

Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis

Archbishop-elect Peter Bryan Wells, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana and Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia

Archbishop Luigi Bressan resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Trento (Italy)

Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells, Priest of Tulsa (USA), Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and President of Financial Security Committee, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino was appointed as Protodeacon of College of Cardinals

Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia

Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells, Priest of Tulsa (USA), Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as President of Financial Security Committee

Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells, Priest of Tulsa (USA), Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南), Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand and Apostolic Delegate to Laos

Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

Bishop Jean-Pierre Urkia, M.E.P., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pakse (Laos), passed away at 93

Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德), Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to India, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal

Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Brunei, Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to India

Fr. Jean Marie Vianney Prida Inthirath was consecrated as Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet (Laos) and Titular Bishop of Lemfocta

Fr. Jean Marie Vianney Prida Inthirath, Priest of Savannakhet (Laos), was elected Titular Bishop of Lemfocta and Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet (Laos)

Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino resigned as President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells, Priest of Tulsa (USA), Chaplain of His Holiness and Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells, Priest of Tulsa (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Bishop Jean Sommeng Vorachak, Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet (Laos), passed away at 76

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino resigned as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Archbishop Jean Jadot, Pro-President emeritus of Secretariat for Non-Christians, passed away at 99

Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南), Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda

Fr. Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa was appointed as Priest of Pakse (Laos)

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I., resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti

Archbishop Renato Raffaele Martino, Titular Archbishop of Segermes and President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Brunei, Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar

Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德), Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Brunei, Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

Msgr. Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南) was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Amantia