Recent Events

Cardinal Angelo Acerbi took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino

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

Archbishop Giampiero Gloder, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova and Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania and Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Cardinal Karl-Josef Rauber, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia and President emeritus of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, passed away at 88

Archbishop Giampiero Gloder, President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

Archbishop Petro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M., Archbishop-Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine), passed away at 50

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova

Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova and Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi resigned as Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Cardinal Karl-Josef Rauber took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia

Archbishop Karl-Josef Rauber, Titular Archbishop of Iubaltiana, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia

Archbishop Giampiero Gloder, President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, was appointed as Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Msgr. Giampiero Gloder was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Telde

Msgr. Giampiero Gloder, Priest of Padova (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Bureau Chief for Special Affairs of Secretariat of State, was elected President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and Titular Archbishop of Telde

Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

Bishop Petro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Media and Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa–Simferopol (Ukraine), was promoted as Archbishop-Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine)

Archbishop Karl-Josef Rauber resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg

Archbishop Karl-Josef Rauber resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan

Msgr. Miguel Maury Buendía was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Italica

Msgr. Miguel Maury Buendía, Priest of Madrid (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan and Titular Archbishop of Italica

Fr. Petro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Media and Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa–Simferopol (Ukraine)

Fr. Petro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Media and Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa–Simferopol (Ukraine)

Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián, Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova and Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania and Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Titular Archbishop of Zella and Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Msgr. Giampiero Gloder, Priest of Padova (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Bureau Chief for Special Affairs of Secretariat of State

Msgr. Giampiero Gloder, Priest of Padova (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova

Archbishop Karl-Josef Rauber, Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg

Diocese of Tiraspol was suppressed (to Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov) (Moldova)

Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo

Apostolic Administration of Moldova was promoted as Diocese of Chişinău (without ecclesiastical province) (Moldova)

Bishop Anton Coşa, Apostolic Administrator of Moldova (Moldova) and Titular Bishop of Pesto, was appointed as Bishop of Chişinău (Moldova)

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi was appointed as Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

Fr. Anton Coşa was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Pesto

Fr. Anton Coşa, Priest of Iaşi (Romania) and Apostolic Administrator of Moldova (Moldova), was elected Titular Bishop of Pesto

Msgr. Miguel Maury Buendía, Priest of Madrid (Spain) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián, Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo

Bishop Jean-Claude Périsset, Titular Bishop of Accia and Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, was promoted as Apostolic Nuncio to Romania and Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana prima

Archbishop Karl-Josef Rauber, Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary and Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

Msgr. Jean-Claude Périsset was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Accia

Msgr. Jean-Claude Périsset, Priest of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Accia and Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Msgr. Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Penafiel

Msgr. Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián, Priest of Sevilla (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania and Titular Archbishop of Penafiel

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova

Apostolic Administration of Moldova was established (from Diocese of Iaşi and Diocese of Tiraspol) (Moldova)

Fr. Anton Coşa, Priest of Iaşi (Romania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Moldova (Moldova)

Fr. Giampiero Gloder, Priest of Padova (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Karl-Josef Rauber, President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Msgr. Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián, Priest of Sevilla (Spain) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Jean-Claude Périsset, Priest of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Diocese of Tiraspol lost territory to Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Moldova)

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Archbishop Karl-Josef Rauber, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda, was appointed as President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy