Recent Events

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

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland), was beatified

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

Archbishop Wojciech Polak resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Poland

Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) and Apostolic Administrator of Lviv of the Armenians (Ukraine)

Bishop Wojciech Polak, Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Poland, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) and Apostolic Administrator of Lviv of the Armenians (Ukraine)

Msgr. Giampiero Gloder was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Telde

Msgr. Giampiero Gloder, Priest of Padova (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Head of Office 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

Cardinal Józef Glemp, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Warszawa (Poland) and Ordinary emeritus of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland), passed away at 83

Bishop Wojciech Polak, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Poland

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 Józef Kowalczyk, Titular Archbishop of Eraclea and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) and Apostolic Administrator of Lviv of the Armenians (Ukraine)

Archbishop Henryk Józef Muszyński resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) and Apostolic Administrator of Lviv of the Armenians (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

Cardinal Józef Glemp resigned as Ordinary of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland)

Cardinal Józef Glemp resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Warszawa (Poland)

Cardinal Józef Glemp, Ordinary of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Warszawa (Poland)

Cardinal Józef Glemp resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland)

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 Head of Office for Special Affairs of Secretariat of State

Cardinal Józef Glemp resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Poland

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

Fr. Wojciech Polak was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland)

Fr. Wojciech Polak, Priest of Gniezno (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland)

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

Archbishop Henryk Józef Muszyński resigned as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Poland

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