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Fr. Victor Ndione was consecrated as Bishop of Nouakchott (Mauritania)

Bishop Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr., resigned as Bishop of Nouakchott (Mauritania)

Fr. Victor Ndione, Priest of Nouakchott (Mauritania), was elected Bishop of Nouakchott (Mauritania)

Fr. Luc René Young Chen-yin (熊振仁), O.M.I., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Rodrigues (Mauritius)

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Archbishop Pablo Puente Buces, Titular Archbishop of Macri, passed away at 91

Archbishop Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title

Fr. Luc René Young Chen-yin (熊振仁), O.M.I., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Rodrigues (Mauritius)

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

Fr. Simon T. Faddoul was consecrated as Bishop of Annunciation of Ibadan of the Maronites (Nigeria)

Msgr. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Maastricht

Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan (without ecclesiastical province) (Nigeria)

Fr. Simon T. Faddoul, Priest of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon), Apostolic Exarch of Western and Central Africa of the Maronites (Nigeria) and Apostolic Visitator in Southern Africa of the Maronites, was elected Bishop of Annunciation of Ibadan of the Maronites (Nigeria)

Msgr. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Priest of Pelplin (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua and Titular Archbishop of Maastricht

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde and Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania

Archbishop Luigi Barbarito, Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino, passed away at 94

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò resigned as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS)

Fr. Victor Ndione, Priest of Thiès (Senegal), was appointed as Priest of Nouakchott (Mauritania)

Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was established (Nigeria)

Fr. Simon T. Faddoul, Priest of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Western and Central Africa of the Maronites (Nigeria) and Apostolic Visitator in Southern Africa of the Maronites

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Memphis

Archbishop-elect Michael Wallace Banach was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach, Priest of Worcester (USA), Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Memphis

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel, Apostolic Nuncio to Iran, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS)

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio

Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò, Titular Archbishop of Eclano and President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio

Msgr. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Priest of Pelplin (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Robert Marie Jean Victor de Chevigny, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Nouakchott (Mauritania), passed away at 90

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò, Secretary of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau

Msgr. Luis Mariano Montemayor was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Illici

Msgr. Luis Mariano Montemayor, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Titular Archbishop of Illici

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Chile

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel, Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iran

Archbishop Luigi Dossena, Titular Archbishop of Carpi, passed away at 82

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach, Priest of Worcester (USA), Chaplain of His Holiness, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach, Priest of Worcester (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Archbishop Pablo Puente Buces resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Fr. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Priest of Pelplin (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Luis Mariano Montemayor, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

Msgr. Giuseppe Pinto was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Anglona

Msgr. Giuseppe Pinto, Priest of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Titular Archbishop of Anglona

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua

Fr. Victor Ndione was appointed as Priest of Thiès (Senegal)

Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, was appointed as Secretary of Congregation for the Oriental Churches

Archbishop Luigi Dossena resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia

Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula