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Bishop Vitorino José Pereira Soares, Titular Bishop of Gisipa and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Faro (Portugal)

Bishop Manuel Neto Quintas, S.C.I., resigned as Bishop of Faro (Portugal)

Msgr. Joaquim Moises Rebelo Quinteiro, Priest of Braga (Portugal) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 86

Archbishop Edoardo Rovida, Titular Archbishop of Taormina, passed away at 98

Sr. Ângela de Fátima Coelho da Rocha Pereira da Silva, A.S.M., was appointed as President of Union of the European Conferences of Major Superiors (U.C.E.S.M.)

Fr. José Abílio e Silva Costa was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Manuel Casado Neiva was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Miguel da Silva Carneiro was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro, Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga (Portugal), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal

Bishop Virgilio do Nascimento Antunes, Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal, was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal

Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I., resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal

Msgr. Silvério José Machado Ribeiro Guimarães, Priest of Vila Real (Portugal) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 90

Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda, Titular Archbishop of Canne, passed away at 92

Msgr. Eduardo Raposo da Costa Resendes, Priest of Toronto (Canada) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 91

Fr. José Luís Amaro Pombal was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso, Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

Fr. Alexandre Simões Gouveia Fernandes, C.S.Sp., was consecrated as Bishop of Portalegre–Castelo Branco (Portugal)

Msgr. Mário Rui Fernandes Leite de Oliveira, Priest of Braga (Portugal), Chaplain of His Holiness and Chief of Chancellery of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Director of Domus Vaticanæ

Bishop Antonino Eugénio Fernandes Dias resigned as Bishop of Portalegre–Castelo Branco (Portugal)

Fr. Alexandre Simões Gouveia Fernandes, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Portalegre–Castelo Branco (Portugal)

Bishop Teodoro de Faria, Bishop emeritus of Funchal (Portugal), passed away at 94

Fr. Nélio Pereira Pita, C.M., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Garba and Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal)

Fr. Nélio Pereira Pita, C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Garba and Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal)

Archbishop Ivo Scapolo resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

Fr. José Miguel Barata Pereira was consecrated as Bishop of Guarda (Portugal)

Msgr. Aurélio de Campos, Priest of Coimbra (Portugal) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 93

Fr. Rui Augusto Jardim Gouveia was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Aradi and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Msgr. Weber Machado Pereira, Priest of Angra (Portugal) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 93

Bishop Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe), passed away at 94

Fr. Sérgio Manuel Ribeiro Dinis was consecrated as Military Ordinary of Portugal (Portugal)

Fr. José Miguel Barata Pereira, Priest of Lisboa (Portugal), was elected Bishop of Guarda (Portugal)

Bishop Manuel da Rocha Felício resigned as Bishop of Guarda (Portugal)

Bishop Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Fr. Rui Augusto Jardim Gouveia, Priest of Setúbal (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Aradi and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Patriarch Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Portugal (Portugal)

Fr. Sérgio Manuel Ribeiro Dinis, Priest of Vila Real (Portugal), was elected Military Ordinary of Portugal (Portugal)

Msgr. José Pedro de Jesús Martins, Priest of Faro (Portugal) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 82

Bishop Ildo Augusto Dos Santos Lopes Fortes, Bishop of Mindelo (Cabo Verde), was appointed as Second Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

Cardinal José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça resigned as Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University

Msgr. Manuel Gonçalves Janeiro, Priest of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 83

Fr. Alexandre Coutinho Lopes de Brito Palma was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tepelta and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Fr. Nuno Isidro Nunes Cordeiro was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Sebarga and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Fr. Fernando Maio de Paiva was consecrated as Bishop of Beja (Portugal)

Fr. Alexandre Coutinho Lopes de Brito Palma, Priest of Lisboa (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Tepelta and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Fr. Nuno Isidro Nunes Cordeiro, Priest of Lisboa (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Sebarga and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Msgr. José Pinto Rodrigues Guedes, Priest of Lamego (Portugal) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 77

Fr. Armando Augusto Azevedo was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. José Gomes Lopes Gusmão was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Manuel Pinheiro Da Ramalho was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Horácio Manuel Silveira Da Noronha was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Cardinal José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça resigned as Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Biblical Institute (Biblicum)

Cardinal José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Biblical Institute (Biblicum), Prefect of Dicastery for Culture and Education, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, was appointed as Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University

Bishop José dos Santos Marcos resigned as Bishop of Beja (Portugal)

Fr. Fernando Maio de Paiva, Priest of Setúbal (Portugal), was elected Bishop of Beja (Portugal)

Msgr. Avelino Felgueiras Marques, Priest of Viana do Castelo (Portugal) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 92

Fr. José João Aires Lobato was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Cardinal Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana

Bishop Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar, Bishop of Setúbal (Portugal), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana

Msgr. Domingos Jorge Duarte do Aido, Priest of Porto (Portugal) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 79

Bishop Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar, Titular Bishop of Dagnum and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Setúbal (Portugal)