Recent Events

Archbishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England), was appointed as President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Bishop Ralph Heskett, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Hallam (England)

Bishop Marcus Nigel Stock, Bishop of Leeds (England) and Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough (England), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Hallam (England)

Fr. Gerard Bradley was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Beverley and Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

Msgr. Francis Frost, Priest of Salford (England) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 92

Fr. Gerard Bradley, Priest of Southwark (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Beverley and Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey resigned as Bishop of Middlesbrough (England)

Bishop Marcus Nigel Stock, Bishop of Leeds (England), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough (England)

Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) and President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Bishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (England), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England)

Msgr. David Manson, Priest of Brentwood (England) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 77

Cardinal Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata

Bishop Thomas McMahon, Bishop emeritus of Brentwood (England), passed away at 89

Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols, Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) and President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (England)

Saint John Henry Newman, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro, was proclaimed as Doctor of the Church

Bishop Nicholas Gilbert Hudson, Titular Bishop of Saint German’s and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England), was appointed as Bishop of Plymouth (England)

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France)

Msgr. Gerard Robinson was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Canon William Agley, Priest of Hexham and Newcastle (England), was appointed as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Mr. Gregory Pope resigned as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Mr. Carlo Acutis was canonised

Cardinal Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata and Master of the Order emeritus of Order of Preachers (Dominicans), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (England)

Fr. Enzo Fortunato, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as President of Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day

Msgr. Leonard May was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Bernard Longley, Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (England), was appointed as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Archbishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool (England) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Bishop John Francis Sherrington, Titular Bishop of Hilta and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool (England)

Msgr. David Charles Hopgood was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Philip Moger resigned as Bishop of Plymouth (England)

Bishop Richard Nelson Williamson, S.S.P.X. ▼, passed away at 84

Bishop John Gordon MacWilliam, M. Afr., resigned as Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria)

Fr. Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., was created Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata

Msgr. Nicholas France, Priest of Portsmouth (England) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Fr. Enzo Fortunato, O.F.M. Conv., Director of Communication of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, was appointed as President of Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day

Bishop John Franklin Meldon Hine, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Southwark (England), passed away at 86

Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop Hugh Edward Gilbert, O.S.B., resigned as President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Canon Christopher Paul Thomas resigned as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Mr. Gregory Pope was appointed as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Msgr. Graham Wilkinson, Priest of Birmingham (England) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away

Msgr. Peter F. Walton, Priest of Shrewsbury (England) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Msgr. John Maguire, Priest of Cardiff–Menevia (Wales) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away

Bishop Philip Moger, Titular Bishop of Glastonbury and Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England), was appointed as Bishop of Plymouth (England)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff–Menevia (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Menevia and lost suffragan see Menevia) (Wales)

Archbishop Mark O’Toole, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) and Bishop of Menevia (Wales), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff–Menevia (Wales)

Msgr. Clyde Hughes Johnson, Priest of Menevia (Wales), was appointed as Priest of Cardiff–Menevia (Wales)

Msgr. Michael J. McKenna, Priest of Liverpool (England) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Msgr. Anthony O’Brien was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Paul Moss was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Abbot Hugh David Renwich Turnbull Allan, O. Praem., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands) and Ecclesiastical Superior of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)

Msgr. Timothy Francis Menezes was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Thugga and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

Canon Richard Adrian Walker was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Mortlach and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

Fr. David Arthur Waller was consecrated as Bishop-Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham (England)

Msgr. Paul James Curry was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Ramsbury and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

Bishop Maroun-Nasser Gemayel resigned as Bishop of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France) and Apostolic Visitator in Western and Northern Europe of the Maronites

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute, Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations, was appointed as Patron of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Msgr. Paul Michael Bruxby was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Canon John Bosco MacDonald was consecrated as Bishop of Clifton (England)

Fr. David Arthur Waller, Priest of Our Lady of Walsingham (England), was elected Bishop-Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham (England)

Msgr. Keith Newton resigned as Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham (England)