Recent Events

Archbishop Noël Treanor, Bishop emeritus of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 73

Archbishop Francis Duffy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland) and General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Killala (Ireland)

Bishop Alexander Aloysius McGuckian (Alan), S.J., Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Donal McKeown resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Patrick Joseph Walsh, Bishop emeritus of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), passed away at 92

Bishop Anthony J. Farquhar, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), passed away at 83

Bishop Liam Seán MacDaid, Bishop emeritus of Clogher (Ireland), passed away at 78

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

Bishop Donal McKeown, Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Noël Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland) and Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, was promoted as Apostolic Nuncio to European Union and Archbishop ad personam

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski, Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Archbishop Francis Duffy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland), was appointed as General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Francis Duffy, Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland)

Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

Fr. Martin Hayes was consecrated as Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland)

Fr. Martin Hayes, Priest of Cashel and Emly (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland)

Bishop Francis Lagan, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Derry (Northern Ireland), passed away at 85

Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski, Bishop of New Westminster of the Ukrainians (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)

Bishop Séamus Hegarty, Bishop emeritus of Derry (Northern Ireland), passed away at 79

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., resigned as Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)

Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto resigned as Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Armagh (Northern Ireland) and former President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Ireland)

Fr. Michael Router was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Louth and Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M., resigned as Bishop of Menevia (Wales)

Fr. Michael Router, Priest of Kilmore (Ireland), was elected Titular Bishop of Louth and Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

Archbishop Eamon Martin, Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) and President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Dromore (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Philip Boyce, O.C.D., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Dromore (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians and Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France)

Msgr. Lawrence Duffy was consecrated as Bishop of Clogher (Ireland)

Bishop Philip Leo O’Reilly resigned as Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland)

Msgr. Lawrence Duffy, Priest of Clogher (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Clogher (Ireland)

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

Bishop Philip Boyce, O.C.D., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Dromore (Northern Ireland)

Bishop John McAreavey resigned as Bishop of Dromore (Northern Ireland)

Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland), passed away at 80

Bishop Noël Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), was appointed as Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

Bishop Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A., resigned as Bishop of Lancaster (England)

Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto was appointed as Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

Fr. Alexander Aloysius McGuckian (Alan), S.J., was consecrated as Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland)

Bishop Philip Boyce, O.C.D., resigned as Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland)

Fr. Alexander Aloysius McGuckian (Alan), S.J., was elected Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland)

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto resigned as Pro-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

Bishop Gerard Clifford, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Armagh (Northern Ireland), passed away at 75

Bishop Liam Seán MacDaid resigned as Bishop of Clogher (Ireland)

Bishop Edward Kevin Daly, Bishop emeritus of Derry (Northern Ireland), passed away at 82

Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, was appointed as Pro-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

Canon Paul McAleenan was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Mercia and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

Bishop Anthony J. Farquhar resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Canon Paul McAleenan, Priest of Westminster (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Mercia and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

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

Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien was appointed as Resigned cardinalatial rights and privileges

Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) and President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Eamon Martin succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) and President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Donal McKeown, Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille and Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland)