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2026.02.14

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

2025.12.19

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

2025.10.01

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

2025.05.09

Wales Bishop John Mark Jabalé, E.B.C., Bishop emeritus of Menevia (Wales), passed away at 91

2024.11

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

2024.09.12

Wales 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)

Wales Diocese of Menevia was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff–Menevia) (Wales)

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

2024.06.22

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

2024.05.29

France 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

2024.04.29

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

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

2024.02.22

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

2023.12.07

Italy Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ambrogio della Massima

2023.09.30

Italy Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Titular Archbishop of Ravello, Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ambrogio della Massima

2023.04.13

Spain Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania and Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

2022.12.14

England Fr. Peter Gwilym Collins was consecrated as Bishop of East Anglia (England)

2022.12.04

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

2022.11.21

Italy Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, was appointed as Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute

2022.10.11

England Fr. Peter Gwilym Collins, Priest of Cardiff (Wales), was elected Bishop of East Anglia (England)

2022.07.04

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

England 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

2022.04.27

Wales Bishop Mark O’Toole, Bishop of Plymouth (England), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) and Bishop of Menevia (Wales)

Wales Archbishop George Stack resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) and Apostolic Administrator of Menevia (Wales)

2022.02.22

England Fr. Michael Nazir-Ali was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

2021.10.30

England Fr. Michael Nazir-Ali was appointed as Priest of Our Lady of Walsingham (England)

2020.07.04

Italy Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

2020.03.06

England Archbishop Peter David Gregory Smith, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Southwark (England), passed away at 76

2020.01.31

USA Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

2020.01.15

England 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)

England Fr. Mykola Matwijiwskij resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)

2019.11.01

Wales Bishop Daniel Joseph Mullins, Bishop emeritus of Menevia (Wales), passed away at 90

2019.09.01

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

England Fr. Mykola Matwijiwskij was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)

2019.07.11

Wales Archbishop George Stack, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Menevia (Wales)

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

2019.06.10

England Archbishop Peter David Gregory Smith resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark (England)

2019.05.13

England Archbishop Peter David Gregory Smith resigned as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

2019.02.18

England 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)

2018.07.09

England Bishop Paul James Mason, Titular Bishop of Skálholt and Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Great Britain (England)

2017.12.26

England Bishop Francis Joseph Walmsley, Military Ordinary emeritus of Great Britain (England), passed away at 91

2017.04.08

USA Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams, Apostolic Nuncio to Greece, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

2017.03.12

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

2017.02

Italy Archbishop Antonio Mennini resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

2016.10.09

England Fr. Joseph Srampickal (Benny Mathew) was consecrated as Bishop of Great Britain of the Syro-Malabars (England)

2016.07.28

England Diocese of Great Britain (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province) (England)

England Fr. Joseph Srampickal (Benny Mathew), Priest of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Great Britain of the Syro-Malabars (England)

2016.05.31

England Fr. Paul James Mason was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Skálholt and Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

2016.04.23

England Fr. Paul James Mason, Priest of Southwark (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Skálholt and Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

2016.01.25

Spain Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova

2015.12.05

Spain Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

2015.11.13

Italy Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine

2015.03.21

England Bishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth, Military Ordinary of Great Britain (England), was appointed as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (England)

England Archbishop Peter David Gregory Smith resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Arundel and Brighton (England)

2014.05.09

England Fr. Christopher Paul Thomas was appointed as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

2014.01.28

Wales Msgr. Mark O’Toole was consecrated as Bishop of Plymouth (England)

2013.11.09

Wales Msgr. Mark O’Toole, Priest of Westminster (England) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Plymouth (England)

2013.01.18

England Apostolic Exarchate of Great Britain (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Holy Family of London (without ecclesiastical province) (England)

England Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., Titular Bishop of Bareta, Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians and Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain of the Ukrainians (England), was appointed as Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)

2012.11.12

France Bishop Michel Hrynchyshyn, C.SS.R., Apostolic Exarch emeritus of France of the Ukrainians (France), passed away at 83

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