Recent Events

Bishop Paolo Bizzeti, S.J., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia (Turkiye)

Bishop Antuan Ilgit, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop of Anatolia (Turkiye), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Anatolia (Turkiye)

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Archpriest Vartan Kirakos Kazanjian was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, Cardinal-Priest of S. Eustachio pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, passed away at 92

Archbishop Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Izmir (Turkiye), passed away at 95

Fr. Antuan Ilgit, S.J., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tubernuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Anatolia (Turkiye)

Fr. Antuan Ilgit, S.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Tubernuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Anatolia (Turkiye)

Fr. Sabri Anar was consecrated as Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, resigned as Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Archbishop-elect Sabri Anar, Priest of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark and Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden and Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Finland

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon and Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

Archbishop Marek Solczyński, Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye and Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan

Fr. Sabri Anar, Priest of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Archbishop Boutros Marayati resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)

Fr. Léonard Melki (Youssef Habib), O.F.M. Cap., and Fr. Thomas Saleh (Geries Hanna), O.F.M. Cap., were beatified

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道), Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan, was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA)

Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, resigned as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Archbishop Marek Solczyński, Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian

Archbishop Marek Solczyński, Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as Pontifical Delegate for Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

Fr. Massimiliano Palinuro was consecrated as Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye)

Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian, I.C.P.B., Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Cappadocia of the Armenians and Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), was elected Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

Archbishop Boutros Marayati resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Archbishop Lorenzo Piretto, O.P., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye), Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul (Turkiye) and Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye)

Fr. Massimiliano Palinuro, Priest of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy), was elected Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye), Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye) and Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Archbishop Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv., Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkiye), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye

Archbishop Boutros Marayati, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) and Apostolic Administrator of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Patriarch Grégoire Bedros XX Ghabroyan, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon), passed away at 86

Fr. Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv., was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkiye)

Archbishop Lorenzo Piretto, O.P., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye), Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul (Turkiye) and Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye)

Bishop Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye), passed away at 68

Fr. Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkiye)

Archbishop Lorenzo Piretto, O.P., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkiye)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Patriarchal Administrator of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Fr. François Yakan resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道), Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye and Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye

Bishop Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M., Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye), Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye) and Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye

Msgr. Orhan Abdulahad Çanli was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Turkiye of the Syriacs (Turkiye)

Msgr. Yusuf Sağ resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Turkiye of the Syriacs (Turkiye)

Archbishop Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Prado, Archbishop emeritus of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria), passed away at 77

Archbishop Marek Solczyński, Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia, Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, resigned as President of Iranian Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Edmond Y. Farhat, Titular Archbishop of Byblus, passed away at 83

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Chaldeans

Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian, Archbishop emeritus of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye), passed away at 97

Fr. Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M., was consecrated as Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye) and Titular Bishop of Tubernuca

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan, Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye) and President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye, was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

Msgr. Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道) was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Novi

Bishop Louis-Armel Pelâtre, A.A., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye), Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye) and Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye)

Fr. Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Tubernuca, Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye), Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye) and Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye)