Recent Events

Fr. Peter Chao Yung-chi (趙永吉) was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

Fr. Peter Chao Yung-chi (趙永吉), Priest of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan), was elected Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

Bishop Joseph Cai Bing-rui (蔡炳瑞), Bishop of Xiamen 廈門 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

Fr. Eliseo Napiere (那禮叟), M.S.P., was appointed as Ecclesiastical Superior of Funafuti (Tuvalu)

Bishop-elect Peter Wu Yi-shun (吳奕順) was consecrated as Prefect Apostolic of Shaowu 邵武 (China)

Fr. Peter Wu Yi-shun (吳奕順), Priest of Xiamen 廈門 (China), was elected Prefect Apostolic of Shaowu 邵武 (China)

Fr. John Baptist Huang Min-cheng (黃敏正), O.F.M., was consecrated as Bishop of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

Fr. John Baptist Huang Min-cheng (黃敏正), O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

Bishop Bosco Lin Chi-nan (林吉男) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

Archbishop Joseph Ti Kang (狄剛), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan), passed away at 94

Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (鄭再發), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan), passed away at 90

Msgr. Stefano Mazzotti (馬德範), Priest of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Pro-Chargé d’affaires in China

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

Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

Fr. Norbert Pu Ying-hsiung (浦英雄) was consecrated as Bishop of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan)

Fr. Norbert Pu Ying-hsiung (浦英雄), Priest of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan), was elected Bishop of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan)

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

Msgr. Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan (佳安道) was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Apollonia

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

Msgr. Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan (佳安道), Priest of Manila (Philippines), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Chargé d’affaires in China, was elected Titular Archbishop of Apollonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Bishop John Lee Juo-wang (李若望) resigned as Bishop of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

Bishop Bosco Lin Chi-nan (林吉男) was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Cardinal Cornelius Sim, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuda Taddeo Apostolo and Vicar Apostolic of Brunei (Brunei), passed away at 69

Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy (葛錫迪), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, passed away at 96

Fr. John Lee Juo-wang (李若望) was consecrated as Bishop of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

Bishop Cornelius Sim, Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei (Brunei) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuda Taddeo Apostolo

Fr. John Lee Juo-wang (李若望), Priest of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan), was elected Bishop of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

Bishop Bosco Lin Chi-nan (林吉男) resigned as Bishop of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

Archbishop Joseph Chennoth (車納德 / ジョセフ・チェノットゥ), Titular Archbishop of Milevum and Apostolic Nuncio to Japan, passed away at 76

Msgr. Stefano Mazzotti (馬德範), Priest of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan (洪山川), S.V.D., resigned as President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung (劉振忠) resigned as Vice-President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Thomas Chung An-zu (鍾安住), Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan), was appointed as Vice-President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference

Bishop John Baptist Lee Keh-mien (李克勉), Bishop of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan), was appointed as President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Thomas Chung An-zu (鍾安住), Bishop of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan (洪山川), S.V.D., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

Sr. Cecilia Wang (王彩俶), O.S.U., resigned as Prioress General of Order of St. Ursula of the Roman Union (Ursuline Sisters)

Msgr. Slađan Ćosić (高德隆) resigned as Pro-Chargé d’affaires in China

Msgr. Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan (佳安道), Priest of Manila (Philippines) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Chargé d’affaires in China

Archbishop Juliusz Janusz (尤雅士) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo

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

Bishop Joseph Wang Yu-jung (王愈榮), Bishop emeritus of Taichung 臺中 (Taiwan), passed away at 86

Bishop John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi (曾建次) resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Hualien 花蓮 (Taiwan)

Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), 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 James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden and Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Finland

Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Matthew Kia Yen-wen (賈彥文), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan), passed away at 92

Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark

Archbishop Thomas A. White (陶懷德), Titular Archbishop of Sabiona, passed away at 85

Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤), Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

Bishop Cornelius Sim, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei (Brunei) and General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, was appointed as Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei

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

Msgr. Slađan Ćosić (高德隆) was appointed as Pro-Chargé d’affaires in China

Msgr. Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道), Priest of Boston (USA), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Chargé d’affaires in China, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye, Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan and Titular Archbishop of Novi

Archbishop Paolo Giglio (吉立友), Titular Archbishop of Tindari, passed away at 89

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

Bishop Cornelius Sim, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei (Brunei), was appointed as General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei

Archbishop Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan (葉勝男) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia