Recent Events

Msgr. Thomas Hennen was consecrated as Bishop of Baker (USA)

Fr. Pedro Bismarck Chau was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Catrum and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

Msgr. Simon Peter Engurait was consecrated as Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (USA)

Bishop Liam Stephen Cary resigned as Bishop of Baker (USA)

Msgr. Thomas Hennen, Priest of Davenport (USA), was elected Bishop of Baker (USA)

Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Bishop Daniel Elias Garcia, Bishop of Monterey (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Austin (USA)

Bishop Mark Steven Rivituso, Titular Bishop of Turuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mobile (USA)

Archbishop Thomas John Rodi resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mobile (USA)

Bishop Carl Frederick Mengeling, Bishop emeritus of Lansing (USA), passed away at 94

Bishop Joseph Martin Sartoris, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA), passed away at 97

Bishop Lawrence Eugene Brandt, Bishop emeritus of Greensburg (USA), passed away at 86

Msgr. Simon Peter Engurait, Priest of Houma–Thibodaux (USA), was elected Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (USA)

Bishop Mark Anthony Eckman, Titular Bishop of Sitifis and Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA)

Bishop David Allen Zubik resigned as Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA)

Bishop John Robert Gorman, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chicago (USA), passed away at 99

Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Agaña (Guam), passed away at 66

Fr. Pedro Bismarck Chau, Priest of Newark (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Catrum and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

Bishop Gregory James Studerus resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

Archbishop John George Vlazny, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Portland in Oregon (USA), passed away at 88

Bishop Michael Pham (Phạm Minh Cường), Titular Bishop of Cercina and Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA), was appointed as Bishop of San Diego (USA)

Pope Leo XIV was installed as Supreme Pontiff

Fr. Gregg Michael Caggianelli was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Gemellæ in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops, President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America and Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, was elected Supreme Pontiff and Prefect of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Bishop Gerald Thomas Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA), passed away at 83

Fr. John Edward Keehner was consecrated as Bishop of Sioux City (USA)

Bishop Donald Joseph Kettler was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Sioux Falls (USA)

Fr. Richard Francis Reidy was consecrated as Bishop of Norwich (USA)

Bishop Stanley Girard Schlarman, Bishop emeritus of Dodge City (USA), passed away at 91

Bishop William Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kansas City (USA)

Archbishop Joseph Fred Naumann resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kansas City (USA)

Bishop Bruce Alan Lewandowski, C.SS.R., Titular Bishop of Croæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Providence (USA)

Mr. Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Cardinal-Priest emeritus of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington (USA), passed away at 94

Archbishop George Joseph Lucas resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Omaha (USA)

Bishop Michael George McGovern, Bishop of Belleville (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Omaha (USA)

Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza, Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to European Union

Bishop Gerald Frederick Kicanas was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tucson (USA)

Bishop Dennis Joseph Sullivan resigned as Bishop of Camden (USA)

Bishop Joseph Andrew Williams succeeded as Bishop of Camden (USA)

Fr. Robert Fedek was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Dardanus and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Fr. José Maria Garcia Maldonado was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Fallaba and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Timothy James O’Malley was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Numida and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Fr. John Steven Siemianowski was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Lawrence John Sullivan was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Lamphua and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Gregg Michael Caggianelli, Priest of Venice (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Gemellæ in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

Bishop Robert Gerald Casey, Titular Bishop of Thuburbo maius and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA)

Archbishop Christopher James Coyne resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Norwich (USA)

Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA)

Fr. John Edward Keehner, Priest of Youngstown (USA), was elected Bishop of Sioux City (USA)

Bishop Ralph Walker Nickless resigned as Bishop of Sioux City (USA)

Fr. Richard Francis Reidy, Priest of Worcester (USA), was elected Bishop of Norwich (USA)

Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) and Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)

Bishop Edward Joseph Weisenburger, Bishop of Tucson (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) and Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops, President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America and Cardinal-Deacon of S. Monica, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Albano

Bishop Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo, Bishop emeritus of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA), passed away at 83

Fr. Artur Bubnevych was consecrated as Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA)

Fr. Mikaël Bassalé, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Ordinary of Greece of the Armenians (Greece)

Cardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Galveston–Houston (USA)

Bishop Joe Steve Vásquez, Bishop of Austin (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Galveston–Houston (USA)

Cardinal Wilton Daniel Gregory resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA)

Cardinal Robert Walter McElroy, Bishop of San Diego (USA), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA)