Recent Events

Fr. Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, S.J., was consecrated as Bishop of Honolulu (USA)

Fr. Emilio Biosca Agüero, O.F.M. Cap., was consecrated as Bishop of Venice (USA)

Fr. Robert Paul Boxie was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cataquas and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)

Fr. Gary Richard Studniewski was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Jamestown and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)

Fr. Michael Goldale, S.S.P.X. ▼, was illicitly consecrated as Bishop

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

Fr. John Jairo Gomez was consecrated as Bishop of Laredo (USA)

Msgr. Vincent Timothy Kelly, Priest of Miami (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 92

Msgr. Edward Robert Domin, Priest of Allentown (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 64

Msgr. Francis Edward Walsh, Priest of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 89

Msgr. Anthony Joseph Janelli, Priest of Fresno (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 90

Msgr. James K. Ramer, Priest of Peoria (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 80

Bishop Frank Richard Spencer resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

Msgr. Peter Donald Wilkinson, Priest of The Chair of Saint Peter (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 86

Msgr. John F. Keppler, Priest of Brooklyn (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 91

Msgr. Robert J. Ecker, Priest of Brooklyn (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 99

Fr. Anthony James Corcoran, S.J., Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan), was elected Titular Bishop of Aëtus

Msgr. Paul G. Cook, Priest of Baltimore (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 93

Msgr. Francis Raymond Moeslein, Priest of Raleigh (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 93

Msgr. Donald Louis Fischer, Priest of Dallas (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 86

Bishop Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Msgr. Peter L. Amy, Priest of Los Angeles (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 87

Bishop John Huston Ricard, S.S.J., Bishop emeritus of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA) and Superior General of Society of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart (Josephites), passed away at 86

Msgr. Joseph Samuel Lizor, Priest of Baltimore (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Msgr. Frederick J. Nijem, Priest of Savannah (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 83

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

Fr. Emilio Biosca Agüero, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Venice (USA)

Bishop Frank Joseph Dewane resigned as Bishop of Venice (USA)

Bishop Steven Joseph Lopes, Bishop-Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia)

Bishop Michael Joseph Bransfield, Bishop emeritus of Wheeling–Charleston (USA), passed away at 82

Msgr. Charles Elvis Otsiwah was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Earl V. Provenza, Priest of Shreveport (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 88

Fr. Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, S.J., was elected Bishop of Honolulu (USA)

Bishop Clarence Richard Silva resigned as Bishop of Honolulu (USA)

Fr. Robert Paul Boxie, Priest of Washington (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Cataquas and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)

Bishop Mark Edward Brennan resigned as Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA)

Bishop Roy Edward Campbell resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)

Fr. John Jairo Gomez, Priest of Tyler (USA), was elected Bishop of Laredo (USA)

Bishop René Henry Gracida, Bishop emeritus of Corpus Christi (USA), passed away at 102

Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, Titular Bishop of Aëtus and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA)

Fr. Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B., was consecrated as Bishop of Belleville (USA)

Fr. Gary Richard Studniewski, Priest of Washington (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Jamestown and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)

Bishop James Anthony Tamayo resigned as Bishop of Laredo (USA)

Msgr. Joseph A. Tracy, Priest of Philadelphia (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 66

Msgr. Lawrence J. Miller, Priest of Newark (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away

Archbishop Henry Joseph Mansell, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hartford (USA), passed away at 88

Msgr. Robert J. Coll, Priest of Allentown (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Fr. Steven Paul Beseau was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Thomas P. Cahalane, Priest of Tucson (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 87

Msgr. Frank Messmann Mouch, Priest of Venice (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 93

Bishop William Edwin Franklin, Bishop emeritus of Davenport (USA), passed away at 95

Msgr. Michael Patrick Mooney, Priest of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 89

Msgr. Robert J. Willhite, Priest of Rockford (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 93

Dr. Teresa Morris Kettelkamp resigned as Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Bishop William Francis Murphy, Bishop emeritus of Rockville Centre (USA), passed away at 85

Msgr. Raymond W. Kutner, Priest of Brooklyn (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 87

Bishop Milan Lach, S.J., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Slovaks

Fr. Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B., was elected Bishop of Belleville (USA)

Bishop Emmanuel Hana Shaleta resigned as Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

Bishop Saad Hanna Sirop was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)