Recent Events

Fr. Dennis Spies was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cenculiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA)

Fr. Kevin Thomas Kenney was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Chunavia and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Fr. Dennis Spies, Priest of Joliet (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Cenculiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA)

Fr. Dennis Gerard Walsh was consecrated as Bishop of Davenport (USA)

Fr. Scott Edward Bullock was consecrated as Bishop of Rapid City (USA)

Bishop Basil Harry Losten, Bishop emeritus of Stamford of the Ukrainians (USA), passed away at 94

Abbot Primate Gregory John Frederick Polan, O.S.B., resigned as Abbot Primate of Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm

Bishop Edward James Slattery, Bishop emeritus of Tulsa (USA), passed away at 84

Archbishop Christopher James Coyne, Metropolitan Archbishop of Hartford (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Norwich (USA)

Bishop Michael Richard Cote resigned as Bishop of Norwich (USA)

Fr. Mikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Bishop Youssef Massoud Massoud, Bishop emeritus of Latakia of the Maronites (Syria), passed away at 84

Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (USA)

Bishop Richard Garth Henning, Bishop of Providence (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (USA)

Fr. James Mark Beckman was consecrated as Bishop of Knoxville (USA)

Fr. Kevin Thomas Kenney, Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Chunavia and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Fr. Robert M. Egan, C.S.V., resigned as Superior General of Clerics of Saint Viator (Viatorians)

Msgr. John Joseph McDermott was consecrated as Bishop of Burlington (USA)

Archbishop Mark Gerard Miles, Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Apostolic Nuncio to Togo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica

Fr. John Berg, F.S.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò ▼ was deposed as Titular Archbishop of Ulpiana

Cardinal James Michael Harvey, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls and Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna pro hac vice Title

Msgr. Richard Allen Gyhra, Priest of Lincoln (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Permanent Representative to Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria, Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (USA), President of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Member of Council of Cardinals, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (USA)

Fr. Scott Edward Bullock, Priest of Dubuque (USA), was elected Bishop of Rapid City (USA)

Fr. Dennis Gerard Walsh, Priest of Toledo (USA), was elected Bishop of Davenport (USA)

Bishop Daniel Patrick Reilly, Bishop emeritus of Worcester (USA), passed away at 96

Fr. Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

Bishop Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Juticalpa (Honduras), passed away at 85

Bishop Paul Joseph Bradley resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Steubenville (USA)

Bishop Edward Mark Lohse, Bishop of Kalamazoo (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Steubenville (USA)

Fr. Reynaldo B. Bersabal was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Balecium and Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (USA)

Bishop Peter Karam, Bishop of Curia of the Maronites, Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France)

Fr. Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv., was consecrated as Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

Bishop George William Coleman, Bishop emeritus of Fall River (USA), passed away at 85

Bishop Joseph Andrew Williams, Titular Bishop of Idassa and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Camden (USA)

Archbishop Shelton Joseph Fabre resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Knoxville (USA)

Fr. James Mark Beckman, Priest of Nashville (USA), was elected Bishop of Knoxville (USA)

Fr. James Thomas Ruggieri was consecrated as Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)

Msgr. John Joseph McDermott, Priest of Burlington (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Burlington (USA)

Archbishop Leonard Paul Blair resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hartford (USA)

Archbishop Christopher James Coyne succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hartford (USA)

Cardinal Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo

Fr. Reynaldo B. Bersabal, Priest of Sacramento (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Balecium and Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (USA)

Bishop Peter Joseph Jugis resigned as Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

Fr. Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

Bishop Thomas John Gumbleton, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Detroit (USA), passed away at 94

Fr. Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

Bishop Gerard William Battersby, Titular Bishop of Eguga and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA), was appointed as Bishop of La Crosse (USA)

Bishop William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Bishop of La Crosse (USA)

Dr. Teresa Kettelkamp Morris, Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, was appointed as Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Bishop Christopher Glancy, C.S.V., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize)

Fr. Keith James Chylinski was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Gunela and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Fr. Christopher Randall Cooke was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Malliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Fr. Efren Veridiano Esmilla was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Ottana and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Msgr. Shane Lee Kirby, Priest of Scranton (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Substitute Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Francisco González Valer, S.F., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Washington (USA), passed away at 84

Bishop Peter Michael Muhich, Bishop of Rapid City (USA), passed away at 62

Bishop Robert Peter Deeley resigned as Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)

Fr. James Thomas Ruggieri, Priest of Providence (USA), was elected Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)