Recent Events

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

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

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

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

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

Bishop José Stephen 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)

Bishop William Leo Higi, Bishop emeritus of Lafayette in Indiana (USA), passed away at 91

Bishop José Stephen Vásquez resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tyler (USA)

Fr. Robert Fedek, Priest of Chicago (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Dardanus and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Fr. José Maria Garcia Maldonado, Priest of Chicago (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Fallaba and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Bishop John Gregory Kelly, Titular Bishop of Jamestown and Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Tyler (USA)

Fr. Timothy J. O’Malley, Priest of Chicago (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Numida and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Fr. John S. Siemianowski, Priest of Chicago (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Lawrence J. Sullivan, Priest of Chicago (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Lamphua and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Bishop John Stephen Cummins, Bishop emeritus of Oakland (USA), passed away at 96

Bishop Milan Lach, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Slovaks

Bishop Richard John Sklba, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Milwaukee (USA), passed away at 89

Archbishop James Patrick Keleher, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kansas City (USA), passed away at 93

Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA)

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

Bishop Louis Edward Gelineau, Bishop emeritus of Providence (USA), passed away at 96

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

Bishop Jeffrey Scott Grob, Titular Bishop of Abora and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA)

Archbishop Jerome Edward Listecki resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA)

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, passed away at 91

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

Fr. Dennis Edward 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)