Date | Recent Events |
2025.02.02 | Fr. Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.J., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cleopatris and Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) |
2025.01.28 | Fr. Artur Bubnevych was consecrated as Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA) |
2024.12.21 | Bishop Stephen Victor Chmilar, Bishop emeritus of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada), passed away at 79 |
2024.12.07 | Bishop Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R., Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians (Australia), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea Archbishop George Jacob Koovakad, Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Chaldeans, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia |
2024.11.24 | Msgr. George Jacob Koovakad was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Chaldeans |
2024.11.21 | Bishop Milan Lach, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Slovaks |
2024.11.10 | Bishop Antony Prince Panengaden, Bishop of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars (India), was appointed as Archiepiscopal Administrator of Adilabad of the Syro-Malabars (India) |
2024.11.08 | 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) |
2024.11.06 | Bishop Pablo León Hakimian, Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina) and Apostolic Exarch of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil), passed away at 70 Fr. Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.J., Superior General of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (Comboni Missionaries), was elected Titular Bishop of Cleopatris and Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) |
2024.10.25 | Msgr. George Jacob Koovakad, Priest of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Chaldeans |
2024.10.21 | Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye) Archpriest Vartan Kirakos Kazanjian was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye) |
2024.10.20 | Fr. Manuel Ruiz López, O.F.M., and 10 companions were canonised |
2024.10.17 | Bishop Teodor Martynyuk (Taras), M.S.U., Titular Bishop of Mopta and Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) Archbishop Vasyl Semeniuk resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) Bishop Mychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Sokal–Zhovkva of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) Bishop Petro Loza, C.SS.R., Titular Bishop of Panium and Auxiliary Bishop of Sokal–Zhovkva of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Sokal–Zhovkva of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) Bishop Stephan Meniok, C.SS.R., resigned as Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) Bishop Maksim Ryabukha, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum and Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) |
2024.09.21 | Archpriest Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Sebaste of the Armenians |
2024.09.15 | Bishop Basil Harry Losten, Bishop emeritus of Stamford of the Ukrainians (USA), passed away at 94 |
2024.09.12 | Bishop Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Donets’k–Kharkiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), passed away at 75 |
2024.08.30 | Archbishop Joseph Perumthotttam resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India) Bishop Thomas Tharayil (Tomy), Titular Bishop of Agrippias and Auxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India) Bishop Joseph Kollamparambil resigned as Archiepiscopal Administrator of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars (India) Bishop Antony Prince Panengaden, Bishop of Adilabad of the Syro-Malabars (India), was appointed as Bishop of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars (India) |
2024.08.23 | Bishop Musiè Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Emdeber of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) Bishop Lukas Teshome Fikre Woldetensae succeeded as Bishop of Emdeber of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) |
2024.08.21 | Archpriest Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Archbishop of Sebaste of the Armenians and Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia) Fr. Mikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia) |
2024.08.17 | Bishop Youssef Massoud Massoud, Bishop emeritus of Latakia of the Maronites (Syria), passed away at 84 |
2024.08.02 | Patriarch Estephan El Douaihy, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), was beatified |
2024.07.22 | Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula |
2024.07.18 | Bishop Mikha Pola Maqdassi resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq) |
2024.07.16 | Fr. Teodor Matsapula, I.V.E., was consecrated as Bishop of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine) |
2024.07.10 | Bishop Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M., resigned as Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México of the Maronites (Mexico) Fr. Elie Mikhael was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México of the Maronites (Mexico) |
2024.07.06 | Fr. Petko Valov was consecrated as Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria) |
2024.06.15 | 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) |
2024.06.08 | Fr. Michel Jalakh, O.A.M., was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Maronites |
2024.06 | Bishop Lukas Teshome Fikre Woldetensae resigned as General Secretary of Interritual Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia |
2024.05.29 | Bishop Maroun-Nasser Gemayel resigned as Bishop of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France) and Apostolic Visitator in Western and Northern Europe of the Maronites 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) |
2024.05.26 | Fr. Robert Badichah (Krikor), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Artvin of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon) |
2024.05.08 | Bishop Nil Yuriy Lushchak, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine) Fr. Teodor Matsapula, I.V.E., was elected Bishop of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine) |
2024.04.08 | Bishop Christo Proykov resigned as Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria) Fr. Petko Valov, Priest of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria, was elected Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria) |
2024.04.03 | Fr. Robert Badichah (Krikor), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Artvin of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon) 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) |
2024.03.08 | Fr. Michel Jalakh, O.A.M., Secretary of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, was elected Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Maronites |
2024.03.01 | Cardinal José Cobo Cano, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain), was appointed as Ordinary of Spain of the Eastern Rite (Spain) Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra resigned as Ordinary of Spain of the Eastern Rite (Spain) |
2024.02.15 | Fr. Mathai Kadavil, O.I.C., was consecrated as Bishop of Saint Ephrem of Khadki of the Syro-Malankara (India) |
2024.02.11 | Fr. Lukas Teshome Fikre Woldetensae was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of Emdeber of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) |
2024.01.27 | Fr. Jonáš Jozef Maxim, M.S.U., was consecrated as Metropolitan of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) |
2024.01.20 | Fr. Michael Smolinski (Михайло Смолінський), C.SS.R., was consecrated as Bishop of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada) |
2024.01.13 | Bishop Joseph Kollamparambil, Auxiliary Bishop of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars (India), was appointed as Archiepiscopal Administrator of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars (India) |
2024.01.09 | Bishop Raphael Thattil, Bishop of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church Bishop Sebastian Vaniyapurackal resigned as Major Archiepiscopal Administrator of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) |
2024.01.06 | Archbishop Imad Khoshaba Gargees, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Patriarchal Administrator of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran) Archbishop Thomas Meram resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Bishop of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran) |
2023.12.19 | Archbishop-elect Jonáš Jozef Maxim, M.S.U., resigned as Hegumen of Ukrainian Studite Monks Fr. Yosafat Voytek, M.S.U., was appointed as Hegumen of Ukrainian Studite Monks |
2023.12.16 | Bishop Pola Ayoub Matta Usama Shafik Akhnoukh, Bishop of Ismayliah of the Copts (Egypt), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in the United States and Canada of the Copts Fr. Lukas Teshome Fikre Woldetensae, Priest of Emdeber of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) and General Secretary of Interritual Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia, was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Emdeber of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) |
2023.12.12 | Fr. Mathai Kadavil, O.I.C., Superior General of Order of the Imitation of Christ, was elected Bishop of Saint Ephrem of Khadki of the Syro-Malankara (India) Bishop Thomas Anthonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Saint Ephrem of Khadki of the Syro-Malankara (India) |
2023.12.07 | Bishop Bosco Puthur was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) Cardinal George Alencherry resigned as Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church Archbishop Andrews Thazhath resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) Bishop Sebastian Vaniyapurackal, Bishop of Curia of the Syro-Malabars, was appointed as Major Archiepiscopal Administrator of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) |
2023.11.30 | Archbishop Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada) Fr. Michael Smolinski (Михайло Смолінський), C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada) |
2023.11.28 | Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli resigned as Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) Archbishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva, Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, was appointed as Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) |
2023.11.10 | Fr. Imad Khoshaba Gargees was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) |
2023.11.08 | Fr. Michael Kwiatkowski was consecrated as Bishop of New Westminster of the Ukrainians (Canada) Fr. Robert Mark Pipta was consecrated as Bishop of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA) |
2023.11.05 | Fr. Mathew Nellikunnel, C.S.T., was consecrated as Bishop of Gorakhpur of the Syro-Malabars (India) |
2023.10.26 | Fr. Jonáš Jozef Maxim, M.S.U., Hegumen of Ukrainian Studite Monks, was elected Metropolitan of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) and President of Council of the Slovak Church Bishop Peter Rusnák resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) |
2023.10.16 | Bishop Dimitrios Salachas, Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Greece of the Greeks (Greece), passed away at 84 |
2023.09.26 | Fr. Imad Khoshaba Gargees, Priest of Duhok of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) Archbishop Thomas Meram resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) |
2023.09.09 | Msgr. George George Panamthundil was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Floriana |
2023.08.31 | Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA) Fr. Robert Mark Pipta, Priest of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA), was elected Bishop of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA) |
2023.08.28 | Bishop Rabban Al-Qas, Bishop emeritus of Duhok of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 74 |
2023.08.27 | Fr. Nersès Joseph Zabbara was consecrated as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq) Fr. Volodymyr Firman was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Limisa and Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) |
2023.08.26 | Fr. Mathew Nellikunnel, C.S.T., was elected Bishop of Gorakhpur of the Syro-Malabars (India) Bishop Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T., resigned as Bishop of Gorakhpur of the Syro-Malabars (India) |
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