Nominations and Resignations

Titular Episcopal See of Medianas Zabuniorum was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Medianas Zabuniorum (Algeria)

Titular Archiepiscopal See of Kaškar (Chaldean Rite) was restored (Iraq)

Titular Episcopal See of Eclena was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Eclano (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Sabiana was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Sabiona (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Zuglio was restored (Italy)

Bishop Pedro Reginaldo Lira was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Salta (Argentina)

Prof. Rosemary Goldie, Undersecretary of Council of the Laity, was appointed as Vice-Secretary of Council of the Laity

Bishop Leo Pietsch resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Graz–Seckau (Austria)

Br. Jean-Nicolas Ergen resigned as Superior General of Marist Brothers

Fr. Lawrence J. Burns, M.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pando (Bolivia)

Fr. Tarcísio Ariovaldo Amaral, C.SS.R., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists)

Fr. Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Mitú (Colombia)

Bishop Louis Nganga a Ndzando, Bishop of Lisala (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

Msgr. Charles Davis was appointed as Lay state

Bishop Jacques Martin resigned as Consultant of Secretariat of State

Cardinal Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant resigned as President Delegate of Central Commission for the Coordination of the Postconciliar Work and the Interpretation of Conciliar Resolutions

Archbishop Pierre Veuillot, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France), was created Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Archbishop Émile André Jean-Marie Maury resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi and Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Bishop Jacques Le Cordier resigned as Undersecretary of Central Commission for the Coordination of the Postconciliar Work and the Interpretation of Conciliar Resolutions

Bishop Wilhelm Kempf resigned as Undersecretary of Central Commission for the Coordination of the Postconciliar Work and the Interpretation of Conciliar Resolutions

Bishop Johánnes Gunnarsson, S.M.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Islanda (Iceland)

Fr. Basilius Panat (Thomas), C.S.T., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”

Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani resigned as President Delegate of Central Commission for the Coordination of the Postconciliar Work and the Interpretation of Conciliar Resolutions

Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Archbishop Angelo Dell’Acqua, O.Ss.C.A., was created President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology

Archbishop Pericle Felici was created President of Pontifical Commission for the Interpretation of the Decrees of the Second Vatican Council

Archbishop Carlo Grano, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy, was created

Cardinal Paolo Marella, President of Sacred Congregation of the Reverend Basilica of Saint Peter, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and President of Secretariat for Non-Christians, was appointed as President of Reverend Fabric of Saint Peter

Archbishop Alfredo Pacini, Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland, was created

Cardinal Luigi Traglia resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology

Fr. Annibale Bugnini, C.M., Secretary of Consilium for Implementing the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy and Undersecretary for the Sacred Liturgy of Sacred Congregation of Rites, was appointed as Delegate for Papal Ceremonies of Office for Pontifical Ceremonies

Venerable Archbishop Giovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Reggio Calabria (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bova (Italy)

Bishop Calogero Lauricella, Auxiliary Bishop of Cefalù (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cefalù (Italy)

Archbishop Angelo Pedroni resigned as Apostolic Delegate to Thailand, Laos and Malay Peninsula

Archbishop Arrigo Pintonello resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Velletri (Italy)

Archbishop Vittore Ugo Righi resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay

Bishop Luigi Boccadoro, Bishop of Montefiascone (Italy) and Bishop of Acquapendente (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Tuscania (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Viterbo (Italy)

Bishop Telesforo Giovanni Cioli, O. Carm., Bishop of Arezzo (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Sansepolcro (Italy)

Bishop Antonio Cunial, Bishop of Lucera (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Manfredonia (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Vieste (Italy)

Bishop Giovanni Picco resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Vercelli (Italy)

Bishop Antonio Ravagli, Bishop of Modigliana (Italy), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Faenza (Italy)

Bishop Paolo Savino resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (Italy)

Bishop Renato Spallanzani, Auxiliary Bishop of Viterbo (Italy), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Sovana–Pitigliano (Italy)

Abbot Fausto Mezza, O.S.B. Cas., Abbot Ordinary of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni (Italy), passed away

Msgr. Antonio Caretta, Papal Master of Ceremonies of Prefecture for Pontifical Ceremonies, was appointed as Adjunct Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Msgr. Orazio Cocchetti, Domestic Prelate, was appointed as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for Pontifical Ceremonies

Msgr. Armando Fattinnanzi resigned as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Prefecture for Pontifical Ceremonies

Msgr. Amato Pietro Frutaz resigned as Undersecretary for the Cause of Beatification and Canonisation of Congregation for Sacred Rites

Msgr. Goffredo Mariani, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation for Bishops

Msgr. Silvio Romani, Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Sacred Apostolic Palaces, passed away at 79

Fr. Giuseppe Bistaffa, P.S.D.P., was appointed as Superior General of Poor Servants of Divine Providence

Fr. Luigi Pedrollo, P.S.D.P., resigned as Superior General of Poor Servants of Divine Providence

Fr. Antonio Stefanizzi, S.J., resigned as Director General of Vatican Radio

Sr. Chiara Grasselli, M.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Institute of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Archbishop Philippe Nabaa resigned as Undersecretary of Central Commission for the Coordination of the Postconciliar Work and the Interpretation of Conciliar Resolutions

Fr. Justo Goizueta Gridilla, O.A.R., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Madera (Mexico)

Br. Diego Basilio Rueda Guzmán was appointed as Superior General of Marist Brothers

Fr. Bonaventure Patrick Paul, O.F.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Hyderabad (Pakistan)

Archbishop Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento resigned as Archbishop Military Vicar of Peru (Peru)

Bishop Jerzy Stroba, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Bishop Józef Drzazga, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Poland)

Bishop Wladyslaw Jedruszuk, Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk (Belarus), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pinsk (Belarus)

Bishop Ignacy Ludwik Jeż, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Bishop Paweł Latusek, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Bishop Jan Wladysław Oblak, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Poland)

Bishop Wincenty Urban, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Bishop Andrzej Wronka, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Fr. Louis Dettmer, Prefect Apostolic of De Aar (South Africa), passed away

Fr. Herman Gerard Te Riele, M.H.M., Prefect Apostolic of Malakal (South Sudan), passed away

Archbishop Casimiro Morcillo González resigned as Undersecretary of Central Commission for the Coordination of the Postconciliar Work and the Interpretation of Conciliar Resolutions

Msgr. Sotero Sanz Villalba, Priest of Tarazona (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Fr. Laureano Suárez Díez, Sch. P., was appointed as Superior General of Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools (Piarists)

Abbot Leonhard Bösch, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Benedictine Congregation of Switzerland

Abbot Basilius Niederberger, O.S.B., resigned as President of Benedictine Congregation of Switzerland

Archbishop John Joseph Krol, Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA), Undersecretary of Central Commission for the Coordination of the Postconciliar Work and the Interpretation of Conciliar Resolutions and Vice-President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops, was created

Msgr. Raymond Philip Etteldorf, Priest of Dubuque (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Fr. William Gaudreau, C.SS.R., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists)

Fr. John Musinsky, S.V.D., was appointed as Superior General of Society of the Divine Word (Verbites)

Bishop Joost van den Biesen, M. Afr., was appointed as Lay state

Archimandrite Athanase Hage, B.C., resigned as Superior General of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist

Archimandrite Boutros Jraïjiri, B.C., was appointed as Superior General of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist

Fr. Henri de Rietmatten was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG)

Fr. Omer Degrijse, C.I.C.M., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutists)

Fr. Joseph Gill, S.J., resigned as Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Fr. Wim Goossens, C.I.C.M., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutists)

Fr. Antonio Leghisa, C.M.F., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians)

Fr. André Poisson, O. Cart., was appointed as Minister General of Carthusian Order (Carthusians)

Fr. Conrad Reichgelt, F.C., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Charity

Fr. Peter Schweiger, C.M.F., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians)

Fr. Théoz van Asten, M. Afr., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

Fr. Ferdinand Vidal, O. Cart., resigned as Minister General of Carthusian Order (Carthusians)

Fr. Léon Volker, M. Afr., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

Fr. Ivan Zuzek, S.J., was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Br. Agnel Degadt, F.C., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Charity

Br. Modestus Kern, C.M.S.F., resigned as Superior General of Franciscan Missionary Brothers

Br. Hubert Kumpuckal, C.M.S.F., was appointed as Superior General of Franciscan Missionary Brothers

Sr. Josefa Bultó, R.S.C.J., was appointed as Superior General of Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sr. Valentina Colombo, M.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Institute of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sr. Sabine de Valon, R.S.C.J., resigned as Superior General of Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Prof. Mieczysław de Habicht, Undersecretary of Council of the Laity, was appointed as Vice-Secretary of Council of the Laity

Archbishop Victor Frederick Foley, S.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Suva (Fiji), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Gortyna

Bishop Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Titular Bishop of Lapda and Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ottawa (Canada)

Msgr. Costante Maltoni, Priest of Bertinoro (Italy) and Domestic Prelate, was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan and Titular Archbishop of Thugga

Msgr. Julián Mendoza Guerrero was elected Bishop of Buga (Colombia)

Bishop Juan Nicolasora Nilmar, Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro (Philippines), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Davao (Philippines)

Fr. Carlos González Cruchaga, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Bishop of Talca (Chile)

Bishop Jan Kanty Lorek, C.M., Bishop of Sandomierz (Poland), passed away at 80

Fr. Raul Nicolau Gonsalves, Priest of Goa and Daman (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Rapidum and Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman (India)

Fr. Giacomo Martegani, S.J., was appointed as Director General of Vatican Radio

Cardinal Maurice Roy, Military Vicar of Canada (Canada) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada), was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for the Laity and President of Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace

Msgr. Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux, Priest of Lille (France) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary of Council of the Laity

Archbishop Alberto Castelli was appointed as Vice-President of Council of the Laity and Vice-President of Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace

Archbishop Bruno Frattegiani, Archbishop of Camerino (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San Severino (Italy)

Bishop Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M., Bishop of Alghero (Italy), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Selendeta

Fr. Carlo Fanton, Priest of Vicenza (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Bennefa and Auxiliary Bishop of Vicenza (Italy)

Archbishop Marcelo González Martín succeeded as Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain)

Archbishop Gregorio Modrego y Casaus, Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Mons in Numidia

Archbishop Luigi Dadaglio resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela

Archbishop Felice Pirozzi, Apostolic Delegate to Madagascar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela

Bishop António Cardoso Cunha succeeded as Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal)

Bishop António Valente da Fonseca, Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Agbia

Fr. Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Africa and Bishop-Prelate of Santo Antônio de Balsas (Brazil)

Fr. Antonio Yapsutco Fortich, Priest of Bacolod (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines)

Bishop John David Hubaldus Lehman, SS.CC., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Cook Islands (Cook Islands), passed away at 80

Archbishop-elect Hovhannes Tcholakian was confirmed as Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Bishop Thomas Leo Parker, Bishop of Northampton (England), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Magarmel

Fr. Martin Wiesend was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Migirpa

Msgr. Agostino Ferrari Toniolo, Priest of Venezia (Italy) and Domestic Prelate, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Tarasa in Byzacena

Archbishop Paul Nousseir, Archbishop-Bishop of Minya of the Copts (Egypt), passed away at 70

Bishop Bernardo José Bueno Miele, Titular Bishop of Bararus and Auxiliary Bishop of Campinas (Brazil), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Uppenna and Coadjutor Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)

Bishop Sebastiano Soares de Resende, Bishop of Beira (Mozambique), passed away at 60

Bishop Alberto Trevisan, S.A.C., Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate of Brazil (Brazil), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Bishop Pedro Bantigue y Natividad, Titular Bishop of Catula and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of San Pablo (Philippines)

Archbishop Francesco Imberti, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vercelli (Italy), passed away at 84

Bishop Michał Klepacz, Bishop of Łódź (Poland), passed away at 73

Bishop Daniel Figueroa Villón, Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru), passed away at 64

Bishop Jaime Garcia Goulart, Bishop of Díli (Timor-Leste), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Trofimiana

Bishop José Joaquim Ribeiro succeeded as Bishop of Díli (Timor-Leste)

Archbishop Andrea Pangrazio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca (Italy) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Italy, was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (Italy)

Bishop Wojciech Tomaka, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Przemyśl (Poland), passed away at 91

Diocese of Beni was renamed as Diocese of Butembo–Beni (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop José Hascher, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Juruá (Brazil)

Bishop Heinrich Rüth, C.S.Sp., succeeded as Bishop-Prelate of Juruá (Brazil)

Archbishop Georges Cabana resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sherbrooke (Canada)

Bishop Emmanuel Kataliko, Bishop of Beni (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Bishop of Butembo–Beni (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Fortunato da Veiga Coutinho, Bishop of Belgaum (India), passed away at 46

Diocese of Nakhorn-Sawan was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangkok and became suffragan of Bangkok) (Thailand)

Cardinal Santiago Luis Copello, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery, passed away at 87

Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M., Bishop of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Manaccenser

Bishop Raymond Ndudi Nianga, Titular Bishop of Matara in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Bishop of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Karl Reiterer, M.H.M., was elected Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kuching (Malaysia) and Titular Bishop of Sidyma

Fr. Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai, Priest of Jaffna (Sri Lanka), was elected Titular Bishop of Mozotcori and Auxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee–Batticaloa (Sri Lanka)

Fr. Michel-Auguste-Marie Langer, M.E.P., was elected Bishop of Nakhorn-Sawan (Thailand)

Fr. Jaime Lachica Sin, Priest of Jaro (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Obba and Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro (Philippines)

Fr. Robert Coffy, Priest of Annecy (France), was elected Bishop of Gap (France)

Fr. Valfredo Bernardo Tepe, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Thasbalta and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Diocese of Darwin lost territory to Diocese of Cairns (Australia)

Diocese of Mossul (Chaldean Rite) was promoted as Archdiocese of Mossul (Iraq)

Bishop Emmanuel Daddi, Bishop of Mossul of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was promoted as Archbishop of Mossul of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Msgr. Emanuele Gerada, Priest of Malta (Malta) and Domestic Prelate, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Malta (Malta) and Titular Bishop of Nomento

Bishop Stanislao Amilcare Battistelli, C.P., resigned as Bishop of Atri (Italy) and Bishop of Teramo (Italy)

Bishop Abele Conigli, Bishop of Sansepolcro (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Atri (Italy) and Bishop of Teramo (Italy)

Bishop Luis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales succeeded as Bishop of Portoviejo (Ecuador)

Bishop Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro, Bishop of Portoviejo (Ecuador), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Pauzera

Fr. Robert Leiber, S.J., Private Secretary of the Pope emeritus, passed away at 79

Msgr. James Aloysius Hickey, Priest of Saginaw (USA) and Domestic Prelate, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Saginaw (USA) and Titular Bishop of Taraqua

Bishop James Vincent Casey, Bishop of Lincoln (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Denver (USA)

Archbishop Urban John Vehr, Metropolitan Archbishop of Denver (USA), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Masuccaba

Bishop William Patrick O’Connor, Bishop of Madison (USA), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Siccesi

Bishop Cletus Francis O’Donnell, Titular Bishop of Abrittum and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Madison (USA)

Bishop José Adelino Dantas, Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Brazil)

Fr. Mário Teixeira Gurgel, S.D.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Sesta and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Fr. Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros was elected Titular Bishop of Baliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Tunja (Colombia)

Bishop Julien Le Couëdic, Bishop of Troyes (France), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Flenucleta

Fr. André Pierre Louis Marie Fauchet was elected Bishop of Troyes (France)

Archbishop Pericle Felici, Vicar of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law

Archbishop Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M., Apostolic Administrator of Ventimiglia (Italy) and Titular Archbishop of Uthina, was appointed as Archbishop of Ancona e Umana (Italy)

Bishop Stanislao Amilcare Battistelli, C.P., was appointed as Titular Bishop of Amiterno

Fr. Nikol Joseph Cauchi, Priest of Gozo (Malta), was elected Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Gozo (Malta)

Fr. Antonio Hernández Gallegos was elected Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico)

Bishop Amleto de Angelis, M.S.C., Bishop of Viana (Brazil), passed away at 48

Archbishop Louis Lévesque succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rimouski (Canada)

Archbishop Charles-Eugène Parent, Metropolitan Archbishop of Rimouski (Canada), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Vassinassa

Bishop Francis Patrick Carroll, Bishop emeritus of Calgary (Canada), passed away at 76

Bishop Francis Joseph Klein, Bishop of Saskatoon (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Calgary (Canada)

Archbishop John Alexander Floersh, Metropolitan Archbishop of Louisville (USA), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Sistroniana

Bishop John Anthony Donovan, Titular Bishop of Rhasus and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Toledo (USA)

Bishop George John Rehring, Bishop of Toledo (USA), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Tunnuna

Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora was established (from Diocese of Caetité and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia) (Brazil)

Fr. Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (France) and Titular Bishop of Lapda

Bishop Władysław Rubin, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland), was appointed as Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Bishop Alberto Mendoza y Bedolla, Bishop of Campeche (Mexico), passed away at 85

Bishop Thomas Joseph McDonough, Bishop of Savannah (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Louisville (USA)

Bishop José de la Soledad Torres y Castañeda, Bishop of Ciudad Obregón (Mexico), passed away at 48

Fr. Joseph Vincent Sullivan, Priest of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Thagamuta and Auxiliary Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA)

Apostolic Exarchate of England and Wales (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Great Britain (gained territory of Scotland) (England)

Fr. Edwin Bernard Broderick, Priest of New York (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Thizica and Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

Archbishop Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Thapsus

Bishop Vitale Bonifacio Bertoli, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli (Libya), passed away at 69

Bishop Michael Joseph Green, Titular Bishop of Trisipa and Auxiliary Bishop of Lansing (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Reno (USA)

Bishop Marcel Roger Buyse, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Lahore (Pakistan), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena

Bishop Felicissimus Alphonse Raeymaeckers, O.F.M. Cap., succeeded as Bishop of Lahore (Pakistan)

Bishop Vincenzo Del Signore, Bishop of Fano (Italy), passed away at 85

Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda) (Angola)

Fr. José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Carmona e São Salvador (Angola)

Bishop Charles Alexander Grant, Titular Bishop of Alinda and Auxiliary Bishop of Northampton (England), was appointed as Bishop of Northampton (England)

Bishop Pedro Francisco Luna Pachón, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of El Beni (Bolivia), passed away at 85

Bishop George Laurence Craven, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England), passed away at 83

Fr. Chucrallah Harb was elected Bishop of Baalbek of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Joseph Salamé was elected Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria)

Msgr. Antoni Czapla, Priest of Sandomierz (Poland), was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota

Bishop Bartolomé Pascual Marroig, Bishop of Menorca (Spain), passed away at 92

Bishop Raffaele Pellecchia, Bishop of Alife (Italy), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Arpi and Coadjutor Archbishop of Sorrento (Italy)

Diocese of Butuan was established (from Diocese of Surigao and became suffragan of Cagayan de Oro) (Philippines)

Bishop Jan Jaroszewicz, Titular Bishop of Letopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Kielce (Poland)

Bishop Amerigo Galbiati, P.I.M.E., Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Sereddeli

Archbishop Jean Karroum, Archbishop of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 56

Archbishop Paul Marie Ro Ki-nam (노기남 바오로 / 盧基南), Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Tituli in Proconsulari

Cardinal Francesco Bracci, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio, Secretary emeritus of Sacred Congregation of Sacramental Discipline and Referendary Prelate emeritus of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, passed away at 87

Fr. Giovanni Stamati was elected Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum and Apostolic Administrator of Lungro of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Blessed Fr. Marie-Eugène de l’Enfant-Jésus Grialou (Henri), O.C.D., Founder of Priestly Institute of Our Lady of Life and Founder of Institute of Our Lady of Life, passed away at 72

Bishop Gerardus Hernricus De Vet, Bishop of Breda (Netherlands), passed away at 49

Fr. Jesus Yu Varela was elected Titular Bishop of Tatilti and Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga (Philippines)

Territorial Prelature of Caacupé was promoted as Diocese of Caacupé (Paraguay)

Fr. Hélio Paschoal, C.S.S., was elected Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil)

Bishop Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B., Bishop-Prelate of Caacupé (Paraguay) and Titular Bishop of Fornos major, was appointed as Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay)

Bishop Juan Vicente Solís Fernández, Bishop of Alajuela (Costa Rica), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia

Fr. Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza, Opus Dei, was elected Titular Bishop of Villa regis and Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela)

Fr. Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce was elected Titular Bishop of Columnata and Auxiliary Bishop of Barquisimeto (Venezuela)

Fr. Francis John Spence, Priest of Kingston (Canada), was elected Titular Bishop of Nova and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate of Canada (Canada)

Archbishop Emile-Arsène Blanchet, Bishop emeritus of Saint-Dié (France), passed away at 80

Msgr. Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, Priest of Roma (Italy), Domestic Prelate and Master of Papal Chamber of Sacred Apostolic Palaces, was appointed as Prefect of Prefecture of the Apostolic Palaces

Bishop Aurelio del Pino Gómez, Bishop of Lérida (Spain), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Castellum minus

Fr. Roberto Carniello was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Concordia (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Martana

Bishop José Gabriel Diaz Cueva, Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (Ecuador)

Fr. Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos was elected Bishop of Butuan (Philippines)

Archbishop Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F., Metropolitan Archbishop of La Paz (Bolivia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia, was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Sinna

Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre (戴安德), C.M., Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China), passed away at 80

Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France), was appointed as Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Clergy

Archbishop Francesco Carpino, Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Secretary of Sacred College of Cardinals, Secretary of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii and Loreto and Secretary of Sacred Consistorial Congregation, was appointed as Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Sacramental Discipline

Cardinal Fernando Cento resigned as Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary

Cardinal Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto was appointed as Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary

Archbishop Dino Staffa, Consultant of Justice of Secretariat of State and Secretary of Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities, was appointed as Pro-Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Emilio Benavent Escuín, Titular Bishop of Cercina and Auxiliary Bishop of Málaga (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Málaga (Spain)

Archbishop Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas, Metropolitan Archbishop of Natal (Brazil), passed away at 79

Bishop Giuseppe Carata, Titular Bishop of Præsidium and Auxiliary Bishop of Trani (Italy), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Canne

Archbishop Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ventimiglia (Italy)

Fr. Mario De Santis, Priest of Troia (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Eraclea, Auxiliary Bishop of Bovino (Italy) and Auxiliary Bishop of Troia (Italy)

Fr. Angelo Raimondo Verardo, O.P., was elected Bishop of Ventimiglia (Italy)

Fr. Jean Hengen, Priest of Luxembourg (Luxembourg), was elected Titular Bishop of Calama and Coadjutor Bishop of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

Bishop-elect Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R., Bishop-Prelate of Chota (Peru), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Macomades

Bishop-elect James Edward Charles Burke, O.P., Bishop-Prelate of Chimbote (Peru), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga

Bishop-elect Redento Maria Gauci, O. Carm., Bishop-Prelate of Chuquibamba (Peru), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Ida in Mauretania

Bishop-elect Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A., Bishop-Prelate of Chulucanas (Peru), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Saia maior

Bishop-elect Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R., Bishop-Prelate of Huamachuco (Peru), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Bararus

Fr. Severin Pernek was elected Bishop of Dubrovnik (Croatia)

Fr. Francesco Amadio was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Sulmona (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Forconio

Archbishop James Robert Knox resigned as Apostolic Internuncio to India

Diocese of Kupang was established (from Diocese of Atambua and became suffragan of Endeh) (Indonesia)

Diocese of Ihosy was established (from Diocese of Farafangana and Diocese of Fort-Dauphin and became suffragan of Fianarantsoa) (Madagascar)

Apostolic Prefecture of De Aar was promoted as Diocese of De Aar (became suffragan of Cape Town) (South Africa)

Archbishop James Robert Knox, Titular Archbishop of Melitene, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne (Australia)

Bishop Thomas Vincent Cahill, Bishop of Cairns (Australia), was promoted as Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia)

Archbishop Justin Daniel Simonds, Metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne (Australia), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Libertina

Archbishop Joseph Floribert Cornelis, O.S.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Capra

Fr. Eugène Kabanga Songasonga, Priest of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Jean-Berchmans-Marcel-Yves-Marie-Bernard Chabbert, O.F.M., was elected Titular Archbishop of Quæstoriana and Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat (Morocco)

Bishop Bernhard Stein, Titular Bishop of Dagnum and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Fr. Justin Diraviam was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai (India)

Archbishop Joseph Alexander Fernandes resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Simla and Chandigarh (India)

Archbishop Jean-Pierre Leonard, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai (India), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Izirzada

Fr. Alfred Fernández was elected Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh (India)

Fr. Gregorius Manteiro, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Kupang (Indonesia)

Fr. Theodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C., was elected Titular Bishop of Choba and Auxiliary Bishop of Manado (Indonesia)

Fr. Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, O.M.I., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Maseru (Lesotho)

Bishop Albert Joseph Tsiahoana, Titular Bishop of Abthugni and Auxiliary Bishop of Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar)

Archbishop Jean Wolff, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Gummi in Byzacena

Fr. Luigi Dusio, C.M., was elected Bishop of Ihosy (Madagascar)

Fr. Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I., Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians), was elected Bishop of De Aar (South Africa)

Venerable Fr. François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận, Priest of Huê (Vietnam), was elected Bishop of Nha Trang (Vietnam)

Bishop Américo Henriques, Auxiliary Bishop of Lamego (Portugal), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego (Portugal)

Archbishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Yaoundé (Cameroon), passed away at 67

Archbishop Rubén Isaza Restrepo, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia), was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena (Colombia)

Fr. Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto, Priest of Porto (Portugal), was elected Bishop of Nampula (Mozambique)

Fr. Maffeo Giovanni Ducoli, Priest of Verona (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Fidene and Auxiliary Bishop of Verona (Italy)

Fr. Aldo Gobbi, Priest of Verona (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Zuglio and Auxiliary Bishop of Imola (Italy)

Fr. José Freire Falcão, Priest of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Vardimissa and Coadjutor Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

Cardinal Enrico Dante, Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti pro hac vice Title and Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations emeritus of Prefecture for Pontifical Ceremonies, passed away at 82

Bishop Thaddeus Lê Hữu Từ, O. Cist., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Phát Diêm (Vietnam), passed away at 69

Fr. Pedro Boxler, Priest of Concordia (Argentina), was elected Bishop of Gualeguaychú (Argentina)

Bishop Bernhard Stein was confirmed as Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché was established (from Diocese of Sololá and became suffragan of Guatemala) (Guatemala)

Bishop José de Jesús Garcia Ayala, Titular Bishop of Lacedæmonia and Auxiliary Bishop of Campeche (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Campeche (Mexico)

Bishop Adolphe E. Proulx, Titular Bishop of Missua and Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario (Canada)

Bishop Edoardo Bresson, S.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), passed away at 82

Diocese of Callao was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) (Peru)

Bishop Orazio Semeraro, Bishop of Cariati (Italy), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Brindisi (Italy) and Titular Archbishop of Faleri

Fr. Constantin Koser, O.F.M., Vicar General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), was appointed as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)

Archbishop Agapios Salomon Naoum, B.S., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), passed away at 84

Fr. Juan José Gerardi Conedera, Priest of Guatemala (Guatemala), was elected Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala)

Bishop Humberto Lara Mejía, C.M., Titular Bishop of Trajanopolis in Phrygia and Auxiliary Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala), was appointed as Bishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché (Guatemala)

Bishop Emmanuel-Karim Delly, Titular Bishop of Palæopolis in Asia and Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Kaškar of the Chaldeans

Fr. Amba Andraos Ghattas, C.M., was elected Bishop of Luqsor of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Isaac Ghattas, Bishop of Luqsor of the Copts (Egypt), was promoted as Archbishop-Bishop of Minya of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Jhansi (India), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena

Bishop Vincente Puchol Montis, Bishop of Santander (Spain), passed away at 52

Archbishop Joseph Gerald Berry, Metropolitan Archbishop of Halifax (Canada), passed away at 64

Bishop Jean-Marie-Clément Badré, Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France), was appointed as Military Vicar of France (France)

Msgr. Mario Francesco Pompedda, Priest of Roma (Italy) and Papal Master of Ceremonies of Prefecture for Pontifical Ceremonies, was appointed as Defender of the Bond of Sacred Roman Rota

Bishop Joseph Schröffer, Bishop of Eichstätt (Germany), was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education

Msgr. Ernesto Civardi, Priest of Pavia (Italy), Domestic Prelate, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Undersecretary of Sacred Consistorial Congregation, was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Bishops

Archbishop Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira, Metropolitan Archbishop of Florianópolis (Brazil), passed away at 88

Archbishop Alfonso Niehues succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Florianópolis (Brazil)

Bishop Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño, Bishop of Huejutla (Mexico), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Claterna and Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera (Mexico)

Fr. Antonio Briva Mirabent was elected Bishop of Astorga (Spain)

Fr. Patrick Maurice Connaughton (龔成德), O.F.M., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Suixian 隨縣 (China), passed away at 77

Fr. Fernando Ariztía Ruiz, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Timici and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Bosio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti (Italy), passed away at 74

Archbishop Pietro Sigismondi, Secretary of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith, passed away at 59

Fr. Geoffrey Burke, Priest of Salford (England), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Salford (England) and Titular Bishop of Vagrauta

Fr. Cahal Brendan Daly, Priest of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), was elected Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland)

Msgr. Amelio Poggi, Priest of Arezzo (Italy) and Domestic Prelate, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda and Titular Archbishop of Cercina

Bishop Alexandre-Charles Renard, Bishop of Versailles (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France)

Bishop Glennon Patrick Flavin, Titular Bishop of Ioannina and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Lincoln (USA)

Diocese of Brugge lost territory to Diocese of Tournai (Belgium)

Diocese of Gent exchanged territory with Diocese of Tournai (Belgium)

Diocese of Hasselt was established (from Diocese of Liège and became suffragan of Mechelen–Brussel) (Belgium)

Diocese of Liège lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

Diocese of Tournai lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

Fr. Pierre Samain, Priest of Tournai (Belgium), was elected Titular Bishop of Tubulbaca and Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai (Belgium)

Bishop Mariano Gaviola y Garcés, Bishop of Cabanatuan (Philippines), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Girba

Fr. Gerard Louis Frey, Priest of New Orleans (USA), was elected Bishop of Savannah (USA)

Bishop Giocchino Pedicini, Bishop of Avellino (Italy), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Mizigi

Bishop Pasquale Venezia was appointed as Bishop of Avellino (Italy)

Bishop-elect Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians)

Fr. Albert Bourgeois, S.C.I., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians)

Fr. Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) and Titular Bishop of Feradi maius

Bishop Franz Brazys, M.I.C., Titular Bishop of Zella, passed away at 52

Archbishop Sergio Pignedoli, Apostolic Delegate to Canada, was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples

Abbot Primate Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B., Abbot Primate of Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines), was elected Titular Archbishop of Thuccabora

Msgr. Francis James Brennan, Dean of Sacred Roman Rota, was elected Titular Archbishop of Tubunæ in Mauretania

Cardinal Joseph Elmer Ritter, Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana and Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA), passed away at 74

Cardinal Ernesto Ruffini, Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy), passed away at 79

Fr. William Edward McManus, Priest of Chicago (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Apostolic Vicariate of Bermuda Islands was promoted as Diocese of Hamilton (without ecclesiastical province) (Bermuda)

Diocese of Kurnool was established (from Diocese of Nellore and became suffragan of Hyderabad) (India)

Apostolic Vicariate of Pakse was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Savannakhet) (Laos)

Diocese of Kasama was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kasama (with suffragan sees Abercorn and Fort Rosebery) (Zambia)

Fr. Francis Patrick Carroll, Priest of Wagga Wagga (Australia), was elected Titular Bishop of Tasaccora and Coadjutor Bishop of Wagga Wagga (Australia)

Fr. Bernard James Murphy, C.R., was elected Bishop of Hamilton (Bermuda)

Bishop Smiljan Franjo Cekada, Bishop of Skopje (North Macedonia), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Thibuzabetum and Coadjutor Archbishop of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Fr. Léon Lesambo Ndamwize, Priest of Inongo (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Inongo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M., Bishop of Inongo (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Uccula

Fr. Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-Ping (徐誠斌), Priest of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong), was elected Titular Bishop of Horrea and Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

Bishop Andrew Alexis D’Souza, Bishop of Poona (India), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari

Bishop William Zephyrine Gomes, Titular Bishop of Parlais and Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India), was appointed as Bishop of Poona (India)

Fr. Joseph Rajappa was elected Bishop of Kurnool (India)

Archbishop Emanuele Clarizio, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Canada

Fr. Jean-Pierre Urkia, M.E.P., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos) and Titular Bishop of Masclianæ

Bishop Gabino Peral de la Torre, O.S.A., succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos (Peru)

Bishop Angel Rodríguez Gamoneda, O.S.A., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos (Peru)

Bishop Edward Wilson Douglas, Bishop emeritus of Motherwell (Scotland), passed away at 65

Bishop Sisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.J., Titular Bishop of Lamus, Vicar Apostolic of Juba (South Sudan) and Apostolic Administrator of Moroto (Uganda), was appointed as Bishop of Moroto (Uganda)

Bishop Clemens P. Chabukasansha, Bishop of Kasama (Zambia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kasama (Zambia)

Bishop Jozef-Maria Heuschen, Titular Bishop of Druas and Auxiliary Bishop of Liège (Belgium), was appointed as Bishop of Hasselt (Belgium)

Fr. Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Furnos maior and Bishop-Prelate of Rio Negro (Brazil)

Bishop-elect Alquilio Alvarez Diez, O.A.R., Bishop-Prelate of Marajó (Brazil), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Iunca in Mauretania

Bishop João Batista Marchesi, S.D.B., resigned as Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Rio Negro (Brazil)

Bishop Pedro Massa, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Rio Negro (Brazil)

Bishop-elect Ângelo Maria Rivato, S.J., Bishop-Prelate of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia

Bishop Arthur Douville, Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Zattara

Bishop Gaston Hains, Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Amos (Canada)

Bishop Albert Sanschagrin, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Bagis and Auxiliary Bishop of Amos (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada)

Bishop George Brunner, Bishop of Middlesbrough (England), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Murustaga

Bishop John Gerard McClean succeeded as Bishop of Middlesbrough (England)

Archbishop Juan Carlos Aramburu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Turres in Byzacena and Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Bishop Alonso Manuel Escalante, M.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pando (Bolivia), passed away at 60

Diocese of Ikela was renamed as Diocese of Bokungu–Ikela (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Joseph Weigl, M.S.C., Bishop of Ikela (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Bishop of Bokungu–Ikela (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. John Lawrence May, Priest of Chicago (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Tagarbala and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Bishop David Frederick Cunningham, Auxiliary Bishop of Syracuse (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Syracuse (USA)

Archbishop Luigi Punzolo resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Syria

Archbishop Raffaele Forni was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Syria

Msgr. Lauro Governatori, Priest of Montefiascone (Italy) and Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota

Fr. Thomas Joseph Grady, Priest of Chicago (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Vamalla and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt was established (from Diocese of Đà Lat and Diocese of Kontum and became suffragan of Huê) (Vietnam)

Bishop James Martin Hayes, Titular Bishop of Reperi and Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Halifax (Canada)

Bishop George Hamilton Pearce, S.M., Bishop of Apia (Samoa), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Suva (Fiji)

Fr. Bala Shoury Thumma was elected Titular Bishop of Corniculana and Coadjutor Bishop of Nellore (India)

Fr. Pierre Nguyễn Huy Mai, Priest of Hà Nôi (Vietnam), was elected Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam)

Cardinal Carlos María Javier de la Torre resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Archbishop Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Fr. Youhannan Semaan Issayi, Priest of Sehna of the Chaldeans (Iran), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Sehna of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Archbishop Raffaele Mario Radossi, O.F.M. Conv., Archbishop of Spoleto (Italy), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Equilio

Archbishop Nicolás Fasolino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe (Argentina), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Maximilien de Fürstenberg, Titular Archbishop of Paltus and Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R., Metropolitan Archbishop of Sucre (Bolivia), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Gabriel-Marie Garrone, Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education and Titular Archbishop of Turres in Numidia, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Alexandre-Charles Renard, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Pierre Veuillot, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Alfred Bengsch, Archbishop-Bishop of Berlin (Germany), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Justinus Darmojuwono, Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia) and Military Vicar of Indonesia (Indonesia), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Giuseppe Beltrami, Titular Archbishop of Damascus and Apostolic Internuncio to Netherlands, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Msgr. Loris Francesco Capovilla, Priest of Venezia (Italy), Privy Chamberlain Participantium and Cupbearer of Sacred Apostolic Palaces, was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Vasto (Italy)

Archbishop Francesco Carpino, Titular Archbishop of Serdica, Secretary of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii and Loreto and Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Sacramental Discipline, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned and Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy)

Msgr. Ernesto Civardi, Priest of Pavia (Italy), Domestic Prelate, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Bishops, was elected Titular Archbishop of Serdica

Archbishop Angelo Dell’Acqua, O.Ss.C.A., Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State and Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Cardinal Alberto Di Jorio, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pudenziana pro illa vice Deaconry and Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana

Archbishop Pericle Felici, Vicar of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, Titular Archbishop of Samosata and President of Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Archbishop Carlo Grano, Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals and Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Domnica pro hac vice Title

Archbishop Alfredo Pacini was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Pietro Parente, Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Michele Pellegrino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Bishop Ugo Poletti, Titular Bishop of Medeli and Auxiliary Bishop of Novara (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Spoleto (Italy)

Archbishop Antonio Riberi (黎培理), Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Cardinal Francesco Roberti, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin and Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli

Archbishop Antonio Samorè, Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs and Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Dino Staffa, Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Palæstina and Pro-Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Corrado Ursi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, Apostolic Delegate to United States of America, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Fr. Pietro Cocolin, Priest of Gorizia e Gradisca (Italy), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca (Italy)

Archbishop Pacifico Giulio Vanni (萬九樓), O.F.M., Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Sovana–Pitigliano (Italy), passed away at 73

Archbishop Francis Arinze succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha (Nigeria)

Archbishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha (Nigeria), passed away at 76

Archbishop Karol Józef Wojtyła, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Msgr. Bolesław Filipiak, Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota, was appointed as Dean of Sacred Roman Rota

Cardinal Arcadio María Larraona, C.M.F., Superior General of Congregation of Saint John the Baptist Precursor and Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites, was appointed as Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals

Archbishop Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B., Abbot Primate of Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines) and Titular Archbishop of Thuccabora, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Archbishop Francis James Brennan, Titular Archbishop of Tubunæ in Mauretania, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Archbishop John Patrick Cody, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop John Joseph Krol, Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA) and Vice-President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Diocese of Antofagasta was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antofagasta (with suffragan sees Iquique, Arica and Calama) (Chile)

Bishop Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos, Bishop of Antofagasta (Chile) and Apostolic Administrator of Calama (Chile), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Antofagasta (Chile)

Fr. Bonaventure Akiki, O.F.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Aleppo (Syria)

Cardinal Nicolás Fasolino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe (Argentina), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires

Cardinal Maximilien de Fürstenberg was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio pro hac vice Title

Cardinal José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R., Metropolitan Archbishop of Sucre (Bolivia), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana

Bishop Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben, S.C.I., Bishop of Helsinki (Finland), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Tamagrista

Bishop Paul Verschuren, S.C.I., succeeded as Bishop of Helsinki (Finland)

Cardinal Gabriel-Marie Garrone, Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina

Archbishop Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P., Secretary of Sacred Congregation of Religious, was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Cardinal Alexandre-Charles Renard, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Pierre Veuillot, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi

Cardinal Alfred Bengsch, Archbishop-Bishop of Berlin (Germany), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Justinus Darmojuwono, Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia) and Military Vicar of Indonesia (Indonesia), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Giuseppe Beltrami was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio pro hac vice Title

Archbishop Giovanni Benelli, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Delegate to Western Africa, was appointed as Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Cardinal Francesco Carpino, Secretary of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii and Loreto and Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana pro hac vice Title

Msgr. Agostino Casaroli, Priest of Piacenza (Italy), Domestic Prelate and Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs

Cardinal Angelo Dell’Acqua, O.Ss.C.A., was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo

Cardinal Pericle Felici, President of Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law, was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine

Cardinal Carlo Grano was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello

Cardinal Alfredo Pacini, Titular Archbishop of Germia, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Pietro Parente was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina

Cardinal Michele Pellegrino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Antonio Riberi (黎培理) was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo della Carità pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Antonio Samorè, Titular Archbishop of Ternobus and Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva

Cardinal Dino Staffa, Pro-Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Cristo Re pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Corrado Ursi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Callisto

Cardinal Egidio Vagnozzi, Titular Archbishop of Myra, was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale

Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B., Abbot Primate of Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines), was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro

Cardinal Francis James Brennan was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio

Cardinal John Patrick Cody, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia

Cardinal John Joseph Krol, Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA) and Vice-President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Mercede e S. Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Nicola in Carcere pro hac vice Title

Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to United States of America

Archbishop Ambrogio Marchioni was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Fr. Pedro Claro Meurice Estíu, Priest of Santiago (Cuba), was elected Titular Bishop of Teglata in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Cuba)

Fr. Alois Stöger, Priest of Sankt Pölten (Austria), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Sankt Pölten (Austria) and Titular Bishop of Aptuca

Fr. António Ribeiro, Priest of Braga (Portugal), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal) and Titular Bishop of Tigillava

Bishop Manuel Ferreira Cabral, Titular Bishop of Obbi and Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Beira (Mozambique)

Bishop Antoine-Marie Cazaux, Bishop of Luçon (France), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Thubunæ in Numidia

Bishop Charles Paty succeeded as Bishop of Luçon (France)

Msgr. Agostino Casaroli, Priest of Piacenza (Italy), Domestic Prelate and Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, was elected Titular Archbishop of Carthage

Msgr. Antonio Mauro, Priest of Reggio Calabria (Italy), Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Head of Protocol of Secretariat of State, was elected Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes and Titular Archbishop of Thagaste

Bishop John of the Cross Anyogu, Bishop of Enugu (Nigeria), passed away at 69

Bishop Manoel Nunes Coelho, Bishop of Luz (Brazil), passed away at 83

Archbishop Luigi Dadaglio was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

Archbishop Egano Righi-Lambertini, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy

Archbishop Giuseppe Maria Sensi, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

Archbishop Joseph Francis McGeough, Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Bishop Belchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M., succeeded as Bishop of Luz (Brazil)

Bishop John Baptist Apcar, Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran), passed away at 83

Bishop Thomas Martin Fox, Bishop of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia), passed away at 76

Fr. Angelo Scapecchi, Priest of Cortona (Italy), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Cortona (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Voghenza

Archbishop Marcel-Marie-Henri-Paul Dubois, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Besançon (France), passed away at 71

Bishop Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix, Auxiliary Bishop of Le Mans (France), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Le Mans (France)

Bishop Giuseppe Perniciaro, Titular Bishop of Arbanum and Auxiliary Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Apostolic Vicariate of Baie d’Hudson was promoted as Diocese of Churchill (became suffragan of Keewatin–Le Pas) (Canada)

Apostolic Vicariate of Grouard was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Grouard–McLennan (with suffragan sees Mackenzie–Fort Smith, Prince George and Whitehorse) (Canada)

Apostolic Vicariate of Keewatin was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas (with suffragan sees Churchill, Labrador–Schefferville and Moosonee) (Canada)

Apostolic Vicariate of Labrador was promoted as Diocese of Labrador–Schefferville (became suffragan of Keewatin–Le Pas) (Canada)

Apostolic Vicariate of Mackenzie was promoted as Diocese of Mackenzie–Fort Smith (became suffragan of Grouard–McLennan) (Canada)

Apostolic Vicariate of Baie de James was promoted as Diocese of Moosonee (became suffragan of Keewatin–Le Pas) (Canada)

Apostolic Vicariate of Prince Rupert was promoted as Diocese of Prince George (became suffragan of Grouard–McLennan) (Canada)

Apostolic Vicariate of Whitehorse was promoted as Diocese of Whitehorse (became suffragan of Grouard–McLennan) (Canada)

Bishop Paul Dumouchel, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Sufes and Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada)

Fr. Henri Légaré, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of Labrador–Schefferville (Canada)

Bishop Henri Routhier, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Naissus and Vicar Apostolic of Grouard (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada)

Bishop Marc Lacroix, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Rhosus and Vicar Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Churchill (Canada)

Bishop Jules Leguerrier, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana and Vicar Apostolic of Baie de James (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Moosonee (Canada)

Bishop James Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla and Vicar Apostolic of Whitehorse (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Whitehorse (Canada)

Bishop John Fergus O’Grady, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Aspendus and Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Prince George (Canada)

Bishop Paul Piché, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Orcistus and Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Mackenzie–Fort Smith (Canada)

Fr. Heribert Aloysius Theodor Winkler (溫崇德), S.D.S., Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Shaowu 邵武 (China), passed away at 91

Fr. Michael James Dempsey, O.P., was elected Bishop of Sokoto (Nigeria)

Fr. Joseph Benard Willigers, M.H.M., was elected Bishop of Jinja (Uganda)

Bishop Miguel González Ibarra, Bishop of Autlán (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Ciudad Obregón (Mexico)

Archbishop-elect Ernesto Civardi, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Bishops, was appointed as Secretary of Sacred College of Cardinals