Nominations and Resignations

Titular Episcopal See of Novigrad was restored (Croatia)

Titular Episcopal See of Pićan was restored (Croatia)

Titular Episcopal See of Beverley was restored (England)

Titular Episcopal See of Cunecaster was restored (England)

Titular Episcopal See of Elmham was restored (England)

Titular Episcopal See of Glastonbury was established (England)

Titular Episcopal See of Lindisfarne was restored (England)

Titular Episcopal See of Newport was restored (England)

Titular Episcopal See of Othona was established (England)

Titular Episcopal See of Ramsbury was restored (England)

Titular Episcopal See of Saint German’s was established (England)

Titular Episcopal See of Selsey was restored (England)

Titular Episcopal See of Sidnacestre was established (England)

Mission sui juris of Mossul was suppressed (Iraq)

Titular Episcopal See of Ardcarne was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Ardmore was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Ath Truim was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Ceanannus Mór was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Cell Ausaille was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Cluain Iraird was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Cunga Féichin was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Domnach Sechlainn was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Duleek was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Eanach Dúin was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Glenndálocha was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Inis Cathaig was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Louth was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Mayo was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Roscrea was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Slebte was restored (Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Bomarzo was restored (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Castello was restored (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Falerone was restored (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Strongoli was restored (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Taormina was restored (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Umbriatico was restored (Italy)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beirut–Gibail (Greek-Melkite Rite) lost territory to Archdiocese of Tripoli (Lebanon)

Titular Episcopal See of Árd Sratha was restored (Northern Ireland)

Titular Episcopal See of Aquæ flaviæ was restored (Portugal)

Titular Episcopal See of Caliábria was restored (Portugal)

Titular Episcopal See of Dume was restored (Portugal)

Titular Episcopal See of Elvas was restored (Portugal)

Titular Episcopal See of Magnetum was restored (Portugal)

Titular Episcopal See of Penafiel was restored (Portugal)

Titular Episcopal See of Pinhel was restored (Portugal)

Titular Episcopal See of Abula was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Acci was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Algeciras was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Amaia was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Arcavica was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Asidonia was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Auca was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Baeza was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Baza was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Besalú was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Bigastro was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Bretoña was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Castulo was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Denia was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Egabro was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Egara was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Elepla was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Elicroca was established (Spain)

Titular Metropolitan See of Emerita Augusta was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Fuerteventura was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Illiberi was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Illici was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Ipagro was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Iria Flavia was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Italica was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Mentesa was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Naiera was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Oreto was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Rota was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Rotdon was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Rubicón was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Saetabis was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Sasabe was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Segia was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Segisama was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Telde was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Tucci was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Urci was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Ursona was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Valabria was established (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Valeria was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Valliposita was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Vergi was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Álava was restored (Spain)

Titular Episcopal See of Écija was restored (Spain)

Bishop Thomas Absolem McCabe resigned as Military Vicar of Australia (Australia)

Msgr. Marcel Uylenbroeck was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Laity

Archbishop Marie-Joseph Lemieux (マリー・ジョゼフ・ルミュー), Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India

Fr. Roderick Andrew Francis MacKenzie, S.J., resigned as Rector of Pontifical Biblical Institute (Biblicum)

Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-qing (牛會卿) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan)

Fr. José de Jesús Arango, Prefect Apostolic of Guapi (Colombia), passed away

Fr. Alfonso Cuypers, S.M.M., Prefect Apostolic of Vichada (Colombia), passed away

Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

Fr. Joseph Mirande, S.C.I. di Béth., resigned as Superior General of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram

Fr. Maurinus Rast, S.D.S., resigned as Superior General of Society of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorians)

Fr. Dimítrios Roussos, S.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Salonica (Greece)

Fr. Aguado Arraux, I.E.M.E., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of El Petén (Guatemala)

Fr. Gennaro Artazcor Lizarrage, I.E.M.E., Apostolic Administrator of El Petén (Guatemala), passed away

Bishop Imre Szabó, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom (Hungary), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Esztergom (Hungary)

Msgr. Sándor Csertõ was appointed as Promoter of Justice of Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Fr. George Daniel Breen, C.S.C., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Haflong (India)

Fr. Gerard J. Legeland, C.SS.R., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Weetebula (Indonesia)

Fr. Wilhelm Wagener, C.SS.R., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Weetebula (Indonesia)

Fr. Joseph Omez, O.P., resigned as Ecclesiastical Superior of Mossul (Iraq)

Cardinal Francesco Carpino resigned as Secretary of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii and Loreto

Msgr. Giuseppe Casoria resigned as Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation for Sacramental Discipline

Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, President of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii and Loreto and Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Bishops, was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Cardinal Angelo Dell’Acqua, O.Ss.C.A., resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology

Msgr. Sergio Guerri, Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, was created Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

Msgr. Dino Monduzzi, Priest of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Regent of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Archbishop Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi was created President of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii and Loreto

Archbishop Giuseppe Paupini, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was created

Msgr. Pietro Pavan, Priest of Treviso (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Lateran University

Archbishop Aurelio Sabattani resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Cingoli (Italy)

Cardinal Antonio Samorè resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Archbishop Paolo Mosconi resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar

Archbishop Gaetano Pollio (陽霖), P.I.M.E., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy)

Archbishop Primo Principi resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

Bishop Nicola Riezzo was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy)

Bishop Luigi Rovigatti, Auxiliary Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Civitavecchia (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Tarquinia (Italy)

Msgr. Mario Schierano, Undersecretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Secretary of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Bishop Enea Selis, Auxiliary Bishop of Iglesias (Italy) and General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)

Archbishop Gennaro Verolino was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology

Archbishop Saverio Zupi resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Constantinopole (Turkiye) and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Turkiye

Bishop Diego Parodi, M.C.C.J., Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia (Italy), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Gubbio (Italy)

Bishop Marcello Rosina, Titular Bishop of Æzani and Auxiliary Bishop of Adria (Italy), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Nepi (Italy)

Msgr. Vittorio Bartoccetti, Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Msgr. Eutizio Fanano was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Roman Major Seminary

Msgr. Marcello Magliocchetti was appointed as Canonist of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary

Msgr. Alfredo Parisella resigned as Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education

Msgr. Giovanni Maria Pinna was appointed as Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Msgr. Antonio Piolanti resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Lateran University

Fr. Tarcisio Agostoni, F.S.C.I., was appointed as Superior General of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Fr. Renato Bolzoni, C.S., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians)

Fr. Gaetano Briani, F.S.C.I., resigned as Superior General of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Fr. Mario S. Buttini, O.S.J., was appointed as Superior General of Oblates of Saint Joseph (Josephines of Asti)

Fr. Gian Carlo Sibilia, J.C., was appointed as Founder of Little Brothers of Jesus Caritas and Prior of Little Brothers of Jesus Caritas

Fr. Giulivo Tessarolo, C.S., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians)

Fr. Giovanni Trameri, S.C.I. di Béth., was appointed as Superior General of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram

Sr. Ersilla Canta, F.M.A., was appointed as Superior General of Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco

Sr. Angela Vespa, F.M.A., resigned as Superior General of Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco

Dr. Vittorio Bachelet resigned as General President of Italian Catholic Action

Fr. Emile Eid was appointed as Defender of the Bond of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Angel Muzzolón, S.D.B., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Paraguay)

Bishop Quintino Carlo Bertamo Olwell, C.P., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Marbel (Philippines)

Fr. Florian Berlik, S.Chr., resigned as Superior General of Society of Christ for Polish Immigrants

Msgr. Jozef Tomko, Priest of Košice (Slovakia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Adjunct Secretary of International Theological Commission

Fr. Christopher Ulyatt, O.F.M., Prefect Apostolic of Volksrust (South Africa), passed away

Msgr. Manuel Bonet y Muixi, Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota, passed away at 56

Bishop Edoardo Mason, M.C.C.J., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of El Obeid (Sudan)

Archbishop Pierre Kamel Medawar, M.S.P., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Bishop Paul Cheng Shi-guang (Ch’eng Shih-kuang) (成世光), Bishop of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan)

Fr. Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C., was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes

Archbishop-elect Paul Casimir Marcinkus was appointed as Secretary of Administrative Office of Institute for Works of Religion

Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil, Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria of the Greek-Melkites, was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of United States of America of the Greek-Melkites (USA)

Fr. Wilfrid Dufault, A.A., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists)

Fr. Earl Donald Skwor, S.D.S., was appointed as Superior General of Society of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorians)

Bishop James Patrick Shannon, Titular Bishop of Lacubaza, was appointed as Lay state

Fr. Rupert Hillerich, O.F.M. Conv., Prefect Apostolic of Solwezi (Zambia), passed away

Fr. Anselm Myers, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as Pro-Prefect Apostolic of Solwezi (Zambia)

Abbot Maroun Harica, O.A.M., resigned as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Abbot Raphaël Letayf, O.A.M., was appointed as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Msgr. Antonio Eusebietti resigned as Rector of Pontifical Roman Major Seminary

Msgr. Irvin Stoppini was appointed as Undersecretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Paul Charpentier, A.A., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists)

Fr. Joseph Cuoq, M. Afr., resigned as Undersecretary of Secretariat for Non-Christians

Fr. J. Eugene Cuskelly, M.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sacred Heart Missionaries)

Fr. Domenico Fiorina, I.M.C., resigned as Superior General of Consolata Missionaries

Fr. Hubert Gehl, C.R., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Resurrectionists)

Fr. Józef Obuchowski, C.R., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Resurrectionists)

Fr. Jozef Van Kerckhoven, M.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sacred Heart Missionaries)

Br. Hugolinus, F.N.D.L., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes

Br. Theophanus Negenborn, C.S.A., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Saint Louis Gonzaga

Br. Camillus van Tilborg, C.S.A., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Saint Louis Gonzaga

Bishop Josef Schoiswohl, Bishop of Graz–Seckau (Austria), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Sullectum

Bishop Noël Boucheix, S.M.A., Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Bahanna

Bishop Giovanni Mocellini, Bishop of Comacchio (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Adria (Italy)

Fr. Antoine Ganyé was appointed as Priest of Cotonou (Benin)

Bishop William Aloysius Scully, Bishop of Albany (USA), passed away at 74

Bishop Joseph Höffner, Bishop of Münster (Germany), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Aquileia and Coadjutor Archbishop of Köln (Germany)

Bishop James Francis Carney, Titular Bishop of Obori and Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada)

Archbishop Martin Michael Johnson, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Civitate

Bishop Camille-André LeBlanc, Bishop of Bathurst (Canada), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Maxita

Bishop Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald, Bishop of Winona (USA), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Zerta

Bishop Loras Joseph Watters, Titular Bishop of Fidoloma and Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Winona (USA)

Fr. Bernard Mabula was elected Titular Bishop of Fidoloma and Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

Bishop József Bánk, Titular Bishop of Materiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Győr (Hungary), was appointed as Bishop of Vác (Hungary)

Bishop Pavol Brezanóczy, Titular Bishop of Rotaria, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Eger (Hungary)

Archbishop Endre Hamvas, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Aræ in Numidia

Bishop József Ijjas, Titular Bishop of Tagarata and Apostolic Administrator of Csanád (Hungary), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary)

Bishop József Cserháti, Titular Bishop of Melzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs (Hungary), was appointed as Bishop of Pécs (Hungary)

Fr. Jozsef Kacziba was elected Apostolic Administrator of Győr (Hungary) and Titular Bishop of Cufruta

Fr. József Udvardy was elected Titular Bishop of Tabbora and Apostolic Administrator of Csanád (Hungary)

Fr. Jozsef Vajda was elected Titular Bishop of Cartennæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Vác (Hungary)

Fr. György Zemplén was elected Titular Bishop of Arena and Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom (Hungary)

Bishop Floréncio Cicinho Vieira, Bishop of Amargosa (Brazil), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Macomades rusticiana

Bishop Angelo Félix Mugnol, Titular Bishop of Nicives and Auxiliary Bishop of Pelotas (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Bagé (Brazil)

Msgr. Mario Rizzi, Priest of Bologna (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Ghebre Jesus Jacob, Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea), passed away at 79

Fr. Odilon Guimarães Moreira was appointed as Priest of Caratinga (Brazil)

Bishop Joseph Raymond Windle, Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa (Canada), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Pembroke (Canada)

Msgr. Artúr Schwarz-Eggenhofer resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Esztergom (Hungary)

Bishop Joseph Mary Yuan Ke-zhi (Yüen K’ai-chih) (袁克治), Bishop of Zhumadian 駐馬店 (China), passed away at 70

Bishop Thomas James Wade, S.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Northern Solomon Islands (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 75

Archbishop Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain)

Territorial Prelature of El Oro was promoted as Diocese of Machala (Ecuador)

Fr. Fernando Errázuriz Gandarillas was elected Titular Bishop of Drusiliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Bishop Vicente Felicísimo Maya Guzmán, Titular Bishop of Comana pontica and Bishop-Prelate of El Oro (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Machala (Ecuador)

Fr. Joseph Cunnane was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland)

Archbishop Joseph Walsh, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Tubernuca

Fr. Joseph Alphonse McNicholas was elected Titular Bishop of Scala and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA)

Archbishop Aníbal Muñoz Duque, President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia, was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

Bishop Oscar Joseph Joliet, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Gent (Belgium), passed away at 95

Fr. Friedhelm Hofmann was appointed as Priest of Köln (Germany)

Fr. Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Puerto Montt (Chile) and Titular Bishop of Materiana

Archbishop Gaetano Pollio (陽霖), P.I.M.E., Metropolitan Archbishop of Otranto (Italy), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Acerno (Italy)

Msgr. Angelo Di Felice was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Roman Rota

Msgr. Renato Pozzi was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota

Bishop Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C., Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama) and Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Panamá (Panama)

Fr. Cornelius Michael Power was elected Bishop of Yakima (USA)

Bishop Joseph Patrick Dougherty, Bishop of Yakima (USA), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Altino and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Apostolic Prefecture of Weetebula was promoted as Diocese of Weetebula (became suffragan of Endeh) (Indonesia)

Diocese of Thiès was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar and became suffragan of Dakar) (Senegal)

Territorial Abbacy of Peramiho was promoted as Diocese of Songea (became suffragan of Dar-es-Salaam) (Tanzania)

Fr. Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C., was elected Titular Bishop of Ficus and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

Msgr. Jean Margéot, Priest of Port-Louis (Mauritius) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Port-Louis (Mauritius)

Fr. François-Xavier Dione was elected Bishop of Thiès (Senegal)

Bishop James Joseph Komba, Titular Bishop of Thignica and Auxiliary Abbot of Peramiho (Tanzania), was appointed as Bishop of Songea (Tanzania)

Bishop Eberhard Spiess, O.S.B., resigned as Abbot Ordinary of Peramiho (Tanzania)

Bishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M., Bishop of Palmas (Brazil), passed away at 66

Bishop Salvador Martinez Silva, Auxiliary Bishop of Zamora (Mexico), passed away at 79

Bishop Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero ▼, Titular Bishop of Sanavus and Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru), was appointed as Lay state

Cardinal Joseph Frings resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany)

Fr. Jayme Henrique Chemello was elected Titular Bishop of Bisica and Auxiliary Bishop of Pelotas (Brazil)

Fr. Victorino Cristobal Ligot was elected Titular Bishop of Budua and Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia (Philippines)

Bishop Friedrich Hünermann, Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen (Germany), passed away at 82

Fr. Guillermo Ranzahuer González was elected Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla (Mexico)

Bishop José López Ortiz, O.S.A., Bishop of Tui–Vigo (Spain), was promoted as Archbishop Military Vicar of Spain (Spain) and Titular Archbishop of Grado

Fr. Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S., was elected Bishop of Saint-Paul (Canada)

Fr. Wladysław Miziolek was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland) and Titular Bishop of Præsidium

Diocese of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitanate sui juris of Munhall (with suffragan sees Parma and Passaic and lost territory to establish Diocese of Parma) (USA)

Diocese of Parma (Ruthenian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Pittsburgh and became suffragan of Munhall) (USA)

Bishop Stephen John Kocisko, Bishop of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan of Munhall of the Ruthenians (USA)

Archbishop Joseph Höffner succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany)

Fr. George Roche Evans was elected Titular Bishop of Tubyza and Auxiliary Bishop of Denver (USA)

Fr. Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves was elected Titular Bishop of Vina and Auxiliary Bishop of Little Rock (USA)

Fr. Amado Paulino y Hernandez was elected Titular Bishop of Carinola and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

Fr. Felix Paz Perez was elected Bishop of Imus (Philippines)

Fr. Michele Cecchini was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar and Titular Archbishop of Aquileia

Fr. Lucien-Emile Bardonne was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen (France) and Titular Bishop of Thimida regia

Cardinal Gustavo Testa, Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati and Pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, passed away at 82

Archbishop Joseph Francis McGeough resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Fr. Alberto Tanasini was appointed as Priest of Genova (Italy)

Cardinal José Garibi Rivera resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)

Bishop James Aloysius Hickey, Auxiliary Bishop of Saginaw (USA), was appointed as Rector of Pontifical North American College

Archbishop Martin Lucas, S.V.D., Titular Archbishop of Adulis, passed away at 74

Military Vicariate of Australia was established (Australia)

Bishop Myles McKeon, Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos and Auxiliary Bishop of Perth (Australia), was appointed as Bishop of Bunbury (Australia)

Fr. John Aloysius Morgan was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) and Titular Bishop of Membressa

Fr. John Steven Satterthwaite was elected Titular Bishop of Thignica and Coadjutor Bishop of Lismore (Australia)

Fr. Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Paraguay) and Titular Bishop of Montemarano

Fr. Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C., was elected Bishop of Oudtshoorn (South Africa)

Fr. John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Oudtshoorn (South Africa)

Fr. Christopher Mwoleka was elected Titular Bishop of Zica and Auxiliary Bishop of Rulenge (Tanzania)

Bishop Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B., Titular Bishop of Balbura, Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania) and Apostolic Administrator of Kabale (Uganda), was appointed as Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania)

Archbishop Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral, Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Vescovìo

Archbishop Emile Maurice Guerry, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cambrai (France), passed away at 77

Fr. Tito Buss was elected Bishop of Rio do Sul (Brazil)

Fr. Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Caçador (Brazil)

Fr. Luis Baldo Riva, C.SS.R., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) and Titular Bishop of Sarda

Fr. Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P., was elected Titular Bishop of Bevagna and Auxiliary Bishop of Ica (Peru)

Fr. Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Dolia and Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa (Peru)

Fr. Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.J., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) and Titular Bishop of Obori

Fr. Cleto Bellucci was elected Titular Bishop of Melzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Taranto (Italy)

Archbishop Robert Picard de la Vacquerie, Bishop emeritus of Orléans (France), passed away at 75

Bishop Alfred Michael Watson, Titular Bishop of Nationa and Auxiliary Bishop of Erie (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Erie (USA)

Bishop Percival Caza, Bishop of Valleyfield (Canada), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Rotaria

Bishop Charles Alphonse Armand Vanuytven, O. Praem., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 88

Bishop Edwin Bernard Broderick, Titular Bishop of Thizica and Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Albany (USA)

Bishop Dante Battaglierin, S.X., Bishop of Khulna (Bangladesh), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Ploaghe

Bishop George Brunner, Bishop emeritus of Middlesbrough (England), passed away at 79

Fr. Emil John Mihalik was elected Bishop of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA)

Cardinal Francesco Roberti resigned as Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Paul Trần Ðình Nhiên, Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam), passed away at 73

Fr. José Maclovio Vásquez Silos was elected Bishop of Autlán (Mexico)

Cardinal Dino Staffa, Pro-Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Lucreciano Onofre Gonsález, S.M.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Vichada (Colombia)

Msgr. Roger Etchegaray, Priest of Bayonne (France), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of France, was elected Titular Bishop of Gemellæ in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

Bishop Francesco Brustia, Bishop of Andria (Italy), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Sinna

Fr. Giuseppe Lanave was elected Bishop of Andria (Italy)

Fr. Stanisław Ryłko was appointed as Priest of Kraków (Poland)

Fr. Alan Charles Clark was elected Titular Bishop of Elmham and Apostolic Administrator of Northampton (England)

Bishop Nicholas Laudadio, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Galle (Sri Lanka), passed away at 77

Fr. Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, O.C.D., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Maria (Brazil) and Titular Bishop of Sutunurca

Fr. Ján Hirka was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

Bishop Martin Legarra Tellechea, O.A.R., Bishop-Prelate of Bocas del Toro (Panama) and Titular Bishop of Luperciana, was appointed as Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama)

Bishop Zenón Arámburu Urquiola (蒲廬), S.J., Bishop of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China), passed away at 89

Bishop Joseph Schubert, Titular Bishop of Ceramussa, passed away at 78

Fr. Antonio Montero Moreno was elected Titular Bishop of Regiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain)

Fr. Juan Antonio del Val Gallo was elected Titular Bishop of Santa Giusta and Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain)

Fr. Joseph Neil MacNeil was elected Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada)

Bishop Jacques Martin was appointed as Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Msgr. Giuseppe Casoria, Priest of Acerra (Italy), was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Sacramental Discipline

Msgr. Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano resigned as Prefect of Prefecture of the Apostolic Palaces

Archbishop Lorenzo Maria Balconi (巴明善), P.I.M.E., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Hanzhongfu 漢中府 (China) and Superior General emeritus of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, passed away at 90

Bishop Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M., Bishop of Ambato (Ecuador), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Cardinal Franjo Šeper, Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia) and Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was appointed as President of International Theological Commission

Fr. Jean-Guenolé-Marie Daniélou, S.J., was elected Titular Archbishop of Taormina

Msgr. Sergio Guerri, Priest of Tarquinia (Italy), Domestic Prelate and Secretary of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, was elected Titular Archbishop of Trevi

Msgr. Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, Priest of Roma (Italy) and Domestic Prelate, was elected Titular Archbishop of Anzio

Fr. Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P., Adjunct Secretary of Secretariat for Christian Unity, was appointed as Secretary of Secretariat for Christian Unity

Archbishop Antonio Mauro, Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes, was appointed as Vice-President of Secretariat for Non-Believers

Fr. Antanas Louis Deksnys was elected Titular Bishop of Lavello

Bishop Johannes Willebrands, Secretary of Secretariat for Christian Unity, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Fr. Eamonn Oliver Walsh was appointed as Priest of Dublin (Ireland)

Fr. Armand Toasy was appointed as Priest of Majunga (Madagascar)

Fr. György Miklós Jakubínyi was appointed as Priest of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Fr. Francisco Hélio Campos was elected Bishop of Viana (Brazil)

Bishop Bernard Patrick Wall, Bishop of Brentwood (England), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Othona

Fr. Manuel Salazar y Espinoza was elected Titular Bishop of Città Ducale and Auxiliary Bishop of León (Nicaragua)

Fr. Edmund Ilcewicz was elected Titular Bishop of Trevico and Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland)

Fr. Marius Joseph Banks, O.F.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Volksrust (South Africa)

Titular Episcopal See of Ieper was restored (Belgium)

Msgr. Artúr Schwarz-Eggenhofer, former Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Esztergom (Hungary), passed away at 79

Archbishop Sebastiano Baggio resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

Archbishop Giuseppe Caprio (高理耀), Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India, was appointed as Secretary of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Archbishop Umberto Mozzoni, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

Archbishop Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg

Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Archbishop Igino Eugenio Cardinale, Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg

Archbishop Angelo Palmas, Apostolic Delegate to Vietnam and Cambodia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

Archbishop Johannes Petrus Huibers, Bishop emeritus of Haarlem (Netherlands), passed away at 93

Bishop Ambróz Lazík, Apostolic Administrator of Trnava (Slovakia), passed away at 71

Fr. Eugène-Georges-Joseph Lecrosnier was elected Titular Bishop of San Leone and Auxiliary Bishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France)

Bishop Miguel Roca Cabanellas succeeded as Bishop of Cartagena (Spain)

Bishop Ramón Sanahuja y Marcé, Bishop of Cartagena (Spain), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera

Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot resigned as Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Clergy

Archbishop Paolo Bertoli resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to France

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

Archbishop Alfredo Bruniera, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon

Bishop Agostino Ferrari Toniolo, Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia (Italy), was appointed as Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications

Bishop John Joseph Wright, Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA), was appointed as Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Clergy

Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú was established (from Diocese of Montería and Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge and became suffragan of Cartagena) (Colombia)

Diocese of Barranquilla was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barranquilla (with suffragan see Valledupar) (Colombia)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena lost territory to Diocese of Sincelejo (Colombia)

Diocese of Magangué was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena, gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge and became suffragan of Cartagena) (Colombia)

Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge was promoted as Diocese of Sincelejo (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena, lost territory to Diocese of Magangué, lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú and became suffragan of Cartagena) (Colombia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Valledupar was promoted as Diocese of Valledupar (became suffragan of Barranquilla) (Colombia)

Diocese of Sukarnapura was renamed as Diocese of Djajapura (Indonesia)

Territorial Prelature of Malaybalay was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro and became suffragan of Cagayan de Oro) (Philippines)

Bishop Félix María Torres Parra, Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Sincelejo (Colombia)

Bishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M., Bishop of Barranquilla (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Barranquilla (Colombia)

Bishop Vicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap., Titular Bishop of Arad and Vicar Apostolic of Valledupar (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Valledupar (Colombia)

Bishop Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E., Titular Bishop of Cardicium and Vicar Apostolic of San Jorge (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Magangué (Colombia)

Fr. Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández was elected Titular Bishop of Montecorvino and Auxiliary Bishop of Cienfuegos (Cuba)

Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M., Bishop of Sukarnapura (Indonesia), was appointed as Bishop of Djajapura (Indonesia)

Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M., Bishop of Villavicencio (Colombia), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Trogir

Bishop Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M., Titular Bishop of Ciparissia and Auxiliary Bishop of Villavicencio (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Villavicencio (Colombia)

Archbishop Romolo Carboni, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy

Archbishop Domenico Enrici was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain

Archbishop Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón, Bishop emeritus of Jericó (Colombia), passed away at 82

Archbishop Eugênio de Araújo Sales, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Alfredo Vicente Scherer, Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil) and Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop George Bernard Flahiff, C.S.B., Archbishop of Winnipeg (Canada), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Paul Yü Pin (于斌), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Joseph Albert Malula, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Bishop Stepán Tróchta, S.D.B., Bishop of Litoměřice (Czechia), was appointed as

Archbishop Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Jean-Guenolé-Marie Daniélou, S.J., Titular Archbishop of Taormina, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Archbishop Paul Gouyon, Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (France), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop François Marty, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France) and Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Joseph Höffner, Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Mario Antonio Casariego y Acevedo, C.R.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala), Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala) and President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Joseph Parecattil, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam of the Syro-Malabars (India), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Sebastiano Baggio, Titular Archbishop of Ephesus, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Archbishop Paolo Bertoli, Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Archbishop Sergio Guerri, Titular Archbishop of Trevi, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Archbishop Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, Titular Archbishop of Anzio, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Archbishop Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi, Titular Archbishop of Mesembria, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Archbishop Giuseppe Paupini, Titular Archbishop of Sebastopolis in Abasgia, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Archbishop Antonio Poma, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Msgr. Ersilio Tonini, Priest of Piacenza (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Macerata (Italy), Bishop of Tolentino (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Cingoli (Italy)

Cardinal Luigi Traglia, Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea della Valle and Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso

Archbishop Giacomo Violardo, Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Sacramental Discipline and Titular Archbishop of Satafi, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Bishop Nicola Riezzo, Bishop of Castellaneta (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Otranto (Italy)

Fr. Luigi Dardani was elected Titular Bishop of Ravello and Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna (Italy)

Archbishop Jérôme Rakotomalala, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tananarive (Madagascar), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Miguel Darío Miranda Gómez, Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Bishop Johannes Willebrands, Secretary of Secretariat for Christian Unity, Titular Bishop of Mauriana and President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Archbishop Thomas Peter McKeefry, Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand) and President of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Julio Rosales y Ras, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Blessed Bishop Iuliu Hossu, Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania), was appointed as

Archbishop Gordon Joseph Gray, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Cardinal William Theodore Heard was appointed as Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals

Archbishop Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (김수환 스테파노 / 金壽宦), Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Cardinal Arcadio María Larraona, C.M.F., Superior General of Congregation of Saint John the Baptist Precursor, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari and Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria

Archbishop Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F., Metropolitan Archbishop of Pamplona (Spain) and Apostolic Administrator of Tudela (Spain), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop John Joseph Carberry, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop Terence James Cooke, Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA) and Military Vicar of United States of America (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Archbishop John Francis Dearden, Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) and President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Bishop John Joseph Wright, Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Clergy, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Bishop Ramon Iglésias i Navarri, Bishop of Urgell (Spain), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Satriano

Cardinal Eugênio de Araújo Sales, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio VII

Cardinal Alfredo Vicente Scherer, Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil) and Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette

Cardinal George Bernard Flahiff, C.S.B., Archbishop of Winnipeg (Canada), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle

Cardinal Paul Yü Pin (于斌), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore

Cardinal Joseph Albert Malula, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica

Cardinal Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino

Cardinal Jean-Guenolé-Marie Daniélou, S.J., was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba

Cardinal Paul Gouyon, Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (France), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia

Cardinal François Marty, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France) and Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi

Cardinal Joseph Höffner, Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea della Valle

Cardinal Mario Antonio Casariego y Acevedo, C.R.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala), Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala) and President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Joseph Parecattil, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam of the Syro-Malabars (India), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde

Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino

Cardinal Paolo Bertoli was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Girolamo della Carità

Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani resigned as President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

Cardinal Sergio Guerri was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano

Cardinal Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Battista Decollato

Cardinal Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti

Cardinal Giuseppe Paupini was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova

Cardinal Antonio Poma, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Luca a Via Prenestina

Cardinal Giacomo Violardo was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio

Cardinal Jérôme Rakotomalala, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tananarive (Madagascar), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino

Cardinal Miguel Darío Miranda Gómez, Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario

Fr. Manuel Samaniego Barriga was elected Titular Bishop of Passo Corese and Auxiliary Bishop of Saltillo (Mexico)

Cardinal Johannes Willebrands, President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano

Cardinal Thomas Peter McKeefry, Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand) and President of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino

Cardinal Julio Rosales y Ras, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia

Cardinal Gordon Joseph Gray, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Chiara a Vigna Clara

Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (김수환 스테파노 / 金壽宦), Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle

Cardinal Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto

Cardinal Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F., Metropolitan Archbishop of Pamplona (Spain) and Apostolic Administrator of Tudela (Spain), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio

Cardinal John Joseph Carberry, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi

Cardinal Terence James Cooke, Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA) and Military Vicar of United States of America (USA), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo

Cardinal John Francis Dearden, Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) and President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio X alla Balduina

Cardinal John Joseph Wright, Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Clergy, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti

Bishop Paul Francis Anderson succeeded as Bishop of Duluth (USA)

Bishop Francis Joseph Schenk resigned as Bishop of Duluth (USA)

Archbishop Martin John O’Connor resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

Fr. Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm was appointed as Priest of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

Bishop Francisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M., Bishop of Orán (Argentina), passed away at 47

Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot was appointed as Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Prefect of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani resigned as Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, Prefect of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Archbishop Paolo Botto, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Risinium

Fr. Michele Alfredo Marra, O.S.B. Cas., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni (Italy)

Fr. Telesphore Placidus Toppo was appointed as Priest of Ranchi (India)

Fr. Abraham Kattumana was appointed as Priest of Ernakulam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Woldeghiorghis Matheos was appointed as Priest of Soddo–Hosanna (Ethiopia)

Fr. Joseph Chennoth (車納德 / ジョセフ・チェノットゥ) was appointed as Priest of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Tito Mancini, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Ostia (Italy), passed away at 67

Archbishop Augustin-Joseph Antoine Sépinski, O.F.M., Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

Bishop Gino Paro, Titular Bishop of Diocæsarea in Isauria and President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, was promoted as Apostolic Delegate to Australia and Papua New Guinea and Titular Archbishop of Torcello

Cardinal Franz König resigned as Military Vicar of Austria (Austria)

Cardinal Paolo Bertoli was appointed as Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Archbishop Salvatore Pappalardo, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia, was appointed as President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Archbishop Lino Zanini, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to United Arab Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

Fr. Alfonso Calabrese, O.F.M., resigned as Custos of the Holy Land of Custody of the Holy Land

Archbishop Bruno Bernard Heim, Apostolic Delegate to Scandinavia and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt

Bishop Franz Žak, Bishop of Sankt Pölten (Austria), was appointed as Military Vicar of Austria (Austria)

Bishop Charles Massé, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Luçon (France), passed away at 91

Archbishop Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M., Secretary of Sacred Congregation of Rites, was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri resigned as Vice-President of Consilium for Implementing the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy

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

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

Fr. Amato Pietro Frutaz was appointed as Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Cardinal Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B., Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites and President of Consilium for Implementing the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, was appointed as Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship

Territorial Prelature of Escuintla was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala and became suffragan of Guatemala) (Guatemala)

Fr. José Julio Aguilar García was elected Bishop-Prelate of Escuintla (Guatemala)

Bishop Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes, Auxiliary Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Izabal (Guatemala)

Msgr. Virgilio Noè, Priest of Pavia (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship

Bishop Roberto Massimiliani, Bishop of Civita Castellana (Italy), Bishop of Gallese (Italy) and Bishop of Orte (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Nepi (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Sutri (Italy)

Bishop Salomão Barbosa Ferraz, Titular Bishop of Eleutherna, passed away at 89

Territorial Prelature of São Félix was established (from Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia and Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia and became suffragan of Cuiabá) (Brazil)

Bishop Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Jhansi (India), passed away at 77

Fr. Luigi Cerchiaro was appointed as Priest of Vicenza (Italy)

Fr. Erminio Roncari, O.F.M., was appointed as Custos of the Holy Land of Custody of the Holy Land

Fr. Francis Joseph Kane was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Fr. Rainer Klug was appointed as Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Fr. Paul Friedrich Wehrle was appointed as Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Archbishop Fernando Ruiz y Solózarno, Metropolitan Archbishop of Yucatán (Mexico), passed away at 64

Cardinal Josef Beran, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia and Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia), passed away at 80

Bishop František Tomášek, Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Praha (Czechia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Praha (Czechia)

Fr. Antonio José González Zumárraga, Priest of Quito (Ecuador), was elected Titular Bishop of Tagarata and Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Fr. Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín, Opus Dei, was elected Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Bishop Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes, Bishop of León (Nicaragua), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Bomarzo

Fr. Josip Žabkar was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Delegate to Scandinavia and Titular Archbishop of Virunum

Bishop Julio Benigno Laschi González, Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (Paraguay), passed away at 55

Archbishop Luigi Poggi, Apostolic Delegate to Central Africa, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cameroon and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Peru

Fr. Johann Bernard Wilhelm Maria Möller was elected Bishop of Groningen (Netherlands)

Bishop Pieter Antoon Nierman, Bishop of Groningen (Netherlands), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Sala Consilina

Fr. John Anthony Dooher was appointed as Priest of Boston (USA)

Bishop Thomas Keogh, Bishop emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland), passed away at 84

Fr. Emile Njeru was elected Titular Bishop of Capsus and Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret (Kenya)

Bishop Teotimo C. Pacis, C.M., Bishop of Palo (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Legazpi (Philippines)

Bishop Francis James Furey, Bishop of San Diego (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA)

Archbishop Robert Emmet Lucey, Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Taormina

Fr. Robert Harris was appointed as Priest of Montréal (Canada)

Msgr. Pio Laghi, Priest of Faenza (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Titular Archbishop of Mauriana

Fr. Robert Joseph Cunningham was appointed as Priest of Buffalo (USA)

Fr. Diarmuid Martin was appointed as Priest of Dublin (Ireland)

Bishop Roberto Massimiliani resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Nepi (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Sutri (Italy)

Fr. Alfonso Nava Carreón was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre (Bolivia) and Titular Bishop of Thizica

Bishop Timothy Manning, Bishop of Fresno (USA), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Capri and Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia was renamed as Territorial Prelature of Guiratinga (Brazil)

Bishop Camillo Faresin, S.D.B., Bishop-Prelate of Registro do Araguaia (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Guiratinga (Brazil)

Diocese of Oyem was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Libreville and became suffragan of Libreville) (Gabon)

Diocese of Agats was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Merauke and became suffragan of Merauke) (Indonesia)

Diocese of Machakos was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi and became suffragan of Nairobi) (Kenya)

Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Johnston was established (from Diocese of Zomba) (Malawi)

Diocese of Ijebu-Ode was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos and became suffragan of Lagos) (Nigeria)

Apostolic Prefecture of Ilorin was promoted as Diocese of Ilorin (became suffragan of Kaduna) (Nigeria)

Diocese of Andong 안동 was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Daegu 대구 and Diocese of Wonju 원주 and became suffragan of Daegu 대구) (South Korea)

Bishop John Aloysius Morgan, Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia), was appointed as Military Vicar of Australia (Australia)

Fr. Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Garoua (Cameroon)

Archbishop Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Libreville (Gabon), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Brescello

Fr. André Fernand Anguilé was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Libreville (Gabon)

Bishop François Ndong, Titular Bishop of Raphanea and Auxiliary Bishop of Libreville (Gabon), was appointed as Bishop of Oyem (Gabon)

Bishop Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-Ping (徐誠斌), Titular Bishop of Horrea, Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong) and Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong), was appointed as Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

Bishop Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J., Bishop of Jamshedpur (India), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Jamshedpur (India) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Calcutta (India)

Archbishop Albert Vincent D’Souza, Metropolitan Archbishop of Calcutta (India), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Luperciana

Fr. Alphonsus Augustus Sowada, O.S.C., was elected Bishop of Agats (Indonesia)

Fr. Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki was elected Bishop of Machakos (Kenya)

Fr. William Mahony, S.M.A., Prefect Apostolic of Ilorin (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria)

Fr. Anthony Saliu Sanusi was elected Bishop of Ijebu-Ode (Nigeria)

Bishop Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop of San José de Amazonas (Peru), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Peru)

Archbishop Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Potenza Picena

Fr. René Marie Albert Dupont (두봉 레나도), M.E.P., was elected Bishop of Andong 안동 (South Korea)

Bishop Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kabale (Uganda)

Fr. Barnabas R. Halem ’Imana was elected Bishop of Kabale (Uganda)

Fr. Emmanuel Milingo ▼ was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia)

Titular Episcopal See of Tongeren was restored (Belgium)

Fr. Henri Lemaître was elected Apostolic Delegate to Vietnam and Titular Archbishop of Tongeren

Bishop Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr., Bishop of Rulenge (Tanzania), passed away at 57

Fr. Joseph Walter Estabrook was appointed as Priest of Albany (USA)

Fr. Henryk Marian Tomasik was appointed as Priest of Siedlce (Poland)

Fr. John Walter Flesey was appointed as Priest of Newark (USA)

Fr. Dominick John Lagonegro was appointed as Priest of New York (USA)

Fr. Francis John Dunn was elected Titular Bishop of Turris Tamalleni and Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque (USA)

Bishop Vincent Martin Leonard, Titular Bishop of Arsacal and Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA)

Fr. Augusto Aristizábal Ospina was elected Titular Bishop of Ceramussa and Auxiliary Bishop of Cali (Colombia)

Msgr. Francesco Marchisano, Priest of Torino (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions)

Bishop Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M., Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Menefessi

Bishop António Ribeiro, Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Fr. Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Priest of Valencia (Spain), was elected Bishop of Tortosa (Spain)

Archbishop Salvatore Asta, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Constantinopole (Turkiye) and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Turkiye

Fr. Edgar Godin was elected Bishop of Bathurst (Canada)

Bishop Josef Schoiswohl, Titular Bishop of Sullectum, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Monteverde

Fr. Johann Weber was elected Bishop of Graz–Seckau (Austria)

Fr. Luigi Barbarito was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti and Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino

Archbishop Gerald Thomas Bergan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Omaha (USA), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Tacarata

Bishop Daniel Eugene Sheehan, Titular Bishop of Capsus and Auxiliary Bishop of Omaha (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Omaha (USA)

Bishop Cesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop-Prelate of Carolina (Brazil), passed away at 71

Cardinal Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi was appointed as Pontifical Legate for the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi

Archbishop Pietro Palazzini, Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Clergy, was appointed as Secretary of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii and Loreto

Bishop Elias Mchonde, Bishop of Mahenge (Tanzania), passed away at 56

Fr. Joseph Mees was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia and Titular Archbishop of Ieper

Archbishop Emanuele Clarizio, Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria and Apostolic Delegate to Canada, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Canada and Titular Archbishop of Anzio

Fr. Luigi Ventura was appointed as Priest of Brescia (Italy)

Fr. Liam Seán MacDaid was appointed as Priest of Clogher (Ireland)

Fr. Philip Leo O’Reilly was appointed as Priest of Kilmore (Ireland)

Bishop James Vincent Pardy (파 야고보), M.M., Bishop of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Umbriatico

Fr. Francisco Funaay Claver, S.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Nationa and Bishop-Prelate of Malaybalay (Philippines)

Bishop Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza, Opus Dei, Titular Bishop of Villa regis and Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of Margarita (Venezuela)

Fr. Stanisław Gębicki was appointed as Priest of Włocławek (Poland)

Fr. Ignacy Dec was appointed as Priest of Wrocław (Poland)

Sr. Julie Billiart, S.N.D., Superior General of Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, was canonised

Fr. Sergio Lanza was appointed as Priest of Como (Italy)