Nominations and Resignations

Mission sui juris of Kalumburu was suppressed (to Diocese of Broome) (Australia)

Territorial Abbacy of San Paolo fuori le Mura lost territory to Papal See of Roma (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Tarsus (Greek-Melkite Rite) was promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Tarsus (Turkiye)

Fr. Anthony McSweeney, S.S.S., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentinos)

Msgr. Charles Moeller resigned as Secretary of Secretariat for Christian Unity

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

Fr. Thomas James Hanrahan, C.S.B., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Basil (Basilians)

Fr. Ulysse Ernest Paré, C.S.B., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Basil (Basilians)

Fr. Philip Yang Li-bo (楊立柏) was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanzhou 蘭州 (China)

Fr. John Cai Ti-yuan (蔡體遠) ▼ was elected Bishop of Shantou 汕頭 (China)

Fr. Paul Chang Zhen-guo (常振國) was elected Bishop of Siping 四平 (China)

Fr. Peter Fan Wen-xing (范文興) was elected Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China)

Fr. John Ji Huai-rang (姬懷讓), O.F.M. ▼, was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Xi’an 西安 (China)

Fr. Julius Jia Zhi-guo (賈治國) was elected Bishop of Zhengding 正定 (China)

Fr. Joseph Jin De-chen (靳德辰) was elected Bishop of Nanyang 南陽 (China)

Fr. Peter Paul Li Pan-shi (李磐石) ▼ was elected Bishop of Jiangmen 江門 (China)

Fr. Paul Liu Jing-he (劉景和) was elected Bishop of Yongping 永平 (China)

Fr. Simon Liu Zong-yu (劉宗漁) ▼ was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Chongqing 重慶 (China)

Fr. Matthias Ma Long-lin (馬龍麟) ▼ was elected Bishop of Suzhou 蘇州 (China)

Fr. Joseph Qian Hui-min (錢惠民) ▼ was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China)

Fr. Casimir Wang Mi-lu (王彌祿) was elected Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China)

Bishop Wang Wei-min (王維民) ▼ resigned as Bishop of Jilin 吉林 (China)

Fr. Paul Xu Zhen-jiang (徐振江) ▼ was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China)

Fr. Thomas Zhang Huai-xin (張懷信) was elected Bishop of Jixian 級縣 (China)

Fr. Lawrence Zhang Wen-bin (張文彬) ▼ was elected Prefect Apostolic of Tongzhou 同州 (China)

Fr. Bonaventure Benedict Zhang Xin (張信), O.F.M. ▼, was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Taiyuan 太原 (China)

Fr. Augustine Zhao Jing-nong (趙經農) was elected Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China)

Fr. Francis Zhou Shan-fu (周善夫) was elected Prefect Apostolic of Yixian 易縣 (China)

Fr. Dominic Chen Te-mien (陳光祖), O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Suixian 隨縣 (China)

Fr. Paul Li Ben-liang (李本良), Prefect Apostolic of Linqing 臨清 (China), passed away

Fr. Alphonsus Zhao (趙振亞), C.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tianjin 天津 (China)

Cardinal François Marty resigned as Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Bishop Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Honduras, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras)

Bishop Sebastian Vayalil resigned as Bishop of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. Carlo Caffarra, Priest of Fidenza (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as President of Pontifical Institute of John Paul II for Studies on Marriage and Family

Msgr. Michele Buro, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Msgr. Giuseppe Palazzini, Prelate Auditor emeritus of Sacred Roman Rota, passed away at 71

Fr. Cristoforo Maria Berutti, O.P., resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Virginio Colciago, B., was appointed as Magister of Pontifical Academy Cultorum Martyrum

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

Sr. Rosetta Marchese, F.M.A., was appointed as Superior General of Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium)

Mr. Alberto Monticone was appointed as National President of Italian Catholic Action

Bishop Joseph Delphis Desrosiers, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Qacha’s Nek (Lesotho)

Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Fr. Harrie Verhoeven, S.S.S., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentinos)

Msgr. Zenon Grocholewski, Priest of Poznań (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Chief of Chancellery of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Kazimierz Jan Majdański resigned as Vice-President of Committee for the Family

Bishop Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva, Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Archbishop Paul Achkar, M.S.P., resigned as Archbishop of Latakia of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Abbot Elie Atallah, O.A.M., was appointed as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Abbot Michel Abou Fadel, O.A.M., resigned as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Msgr. Nersès Mikail Sétian resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Fr. Cornelis Braun, M.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sacred Heart Missionaries)

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

Fr. Édouard Huber, S.J., resigned as Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

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

Fr. Luigi Prandin was appointed as Founder of Missionary Community of Villaregia

Fr. Jose Maria Salaverri, S.M., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Mary (Marianists)

Fr. Stephen Joseph Tutas, S.M., resigned as Superior General of Society of Mary (Marianists)

Br. Patrick, F.N.D.L., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes

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

Br. Theo Sponselee, C.S.A., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Saint Louis Gonzaga

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

Ms. Maria Luigia Corona was appointed as Founder of Missionary Community of Villaregia

Fr. Norbert Werbs, Priest of Schwerin (Germany), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Schwerin (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Amaura

Bishop Salvatore Delogu, Bishop of Ogliastra (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Sulmona (Italy) and Bishop of Valva (Italy)

Fr. Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota was elected Bishop of Tepic (Mexico)

Fr. Pio Vittorio Vigo was elected Titular Bishop of Écija and Auxiliary Bishop of Catania (Italy)

Bishop Charles Richard Mulrooney resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

Bishop William Joseph Moran resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate of United States of America (USA)

Fr. Joseph Keith Symons, Priest of Saint Petersburg (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Sigus and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Petersburg (USA)

Bishop Hugo Aufderbeck, Apostolic Administrator of Erfurt–Meiningen (Germany), passed away at 71

Bishop Joachim Wanke succeeded as Apostolic Administrator of Erfurt–Meiningen (Germany)

Archbishop Louis Joseph Cabana, M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rubaga (Uganda), passed away at 84

Bishop Francis Peter Leipzig, Bishop emeritus of Baker (USA), passed away at 85

Bishop Benjamin Ibberson Webster, Bishop emeritus of Peterborough (Canada), passed away at 82

Bishop Manuel Guirao, Bishop of Orán (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina)

Bishop Salvador Lazo Lazo, Titular Bishop of Selia and Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines)

Fr. Gabriel Villaruz Reyes, Priest of Manila (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Selsey and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

Fr. Wilhelm van Baar, S.V.D., former Apostolic Administrator of Eastern New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 81

Archbishop Ubaldo Calabresi, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

Bishop Maurice Schexnayder, Bishop emeritus of Lafayette in Louisiana (USA), passed away at 85

Diocese of Okigwe was established (from Diocese of Umuahia and became suffragan of Onitsha) (Nigeria)

Diocese of Mannar was established (from Diocese of Jaffna and became suffragan of Colombo) (Sri Lanka)

Fr. Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Méndez (Ecuador) and Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus

Bishop José Félix Pintado Blasco, S.D.B., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Méndez (Ecuador)

Fr. Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Banjul (Gambia)

Fr. Anthony Ekezia Ilonu, Priest of Umuahia (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Okigwe (Nigeria)

Bishop Sinforiano Lucas Rojo, O.M.I., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

Fr. Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam Emmanuel, Priest of Jaffna (Sri Lanka), was elected Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka)

Bishop William Andrew Hart resigned as Bishop of Dunkeld (Scotland)

Fr. Vincent Paul Logan, Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland), was elected Bishop of Dunkeld (Scotland)

Diocese of San Jose was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco and became suffragan of San Francisco) (USA)

Bishop Vincenzo Franco, Bishop of Tursi–Lagonegro (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Otranto (Italy)

Bishop Michele Mincuzzi, Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lecce (Italy)

Archbishop Francesco Minerva resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lecce (Italy)

Archbishop Nicola Riezzo resigned as Archbishop of Otranto (Italy)

Bishop Roland Pierre DuMaine, Titular Bishop of Sarda and Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (USA), was appointed as Bishop of San Jose (USA)

Archbishop Giuseppe Lenotti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Foggia (Italy), Bishop of Troia (Italy) and Bishop of Bovino (Italy), passed away at 73

Fr. Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Casæ in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Fr. Zekarias Yohannes, Priest of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea), was elected Titular Bishop of Barca and Auxiliary Bishop of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea)

Diocese of Guarulhos was established (from Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes and became suffragan of São Paulo) (Brazil)

Diocese of Jardim was established (from Diocese of Corumbá and became suffragan of Campo Grande) (Brazil)

Diocese of São José dos Campos was established (from Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes and Diocese of Taubaté and became suffragan of Aparecida) (Brazil)

Archbishop Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de Ruppierre, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Chambéry (France), passed away at 88

Bishop József Winkler, Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary), passed away at 75

Archbishop John Gordon, Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum, passed away at 68

Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio (高理耀), Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary and President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, was appointed as President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, Prefect of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church and Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, was appointed as President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Bishop Jean-Marie Lustiger, Bishop of Orléans (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France)

Cardinal François Marty resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France)

Bishop Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J., Titular Bishop of Thucca terebenthina and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Teques (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of Los Teques (Venezuela)

Bishop Salvatore Isgrò resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bitonto (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Ruvo (Italy)

Bishop Aldo Garzia, Bishop of Giovinazzo (Italy), Bishop of Molfetta (Italy) and Bishop of Terlizzi (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bitonto (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Ruvo (Italy)

Archbishop Luciano Storero, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela

Bishop Geraldo Majela Reis, Bishop of Três Lagoas (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (Brazil)

Bishop John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap., succeeded as Bishop of Menevia (Wales)

Bishop Langton Douglas Fox resigned as Bishop of Menevia (Wales)

Bishop Joseph Pallikaparampil, Titular Bishop of Abydus and Auxiliary Bishop of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India), was appointed as Bishop of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Julius Jia Zhi-guo (賈治國) was consecrated as Bishop of Zhengding 正定 (China)

Fr. Carlos Walter Galán Barry, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Cediæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Morón (Argentina)

Fr. Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I., was elected Bishop of São José dos Campos (Brazil)

Fr. João Bergese, Priest of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Guarulhos (Brazil)

Fr. Giovanni Bonzanino, I.M.C., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Meki (Ethiopia)

Fr. Allan Chamgwera was elected Bishop of Zomba (Malawi)

Archbishop Herman To Paivu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 68

Bishop Rafael Grovas Felix resigned as Bishop of Caguas (Puerto Rico)

Fr. Paul Themba Mngoma, Priest of Mariannhill (South Africa), was elected Bishop of Mariannhill (South Africa)

Archbishop Jean-Julien Weber, P.S.S., Bishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 93

Bishop Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera, Titular Bishop of Vamalla and Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico), was appointed as Bishop of Caguas (Puerto Rico)

Fr. Aniceto Fernández Alonso, O.P., Master of the Order emeritus of Order of Preachers (Dominicans), passed away at 85

Bishop Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B., Bishop of Corumbá (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Jardim (Brazil)

Fr. Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia Pérez de Lete (ドミンゴ・イバニエス・デ・エルキシア), O.P., and 15 companions were beatified

Bishop Luís Gonzaga da Cunha Marelim, C.M., resigned as Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão (Brazil)

Fr. Casimir Wang Mi-lu (王彌祿) was consecrated as Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China)

Fr. Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Manzini (Eswatini)

Bishop Stanislao Amilcare Battistelli, C.P., Bishop emeritus of Teramo (Italy) and Bishop emeritus of Atri (Italy), passed away at 95

Archbishop Athanasios Toutoungi, B.A., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aleppo of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), passed away at 81

Archbishop Mario Miglietta, Bishop of Bisaccia (Italy), Bishop of Nusco (Italy), Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy) and Archbishop of Conza (Italy), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy)

Fr. Antonio Nuzzi, Priest of Boiano–Campobasso (Italy), was elected Archbishop of Conza (Italy), Bishop of Bisaccia (Italy), Bishop of Nusco (Italy) and Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy)

Bishop Hermann Josef Spital, Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana and Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Fr. Joseph Eric D’Arcy, Priest of Melbourne (Australia), was elected Bishop of Sale (Australia)

Bishop Arthur Francis Fox resigned as Bishop of Sale (Australia)

Bishop Benjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.I., resigned as Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador)

Bishop Marco René Revelo Contreras, Titular Bishop of Germaniciana and Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador (El Salvador), was appointed as Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador)

Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P., Bishop of Gaborone (Botswana), passed away at 61

Archbishop Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Medellín (Colombia), passed away at 76

Archbishop Milton Corrêa Pereira succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil)

Bishop Edward Henryk Materski, Titular Bishop of Aquæ Sirenses and Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Sandomierz–Radom (Poland)

Bishop Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D., Titular Bishop of Mulli and Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuenca (Ecuador)

Bishop Johannes Pohlschneider, Bishop emeritus of Aachen (Germany), passed away at 81

Bishop Peter Birch, Bishop of Ossory (Ireland), passed away at 69

Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天), Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe

Msgr. Francesco De Nittis, Priest of Vieste (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, Apostolic Delegate to Solomon Islands and Titular Archbishop of Tunes

Archbishop Edoardo Rovida, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zaire, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG)

Bishop Miguel Garcia Franco, Bishop of Mazatlán (Mexico), passed away at 71

Bishop Norberto Forero y García, Bishop emeritus of Santa Marta (Colombia), passed away at 86

Diocese of Ajmer–Jaipur lost territory to Diocese of Indore (India)

Archbishop Jean-Marie Lustiger, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France), was appointed as Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Fr. Jorge Tobias de Freitas was elected Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão (Brazil)

Fr. Hildebrando Mendes Costa was elected Titular Bishop of Arindela and Auxiliary Bishop of Aracaju (Brazil)

Fr. Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Titular Bishop of Selia and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Archbishop Antonio Santin, Bishop emeritus of Trieste (Italy) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 85

Bishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S., succeeded as Bishop of Sorocaba (Brazil)

Bishop José Melhado Campos resigned as Bishop of Sorocaba (Brazil)

Cardinal Maurice Roy resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada)

Bishop Louis-Albert Vachon, Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta and Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada)

Fr. Jude Saint-Antoine, Priest of Montréal (Canada), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada) and Titular Bishop of Skradin

Fr. Gérard Tremblay, P.S.S., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada) and Titular Bishop of Trisipa

Bishop Edmund Casimir Szoka, Bishop of Gaylord (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA)

Bishop Constantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Caroní (Venezuela), passed away at 89

Fr. François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang, Priest of Hà Nôi (Vietnam), was elected Titular Bishop of Sarda and Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Abbacy nullius of Santi Vincenzo ed Anastasio alle Tre Fontane was suppressed (to Papal See of Roma, Diocese of Civita Castellana, Diocese of Nepi and Diocese of Sovana–Pitigliano–Orbetello) (Italy)

Diocese of Sovana–Pitigliano was renamed as Diocese of Sovana–Pitigliano–Orbetello (gained territory from the suppressed Abbacy nullius of Santi Vincenzo ed Anastasio alle Tre Fontane) (Italy)

Bishop Giovanni D’Ascenzi, Bishop of Sovana–Pitigliano (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Sovana–Pitigliano–Orbetello (Italy)

Fr. Ercole Lupinacci, Priest of Lungro of the Italo-Albanese (Italy), was elected Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Bishop Giuseppe Perniciaro resigned as Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Bishop Danilo Catarzi, S.X., resigned as Bishop of Uvira (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Léonard Dhejju, Priest of Bunia (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Uvira (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Bruno Kouamé was elected Bishop of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire)

Fr. Pierre Trần Thanh Chung, Priest of Kontum (Vietnam), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam)

Fr. Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., Rector Magnificus of Salesian Pontifical University, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

Msgr. Stanisław Szymecki, Priest of Katowice (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Kielce (Poland)

Diocese of Almenara was established (from Diocese of Araçuaí and Diocese of Teófilo Otoni and became suffragan of Diamantina) (Brazil)

Archbishop Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba)

Msgr. Ennio Francia, Priest of Roma (Italy) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, was appointed as Auditor General of Apostolic Camera

Bishop Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório, Bishop emeritus of Parnaíba (Brazil), passed away at 67

Bishop Nicolaas Verhoeven, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Manado (Indonesia), passed away at 84

Bishop Salvatore De Giorgi, Bishop of Oria (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Foggia (Italy), Bishop of Bovino (Italy) and Bishop of Troia (Italy)

Bishop Joseph Michael McGee resigned as Bishop of Galloway (Scotland)

Msgr. Maurice Taylor, Priest of Motherwell (Scotland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Galloway (Scotland)

Fr. Giovanni Ferdinando Angelo Gaddo, I.C., resigned as Superior General of Institute of Charity (Rosminians)

Fr. Giambattista Zantedeschi, I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Institute of Charity (Rosminians)

Msgr. Augustus Peters, Priest of Aachen (Germany) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Aquæ Sirenses and Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen (Germany)

Fr. Ilarino da Milano Marchesi (Alfredo), O.F.M. Cap., Preacher emeritus of Prefecture of the Papal Household, passed away at 75

Bishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Auxiliary Bishop of Inongo (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Miguel Patiño Velázquez, M.S.F., was elected Bishop of Apatzingán (Mexico)

Bishop Augustine Kim Jae-deok (김재덕 아우구스티노 / 金載德) resigned as Bishop of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea)

Archbishop Ricardo Jamin Vidal, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lipa (Philippines), was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines)

Bishop Mariano Gaviola y Garcés, Titular Bishop of Girba, Secretary General of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences and Military Vicar of Philippines (Philippines), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lipa (Philippines)

Fr. Paul Friedrich Wehrle, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Nova Germania

Msgr. Patricio Hacbang Alo, Priest of Cebu (Philippines) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Thibiuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Davao (Philippines)

Archbishop Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madang (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 80

Bishop Jesús Pla Gandía, Titular Bishop of Bareta and Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain)

Bishop Georges Benoit Gassongo, Auxiliary Bishop of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville), passed away at 68

Bishop Owen Noel Snedden, Military Vicar of New Zealand (New Zealand) and Auxiliary Bishop of Wellington (New Zealand), passed away at 63

Bishop Boļeslavs Sloskāns, Titular Bishop of Cillium, Apostolic Administrator of Minsk (Belarus) and Apostolic Administrator of Mohilev (Belarus), passed away at 87

Bishop Alphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Berbérati (Central African Republic), passed away at 72

Fr. Paul Chang Zhen-guo (常振國) was consecrated as Bishop of Siping 四平 (China)

Bishop Edward Vincent Dargin, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA), passed away at 82

Fr. Blaise-Ernest Morand, Priest of London (Canada), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada)

Bishop André-Jean-Baptiste Pioger, Bishop emeritus of Séez (France), passed away at 83

Fr. Pedro Shaw, O.M.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Crepedula and Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

Bishop Josef Köstner resigned as Bishop of Gurk (Austria)

Msgr. Antonio Petti was appointed as Promoter of the Faith of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Msgr. Marko Perić, Priest of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Kotor (Montenegro)

Msgr. Gracija Ivanovic resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kotor (Montenegro)

Msgr. Renato Corti, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, was elected Titular Bishop of Zallata and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)

Bishop Manuel Llopis Ivorra, Bishop emeritus of Coria–Cáceres (Spain), passed away at 79

Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Mombasa (Kenya), passed away at 80

Archbishop Joseph Marie Louis Duval succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France)

Archbishop André Pailler resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France)

Fr. Virgílio de Pauli, Priest of São Carlos (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Campo Mourão (Brazil)

Fr. Izidoro Kosinski, C.M., was elected Bishop of Três Lagoas (Brazil)

Bishop Gabriel Willem Sillekens, C.P., Bishop emeritus of Ketapang (Indonesia), passed away at 69

Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India

Bishop Secondo Chiocca resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Genova (Italy)

Fr. Fidelis Grabowski, M.I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marian Fathers)

Fr. Józef Sielski, M.I.C., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marian Fathers)

Archbishop Theodorus Lumanauw, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ujung Pandang (Indonesia), passed away at 59

Bishop James Steven Rausch, Bishop of Phoenix (USA), passed away at 52

Bishop William Michael Cosgrove resigned as Bishop of Belleville (USA)

Bishop Manuel Pereira da Costa resigned as Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil)

Fr. Timotheus Bitterli (이성도 디모테오 / 比特里), O.S.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea)

Fr. Placidus Ri Tong-ho (이동호 플라치도), O.S.B., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Tŏkwon 덕원 (North Korea)

Fr. Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of N’Djaména (Chad)

Bishop Climério Almeida de Andrade, Bishop of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil), passed away at 57

Fr. Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P., was elected Bishop of Oran (Algeria)

Bishop Mauro Morelli, Titular Bishop of Vatarba and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Duque de Caxias (Brazil)

Fr. Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Santarém (Brazil)

Bishop Neemeh Simaan, Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine), passed away at 73

Bishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming (Tang Yee-ming) (鄧以明), S.J., Titular Bishop of Elatea and Apostolic Administrator of Guangzhou 廣州 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China)

Diocese of Macau 澳門 lost territory to Archdiocese of Singapore and Diocese of Malacca–Johor (Macau)

Bishop Luciano Giovannetti, Titular Bishop of Zaba and Auxiliary Bishop of Arezzo (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Fiesole (Italy)

Bishop Mario Longo Dorni resigned as Bishop of Pistoia (Italy)

Bishop Simone Scatizzi, Bishop of Fiesole (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Pistoia (Italy)

Bishop Victorio Oliver Domingo, Bishop of Tarazona (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Albacete (Spain)

Blessed Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland), passed away at 79

Bishop Flaviano Ariola, Bishop emeritus of Legazpi (Philippines), passed away at 75

Bishop Domingo Jafet Herrera Castillo, Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico), passed away at 65

Bishop Johannes Kleineidam, Auxiliary Bishop of Berlin (Germany), passed away at 45

Bishop Gerhard Schwenzer, SS.CC., Bishop-Prelate of Trondheim (Norway), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Oslo (Norway)

Bishop Jean-Marie Lafontaine, Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada), passed away at 58

Archbishop Josip Uhač, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cameroon, Apostolic Delegate to Equatorial Guinea and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zaire

Bishop Giuseppe Perniciaro, Bishop emeritus of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy), passed away at 74

Bishop Angelo Cella, M.S.C., Titular Bishop of Vissalsa and Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Ferentino (Italy) and Bishop of Veroli–Frosinone (Italy)

Bishop José de Lima, Bishop of Itumbiara (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Sete Lagoas (Brazil)

Bishop Luíz Eugênio Pérez, Bishop of Jales (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil)

Bishop José Varani resigned as Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil)

Fr. Jan Walenty Wieczorek, Priest of Opole (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Thimida regia and Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland)

Fr. René Lucien Picandet was elected Bishop of Orléans (France)

Archbishop Samuel Chauriz, O.S.H., Metropolitan Archbishop of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Bishop of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran), passed away at 72

Bishop Marian Przykucki, Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha and Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Chełmno (Poland)

Fr. Francis Zhou Shan-fu (周善夫) was consecrated as Prefect Apostolic of Yixian 易縣 (China)

Bishop Paul Leonard Hagarty, O.S.B., resigned as Bishop of Nassau (Bahamas)

Fr. Michel Marie Joseph Maître, C.S.Sp., Apostolic Administrator of Bambari (Central African Republic), was elected Bishop of Bambari (Central African Republic)

Bishop Savarinathan Michael Augustine, Titular Bishop of Bararus and Auxiliary Bishop of Madras and Mylapore (India), was appointed as Bishop of Vellore (India)

Fr. Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Dibrugarh (India)

Bishop Carlo Maria Cavallera, I.M.C., resigned as Bishop of Marsabit (Kenya)

Fr. Ambrogio Ravasi, I.M.C., was elected Bishop of Marsabit (Kenya)

Bishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M., Titular Bishop of Nigræ maiores and Auxiliary Bishop of Nouméa (New Caledonia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nouméa (New Caledonia)

Archbishop Eugène Klein, M.S.C., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nouméa (New Caledonia)

Bishop Edward Russell Gaines, Bishop of Hamilton (New Zealand), was appointed as Military Vicar of New Zealand (New Zealand)

Fr. Joseph Trịnh Chính Trực was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam)

Diocese of Saint John’s was renamed as Diocese of Saint John’s–Basseterre (Antigua and Barbuda)

Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D., Bishop of Saint John’s (Antigua and Barbuda), was appointed as Bishop of Saint John’s–Basseterre (Antigua and Barbuda)

Fr. Gerardo Pierro, Priest of Salerno (Italy), was elected Bishop of Tursi–Lagonegro (Italy)

Archbishop Oriano Quilici, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Central African Republic, Apostolic Delegate to Chad and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

Fr. José Belvino do Nascimento was elected Bishop of Itumbiara (Brazil)

Fr. Friedrich Ostermann, Priest of Münster (Germany), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Dolia

Msgr. Francis Bible Schulte, Priest of Philadelphia (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Afufenia and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Msgr. Louis Anthony DeSimone, Priest of Philadelphia (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) and Titular Bishop of Cillium

Bishop Laurence Forristal, Titular Bishop of Rotdon and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Ossory (Ireland)

Fr. Hermín Negrón Santana was elected Titular Bishop of Gegi and Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)

Msgr. Charles Victor Grahmann, Priest of San Antonio (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Equilio and Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA)

Bishop John Joseph Scanlan resigned as Bishop of Honolulu (USA)

Apostolic Exarchate of América Latina e México (Armenian Rite) was established (Brazil)

Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada (Armenian Rite) was established (USA)

Fr. Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Mardin of the Armenians and Apostolic Exarch of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil)

Fr. Georges Perron, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Harar (Ethiopia)

Cardinal Justinus Darmojuwono resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia)

Fr. Mikail Nersès Sétian was elected Apostolic Exarch of United States of America and Canada of the Armenians (USA) and Titular Bishop of Ancyra of the Armenians

Bishop Celso José Pinto da Silva, Titular Bishop of Urusi and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil)

Bishop Józef Glemp, Bishop of Warmia (Poland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland)

Bishop Luís Gonzaga Fernandes, Titular Bishop of Mididi and Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil)

Fr. Wilhelm Möhler, S.A.C., Rector General emeritus of Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines), passed away at 68

Fr. Lajos Bálint, Priest of Alba Iulia (Romania), was elected Titular Bishop of Nova and Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Fr. Joseph Patrick Delaney, Priest of Brownsville (USA), was elected Bishop of Fort Worth (USA)

Archbishop Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Libreville (Gabon), passed away at 77

Fr. William Joseph Foley, Priest of Perth (Australia), was elected Bishop of Geraldton (Australia)

Bishop Francis Xavier Thomas resigned as Bishop of Geraldton (Australia)

Bishop Ioan Duma, O.F.M. Conv., Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis, passed away at 84

Diocese of Kiyinda–Mityana was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kampala and became suffragan of Kampala) (Uganda)

Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop of Saint John’s–Basseterre (Antigua and Barbuda)

Fr. Isidore de Souza, Priest of Cotonou (Benin), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

Fr. Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J., was elected Bishop of Nassau (Bahamas)

Fr. Donald James Reece, Priest of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica), was elected Bishop of Saint John’s–Basseterre (Antigua and Barbuda)

Fr. Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane, Priest of Qacha’s Nek (Lesotho), was elected Bishop of Qacha’s Nek (Lesotho)

Fr. Kelvin Edward Felix, Priest of Roseau (Dominica), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia)

Msgr. Emmanuel Wamala, Priest of Masaka (Uganda) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Kiyinda–Mityana (Uganda)

Fr. Richard Ho Lung, M.O.P., was appointed as Founder of Missionaries of the Poor and Superior General of Missionaries of the Poor

Archbishop Diego Venini, Almoner of His Holiness emeritus of Office of Papal Charities, passed away at 91

Archbishop Giuseppe Ferraioli, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ghana, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin and Apostolic Delegate to Togo, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya

Fr. Alfred Clifton Hughes, Priest of Boston (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

Fr. Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F., was elected Titular Bishop of Nigræ maiores and Vicar Apostolic of Darién (Panama)

Bishop Jesús Serrano Pastor, C.M.F., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Darién (Panama)

Bishop Angel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T., Bishop emeritus of Tsiroanomandidy (Madagascar), passed away at 77

Fr. Matthias Ma Long-lin (馬龍麟) ▼ was illicitly consecrated as Bishop of Suzhou 蘇州 (China)

Fr. Joseph Qian Hui-min (錢惠民) ▼ was illicitly consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China)

Fr. Paul Xu Zhen-jiang (徐振江) ▼ was illicitly consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China)

Fr. Lawrence Zhang Wen-bin (張文彬) ▼ was illicitly consecrated as Prefect Apostolic of Tongzhou 同州 (China)

Fr. Augustine Zhao Jing-nong (趙經農) was illicitly consecrated as Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China)

Archbishop Ferdinando Lambruschini, Metropolitan Archbishop of Perugia (Italy) and Bishop of Città della Pieve (Italy), passed away at 70

Fr. Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David, Priest of Luçon (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Girba and Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (France)

Bishop José López Lara, Bishop of Huajuapan de León (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

Bishop Francis Joseph Green resigned as Bishop of Tucson (USA)

Blessed Fr. Stanley Francis Rother, Priest of Oklahoma City (USA), passed away at 46

Bishop James Edward Walsh (華理柱), M.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Jiangmen 江門 (China) and Superior General emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll Fathers), passed away at 90

Bishop Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M., Titular Bishop of Nabala and Auxiliary Bishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Ozamiz (Philippines)

Fr. Filomeno Gonzales Bactol, Priest of Palo (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Germaniciana and Auxiliary Bishop of Palo (Philippines)

Diocese of Monaco was promoted as Archdiocese of Monaco (Monaco)

Bishop Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B., Bishop of Girardot (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Duitama (Colombia)

Bishop Charles-Amarin Brand, Titular Bishop of Uthina and Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg (France), was promoted as Archbishop of Monaco (Monaco)

Msgr. Daniel Francis Walsh, Priest of San Francisco (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Tigias and Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (USA)

Bishop Ignatius Gopu, M.S.F.S., Bishop of Visakhapatnam (India), passed away at 69

Fr. Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B., Prefect Apostolic of Ariari (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Sincelejo (Colombia)

Fr. Joaquim Gonçalves, Priest of Braga (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Ursona and Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal)

Fr. Robert Mikhail Moskal, Priest of Philadelphia (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Agathopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA)

Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins was promoted as Diocese of Abaetetuba (Brazil)

Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte was promoted as Diocese of Miracema do Norte (Brazil)

Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú was promoted as Diocese of São José do Grajaú (Brazil)

Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos was promoted as Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos (Brazil)

Cardinal James Robert Knox, Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for the Family

Bishop James Collins, C.SS.R., Bishop-Prelate of Miracema do Norte (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Miracema do Norte (Brazil)

Bishop Angelo Frosi, S.X., Bishop-Prelate of Abaeté do Tocantins (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Abaetetuba (Brazil)

Bishop Valenti Giacomo Lazzeri, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop-Prelate of São José do Grajaú (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of São José do Grajaú (Brazil)

Bishop Estanislau Arnoldo van Melis, C.P., Bishop-Prelate of São Luís de Montes Belos (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos (Brazil)

Bishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus, I.Sch., Bishop of Chillán (Chile), was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Family

Cardinal Opilio Rossi resigned as President of Pontifical Council for the Family

Bishop Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N., Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Taubaté (Brazil)

Bishop José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I., resigned as Bishop of Taubaté (Brazil)

Bishop Joseph Maximilian Mueller, Bishop emeritus of Sioux City (USA), passed away at 86

Bishop Wilhelm Kempf resigned as Bishop of Limburg (Germany)

Bishop Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P., Bishop of Tocantinópolis (Brazil), passed away at 66

Bishop Jean Honoré, Bishop of Évreux (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France)

Bishop Georges Edmond Robert Gilson, Titular Bishop of Benda and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France), was appointed as Bishop of Le Mans (France)

Bishop Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix resigned as Bishop of Le Mans (France)

Bishop Robert Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères resigned as Bishop of Créteil (France)

Bishop François-Victor-Marie Frétellière, P.S.S., succeeded as Bishop of Créteil (France)

Fr. Daniel Leo Ryan, Priest of Joliet (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Surista and Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA)

Archbishop Orlando Chaves, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiabá (Brazil), passed away at 81

Archbishop Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiabá (Brazil)

Fr. Aníbal José Reyes, S.E.M.V., was appointed as Founder of Servants of the Holy Eucharist and of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Bishop Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D., Bishop of Araçuaí (Brazil), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Vitória (Brazil)

Fr. Michel Yatim was elected Archbishop of Latakia of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Bishop Joachim Ammann, O.S.B., Abbot Ordinary emeritus of Ndanda (Tanzania), passed away at 83

Bishop Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Marabá (Brazil), passed away at 85

Archbishop Giuseppe Casoria, Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints, was appointed as Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship

Fr. Alphonse Gallegos, O.A.R., was elected Titular Bishop of Sasabe and Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (USA)

Cardinal Alfredo Vicente Scherer resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Bishop João Cláudio Colling, Bishop of Passo Fundo (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Bishop Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro, Titular Bishop of Cenæ and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Campos (Brazil)

Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer ▼ resigned as Bishop of Campos (Brazil)

Archbishop George Patrick Dwyer resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (England)

Bishop Paschal Sweeney, C.P., Bishop emeritus of Vanimo (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 68

Bishop Erwin Kräutler, C.PP.S., succeeded as Bishop-Prelate of Xingu (Brazil)

Bishop Eurico Kräutler, C.PP.S., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Xingu (Brazil)

Fr. Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Uthina and Auxiliary Bishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

Fr. Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Carolina (Brazil)

Fr. John Edward Heaps, Priest of Sydney (Australia), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia) and Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig

Bishop Giulio Bianconi, Bishop emeritus of Tarquinia (Italy) and Bishop emeritus of Civitavecchia (Italy), passed away at 95

Fr. Yohannes Woldegiorgis, Priest of Adigrat of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Meki (Ethiopia)

Fr. Giovanni Bonzanino, I.M.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Meki (Ethiopia)

Archbishop Jacques Michel Djarwé, Archbishop of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 67

Fr. Loutfi Laham, B.S., Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine), was elected Titular Archbishop of Tarsus of the Greek-Melkites

Msgr. Ignace Raad, Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota, was elected Archbishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Bishop Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor, Bishop of Tacna (Peru), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Piura (Peru)

Msgr. Giuseppe Graneris, Datary emeritus of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, passed away at 94

Bishop Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I., Bishop of De Aar (South Africa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Aliwal (South Africa)

Fr. Joseph Buckley, S.M., Superior General emeritus of Society of Mary (Marists), passed away at 76

Fr. Vincenzo Cozzi, Priest of Tursi–Lagonegro (Italy), was elected Bishop of Melfi (Italy), Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) and Bishop of Venosa (Italy)

Bishop Armando Franco, Bishop of Melfi (Italy), Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) and Bishop of Venosa (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Oria (Italy)

Archbishop Juan Callanta Sison, Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Segovia (Philippines), passed away at 69

Bishop Edmund Ilcewicz, Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland), passed away at 57

Diocese of Sohag (Coptic Rite) was established (from Diocese of Luqsor and became suffragan of Alexandria) (Egypt)

Bishop Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Huamachuco (Peru)

Bishop Pius Bonaventura Dlamini, Bishop emeritus of Umzimkulu (South Africa) and Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill (South Africa), passed away at 73

Msgr. Alphonse Van Buggenhout (范普厚), C.I.C.M., former General Secretary of Chinese Bishops’ Conference, passed away at 74

Bishop Rudolf Graber, Bishop of Regensburg (Germany), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Regensburg (Germany)

Archbishop Donato Squicciarini, Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Equatorial Guinea, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cameroon and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon

Bishop Osório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap., succeeded as Bishop of Tubarão (Brazil)

Bishop Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Tubarão (Brazil)

Ordinariate of Poland (for Greek and Armenian Catholics) (Eastern Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa) (Poland)

Archbishop Józef Glemp, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland), was appointed as Ordinary of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland)

Bishop John Nicholas Wurm, Titular Bishop of Plestia and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Belleville (USA)

Bishop Luis Juan Tomé, Bishop of Mercedes (Argentina), passed away at 67

Cardinal Sergio Guerri resigned as Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

Bishop Carlo Manziana resigned as Bishop of Crema (Italy)

Archbishop Paul Casimir Marcinkus, President of Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

Fr. John Cai Ti-yuan (蔡體遠) ▼ was illicitly consecrated as Bishop of Shantou 汕頭 (China)

Fr. Peter Paul Li Pan-shi (李磐石) ▼ was illicitly consecrated as Bishop of Jiangmen 江門 (China)

Fr. Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Oppido Mamertina–Palmi (Italy)

Msgr. Antioco Piseddu, Priest of Cagliari (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Ogliastra (Italy)

Archbishop Thomas Joseph McDonough resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Louisville (USA)

Bishop Leo Pietsch, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Graz–Seckau (Austria), passed away at 76

Bishop Carl Schmidt resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Bishop Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss, C.P., resigned as Titular Bishop of Cerbali and Bishop-Prelate of Marbel (Philippines)

Bishop Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez succeeded as Bishop-Prelate of Marbel (Philippines)

Fr. Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel was elected Titular Bishop of Thuccabora and Auxiliary Bishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines)

Bishop Wendelin Joseph Nold, Bishop emeritus of Galveston–Houston (USA), passed away at 81

Territorial Prelature of Santo Antônio de Balsas was promoted as Diocese of Balsas (Brazil)

Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí was promoted as Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil)

Territorial Prelature of Guiratinga was promoted as Diocese of Guiratinga (Brazil)

Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato was promoted as Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)

Diocese of Sandomierz was renamed as Diocese of Sandomierz–Radom (Poland)

Bishop Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.J., Bishop-Prelate of Santo Antônio de Balsas (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Balsas (Brazil)

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

Bishop Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M., Bishop-Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)

Bishop José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M., Bishop-Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil)

Bishop Peter Kurongku, Titular Bishop of Sinnuara and Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara (Solomon Islands), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

Br. Richard Pampuri (Erminio Filippo), O.H., was beatified

Sr. Marie de Saint-Ignace Thévenet (Claudine), R.J.M., Founder of Congregation of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, was beatified

Bishop Alain de Solminihac, O.E.S.A., Bishop of Cahors (France), was beatified

Fr. Luigi Scrosoppi, C.O., was beatified

Sr. Maria Repetto was beatified

Bishop Czesław Sipović, M.I.C., Superior General emeritus of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marian Fathers), passed away at 66

Fr. Paolo Dezza, S.J., was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Society of Jesus (Jesuits)

Bishop Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B., Coadjutor Bishop of Trujillo (Venezuela) and Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law, was appointed as President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

Fr. César Bosco Vivas Robelo, Priest of Managua (Nicaragua), was elected Titular Bishop of Mididi and Auxiliary Bishop of Managua (Nicaragua)

Bishop Benigno Chiriboga, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Latacunga (Ecuador), passed away at 81

Bishop Joseph Ye Yin-yun (葉蔭雲) ▼ was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China)

Archbishop Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.J., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan)

Archbishop Gabriel Zubeir Wako succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan)

Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Kolwezi (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 78

Bishop Alois Wagner, Auxiliary Bishop of Linz (Austria), was appointed as Vice-President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”

Diocese of Guamá was renamed as Diocese of Bragança do Pará (Brazil)

Bishop Miguel Maria Giambelli, B., Bishop of Guamá (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Bragança do Pará (Brazil)

Fr. Robert John Rose, Priest of Grand Rapids (USA), was elected Bishop of Gaylord (USA)

Fr. Raymond Gaston Séguy, Priest of Rodez (France), was elected Bishop of Gap (France)

Fr. Léon Aimé Taverdet, F.M.R., was elected Bishop of Langres (France)

Archbishop David de Sousa, O.F.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal)

Archbishop Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal) and Titular Archbishop of Mitylene, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal)

Archbishop João de Souza Lima resigned as Coadjutor Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Fr. Thomas Zhang Huai-xin (張懷信) was consecrated as Bishop of Jixian 級縣 (China)

Archbishop Gabrijel Bukatko, Archbishop emeritus of Beograd (Serbia), passed away at 68

Bishop Rafael Barraza Sánchez, Titular Bishop of Drivastum and Auxiliary Bishop of Durango (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Mazatlán (Mexico)

Bishop Dante Bernini, Bishop of Segni (Italy) and Bishop of Velletri (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Segni (Italy)

Diocese of Rio Negro was renamed as Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Brazil)

Bishop Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B., Bishop of Rio Negro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Brazil)

Abbot Johannes Ruhland, O.S.B., President emeritus of Benedictine Congregation of Bavaria, passed away at 76

Bishop Joseph Gennangi, Bishop emeritus of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), passed away at 83

Msgr. Konrád Kernweiss, Priest of Timişoara (Romania) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, passed away at 68

Archbishop Matthew Beovich, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Adelaide (Australia), passed away at 85

Bishop Luis Guízar y Barragán, Bishop emeritus of Saltillo (Mexico), passed away at 86

Archbishop Josip Žabkar resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Delegate to Scandinavia and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iceland

Archbishop Luigi Bellotti, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Scandinavia, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iceland

Archbishop Mario Schierano resigned as Archbishop Military Vicar of Italy (Italy)

Fr. Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Vatarba and Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA)

Diocese of Valparaíso lost territory to Diocese of San Felipe (Chile)

Fr. Abelardo Francisco Silva was elected Bishop of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (Argentina)

Bishop Gaetano Bonicelli, Bishop of Albano (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop Military Vicar of Italy (Italy) and Titular Archbishop of Italica

Bishop Albert Decourtray, Bishop of Dijon (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France)

Cardinal Alexandre-Charles Renard resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France)

Bishop Karl Joseph Leiprecht, Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg (Germany), passed away at 78

Bishop Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I., resigned as Bishop of Aliwal (South Africa)

Archbishop Mariano Aspiras Madriaga, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines), passed away at 79

Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana, Bishop emeritus of Huaraz (Peru), passed away at 83

Diocese of Byumba was established (from Diocese of Kabgayi, Diocese of Kibungo and Diocese of Ruhengeri and became suffragan of Kigali) (Rwanda)

Diocese of Cyangugu was established (from Diocese of Nyundo and became suffragan of Kigali) (Rwanda)

Fr. Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo, Priest of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), was elected Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Fr. Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait (Kuwait) and Titular Bishop of Tinisa in Proconsulari

Bishop Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait (Kuwait)

Fr. Thaddée Ntihinyurwa, Priest of Gikongoro (Rwanda), was elected Bishop of Cyangugu (Rwanda)

Fr. Joseph Ruzindana, Priest of Byumba (Rwanda), was elected Bishop of Byumba (Rwanda)

Bishop Richard Lester Guilly, S.J., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Castries (Saint Lucia)

Fr. Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.SS.R., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Samoa–Apia and Tokelau (Samoa) and Titular Bishop of Naratcata

Fr. Mogale Paul Nkhumishe was elected Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Lydenburg–Witbank (South Africa)

Bishop Donal Raymond Lamont, O. Carm., resigned as Bishop of Umtali (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa, Priest of Salisbury (Zimbabwe), was elected Bishop of Umtali (Zimbabwe)

Mission sui juris of Abuja was established (from Diocese of Minna) (Nigeria)

Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem, Bishop of Ikot Ekpene (Nigeria) and President of Association of the Episcopal Conferences of Anglophone West Africa, was appointed as Ecclesiastical Superior of Abuja (Nigeria)

Bishop Jonas Thaliath, C.M.I., Bishop of Rajkot of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 61

Bishop William Brasseur, C.I.C.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Philippines)

Bishop Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Philippines)

Bishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira, Titular Bishop of Bitylius and Auxiliary Bishop of Paraíba (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Guarabira (Brazil)

Fr. Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P., was elected Bishop of Tocantinópolis (Brazil)

Fr. Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S., was elected Bishop of Caetité (Brazil)