Nominations and Resignations

Diocese of Patna lost territory to Diocese of Bhagalpur (India)

Titular Episcopal See of Hoddom was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Hodelm (Scotland)

Msgr. José Ruysschaert resigned as Vice-Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Library

Archbishop José d’Angelo Neto resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Campanha (Brazil)

Archbishop Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

Fr. Adélio Giuseppe Tomasin, P.S.D.P., resigned as Superior General of Poor Servants of Divine Providence

Fr. Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V., was appointed as Superior General of Clerics of Saint Viator (Viatorians)

Msgr. Pierre Primeau, P.S.S., resigned as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Family

Fr. Yvon Archambault, M.S.A., was appointed as Animator General of Society of the Holy Apostles

Fr. Victor Liu He-de (劉和德), O.F.M., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Hankou 漢口 (China)

Fr. Joseph Meng Zi-wen (蒙子文), Priest of Nanning 南寧 (China), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanning 南寧 (China)

Fr. John Baptist Ye Er-shi (葉而適), Apostolic Administrator of Fuzhou 福州 (China), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

Fr. James Zhao Zi-ping (趙子平) was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Jinan 濟南 (China)

Bishop Paul Fan Yu-fei (范宇飛) resigned as Bishop of Zhouzhi 盩厔 (China)

Fr. Andrew Hao Jin-li (郝進禮) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Xiwanzi 西灣子 (China)

Fr. James Xie Shi-guang (謝仕光) was elected Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China)

Fr. Anthony Yang Shao-huai (楊少懷) was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Hankou 漢口 (China)

Bishop Bartholomew Yu Cheng-ti (余成悌) was appointed as Bishop of Hanzhong 漢中 (China)

Fr. Peter Zhang Bo-ren (張伯仁) was elected Bishop of Hanyang 漢陽 (China)

Fr. Joseph Zhu You-san (朱友三) ▼ was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China)

Fr. Jesús Langarica Olagüe, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Aguarico (Ecuador)

Fr. Albert Vanhoye, S.J., was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Biblical Institute (Biblicum)

Archbishop Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt

Msgr. Joseph Géraud resigned as Counsellor of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary

Abbot Albert Maria Brettner, O.S.B., resigned as President of Benedictine Congregation of Bavaria

Abbot Odilo Lechner, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Benedictine Congregation of Bavaria

Bishop Sebastian Mankuzhikary, Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam of the Syro-Malabars (India), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ernakulam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Archbishop Virgilio Noè, Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship, was appointed as Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship

Msgr. Crescenzio Sepe, Priest of Aversa (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Vice-President of Vatican Television Centre

Archbishop Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans)

Archbishop Ambrogio Marchioni resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Msgr. Giovanni Marra, Priest of Mileto (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Director General of Vatican Television Centre

Bishop Domenico Padovano, Auxiliary Bishop of Bari e Canosa (Italy), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Bitonto (Italy)

Msgr. Giuseppe Bracale resigned as Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Msgr. Innocenzo Parisella resigned as Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota

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

Fr. Luigi Fain Binda, F.S.M.I., was appointed as Superior General of Sons of Saint Mary Immaculate

Fr. Giuseppe Regazzoni, F.M.I., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Sons of Mary Immaculate (Pavonians)

Fr. Giuseppe Rossi, F.M.I., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Sons of Mary Immaculate (Pavonians)

Fr. Lanfranco Serrini, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans)

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

Sr. Marinella Castagno, 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)

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

Prof. Valerio Volpini resigned as Director of L’Osservatore Romano

Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang (Laos)

Fr. Jan Visser, C.SS.R., resigned as Counsellor of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary

Br. Patrice Guzangania, F.J., resigned as Superior General of Josephite Brothers of Rwanda

Br. Célestin Kapemb, F.J., was appointed as Superior General of Josephite Brothers of Rwanda

Fr. Ignacio Larrañaga, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Founder of Prayer and Life Workshops

Archbishop François Abou Mokh, B.S., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Damascus of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Bishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni, Patriarchal Vicar of Lebanon of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was appointed as General Vicar of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

Abbot Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Swiss-American Benedictine Congregation

Msgr. Charles M. Murphy resigned as Rector of Pontifical North American College

Msgr. Lawrence M. Purcell, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Rector of Pontifical North American College

Msgr. John E. Steinmueller, Priest of Brooklyn (USA), passed away at 85

Fr. William Boteler, M.M., was appointed as Superior General of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll Fathers)

Fr. James Noonan, M.M., resigned as Superior General of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll Fathers)

Fr. Leo J. White, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Garissa (Kenya)

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

Fr. Jacques Lê Văn Mẫn was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Huê (Vietnam)

Fr. Constant Bouchaud, P.S.S., resigned as Superior General of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice (Sulpicians)

Fr. Raymond Deville, P.S.S., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice (Sulpicians)

Fr. Maurice Gilbert, S.J., resigned as Rector of Pontifical Biblical Institute (Biblicum)

Fr. Ignacio Ortiz de Urbina, S.J., Rector emeritus of Pontifical Oriental Institute, passed away

Fr. Gilles Pelland, S.J., was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Fr. Ernest Vogt, S.J., Rector emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Institute (Biblicum), passed away at 81

Bishop Almir Marques Ferreira, Bishop emeritus of Uberlândia (Brazil), passed away at 72

Bishop Policarpo da Costa Vaz (高德華), Bishop emeritus of Guarda (Portugal), passed away at 75

Bishop Moisés Julio Blanchoud, Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Salta (Argentina)

Archbishop Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Salta (Argentina)

Bishop Héctor Gabino Romero, Titular Bishop of Tagarata and Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Rafaela (Argentina)

Bishop Augustin Arce Mostajo, Bishop emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sucre (Bolivia), passed away at 86

Fr. Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M., was elected Bishop of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)

Bishop Paolo Vieri Andreotti, O.P., resigned as Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan)

Bishop John Joseph, Titular Bishop of Segisama and Auxiliary Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan), was appointed as Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan)

Bishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe, Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia, Auxiliary Bishop of Lydenburg–Witbank (South Africa) and Apostolic Administrator of Lydenburg–Witbank (South Africa), was appointed as Bishop of Lydenburg–Witbank (South Africa)

Bishop Adrian Mung’andu, Bishop of Livingstone (Zambia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia)

Archbishop Elias White Mutale resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Lusaka (Zambia)

Bishop Zygmunt Kamiński, Titular Bishop of Midica and Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Płock (Poland)

Bishop Eduardo Koaik succeeded as Bishop of Piracicaba (Brazil)

Bishop Aniger de Francisco de Maria Melillo resigned as Bishop of Piracicaba (Brazil)

Bishop Bernard Francis Law, Bishop of Springfield–Cape Girardeau (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (USA)

Bishop Garabed Amadouni, Vicar Apostolic emeritus of France of the Armenians (France), passed away at 83

Fr. William John Brennan, Priest of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia), was elected Bishop of Wagga Wagga (Australia)

Fr. Ignacy Posadzy, S.Chr., Superior General emeritus of Society of Christ for Polish Immigrants, passed away at 85

Fr. Victor Liu He-de (劉和德), O.F.M., was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hankou 漢口 (China)

Fr. Anthony Yang Shao-huai (楊少懷) was consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of Hankou 漢口 (China)

Bishop Ephrem Bédé, Bishop of Cairo of the Chaldeans (Egypt), passed away at 67

Msgr. Edmond Youssef Farhat, Priest of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Archbishop Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B., President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia and Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, was appointed as Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law

Bishop Francisco Xavier Elias Pedro Paulo Rey, T.O.R., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Guajará-Mirim (Brazil), passed away at 81

Bishop Li Sheng-xue (李聖學) ▼, Bishop of Hanzhong 漢中 (China), passed away

Fr. Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Ulcinj and Auxiliary Bishop of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil)

Archbishop Michael Gonzi, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Malta (Malta), passed away at 98

Fr. Geoffrey James Robinson, Priest of Sydney (Australia), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia) and Titular Bishop of Rusuca

Archbishop Vicente Faustino Zazpe, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe (Argentina), passed away at 63

Bishop Joseph Bernard Brunini resigned as Bishop of Jackson (USA)

Fr. James Xie Shi-guang (謝仕光) was consecrated as Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China)

Bishop John Joseph O’Connor, Bishop of Scranton (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA)

Bishop George Avis Fulcher, Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (USA), passed away at 61

Bishop Franz Xaver Eder, Titular Bishop of Villa regis and Auxiliary Bishop of Passau (Germany), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Passau (Germany)

Fr. Antun Bogetić, Priest of Poreč i Pula (Croatia), was elected Bishop of Poreč i Pula (Croatia)

Bishop Dragutin Nežic resigned as Bishop of Poreč i Pula (Croatia)

Bishop Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras)

Fr. Luis Alfonso Santos Villeda, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras)

Bishop Emil John Mihalik, Bishop of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA), passed away at 63

Bishop Salvador Quezada Limón resigned as Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico)

Cardinal Joseph Parecattil resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Apostolic Administration of El Petén was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén (Guatemala)

Apostolic Prefecture of Garissa was promoted as Diocese of Garissa (became suffragan of Nairobi) (Kenya)

Fr. John P’ing Ta-kuam (平達觀), O.F.M., Apostolic Administrator of Jinan 濟南 (China), passed away

Bishop Jorge Mario Ávila del Águila, C.M., Apostolic Administrator of El Petén (Guatemala), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of El Petén (Guatemala)

Bishop Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Zaba and Auxiliary Bishop of Atambua (Indonesia), was appointed as Bishop of Atambua (Indonesia)

Bishop Theodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop of Atambua (Indonesia)

Fr. Paul Darmanin, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Garissa (Kenya)

Fr. Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C., was elected Bishop of Queenstown (South Africa)

Bishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C., resigned as Bishop of Queenstown (South Africa)

Archbishop Carlo Curis, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nigeria, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cyprus and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Fr. Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf, Priest of Cairo of the Chaldeans (Egypt) and Procurator at Rome of the Chaldeans, was elected Bishop of Cairo of the Chaldeans (Egypt)

Msgr. Bernard de Lanversin, Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Bishop Edward Rapallo, Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar), passed away at 69

Msgr. Sebastiano Masala, Prelate Auditor of Roman Rota, was appointed as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Msgr. Gilberto Agustoni, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Prelate Auditor of Roman Rota, was appointed as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Diocese of Palmas lost territory to Diocese of União da Vitória (Brazil)

Bishop Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Bangweulu (Zambia), passed away at 88

Archbishop Giuseppe Bonfiglioli resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy)

Archbishop Paul Fouad Tabet, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Dominica, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Belize

Bishop Stefan Barela, Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland), passed away at 67

Bishop Alphonse-Gérard Bannwarth resigned as Bishop of Soissons (France)

Bishop Peter Hwang Min-sung (황민성 베드로), Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea), passed away at 60

Bishop Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M., Bishop emeritus of Port-Vila (Vanuatu), passed away at 71

Fr. Raymond Conway Benjamin, Priest of Rockhampton (Australia), was elected Bishop of Townsville (Australia)

Archbishop José Freire Falcão, Metropolitan Archbishop of Teresina (Brazil), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasília (Brazil)

Archbishop José Newton de Almeida Baptista resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasília (Brazil)

Bishop Manoel Pedro da Cunha Cintra resigned as Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil)

Bishop José Fernandes Veloso succeeded as Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil)

Diocese of Mati was established (from Diocese of Tagum and became suffragan of Davao) (Philippines)

Diocese of San Jose de Nueva Ecija was established (from Diocese of Cabanatuan and became suffragan of Lingayen–Dagupan) (Philippines)

Bishop Daniel Camille Victor Marie Labille, Titular Bishop of Fata and Auxiliary Bishop of Soissons (France), was appointed as Bishop of Soissons (France)

Archbishop Paul Clarence Schulte, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Indianapolis (USA), passed away at 93

Fr. Piotr Krupa, Priest of Gorzów (Poland), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland) and Titular Bishop of Aquæ Albæ in Byzacena

Fr. Jean-Michel Langevin and 98 companions were beatified

Fr. Giovanni Battista Albino Mazzucconi, M.E.M., was beatified

Msgr. Mariano De Nicolò, Priest of Rimini (Italy) and Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for Pontifical Ceremonies, was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

Bishop Alfred Matthew Stemper, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 71

Msgr. Giovanni Francesco Pala, Priest of Cagliari (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio (Italy)

Bishop Louis Joseph Reicher, Bishop emeritus of Austin (USA), passed away at 93

Bishop Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P., Bishop emeritus of Kontum (Vietnam), passed away at 77

Bishop Amba Andraos Ghattas, C.M., Bishop of Luqsor of the Copts (Egypt), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Anthony Thannikot, Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly (India), passed away at 46

Fr. Louis Jean Dufaux, Priest of Nice (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Accia and Auxiliary Bishop of Marseille (France)

Diocese of Resistencia was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Resistencia (with suffragan sees Formosa and Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña) (Argentina)

Bishop Juan José Iriarte, Bishop of Reconquista (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Resistencia (Argentina)

Bishop José Agustín Marozzi resigned as Bishop of Resistencia (Argentina)

Bishop Pierre Samain, Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai (Belgium), passed away at 72

Bishop Cornelius Chitsulo, Bishop of Dedza (Malawi), passed away at 74

Bishop Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P., Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa (Peru), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Chuquibamba (Peru)

Msgr. Eduardo Vicente Mirás, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Ambia and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Fr. Joseph Edward Troy, Priest of Bathurst (Canada), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada)

Bishop Johannes Willem Maria Bluijssen resigned as Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)

Bishop Mario Enrique Ríos Montt, C.M., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Escuintla (Guatemala)

Fr. Teodoro Cruz Bacani Jr., Priest of Iba (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Gauriana and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

Diocese of Agaña was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña (with suffragan see Carolines–Marshalls) (Guam)

Bishop Felixberto Camacho Flores, Bishop of Agaña (Guam), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña (Guam)

Fr. Michael Joseph Kaniecki, S.J., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Fairbanks (USA)

Fr. Patrick Altham Kelly, Priest of Lancaster (England), was elected Bishop of Salford (England)

Fr. Louis-Marie Billé, Priest of Luçon (France), was elected Bishop of Laval (France)

Bishop Paul-Louis Carrière resigned as Bishop of Laval (France)

Sr. Paula Frassinetti was canonised

Archbishop Joseph-Paul Strebler, S.M.A., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lomé (Togo), passed away at 91

Diocese of Coatzacoalcos was established (from Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla and became suffragan of Jalapa) (Mexico)

Fr. Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, Priest of Vitória (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Thelepte and Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória (Brazil)

Fr. Walter Bini, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Lins (Brazil)

Bishop Gentil Diniz Barreto resigned as Bishop of Mossoró (Brazil)

Bishop José Freire de Oliveira Neto succeeded as Bishop of Mossoró (Brazil)

Bishop Carlos Talavera Ramírez, Titular Bishop of Ofena and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Coatzacoalcos (Mexico)

Fr. Robert William Donnelly, Priest of Toledo (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (USA) and Titular Bishop of Garba

Bishop Francis Ekka, Bishop of Raigarh (India), passed away at 74

Fr. John Buckley, Priest of Cork and Ross (Ireland), was elected Titular Bishop of Leptis Magna and Auxiliary Bishop of Cork and Ross (Ireland)

Archbishop Christian Wiyghan Tumi succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Garoua (Cameroon)

Archbishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Garoua (Cameroon)

Bishop Angel Hidalgo Ibáñez, Bishop emeritus of Jaca (Spain), passed away at 81

Archdiocese of Camerino lost territory to Diocese of Cingoli and Diocese of Fabriano (Italy)

Diocese of Città di Castello lost territory to Diocese of Cagli and Diocese of Cortona (Italy)

Diocese of Macerata exchanged territory with Diocese of Osimo (Italy)

Diocese of Nocera Umbra–Gualdo Tadino lost territory to Archdiocese of Camerino, Diocese of Fabriano, Diocese of Foligno, Diocese of Pergola and Diocese of Senigallia (Italy)

Diocese of Norcia lost territory to Archdiocese of Camerino (Italy)

Diocese of Osimo exchanged territory with Diocese of Macerata and Diocese of Recanati (Italy)

Diocese of Recanati exchanged territory with Diocese of Osimo (Italy)

Bishop Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte, Bishop of Itapipoca (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil)

Archbishop João José da Mota e Albuquerque resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil)

Archbishop Mario Brini was appointed as Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Bishop Felice Leonardo, Bishop of Telese (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Italy)

Msgr. Barry James Hickey, Priest of Perth (Australia) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Geraldton (Australia)

Archbishop Giovanni Canestri, Titular Archbishop of Monterano and Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy)

Bishop Wacław Wycisk, Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland), passed away at 72

Bishop Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Timici and Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Montería (Colombia)

Bishop Robert-Jacques-Victor Frossard resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela, I.V.E., was appointed as Founder of Institute of the Incarnate Word and Superior General of Institute of the Incarnate Word

Bishop Pietro Severi, Bishop emeritus of Palestrina (Italy), passed away at 80

Fr. Gaetano Briani, F.S.C.I., Superior General emeritus of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, passed away at 83

Fr. Denis William Hanrahan, Priest of Christchurch (New Zealand), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand)

Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Tabbora and Auxiliary Bishop of Ponta Grossa (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil)

Archbishop Pio Laghi, Apostolic Delegate to United States of America and Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS), was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to United States of America

Bishop Biagio D’Agostino, Bishop emeritus of Vallo di Lucania (Italy), passed away at 87

Bishop George Kinzie Fitzsimons, Titular Bishop of Pertusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Salina (USA)

Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales, Diocese of Barrancabermeja and Diocese of Facatativá and became suffragan of Manizales) (Colombia)

Bishop Fabio Betancur Tirado, Titular Bishop of Sereddeli and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of La Dorada–Guaduas (Colombia)

Bishop Manuel Pérez-Gil y González, Bishop of Mexicali (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Tlalnepantla (Mexico)

Fr. Luis Miguel Cantón Marín, Priest of Yucatán (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Tapachula (Mexico)

Archbishop Sante Portalupi, Titular Archbishop of Christopolis and Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal, passed away at 74

Bishop Jesus Balaso Tuquib, Bishop of Pagadian (Philippines), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines)

Msgr. Martino Giusti resigned as Prefect of Vatican Secret Archives

Bishop Anthyme Bayala, Bishop of Koudougou (Burkina Faso), passed away at 58

Fr. Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Grajaú (Brazil)

Bishop Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti, Titular Bishop of Pomaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala), was appointed as Bishop of San Marcos (Guatemala)

Bishop Brendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC., Titular Bishop of Thibilis and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Ferns (Ireland)

Msgr. Alberto Bovone, Priest of Alessandria (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was elected Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Numidia

Msgr. Benedetto Marchetta, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Undersecretary for Sacraments of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship, was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for the Sacraments

Archbishop Andrzej Maria Deskur resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications

Msgr. John Patrick Foley, Priest of Philadelphia (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected President of Vatican Television Centre, President of Pontifical Council for Social Communications, President of Vatican Film Library and Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Proconsulari

Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I., succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos)

Bishop Thomas Nantha, Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos), passed away at 74

Fr. William Leo Higi, Priest of Lafayette in Indiana (USA), was elected Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (USA)

Blessed Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio, Prefect of Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for the Laity

Archbishop Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P., Secretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was appointed as Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes

Archbishop Jean Jadot resigned as Pro-President of Secretariat for Non-Christians

Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, President of Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace, President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” and Vice-President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, was appointed as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Cardinal Agnelo Rossi, Prefect of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University, was appointed as President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, Archbishop of Marseille (France), was appointed as President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” and President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Bishop Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau, Titular Bishop of Gunela and Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bourges (France)

Archbishop Charles-Marie-Paul Vignancour resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bourges (France)

Bishop Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B., Secretary of Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes and Titular Bishop of Satriano, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Satriano, Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Sacraments

Archbishop Lajos Kada, Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica and Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador, was appointed as Secretary of Congregation for the Sacraments

Archbishop Dermot J. Ryan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland), was appointed as Pro-Prefect of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith

Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio, Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

Archbishop-elect Alberto Bovone, Undersecretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was appointed as Secretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Cardinal Agostino Casaroli resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Giuseppe Casoria resigned as Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship

Archbishop Luigi Dadaglio, Secretary for the Sacraments of Congregation for Divine Worship, was appointed as Major Pro-Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Archbishop Vincenzo Fagiolo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti (Italy), Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Italy and Bishop of Vasto (Italy), was appointed as Secretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Cardinal Giuseppe Paupini resigned as Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Cardinal Opilio Rossi, President of Pontifical Council for the Laity, Protodeacon of College of Cardinals and President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, was appointed as President of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari

Archbishop Francis Arinze, Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha (Nigeria) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, was appointed as Pro-President of Secretariat for Non-Christians

Diocese of Gumaca was established (from Diocese of Lucena and became suffragan of Lipa) (Philippines)

Cardinal Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P., Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna pro hac vice Title and Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta), passed away at 78

Bishop Salvatore Di Salvo, Bishop of Nicosia (Italy), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Cissita

Fr. Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J., was appointed as Ecclesiastical Superior of Nepal (Nepal)

Bishop William Russell Houck, Titular Bishop of Alessano and Auxiliary Bishop of Jackson (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Jackson (USA)

Bishop John Benjamin Grellinger, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Green Bay (USA), passed away at 84

Bishop Tarcísio Ariovaldo Amaral, C.SS.R., Bishop of Limeira (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Campanha (Brazil)

Bishop Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E., succeeded as Bishop of Choluteca (Honduras)

Bishop Marcel Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Choluteca (Honduras)

Archbishop Francisco Vicentín, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Corrientes (Argentina), passed away at 89

Fr. James Kendrick Williams, Priest of Louisville (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Catula and Auxiliary Bishop of Covington (USA)

Msgr. Karl Heinrich Braun, Priest of Augsburg (Germany) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Eichstätt (Germany)

Bishop Giacomo Biffi, Titular Bishop of Fidene and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy)

Bishop Jesús María de Jesús Moya, Titular Bishop of Maxita and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic), was appointed as Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic)

Fr. John Aloysius Mone, Priest of Glasgow (Scotland), was elected Titular Bishop of Abercorn and Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow (Scotland)

Bishop James Clifford Timlin, Titular Bishop of Gunugus and Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Scranton (USA)

Fr. Luiz Soares Vieira was elected Bishop of Macapá (Brazil)

Fr. Anselmo Müller, M.S.F., was elected Bishop of Januária (Brazil)

Bishop Petrus Marinus Arntz, O.S.C., Bishop of Bandung (Indonesia), passed away at 73

Archbishop João Batista da Mota e Albuquerque, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória (Brazil), passed away at 74

Archbishop Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória (Brazil)

Bishop John Nicholas Wurm, Bishop of Belleville (USA), passed away at 56

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S., resigned as Bishop of Tulle (France)

Bishop Michael Arattukulam resigned as Bishop of Alleppey (India)

Bishop Peter Michael Chenaparampil succeeded as Bishop of Alleppey (India)

Archbishop Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia), was appointed as Military Vicar of Indonesia (Indonesia)

Bishop François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary succeeded as Bishop of Nice (France)

Bishop Jean-Julien-Robert Mouisset resigned as Bishop of Nice (France)

Bishop Anthony Frederick Tonnos, Titular Bishop of Nationa and Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Hamilton (Canada)

Bishop João Batista Przyklenk, M.S.F., Bishop emeritus of Januária (Brazil), passed away at 67

Bishop Antoine-Marie-Nicolas Daveluy (다블뤼 안토니오 / 安敦伊), M.E.P., and 102 companions were canonised

Bishop Antonio María Rouco Varela, Titular Bishop of Gergis, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

Archbishop-elect Alberto Bovone resigned as Undersecretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Diocese of Leiria was renamed as Diocese of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

Bishop Alberto Cosme do Amaral, Bishop of Leiria (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

Bishop José Rincón Bonilla, Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela), passed away at 69

Bishop Raymond Larose, C.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Chittagong (Bangladesh), passed away at 87

Archbishop Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Galápagos (Ecuador)

Archbishop Josip Žabkar, Titular Archbishop of Virunum, passed away at 69

Bishop Hubert Barbier, Titular Bishop of Noba and Auxiliary Bishop of Annecy (France), was appointed as Bishop of Annecy (France)

Fr. Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J., was elected Bishop of Paulo Afonso (Brazil)

Bishop Jacques André Marie Jullien, Bishop of Beauvais (France), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (France)

Msgr. Marian Jaworski, Priest of Kraków (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Lambæsis and Apostolic Administrator of Lviv (Ukraine)

Archbishop Milton Corrêa Pereira, Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil), passed away at 64

Bishop Octavio Nicolás Derisi, Titular Bishop of Rhasus and Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Rhasus

Fr. Josef Metzler, O.M.I., was appointed as Prefect of Vatican Secret Archives

Msgr. Martino Giusti, Priest of Lucca (Italy), was elected Titular Archbishop of Aræ in Numidia

Msgr. Florentino Ferrer Cinense, Priest of Cabanatuan (Philippines) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, was elected Bishop of San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Philippines)

Fr. Leonard E. Boyle, O.P., was appointed as Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Library

Fr. William Clifford Newman, Priest of Baltimore (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA) and Titular Bishop of Numluli

Fr. John Huston Ricard, S.S.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Rucuma and Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA)

Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, was appointed as Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Bishop Thomas Joseph Mardaga, Bishop of Wilmington (USA), passed away at 71

Bishop Rafael González Estrada resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala)

Bishop Michael Joseph Begley resigned as Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

Bishop Thomas Austin Murphy resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA)

Msgr. John Thomas Steinbock, Priest of Los Angeles (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Midila and Auxiliary Bishop of Orange (USA)

Fr. Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Archbishop Bruno Wüstenberg, Titular Archbishop of Tyrus and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands, passed away at 72

Bishop Walter Kampe resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Limburg (Germany)

Bishop João Pereira Venâncio, O.R.C., resigned as Prior General of Order of Canons Regular of the Holy Cross

Fr. Paulius Antanas Baltakis, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Egara

Bishop Rafael Muñoz Núñez, Bishop of Zacatecas (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico)

Archbishop Charles-Marie-Joseph-Henri de Provenchères, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aix (France), passed away at 79

Fr. James Henry Garland, Priest of Cincinnati (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Garriana and Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati (USA)

Diocese of Beira was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira (with suffragan sees Quelimane and Tete) (Mozambique)

Diocese of Nampula was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nampula (with suffragan sees Lichinga and Pemba) (Mozambique)

Fr. Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Carcabia and Auxiliary Bishop of Isangi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves, President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique and Bishop of Beira (Mozambique), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Beira (Mozambique)

Bishop Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto, Bishop of Nampula (Mozambique), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nampula (Mozambique)

Fr. Isaac Danu, Priest of Toungoo (Myanmar), was elected Titular Bishop of Bonusta and Auxiliary Bishop of Toungoo (Myanmar)

Fr. John C. O’Riordan, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone)

Mission sui juris of Turks and Caicos Islands was established (from Diocese of Nassau) (Turks and Caicos Islands)

Bishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J., Bishop of Nassau (Bahamas), was appointed as Ecclesiastical Superior of Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks and Caicos Islands)

Fr. José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Priest of León (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Mexicali (Mexico)

Archbishop Eduardo Picher Peña, Metropolitan Archbishop of Huancayo (Peru), was appointed as Military Vicar of Peru (Peru) and Titular Archbishop of Abitinæ

Diocese of Palm Beach was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami and Diocese of Orlando and became suffragan of Miami) (USA)

Diocese of Venice was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami, Diocese of Orlando and Diocese of Saint Petersburg and became suffragan of Miami) (USA)

Diocese of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (from Diocese of Varanasi and became suffragan of Agra) (India)

Fr. Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos was elected Bishop of Chiquinquirá (Colombia)

Fr. Dominic Kokkat, C.S.T., was elected Bishop of Gorakhpur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Andrew Pataki, Titular Bishop of Telmissus and Auxiliary Bishop of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop Pedro Shaw, O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay), passed away at 58

Diocese of Port Blair was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi and became suffragan of Ranchi) (India)

Archbishop Paul Xu Zhen-jiang (徐振江) ▼, Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China), passed away at 63

Fr. Lucas Sirkar, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Krishnagar (India)

Fr. Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X., was elected Bishop of Port Blair (India)

Fr. Armand Toasy, Priest of Majunga (Madagascar), was elected Titular Bishop of Turuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Majunga (Madagascar)

Bishop Joseph Fady, M. Afr., Bishop emeritus of Lilongwe (Malawi), passed away at 85

Fr. Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Bluefields (Nicaragua) and Titular Bishop of Elepla

Bishop John Thomas Durkin, M.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Louis Trichardt–Tzaneen (South Africa)

Fr. Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C., was elected Bishop of Louis Trichardt–Tzaneen (South Africa)

Cardinal Maximilien de Fürstenberg resigned as Camerlengo of College of Cardinals

Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Cristo Re, Vice-President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Cristo Re pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Agnelo Rossi, Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio and President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto

Cardinal Aníbal Muñoz Duque resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) and Military Vicar of Colombia (Colombia)

Archbishop Mario Revollo Bravo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia), was appointed as Military Vicar of Colombia (Colombia) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

Cardinal Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi, Pontifical Legate for the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi and Prefect of Congregation for Clergy, was appointed as Camerlengo of College of Cardinals

Fr. Gervazio Moses Chisendera was elected Bishop of Dedza (Malawi)

Bishop Marie-Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Berlier, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Niamey (Niger)

Fr. Guy Armand Romano, C.SS.R., was elected Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla and Apostolic Administrator of Niamey (Niger)

Archbishop Paul Marie Ro Ki-nam (노기남 바오로 / 盧基南), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), passed away at 81

Fr. Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo, Priest of Cartago (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Alessano and Auxiliary Bishop of Pereira (Colombia)

Fr. Francesco Camaldo was appointed as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Fr. Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso was elected Bishop-Prelate of Los Ríos (Ecuador)

Diocese of Cabinda was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda) (Angola)

Apostolic Prefecture of Aguarico was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico (Ecuador)

Apostolic Prefecture of San Miguel de Sucumbíos was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos (Ecuador)

Bishop Paulino Fernandes Madeca, Titular Bishop of Egnatia and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola), was appointed as Bishop of Cabinda (Angola)

Bishop Basile Tapsoba, Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta and Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou (Burkina Faso), was appointed as Bishop of Koudougou (Burkina Faso)

Bishop Léonard Dhejju, Bishop of Uvira (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Bishop of Bunia (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Gabriel Ukec resigned as Bishop of Bunia (Congo-Kinshasa)

Venerable Fr. Alejandro Labaka Ugarte, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Titular Bishop of Pomaria and Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico (Ecuador)

Fr. Gonzalo López Marañón, O.C.D., Prefect Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos (Ecuador), was elected Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos (Ecuador) and Titular Bishop of Seleuciana

Bishop Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo, Titular Bishop of Bocconia and Auxiliary Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe), was appointed as Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)

Bishop Siméon Oualli resigned as Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)

Bishop Alan Basil de Lastic, Titular Bishop of Cissa and Auxiliary Bishop of Calcutta (India), was appointed as Bishop of Lucknow (India)

Fr. Bali Gali, Priest of Guntur (India), was elected Bishop of Guntur (India)

Fr. Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja was elected Bishop of Bandung (Indonesia)

Fr. Michael Meier, S.V.D., was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I., resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Bishop Reginald Joseph Orsmond, Titular Bishop of Assuras and Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg (South Africa), was appointed as Bishop of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Bishop Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (경갑룡 요셉 / 景甲龍), Titular Bishop of Buffada and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was appointed as Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

Fr. Joseph Basmadjan was elected Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria)

Bishop Teotimo C. Pacis, C.M., Bishop emeritus of Legazpi (Philippines), passed away at 71

Cardinal José Humberto Quintero Parra, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Caracas (Venezuela), passed away at 81

Archbishop Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B., Pro-Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library, was appointed as Pro-Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives

Fr. Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC., was elected Bishop of Iquique (Chile)

Bishop José del Carmen Valle Gallardo resigned as Bishop of Iquique (Chile)

Bishop Juan Bautista Velasco Díaz (茅中砥), O.P., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

Fr. Michele Machejek, O.C.D., was appointed as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Bishop Andrew Gregory Grutka resigned as Bishop of Gary (USA)

Archbishop Giovanni Moretti, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sudan and Apostolic Delegate to Red Sea Region, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt

Archbishop Vincenzo Fagiolo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti (Italy) and Bishop of Vasto (Italy)

Archbishop Charles-Amarin Brand, Archbishop of Monaco (Monaco), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Strasbourg (France)

Bishop Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger resigned as Bishop of Strasbourg (France)

Bishop Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Monaco (Monaco)

Bishop François Abraha resigned as Bishop of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea)

Bishop Zekarias Yohannes, Titular Bishop of Barca and Auxiliary Bishop of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea), was appointed as Bishop of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea)

Msgr. Laurence Ryan, Priest of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland)

Bishop Thomas Vose Daily, Titular Bishop of Bladia and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Palm Beach (USA)

Bishop John Joseph Nevins, Titular Bishop of Rusticiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Venice (USA)

Msgr. Gonzalo Morales, Priest of Las Cruces (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Apostolic Vicariate of Arauca was promoted as Diocese of Arauca (became suffragan of Nueva Pamplona) (Colombia)

Blessed Bishop Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y., Titular Bishop of Strumnitza and Vicar Apostolic of Arauca (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Arauca (Colombia)

Blessed Msgr. Luigi Novarese, Priest of Frascati (Italy), passed away at 69

Archbishop Evelio Díaz y Cía, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Habana (Cuba), passed away at 82

Archbishop Salvatore Asta, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Turkiye, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

Archbishop James Patrick Carroll resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

Bishop-elect Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M., Bishop-Prelate of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho (Honduras), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho (Honduras)

Bishop Norbert Felix Gaughan, Titular Bishop of Taraqua and Auxiliary Bishop of Greensburg (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Gary (USA)

Fr. Jan Śrutwa, Priest of Lublin (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Liberalia and Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland)

Bishop Joseph Li Cong-zhe (李從哲) was consecrated as Bishop

Bishop Alberto Devoto, Bishop of Goya (Argentina), passed away at 66

Bishop Ernst Tewes, C.O., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany)

Bishop Lech Kaczmarek, Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland), passed away at 74

Fr. Théophile Jean Dahi, Priest of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

Archbishop Josip Uhač, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zaire, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

Archbishop Guido del Mestri resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

Bishop Julián Mendoza Guerrero, Bishop of Buga (Colombia), passed away at 70

Bishop Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana, Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina)

Fr. Patricio Infante Alfonso, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Gergis and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. José Ochoa Gutiérrez, M.S.F., Superior General of Missionaries of the Holy Family, passed away at 75

Bishop Alfonso Nava Carreón resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre (Bolivia)

Diocese of Albarracin was suppressed (to Diocese of Teruel y Albarracín) (Spain)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Tudela and lost suffragan see Tudela) (Spain)

Diocese of Teruel was renamed as Diocese of Teruel y Albarracín (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Albarracin) (Spain)

Diocese of Tudela was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela) (Spain)

Bishop Cirilo Polidoro van Vlierberghe, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile)

Archbishop José María Cirarda Lachiondo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tudela (Spain)

Bishop Damián Iguacén Borau, Bishop of Teruel (Spain) and Apostolic Administrator of Albarracin (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain)

Bishop Juan José Gerardi Conedera, Bishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché (Guatemala), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera and Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala)

Msgr. Pier Giacomo De Nicolò, Priest of Rimini (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica and Titular Archbishop of Martana

Bishop Giovanni Picco, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Vercelli (Italy), passed away at 87

Bishop Damián Iguacén Borau, Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain)

Fr. Felice Cece, Priest of Nola (Italy), was elected Bishop of Calvi (Italy) and Bishop of Teano (Italy)

Bishop Matteo Guido Sperandeo resigned as Bishop of Calvi (Italy) and Bishop of Teano (Italy)

Bishop Luis Franco Cascón, C.SS.R., Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain), passed away at 75

Bishop Karl Borromäus Flügel resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg (Germany)

Fr. Luis Oswaldo Pérez Calderón, Priest of Ibarra (Ecuador), was elected Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador)

Bishop Edward Joseph Maginn, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Albany (USA), passed away at 87

Bishop John Louis Morkovsky resigned as Bishop of Galveston–Houston (USA)

Cardinal Lawrence Joseph Shehan, Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA), passed away at 86

Bishop Domingo Salvador Castagna, Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Argentina)

Bishop Edgardo Gabriel Storni, Titular Bishop of Croæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe (Argentina), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe (Argentina)

Bishop Inácio Krause (葛樂才), C.M., Bishop emeritus of Shunde 順德 (China) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Curitiba (Brazil), passed away at 88

Archbishop Michel Hakim resigned as Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Cappadocia of the Greek-Melkites

Archbishop Dermot J. Ryan resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Prof. Mario Agnes was appointed as Director of L’Osservatore Romano

Fr. José Diéguez Reboredo was elected Bishop of Osma–Soria (Spain)

Fr. Malcolm La Velle, C.P., Superior General emeritus of Congregation of the Passion (Passionists), passed away at 83

Archbishop Philip Francis Pocock, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada), passed away at 78

Archbishop Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, Coadjutor Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was elected Major Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

Cardinal Josyf Ivanovyce Slipyj, Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio, Major Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and Apostolic Exarch of Velyka Ukraina (Ukraine), passed away at 92

Archbishop Paul Fouad Tabet, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Belize, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nigeria

Sr. Marie-Léonie Paradis (Alodie-Virginie), P.S.S.F., was beatified

Bishop Alfred-Jean-Félix Ancel, Prado, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lyon (France), passed away at 85

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Fauret, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville), passed away at 81

Bishop Gaudencio Borbon Rosales succeeded as Bishop of Malaybalay (Philippines)

Bishop Francisco Funaay Claver, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Malaybalay (Philippines)

Bishop Antonio Realubin Tobias, Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Pagadian (Philippines)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Modena lost territory to Diocese of Reggio Emilia (Italy)

Bishop Louis Abel Caillouet, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New Orleans (USA), passed away at 84

Bishop Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph Hanrion, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Dapango (Togo)

Fr. Pierre Reinhard, O.F.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Dapango (Togo)

Bishop Paul Leonard Hagarty, O.S.B., Bishop emeritus of Nassau (Bahamas), passed away at 75

Bishop Gérard-Maurice-Eugène Huyghe resigned as Bishop of Arras (France)

Fr. Omar Félix Colomé, Priest of Cruz del Eje (Argentina), was elected Bishop of Cruz del Eje (Argentina)

Fr. Fernando Charrier was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Siena (Italy), Auxiliary Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa (Italy), Auxiliary Bishop of Montalcino (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Cercina

Fr. Clemente Marchisio, Priest of Torino (Italy), was beatified

Fr. Federico Albert, Priest of Torino (Italy), was beatified

Br. Isidore of Saint Joseph De Loor (Isidore), C.P., was beatified

Ms. Rafaela Ybarra de Vilallonga, R.A.C., was beatified

Fr. Paul Peter Myskiw, O.S.B.M., Protoarchimandrite emeritus of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, passed away at 73

Lieutenant Colonel Anton Jossen was appointed as Vice Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Lieutenant Colonel Gregor Volken resigned as Vice Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Archbishop João de Souza Lima, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manaus (Brazil) and Coadjutor Archbishop emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), passed away at 71

Venerable Bishop Bernardino Maria Dino Piccinelli, O.S.M., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Ancona (Italy), passed away at 79

Bishop Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M., Bishop emeritus of Wallis et Futuna (Wallis and Futuna), passed away at 66

Fr. Joannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Sigus and Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond (Netherlands)

Fr. Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero, Priest of Sucre (Bolivia), was elected Bishop of Potosí (Bolivia)

Archbishop Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho, Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Teresina (Brazil)

Diocese of São José do Grajaú was renamed as Diocese of Grajaú (Brazil)

Bishop Sincero Barcenilla Lucero resigned as Bishop of Calbayog (Philippines)

Fr. Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot, Priest of Adigrat of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), was elected Bishop of Adigrat of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)

Bishop Sebhat-Leab Worku, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Adigrat of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)

Sr. Maura O’Connor, F.M.M., was appointed as Superior General of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Sr. Alma Dufault, F.M.M., resigned as Superior General of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Fr. Jose Kailett, H.G.N., was appointed as Founder of Heralds of Good News

Bishop Franz Xaver Eder succeeded as Bishop of Passau (Germany)

Bishop Antonius Hofmann resigned as Bishop of Passau (Germany)

Cardinal Paolo Marella, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, President emeritus of Reverend Fabric of Saint Peter and Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, passed away at 89

Blessed Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko, Priest of Warszawa (Poland), passed away at 37

Msgr. Luis Héctor Villalba, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Ofena and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Fr. Bernard Patrick Devlin, Priest of Gibraltar (Gibraltar), was elected Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

Bishop Philip Ekka, S.J., Bishop of Ambikapur (India), was appointed as Bishop of Raipur (India)

Archbishop Guerino Grimaldi succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno (Italy), Bishop of Campagna (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Acerno (Italy)

Archbishop Gaetano Pollio (陽霖), P.I.M.E., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno (Italy), Apostolic Administrator of Acerno (Italy) and Bishop of Campagna (Italy)

Fr. Joseph Valerius Sequeira was elected Titular Bishop of Fissiana and Apostolic Administrator of Bassein (Myanmar)

Bishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Titular Bishop of Thunusuda and Auxiliary Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria)

Bishop William Mahony, S.M.A., resigned as Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria)

Bishop Ernest Bertrand Boland, O.P., resigned as Bishop of Multan (Pakistan)

Bishop Patras Yusaf, Titular Bishop of Sinnuara and Auxiliary Bishop of Multan (Pakistan), was appointed as Bishop of Multan (Pakistan)

Cardinal Owen McCann resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Town (South Africa)

Bishop Stephen Naidoo, C.SS.R., Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town (South Africa) and Titular Bishop of Aquæ flaviæ, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Town (South Africa)

Msgr. John Joseph Leibrecht, Priest of Saint Louis (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Springfield–Cape Girardeau (USA)

Br. Miguel Febres-Cordero y Muñoz (Francisco Luis), F.S.C., was canonised

Bishop Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S., Bishop emeritus of Tijuana (Mexico), passed away at 89

Fr. James Patrick Keleher, Priest of Chicago (USA), was elected Bishop of Belleville (USA)

Msgr. Raffaello Funghini, Priest of Arezzo (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Ioan Robu, Priest of Iaşi (Romania), was elected Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Proconsulari and Apostolic Administrator of Bucureşti (Romania)

Fr. Henri Cazelles, P.S.S., was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Biblical Commission

Fr. Stanisław Nowak, Priest of Częstochowa (Poland), was elected Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland)

Msgr. Kazimierz Górny, Priest of Kraków (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Pertusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (Poland)

Bishop Alejandro Fernández Feo-Tinoco resigned as Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela)

Bishop Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa, Bishop of Cabimas (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela)

Bishop Joakim Segedi resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia)

Bishop Angel Muzzolón, S.D.B., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo (Paraguay), passed away at 86

Bishop Javier Lozano Barragán, Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Zacatecas (Mexico)

Fr. Paul-Marie Joseph André Guillaume, Priest of Amiens (France), was elected Bishop of Saint-Dié (France)

Archbishop Ernesto Álvarez Álvarez, S.D.B., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Fr. Juozas Preikšas, Priest of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania), was elected Titular Bishop of Egnatia, Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas (Lithuania) and Auxiliary Bishop of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania)