Nominations and Resignations

Titular Episcopal See of Cova was established (Algeria)

Diocese of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in Vado (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Foro Flaminii was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Foro Flaminio (Italy)

Titular Archiepiscopal See of Tomi was renamed as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Constantia in Scythia (Romania)

Titular Episcopal See of Choba was suppressed

Fr. Peter Lier, C.Op., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz

Bishop John Wu Shi-zhen (吳仕珍) was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanchang 南昌 (China)

Fr. Thaddeus Guo Yin-gong (郭印宮) was elected Bishop of Datong 大同 (China)

Fr. Francis Xavier Guo Zheng-ji (郭正基) ▼ was elected Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China)

Bishop Joseph Li Bing-yao (李炳耀), S.V.D., was appointed as Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China)

Fr. James Lin Bing-liang (林秉良) ▼ was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China)

Archbishop Joseph Lin Quan (林聖恩 / 林泉) ▼ resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

Fr. Louis Liu Huan-bo (劉煥波) ▼ was elected Prefect Apostolic of Jiamusi 佳木斯 (China)

Fr. Bonaventure Luo Juan (雒雋), Priest of Shuoxian 朔縣 (China), was elected Bishop of Shuoxian 朔縣 (China)

Fr. Francis Zhang Feng-zao (張風藻) ▼ was elected Bishop of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China)

Fr. Andrew Zhu Wen-yu (朱問漁) ▼ was elected Bishop of Chifeng 赤峰 (China)

Fr. Isidor Hermenegild Hintringer da Losenstein (興光啟), O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Jiamusi 佳木斯 (China), passed away at 85

Bishop Emile Aiti Waro Leru’a, Bishop of Isiro–Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Doruma–Dungu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Abbot Ambrose Southey, O.C.S.O., resigned as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)

Msgr. Lawrence Leslie McReavy, Priest of Hexham and Newcastle (England) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 88

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

Fr. Thierry de Roucy was appointed as Founder of Heart’s Home

Msgr. Paul Wesemann resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

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

Fr. Thomas Mampra, C.M.I., was appointed as Prior General of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate

Cardinal Ugo Poletti resigned as President of Liturgical Academy

Bishop Camillo Ruini, Auxiliary Bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Italy, was appointed as President of Liturgical Academy

Archbishop Angelo Sodano, President of Pontifical Commission for Russia, was appointed as President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Archbishop Angelo Palmas resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Canada

Archbishop Bruno Torpigliani resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

Fr. Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P., resigned as Vice-Director of Press Office of the Holy See

Fr. Vittorio Lanzani, Priest of Pavia (Italy), was appointed as Secretary of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

Msgr. Renato Balzanelli resigned as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Msgr. Giovanni Calleri resigned as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Msgr. Giuseppe Damizia resigned as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Msgr. Arcangelo Ranaudo resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Salvatore De Bonis, S.D.B., Administrative Director of Vatican Polyglot Press, was appointed as Director General of Vatican Polyglot Press

Fr. Gino Piovesana, S.J., resigned as Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

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

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

Fr. Nicolò Suffi, S.D.B., was appointed as Director of Vatican Publishing House

Fr. Zaccaria Varalta, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Msgr. Raphaël Chahine was appointed as Patriarchal Vicar of Lebanon of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

Fr. Mark Said, O.P., resigned as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ilorin (Nigeria)

Fr. Paul Collin was appointed as Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem of the Chaldeans (Palestine)

Msgr. Henri Gouillon resigned as Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem of the Chaldeans (Palestine)

Fr. Anscar Chupungco (Herminio Javier), O.S.B., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm

Bishop Ioan Chertes was promoted as

Fr. Clarence Gallagher, S.J., was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Fr. Pius-Ramon Tragan, O.S.B., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm

Fr. Fridolin Zueger, C.M.M., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries

Msgr. Edwin Frederick O’Brien, Priest of New York (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Rector of Pontifical North American College

Fr. Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Fr. Walter James Edyvean, Priest of Boston (USA), was appointed as Bureau Chief of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions)

Msgr. Lawrence M. Purcell resigned as Rector of Pontifical North American College

Msgr. George W. Shea, Priest of Newark (USA), passed away

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

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

Cardinal Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B., resigned as President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

Fr. Jean Beyer, S.J., resigned as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Antônio Otaviano da Costa Franco, S.D.N., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Fr. Guillermo C. García, C.I., was appointed as Superior General of Josephites of Belgium

Fr. Anastasio Gutiérrez, C.M.F., resigned as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Karlheinz Hoffmann, S.J., resigned as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Social Communications

Fr. Yves La Fonteine, C.M.M., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries

Fr. Jan Nalaskowski, O.S.P.P.E., was appointed as Prior General of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fathers)

Fr. Józef Stanisław Płatek, O.S.P.P.E., resigned as Prior General of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fathers)

Fr. Sebastião Sant’Ana Silva, S.D.N., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Fr. Jean-Marie Vander Stricht, C.I., resigned as Superior General of Josephites of Belgium

Fr. Georges Zabarian resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Fr. Ivan Zuzek, S.J., resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Revision of Code of Oriental Canon Law

Br. Jeremiah Columba Keating, C.F.C., was appointed as Superior General of Christian Brothers

Br. Gerald Gabriel McHugh, C.F.C., resigned as Superior General of Christian Brothers

Fr. Paolo Gillet, Priest of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Prelate Secretary of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Fr. Cesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek (South Sudan)

Fr. Salvatore Pacifico, M.C.C.J., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek (South Sudan)

Archbishop Justin Francis Rigali, Secretary of Congregation for Bishops, was appointed as Secretary of College of Cardinals

Archbishop Matthias Wu Guo-huan (吳國煥) ▼, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hangzhou 杭州 (China), passed away at 94

Fr. Antonio Arregui Yarza, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Auzegera and Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Bishop Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme, Bishop emeritus of Le Puy-en-Velay (France), passed away at 83

Bishop Alfred Michael Watson, Bishop emeritus of Erie (USA), passed away at 81

Archbishop Josip Pavlišić resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rijeka–Senj (Croatia)

Archbishop Anton Tamarut succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rijeka–Senj (Croatia)

Bishop Paul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon (USA)

Archbishop Donato Squicciarini, Apostolic Nuncio to Austria, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Bishop Patrick Lennon, Bishop emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland), passed away at 75

Diocese of Villarrica was renamed as Diocese of Villarrica (Paraguay)

Fr. Thomas Zeng Jing-mu (曾景牧) was consecrated as Bishop of Yujiang 餘江 (China)

Archbishop Giovanni Ceirano, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

Bishop Dennis Walter Hickey resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester (USA)

Archbishop Jean Wolff, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar), passed away at 84

Fr. Ambrosius Eßer, O.P., Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints, was appointed as Relator General of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. Cristoforo Bove, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba was elected Bishop of Kamina (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Barthélémy Malunga resigned as Bishop of Kamina (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico (Ecuador) and Titular Bishop of Assuras

Archbishop Karl-Josef Rauber, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda, was appointed as President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Sanggau (Indonesia)

Fr. Giulio Mencuccini, C.P., was elected Bishop of Sanggau (Indonesia)

Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio (高理耀) resigned as President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Fr. Germano Grachane, C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Thunusuda and Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula (Mozambique)

Bishop Polycarp Pengo, Bishop of Tunduru–Masasi (Tanzania), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

Cardinal Edmund Casimir Szoka, Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA), was appointed as President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Bishop Edward William O’Rourke resigned as Bishop of Peoria (USA)

Bishop Lawrence Joseph Riley resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

Bishop Francisco Juan Vénnera, Bishop emeritus of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Argentina), passed away at 78

Bishop John Joseph Myers succeeded as Bishop of Peoria (USA)

Bishop Manuel Casares Hervás, Bishop emeritus of Almería (Spain), passed away at 72

Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe and Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia

Bishop Henry Lancelot Paxton Hallett, C.SS.R., Bishop of Rustenburg (South Africa), passed away at 73

Diocese of Tamatave was renamed as Diocese of Toamasina (Madagascar)

Bishop René Joseph Rakotondrabé, Bishop of Tamatave (Madagascar), was appointed as Bishop of Toamasina (Madagascar)

Fr. Jean-Baptiste Magenties (徐司慶), Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Dali 大理 (China), passed away at 93

Bishop Pierre Phạm Tần, Bishop of Thanh Hoá (Vietnam), passed away at 77

Msgr. Marin Srakić, Priest of Đakovo i Srijem (Croatia) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Cercina and Auxiliary Bishop of Đakovo i Srijem (Croatia)

Fr. Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno, O.F.M., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Titular Bishop of Ceramussa

Fr. Olindo Natale Spagnolo Martellozzo, M.C.C.J., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Titular Bishop of Cissi

Archbishop Salvatore De Giorgi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Taranto (Italy), was appointed as General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Italian Catholic Action

Fr. Francesco Gioia, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Archbishop of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy)

Fr. José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M., was elected Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Jesús María (Mexico)

Abbot Giuseppe Nardin, O.S.B. Cas., Abbot Ordinary emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura (Italy), passed away at 58

Bishop Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J., was appointed as Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia)

Archbishop Juvenal Roriz, C.SS.R., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil)

Fr. Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D., was elected Titular Bishop of Bisica and Vicar Apostolic of Tumaco (Colombia)

Bishop Miguel Ángel Lecumberri Erburu, O.C.D., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Tumaco (Colombia)

Bishop Theodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Manado (Indonesia)

Fr. Joseph Theodorus Suwatan, M.S.C., was elected Bishop of Manado (Indonesia)

Cardinal Joseph Asajirō Satowaki (ヨゼフ 里脇 浅次郎) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan)

Bishop Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto (フランシスコ・ザビエル 島本 要), Prado, Bishop of Urawa 浦和 (Japan), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan)

Fr. Vincent Ri Pyung-ho (이병호 빈첸시오 / 李炳浩), Priest of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea), was elected Bishop of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea)

Bishop François-Nestor Adam, C.R.B., Bishop emeritus of Sion (Switzerland), passed away at 87

Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda)

Archbishop Emmanuel Wamala succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda)

Bishop Martin Luluga, Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Dacia and Apostolic Administrator of Gulu (Uganda), was appointed as Bishop of Gulu (Uganda)

Bishop Alfred Kostelecky, General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Austria, Titular Bishop of Aggar, Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria) and Military Ordinary of Austria (Austria), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Wiener Neustadt

Bishop Hans-Georg Braun resigned as Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Magdeburg (Germany)

Fr. Leopold Nowak, Priest of Paderborn (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Cissa and Apostolic Administrator of Magdeburg (Germany)

Bishop Joseph Peter Michael Denning, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA), passed away at 83

Archbishop Elias White Mutale, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kasama (Zambia), passed away at 60

Fr. Miloslav Vlk, Priest of České Budějovice (Czechia), was elected Bishop of České Budějovice (Czechia)

Fr. Vojtěch Cikrle, Priest of Brno (Czechia), was elected Bishop of Brno (Czechia)

Fr. Alojz Tkáč, Priest of Košice (Slovakia), was elected Bishop of Košice (Slovakia)

Fr. Rudolf Baláž, Priest of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia), was elected Bishop of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia)

Bishop Jozef Feranec resigned as Bishop of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia)

Fr. Eduard Kojnok was elected Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia)

Bishop Arcângelo Cerqua, P.I.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Parintins (Brazil), passed away at 73

Bishop Pietro Gazzoli, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brescia (Italy), passed away at 86

Fr. Stephen Edward Blaire, Priest of Los Angeles (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Lamzella and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Fr. Sylvester Donovan Ryan, Priest of Los Angeles (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Remesiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Bishop Gabriel Dwatuka Wagi, Bishop emeritus of Rumbek (South Sudan), passed away at 64

Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established (Venezuela)

Bishop Thomas Victor Dolinay, Bishop of Van Nuys of the Ruthenians (USA), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop Patrick Leo McCartie, Titular Bishop of Elmham and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England), was appointed as Bishop of Northampton (England)

Bishop Thomas Vose Daily, Bishop of Palm Beach (USA) and Supreme Chaplain of Knights of Columbus, was appointed as Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

Bishop Francis John Mugavero resigned as Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

Msgr. Braulio Rafael León Villegas, Priest of León (Mexico) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of La Paz (Mexico)

Fr. Alfredo Magarotto, Priest of Padova (Italy), was elected Bishop of Chioggia (Italy)

Bishop David Bernard Thompson succeeded as Bishop of Charleston (USA)

Bishop Ernest Leo Unterkoefler resigned as Bishop of Charleston (USA)

Msgr. Emilio Layon Bataclan, Priest of Cebu (Philippines) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Gunela and Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines)

Msgr. Antonio Racelis Rañola, Priest of Lucena (Philippines) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) and Titular Bishop of Claterna

Msgr. Edward Nowak, Priest of Przemyśl (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Secretary of Congregation for the Causes of Saints and Titular Archbishop of Luni

Archbishop Traian Crisan resigned as Secretary of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Bishop Tomás Angel Romero Gross, O.P., Vicar Apostolic of Puyo (Ecuador), passed away at 71

Bishop Paul Heinrich Nordhues resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany)

Fr. Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo was elected Bishop of Azogues (Ecuador)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Dal Prà, Bishop emeritus of Terni (Italy) and Bishop emeritus of Narni (Italy), passed away at 87

Bishop Rubén López Ardón resigned as Bishop of Estelí (Nicaragua)

Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Cœliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Managua (Nicaragua), was appointed as Bishop of Estelí (Nicaragua)

Bishop José Miguel Medina, Military Ordinary of Argentina (Argentina), passed away at 74

Fr. Eamonn Oliver Walsh, Priest of Dublin (Ireland), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland) and Titular Bishop of Elmham

Fr. Jose María Conget Arizaleta was elected Bishop of Jaca (Spain)

Bishop Antonio Deig Clotet, Bishop of Menorca (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Solsona (Spain)

Archbishop Joseph Ye Yin-yun (葉蔭雲) ▼, Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China), passed away at 87

Bishop Lorenzo Vivaldo, Bishop of Massa Marittima–Piombino (Italy), passed away at 74

Archbishop Luis Robles Díaz, Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and Apostolic Delegate to Red Sea Region, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda

Fr. Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem., was elected Bishop of Leopoldina (Brazil)

Fr. Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Bishop of Valença (Brazil)

Fr. Lucian Mureșan, Priest of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania), was elected Bishop of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania)

Bishop Alexandru Todea, Titular Bishop of Cæsaropolis, was promoted as Metropolitan of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania)

Bishop Lajos Bálint, Titular Bishop of Nova and Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia (Romania), was appointed as Bishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Bishop Adalbert Boros, Titular Bishop of Ressiana, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Ressiana

Bishop Ioan Chertes, Titular Bishop of Cantanus and Auxiliary Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania), was promoted as Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania) and Titular Archbishop of Cantanus

Fr. George Guţiu was elected Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania)

Fr. György Miklós Jakubínyi, Priest of Alba Iulia (Romania), was elected Titular Bishop of Aquæ regiæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Bishop Ioan Robu, Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Proconsulari and Apostolic Administrator of Bucureşti (Romania), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucureşti (Romania)

Fr. Petru Gherghel, Priest of Iaşi (Romania) and Apostolic Administrator of Iaşi (Romania), was elected Bishop of Iaşi (Romania)

Fr. Vasile Hossu, Priest of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania), was elected Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania)

Bishop Antal Jakab resigned as Bishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Fr. Sebastian Kräuter, Priest of Timişoara (Romania), was elected Bishop of Timişoara (Romania)

Bishop Ioan Ploscaru succeeded as Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania)

Fr. Pál Reizer, Priest of Satu Mare (Romania), was elected Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania)

Fr. József Tempfli was elected Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania)

Bishop José Nicomedes Grossi resigned as Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil)

Msgr. Erwin Josef Ender, Priest of Münster (Germany) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sudan, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia and Titular Archbishop of Germania in Numidia

Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno (高樂天), Delegation Chief of Poland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Msgr. Giacinto Berloco, Priest of Altamura–Gravina–Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe, Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique and Titular Archbishop of Fidene

Bishop Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Venezuela)

Archbishop Luis Eduardo Henríquez Jiménez resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Venezuela)

Archbishop Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (Alojzij Matej Ambrožič) succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada)

Cardinal Gerald Emmett Carter resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada)

Cardinal Paul Grégoire resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Montréal (Canada)

Bishop Jean-Claude Turcotte, Titular Bishop of Suas and Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Montréal (Canada)

Cardinal Louis-Albert Vachon resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada)

Bishop Maurice Couture, R.S.V., Bishop of Baie-Comeau (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada)

Bishop Pierre Joseph Paul Morissette, Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta and Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Baie-Comeau (Canada)

Fr. Jan Graubner, Priest of Olomouc (Czechia), was elected Titular Bishop of Tagaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Fr. Josef Hrdlička, Priest of Olomouc (Czechia), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia) and Titular Bishop of Thunudruma

Fr. František Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem., was elected Titular Bishop of Catabum castra and Auxiliary Bishop of Praha (Czechia)

Fr. František Radkovský, Priest of Plzeň (Czechia), was elected Titular Bishop of Aggar and Auxiliary Bishop of Praha (Czechia)

Fr. Vladimír Filo, Priest of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava (Slovakia) and Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania

Fr. Dominik Tóth, Priest of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava (Slovakia) and Titular Bishop of Ubaba

Msgr. Philippe Delhaye, Secretary General emeritus of International Theological Commission, passed away at 78

Bishop Alfonso Nava Carreón, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sucre (Bolivia), passed away at 66

Bishop Timóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Tianguá (Brazil), passed away at 62

Bishop Youhanna Nueir, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Assiut of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Arecibo (Puerto Rico)

Bishop Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P., Titular Bishop of Mactaris and Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Orlando (USA)

Bishop Joseph Francis Ryan, Bishop emeritus of Hamilton (Canada), passed away at 93

Bishop Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Bishop of Tortosa (Spain), was promoted as Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain)

Cardinal Narciso Jubany Arnau resigned as Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain)

Bishop Colin Aloysius MacPherson, Bishop of Argyll and The Isles (Scotland), passed away at 72

Bishop John Louis Morkovsky, Bishop emeritus of Galveston–Houston (USA), passed away at 80

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

Bishop Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap., Titular Bishop of Korčula and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola), was appointed as Bishop of Ndalatando (Angola)

Fr. Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Dacia and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)

Bishop Felipe Tiago Broers, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Caravelas (Brazil), passed away at 73

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

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

Bishop Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.SS.R., Titular Bishop of Amudarsa and Vicar Apostolic of Sibundoy (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Arauca (Colombia)

Msgr. Ivan Prenđa, Priest of Zadar (Croatia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Zadar (Croatia)

Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile)

Archbishop Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M., General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Chile and Metropolitan Archbishop of Antofagasta (Chile), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile)

Bishop Jusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D., Titular Bishop of Carcabia and Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Hungary), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Hungary)

Archbishop Jerzy Karol Ablewicz, Bishop of Tarnów (Poland) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 70

Bishop Knut Ansgar Nelson, E.B.C., Bishop emeritus of Stockholm (Sweden), passed away at 83

Bishop Jerome Joseph Hastrich resigned as Bishop of Gallup (USA)

Bishop Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S., succeeded as Bishop of Gallup (USA)

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

Fr. Thomas Dabre, Priest of Bombay (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Aræ in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India)

Fr. Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir was elected Bishop of Eldoret (Kenya)

Fr. Fulgence Rabeony, S.J., was elected Bishop of Toliara (Madagascar)

Fr. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Priest of Umuahia (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Umuahia (Nigeria)

Fr. Vincent Valentine Egwuchukwu Ezeonyia, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Aba (Nigeria)

Bishop Anthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop of Umuahia (Nigeria)

Fr. Rafael Llano Cifuentes, Opus Dei, was elected Titular Bishop of Mades and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Msgr. Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez, Priest of Valencia (Venezuela) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Gisipa and Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Fr. Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Cæciri and Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Fr. Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez, Priest of Caracas (Venezuela), was elected Titular Bishop of Nova and Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Bishop Mathias Dionys Albert Paul Defregger resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany)

Cardinal Luigi Dadaglio resigned as Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Archbishop Pio Laghi, Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS) and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to United States of America, was appointed as Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) and President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order

Cardinal William Wakefield Baum, Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions), was appointed as Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Fr. Natalino Pescarolo, Priest of Vercelli (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Alessano and Auxiliary Bishop of Cuneo (Italy)

Bishop Isidro Sala Ribera, Titular Bishop of Civitanova and Auxiliary Bishop of Abancay (Peru), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Abancay (Peru)

Fr. Thomas Ludger Dupré, Priest of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Hodelm and Auxiliary Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA)

Fr. David Eugene Fellhauer, Priest of Dallas (USA), was elected Bishop of Victoria (USA)

Fr. Antonino Orrù, Priest of Cagliari (Italy), was elected Bishop of Ales–Terralba (Italy)

Archbishop Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia), passed away at 59

Abbot Teodoro Minisci, O.S.B.I., Abbot Ordinary emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) and Superior General emeritus of Italian Basilian Order of Grottaferrata, passed away at 82

Bishop Angelo Tarantino, M.C.C.J., Bishop emeritus of Arua (Uganda), passed away at 82

Bishop William Stephen Skylstad, Bishop of Yakima (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Spokane (USA)

Bishop Lawrence Harold Welsh resigned as Bishop of Spokane (USA)

Fr. José Alberto Moura, C.S.S., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Uberlândia (Brazil)

Fr. Francisco Batistela, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil)

Fr. José Vieira de Lima, T.O.R., was elected Bishop of Marabá (Brazil)

Bishop Guy Claude Bagnard, Bishop of Belley–Ars (France), was appointed as Founder of Society of Saint John Mary Vianney

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

Archbishop Marko Jozinovic resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bishop Ciril Kos, Bishop of Đakovo i Srijem (Croatia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bishop Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R., Titular Bishop of Budua and Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (Paraguay), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Alto Paraná (Paraguay)

Bishop Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks, Bishop-Prelate of Encarnación (Paraguay), was appointed as Bishop of Encarnación (Paraguay)

Bishop Sebelio Peralta Álvarez, Titular Bishop of Iunca in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Villarrica (Paraguay), was appointed as Bishop of Villarrica (Paraguay)

Bishop Augustín van Aaken, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Alto Paraná (Paraguay)

Fr. Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa, Priest of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Helos and Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza (Spain)

Bishop Spiridon Mattar resigned as Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo of the Greek-Melkites (Brazil)

Bishop Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem., Bishop emeritus of Lolo (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 79

Fr. Vijay Anand Nedumpuram, C.M.I., Prior General of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, was elected Bishop of Chanda of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Januarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Chanda of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Pierre Mouallem, M.S.P., was elected Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo of the Greek-Melkites (Brazil)

Archbishop Francesco Cuccarese, Archbishop-Bishop of Caserta (Italy), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pescara–Penne (Italy)

Archbishop Antonio Iannucci resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pescara–Penne (Italy)

Msgr. Roberto Amadei, Priest of Bergamo (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Savona–Noli (Italy)

Fr. Nicola Comparone was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy)

Diocese of Colatina was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vitória and became suffragan of Vitória) (Brazil)

Bishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, Titular Bishop of Thelepte and Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Colatina (Brazil)

Bishop Vincent Joseph Hines, Bishop emeritus of Norwich (USA), passed away at 77

Archbishop Paolo Romeo, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

Fr. Bellino Giusto Ghirard, Priest of Agen (France), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Rodez (France)

Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Bishop Adam Joseph Maida, Bishop of Green Bay (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA)

Cardinal Edmund Casimir Szoka resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA)

Sr. María Mercedes del Sagrado Corazón Prat y Prat (Mercedes), S.T.J., was beatified

Fr. Filippo Rinaldi, S.D.B., Rector Major of Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians), was beatified

Br. Cirilo Beltrán Sanz Tejedor (José), F.S.C., and 9 companions were beatified

Fr. Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu (Somalia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Istmina was promoted as Diocese of Istmina–Tadó (became suffragan of Santa Fe de Antioquia) (Colombia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Quibdó was promoted as Diocese of Quibdó (became suffragan of Santa Fe de Antioquia) (Colombia)

Bishop Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F., Titular Bishop of Edistiana and Vicar Apostolic of Quibdó (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Quibdó (Colombia)

Bishop Abraham Escudero Montoya, Titular Bishop of Risinium and Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Espinal (Colombia)

Bishop Gustavo Posada Peláez, M.X.Y., Titular Bishop of Zaliche and Vicar Apostolic of Istmina (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Istmina–Tadó (Colombia)

Bishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J., succeeded as Bishop of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Timothée Pirigisha Mukombe resigned as Bishop of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Aurelio Signora, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Pompei (Italy), passed away at 87

Bishop Sinforiano Lucas Rojo, O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pilcomayo (Paraguay), passed away at 84

Archbishop Giovanni Mariani resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Greece

Bishop Pedro G. Magugat, M.S.C., Bishop of Urdaneta (Philippines), passed away at 65

Mr. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin was beatified by equipollence

Mr. Christóbal and 2 companions were beatified

Fr. José Maria de Yermo y Parres, Priest of León (Mexico), was beatified

Fr. James Lin Bing-liang (林秉良) ▼ was illicitly consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China)

Bishop Bernard Joseph Wallace resigned as Bishop of Rockhampton (Australia)

Bishop Jean-Marie Lesourd, M. Afr., Bishop emeritus of Nouna (Burkina Faso), passed away at 88

Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich, Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland), passed away at 66

Bishop Joseph Robert Crowley resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA)

Fr. Robert William Muench, Priest of New Orleans (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Mactaris and Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans (USA)

Bishop Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro, Bishop of Campos (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil)

Archbishop José Gonçalves da Costa, C.SS.R., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil)

Bishop Luis Miguel Cantón Marín, Bishop of Tapachula (Mexico), passed away at 51

Archbishop Salvatore De Giorgi resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taranto (Italy)

Bishop Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Oppido Mamertina–Palmi (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taranto (Italy)

Bishop Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm., succeeded as Bishop of Dourados (Brazil)

Bishop Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Dourados (Brazil)

Fr. Kyrillos Kamal William Samaan, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Assiut of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of San Miguel (El Salvador), passed away at 69

Bishop John McCormack resigned as Bishop of Meath (Ireland)

Bishop Michael Smith succeeded as Bishop of Meath (Ireland)

Cardinal Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via and Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam), passed away at 69

Mr. Pier Giorgio Frassati was beatified

Diocese of Rajshahi was established (from Diocese of Dinajpur and became suffragan of Dhaka) (Bangladesh)

Diocese of Kisumu was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisumu (with suffragan sees Bungoma, Eldoret, Kakamega, Kisii and Lodwar) (Kenya)

Diocese of Mombasa was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa (with suffragan see Garissa) (Kenya)

Diocese of Nyeri was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nyeri (with suffragan sees Embu, Marsabit, Meru and Murang’a) (Kenya)

Fr. Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C., was elected Bishop of Rajshahi (Bangladesh)

Fr. Alfonso Yepes Rojo, Prefect Apostolic of Leticia (Colombia), passed away at 38

Fr. Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J., was elected Bishop of Ahmedabad (India)

Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Ahmedabad (India)

Bishop Nicodemus Kirima, President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop of Nyeri (Kenya) and President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nyeri (Kenya)

Bishop John Njenga, Bishop of Mombasa (Kenya), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mombasa (Kenya)

Bishop Zacchaeus Okoth, Bishop of Kisumu (Kenya), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kisumu (Kenya)

Fr. Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire, Priest of Hoima (Uganda), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Hoima (Uganda)

Bishop Wolfgang Haas succeeded as Bishop of Chur (Switzerland)

Bishop Johannes Vonderach resigned as Bishop of Chur (Switzerland)

Cardinal Julijans Vaivods resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Liepāja (Latvia)

Bishop Jānis Cakuls resigned as Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of Riga (Latvia) and Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of Liepāja (Latvia)

Cardinal Julijans Vaivods, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati, passed away at 94

Bishop Epifanio Surban Belmonte, Bishop emeritus of Dumaguete (Philippines), passed away at 76

Fr. Józef Zawitkowski, Priest of Warszawa (Poland), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland) and Titular Bishop of Ausana

Bishop Francisco Xavier Gillmore Stock, Military Vicar emeritus of Chile (Chile), passed away at 82

Fr. Francis Zhang Feng-zao (張風藻) ▼ was illicitly consecrated as Bishop of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China)

Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cyprus

Msgr. Bolesław Krawczyk, S.A.C., was appointed as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Bishop John Francis Hackett, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Hartford (USA), passed away at 78

Archbishop José d’Angelo Neto, Metropolitan Archbishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil), passed away at 72

Abbot Luigi Egidio Gavazzi, O.S.B. Subl., Abbot Ordinary of Subiaco (Italy), passed away at 84

Bishop Vincenzo D’Addario, Bishop of Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Manfredonia–Vieste (Italy)

Archbishop Valentino Vailati resigned as Archbishop of Manfredonia–Vieste (Italy)

Bishop Michael Joseph Murphy resigned as Bishop of Erie (USA)

Msgr. Michael Angelo Saltarelli, Priest of Newark (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

Bishop Donald Walter Trautman, Titular Bishop of Sassura, was appointed as Bishop of Erie (USA)

Archimandrite Yuriy Makar, M.S.U., Archimandrite of Ukrainian Studite Monks, passed away at 78

Bishop José María Mestres, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paraná (Argentina), passed away at 77

Fr. Timotheus Bitterli (이성도 디모테오 / 比特里), O.S.B., former Apostolic Administrator of Yanji 延吉 (China) and former Apostolic Administrator of Tŏkwon 덕원 (North Korea), passed away at 85

Diocese of Baalbek e Zahlé (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar (lost territory to establish Diocese of Zahlé) (Lebanon)

Diocese of Batroun–Jbeil (Maronite Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Joubbé–Sarba and to establish Diocese of Jbeil) (Lebanon)

Diocese of Jbeil (Maronite Rite) was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of Batroun–Jbeil and without ecclesiastical province) (Lebanon)

Diocese of Joubbé (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Joubbé–Sarba (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Batroun–Jbeil and Diocese of Sarba) (Lebanon)

Diocese of Sarba (Maronite Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Joubbé–Sarba) (Lebanon)

Diocese of Zahlé (Maronite Rite) was established (from Diocese of Baalbek e Zahlé and without ecclesiastical province) (Lebanon)

Archbishop João Chedid, O.M.M., resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo of the Maronites (Brazil)

Fr. Joseph Mahfouz, O.L.M., was elected Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo of the Maronites (Brazil)

Msgr. Giovanni Giudici, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Usula and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)

Msgr. Angelo Mascheroni, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Foro Flaminio

Bishop Béchara Raï, O.M.M., Titular Bishop of Cesarea Philippi and Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Bishop of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Philippe Boutros Chebaya, Priest of Batroun–Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon), was elected Bishop of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Guy-Paul Noujaim was elected Patriarchal Vicar of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), Auxiliary Bishop of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh of the Maronites (Lebanon) and Titular Bishop of Cesarea Philippi

Bishop Georges Scandar, Bishop of Baalbek e Zahlé of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Bishop of Zahlé of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Pierre Callaos was elected Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria)

Archbishop Joseph Salamé resigned as Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria)

Bishop Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi, Bishop of Sarh (Chad), was appointed as Bishop of Moundou (Chad)

Fr. Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A., was elected Bishop of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu resigned as Bishop of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Tarcisius Resto Phanrang, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Corniculana and Auxiliary Bishop of Shillong (India)

Fr. Bernard Mosiuoa Mohlalisi, O.M.I., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Maseru (Lesotho)

Fr. Emmanuel Otteh, Priest of Onitsha (Nigeria), was elected Titular Bishop of Cova and Auxiliary Bishop of Onitsha (Nigeria)

Bishop Odore Joseph Gendron resigned as Bishop of Manchester (USA)

Bishop Leo Edward O’Neil succeeded as Bishop of Manchester (USA)

Bishop Joseph Keith Symons, Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Palm Beach (USA)

Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nepal, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to United States of America and Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS)

Abbot Jerome Ferdinand Weber, O.S.B., resigned as Abbot Ordinary of Saint Peter–Muenster (Canada)

Msgr. Piero Pennacchini, Priest of Roma (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Vice-Director of Press Office of the Holy See

Fr. Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Maiduguri (Nigeria)

Bishop Raúl Holguer López Mayorga, Bishop of Guaranda (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Latacunga (Ecuador)

Msgr. Francesco Chiaurri, Priest of Cesena–Sarsina (Italy) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Bishop Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng, Bishop of Bac Ninh (Vietnam), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Fr. Kevin Laurence Rafferty, Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland), was elected Titular Bishop of Ausuaga and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland)

Fr. Heriberto Hermes, O.S.B., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Cristalândia (Brazil)

Bishop Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận succeeded as Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam)

Bishop Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang, Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam), passed away at 80

Fr. Manuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Galápagos (Ecuador)

Fr. Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Chartres (France)

Fr. Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P., was elected Titular Bishop of Nazianzus and Auxiliary Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina)

Bishop Horace Ferruccio Ceól (邱先覺), O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Qichun 蘄春 (China), passed away at 78

Fr. Armando Dini, Priest of Napoli (Italy), was elected Bishop of Avezzano (Italy)

Bishop Biagio Vittorio Terrinoni, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Avezzano (Italy)

Msgr. Umberto Tramma, Priest of Napoli (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Defender of the Bond of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was elected Bishop of Nola (Italy)

Fr. Stefano Maria Pio Manelli, F.F.I., was appointed as Superior General of Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate

Bishop José Varani, Bishop emeritus of Jaboticabal (Brazil), passed away at 74

Archbishop Francesco De Nittis, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador and Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

Fr. Osvino José Both, Priest of Passo Fundo (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Civitanova and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Cardinal José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R., Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sucre (Bolivia), passed away at 90

Bishop Luis Morales Reyes succeeded as Bishop of Torreón (Mexico)

Bishop Fernando Romo Gutiérrez resigned as Bishop of Torreón (Mexico)

Bishop Lambert Anthony Hoch, Bishop emeritus of Sioux Falls (USA), passed away at 87

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

Archbishop Giovanni Coppa, Secretary for Pontifical Representations of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Bishop Philip James Benedict Harvey resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

Msgr. Giuseppe Leanza, Priest of Patti (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti and Titular Archbishop of Lilibeo

Archbishop Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil)

Archbishop Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil)

Apostolic Prefecture of Lashio was promoted as Diocese of Lashio (Myanmar)

Bishop Ernest Kombo, S.J., Bishop of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville), was appointed as Bishop of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville)

Fr. Bernard Nsayi was elected Bishop of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville)

Archbishop Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Mbandaka–Bikoro (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka–Bikoro (Congo-Kinshasa) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Prefect Apostolic of Lashio (Myanmar), was elected Bishop of Lashio (Myanmar)

Bishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Abuja (Nigeria)

Bishop Karl Hesse, M.S.C., Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Lawrence Patrick Henry, Titular Bishop of Cenculiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town (South Africa), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Town (South Africa)

Bishop Demetrius Martin Greschuk, Bishop of Edmonton of the Ukrainians (Canada), passed away at 66

Fr. Thaddeus Guo Yin-gong (郭印宮) was consecrated as Bishop of Datong 大同 (China)

Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Archbishop Antonio Quarracino, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Argentina), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Fr. Francis Eugene George, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of Yakima (USA)

Bishop James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Furnos maior and Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Atlanta (USA)

Archbishop Eugene Antonio Marino, S.S.J., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA)

Bishop Robert Henry Brom succeeded as Bishop of San Diego (USA)

Bishop Leo Thomas Maher resigned as Bishop of San Diego (USA)

Bishop Rudolf Schmid resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)

Archbishop Oriano Quilici, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela

Fr. Matias Patrício de Macêdo, Priest of Natal (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Cajazeiras (Brazil)

Bishop Zacarias Rolim de Moura resigned as Bishop of Cajazeiras (Brazil)

Fr. Arthur Luysterman, Priest of Gent (Belgium), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Gent (Belgium)

Bishop Charles Victor Grahmann succeeded as Bishop of Dallas (USA)

Bishop Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe resigned as Bishop of Dallas (USA)

Fr. Ramón Artemio Staffolani was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina)

Bishop José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela)

Fr. Peter Wilfred Novecosky, O.S.B., was appointed as Abbot Ordinary of Saint Peter–Muenster (Canada)

Bishop José Maclovio Vásquez Silos, Bishop of Autlán (Mexico), passed away at 71

Bishop Jean Cuminal, Bishop of Saint-Flour (France), was appointed as Bishop of Blois (France)

Bishop Joseph-Marie-Goerges-Michel Goupy resigned as Bishop of Blois (France)

Msgr. Angelo Comastri, Priest of Pitigliano–Sovana–Orbetello (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Massa Marittima–Piombino (Italy)

Bishop Luke Katsusaburo Arai (ルカ 荒井 勝三郎), Bishop emeritus of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan), passed away at 85

Fr. Gérard Denis Auguste Defois, Priest of Angers (France), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Sens (France)

Bishop Angelo Thomas Acerra, O.S.B., Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA), passed away at 64

Fr. Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendía, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Tarazona (Spain)

Bishop Vittorio Luigi Mondello, Bishop of Caltagirone (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Reggio Calabria–Bova (Italy)

Archbishop Ferdinando Palatucci resigned as Archbishop of Amalfi–Cava de’ Tirreni (Italy)

Archbishop Aurelio Sorrentino resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Reggio Calabria–Bova (Italy)

Bishop Yulian Voronovskyi, M.S.U., was appointed as Archimandrite of Ukrainian Studite Monks

Bishop Arnaldo Clemente Canale, Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), passed away at 64

Br. Nestor Miwu Hynan Héberand, F.J., was appointed as Superior General of Josephite Brothers of Rwanda

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

Bishop Joseph Chang Byung-hwa (장병화 요셉), Bishop emeritus of Masan 마산 (South Korea), passed away at 78

Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Huy Mai, Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam), passed away at 77

Bishop Joseph Trịnh Chính Trực succeeded as Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam)

Bishop Paulinus Jeerakath, C.M.I., Bishop of Jagdalpur of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 71

Archbishop Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C., Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Kaunas (Lithuania) and Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania), passed away at 79

Bishop Yulian Voronovskyi, M.S.U., resigned as Archimandrite of Ukrainian Studite Monks

Fr. Petro Hladiy, M.S.U., was appointed as Hegumen of Ukrainian Studite Monks

Bishop Paul Deng Ji-zhou (Teng Chi-chou) (鄧及洲), Bishop of Jiading 嘉定 (China), passed away at 84

Mother Eugenia Ravasio, N.S.A., Superior General emeritus of Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles, passed away at 82

Bishop Augustín van Aaken, S.V.D., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Alto Paraná (Paraguay), passed away at 76

Archbishop Giorgio Zur, Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay, was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nepal

Bishop Albert Ayinde Fasina succeeded as Bishop of Ijebu-Ode (Nigeria)

Bishop Anthony Saliu Sanusi resigned as Bishop of Ijebu-Ode (Nigeria)

Fr. Ján Bukovský, S.V.D., was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Romania and Titular Archbishop of Tabalta

Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tien-Siang (鄭天祥), O.P., Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 68

Bishop Claude-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P., Bishop emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani (Thailand), passed away at 90

Archbishop Michel Callens, M. Afr., Bishop-Prelate of Tunis (Tunisia), passed away at 72

Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Belize, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras and Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador

Archbishop José Sebastián Laboa Gallego, Apostolic Nuncio to Panama, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay

Bishop Yulian Voronovskyi, M.S.U., was appointed as Titular Archimandrite of Ukrainian Studite Monks

Bishop Julius Angerhausen, Auxiliary Bishop of Essen (Germany), passed away at 79

Cardinal Luigi Dadaglio, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, passed away at 75

Bishop Chen Du-qing (陳獨清) ▼, Bishop of Ganzhou 贛州 (China), passed away at 80

Fr. Louis Liu Huan-bo (劉煥波) ▼ was illicitly consecrated as Prefect Apostolic of Jiamusi 佳木斯 (China)

Bishop Pierre-Abel-Louis Chappot de la Chanonie, Bishop emeritus of Clermont (France), passed away at 91

Archbishop Francesco Monterisi was appointed as Delegate for Pontifical Representations of Secretariat of State

Bishop Lawrence Joyce Kenney, Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA), passed away at 60

Fr. François Charles Garnier, Priest of Dijon (France), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Luçon (France)

Bishop Augusto Beuzeville Ferro, Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Piura (Peru)

Msgr. Gilles Wach, I.C.R.S.S., was appointed as Founder of Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest and Prior General of Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

Fr. Philippe Mora, I.C.R.S.S., was appointed as Founder of Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

Bishop Joseph Coutts succeeded as Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan)

Bishop Bonaventure Patrick Paul, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan)

Bishop Robert Francis Joyce, Bishop emeritus of Burlington (USA), passed away at 93

Bishop Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J., succeeded as Bishop of Bauru (Brazil)

Bishop Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B., resigned as Bishop of Bauru (Brazil)

Fr. Bernardo Luis José Olivera, O.C.S.O., was appointed as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)

Archbishop Gian Vincenzo Moreni, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

Archbishop Asrate Mariam Yemmeru, Metropolitan emeritus of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), passed away at 86

Bishop Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Carolina (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Alto Solimões (Brazil)

Bishop Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Alto Solimões (Brazil)

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

Bishop René Séjourné, Titular Bishop of Labico, was appointed as Bishop of Saint-Flour (France)

Archbishop James Francis Carney, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada), passed away at 75

Bishop Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B., Bishop of Sincelejo (Colombia), passed away at 66

Bishop Eberhard Spiess, O.S.B., Abbot Ordinary emeritus of Peramiho (Tanzania), passed away at 88

Archbishop Giuliano Agresti, Archbishop of Lucca (Italy), passed away at 69

Bishop Carlo Maria Cavallera, I.M.C., Bishop emeritus of Marsabit (Kenya), passed away at 81

Bishop Jorge Francisco Mosquera Barreiro, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Zamora (Ecuador), passed away at 81

Bishop John Thomas Durkin, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Louis Trichardt–Tzaneen (South Africa), passed away at 77

Archbishop Bernardino Piñera Carvallo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile)

Archbishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus, I.Sch., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile)

Bishop Vladimiro Malanczuk, C.SS.R., Apostolic Exarch emeritus of France of the Ukrainians (France), passed away at 86

Fr. Józef Mirosław Życiński, Priest of Częstochowa (Poland), was elected Bishop of Tarnów (Poland)

Archbishop Raffaele Forni, Titular Archbishop of Ægina, passed away at 84

Diocese of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite Rite) was established (became suffragan of Buenos Aires) (Argentina)

Fr. Charbel Georges Merhi, L.M., was elected Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires of the Maronites (Argentina)

Bishop Thomas Fernando resigned as Bishop of Tiruchirapalli (India)

Fr. Gabriel Lawrence Sengol was elected Bishop of Tiruchirapalli (India)

Msgr. Mario Oliveri, Priest of Acqui (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Albenga–Imperia (Italy)

Bishop Alessandro Piazza resigned as Bishop of Albenga–Imperia (Italy)

Bishop Peter Saburo Hirata (ペトロ 平田三郎), P.S.S., resigned as Bishop of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan)