Nominations and Resignations

Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Jordan (Chaldean Rite) was established (Jordan)

Br. Philip Mulhall, F.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Saint Patrick (Patrician Brothers)

Fr. Joseph Zhang Xian-wang (張憲旺) was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Jinan 濟南 (China)

Bishop Matthias Chen Xi-lu (陳錫祿) resigned as Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China)

Fr. Matthias Du Jiang (杜江) was elected Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China)

Fr. Peter Feng Xin-mao (封新卯) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China)

Bishop Aloysius Jin Lu-xian (金魯賢), S.J., Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

Fr. Paul Ma Cun-guo (馬存國) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Shuoxian 朔縣 (China)

Fr. Paul Su Yong-da (蘇永大) was elected Bishop of Beihai 北海 (China)

Fr. Paul Zhang, former Apostolic Administrator of Siping 四平 (China), passed away

Bishop Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba, Bishop of Kamina (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Manono (Congo-Kinshasa)

Sr. Rita Burley, A.C.J., resigned as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Abbot Thierry Portevin, O.S.B. Subl., resigned as President of Subiaco Benedictine Congregation

Fr. Jean-Marie Le Gall, C.S.M., was appointed as Superior General of Community of Saint Martin

Fr. Michel Brondino, S.C.J., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Timon David Fathers)

Prof. Edmond Malinvaud resigned as President of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Msgr. Josef Huber resigned as President of Disciplinary Commission of Vatican City State

Archbishop Vincent Coulibaly resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kankan (Guinea)

Br. Jerome Ellens, F.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Saint Patrick (Patrician Brothers)

Msgr. Tommaso Giussani resigned as Canonist of Apostolic Penitentiary

Msgr. Antonio Silvestrelli resigned as Undersecretary of Congregation for Clergy

Msgr. Egidio Turnaturi, Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as President of Disciplinary Commission of Vatican City State

Fr. Antonio Desideri, O.A.D., resigned as Prior General of Order of Discalced Augustinians (Discalced Augustinians)

Fr. Giannantonio Fincato, C.G.S., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Jesus the Priest (Venturini)

Fr. Gian Luigi Pastò, C.G.S., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Jesus the Priest (Venturini)

Fr. Luigi Pingelli, O.A.D., was appointed as Prior General of Order of Discalced Augustinians (Discalced Augustinians)

Sr. Bianca Torazza, F.M.A., resigned as President of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium)

Dr. Gianluigi Marrone, Judge Nonpareil of the Vatican City State, was appointed as President of Committee for Security of Vatican City State

Dr. Aldo Murri resigned as Director of Directorate of Economic Services of Vatican City State

Dr. Ivan Ruggiero resigned as Accountant General of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Prof. Danilo Mazzoleni was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology

Prof. Nicola Picardi was appointed as Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of Vatican City State

Fr. Raymond Moussalli was appointed as Protosyncellus of Jordan of the Chaldeans (Jordan)

Fr. Domenico Di Raimondo Romo, M.Sp.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit

Fr. Jorge Ortiz González, M.Sp.S., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit

Fr. Juan María Solana Rivero, L.C., was appointed as Director of Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jersusalem Center

Fr. Aldo Tolotto resigned as Director of Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jersusalem Center

Fr. Socrates C. Mesiona, M.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Mission Society of the Philippines

Archbishop Thaddée Ntihinyurwa, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kigali (Rwanda), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

Sr. Maureen Cusick, N.D.S., was appointed as Superior General of Religious of Our Lady of Sion

Msgr. Francisco López-Illana resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Sr. Ausilia Chang Hiang-Chu, F.M.A., was appointed as President of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium)

Fr. Reynaldo B. Bersabal, Priest of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines), was appointed as Priest of Sacramento (USA)

Fr. Andres Cantoria Ligot, Priest of Laoag (Philippines), was appointed as Priest of San Jose (USA)

Fr. Wilfrid Dufault, A.A., Superior General emeritus of Congregation of the Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists), passed away at 97

Sr. Barbara O’Dea, F.d.L.S., was appointed as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Bishop Maurice-Jean-Fernand-Alexis Pourchet, Bishop emeritus of Saint-Flour (France), passed away at 97

Msgr. Vincenzo Di Mauro, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Delegate of the Ordinary Section of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Bishop Anthony Gerard Bosco resigned as Bishop of Greensburg (USA)

Msgr. Lawrence Eugene Brandt, Priest of Erie (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Greensburg (USA)

Diocese of Irapuato was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia and Diocese of León and became suffragan of San Luis Potosí) (Mexico)

Fr. Hiansen Vieira Franco was appointed as Priest of Guaxupé (Brazil)

Bishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Sibolga (Indonesia), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Medan (Indonesia)

Fr. Francisco González Ramos, Priest of León (Mexico), was appointed as Priest of Irapuato (Mexico)

Bishop José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda, Titular Bishop of Naratcata and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Irapuato (Mexico)

Dr. Lila Blanca Archideo, Servidoras, was appointed as President of Association of Consecrated Virgins “Servidoras”

Bishop Evarist Pinto, Titular Bishop of Castra severiana, Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi (Pakistan) and Apostolic Administrator of Karachi (Pakistan), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan)

Bishop Leonce Albert van Peteghem, Bishop emeritus of Gent (Belgium), passed away at 87

Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira, Titular Bishop of Turris in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Jundiaí (Brazil)

Bishop Amaury Castanho resigned as Bishop of Jundiaí (Brazil)

Bishop-elect Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa, Priest of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Bishop of Iskanderiya of the Armenians (Egypt)

Bishop Howard George Tripp resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

Bishop Joseph Fred Naumann, Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Kansas City (USA)

Archbishop Edoardo Menichelli, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti–Vasto (Italy), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ancona–Osimo (Italy)

Archbishop Franco Festorazzi resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ancona–Osimo (Italy)

Archbishop Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Fort-de-France–Saint-Pierre (Martinique)

Fr. Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville, Priest of Fort-de-France–Saint-Pierre (Martinique), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Fort-de-France–Saint-Pierre (Martinique)

Bishop Giancarlo Vecerrica, Bishop of Fabriano–Matelica (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy)

Archbishop Joseph Ti Kang (狄剛) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

Msgr. Hans Walter Vavrovsky was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Guido Maria Casullo, Bishop emeritus of Cândido Mendes (Brazil), passed away at 94

Archbishop Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada)

Bishop Raymond Olir Roussin, S.M., Bishop of Victoria (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada)

Archbishop Diego Causero, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Bishop Gennaro Pascarella, Bishop of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Pozzuoli (Italy)

Msgr. Aldo Passerini was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Angelo Riva was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Carlo Spazzi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Ladislav Čeri was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Stephen Hector Doueihi resigned as Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (USA)

Fr. Gregory John Mansour, Priest of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites (USA), was elected Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (USA)

Bishop Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez, Bishop emeritus of Guanare (Venezuela), passed away at 84

Fr. André Marceau, Priest of Bordeaux (France), was elected Bishop of Perpignan–Elne (France)

Bishop Noel Desmond Daly, Bishop emeritus of Sandhurst (Australia), passed away at 74

Fr. José Manuel Lorca Planes, Priest of Cartagena (Spain), was elected Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain)

Msgr. Felix Bernard was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão, Titular Bishop of Vanariona and Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman (India), was promoted as Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India) and Patriarch of East Indies

Msgr. Arranz José Mariscal was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Campo Angel Sancho was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, Bishop of Sioux City (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston–Houston (USA)

Msgr. Bernardus Henricus Joseph Kasteel was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Dominique François Joseph Mamberti resigned as Apostolic Delegate to Somalia

Fr. Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M., was elected Bishop of Zomba (Malawi)

Fr. John Bosco Auram was appointed as Priest of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Ramiro Moliner Inglés, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia and Special Representative to African Union (AU)

Bishop Walter Theodor Jansen, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Köln (Germany), passed away at 80

Bishop Zef Simoni resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Shkodrë (Albania)

Fr. Armando Bucciol, Priest of Vittorio Veneto (Italy), was elected Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil)

Bishop Hélio Paschoal, C.S.S., resigned as Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil)

Msgr. Paul Richard Gallagher, Priest of Liverpool (England), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Permanent Observer to Council of Europe, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi and Titular Archbishop of Hodelm

Fr. Amândio Domingues Neto, O.F.M., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Guinea-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), passed away

Archbishop Edgerton Roland Clarke resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

Fr. György Udvardy, Priest of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), was elected Titular Bishop of Marazanæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

Fr. László Kiss-Rigó, Priest of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), was elected Titular Bishop of Pudentiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

Fr. Luigi Antonio Cantafora, Priest of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy), was elected Bishop of Lamezia Terme (Italy)

Bishop Vincenzo Rimedio resigned as Bishop of Lamezia Terme (Italy)

Bishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (鄭再發), Bishop of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan) and Pro-President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

Bishop Bosco Lin Chi-nan (林吉男), Titular Bishop of Alessano and Auxiliary Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan), was appointed as Bishop of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

Fr. Dieter Gahlen, C.M.M., Superior General of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries, passed away at 54

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti

Cardinal Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala

Bishop Paul Mambe Mukanga, Bishop of Kindu (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 74

Archbishop Renzo Fratini, Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria

Bishop Franz Žak, Bishop emeritus of Sankt Pölten (Austria), passed away at 86

Bishop Raymundo Damasceno Assis, Titular Bishop of Nova Petra and Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil)

Archbishop João Bráz de Aviz, Metropolitan Archbishop of Maringá (Brazil), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasília (Brazil)

Cardinal José Freire Falcão resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasília (Brazil)

Cardinal Serafim Fernandes de Araújo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Cardinal Aloísio Lorscheider, O.F.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil)

Bishop Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo, Titular Bishop of Caliábria and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Msgr. Vito Rallo, Priest of Mazara del Vallo (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to Council of Europe

Msgr. Raffaello Funghini, Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary, Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota and President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State, was elected Titular Archbishop of Nova Petra

Msgr. Alfredo Cantalini was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Juan Navarro Castellanos, Priest of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla and Auxiliary Bishop of Acapulco (Mexico)

Msgr. Antoni Stankiewicz, Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop George Henry Speltz, Bishop emeritus of Saint Cloud (USA), passed away at 91

Bishop Gabriel-Marie-Joseph Matagrin, Bishop emeritus of Grenoble (France), passed away at 85

Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka, Bishop of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kindu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Maurice-Adolphe Gaidon resigned as Bishop of Cahors (France)

Bishop Ivo Baldi Gaburri, Bishop of Huaraz (Peru), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Huarí (Peru)

Bishop Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Chimbote (Peru)

Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.J., Bishop-Prelate of Huarí (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Huacho (Peru)

Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno, Bishop of Cajamarca (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Chimbote (Peru)

Bishop José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona, Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Huaraz (Peru)

Cardinal Tomáš Špidlík, S.J., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti

Msgr. Giovanni Dettori, Priest of Ozieri (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Ales–Terralba (Italy)

Bishop Antonino Orrù resigned as Bishop of Ales–Terralba (Italy)

Fr. Mauricio Urrea Carrillo was appointed as Priest of Nogales (Mexico)

Bishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M., Bishop of Zipaquirá (Colombia), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Zipaquirá (Colombia) and Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena (Colombia)

Bishop Francis Xavier Mugadzi, Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe), passed away at 72

Cardinal Philippe Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin took possession as Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio

Msgr. Alberto Mazzola was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Paride Taban resigned as Bishop of Torit (South Sudan)

Archbishop Cándido Genaro Rubiolo, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mendoza (Argentina), passed away at 83

Cardinal Opilio Rossi, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina and President emeritus of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari, passed away at 93

Bishop Timothée Pirigisha Mukombe, Bishop emeritus of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 83

Archbishop Bruno Musarò, Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius, Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles and Apostolic Delegate to Comoro Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

Fr. Vasyl Semeniuk, Priest of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was elected Titular Bishop of Castra severiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B., resigned as Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)

Bishop Richard Joseph Malone, Titular Bishop of Aptuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)

Bishop George Otto Wirz resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Madison (USA)

Cardinal Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M., resigned as Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Fr. Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte, Priest of Garagoa (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Chiquinquirá (Colombia)

Archbishop Nikola Eterović, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, was appointed as Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Fr. Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico) and Titular Bishop of Lete

Archbishop Franc Rode, C.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia), was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo resigned as Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Bishop Thomas Ludger Dupré resigned as Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA)

Archbishop Michel Louis Coloni resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dijon (France)

Fr. Roland Minnerath, Priest of Strasbourg (France), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Dijon (France)

Archbishop Denis Eugene Hurley, O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Durban (South Africa), passed away at 88

Bishop Baldomero Carlos Martini, Bishop of San Francisco (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of San Justo (Argentina)

Bishop Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda, Bishop of Guaranda (Ecuador), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Ecuador (Ecuador)

Bishop Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello, Titular Bishop of Ambia and Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Azogues (Ecuador)

Bishop Julio César Terán Dutari, S.J., Titular Bishop of Horrea and Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador)

Bishop Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo resigned as Bishop of Azogues (Ecuador)

Bishop Patrick Christopher Pinder, Titular Bishop of Casæ Calanæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Nassau (Bahamas), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau (Bahamas)

Archbishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau (Bahamas) and President of Antilles Episcopal Conference, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

Fr. Carlo Ellena, Priest of Torino (Italy), was elected Bishop of Zé Doca (Brazil)

Archbishop Dominique François Joseph Mamberti, Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea

Bishop Giovanni Locatelli, Bishop emeritus of Vigevano (Italy), passed away at 79

Bishop Héctor Sabatino Cardelli, Bishop of Concordia (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Argentina)

Archbishop Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Buenaventura (Colombia)

Cardinal Angelo Scola took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli

Fr. Leonardo D’Ascenzo, Priest of Velletri–Segni (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Fernández Celso Rodríguez was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Gerard Maximilliam Lopez was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Gustaaf Joos took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo

Bishop Salvador Emilio Riverón Cortina, Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (Cuba), passed away at 55

Diocese of Bydgoszcz was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno, Diocese of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg and Diocese of Pelplin and became suffragan of Gniezno) (Poland)

Archdiocese of Łódź was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź (with suffragan see Łowicz) (Poland)

Diocese of Świdnica was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław and Diocese of Legnica and became suffragan of Wrocław) (Poland)

Fr. Stanisław Budzik, Priest of Tarnów (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Hólar and Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów (Poland)

Archbishop Władysław Ziółek, Archbishop of Łódź (Poland), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź (Poland)

Fr. Ignacy Dec, Priest of Wrocław (Poland), was elected Bishop of Świdnica (Poland)

Bishop Jan Karol Tyrawa, Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna and Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Bishop Julian Andrzej Wojtkowski resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Poland)

Bishop Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin, Bishop of Getafe (Spain), passed away at 73

Archbishop Antonio López Aviña, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Durango (Mexico), passed away at 88

Fr. José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A., was elected Titular Bishop of Naratcata and Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá (Panama)

Fr. Pablo Varela Server, Priest of Panamá (Panama), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá (Panama) and Titular Bishop of Macomades rusticiana

Fr. Stanislav Stolárik, Priest of Košice (Slovakia), was elected Titular Bishop of Barica and Auxiliary Bishop of Košice (Slovakia)

Prof. Mary Ann Glendon was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Diocese of Raipur was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Raipur (with suffragan sees Ambikapur, Jagdalpur and Raigarh) (India)

Bishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme, Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Antofagasta (Chile)

Fr. Marcel Madila Basanguka, Priest of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Titular Bishop of Gigthi and Auxiliary Bishop of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel, Bishop of Raipur (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Raipur (India)

Fr. Juan Bautista Tomás Oliver Climent, O.F.M., was elected Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Requena (Peru) and Titular Bishop of Legis Volumni

Fr. Alberto Ricardo da Silva, Priest of Díli (Timor-Leste), was elected Bishop of Díli (Timor-Leste)

Bishop Basílio do Nascimento resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Díli (Timor-Leste)

Bishop Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Líbano–Honda (Colombia)

Fr. Jean-François Guérin, C.S.M., resigned as Superior General of Community of Saint Martin

Fr. Piero Coccia, Priest of Ascoli Piceno (Italy), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Pesaro (Italy)

Bishop Riccardo Ruotolo resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy)

Archbishop Stanislaus Lo Guang (Lokuang) (羅光), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan), passed away at 93

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Ama, Bishop emeritus of Ebolowa–Kribi (Cameroon), passed away at 77

Fr. Terence F. D’Souza, Priest of Toronto (Canada), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Marco Laurencic was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Anthony Robert Nusca was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Ambrose E. Sheehy was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph D. Shiels was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Victor Valentin Sánchez Espinosa, Priest of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Ambia and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

Fr. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Priest of Pelplin (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Vito Schlickmann resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Florianópolis (Brazil)

Fr. Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P., was elected Bishop of Añatuya (Argentina)

Msgr. Tedé Lucien Chambény was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Artemio Prati, Bishop emeritus of Carpi (Italy), passed away at 97

Bishop Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse, Titular Bishop of Lambæsis and Auxiliary Bishop of Grenoble (France), was appointed as Bishop of Périgueux (France)

Bishop Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S., resigned as Bishop of Périgueux (France)

Bishop William Zephyrine Gomes, Bishop emeritus of Poona (India), passed away at 87

Bishop Nicholas Carmen Dattilo, Bishop of Harrisburg (USA), passed away at 71

Fr. Ramón José Aponte Fernández, Priest of Trujillo (Venezuela), was elected Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela)

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

Bishop Edoardo Ricci resigned as Bishop of San Miniato (Italy)

Fr. Fausto Tardelli, Priest of Lucca (Italy), was elected Bishop of San Miniato (Italy)

Bishop Basílio do Nascimento, Titular Bishop of Septimunicia and Apostolic Administrator of Baucau (Timor-Leste), was appointed as Bishop of Baucau (Timor-Leste)

Fr. Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira, Priest of Salto (Uruguay), was elected Bishop of Minas (Uruguay)

Fr. Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini, Priest of Montevideo (Uruguay), was elected Titular Bishop of Vazari and Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo (Uruguay)

Bishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Minas (Uruguay)

Fr. Cícero Alves de França was appointed as Priest of São Paulo (Brazil)

Bishop Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I., Bishop emeritus of Ngaoundéré (Cameroon), passed away at 79

Bishop Józef Gucwa, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Tarnów (Poland), passed away at 80

Fr. Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., was appointed as Secretary General of International Theological Commission

Cardinal Péter Erdő took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina

Msgr. Robert Joseph Cunningham, Priest of Buffalo (USA) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, was elected Bishop of Ogdensburg (USA)

Fr. Robert William Finn, Priest of Saint Louis (USA), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA)

Bishop Timothy Anthony McDonnell, Titular Bishop of Semina and Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA)

Bishop Robert Joseph McManus, Titular Bishop of Allegheny and Auxiliary Bishop of Providence (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Worcester (USA)

Bishop Daniel Patrick Reilly resigned as Bishop of Worcester (USA)

Msgr. Robert L. Lawler resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ogdensburg (USA)

Msgr. Vito Bitetto was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Giuseppe Tonello, Priest of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Helmut Reckter, S.J., Bishop of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe), passed away at 70

Msgr. Mark C. Ernstmann was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Stephen Andrew Schneider was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Matthias Hribernik was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Franz König, Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Wien (Austria), passed away at 98

Cardinal Rodolfo Ignacio Quezada Toruño took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino

Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (김수환 스테파노 / 金壽宦) was appointed as Protopriest of College of Cardinals

Bishop Rafael Bellido Caro, Bishop emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), passed away at 80

Bishop Joakim Segedi, Titular Bishop of Gypsaria, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Gypsaria

Bishop Leopold Nowak resigned as Bishop of Magdeburg (Germany)

Mr. Paolo Trombetta was appointed as Accountant General of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Fr. Andrews Thazhath, Priest of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Aptuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Joseph Kallarangatt, Priest of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Joseph Pallikaparampil resigned as Bishop of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. José Porunnedom, Priest of Mananthavady of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Mananthavady of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Salesius Mugambi succeeded as Bishop of Meru (Kenya)

Bishop Silas Silvius Njiru resigned as Bishop of Meru (Kenya)

Fr. Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Priest of Yopougon (Cote d’Ivoire), was elected Bishop of Katiola (Cote d’Ivoire)

Bishop Marie-Daniel Dadiet resigned as Bishop of Katiola (Cote d’Ivoire)

Archbishop Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J., Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Callao (Peru), passed away at 86

Cardinal George Pell took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello

Bishop Miguel D’Aversa, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Humaitá (Brazil), passed away at 88

Fr. Paulo Renato Fernandes Gonçalves de Campos was appointed as Priest of São José dos Campos (Brazil)

Archbishop Joakim Segedi, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia), passed away at 99

Bishop Salvatore Ligorio, Bishop of Tricarico (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Matera–Irsina (Italy)

Bishop Giacomo Barabino resigned as Bishop of Ventimiglia–San Remo (Italy)

Bishop Alberto Maria Careggio, Bishop of Chiavari (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Ventimiglia–San Remo (Italy)

Fr. Vincenzo Carmine Orofino, Priest of Tursi–Lagonegro (Italy), was elected Bishop of Tricarico (Italy)

Bishop Alberto Tanasini, Titular Bishop of Suelli and Auxiliary Bishop of Genova (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Chiavari (Italy)

Msgr. Stanisław Jeż was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Luigi Talamoni, Priest of Milano (Italy), was beatified

Sr. Matilde del Sagrado Corazón Téllez Robles (Matilde) was beatified

Sr. Piedad de la Cruz Ortiz Real (Tomasa) was beatified

Mother Maria Candida dell’Eucaristia Barba (Maria), O.C.D., was beatified

Bishop Michael Huang Wo-ze (黃渥澤) ▼, Bishop emeritus of Shunqing 順慶 (China), passed away at 98

Bishop Vinzenz Guggenberger resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg (Germany)

Bishop George Leo Thomas, Titular Bishop of Vagrauta and Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Helena (USA)

Bishop Thomas Joseph Costello resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Syracuse (USA)

Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante, Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Camden (USA)

Msgr. Kevin Sean O’Neill resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Helena (USA)

Bishop Hélio Adelar Rubert, Titular Bishop of Flenucleta and Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Santa Maria (Brazil)

Bishop Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

Bishop José Ivo Lorscheiter resigned as Bishop of Santa Maria (Brazil)

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana pro hac vice Title

Bishop Jean-Charles Marie Descubes, Bishop of Agen (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France)

Msgr. Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy), Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Canonist of Apostolic Penitentiary

Msgr. Francis C. Jamieson was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stanisław Gębka was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Georges-Marie-Martin Cottier, O.P., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Domenico e Sisto

Msgr. Robert J. Siffrin was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), passed away at 89

Fr. Kevin John Dunn, Priest of Birmingham (England), was elected Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle (England)

Bishop Michael Ambrose Griffiths, E.B.C., resigned as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle (England)

Bishop Jesus J. Sison, Bishop emeritus of Tarlac (Philippines), passed away at 85

Fr. Andrzej Franciszek Dziuba, Priest of Gniezno (Poland), was elected Bishop of Łowicz (Poland)

Bishop Alojzy Orszulik, S.A.C., resigned as Bishop of Łowicz (Poland)

Bishop Kenneth Edward Untener, Bishop of Saginaw (USA), passed away at 66

Archbishop Joseph Salamé, Archbishop emeritus of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria), passed away at 89

Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

Msgr. Nicolae Lupea was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Octavian Moisin was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Celso Morga Iruzubieta, Priest of Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño (Spain), Chaplain of His Holiness and Bureau Chief of Congregation for Clergy, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Vincenzo Savio, S.D.B., Bishop of Belluno–Feltre (Italy), passed away at 59

Cardinal William Henry Keeler resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Richmond (USA)

Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo, Bishop of Honolulu (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Richmond (USA)

Fr. Kazimierz Radzik, C.S.M.A., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel (Michaelites)

Bishop Guillaume-Marie van Zuylen, Bishop emeritus of Liège (Belgium), passed away at 94

Fr. Ramón Castro Castro, Priest of Tijuana (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Suelli and Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico)

Fr. José Rafael Palma Capetillo, Priest of Yucatán (Mexico), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico) and Titular Bishop of Vallis

Fr. Ján Orosch, Priest of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia) and Titular Bishop of Semina

Fr. Stanislav Zvolenský, Priest of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia), was elected Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna and Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia)

Bishop Dominik Tóth resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia)

Bishop Štefan Vrablec resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia)

Bishop François-Xavier Yombandje, Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro (Central African Republic) and Apostolic Administrator of Bossangoa (Central African Republic), was appointed as Bishop of Bossangoa (Central African Republic)

Bishop Victor Hugo Palma Paúl succeeded as Bishop of Escuintla (Guatemala)

Bishop Fernando Claudio Gamalero González, Bishop of Escuintla (Guatemala), passed away at 73

Cardinal Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Bishop Marian Gołębiewski, Bishop of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Bishop António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Viseu (Portugal), passed away at 75

Bishop Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Warszawa-Praga (Poland), passed away at 82

Msgr. Tadeusz Jurek was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Francis Vincent Cilia was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. John J. Darcy was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Melchor José Sánchez de Toca y Alameda, Priest of Toledo (Spain) and Bureau Chief of Pontifical Council for Culture, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Sakania–Kipushi (Congo-Kinshasa) and Apostolic Administrator of Manono (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Gaston Ruwezi Kashala, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Sakania–Kipushi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Arthur Roche succeeded as Bishop of Leeds (England)

Bishop David Every Konstant resigned as Bishop of Leeds (England)

Fr. Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Merauke (Indonesia)

Archbishop Jacobus Duivenvoorde, M.S.C., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Merauke (Indonesia)

Msgr. John Cunningham, Priest of Paisley (Scotland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Galloway (Scotland)

Bishop Maurice Taylor resigned as Bishop of Galloway (Scotland)

Fr. Chibly Langlois, Priest of Jacmel (Haiti), was elected Bishop of Fort-Liberté (Haiti)

Fr. Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli, Priest of Milano (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Lambæsis and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)

Msgr. Luigi Stucchi, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Horrea

Bishop Juan José Omella Omella, Bishop of Barbastro–Monzón (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño (Spain)

Fr. William Victor Fuller was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Martin Joseph Neylon, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Caroline Islands (Micronesia), passed away at 84

Archbishop Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória (Brazil)

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

Msgr. Melchor José Sánchez de Toca y Alameda, Priest of Toledo (Spain), Bureau Chief of Pontifical Council for Culture and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Culture

Fr. Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca, Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador, Priest of San Vicente (El Salvador) and Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of El Salvador (El Salvador), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Seth Osei Agyemang was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Andrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. Subl., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bari–Bitonto (Italy) and Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Bari, passed away at 73

Bishop Francisco Funaay Claver, S.J., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines)

Fr. Cornelio Galleo Wigwigan, Priest of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Vagrauta and Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines)

Archbishop André Makarakiza, M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gitega (Burundi), passed away at 84

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Liborio

Bishop Joseph Roy, Bishop emeritus of Mysore (India), passed away at 78

Fr. José Roberto Ospina Leongómez, Priest of Bogotá (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Gypsaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

Fr. M.L. Aloysius, C.R., Prior General emeritus of Rosarian Fathers, passed away at 65

Msgr. Corrado Pasquantonio was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop James Leonard Doyle, Bishop emeritus of Peterborough (Canada), passed away at 74

Bishop António Augusto dos Santos Marto, Titular Bishop of Bladia and Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Viseu (Portugal)

Bishop José Francisco Sanches Alves, Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Portalegre–Castelo Branco (Portugal)

Bishop Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M., resigned as Bishop of Portalegre–Castelo Branco (Portugal)

Bishop Manuel Madureira Dias resigned as Bishop of Faro (Portugal)

Bishop Manuel Neto Quintas, S.C.I., Titular Bishop of Elicroca and Auxiliary Bishop of Faro (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Faro (Portugal)

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine

Archbishop Ramón Torrella Cascante, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tarragona (Spain), passed away at 80

Archbishop Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan (葉勝男), Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia

Archbishop Augustine Kasujja, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles and Apostolic Delegate to Comoro Islands

Bishop Alejandro Goić Karmelić succeeded as Bishop of Rancagua (Chile)

Bishop Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC., resigned as Bishop of Rancagua (Chile)

Bishop Ján Eugen Kočiš, Priest of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Czech Republic of the Ruthenians (Czechia) and Titular Bishop of Abrittum

Sr. Enrica Rosanna, F.M.A., was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Fr. Jesús Torres Llorente, C.M.F., resigned as Undersecretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Fr. August Franciszek Czartoryski, S.D.B., was beatified

Sr. Laura de Santa Catalina de Siena Montoya y Upegui (Laura de Jesús), O.B., was beatified

Sr. María Guadalupe García Zavala (Anastasia Guadalupe), S.S.M.M.P., was beatified

Sr. Nemesia Valle (Giulia) was beatified

Sr. Eusebia Palomino Yenes, F.M.A., was beatified

Ms. Alexandrina Maria da Costa was beatified

Abbot Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. Cas., Abbot Ordinary of Montecassino (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Minturno

Bishop Hernando Velásquez Lotero, Bishop emeritus of Facatativá (Colombia), passed away at 77

Archbishop Barthélémy Batantu, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville), passed away at 78

Cardinal Desmond Connell resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Bishop Claudio Stagni, Titular Bishop of Dardanus and Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy)

Msgr. Mario Giordana, Priest of Saluzzo (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti and Titular Archbishop of Minori

Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli

Fr. Michel Larbubu, M. Afr., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Laghouat (Algeria)

Archbishop Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Buenaventura (Colombia)

Fr. Héctor Epalza Quintero, P.S.S., was elected Bishop of Buenaventura (Colombia)

Fr. Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ 菊地 功), S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Niigata 新潟 (Japan)

Bishop Francis Keiichi Sato (フランシスコ 佐藤敬一), O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Niigata 新潟 (Japan)

Bishop Leonard Anthony Boyle resigned as Bishop of Dunedin (New Zealand)

Fr. Colin David Campbell, Priest of Dunedin (New Zealand), was elected Bishop of Dunedin (New Zealand)

Bishop Oswald Georg Hirmer, Bishop of Mthatha (South Africa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Aliwal (South Africa)

Bishop Fritz Lobinger resigned as Bishop of Aliwal (South Africa)

Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don, Archbishop ad personam and Adjunct Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste and Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico

Titular Episcopal See of Arna was restored (Italy)

Sr. Barbara O’Dea, F.d.L.S., resigned as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Msgr. André Dubled was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. James Arumanayakam was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Francis James Harrison, Bishop emeritus of Syracuse (USA), passed away at 91

Fr. Daniel Henry Mueggenborg, Priest of Tulsa (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Salvatore Isgrò, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sassari (Italy), passed away at 73

Fr. Pierangelo Pedretti was appointed as Priest of Roma (Italy)

Bishop José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R., Bishop of Menongue (Angola), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Huambo (Angola)

Bishop Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Huambo (Angola)

Bishop Gérard Drainville resigned as Bishop of Amos (Canada)

Bishop Eugène Tremblay, Titular Bishop of Succuba and Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Amos (Canada)

Bishop Francis Xavier Guo Zheng-ji (郭正基) ▼, Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China), passed away at 90

Bishop Socrates Buenaventura Villegas, Titular Bishop of Nin and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Balanga (Philippines)

Fr. Artur Grzegorz Miziński, Priest of Lublin (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Tarasa in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland)

Bishop Michael He Jin-min (賀近民) ▼, Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China), passed away at 86

Bishop Matthew Hu Xian-de (胡賢德) succeeded as Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China)

Msgr. Juan Fernando Usma Gómez, Priest of Medellín (Colombia), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop James Anthony Toppo, Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India), passed away at 74

Bishop Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S., Bishop of Sobral (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil)

Archbishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil)

Bishop Guy André Marie de Kérimel, Titular Bishop of Casæ medianæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Nice (France), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Grenoble (France)

Bishop Jean-Luc Brunin, Titular Bishop of Usinaza and Auxiliary Bishop of Lille (France), was appointed as Bishop of Ajaccio (France)

Fr. Matthias Du Jiang (杜江) was consecrated as Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China)

Fr. Joseph Walter Estabrook, Priest of Albany (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Flenucleta and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

Fr. Richard Brendan Higgins, Priest of Sacramento (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA) and Titular Bishop of Casæ Calanæ

Fr. René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas, Priest of Villarrica (Chile), was elected Bishop of Osorno (Chile)

Fr. Jesús Vidal Chamorro was appointed as Priest of Madrid (Spain)

Bishop Agustín Otero Largacha, O.A.R., Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia), passed away at 63

Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca

Archbishop Mario Zenari, Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire, Apostolic Nuncio to Niger and Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka

Fr. Silvio Sassi, S.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Saint Paul

Fr. Pietro Campus, S.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Society of Saint Paul

Bishop Antônio Pedro Misiara, Bishop emeritus of Bragança Paulista (Brazil), passed away at 86

Bishop Rafael Llano Cifuentes, Opus Dei, Titular Bishop of Mades and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Nova Friburgo (Brazil)

Bishop José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil)

Fr. Paulo Francisco Machado, Priest of Petrópolis (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Caliábria and Auxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil)

Bishop Marie-Daniel Dadiet, Apostolic Administrator of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire)

Bishop Filippo Santoro, Titular Bishop of Tuscamia and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil)

Fr. José Aníbal Casasola Sosa, Priest of Zacapa (Guatemala), was elected Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala) and Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala)

Msgr. Richard Joseph Gagnon, Priest of Vancouver (Canada) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Victoria (Canada)

Bishop Joseph Satoshi Fukahori (ヨセフ 深堀 敏) resigned as Bishop of Takamatsu 高松 (Japan)

Bishop Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (フランシスコ・ザビエル 溝部 脩), S.D.B., Bishop of Sendai 仙台 (Japan), was appointed as Bishop of Takamatsu 高松 (Japan)

Archbishop Hubert Louis Marie Félix Michon, Archbishop emeritus of Rabat (Morocco), passed away at 76

Bishop Ramon Cabrera Argüelles, Military Ordinary of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines (Philippines), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lipa (Philippines)

Fr. Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Pagadian (Philippines)

Bishop Leo Murphy Drona, S.D.B., Bishop of San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of San Pablo (Philippines)

Bishop José Francisco Oliveros, Bishop of Boac (Philippines) and Apostolic Administrator of Malolos (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Malolos (Philippines)

Fr. Emmanuel Celeste Trance, Priest of Jaro (Philippines), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Catarman (Philippines)

Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien took possession as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano

Archbishop Lawrence Khai Saen-Phon-On resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand)

Bishop George Yod Phimphisan, C.SS.R., Bishop of Udon Thani (Thailand), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand)

Fr. Giovanni Battistelli, O.F.M., resigned as Custos of the Holy Land of Custody of the Holy Land

Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., was appointed as Custos of the Holy Land of Custody of the Holy Land

Bishop Kevin Michael Britt, Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA), passed away at 59

Fr. Luigi Orione, F.D.P., Superior General of Sons of Divine Providence, was canonised

Fr. Annibale Maria Di Francia (Hannibal Mary Di Francia), R.C.J., Founder of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus (Rogationists), was canonised

Fr. Josep Manyanet i Vives, S.F., Founder of Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph, was canonised

Fr. Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini (Youssef), O.L.M., was canonised

Sr. Paola Elisabetta Cerioli Buzecchi-Tasis (Costanza), Founder of Congregation of the Holy Family of Bergamo, was canonised

Ms. Gianna Beretta Molla was canonised

Bishop Augustine Zhao Jing-nong (趙經農), Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China), passed away at 94

Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida, Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) and Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Grand Rapids (USA)

Msgr. Vytautas Steponas Vaičiûnas was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dakar (Senegal), passed away at 83

Fr. Martin David Holley, Priest of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Rusibisir and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)

Bishop Leonard James Olivier, S.V.D., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)

Archbishop Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Bishop Moacyr José Vitti, C.S.S., Bishop of Piracicaba (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Bishop Luis María Estrada Paetau, O.P., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Izabal (Guatemala)

Fr. Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez, Priest of Jalapa (Guatemala), was elected Vicar Apostolic of Izabal (Guatemala) and Titular Bishop of Succuba

Bishop Roberto Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Vagada and Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), was appointed as Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras)

Bishop Geraldo Daniel Scarpone Caporale, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras)

Fr. Vicente Jiménez Zamora, Priest of Osma–Soria (Spain), was elected Bishop of Osma–Soria (Spain)

Bishop David Arias Pérez, O.A.R., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

Fr. Gaetano Aldo Donato (Thomas), Priest of Newark (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Jamestown and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

Fr. John Walter Flesey, Priest of Newark (USA), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA) and Titular Bishop of Allegheny

Bishop Charles James McDonnell resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

Fr. Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, Priest of Nha Trang (Vietnam), was elected Bishop of Thanh Hoá (Vietnam)

Bishop Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M., resigned as Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico)

Fr. Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López, Priest of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico)

Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Monte Carmelo a Mostacciano

Fr. Maciej Małyga was appointed as Priest of Wrocław (Poland)

Fr. Adrian Put was appointed as Priest of Zielona Góra–Gorzów (Poland)

Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname and Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Korea

Fr. Nicolas Lhernould was appointed as Priest of Tunis (Tunisia)

Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia

Bishop Maurício Grotto de Camargo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Araçatuba (Brazil)

Bishop John Atcherley Dew, Titular Bishop of Privata and Auxiliary Bishop of Wellington (New Zealand), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand)

Fr. Sérgio Krzywy, Priest of Assis (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Araçatuba (Brazil)

Archbishop Geraldo Majela Reis, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Diamantina (Brazil), passed away at 79

Msgr. José Herculano Arruda was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Carlo Furno resigned as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Cardinal Mario Francesco Pompedda resigned as Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

Bishop Agostino Vallini, Bishop of Albano (Italy), was appointed as Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

Fr. Luigi Marrucci, Priest of Volterra (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Miguel Delgado Galindo, Bureau Chief of Pontifical Council for the Laity, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Cardinal Bernard Francis Law was appointed as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Fr. Arthur M. Johnson, S.A., resigned as Minister General of Franciscan Friars of the Atonement

Fr. James Puglisi, S.A., was appointed as Minister General of Franciscan Friars of the Atonement

Fr. Giuseppe Andrich, Priest of Belluno–Feltre (Italy), was elected Bishop of Belluno–Feltre (Italy)

Fr. Lucio Soravito de Franceschi, Priest of Udine (Italy), was elected Bishop of Adria–Rovigo (Italy)

Bishop Jose Paala Salazar, O.P., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Batanes (Philippines) and Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa (Philippines), passed away at 67

Archbishop Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño (Spain)

Bishop Rafael González Moralejo, Bishop emeritus of Huelva (Spain), passed away at 86

Fr. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala was appointed as Priest of Washington (USA)

Bishop Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D., Bishop of Roraima (Brazil), passed away at 72

Bishop Gérard Ngoy Kabwe, Bishop emeritus of Manono (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 86

Bishop Ciriaco Scanzillo, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Napoli (Italy), passed away at 84

Fr. Bernardino Cruz Cortez, Priest of San Pablo (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Bladia and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

Msgr. Mieczysław Jerzy Świdziniewski was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Titular Episcopal See of Biccari was restored (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Carmeiano was restored (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Egnazia Appula was restored (Italy)

Titular Episcopal See of Erdonia was restored (Italy)

Sr. Therezinha Rasera, S.D.S., was appointed as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Bishop Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon, M. Afr., Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria), passed away at 71

Msgr. Artur Matuszek was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Victor Guazzelli, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Westminster (England), passed away at 84

Bishop Karl Borromäus Flügel, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Regensburg (Germany), passed away at 88

Msgr. Lucian Lamza was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Frank Joseph Rodimer resigned as Bishop of Paterson (USA)

Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli, Titular Bishop of Enera and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Paterson (USA)

Bishop Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque resigned as Bishop of Tarija (Bolivia)

Bishop Bruno Gamberini, Bishop of Bragança Paulista (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Campinas (Brazil)

Archbishop Gilberto Pereira Lopes resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Campinas (Brazil)

Fr. Gérard Chabanon, M. Afr., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

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

Diocese of Trivandrum was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trivandrum (with suffragan sees Alleppey, Neyyattinkara, Punalur and Quilon) (India)

Fr. Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga, Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chad and Priest of Doba (Chad), was elected Bishop of Moundou (Chad)

Bishop Michele Russo, M.C.C.J., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Moundou (Chad)

Bishop Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam, Bishop of Trivandrum (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Trivandrum (India)

Fr. Andrew Raksam Marak, Priest of Tura (India), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Tura (India)

Fr. Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, Priest of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Alfredo Maria Garsia, Bishop emeritus of Caltanissetta (Italy), passed away at 76

Bishop Armando Larios Jiménez resigned as Bishop of Riohacha (Colombia)

Fr. Giovanni D’Alise, Priest of Acerra (Italy), was elected Bishop of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy)

Fr. Ernesto Mandara, Priest of Amalfi–Cava de’ Tirreni (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Turris in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Fr. Tomasz Zbigniew Sztajerwald was appointed as Priest of Warszawa-Praga (Poland)

Fr. André Lesouëf, M.E.P., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Kompong Cham (Cambodia), passed away at 86

Fr. Francisco Castro Lalupú was appointed as Priest of Trujillo (Peru)

Fr. Imad Khoshaba Gargees was appointed as Priest of Duhok of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, Secretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Secretary of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe

Msgr. Gerard McKay, Priest of Argyll and The Isles (Scotland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop Jozef Zlatňanský resigned as Secretary of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe

Msgr. Joseph Robert Cistone, Priest of Philadelphia (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Casæ medianæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Msgr. Joseph Patrick McFadden, Priest of Philadelphia (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Horreomargum and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

Archbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiabá (Brazil)

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

Bishop Manuel Pestana Filho resigned as Bishop of Anápolis (Brazil)

Bishop João Casimiro Wilk (Jan Kazimierz), O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Formosa (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Anápolis (Brazil)

Bishop Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B., resigned as Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)

Bishop Kazimierz Nycz, Titular Bishop of Villa regis and Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland)

Bishop Ramón Masnou Boixeda, Bishop emeritus of Vic (Spain), passed away at 96

Archbishop Augustine Kasujja, Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles and Apostolic Delegate to Comoro Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius

Fr. W. Dean Walz, Priest of Dubuque (USA), was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Lyle Lawrence Wilgenbusch was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Antony Anandarayar, Bishop of Ootacamund (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India)