Nominations and Resignations

Fr. Nikolaus Schöch, O.F.M., resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. François Breton, C.F.S., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Priestly Fraternity

Fr. Bruno Hamel, C.F.S., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Priestly Fraternity

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

Fr. Anthony Dang Ming-yan (黨明彥), Priest of Xi’an 西安 (China), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Xi’an 西安 (China)

Fr. Joseph Gao Hong-xiao (高宏孝), O.F.M., was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Kaifeng 開封 (China)

Bishop Joseph Fan Zhong-liang (范忠良), S.J., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Suzhou 蘇州 (China)

Fr. Paul He Ze-qing (何澤清) was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Wanxian 萬縣 (China)

Bishop Joseph Ma Zhong-mu (馬仲牧) resigned as Bishop of Ningxia 寧夏 (China)

Bishop Raymond Wang Chong-lin (王寵林) resigned as Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China)

Fr. Joseph Wu Qin-jing (吳欽敬) was elected Bishop of Zhouzhi 盩厔 (China)

Fr. Joseph Xing Wen-zhi (邢文之) was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

Fr. Joseph Xu Hong-gen (徐宏根) was elected Bishop of Suzhou 蘇州 (China)

Fr. Chen Tian-huai (陳天懷) was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Hanyang 漢陽 (China)

Fr. Xu Qin-zhong (許欽忠), S.J., Apostolic Administrator of Bengbu 蚌埠 (China), passed away

Msgr. Michel Berger resigned as Undersecretary of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church

Fr. Emmeram Kränkl, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Benedictine Congregation of Bavaria

Fr. Albert Schmidt, O.S.B., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm

Abbot Gregor Zasche, O.S.B., resigned as President of Benedictine Congregation of Bavaria

Fr. George Arackal, C.V., resigned as Superior General of Vincentian Congregation

Fr. Varghese Puthussery, C.V., was appointed as Superior General of Vincentian Congregation

Br. Andrew Hickey, F.P.M., resigned as Superior General of Presentation Brothers

Br. Martin Kenneally, F.P.M., was appointed as Superior General of Presentation Brothers

Msgr. Fabio Fabene, Priest of Viterbo (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Archivist of College of Cardinals

Msgr. Giampiero Gloder, Priest of Padova (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Bureau Chief for Special Affairs of Secretariat of State

Msgr. Tullio Poli resigned as Director of House of St. Martha

Msgr. Guglielmo Zannoni, Undersecretary emeritus of Congregation for Clergy, passed away

Fr. Biagio Amata, S.D.B., resigned as President-Dean of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità

Fr. Francesco Compagnoni, O.P., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

Fr. Mario Maritano, S.D.B., was appointed as President-Dean of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità

Fr. Marco Nobile, O.F.M., resigned as Rector Magnificus of University of Antonianum

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

Fr. Paolo Scarafoni, L.C., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum

Fr. Orlando Todisco, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as President of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Saint Bonaventure (Seraphicum)

Br. Roberto Piccolo, F.D.M., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy

Ms. Paola Bignardi resigned as National President of Italian Catholic Action

Archbishop John Njue, Coadjutor Archbishop of Nyeri (Kenya), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Isiolo (Kenya)

Archbishop Jean Assaad Haddad resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Br. Cornelis Joannes Hendricus Maria van Dam, C.S.A., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Saint Louis Gonzaga

Fr. Aldo Tolotto was appointed as Director of House of St. Martha

Fr. Zdzisław Józef Kijas, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as President of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Saint Bonaventure (Seraphicum)

Archbishop Santos Abril y Castelló resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Msgr. Vicente Cárcel Ortí resigned as Chief of Chancellery of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

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

Sr. María Soledad Galerón Gutiérrez, R.M.I., was appointed as Superior General of Religious of Mary Immaculate (Claretian Missionary Sisters)

Fr. Mikaël Antoine Mouradian, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Msgr. Kevin C. McCoy resigned as Rector of Pontifical North American College

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

Fr. Mark Sheridan, E.B.C., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm

Bishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala, Auxiliary Bishop of Barquisimeto (Venezuela) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia (Venezuela)

Fr. Joseph Bazouzou resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Fr. Michael Curran, M.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sacred Heart Missionaries)

Fr. Abelardo Lobato, O.P., resigned as President of Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Fr. André Poisson, O. Cart., Minister General emeritus of Carthusian Order (Carthusians), passed away

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

Br. Broer Huitema, C.M.M., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Our Lady, Mother of Mercy (of Tilburg)

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

Mother Rosemae Pender, F.S.E., resigned as Superior General of Institute of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist

Mother Shaun Vergauwen, F.S.E., was appointed as Superior General of Institute of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist

Fr. Álvaro Corcuera Martínez del Río, L.C., was appointed as Director General of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum

Fr. Marcial Maciel Degollado, L.C., resigned as Director General of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ

Msgr. Seán Heaney was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Manuel Guirao, Bishop emeritus of Santiago del Estero (Argentina), passed away at 85

Bishop Francis Keiichi Sato (フランシスコ 佐藤敬一), O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Niigata 新潟 (Japan), passed away at 76

Bishop Marc Leclerc, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Québec (Canada), passed away at 71

Bishop Elio Sgreccia, Vice-President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and Vice-President of Pontifical Academy for Life, was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy for Life

Msgr. Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Chancellor of Pontifical Academy for Life

Bishop Alberto Giglioli, Bishop emeritus of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza (Italy), passed away at 80

Bishop Thaddeus Guo Yin-gong (郭印宮), Bishop emeritus of Datong 大同 (China), passed away at 87

Fr. Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez, Priest of Hermosillo (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Matamoros (Mexico)

Fr. Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M., was elected Bishop of Tarahumara (Mexico)

Fr. Joseph Thomas Konnath, Priest of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Sicilibba, Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India), Apostolic Visitator in North America of the Syro-Malankara and Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Syro-Malankara

Fr. Antonio Napolioni, Priest of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Dominique Tinoudji was appointed as Priest of Moundou (Chad)

Archbishop Yacoub Denha Scher, Archbishop of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 70

Cardinal Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi and President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See, passed away at 76

Bishop Angelo Mascheroni resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)

Fr. Sebastiano Paciolla, O. Cist., was appointed as Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop of San Pedro (Paraguay)

Bishop Nicholas James Samra resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Newton of the Greek-Melkites (USA)

Fr. Josafá Menezes da Silva, Priest of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Fr. Antônio Augusto Dias Duarte, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Titular Bishop of Tuscamia

Fr. Edney Gouvêa Mattoso, Priest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Tunnuna and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Fr. João Carlos Petrini, Priest of Fermo (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Augurus and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Archbishop Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin, Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Permanent Observer to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Bishop Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak, Bishop of Tagbilaran (Philippines), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines (Philippines)

Bishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Mbulu (Tanzania), was appointed as Bishop of Dodoma (Tanzania)

Bishop Matthias Joseph Isuja resigned as Bishop of Dodoma (Tanzania)

Archbishop James Patrick Keleher resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kansas City (USA)

Archbishop Joseph Fred Naumann succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kansas City (USA)

Fr. Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma was appointed as Priest of Meki (Ethiopia)

Archbishop Paul Karatas, Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye), passed away at 70

Fr. Hubert Marie Michel Marcel Herbreteau, Priest of Luçon (France), was elected Bishop of Agen (France)

Fr. Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, Priest of Chilaw (Sri Lanka), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Chilaw (Sri Lanka)

Bishop Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.J., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Huaraz (Peru), passed away at 78

Bishop Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras, Bishop emeritus of Ponce (Puerto Rico), passed away at 76

Fr. Henryk Hoser, S.A.C., was elected Titular Archbishop of Tepelta and Adjunct Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples

Archbishop Benvenuto Italo Castellani succeeded as Archbishop of Lucca (Italy)

Archbishop Bruno Tommasi resigned as Archbishop of Lucca (Italy)

Fr. Vicente Juan Segura, Priest of Valencia (Spain), was elected Bishop of Ibiza (Spain)

Bishop John Gao Ke-xian (高可賢), Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China), passed away at 77

Fr. Ryszard Kasyna, Priest of Gdańsk (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Dices and Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland)

Bishop Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland)

Diocese of Pult was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë–Pult) (Albania)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë–Pult (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Pult and lost suffragan sees Pult, Rrëshen and Southern Albania) (Albania)

Archdiocese of Durrës–Tiranë was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës (with suffragan sees Rrëshen and Southern Albania) (Albania)

Archbishop Rrok Kola Mirdita, Archbishop of Durrës–Tiranë (Albania), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiranë–Durrës (Albania)

Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island and Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

Msgr. Oscar Cantoni, Priest of Como (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Crema (Italy)

Archbishop Paul Fouad Tabet resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

Bishop George Edward Rueger resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Worcester (USA)

Msgr. Jean Laffitte, Priest of Autun (France) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Family

Msgr. Francesco Di Felice resigned as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Family

Fr. Michael Owen Jackels, Priest of Lincoln (USA), was elected Bishop of Wichita (USA)

Bishop Karl Heinz Jacoby, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Trier (Germany), passed away at 86

Archbishop Jean Hengen, Archbishop emeritus of Luxembourg (Luxembourg), passed away at 92

Msgr. Giovanni Francesco Brugnaro, Priest of Milano (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Bureau Chief of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, was appointed as Permanent Observer to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Msgr. Piero Monni resigned as Permanent Observer to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Fr. Andrew Jagaye Karnley, Priest of Monrovia (Liberia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Monrovia (Liberia)

Fr. Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M., was elected Bishop-Prelate of São Félix (Brazil)

Bishop Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D., Titular Bishop of Rufiniana and Auxiliary Bishop of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil)

Bishop Pedro Casaldáliga Plá, C.M.F., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of São Félix (Brazil)

Bishop Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M., resigned as Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil)

Fr. Valentin Pozaić, S.J., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) and Titular Bishop of Pićan

Bishop Armand-François Le Bourgeois, C.I.M., Bishop emeritus of Autun (France), passed away at 93

Cardinal Corrado Bafile, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title and Prefect emeritus of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints, passed away at 101

Bishop Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I., Bishop emeritus of De Aar (South Africa), passed away at 91

Archbishop Benito Gennaro Franceschetti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy), passed away at 69

Fr. Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira, Priest of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Aquæ flaviæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Fr. Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo, Priest of Porto (Portugal), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal) and Titular Bishop of Belali

Archbishop Angelo Comastri, Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy), Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto and Vice-President of Pontifical Academy of the Immaculate Conception, was appointed as Coadjutor Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy) and President of Fabric of Saint Peter

Cardinal Francesco Marchisano, Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy), President of Fabric of Saint Peter, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See, was appointed as President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Bishop Paul Themba Mngoma resigned as Bishop of Mariannhill (South Africa)

Bishop Jackson Berenguer Prado, Bishop emeritus of Paulo Afonso (Brazil), passed away at 86

Metropolitanate sui juris of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara Rite) was demoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trivandrum (lost territory to establish Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum) (India)

Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara Rite) was established (from Metropolitanate sui juris of Trivandrum) (India)

Archbishop Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil, O.I.C., President of Synod of the Syro-Malankara Church and Metropolitan of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Major Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias, Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola), was appointed as Bishop of Cabinda (Angola)

Bishop Paulino Fernandes Madeca resigned as Bishop of Cabinda (Angola)

Fr. Pierre-André Fournier, Priest of Québec (Canada), was elected Titular Bishop of Diana and Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada)

Fr. Gilles Lemay, Priest of Québec (Canada), was elected Titular Bishop of Eguga and Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada)

Fr. Julio Hernando García Peláez, Priest of Pereira (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Bida and Auxiliary Bishop of Cali (Colombia)

Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France)

Archbishop André Armand Vingt-Trois, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France)

Fr. José Antonio Fernández Hurtado, Priest of Tula (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Tuxtepec (Mexico)

Bishop José de Jesús Castillo Rentería, M.N.M., resigned as Bishop of Tuxtepec (Mexico)

Fr. Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F., was elected Titular Bishop of Thabraca and Vicar Apostolic of Darién (Panama)

Archbishop Edmundo Madarang Abaya resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Segovia (Philippines)

Bishop Ernesto Antolin Salgado, Bishop of Laoag (Philippines), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Segovia (Philippines)

Fr. Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara, Priest of Manila (Philippines), was elected Bishop of San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Philippines)

Archbishop Saminini Arulappa, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hyderabad (India), passed away at 80

Fr. Hubert Berenbrinker, Priest of Paderborn (Germany), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Harold Anthony Perera, Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka), was appointed as Bishop of Galle (Sri Lanka)

Fr. Terence Leange resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Galle (Sri Lanka)

Bishop Jaime Vieira Rocha, Bishop of Caicó (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil)

Fr. Edson de Castro Homem, Priest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Mutia and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Fr. Johannes-Baptist Freyer, O.F.M., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University Antonianum

Bishop Aldo Del Monte, Bishop emeritus of Novara (Italy), passed away at 89

Fr. Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I., was elected Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina)

Bishop Pedro Luis Ronchino, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina)

Fr. Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of Khulna (Bangladesh)

Bishop Michael Atul D’Rozario, C.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Khulna (Bangladesh)

Bishop Efrén Ramos Salazar, Bishop of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Mexico), passed away at 65

Cardinal Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Fr. François Xavier Lê Văn Hồng, Priest of Huê (Vietnam), was elected Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala and Auxiliary Bishop of Huê (Vietnam)

Bishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt, Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Hà Nôi (Vietnam), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Bishop David Cremin resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

Archbishop Renato Boccardo, Secretary of Pontifical Council for Social Communications, was appointed as Secretary General of Governorate of Vatican City State

Bishop Gianni Danzi, Titular Bishop of Castello and Secretary General of Governorate of Vatican City State, was promoted as Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) and Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto

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

Bishop Paolo Gillet resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Albano (Italy)

Msgr. Luigi Giussani, President of Fraternity of Communion and Liberation (CL), passed away at 82

Bishop Gerhard Feige, Titular Bishop of Tisedi and Auxiliary Bishop of Magdeburg (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Magdeburg (Germany)

Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez was appointed as Protodeacon of College of Cardinals

Archbishop André Dupuy, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to European Union

Cardinal Carlo Furno, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Cristo Re and Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Cristo Re pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Luigi Poggi, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica and Protodeacon of College of Cardinals, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina

Archbishop Giacinto Berloco, Apostolic Nuncio to Belize and Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela

Cardinal Gilberto Agustoni, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title

Fr. John Opoku-Agyemang, Priest of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Joseph Zhu Hua-yu (朱化宇), Metropolitan Archbishop of Anqing 安慶 (China), passed away at 87

Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello, Apostolic Nuncio to Panama, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador

Cardinal Josip Bozanić took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati

Fr. Lawrence Thomas Persico, Priest of Greensburg (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. John A. Regoli was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Roger A. Statnick was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Roberto Bolis, C.R.S., was appointed as Superior General of Clerics Regular of Somasca (Somascans)

Fr. Bruno Luppi, C.R.S., resigned as Superior General of Clerics Regular of Somasca (Somascans)

Bishop Eugenio Santiago Peyrou, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina), passed away at 91

Fr. Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Gisipa and Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande (Brazil)

Bishop Shi Hong-chen (石洪臣), C.M., Bishop of Tianjin 天津 (China) and Auxiliary Bishop of Tianjin 天津 (China), passed away at 77

Bishop Rafael Barraza Sánchez resigned as Bishop of Mazatlán (Mexico)

Bishop Mario Espinosa Contreras, Bishop of Tehuacán (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Mazatlán (Mexico)

Fr. Salvatore Ronald Matano, Priest of Providence (USA), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Burlington (USA)

Bishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton, Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

Archbishop Nestor Assogba resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

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

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

Territorial Abbacy of San Paolo fuori le Mura was suppressed (to Papal See of Roma) (Italy)

Archbishop José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Montevideo (Uruguay), passed away at 81

Bishop José Alves de Sà Trindade, Bishop emeritus of Montes Claros (Brazil), passed away at 92

Archbishop Román Arrieta Villalobos, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San José (Costa Rica), passed away at 80

Bishop Luciano Nervi, S.M.M., Bishop of Mangochi (Malawi), passed away at 67

Fr. Tomé Ferreira da Silva, Priest of Campanha (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Giufi and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Bishop José María Pinheiro, Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Bragança Paulista (Brazil)

Msgr. Bernd Klaschka was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Clemens Stroppel was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Nazzareno Marconi, Priest of Città di Castello (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Pier Luigi Rosa was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Angel Tec-i Hobayan resigned as Bishop of Catarman (Philippines)

Bishop Emmanuel Celeste Trance succeeded as Bishop of Catarman (Philippines)

Msgr. Eugeniusz Jaworski was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Sek-ou Andrew Choi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Eui-chai Paul Tjeng was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Ruiz Antonio Cartagena was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Cheng-li Anthony Kuo was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Yo-mei Hyacinth Wu was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Michael Joseph Boulette, Priest of San Antonio (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Alfred Andrew Schlert, Priest of Allentown (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Mathias Kappil resigned as Bishop of Punalur (India)

Fr. Joseph Kariyil, Priest of Cochin (India), was elected Bishop of Punalur (India)

Bishop Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck, Bishop emeritus of Grand Rapids (USA), passed away at 90

Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger resigned as Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Archbishop André Armand Vingt-Trois, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France), was appointed as Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Bishop Abele Conigli, Bishop emeritus of Teramo–Atri (Italy), passed away at 92

Bishop Giuseppe Torti, Bishop emeritus of Lugano (Switzerland), passed away at 77

Bishop Edward Kenneth Braxton, Bishop of Lake Charles (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Belleville (USA)

Dr. Marchese Don Giulio Sacchetti resigned as Councillor General of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

Prof. Cesare Mirabelli was appointed as Councillor General of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

Msgr. Zbigniew Maruszewski was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. John Joseph McIntyre, Priest of Philadelphia (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Timothy Christian Senior, Priest of Philadelphia (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. James D. Beisel was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. David H. Benz was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Charles L. Sangermano was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Hugh J. Shields was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Daniel J. Sullivan was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Luigi Negri, Priest of Milano (Italy), was elected Bishop of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy)

Fr. Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, Priest of Kongolo (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Kilwa–Kasenga (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Manono (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Vincent de Paul Kwanga Ndjibu, Priest of Kongolo (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Manono (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M., was elected Bishop of Trujillo (Honduras)

Fr. Marco Antonio Cortez Lara, Priest of Chiclayo (Peru), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua (Peru)

Msgr. Janusz Bogusław Stepnowski, Bureau Chief of Congregation for Bishops, Priest of Łomża (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen, Priest of Ratchaburi (Thailand), was elected Bishop of Ratchaburi (Thailand)

Bishop Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ratchaburi (Thailand)

Fr. Wiston Mosquera Moreno was appointed as Priest of Cali (Colombia)

Msgr. Jorge Mario Raigosa Alzate was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Udo Breitbach, Bureau Chief of Congregation for Bishops and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Tulio Omar Pérez Rivera was appointed as Priest of Sololá–Chimaltenango (Guatemala)

Msgr. Giorgio Ubertalli Ape was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Bohdan Bejze, Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź (Poland), passed away at 76

Bishop Stefan Cichy, Titular Bishop of Bonusta and Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Legnica (Poland)

Bishop Tadeusz Rybak resigned as Bishop of Legnica (Poland)

Fr. Julián Carrón was appointed as President of Fraternity of Communion and Liberation (CL)

Fr. Daniel Edward Thomas, Priest of Philadelphia (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Maurizio Barba, Priest of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Orazio Pepe, Priest of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap., Auxiliary Bishop of Arabia (United Arab Emirates), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

Archbishop John Atcherley Dew succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand)

Cardinal Thomas Stafford Williams resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand)

Bishop Vekoslav Grmic, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Maribor (Slovenia), passed away at 81

Bishop Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

Bishop Pierre-Marie Coty resigned as Bishop of Daloa (Cote d’Ivoire)

Bishop Maurice Konan Kouassi, Bishop of Odienné (Cote d’Ivoire), was appointed as Bishop of Daloa (Cote d’Ivoire)

Fr. Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez, Priest of Burgos (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Arcavica and Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo (Spain)

Fr. John Baptist Chai (翟德馨), C.D.D., Superior General emeritus of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord, passed away at 85

Msgr. Giovanni Francesco Brugnaro, Priest of Milano (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Permanent Observer to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M., resigned as Archbishop of Tánger (Morocco)

Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Estonia (Estonia)

Fr. Joaquim Justino Carreira, Priest of Jundiaí (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Bishop Eduardo Davino resigned as Bishop of Palestrina (Italy)

Fr. Domenico Sigalini, Priest of Brescia (Italy), was elected Bishop of Palestrina (Italy)

Fr. José Seijas Torres, O.F.M., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tánger (Morocco)

Bishop Jean-Marie-Louis Bonfils, S.M.A., resigned as Bishop of Nice (France)

Bishop Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé succeeded as Bishop of Nice (France)

Fr. Edward Władysław Kaczyński, O.P., was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Bishop Edward Dennis Head, Bishop emeritus of Buffalo (USA), passed away at 85

Bishop José Francisco Rezende Dias, Titular Bishop of Turres Ammeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Duque de Caxias (Brazil)

Bishop Mauro Morelli resigned as Bishop of Duque de Caxias (Brazil)

Fr. John Berinyuy Tata was appointed as Priest of Bamenda (Cameroon)

Bishop Daniel Joseph Bohan, Titular Bishop of Migirpa and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Regina (Canada)

Archbishop Peter Joseph Mallon resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Regina (Canada)

Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra (Ghana)

Bishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle, Bishop of Koforidua (Ghana), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra (Ghana)

Msgr. Hans-Josef Radermacher was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Josef Sauerborn was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Nildo Astolfi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Michał Robert Janocha, Priest of Warszawa (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jan Szarek was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Edward Terlecki was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Mark Edward Brennan, Priest of Washington (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Robert Edward Mulvee resigned as Bishop of Providence (USA)

Fr. Gregory James Studerus, Priest of Newark (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Thomas Joseph Tobin, Bishop of Youngstown (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Providence (USA)

Msgr. Richard J. Arnhols was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Robert F. Coleman was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Sean Cunneen was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Prete Frank G. Del Prete was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. John E. Doran was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Robert E. Emery was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. William Joseph Reilly was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Mission sui juris of Uzbekistan was promoted as Apostolic Administration of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)

Archbishop Carmelo Juan Giaquinta resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Resistencia (Argentina)

Bishop Janvier Kataka Luvete resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bunia (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Dieudonné Uringi Uuci, Priest of Bunia (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Bunia (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Pertusa and Apostolic Administrator of Estonia (Estonia)

Bishop Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B., Bishop of Vellore (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India)

Fr. Yvon Ambroise, Priest of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India), was elected Bishop of Tuticorin (India)

Fr. Jebamalai Susaimanickam, Priest of Madurai (India), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Sivagangai (India)

Bishop Petrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A., Bishop emeritus of Manokwari–Sorong (Indonesia), passed away at 87

Archbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello (アルベルト・ボッターリ・デ・カステッロ), Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

Abbot Paolo Lunardon, O.S.B. Cas., resigned as Abbot Ordinary of San Paolo fuori le Mura (Italy)

Prof. Giovanni Giustiniani was appointed as Assessor of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Prof. Gian Carlo Perone resigned as Assessor of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Bishop Boniface Lele, Bishop of Kitui (Kenya), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mombasa (Kenya)

Archbishop John Njenga resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mombasa (Kenya)

Bishop Adriano Langa, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Baia and Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique)

Archbishop John Atcherley Dew, Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand), was appointed as Military Ordinary of New Zealand (New Zealand)

Cardinal Thomas Stafford Williams resigned as Military Ordinary of New Zealand (New Zealand)

Bishop Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano, Bishop of Matagalpa (Nicaragua), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua)

Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua)

Bishop Nestor Celestial Cariño, Titular Bishop of Acholla and Auxiliary Bishop of Daet (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Legazpi (Philippines)

Bishop Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D., Bishop of Bangued (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines)

Bishop José Crisologo Sorra resigned as Bishop of Legazpi (Philippines)

Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植) succeeded as Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

Bishop Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (경갑룡 요셉 / 景甲龍) resigned as Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

Fr. Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.J., was elected Bishop of Lira (Uganda)

Msgr. Charles Daniel Balvo, Priest of New York (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean and Titular Archbishop of Castello

Bishop Thomas Vose Daily resigned as Supreme Chaplain of Knights of Columbus

Fr. Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Titular Bishop of Nara and Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)

Fr. Krzysztof Kukulka, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Ecclesiastical Superior of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)

Bishop Nicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi resigned as Bishop of Phan Thiêt (Vietnam)

Bishop Paul Nguyễn Thanh Hoan succeeded as Bishop of Phan Thiêt (Vietnam)

Archbishop Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M., resigned as Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Bishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B., Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) and Apostolic Administrator of Greece of the Armenians (Greece), was promoted as Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), Patriarchal Administrator of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) and Titular Archbishop of Adana of the Armenians

Archbishop Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M., resigned as Coadjutor Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger resigned as Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of International Theological Commission and President of Interdicastery Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church

Msgr. Giambattista Diquattro, Priest of Ragusa (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Panama and Titular Archbishop of Giru Mons

Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto, Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador

Saint Pope John Paul II, Supreme Pontiff, passed away at 84

Archbishop Stanisław Dziwisz resigned as Private Secretary of the Pope

Bishop Manuel Ureña Pastor, Bishop of Cartagena (Spain), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Zaragoza (Spain)

Archbishop Elías Yanes Alvarez resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Zaragoza (Spain)

Msgr. Mieczysław Mokrzycki resigned as Second Private Secretary of the Pope

Bishop William Edward Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport (USA), was appointed as Supreme Chaplain of Knights of Columbus

Bishop Vicente Salgado y Garrucho, Bishop emeritus of Romblon (Philippines), passed away at 68

Fr. Fernando Maio de Paiva was appointed as Priest of Setúbal (Portugal)

Bishop Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M., Bishop emeritus of Mangochi (Malawi), passed away at 76

Bishop Joakim Herbut, Apostolic Exarch of Macedonia of the Macedonians (North Macedonia) and Bishop of Skopje (North Macedonia), passed away at 77

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals, was elected Supreme Pontiff

Msgr. Georg Gänswein, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Private Secretary of the Pope

Msgr. Mieczysław Mokrzycki, Priest of Lviv (Ukraine) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Second Private Secretary of the Pope

Archbishop Joseph Liu Yuan-ren (劉元仁) ▼, Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China), passed away at 82

Bishop Josef Plöger, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Köln (Germany), passed away at 81

Pope Benedict XVI was installed as Supreme Pontiff

Bishop Sennen Corrà, Bishop emeritus of Concordia–Pordenone (Italy), passed away at 80

Cardinal Francis Arinze, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni della Pigna pro hac vice Title and Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni

Bishop Giustino Giulio Pastorino, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Benghazi (Libya), passed away at 94

Msgr. András Deli was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Alojzy Ślósarczyk was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Roger Etchegaray was appointed as Cardinal Vice-Dean of College of Cardinals

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and Cardinal Vice-Dean of College of Cardinals, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals

Archbishop Ferdinando Palatucci, Archbishop emeritus of Amalfi–Cava de’ Tirreni (Italy), passed away at 90

Mr. Denis Viénot was appointed as President of Caritas Internationalis

Fr. Salvatore Izzo, M.SS.CC., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Fr. Luigi Toscano, M.SS.CC., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Msgr. John Armitage was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. David Manson was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Gordon Read was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Georg Bätzing, Priest of Trier (Germany), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Herbert Hoffmann was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Maximilian Johannes Hommens was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Werner Rössel was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues, Bishop of Lorena (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorocaba (Brazil)

Archbishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorocaba (Brazil)

Archbishop Youhanna Fouad El-Hage, Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon) and President of Caritas Internationalis, passed away at 66

Fr. Manuel Hilario de Céspedes García-Menocal, Priest of Pinar del Río (Cuba), was elected Bishop of Matanzas (Cuba)

Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Belize

Cardinal Luigi Poggi took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina

Fr. Ivan Kulyk was appointed as Priest of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Diocese of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kottayam (India)

Bishop Kuriakose Kunnacherry, Bishop of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Mathew Moolakkattu, O.S.B. Vall., Coadjutor Bishop of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. Wiesław Szurek was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Mark Steven Rivituso, Priest of Saint Louis (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Joseph W. Baker, Priest of Saint Louis (USA), was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Francis X. Blood was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Héctor Enrique Santos Hernández, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), passed away at 87

Fr. Michael Francis Crotty, Priest of Cloyne (Ireland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Aquileo Fiorentini, I.M.C., was appointed as Superior General of Consolata Missionaries

Fr. Pietro Trabucco, I.M.C., resigned as Superior General of Consolata Missionaries

Bishop Manuel Talamás Camandari, Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico), passed away at 87

Fr. Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Jinotega (Nicaragua)

Bishop Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez resigned as Bishop of Jinotega (Nicaragua)

Bishop David Edward Foley resigned as Bishop of Birmingham (USA)

Msgr. Denis James Madden, Priest of Baltimore (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA) and Titular Bishop of Baia

Fr. Severino Clasen, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Araçuaí (Brazil)

Fr. Justin Ain Soongie was appointed as Priest of Wabag (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Salvador Giménez Valls, Priest of Valencia (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Abula and Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain)

Fr. Eusebio de la Luz Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Acholla and Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (USA)

Bishop Joseph Michael Sullivan resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

Fr. Joseph Jude Tyson, Priest of Seattle (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Migirpa and Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (USA)

Bishop Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta, Bishop of Girardota (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Riohacha (Colombia)

Archbishop Próspero Penados del Barrio, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guatemala (Guatemala), passed away at 79

Archbishop William Joseph Levada, Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA), was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission and President of International Theological Commission

Bishop John Charles Wester, Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San Francisco (USA)

Sr. Marianne Cope (Maria Anna Barbara) was beatified

Sr. María Ascensión del Corazón de Jesús Nicol Goñi (Florentina), M.D.R., was beatified

Msgr. Carlos Alberto Lalli was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Richard Flatz was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Francesco Alfano, Priest of Nocera Inferiore–Sarno (Italy), was elected Archbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia (Italy)

Msgr. Michele Castoro, Priest of Altamura–Gravina–Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy), Bureau Chief of Congregation for Bishops, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Substitute of College of Cardinals, was elected Bishop of Oria (Italy)

Territorial Abbacy of Montevergine lost territory to Diocese of Avellino (Italy)

Fr. Santino Brembilla, S.M.M., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries)

Fr. Stephen Nyodho Ador Majwok was appointed as Priest of Malakal (South Sudan)

Fr. William Joseph Considine, S.M.M., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries)

Msgr. Romeu Gusmão da Fonte was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Giorgio Lingua, Priest of Fossano (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Pio Pesaresi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Cornelio Galleo Wigwigan, Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines), passed away at 62

Msgr. Jacques Banderet was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Clarence Richard Silva, Priest of Oakland (USA), was elected Bishop of Honolulu (USA)

Fr. Kevin William Vann, Priest of Springfield in Illinois (USA), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Fort Worth (USA)

Bishop Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B., resigned as Bishop of Linz (Austria)

Fr. Roque Paloschi, Priest of Bagé (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Roraima (Brazil)

Bishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B., Titular Bishop of Tacia montana and Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Sobral (Brazil)

Bishop Ramón del Hoyo López, Bishop of Cuenca (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Jaén (Spain)

Bishop David Edward Foley was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Birmingham (USA)

Msgr. Joseph Marie François d’Alteroche de Finance was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Stephen Adu-Kwaning was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Fr. Donald Francis Hanchon, Priest of Detroit (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop William Joseph Winter resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA)

Msgr. Michael C. LeFevre was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. James A. Moloney, Priest of Detroit (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Thomas J. Morgan was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. James Richard Tracy, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Jean-François Guérin, C.S.M., Superior General emeritus of Community of Saint Martin, passed away at 75

Fr. Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and Titular Bishop of Obori

Fr. Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi was appointed as Priest of Nairobi (Kenya)

Fr. Robert Fedek was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Cardinal Francis Arinze took possession as Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni

Bishop Martin Drennan, Titular Bishop of Aquæ regiæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland)

Bishop James McLoughlin resigned as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland)

Fr. Roderick Wright, Bishop emeritus of Argyll and The Isles (Scotland) and Resigned episcopacy, passed away at 64

Diocese of Cartago was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of San José and Diocese of Limón and became suffragan of San José) (Costa Rica)

Fr. Elmar Fischer, Priest of Feldkirch (Austria), was elected Bishop of Feldkirch (Austria)

Bishop José Francisco Ulloa Rojas, Bishop of Limón (Costa Rica), President of Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica and President of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama, was appointed as Bishop of Cartago (Costa Rica)

Msgr. Peter John Haworth Doyle, Priest of Portsmouth (England) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Northampton (England)

Archbishop Marian Oles, Titular Archbishop of Ratiaria, passed away at 70

Bishop Raymond James Boland resigned as Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA)

Bishop Robert William Finn succeeded as Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA)

Fr. Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Itapipoca (Brazil)

Bishop Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque resigned as Bishop of Itapipoca (Brazil)

Bishop Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Caraguatatuba (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Piracicaba (Brazil)

Archbishop John Baptist Wang Xi-xian (王希賢), Metropolitan Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China), passed away at 79

Archbishop Brian David Usanga, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Calabar (Nigeria), passed away at 76

Msgr. Wojciech Kochański was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Andrei Znoska was appointed as Priest of Grodno (Belarus)

Bishop Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu, Titular Bishop of Sabrata and Auxiliary Bishop of Awka (Nigeria), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Okigwe (Nigeria)

Fr. Michael John Izen was appointed as Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Bishop Marco Caliaro, C.S., Bishop emeritus of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto (Italy), passed away at 86

Fr. Mykola Semenyshyn was appointed as Priest of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (鄭再發), Pro-President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference and Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan)

Bishop James Liu Tan-kuei (劉丹桂) resigned as Bishop of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan)

Bishop Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop of Bridgetown (Barbados)

Fr. Julio César Corniel Amaro, Priest of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic), was elected Bishop of Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)

Abbot Edmund Power, O.S.B., was appointed as Pastoral Vicar of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls

Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre), was appointed as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls

Archbishop Francesco Gioia, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Pontifical Administrator of the Patriarchal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls

Mr. Luigi Alici was appointed as National President of Italian Catholic Action

Bishop Robert Rivas, O.P., Bishop of Kingstown (Saint Vincent and Grenadines), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bridgetown (Barbados)

Bishop Thomas Kozhimala, Bishop of Bhagalpur (India), passed away at 65

Archbishop Andrea Pangrazio, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Porto e Santa Rufina (Italy), passed away at 95

Bishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn, Bishop of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Sofron Stefan Wasyl Mudry, O.S.B.M., resigned as Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Mykola Simkaylo, Priest of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was elected Bishop of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Archbishop Stanisław Dziwisz, Adjunct Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household and Titular Archbishop of San Leone, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland)

Cardinal Franciszek Macharski resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland)

Fr. Judes Bicaba, Priest of Dédougou (Burkina Faso), was elected Bishop of Dédougou (Burkina Faso)

Bishop Zéphyrin Toé resigned as Bishop of Dédougou (Burkina Faso)

Bishop José Luis Escobar Alas, Titular Bishop of Thibica and Auxiliary Bishop of San Vicente (El Salvador), was appointed as Bishop of San Vicente (El Salvador)

Bishop José Oscar Barahona Castillo resigned as Bishop of San Vicente (El Salvador)

Archbishop Guglielmo Motolese, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taranto (Italy), passed away at 94

Bishop José Gea Escolano resigned as Bishop of Mondoñedo–Ferrol (Spain)

Fr. Manuel Sánchez Monge, Priest of Palencia (Spain), was elected Bishop of Mondoñedo–Ferrol (Spain)

Fr. P. Edward Sadie, Priest of Wheeling–Charleston (USA), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Edward Anthony McCarthy, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Miami (USA), passed away at 87

Fr. Romuald Kamiński, Priest of Warszawa (Poland), was elected Titular Bishop of Aguntum and Auxiliary Bishop of Ełk (Poland)

Bishop Leopoldo González González, Titular Bishop of Voncaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Tapachula (Mexico)

Bishop José Luis Amezcua Melgoza, Bishop of Campeche (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Colima (Mexico)

Bishop Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez resigned as Bishop of Colima (Mexico)

Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia)

Fr. Viliam Judák, Priest of Nitra (Slovakia), was elected Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia)

Bishop José Mario Escobar Serna, Bishop emeritus of Palmira (Colombia), passed away at 77

Archbishop Joseph-Marie Raya, Archbishop emeritus of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel), passed away at 88

Bishop James John Hogan, Bishop emeritus of Altoona–Johnstown (USA), passed away at 93

Fr. Carlos Alberto dos Santos, Priest of Aracaju (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Brazil)

Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Brazil)

Fr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, E.P., President of Heralds of the Gospel, was appointed as Priest of Bragança Paulista (Brazil)

Archbishop Joseph Chennoth (車納德 / ジョセフ・チェノットゥ), Apostolic Nuncio to Chad and Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania

Bishop Paul Themba Mngoma, Bishop emeritus of Mariannhill (South Africa), passed away at 63

Fr. Audilio Aguilar Aguilar, Priest of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama), was elected Bishop of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama)

Bishop Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F., resigned as Bishop of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama)

Bishop Isidro Barrio Barrio succeeded as Bishop of Huancavélica (Peru)

Bishop Bernhard Franz Kühnel Langer, M.S.C., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Caravelí (Peru)

Bishop William Dermott Molloy McDermott resigned as Bishop of Huancavélica (Peru)

Fr. Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Caravelí (Peru)

Fr. Ignacy Kłopotowski, Priest of Lublin (Poland), was beatified

Fr. Władysław Findysz, Priest of Przemyśl (Poland), was beatified

Fr. Bronisław Bonawentura Markiewicz, S.D.B., Founder of Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel (Michaelites), was beatified

Archbishop Abraham Nehmé, B.C., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Fr. Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M., was elected Bishop of Wallis et Futuna (Wallis and Futuna)

Bishop Laurent Fuahea (Lolesio) resigned as Bishop of Wallis et Futuna (Wallis and Futuna)

Msgr. Giulio Viviani, Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, was appointed as Chaplain of Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State and Chaplain of Fire Department of Vatican City State

Dr. Franco Berti was appointed as Vice-Director of Directorate of Health and Hygiene of Vatican City State

Dr. Renato Buzzonetti resigned as Director of Directorate of Health and Hygiene of Vatican City State

Prof. Giovanni Rocchi was appointed as Director of Directorate of Health and Hygiene of Vatican City State

Cardinal Jaime Lachica Sin, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria ai Monti and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manila (Philippines), passed away at 76

Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Grand Rapids (USA)

Bishop Walter Allison Hurley, Titular Bishop of Chunavia and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA)

Fr. John Gerard Noonan, Priest of Miami (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Bonusta and Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA)

Bishop Philip Francis Straling resigned as Bishop of Reno (USA)

Bishop Joseph Paul Barnabé Perrot, M. Afr., Bishop emeritus of San (Mali), passed away at 84

Bishop Bernard-Nicolas Aubertin, O. Cist., Bishop of Chartres (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. Oliv., Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine), passed away at 70

Diocese of Gulbarga was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad, Diocese of Belgaum and Diocese of Bellary and became suffragan of Bangalore) (India)

Fr. Robert Michael Miranda, Priest of Mangalore (India), was elected Bishop of Gulbarga (India)

Archbishop Fulgence Rabemahafaly resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ambositra (Madagascar)

Fr. Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J., was elected Bishop of Ambositra (Madagascar)

Fr. Alfonso Cortés Contreras, Priest of Monterrey (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Aquæ regiæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

Bishop John Mendes, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), passed away at 78

Bishop Elio Alevi Pérez Tapia, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Juli (Peru)

Fr. Loïc Lagadec was appointed as Priest of Grenoble–Vienne (France)

Bishop Manuel Samaniego Barriga, Bishop of Cuautitlán (Mexico), passed away at 74

Bishop Mansuet Dela Biyase, Bishop of Eshowe (South Africa), passed away at 71

Bishop Bernard Martin Ngaviliau, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Zanzibar (Tanzania), passed away at 88

Fr. Georges Wadih Bacouni, Priest of Beirut–Gibail of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Fr. Joseph Xing Wen-zhi (邢文之) was consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

Fr. Raymond Centène, Priest of Perpignan–Elne (France), was elected Bishop of Vannes (France)

Bishop François-Mathurin Gourvès resigned as Bishop of Vannes (France)

Msgr. Arthur Rodgers was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, Priest of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain), was elected Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain)

Bishop Felipe Fernández García resigned as Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain)

Fr. Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán, Priest of Sucre (Bolivia), was elected Titular Bishop of Turres Ammeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí (Bolivia)

Fr. Krzysztof Janusz Białasik, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Oruro (Bolivia)

Bishop James Joseph O’Brien resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

Fr. Anthony Chantry, M.H.M., was appointed as Superior General of Saint Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill

Abbot Simon Atallah, O.A.M., resigned as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Fr. François Eid, O.M.M., resigned as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Fr. Jac Hetsen, M.H.M., resigned as Superior General of Saint Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill

Abbot Semaan Abou Abdou, O.M.M., was appointed as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Abbot Paul Tannouri, O.A.M., was appointed as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Bishop Guy Étienne Germain Gaucher, O.C.D., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Bayeux (France)

Bishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniran, Bishop of Nakhon Sawan (Thailand), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand)

Bishop George Yod Phimphisan, C.SS.R., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand)

Fr. Roko Glasnović was appointed as Priest of Šibenik (Croatia)

Fr. Lambert Bainomugisha, Priest of Mbarara (Uganda), was elected Titular Bishop of Tacia montana and Auxiliary Bishop of Mbarara (Uganda)

Msgr. Philip B. Najim, Procurator at Rome of the Chaldeans, was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Chaldeans

Diocese of Sindhudurg was established (from Diocese of Poona and became suffragan of Bombay) (India)

Fr. Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto, Priest of Poona (India), was elected Bishop of Sindhudurg (India)

Bishop Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Simidicca and Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria), was appointed as Bishop of Linz (Austria)