Nominations and Resignations

Fr. Gonzalo Ruiz Freites, I.V.E., was appointed as Archivist of College of Cardinals

Fr. Sergio Olivio Geremia, C.S., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians)

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

Fr. Joseph Gan Jun-qiu (甘俊邱), Priest of Hankou 漢口 (China), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China)

Fr. Joseph Li Shan (李山), Priest of Beijing 北京 (China), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China)

Fr. Paul Xiao Ze-jiang (蕭澤江), Priest of Guiyang 貴陽 (China), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Guiyang 貴陽 (China)

Archbishop Anthony Zong Chang-feng (宗長風) resigned as Coadjutor Archbishop of Kaifeng 開封 (China)

Bishop Francis An Shu-xin (安樹新), Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China)

Fr. Peter Jin Lu-gang (靳祿崗) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Nanyang 南陽 (China)

Fr. Joseph Li Jing (李晶) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ningxia 寧夏 (China)

Bishop James David Lin Xi-li (林錫黎) resigned as Bishop of Yongjia 永嘉 (China)

Fr. Francis Lu Shou-wang (呂守旺) was elected Bishop of Yichang 宜昌 (China)

Bishop Matthias Yu Cheng-xin (余成信) resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Hanzhong 漢中 (China)

Fr. Jiří Kopejsko, O. Cr., resigned as Grand Master of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., Procurator at Rome of the Ukrainians, was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Ukrainians

Fr. Octavio Sassu, O.P., was appointed as Pro-Vicar Apostolic of El Petén (Guatemala)

Bishop Tamás Szabó was appointed as Lay state

Fr. Joseph Satyanand, I.M.S., resigned as Superior General of Indian Missionary Society

Fr. Jose Subhash, I.M.S., was appointed as Superior General of Indian Missionary Society

Bishop Rabban Al-Qas, Bishop of Amadiyah of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Benoni Ambăruş, Priest of Iaşi (Romania), was appointed as Priest of Roma (Italy)

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

Bishop Domenico Pecile resigned as Vicar of the Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran

Msgr. Antonio Macculi resigned as Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Fr. Francesco Bartoloni, C.PP.S., was appointed as Moderator General of Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Fr. Savino Graziano Castiglione, P.M.S., resigned as Superior General of Little Mission for the Deaf and Dumb

Fr. Antonio Loreti, P.M.S., was appointed as Superior General of Little Mission for the Deaf and Dumb

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

Dr. Massimo Tulli was appointed as Deputy Director General of Institute for Works of Religion

Prof. Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology

Prof. Danilo Mazzoleni resigned as Rector of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology

Mr. Luigi Righi Schwammer resigned as Treasurer of College of Cardinals

Sr. Amelia Kawaji, M.M.B., was appointed as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Archimandrite Sleiman Abou Zeid, B.S., resigned as Superior General of Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour (Salvatorian Fathers)

Archimandrite Jean Faraj, B.S., was appointed as Superior General of Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour (Salvatorian Fathers)

Archimandrite Séraphim Antoun Kassabji, B.A., resigned as Superior General of Basilian Alepian Order

Archimandrite Mtanios Haddad, B.S., was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Greek-Melkites

Bishop João Miranda Teixeira resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Porto (Portugal)

Fr. Amador Pedro Barrajón Muñoz, L.C., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum

Fr. Tomás Barrera Domingo, T.C., resigned as Superior General of Capuchin Tertiary Religious of Our Lady of Sorrows (Amigonian Friars)

Fr. Ignacio Calle Ramírez, T.C., was appointed as Superior General of Capuchin Tertiary Religious of Our Lady of Sorrows (Amigonian Friars)

Fr. José María Roca Pons, S.P. ad V., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Peter in Chains

Br. Juan Andrés Martos Moro, F.S.F., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of the Holy Family of Belley

Archbishop Joseph Absi, M.S.P., resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Greek-Melkites

Fr. Joseph Israel, ALCP/OSS, was appointed as Superior General of Apostolic Life Community of Priests in the Opus Spiritus Sancti (Holy Spirit Fathers)

Fr. François Yakan was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Msgr. James Coffey, Priest of Rockville Centre (USA), passed away at 99

Msgr. Ernest J. Fiedler, Priest of Kansas City (USA), passed away at 82

Fr. Barry Fischer, C.PP.S., resigned as Moderator General of Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Br. Lawrence Harvey, C.F.X., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier (Xaverian Brothers)

Sr. Alphonsa Danovich, O.S.B.M., resigned as Superior General of Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great

Sr. Miriam Claire Kowal, O.S.B.M., was appointed as Superior General of Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great

Archimandrite Semaan Abdel Ahad, B.C., was appointed as Superior General of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist

Archimandrite Boulos Nazha, B.C., resigned as Superior General of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist

Archimandrite Najib Tobji, B.A., was appointed as Superior General of Basilian Alepian Order

Fr. Isaia Birollo, C.S., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians)

Fr. Urbano Navarrete, S.J., resigned as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Héctor Vall Villardel, S.J., resigned as Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Br. Lino Da Campo resigned as Superior General of Brothers of the Holy Family of Belley

Sr. Ángeles Aliño, R.J.M., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Religious of Jesus and Mary

Sr. Gerarda Farská, C.F.S.F., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Daughters St. Francis of Assisi

Sr. Aurora Trallero, R.J.M., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Religious of Jesus and Mary

Fr. Antonio Velasco Jiménez, F.M.V.D., was appointed as President of Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity

Sr. Isabel María Fornari Carbonell, F.M.V.D., resigned as President of Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity

Fr. Luciano Mascarin, D.C., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Christian Doctrine (Dottrinari)

Fr. Giovanni Mario Redaelli, D.C., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Christian Doctrine (Dottrinari)

Diocese of Mavelikkara (Syro-Malankara Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trivandrum and became suffragan of Trivandrum) (India)

Msgr. Florian Huber was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Hermann Steidl was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil, Titular Bishop of Nigizubi and Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India), was appointed as Bishop of Mavelikkara of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Msgr. Donald Joseph Heiar was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Kevin Dennis Holmes was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop René-Marie Ehuzu, C.I.M., Bishop of Abomey (Benin), was appointed as Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin)

Fr. João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of União da Vitória (Brazil)

Bishop José da Silva Chaves resigned as Bishop of Uruaçu (Brazil)

Bishop Walter Michael Ebejer, O.P., resigned as Bishop of União da Vitória (Brazil)

Fr. Ângelo Pignoli, Priest of Franca (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Quixadá (Brazil)

Fr. Messias dos Reis Silveira, Priest of Guaxupé (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Uruaçu (Brazil)

Bishop Adélio Giuseppe Tomasin, P.S.D.P., resigned as Bishop of Quixadá (Brazil)

Bishop Peter Paul Li Pan-shi (李磐石) ▼, Bishop of Jiangmen 江門 (China), passed away at 95

Msgr. Bernard Mollat du Jourdin was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Richard Henry Tillman was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Soddo–Hosanna (Ethiopia)

Fr. Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Soddo–Hosanna (Ethiopia) and Titular Bishop of Vulturia

Fr. Emmanuel Félémou, Priest of N’Zérékoré (Guinea), was elected Bishop of Kankan (Guinea)

Bishop Isabelo Caiban Abarquez, Titular Bishop of Talaptula and Auxiliary Bishop of Palo (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Calbayog (Philippines)

Fr. Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Bangued (Philippines)

Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi and Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 76

Archbishop Stanisław Wojciech Wielgus, Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Viminacium

Archbishop Joseph Meng Zi-wen (蒙子文), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanning 南寧 (China), passed away at 103

Archbishop Joseph Tan Yan-quan (譚燕全) succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanning 南寧 (China)

Bishop Robert Pierre Sarrabère was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Montauban (France)

Cardinal Józef Glemp, Ordinary of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Warszawa (Poland)

Bishop John Charles Wester, Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga and Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Salt Lake City (USA)

Bishop Nemesio Rivera Meza, Bishop emeritus of Cajamarca (Peru), passed away at 88

Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Atakpamé (Togo)

Bishop Hermann Josef Spital, Bishop emeritus of Trier (Germany), passed away at 81

Fr. Kurien Valiakandathil, Priest of Bhagalpur (India), was elected Bishop of Bhagalpur (India)

Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conakry (Guinea) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Fortaleza (Brazil), passed away at 94

Bishop Jairo Rui Matos da Silva, Bishop emeritus of Bonfim (Brazil), passed away at 77

Bishop Orlando Antonio Corrales García, Bishop of Palmira (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Colombia)

Archbishop Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Colombia)

Bishop John Joseph Kaising, Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA), passed away at 70

Archbishop Anthony Giroux Meagher, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston (Canada), passed away at 66

Bishop Domenico Crusco, Bishop of San Marco Argentano–Scalea (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cassano all’Jonio (Italy)

Fr. Gervas Rozario, Priest of Rajshahi (Bangladesh), was elected Bishop of Rajshahi (Bangladesh)

Fr. Emigdio Duarte Figueroa, Priest of Culiacán (Mexico), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Culiacán (Mexico) and Titular Bishop of Bilta

Fr. Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M., was elected Bishop of Lae (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Henry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M., resigned as Bishop of Lae (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. François Jacolin, M.D.P., was elected Bishop of Mende (France)

Bishop Leon Augustine Tharmaraj, Bishop of Kottar (India), passed away at 65

Msgr. Leo Boccardi (レオ・ボッカルディ), Priest of Termoli–Larino (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and Titular Archbishop of Bitetto

Bishop Paul Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật, Bishop emeritus of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam), passed away at 80

Major Archbishop Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India), passed away at 71

Bishop Bonaventure Patrick Paul, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Hyderabad (Pakistan), passed away at 77

Bishop Frank Joseph Dewane succeeded as Bishop of Venice (USA)

Bishop John Joseph Nevins resigned as Bishop of Venice (USA)

Bishop Johannes Gorantla, Bishop of Kurnool (India), passed away at 54

Fr. Angelus Kujur, S.J., was elected Bishop of Purnea (India)

Fr. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor, Priest of Awka (Nigeria), was elected Titular Bishop of Tetci and Auxiliary Bishop of Awka (Nigeria)

Bishop Joseph Perumthottam, Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Archbishop Joseph Powathil resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Andrews Thazhath, Titular Bishop of Aptuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Archbishop Jacob Thoomkuzhy resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach, Priest of Worcester (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Msgr. Lourildo Soares da Silva was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Angelo Vincenzo Zani, Priest of Brescia (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Ryszard Selejdak, Chaplain of His Holiness and Bureau Chief of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph Chambers was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Mauricio González y González was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Paul A. Lenz, Priest of Altoona–Johnstown (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Laurence John Spiteri, Priest of Los Angeles (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Otto L. García, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Peter V. Kain was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph A. Nugent was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop David Motiuk, Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Edmonton of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Archbishop Angelo Mottola, Apostolic Nuncio to Iran, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro

Bishop Cipriano García Fernández, O.S.A., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Cafayate (Argentina)

Archbishop-elect Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B., was confirmed as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

Fr. Sigifredo Noriega Barceló, Priest of Ciudad Obregón (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Ensenada (Mexico)

Diocese of Ensenada was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tijuana and Diocese of Mexicali and became suffragan of Tijuana) (Mexico)

Archbishop-elect Elie Béchara Haddad, B.S., was confirmed as Archbishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Archbishop-elect Leo Boccardi (レオ・ボッカルディ), Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, 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, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island and Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru

Bishop George Vance Murry, S.J., Bishop of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands), was appointed as Bishop of Youngstown (USA)

Bishop Sérgio da Rocha, Titular Bishop of Alba and Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Teresina (Brazil)

Fr. Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo, Priest of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Yagoua (Cameroon)

Msgr. Nabih Moawad, Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Maronites

Bishop Generoso Cambronero Camiña, P.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Digos (Philippines), passed away at 75

Cardinal Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio pro hac vice Title and Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, passed away at 85

Msgr. Nicolás Estanislao Grenón was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Aldo Eugenio Ludovico Martini was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Geremías Masín was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Abraham Escudero Montoya, Bishop of Espinal (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Palmira (Colombia)

Cardinal Friedrich Wetter, Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of München und Freising (Germany)

Bishop Franz Kamphaus resigned as Bishop of Limburg (Germany)

Bishop Ovidio Lari, Bishop emeritus of Aosta (Italy), passed away at 88

Cardinal George Pell, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia) and President of “Vox Clara” Committee, was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Archbishop Peter Joseph Mallon, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Regina (Canada), passed away at 77

Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos (Nigeria), was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Opus Dei, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) and Second Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Peru, was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Gaudencio Borbon Rosales, Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines), was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa), Apostolic Administrator of Umzimkulu (South Africa) and President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (정진석 니콜라오 / 鄭鎮奭), Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea), was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Msgr. José María Serrano Ruiz, Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Bishop Bedřich Provazník passed away at 70

Bishop Gerard Francis Loft, S.M., Bishop emeritus of Auki (Solomon Islands), passed away at 73

Bishop Amédée Grab, O.S.B., Bishop of Chur (Switzerland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Chur (Switzerland)

Bishop Peter Henrici, S.J., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Chur (Switzerland)

Msgr. Denis A. Hayes, Priest of Newark (USA) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, passed away at 94

Fr. Reinhard Pappenberger, Priest of Regensburg (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Aptuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg (Germany)

Archbishop Geraldo Majela de Castro, O. Praem., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Montes Claros (Brazil)

Bishop José Alberto Moura, C.S.S., Bishop of Uberlândia (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Montes Claros (Brazil)

Fr. Jacob Barnabas Aerath, O.I.C., was elected Titular Bishop of Bapara and Apostolic Visitator in India outside the proper territory of the Syro-Malankara

Archbishop Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Major Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Fr. Luis Armando Tineo Rivera, Priest of Caracas (Venezuela), was elected Titular Bishop of Horrea Cœlia and Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Apostolic Prefecture of Nepal was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal (Nepal)

Bishop Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez, Bishop of Bayamo y Manzanillo (Cuba) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Cuba)

Archbishop Pedro Claro Meurice Estíu resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Cuba)

Bishop Anton Schlembach resigned as Bishop of Speyer (Germany)

Msgr. Louis Orfila, Priest of Gibraltar (Gibraltar), was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Major Archbishop Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India), was appointed as Major Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malankara Church

Fr. Francesco Manenti, Priest of Crema (Italy), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J., Prefect Apostolic of Nepal (Nepal), was elected Vicar Apostolic of Nepal (Nepal) and Titular Bishop of Gigthi

Fr. Marc Vincent Trudeau, Priest of Los Angeles (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto, Priest of Atlanta (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Emmanuel Payen was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. John Moolachira, Priest of Tezpur (India), was elected Bishop of Diphu (India)

Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Diphu (India)

Fr. Stefano Cecchin, O.F.M., was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical International Marian Academy

Fr. Daniel Fernández Torres, Priest of Arecibo (Puerto Rico), was elected Titular Bishop of Sufes and Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)

Bishop Francesco Coccopalmerio, Titular Bishop of Cœliana and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Cœliana and President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

Bishop Bruno Bertagna, Titular Bishop of Drivastum, Secretary of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts and Auditor General of Apostolic Camera, was promoted as Vice-President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts and Titular Archbishop of Drivastum

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

Fr. Jean Claude Randrianarisoa, Priest of Antananarivo (Madagascar), was elected Bishop of Miarinarivo (Madagascar)

Bishop Raymond Razakarinvony resigned as Bishop of Miarinarivo (Madagascar)

Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei, resigned as President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

Bishop Albert D’Souza, Bishop of Lucknow (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Agra (India)

Archbishop Eustathe Joseph Mounayer, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 81

Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores, Bishop of San Lorenzo (Paraguay) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay, was appointed as Bishop of San Pedro (Paraguay)

Fr. Francesco Viscome, Priest of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Patriarch Ignace Antoine II Hayek, Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon), passed away at 96

Msgr. Ewald Nacke was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Claudio Giuliodori, Priest of Ancona–Osimo (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia (Italy)

Fr. Domenico Mogavero, Priest of Palermo (Italy), was elected Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (Italy)

Bishop Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente, Titular Bishop of Pinhel and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

Bishop Armindo Lopes Coelho resigned as Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez resigned as Protodeacon of College of Cardinals

Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, was appointed as Protodeacon of College of Cardinals

Fr. Ricardo Lingan Baccay, Priest of Tuguegarao (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Gabala and Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao (Philippines)

Archbishop Augusto Trujillo Arango, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tunja (Colombia), passed away at 84

Fr. Andrés Amauri Rosario Henriquez was appointed as Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto, Titular Bishop of Cenculiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi (India), was appointed as Bishop of Jalandhar (India)

Fr. Raphy Manjaly, Priest of Agra (India), was elected Bishop of Varanasi (India)

Bishop William Leonard D’Mello resigned as Bishop of Karwar (India)

Bishop Patrick Paul D’Souza resigned as Bishop of Varanasi (India)

Fr. Derek Fernandes, Priest of Belgaum (India), was elected Bishop of Karwar (India)

Bishop Mathias Kappil, Bishop emeritus of Punalur (India), passed away at 79

Bishop Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Jalandhar (India)

Bishop Bernard Mabula, Bishop emeritus of Singida (Tanzania), passed away at 86

Archbishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sorocaba (Brazil), passed away at 77

Archbishop Bernard Henri René Jacqueline, Undersecretary emeritus of Secretariat for Non-Believers, passed away at 88

Bishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Prado, Bishop of Paulo Afonso (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Santarém (Brazil)

Bishop Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Coari (Brazil)

Bishop Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.SS.R., succeeded as Bishop-Prelate of Coari (Brazil)

Bishop Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Santarém (Brazil)

Bishop Abdul-Ahad Sana, Bishop emeritus of Alquoch of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 84

Bishop Mark Yuan Wen-zai (袁文宰), Bishop of Haimen 海門 (China), passed away at 84

Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves, Metropolitan Archbishop of Beira (Mozambique), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Quelimane (Mozambique)

Fr. Paulin Kouabenan N’Gnamé, Priest of Bondoukou (Cote d’Ivoire), was elected Bishop of San Pedro (Cote d’Ivoire)

Fr. Héctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Mixes (Mexico)

Cardinal Józef Glemp resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Warszawa (Poland)

Bishop Kazimierz Nycz, Bishop of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland)

Cardinal Gaudencio Borbon Rosales took possession as Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria in Via Latina

Bishop José Ivo Lorscheiter, Bishop emeritus of Santa Maria (Brazil), passed away at 79

Msgr. Ortega Jacinto Ransanz was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell, Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Dallas (USA)

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

Msgr. Glen John Provost, Priest of Lafayette in Louisiana (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Lake Charles (USA)

Bishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap., Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santarém (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Nazaré (Brazil)

Msgr. Oswaldo Nunes Motta was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Berislav Grgić, Priest of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij, Priest of Bangkok (Thailand), was elected Bishop of Nakhon Sawan (Thailand)

Fr. Paolino Rossi, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Bureau Chief of Congregation for the Oriental Churches

Bishop Tarcisio Pillolla, Bishop of Iglesias (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Iglesias (Italy)

Fr. Giovanni Paolo Zedda, Priest of Ales–Terralba (Italy), was elected Bishop of Iglesias (Italy)

Bishop António José Cavaco Carrilho, Titular Bishop of Tamalluma and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Funchal (Portugal)

Bishop Teodoro de Faria resigned as Bishop of Funchal (Portugal)

Bishop Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí resigned as Bishop of Lleida (Spain)

Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals, Bishop of Tortosa (Spain), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Lleida (Spain)

Fr. Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P., Undersecretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, was elected Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio (Italy)

Bishop Domenico Crusco resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Cassano all’Jonio (Italy)

Bishop Bernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Quelimane (Mozambique)

Msgr. Jorge Oscar Bruno was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Aldo Amati was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Andrea Baiocchi was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Francesco Lacanna was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Fabio Martínez Castilla, Priest of Yucatán (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico)

Bishop Miguel Ángel Lecumberri Erburu, O.C.D., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Tumaco (Colombia), passed away at 82

Fr. Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Sibolga (Indonesia)

Bishop Bonaventure Luo Juan (雒雋), Bishop of Shuoxian 朔縣 (China), passed away at 89

Bishop Paul Ma Cun-guo (馬存國) succeeded as Bishop of Shuoxian 朔縣 (China)

Fr. Anthony Ward, S.M., Bureau Chief of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Archbishop István Seregély resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Eger (Hungary)

Archbishop Csaba Ternyák, Titular Archbishop of Eminentiana, Secretary of Congregation for Clergy and Vice-President of International Council for Catechesis, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Eger (Hungary)

Mr. Tamás Szabó resigned as Military Ordinary of Hungary (Hungary)

Fr. Carmelo Pellegrino was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Frane Franić, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Split–Makarska (Croatia), passed away at 94

Bishop Patrick Laurence Murphy, Bishop emeritus of Broken Bay (Australia), passed away at 86

Archbishop Michael Rozario, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dhaka (Bangladesh), passed away at 81

Archbishop Antonio Magnoni, Undersecretary for Sacraments emeritus of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship, passed away at 87

Fr. Raymond Wai Lin Htun was appointed as Priest of Hpa-an (Myanmar)

Bishop Josip Mrzljak, Titular Bishop of Caltadria and Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia), was appointed as Bishop of Varaždin (Croatia)

Msgr. Torres Lucas Ramón was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Odilo Pedro Scherer, Titular Bishop of Novi and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Bishop Manuel Parrado Carral resigned as Apostolic Administrator of São Paulo (Brazil)

Bishop Richard William Smith, Bishop of Pembroke (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Edmonton (Canada)

Archbishop Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico

Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madurai (India), passed away at 79

Archbishop Joseph Henry Ganda resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone)

Fr. José Luis Mendoza Corzo, Priest of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga and Auxiliary Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico)

Fr. Thaddeus Cho Hwan-kil (조환길 타대오 / 曺煥吉), Priest of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius and Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

Fr. Joseph Anthony Toal, Priest of Argyll and The Isles (Scotland), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Eugenio Romero Pose, Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain), passed away at 58

Fr. Philibert Tembo Nlandu, C.I.C.M., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Budjala (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Pierre d’Ornellas succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (France)

Archbishop François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary, Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (France), passed away at 71

Bishop Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal, Bishop of Moovatupuzha of the Syro-Malankara (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Msgr. Henryk Pilacki was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Paul F. Rahilly was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G., was elected Bishop of Tlapa (Mexico)

Archbishop John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cardiff (Wales), passed away at 78

Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel, Bishop of Frederico Westphalen (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Novo Hamburgo (Brazil)

Archbishop John Choi Young-soo (최영수 요한 / 崔榮壽) succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

Archbishop Paul Ri Moun-hi (이문희 바오로 / 李文熙) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

Msgr. James Patrick Robertson was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Patrick Joseph Mulvany was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Gábor Pintér, Priest of Vác (Hungary) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Cremades Fernando Navarro was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Andújar Antonio Vivo was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe resigned as Bishop of Kongolo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Kongolo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Thomas Bhalerao, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Nashik (India)

Bishop Valerian D’Souza, Bishop of Poona (India), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nashik (India)

Fr. Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer, Priest of Rouen (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Rusadus and Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers (France)

Venerable Archbishop Francesco Saverio Toppi, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Pompei (Italy), passed away at 81

Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Barranquilla (Colombia), passed away at 83

Fr. Vincentius Sutikno Wisaksono, Priest of Surabaya (Indonesia), was elected Bishop of Surabaya (Indonesia)

Fr. Angelo Spina, Priest of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy), was elected Bishop of Sulmona–Valva (Italy)

Bishop Giuseppe Di Falco resigned as Bishop of Sulmona–Valva (Italy)

Fr. Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M., was elected Bishop of Mangochi (Malawi)

Fr. Peter Anthony Libasci, Priest of Rockville Centre (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Satafis and Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

Bishop Michael Joseph Murphy, Bishop emeritus of Erie (USA), passed away at 91

Bishop Emil Aloysius Wcela resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

Msgr. John Robert Dale was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Stanislas Lalanne, Priest of Versailles (France) and General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of France, was elected Bishop of Coutances (France)

Msgr. Gottfried Dachauer was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., 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 Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Msgr. Giuseppe Versaldi, Priest of Vercelli (Italy), Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Alessandria (Italy)

Bishop Fernando Charrier resigned as Bishop of Alessandria (Italy)

Fr. Gilbert Armea Garcera, Priest of Caceres (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Daet (Philippines)

Bishop Benjamin de Jesus Almoneda resigned as Bishop of Daet (Philippines)

Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo resigned as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Bishop José Antonio Gentico, Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), passed away at 75

Fr. Salvatore Visco, Priest of Pozzuoli (Italy), was elected Bishop of Isernia–Venafro (Italy)

Bishop James Joseph McGuinness, Bishop emeritus of Nottingham (England), passed away at 81

Archbishop Stéphane Babaca, Archbishop emeritus of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 88

Archbishop Luis Robles Díaz, Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, passed away at 69

Msgr. Erich Schmid was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Sergio Obeso Rivera resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Jalapa (Mexico)

Bishop Hipólito Reyes Larios, Bishop of Orizaba (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Jalapa (Mexico)

Msgr. Marán Jaun Andión was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Fernández Alberto Román Cuevas was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Lorenzo Juan Luis Martínez was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Joseph Leo Charron, C.PP.S., resigned as Bishop of Des Moines (USA)

Bishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot, Bishop of Maracay (Venezuela) and Apostolic Administrator of Valencia (Venezuela), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Venezuela)

Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil) and Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mariana (Brazil)

Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B., Bishop of Jardim (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Ji-Paraná (Brazil)

Bishop Antônio Possamai, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Ji-Paraná (Brazil)

Bishop James Joseph O’Brien, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Westminster (England), passed away at 76

Fr. Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M., was elected Archbishop of Tánger (Morocco)

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

Archbishop Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy), passed away at 93

Fr. Luigi Boccardo, Priest of Torino (Italy), was beatified

Bishop Vincentius Sensi Potokota, Bishop of Maumere (Indonesia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia)

Fr. Ivan Ricupero was appointed as Priest of Siracusa (Italy)

Cardinal Adrianus Johannes Simonis, President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands and Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Utrecht (Netherlands)

Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến resigned as Bishop of Phát Diêm (Vietnam)

Sr. Maria Maddalena della Passione Starace (Costanza), C.S.M., was beatified

Bishop John Ribat, M.S.C., Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Piero Biggio (畢齊樂), Titular Archbishop of Otricoli, passed away at 69

Archbishop Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala)

Bishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Pupiana and Vicar Apostolic of El Petén (Guatemala), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala)

Archbishop Michael Fu Tie-shan (傅鐵山) ▼, Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China), passed away at 75

Bishop Ramón Godínez Flores, Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico), passed away at 71

Fr. Francesco Spoto, S.d.P., was beatified

Bishop Eduardo Alas Alfaro resigned as Bishop of Chalatenango (El Salvador)

Bishop Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Tullia and Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador), was appointed as Bishop of Chalatenango (El Salvador)

Archbishop Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Strasbourg (France)

Bishop Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Dardanus and Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg (France), was promoted as Archbishop of Strasbourg (France)

Msgr. Henri-Claude Assélos was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop George Mamalassery resigned as Bishop of Tura (India)

Bishop Andrew Raksam Marak succeeded as Bishop of Tura (India)

Msgr. Luigi Manganini was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Severino Pagani was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Gianni Zappa was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Fredrik Hansen was appointed as Priest of Oslo (Norway)

Fr. Konrad Zdarsa, Priest of Dresden–Meißen (Germany), was elected Bishop of Görlitz (Germany)

Bishop John Clayton Nienstedt, Bishop of New Ulm (USA), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) and Apostolic Administrator of New Ulm (USA)

Archbishop Joseph Lin Quan (林聖恩 / 林泉) ▼, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fuzhou 福州 (China), passed away at 93

Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kindu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr., was elected Bishop of Kindu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Prince Panengadan Devassy was appointed as Priest of Adilabad of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. Michael Xavier Leo Arokiaraj, Priest of Tiruchirapalli (India) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C., was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba lost territory to Diocese of Huánuco (Peru)

Bishop José Aníbal Casasola Sosa, Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala) and Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala), passed away at 57

Bishop Walter Joseph Schoenherr, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Detroit (USA), passed away at 87

Bishop Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco (Bolivia), passed away at 88

Sr. Maria Rosa di Gesù Pellesi (Bruna), F.M.d.C., was beatified

Archbishop Kazimierz Jan Majdański, Bishop emeritus of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 91

Fr. Timothy John Costelloe, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

Msgr. Peter John Elliott, Priest of Melbourne (Australia) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia) and Titular Bishop of Manaccenser

Msgr. Giuseppe Asciano was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Archbishop Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez, Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba and Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Cuba), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bayamo y Manzanillo (Cuba)

Fr. Anthony Frank Monks, M.I., resigned as Superior General of Clerics Regular of the Ministers of the Sick (Camillians)

Fr. Renato Salvatore, M.I., was appointed as Superior General of Clerics Regular of the Ministers of the Sick (Camillians)

Bishop Martin Kivuva Musonde, Bishop of Machakos (Kenya), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kitui (Kenya)

Archbishop José Guadalupe Martín Rábago, Metropolitan Archbishop of León (Mexico), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Aguascalientes (Mexico)

Fr. Cyril Vasil’, S.J., was appointed as Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Fr. Arokia Raj Satis Kumar was appointed as Priest of Bangalore (India)

Bishop Piotr Libera, Titular Bishop of Centuria and Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Płock (Poland)

Bishop John Patrick Crowley resigned as Bishop of Middlesbrough (England)

Bishop Javier Navarro Rodríguez, Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Zamora (Mexico)

Bishop John Jerome Cunneen resigned as Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand)

Bishop Barry Philip Jones succeeded as Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand)

Fr. Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Silv., was elected Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka)

Bishop Harold Anthony Perera resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka)

Msgr. Michele Di Ruberto, Priest of Lucera–Troia (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Congregation for the Causes of Saints, was elected Secretary of Congregation for the Causes of Saints and Titular Archbishop of Biccari

Fr. Vito Angelo Todisco, Priest of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia (Italy), was appointed as Defender of the Bond of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Andrés Luis García Jasso was appointed as Priest of México (Mexico)

Archbishop Edward Nowak, Secretary of Congregation for the Causes of Saints, was appointed as Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Sr. Maria del Carmelo di Gesù Bambino González-Ramos (María del Carmen) was beatified

Fr. Alain de Raemy, Priest of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland) and Chaplain of Pontifical Swiss Guard, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Ludger Schepers, Priest of Essen (Germany), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Peter Thaikoottathil was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Mauro Piacenza, Titular Bishop of Victoriana, President of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church and President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, was promoted as Secretary of Congregation for Clergy, Vice-President of International Council for Catechesis and Titular Archbishop of Victoriana

Msgr. Gian Paolo Angelino was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Erasmo Napolitano, Actuary Secretary of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Pavel Dragotã was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Grigore Oanã was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Martin William Currie resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada)

Bishop Robert Harris, Titular Bishop of Trofimiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada)

Bishop Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Verona (Italy)

Fr. Alberto Silvani, Priest of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli (Italy), was elected Bishop of Volterra (Italy)

Bishop Giuseppe Zenti, Bishop of Vittorio Veneto (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Verona (Italy)

Msgr. Francesco Pometti was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. José Manuel Del Río Carrasco, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church

Fr. Michael John Zielinski, O.S.B. Oliv., was appointed as Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology and Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church

Fr. Ilija Živković, T.O.R., resigned as Minister General of Third Order Regular of Saint Francis

Bishop Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of San José de Amazonas (Peru), passed away at 83

Fr. Michael Joseph Higgins, T.O.R., was appointed as Minister General of Third Order Regular of Saint Francis

Bishop Rafael Angel González Ramírez, Bishop emeritus of Barinas (Venezuela), passed away at 90

Fr. Antônio de Sant’Ana Galvão, O.F.M. Disc., was canonised

Fr. Bernard Ginoux, Priest of Avignon (France), was elected Bishop of Montauban (France)

Bishop Robert Pierre Sarrabère resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Montauban (France)

Fr. Ivan Philip Camilleri was appointed as Priest of Toronto (Canada)

Archbishop Bernardine Dong Guang-qing (董光清), O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Hankou 漢口 (China), passed away at 90

Bishop Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr., Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and Vice-President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, passed away at 84

Archbishop Marcel André Joseph Gervais resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ottawa (Canada)

Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Halifax (Canada) and Apostolic Administrator of Yarmouth (Canada), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ottawa (Canada)

Bishop Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R., resigned as Military Ordinary of Argentina (Argentina)

Fr. Maurizio Pietro Faggioni, O.F.M., was appointed as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Fr. Keith James Chylinski was appointed as Priest of Philadelphia (USA)

Bishop Michel Visi, Bishop of Port-Vila (Vanuatu), passed away at 52

Bishop Marcello Morgante, Bishop emeritus of Ascoli Piceno (Italy), passed away at 92

Msgr. Ludwig Limbrunner was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Klaus Metzl was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Corrado Maggioni, S.M.M., was appointed as Bureau Chief of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. Luis Manuel Cuña Ramos, Priest of Ourense (Spain), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M., resigned as Bishop of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M., Bishop of Lisala (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

Msgr. Pierre Debergé was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Marco Tasca, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Saint Bonaventure (Seraphicum)

Fr. Roy Edward Campbell was appointed as Priest of Washington (USA)

Fr. Joachim Giermek, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Saint Bonaventure (Seraphicum)

Bishop Carlo Liviero, Bishop of Città di Castello (Italy), was beatified

Fr. Eduardo Alanis Nevares, Priest of Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette, was appointed as Priest of Tyler (USA)

Fr. Carmelo Cuttitta, Priest of Palermo (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Novi and Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo (Italy)

Archbishop Paulo Lopes de Faria resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (Brazil)

Bishop João Bosco Óliver de Faria, Bishop of Patos de Minas (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (Brazil)

Bishop Irineu Roque Scherer, Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Joinville (Brazil)

Archbishop Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bertoua (Cameroon), passed away at 86

Bishop Baptist Mudartha, Bishop emeritus of Allahabad (India), passed away at 95

Bishop Michael Joseph Dudick, Bishop emeritus of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA), passed away at 91

Fr. Alick Banda, Priest of Ndola (Zambia), was elected Bishop of Solwezi (Zambia)

Bishop Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Solwezi (Zambia)

Diocese of Amos lost territory to Diocese of Chicoutimi, Diocese of Joliette and Diocese of Trois-Rivières (Canada)

Diocese of Saint George’s was renamed as Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Labrador City–Schefferville) (Canada)

Diocese of Labrador City–Schefferville was suppressed (to Diocese of Amos, Diocese of Baie-Comeau and Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador) (Canada)

Diocese of Moosonee lost territory to Diocese of Amos (Canada)

Bishop David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., Bishop of Labrador City–Schefferville (Canada) and Bishop of Saint George’s (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador (Canada)

Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas, Metropolitan Archbishop of Villavicencio (Colombia), was appointed as Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Bishop Michel Marie Paul Saudreau, Bishop emeritus of Le Havre (France), passed away at 79

Fr. Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of Keetmanshoop (Namibia)

Ms. Lesley-Anne Knight was appointed as Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis

Fr. Jose T. Narlaly, O.SS.T., was appointed as Mnister General of Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives (Trinitarians)

Archbishop Francesco Giuseppe Lardone resigned as

Mr. Duncan MacLaren resigned as Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis

Fr. José Hernández Sánchez, O.SS.T., resigned as Mnister General of Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives (Trinitarians)

Archbishop John Michael Miller, C.S.B., Titular Archbishop of Vertara, Secretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) and Vice-President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations, was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada)

Archbishop Brendan Michael O’Brien, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland (Canada), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston (Canada)

Bishop Matthew Francis Ustrzycki resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton (Canada)

Bishop Severian Stefan Yakymyshyn, O.S.B.M., resigned as Bishop of New Westminster of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Fr. Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski, Priest of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada), was elected Bishop of New Westminster of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Bishop Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (정명조 아우구스티노), Bishop of Busan 부산 (South Korea), passed away at 72

Bishop Gilbert Espinosa Chávez resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA)

Diocese of Shendam was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos and became suffragan of Jos) (Nigeria)

Msgr. Anthony Kofi Kornu was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop of Atambua (Indonesia)

Fr. Dominikus Saku, Priest of Atambua (Indonesia), was elected Bishop of Atambua (Indonesia)

Bishop James Naanman Daman, O.S.A., Bishop of Jalingo (Nigeria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Jalingo (Nigeria) and Bishop of Shendam (Nigeria)

Bishop Marion Francis Forst, Bishop emeritus of Dodge City (USA) and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kansas City (USA), passed away at 96

Fr. Ġorġ Preca (George Preca), Priest of Mariana (Brazil), was canonised

Fr. Szymon z Lipnicy, O.F.M., was canonised

Fr. Karel van Sint Andries Houben (Joannes Andreas), C.P., was canonised

Sr. Marie-Eugénie de Jésus Milleret de Brou (Anne-Eugénie) was canonised

Fr. Amos Mabuti Masemola was appointed as Priest of Pretoria (South Africa)

Msgr. Piotr Mieczysław Gajda was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Diocese of Johannesburg was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg (with suffragan sees Klerksdorp, Manzini and Witbank) (South Africa)

Mr. Denis Viénot resigned as President of Caritas Internationalis

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras, was appointed as President of Caritas Internationalis

Fr. Anton Bal, Priest of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea), was elected Titular Bishop of Tamalluma and Auxiliary Bishop of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Luciano Capelli, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Gizo (Solomon Islands)

Bishop Bernard Cyril O’Grady, O.P., resigned as Bishop of Gizo (Solomon Islands)

Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I., Archbishop-Bishop of Johannesburg (South Africa), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Johannesburg (South Africa)

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

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

Bishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Dundo (Angola), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Dundo (Angola) and Bishop of Viana (Angola)

Fr. António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Caxito (Angola)

Bishop Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni (Bolivia)

Fr. Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni (Bolivia) and Titular Bishop of Cenculiana

Fr. José Ronaldo Ribeiro, Priest of Brasília (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Janaúba (Brazil)

Fr. Lourdunada Daniel, Priest of Poona (India), was elected Bishop of Amravati (India)

Fr. Dennis Cabanada Villarojo, Priest of Cebu (Philippines), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Roberto F. Alesna was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Camilo P. Alia was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Jose P. Dosado was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Carlito V. Pono was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Joselito D. Tajanlangit was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Isidro M. Ullamot was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Denis Komivi Amuzu-Dzakpah, Priest of Lomé (Togo), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo)

Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo)

Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Archbishop Fernando Filoni (斐洛尼), Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines, was appointed as Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Fr. Jules Boutros was appointed as Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

Bishop Kamal Hanna Bathish resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Cardinal Józef Glemp resigned as Ordinary of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland)

Archbishop Kazimierz Nycz, Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland), was appointed as Ordinary of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland)

Bishop Akio Johnson Mutek, Titular Bishop of Suava and Auxiliary Bishop of Torit (South Sudan), was appointed as Bishop of Torit (South Sudan)

Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud resigned as Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Fr. Paul Trairong Multree was appointed as Priest of Ratchaburi (Thailand)

Fr. James Misko was appointed as Priest of Austin (USA)

Msgr. Samuel Alphonsus Gandi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Apostolic Prefecture of Donkorkrom was established (from Diocese of Koforidua) (Ghana)

Fr. Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Donkorkrom (Ghana)

Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger

Msgr. Vito Rallo, Priest of Mazara del Vallo (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Permanent Observer to Council of Europe, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso, Apostolic Nuncio to Niger and Titular Archbishop of Alba

Bishop Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies, Bishop emeritus of Salto (Uruguay), passed away at 93

Archbishop Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Louisville (USA)

Bishop Joseph Edward Kurtz, Bishop of Knoxville (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Louisville (USA)

Fr. Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C., was elected Bishop of Limeira (Brazil)

Bishop José Lanza Neto, Titular Bishop of Mades and Auxiliary Bishop of Londrina (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil)

Bishop Hugolino Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Loja (Ecuador)

Fr. Ferenc Cserháti, Priest of Satu Mare (Romania), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary) and Titular Bishop of Centuria

Bishop Leo Cornelio, S.V.D., Bishop of Khandwa (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India)

Archbishop Paschal Topno, S.J., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India)

Msgr. Peter Neher was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Gerardo Antonazzo, Priest of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Domenico Cancian, F.A.M., Superior General of Congregation of the Sons of Merciful Love, was elected Bishop of Città di Castello (Italy)

Bishop Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Città di Castello (Italy)

Msgr. Napoleone Di Seclì was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Cardinal Angelo Felici, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, passed away at 87

Bishop Tarcisio Pillolla resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Iglesias (Italy)

Msgr. Pedro Olímpio dos Santos was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Daniel Kozlinski Netto, Priest of São João Batista em Curitiba of the Ukrainians (Brazil), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba of the Ukrainians (Brazil) and Titular Bishop of Eminentiana

Bishop Carl Kevin Moeddel resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati (USA)

Fr. Francisco Cerro Chaves, Priest of Valladolid (Spain), was elected Bishop of Coria–Cáceres (Spain)

Bishop Jacques Mbali, Bishop emeritus of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 85

Msgr. Theophilus Nwalo was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Murray Chatlain, Priest of Saskatoon (Canada), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Mackenzie–Fort Smith (Canada)

Msgr. Ismael Jaramillo Recalde was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Patriarch Gregorios III Laham, Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), Patriarch of Alexandria of the Greek-Melkites, Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites, President of Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church and President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in Syria, was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq)

Archbishop Georges El-Murr, B.C., resigned as Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan) and Patriarchal Exarch of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq)

Fr. Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash, Priest of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan), was elected Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan)