Nominations and Resignations

Titular Episcopal See of Parembolæ in Phœnicia was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Parembolæ in Arabia (Syria)

Titular Episcopal See of Saccæa was suppressed (Syria)

Sr. Oonah Mary O’Shea, N.D.S., was appointed as Superior General of Religious of Our Lady of Sion

Msgr. Jean Claesen, Priest of El Alto (Bolivia), was appointed as Priest of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

Msgr. Célio Conrado de Souza, Priest of Fortaleza (Brazil), was appointed as Priest of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

Msgr. José Kotlinski, Priest of Jacarezinho (Brazil), was appointed as Priest of Lins (Brazil)

Msgr. Geraldo Marcos Tolentino, Priest of Montes Claros (Brazil), was appointed as Priest of Januária (Brazil)

Fr. João Adão Andrade, P.M.S., was appointed as Superior General of Little Mission for the Deaf and Dumb

Fr. Christian Beaulieu, I.S.P.X., was appointed as Director General of Secular Institute of Pius X

Fr. John Baptist Li Su-guang (李穌光) was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Nanchang 南昌 (China)

Fr. Paul Meng Ning-you (孟寧友), Priest of Taiyuan 太原 (China), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Taiyuan 太原 (China)

Fr. Paul Meng Qing-lu (孟青祿), Priest of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China)

Fr. Joseph Yang Yong-qiang (楊永強) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China)

Bishop Matthias Du Jiang (杜江), Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China), was uncanonically appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China)

Fr. Joseph Guo Jin-cai (郭金才) was elected Bishop of Chengde 承德 (China)

Fr. Joseph Han Ying-jin (韓英進), Priest of Sanyuan 三原 (China), was elected Bishop of Sanyuan 三原 (China)

Bishop Peter Jin Lu-gang (靳祿崗) succeeded as Bishop of Nanyang 南陽 (China)

Fr. Peter Li Hui-yuan (李會元) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China)

Fr. Anthony Xu Ji-wei (徐吉偉) was elected Bishop of Linhai 臨海 (China)

Fr. John Baptist Yang Xiao-ting (楊曉亭) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an 延安 (China)

Bishop Peter Zhang Zhi-yong (張志勇) resigned as Coadjutor Bishop of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China)

Bishop Joseph Zhu Bao-yu (朱寶玉) resigned as Bishop of Nanyang 南陽 (China)

Msgr. Ante Jozić (尤安泰), Priest of Split–Makarska (Croatia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Head of Study Mission in Hong Kong of Philippines

Msgr. Francis Frost, Priest of Belley–Ars (France) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Priest of Salford (England)

Msgr. Jean Auguste Louis Biraud, Priest of Goiânia (Brazil) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Priest of Luçon (France)

Msgr. Joseph Marie François d’Alteroche de Finance, Priest of Sicuani (Peru), was appointed as Priest of Mende (France)

Msgr. Horst Eberlein, Priest of Hamburg (Germany) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Priest of Osnabrück (Germany)

Msgr. Josef Huber resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Msgr. Giovanni Bartolini, Priest of Italy (Italy), was appointed as Priest of La Spezia–Sarzana–Brugnato (Italy)

Msgr. Mario Costalunga, Priest of Afogados da Ingazeira (Brazil), was appointed as Priest of Vicenza (Italy)

Msgr. Guido Griffo, Priest of Barreiras (Brazil), was appointed as Priest of Ivrea (Italy)

Msgr. Domenico Liuzzi, Priest of Fabriano–Matelica (Italy), was appointed as Priest of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy)

Msgr. Giuseppe Marletta, Priest of Catania (Italy), was appointed as Priest of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

Msgr. Attilio Santuliana, Priest of Afogados da Ingazeira (Brazil), was appointed as Priest of Vicenza (Italy)

Msgr. Egidio Turnaturi resigned as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Msgr. Giulio Viviani resigned as Chaplain of Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State and Chaplain of Fire Department of Vatican City State

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

Fr. Giovanni Colombo, O.M.I., resigned as Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

Fr. Cipriano de Meo, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as President of International Association of Exorcists

Fr. Angelo Giuseppe Urru, O.P., resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Sr. Giuseppina Del Core, F.M.A., was appointed as President of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium)

Msgr. Nabih Moawad resigned as Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Msgr. Jimmy Xerri, Priest of Maceió (Brazil), was appointed as Priest of Gozo (Malta)

Msgr. Josaz Bulko, Priest of Vitebsk (Belarus), was appointed as Priest of Włocławek (Poland)

Msgr. Jan Domin, Priest of Poland (Poland), was appointed as Priest of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland)

Msgr. Dariusz Jagodziński, Priest of Saint Clement at Saratov (Russia), was appointed as Priest of Drohiczyn (Poland)

Msgr. Marian Jancarz, Priest of Stockholm (Sweden), was appointed as Priest of Kraków (Poland)

Msgr. Mieczysław Janczyszyn, Priest of Vitebsk (Belarus), was appointed as Priest of Wrocław (Poland)

Msgr. Jorge Wostal, Priest of Campo Mourão (Brazil) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Priest of Katowice (Poland)

Msgr. José Telmo Ferraz, Priest of Malanje (Angola), was appointed as Priest of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal)

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

Sr. Maureen Cusick, N.D.S., resigned as Superior General of Religious of Our Lady of Sion and President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Fr. Paul Abel Mamba Diatta, Priest of Ziguinchor (Senegal), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ziguinchor (Senegal)

Msgr. Jožef Vratanar, Priest of Maribor (Slovenia), was appointed as Priest of Celje (Slovenia)

Msgr. José Alarcón Buendía, Priest of Santo Tomé (Argentina), was appointed as Priest of Cartagena (Spain)

Msgr. Sebastián Bonjorn Sales, Priest of Bogotá (Colombia) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Priest of Urgell (Spain)

Msgr. Miguel Huguet Ameller resigned as Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Fr. Domingo Javier Andrés Gutiérrez, C.M.F., resigned as Referendary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Hernán Jorge Pereda, C.P.C.R., resigned as Superior General of Parochial Cooperators of Christ the King

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

Msgr. Richard C. Antall, Priest of San Salvador (El Salvador), was appointed as Priest of Cleveland (USA)

Fr. John F. Duffy, C.S.P., resigned as President of Paulist Fathers (Paulists)

Fr. Michael McGarry, C.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Paulist Fathers (Paulists)

Sr. Mary Lou Wirtz, F.C.J.M., was appointed as President of International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.)

Fr. Francis Katongo Mukosa, Priest of Douala (Cameroon), was appointed as Priest of Ndola (Zambia)

Fr. Jean-Pierre-Marie Guérin-Boutaud, C.S.J., resigned as General Prior of Community of Saint John

Fr. Thomas Joachim, C.S.J., was appointed as General Prior of Community of Saint John

Fr. Philippe Barbier, C.P.C.R., was appointed as Superior General of Parochial Cooperators of Christ the King

Bishop Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F., Bishop emeritus of Zárate–Campana (Argentina), passed away at 82

Bishop Franco Croci resigned as Vice-President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Msgr. Assunto Scotti, Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera, was appointed as Dean and Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Fr. Stefano Rega, Priest of Aversa (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Gerardo Belzaino was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Francesco Campanile was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Salvatore Coviello was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Paolo Dell’Aversana, Priest of Aversa (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Raffaele Marino was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Sossio Rossi was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Maciej Jóźwiak was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Andrzej Latoń was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael Milewski was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun, Priest of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), was elected Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)

Msgr. Wolfgang Bischof, Priest of München und Freising (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Nebbi and Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany)

Bishop Franz Josef Dietl resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany)

Archbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B., resigned as Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Fr. Vahan Ohanian was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Bishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho, Titular Bishop of Thubursicum and Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Coroatá (Brazil)

Msgr. Pavel Boukal was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Václav Hegr was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Matthew John Dickens was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Mirosław Michalak was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Creus Josep Antoni Ginestà was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S., Bishop emeritus of Gallup (USA), passed away at 64

Msgr. Gerard M. Finegan was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stephen Edward McNamara was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Edward D. Moretti was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Joseph E. Stearns, Priest of Venice (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P., Titular Bishop of Buruni and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia), was appointed as Bishop of Parramatta (Australia)

Bishop Kevin Michael Manning resigned as Bishop of Parramatta (Australia)

Bishop Vittorio Lanzani resigned as Secretary of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

Dr. Maria Cristina Carlo-Stella was appointed as Secretary of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

Prof. Antonio Paolucci, Director of Directorate of Museums of Vatican City State and Director of Vatican Museums, was appointed as President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

Msgr. Lucio Lemmo, Priest of Napoli (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Turres Ammeniæ

Fr. Jean Marie Vianney Prida Inthirath, Priest of Savannakhet (Laos), was elected Titular Bishop of Lemfocta and Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet (Laos)

Cardinal Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Antananarivo (Madagascar), passed away at 84

Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba, Bishop of Yola (Nigeria), passed away at 74

Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, Metropolitan Archbishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), passed away at 63

Fr. Geraldo Magela de Lima Mayrink, S.D.N., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Bishop Antonio Vilaplana Molina, Bishop emeritus of León (Spain), passed away at 83

Fr. Carlos Roberto Altoé, S.D.N., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Diocese of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar Rite) lost territory to Diocese of Bhadravathi (India)

Msgr. Mario Ceneri was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Domenico Cinque was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Philip J. Heslin was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Edward G. Meulemans was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Louis Orfila, Priest of Gibraltar (Gibraltar) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, passed away at 83

Bishop Janusz Edmund Zimniak resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Bielsko–Żywiec (Poland)

Bishop Alick Banda succeeded as Bishop of Ndola (Zambia)

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

Diocese of Mandya (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (from Diocese of Mananthavady and became suffragan of Tellicherry) (India)

Diocese of Ramanathapuram (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (from Diocese of Palghat and became suffragan of Trichur) (India)

Msgr. Bosco Puthur, Priest of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Foratiana and Bishop of Curia of the Syro-Malabars

Cardinal Godfried Danneels resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium and Military Ordinary of Belgium (Belgium)

Bishop André-Joseph Léonard (André-Mutien), Bishop of Namur (Belgium), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

Msgr. Raphael Thattil, Priest of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Buruni and Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. George Njaralakatt, Priest of Tellicherry of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Mandya of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. Paul Alappatt, Priest of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Ramanathapuram of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Paul Chittilapilly resigned as Bishop of Thamarasserry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. Remigiose Inchananiyil, Priest of Thamarasserry of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Thamarasserry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Msgr. Pauly Kannookadan, Priest of Irinjalakuda of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Bishop of Irinjalakuda of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop James Pazhayattil resigned as Bishop of Irinjalakuda of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Josephus Tethool, M.S.C., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Amboina (Indonesia), passed away at 75

Bishop Edmond Carmody resigned as Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA)

Msgr. William Michael Mulvey, Priest of Austin (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA)

Apostolic Prefecture of Donkorkrom was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Donkorkrom (Ghana)

Fr. Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Donkorkrom (Ghana), was elected Titular Bishop of Ita and Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom (Ghana)

Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo–Hosanna) (Ethiopia)

Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo–Hosanna was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna) (Ethiopia)

Bishop Rafael Llano Cifuentes, Opus Dei, resigned as Bishop of Nova Friburgo (Brazil)

Bishop Edney Gouvêa Mattoso, Titular Bishop of Tunnuna and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Nova Friburgo (Brazil)

Fr. Woldeghiorghis Matheos, Priest of Soddo–Hosanna (Ethiopia), was elected Vicar Apostolic of Hosanna (Ethiopia) and Titular Bishop of Turuda

Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J., Vicar Apostolic of Soddo–Hosanna (Ethiopia), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Soddo (Ethiopia)

Bishop John Francis Moore, S.M.A., Bishop of Bauchi (Nigeria), passed away at 68

Bishop Taras Senkiv, O.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Dr. Flaminia Giovanelli was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Fr. Josep Samsó y Elias, Priest of Barcelona (Spain), was beatified

Fr. Vincenzo Pisanello, Priest of Otranto (Italy), was elected Bishop of Oria (Italy)

Msgr. Mario Bonati was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Pietro Lanati, Priest of Tortona (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Pasqualino Piccinini was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Vittorio Pisotti was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Aldo Tacchino was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica), passed away at 77

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

Diocese of Puthur (Syro-Malankara Rite) was established (from Diocese of Bathery and became suffragan of Tiruvalla) (India)

Archbishop Ivan Prenđa, Archbishop of Zadar (Croatia), passed away at 70

Bishop Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor, Bishop of Marthandam of the Syro-Malankara (India), was appointed as Bishop of Pathanamthitta of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Fr. Samuel Irenios Kattukallil, Priest of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Tamalluma and Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Bishop Joseph Thomas Konnath, 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, was appointed as Bishop of Bathery of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Fr. Vincent Paulos Kulappuravilai, Priest of Marthandam of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Bishop of Marthandam of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil, Bishop of Bathery of the Syro-Malankara (India), was appointed as Bishop of Puthur of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Fr. Thomas Anthonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C., was elected Bishop of Curia of the Syro-Malankara and Titular Bishop of Igilgili

Msgr. Piero Pioppo, Priest of Acqui (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Prelate of Institute for Works of Religion, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea and Titular Archbishop of Torcello

Msgr. Tullio Cappelli, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Montfort Stima, Priest of Blantyre (Malawi), was elected Titular Bishop of Puppi and Auxiliary Bishop of Blantyre (Malawi)

Msgr. Hugo Manuel González Balado was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Guillermo Oviedo Velasco was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jesús Jacobo Portillo was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Leopoldo Quintana Rocha was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Salvador Ramos Pacheco, Priest of Texcoco (Mexico), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Roberto Solórzano Aguilar was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Salvador Valencia Valencia was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Elpidio Villegas Quiroz was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Francis Ignatius Malone, Priest of Little Rock (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Philipos Stephanos Thottathil, Priest of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Hæmimonto and Auxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Msgr. Ronald Scott Friend was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Paul Verdzekov, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bamenda (Cameroon), passed away at 79

Bishop Joe Steve Vásquez, Titular Bishop of Cova and Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston–Houston (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Austin (USA)

Archbishop Benito Cocchi resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena–Nonantola (Italy)

Bishop Antonio Lanfranchi, Bishop of Cesena–Sarsina (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena–Nonantola (Italy)

Bishop José Eugênio Corrêa, Bishop emeritus of Caratinga (Brazil), passed away at 95

Fr. Danilo Corradi, S.M., resigned as Superior General of Company of Mary for the Education of the Deaf

Fr. Robert Frainer, S.M., was appointed as Superior General of Company of Mary for the Education of the Deaf

Fr. Zdzisław Józef Kijas, O.F.M. Conv., President of Pontifical Theological Faculty of Saint Bonaventure (Seraphicum), was appointed as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Fr. João Noé Rodrigues, Priest of Witbank (South Africa), was elected Bishop of Tzaneen (South Africa)

Bishop Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Tzaneen (South Africa)

Bishop John of the Cross Chang Yik (장익 십자가의 요한 / 張益) resigned as Bishop of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea)

Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (김운회 루가 / 金雲會), Titular Bishop of Vadesi and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was appointed as Bishop of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea)

Bishop José Diéguez Reboredo resigned as Bishop of Tui–Vigo (Spain)

Bishop Luis Quinteiro Fiuza, Bishop of Ourense (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Tui–Vigo (Spain)

Fr. Salutaris Melchior Libena, Priest of Mahenge (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Sutunurca and Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

Fr. Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa, Priest of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Mozotcori and Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo resigned as Bishop of Kibungo (Rwanda) and Apostolic Administrator of Ruhengeri (Rwanda)

Diocese of Maliana was established (from Diocese of Díli) (Timor-Leste)

Bishop Vincenzo Manzella resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Caltagirone (Italy)

Fr. Calogero Peri, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Caltagirone (Italy)

Msgr. Fernando Benigni was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Bruno Bison was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Roberto Bizzarri, Priest of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Piergiorgio Brodoloni, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Pier Camillo Camozzi was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Paolo Carloni was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Maurizio Cuccato was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Francesco De Santis, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Marcello Giorgi was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Antonio Maniero, Priest of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Riccardo Mensuali was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Luigi Pallottini was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Roberto Tarquini was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Grzegorz Olszowski, Priest of Katowice (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jerzy Myszor was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Bogusław Płonka was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Andrzej Suchoń was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Józef Szklorz was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Marian Wandrasz was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jozef Dugas was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Kamil Jankech was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Pavol Marton was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Zoltán Pásztor was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Imrich Tóth was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Huesca (Spain) and Apostolic Administrator of Jaca (Spain)

Fr. Norberto Do Amaral, Priest of Díli (Timor-Leste), was elected Bishop of Maliana (Timor-Leste)

Msgr. Charles L. Brown was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. George J. Brubaker was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. John Patrick Hopkins was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Daniel J. McGlynn, Priest of Wilmington (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

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

Fr. Fernando Torre Medina Mora, M.Sp.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit

Msgr. Miguel Antonio Barriola was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Justin Kientega, Priest of Koudougou (Burkina Faso), was elected Bishop of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso)

Bishop Raymond Wang Chong-lin (王寵林), Bishop emeritus of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China), passed away at 88

Archbishop Víctor Manuel López Forero resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia)

Archbishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Girardota (Colombia)

Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz, Bishop of Arauca (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia)

Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya, Bishop of San José del Guaviare (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Girardota (Colombia)

Msgr. Harald Heinrich was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Davide Pelucchi was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Roger Victor Solo Rakotondrajao succeeded as Bishop of Mahajanga (Madagascar)

Bishop Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo resigned as Bishop of Mahajanga (Madagascar)

Bishop Óscar Armando Campos Contreras, Titular Bishop of Summa and Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Tehuantepec (Mexico)

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

Msgr. Thomas Frauenlob was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Luigi Telesca was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo, Bishop emeritus of Mahajanga (Madagascar), passed away at 62

Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr., Bishop of Bethlehem (South Africa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kroonstad (South Africa)

Msgr. Arūnas Poniškaitis, Priest of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Sinna and Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania)

Fr. Grzegorz Ryś, Priest of Kraków (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stanisław Adamowicz was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Wacław Iżbicki was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stefan Komorowski was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jerzy Owsianka, Priest of Ełk (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Aleksander Rawecki, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Tadeusz Rynkiewicz was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stanisław Wojtaszek, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Novatus Rugambwa, Priest of Bukoba (Tanzania), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Titular Archbishop of Tagaria

Msgr. Xavier Johnsai Munyongani, Priest of Masvingo (Zimbabwe), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I., Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Neuquén (Argentina)

Fr. Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Revuelta, Priest of Córdoba (Argentina), was elected Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina)

Bishop Néstor Hugo Navarro resigned as Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina)

Msgr. Rafael Biernaski, Priest of Curitiba (Brazil), Chaplain of His Holiness and Bureau Chief of Congregation for Bishops, was elected Titular Bishop of Ruspæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Msgr. Günther Geis was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Richard Hartmann was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Franz Kaspar, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Gerhard Stanke, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Alois Peter Staudt was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Helmut Wanka was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Noe P. Badiola was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Peter Romeo M. Beriña was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. José Roberto Carpio was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jeffrey Nelson B. Tria was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

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

Bishop Dominik Duka, O.P., Bishop of Hradec Králové (Czechia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Cardinal Miloslav Vlk resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Msgr. Eugene Martin Nugent (劉裕政), Priest of Killaloe (Ireland), Head of Study Mission in Hong Kong of Philippines and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Apostolic Delegate to Comoro Islands and Titular Archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill

Bishop Luciano Giovannetti resigned as Bishop of Fiesole (Italy)

Bishop Mario Meini, Bishop of Pitigliano–Sovana–Orbetello (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Fiesole (Italy)

Msgr. Stanisław Cały, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Alick Banda resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Solwezi (Zambia)

Bishop Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather, Bishop emeritus of Tuticorin (India), passed away at 84

Fr. Jude Ayodeji Arogundade, Priest of Ondo (Nigeria), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Ondo (Nigeria)

Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Bishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo, Bishop of Sonsón–Rionegro (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Bishop Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia)

Bishop Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Reyes (Bolivia), passed away at 86

Bishop Ignatius P. Lobo, Bishop emeritus of Belgaum (India), passed away at 90

Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico, Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro

Archbishop Angelo Mottola resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro

Bishop Rufin Anthony succeeded as Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo resigned as Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

Archbishop José Dimas Cedeño Delgado resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Panamá (Panama)

Bishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Naratcata, Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá (Panama) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Panama, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Panamá (Panama)

Fr. José Araneta Cabantan, Priest of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Malaybalay (Philippines)

Bishop Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Malaybalay (Philippines)

Archbishop Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Córdoba (Spain)

Bishop Demetrio Fernández González, Bishop of Tarazona (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Córdoba (Spain)

Bishop Rafael Muñoz Núñez, Bishop emeritus of Aguascalientes (Mexico), passed away at 85

Territorial Prelature of Calama was promoted as Diocese of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile)

Bishop Rafael de la Barra Tagle, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile)

Fr. Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile)

Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto, Bishop-Prelate of Calama (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile)

Bishop Francis Kallarakal, Bishop of Kottapuram (India), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly (India)

Archbishop-elect Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Angola

Bishop Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia resigned as Bishop of Machala (Ecuador)

Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B., Bishop of Tulcán (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Machala (Ecuador)

Msgr. Maxime Bobichon was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Antonio Bartolacci, Priest of Teramo–Atri (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Chief of Chancellery of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá, Bishop emeritus of León (Spain), passed away at 83

Msgr. Thomas M. Acton was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Antonio Cacciapuoti was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Timothy J. Dyer was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. James R. Forsen was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Helmut A. Hefner was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Richard G. Krekelberg was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jon Fuertes Majarucon was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Richard M. Martini was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Robert J. McNamara was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Gerald McSorley was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael W. Meyers, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Lorenzo Miranda was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Sabato A. Pilato was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Nestor Rebong was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Orlando Romero Cabrera resigned as Bishop of Canelones (Uruguay)

Fr. Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero, Priest of Montevideo (Uruguay), was elected Bishop of Canelones (Uruguay)

Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Scranton (USA)

Msgr. Joseph Charles Bambera, Priest of Scranton (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Scranton (USA)

Fr. Terry Ronald LaValley, Priest of Ogdensburg (USA), was elected Bishop of Ogdensburg (USA)

Bishop John Bernard McDowell, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Pittsburgh (USA), passed away at 88

Diocese of Toamasina was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toamasina (with suffragan sees Ambatondrazaka, Fenoarivo Atsinanana and Moramanga) (Madagascar)

Bishop Désiré Tsarahazana, Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar and Bishop of Toamasina (Madagascar), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Toamasina (Madagascar)

Bishop Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S., resigned as Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar)

Fr. Marie Fabien Samuelin Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D., was elected Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar)

Bishop Joseph Lee Han-taek (이한택 요셉 / 李漢澤), S.J., resigned as Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon (이기헌 베드로 / 李基憲), Military Ordinary of South Korea (South Korea), was appointed as Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

Prof. Rosemary Goldie, Vice-Secretary emeritus of Council of the Laity, passed away at 94

Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard (André-Mutien), Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Belgium (Belgium) and President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium

Msgr. Heribert August was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Dermot Clarke was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Jesús María (Mexico)

Bishop José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Jesús María (Mexico)

Msgr. Stefan Wylężek, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph Yang Yo-Seop was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph Yo Seop-Yang was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Enrique Ovies González was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Dieudonné Watio, Bishop of Nkongsamba (Cameroon), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bafoussam (Cameroon)

Archbishop Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tibú (Colombia)

Archbishop Antonio Lanfranchi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena–Nonantola (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cesena–Sarsina (Italy)

Dr. Riccardo Cinquegrani was appointed as Director of AVEPRO

Bishop Paul Kim Ok-kyun (김옥균 바오로), Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), passed away at 84

Fr. Mario S. Buttini, O.S.J., Superior General emeritus of Oblates of Saint Joseph (Josephines of Asti), passed away at 96

Bishop Charles Martin Wamika, Titular Bishop of Tacapæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Tororo (Uganda), was appointed as Bishop of Jinja (Uganda)

Bishop Joseph Benard Willigers, M.H.M., resigned as Bishop of Jinja (Uganda)

Archbishop George Riashi, B.C., resigned as Archbishop of Tripoli of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Bishop Juozas Tunaitis resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania)

Bishop Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M., Bishop emeritus of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico), passed away at 82

Fr. Carlo Bresciani, Priest of Brescia (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Valentino Di Cerbo, Priest of Roma (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera, was elected Bishop of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy)

Bishop Pietro Farina resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Alife–Caiazzo (Italy)

Msgr. Marco Alba was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Giacomo Branchi was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Italo Gorni was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Felice Montagnini was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Cesare Polvara was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Renato Tononi was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Mijo Gorski, Priest of Zagreb (Croatia), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Boris Balenović was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Josip Baloban was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stjepan Baloban was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Mijo Gabrić was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Ivan Golub was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Vinko Gregur was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Ivan Hren was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Tomislav Ivančić was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Juraj Jerneić, Priest of Zagreb (Croatia), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Ivica Kecerin, Priest of Zagreb (Croatia), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Juraj Kolarić was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Dragutin Komorčec was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stjepan Kožul was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Ivan Miklenić was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Josip Oslić was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Zvonimir Sekelj was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Ivan Špoljar was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stjepan Večković was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Ferdinand Vražić was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Milan Kouba, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Antonín Kupka was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jan Kutáč was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jan Mùčka was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. František Polášek, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Antonín Pospížil was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Václav Vrba was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Denis Lennon was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Romanus Rocky Mbena, Priest of Morogoro (Tanzania) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Vincent Mensah, Bishop emeritus of Porto Novo (Benin), passed away at 85

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

Bishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Auxiliary Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina)

Bishop Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier resigned as Bishop of Granada (Nicaragua)

Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez, Bishop of Matagalpa (Nicaragua), was appointed as Bishop of Granada (Nicaragua)

Msgr. John Douglas Deshotel, Priest of Dallas (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Cova and Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas (USA)

Msgr. Mark Joseph Seitz, Priest of Dallas (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Cozyla and Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas (USA)

Bishop Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger, Bishop of Séez (France), was appointed as Bishop of Bayeux (France)

Bishop Pierre Auguste Gratien Pican, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Bayeux (France)

Prof. Alessandro Diddi was appointed as Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of Vatican City State

Archbishop-elect Eugene Martin Nugent (劉裕政), Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar and Apostolic Delegate to Comoro Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius and Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles

Bishop Paul John Marx, M.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C., succeeded as Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, Bishop of Bilbao (Spain) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain)

Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, H.S.O.D., resigned as Bishop of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

Fr. Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Summa and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Bishop Želimir Puljić, Bishop of Dubrovnik (Croatia), was promoted as Archbishop of Zadar (Croatia)

Fr. Jean-Paul Gusching, Priest of Amiens (France), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Celje (Slovenia)

Msgr. Stanislav Lipovšek, Priest of Maribor (Slovenia), was elected Bishop of Celje (Slovenia)

Msgr. Julio Justo Bermejo del Pozo was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Ildefonso Cases Ballesta was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Juan José del Moral Lechuga was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Vicente López Martínez was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Murcia Ginés Ródenas, Priest of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Paolo Ricciardi, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Augusto Alves da Rocha resigned as Bishop of Floriano (Brazil)

Fr. Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos, Priest of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Floriano (Brazil)

Msgr. José Avelino Bettencourt, Priest of Ottawa (Canada) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Milan Šášik, C.M., Titular Bishop of Bononia and Apostolic Administrator of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

Msgr. Alonso Rodrigo Bilbao Zepeda was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka succeeded as Bishop of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Faustin Ngabu resigned as Bishop of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Ralph Heskett, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

Fr. Jacques Benoit-Gonnin, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Bishop of Beauvais (France)

Bishop Charles Caruana resigned as Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

Bishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B., Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Gdańsk (Poland), passed away at 82

Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Detroit (USA) and Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (USA)

Fr. Vilsom Basso, S.C.I., was elected Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão (Brazil)

Bishop Luís D’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão (Brazil)

Bishop Carlo Chenis, S.D.B., Bishop of Civitavecchia–Tarquinia (Italy), passed away at 55

Bishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília, Bishop of Urgell (Spain), was promoted as Archbishop ad personam

Msgr. Paul David Quirk was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Laurent Grimmonprez, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Bishop Fernando Iório Rodrigues, Bishop emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil), passed away at 80

Msgr. David A. Cousins, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Paul Lentz, Priest of Strasbourg (France), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Marco Arnolfo, Priest of Torino (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Piero Delbosco, Priest of Torino (Italy), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Giancarlo Avataneo, Priest of Torino (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Marino Maria Basso was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Antonio Foieri was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Adriano Ranieri was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Giuseppe Trucco was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Dominic Kimengich, Priest of Nakuru (Kenya), was elected Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Lodwar (Kenya)

Msgr. Witold Andrzejewski, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Krzysztof Brodzik was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Adam Dalach was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Grzegorz Grzybek, Priest of Zielona Góra–Gorzów (Poland), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Eugeniusz Jankiewicz was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Tomasz Kaczmarek, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Józef Kocoł was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Wojciech Skóra was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Leszek Skorupa was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stanisław Słowik was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Krzysztof Szarowicz was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jan Tusień was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Henryk Witczyk was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. João Baptista da Silva Gomes was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Avelino Felgueiras Marques was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. José Gomes de Sousa was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Franco Gualdrini, Bishop emeritus of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy), passed away at 86

Msgr. Francisco Javier de la Torre García was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Conrado Rómulo Puente Ávila was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Filiberto Romo Medina was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Leroy Theodore Matthiesen, Bishop emeritus of Amarillo (USA), passed away at 88

Dr. Marchese Don Giulio Sacchetti, Councillor General emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, passed away at 84

Fr. Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde, Priest of Ndola (Zambia), was elected Bishop of Solwezi (Zambia)

Archbishop Dermot Clifford, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cashel (Ireland) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Cloyne (Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cloyne (Ireland)

Bishop John Magee, S.P.S., resigned as Bishop of Cloyne (Ireland)

Fr. Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C., was elected Bishop of Gurúè (Mozambique)

Fr. Jean de Dieu Raoelison, Priest of Antananarivo (Madagascar), was elected Titular Bishop of Corniculana and Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar)

Archbishop José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M., Archbishop emeritus of Tánger (Morocco), passed away at 73

Archbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou (최창무 안드레아 / 崔昌武) resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong (김희중 히지노 / 金熙中) succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates

Fr. Raymond Ahoua, F.D.P., was elected Bishop of Grand-Bassam (Cote d’Ivoire)

Bishop Paul Dacoury-Tabley resigned as Bishop of Grand-Bassam (Cote d’Ivoire)

Msgr. Ernst Freiler, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Hernestus Freiler was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Laurent Lupenzu-Ndombi was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Rudolphus Schwarzenberger was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Msgr. Stefaan Frans van Calster was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Christophe Dufour succeeded as Archbishop of Aix (France)

Archbishop Claude Feidt resigned as Archbishop of Aix (France)

Fr. Paolo Mancini, Prelate Secretary of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Arnold Christiaan Borghans was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Robertus Nicolaas Merkx was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Warri (Nigeria)

Bishop John ’Oke Afareha, Titular Bishop of Mina and Auxiliary Bishop of Warri (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Warri (Nigeria)

Msgr. Tomás Juárez García-Gasco was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Jerome O. Sommer, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Fr. Jean Marie Vũ Tất, Priest of Hung Hoá (Vietnam), was elected Titular Bishop of Thisiduo and Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá (Vietnam)

Bishop Luis Madrid Merlano, Bishop of Cartago (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia)

Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia)

Bishop Josef Homeyer, Bishop emeritus of Hildesheim (Germany), passed away at 80

Msgr. Gianpaolo Rizzotti, Priest of Verona (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. William Hanna Shomali, Priest of Jerusalem (Palestine), was elected Titular Bishop of Lydda and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio and President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Spain)

Bishop Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor, Auxiliary Bishop of Awka (Nigeria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Awka (Nigeria)

Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot, Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Venezuela), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

Bishop Vito De Grisantis, Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy), passed away at 68

Msgr. Ruperto Cruz Santos, Priest of Manila (Philippines) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Balanga (Philippines)

Archbishop Lajos Bálint, Archbishop emeritus of Alba Iulia (Romania), passed away at 80

Bishop Tomas Aguon Camacho resigned as Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

Archbishop José Horacio Gómez Velasco, Opus Dei, Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Msgr. Adolphe Vander Perre, Priest of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away at 87

Bishop James Matthew Wingle resigned as Bishop of Saint Catharines (Canada)

Fr. Nicolás Baisi, Priest of San Miguel (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Tepelta and Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina)

Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P., resigned as Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina)

Bishop Tadeusz Płoski, Military Ordinary of Poland (Poland), passed away at 54

Bishop Enrique Pérez Lavado resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Carúpano (Venezuela)

Msgr. Jaime José Villarroel Rodríguez, Priest of Margarita (Venezuela) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Carúpano (Venezuela)

Archbishop Francis Kallarakal, Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly (India), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kottapuram (India)

Fr. Ambrosius Eßer, O.P., Relator General emeritus of Congregation for the Causes of Saints, passed away at 77

Archbishop Andrea Cassone, Archbishop emeritus of Rossano–Cariati (Italy), passed away at 80

Bishop Miguel Clarete Cinches, S.V.D., Bishop emeritus of Surigao (Philippines), passed away at 78

Fr. Barnaba Yousif Habash, Priest of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq), was elected Bishop of Our Lady of Deliverance in the United States of the Syriacs (USA)

Bishop André Dikran Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B., Protosyncellus emeritus of Amman and Jerusalem of the Armenians (Jordan), passed away at 90

Bishop Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C., resigned as Bishop of Joaçaba (Brazil)

Bishop Jacob Venance Koda resigned as Bishop of Same (Tanzania)

Cardinal Tomáš Špidlík, S.J., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti, passed away at 90

Bishop Norman Francis McFarland, Bishop emeritus of Orange (USA), passed away at 88

Fr. Joseph Shen Bin (沈斌), Priest of Shanghai 上海 (China), was elected Bishop of Haimen 海門 (China)

Bishop Felix Femi Ajakaye succeeded as Bishop of Ekiti (Nigeria)

Bishop Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun resigned as Bishop of Ekiti (Nigeria)

Bishop Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S., Bishop emeritus of Warri (Nigeria), passed away at 85

Bishop Simon Akwali Okafor resigned as Bishop of Awka (Nigeria)

Fr. Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos de Seña, S.J., was beatified

Archbishop William Donald Borders, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA), passed away at 96

Fr. Stefano Mazzotti (馬德範), Priest of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop John Clement Favalora resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Miami (USA)

Bishop Thomas Gerard Wenski, Bishop of Orlando (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Miami (USA)

Bishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki, Titular Bishop of Vulturara and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA)

Bishop Yaroslav Pryriz, C.SS.R., Titular Bishop of Auzia and Auxiliary Bishop of Sambir–Drohobych of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Sambir–Drohobych of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop James Moriarty resigned as Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland)

Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Bishop of Đà Lat (Vietnam) and President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam, was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Bishop Roger Joseph Vangheluwe resigned as Bishop of Brugge (Belgium)

Msgr. Hans Hollerweger, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Johannes Hollerweger was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Walter Plettenbauer was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Alois Rockenschaub was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Lipót Weibl was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Fabio Fabene, Priest of Viterbo (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness and Substitute of College of Cardinals, was appointed as Bureau Chief of Congregation for Bishops

Msgr. Ermanno Bisiacchi was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Rolando R. Mabutol was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Paulo Romeo C. Nietes was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Józef Drabik was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Józef Gurgul was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Piotr Kluska was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Janusz Majda was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jan Nowakowski was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Mieczyslaus Ceslaus Onyśk, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Zbigniew Stanisław Rostkowski, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Tadeusz Syczewski, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Marek Tabor was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Marian Zając was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Andrija Anižić was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jožko Kragelj was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Aleksander Lestan, Priest of Koper (Slovenia), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jože Pegan was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Franc Prelc was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stanislav Rebec was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Julian Kangalawe, Priest of Iringa (Tanzania), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski, Priest of Rockville Centre (USA), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael J. Adams was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Michael M. Boland was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. William Breslawski was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Steven R. Camp was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. John F. Canary was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Francis A. Cimarrusti was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Thomas M. Coogan was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. John V. Dolciamore was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Richard P. Hynes was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. James T. Kaczorowski was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

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

Msgr. Patrick R. Lagges was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Dennis J. Lyle was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Jeffrey J. Madley was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Leo T. Mahon was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Francis N. Maniola was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Daniel G. Mayall was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. John P. McNamara was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Charles R. Meyer was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Donald J. Nevins was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Richard J. O’Donnel was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. James O’Malley was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. C. Michael Padazinski was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. John E. Pollard was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Patrick J. Pollard was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Wayne F. Prist was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Richard T. Saudis was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Joseph W. Staudt was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. John J. Talesfore was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

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

Msgr. John J. Tutone was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Angelo Paoli, O. Carm., was beatified

Fr. Josep d’Igualada Tous Soler (Josep), O.F.M. Cap., was beatified

Msgr. Norbert Glasmacher was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jean-Marie Le Gall, C.S.M., resigned as Superior General of Community of Saint Martin

Fr. Paul Préaux, C.S.M., was appointed as Superior General of Community of Saint Martin

Fr. Barthélemy Adoukonou, Priest of Abomey (Benin) and Secretary of Pontifical Council for Culture, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Klaus Martin Becker, Opus Dei, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Paul Hansen was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Launay Saturné, Priest of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), was elected Bishop of Jacmel (Haiti)

Msgr. Antonio Galderisi, Priest of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Antonio Montefusco was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Marcin Aleksy was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Adam Drożdż was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Paweł Grządziel was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Kazimierz Kulpa was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stanisław Morawa was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Józef Niedźwiecki was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Władysław Nowobilski was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Tadeusz Porzycki was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Stefan Sputek was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Krzysztof Straub was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta (Pakistan)

Bishop José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia, Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Celaya (Mexico)

Fr. Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I., Prefect Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan), was elected Titular Bishop of Thimida and Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan)

Fr. John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (정신철 세례자 요한 / 鄭信喆), Priest of Incheon 인천 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Cuicul and Auxiliary Bishop of Incheon 인천 (South Korea)

Archbishop Peter David Gregory Smith, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark (England)

Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B., Cardinal-Priest of S. Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, passed away at 98

Fr. Juan Odilón Martínez García, Priest of Toluca (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Atlacomulco (Mexico)

Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora (Nigeria)

Fr. Rogath Fundimoya Kimaryo, C.S.Sp., Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Same (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Same (Tanzania)

Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cartago (Colombia)

Bishop José Figueroa Gómez, Bishop of Granada (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San José del Guaviare (Colombia)

Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez, Bishop of Granada (Nicaragua), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Matagalpa (Nicaragua)

Apostolic Administration of Comores was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Archipel des Comores (Comoros)

Territorial Prelature of Ipil was promoted as Diocese of Ipil (Philippines)

Fr. Charles Mahuza Yava, S.D.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Apisa maius and Vicar Apostolic of Archipel des Comores (Comoros)

Fr. Jan Geerits, S.D.S., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Comores (Comoros)

Archbishop Antoine Hayek, B.C., Archbishop emeritus of Bāniyās of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), passed away at 81

Bishop Julius Sullan Tonel, Bishop-Prelate of Ipil (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Ipil (Philippines)

Archbishop Zygmunt Kamiński, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland), passed away at 77

Msgr. Mijo Gorski, Priest of Zagreb (Croatia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Epidaurum and Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

Msgr. Grzegorz Piotr Bielaszka was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Luigi Amaducci, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy), passed away at 86

Msgr. Paschal Chibuzor was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Anthony Babatunde Erinle was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Jerome Gbenga Oduntan was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness