Nominations and Resignations

Fr. Michael Kwiatkowski, Priest of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Priest of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Fr. John Peng Wei-zhao (彭衛照), Apostolic Administrator of Yujiang 餘江 (China), was elected Bishop of Yujiang 餘江 (China)

Bishop Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo, Bishop of Babahoyo (Ecuador), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Guaranda (Ecuador)

Msgr. Philip B. Najim resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Chaldeans

Msgr. Pascal Ide resigned as Bureau Chief of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions)

Fr. Jose Kuruvila Peedikayil, O.I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Order of the Imitation of Christ

Fr. Jose Mariadas, O.I.C., resigned as Superior General of Order of the Imitation of Christ

Archbishop Jacques Ishaq resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans

Msgr. Emad Ekleemes was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Fr. Eshak Marzena resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Fr. Joseph Abdel Sater, O.A.O.C., was appointed as Superior General of Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans

Fr. Waheed K. Gabriele Tooma, O.A.O.C., resigned as Superior General of Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans

Msgr. Antonio Grappone resigned as Bureau Chief of Pontifical Council for the Laity

Msgr. Claudio Iovine resigned as Relator of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Msgr. Vito Angelo Todisco, Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as President of Disciplinary Commission of Vatican City State

Fr. Italo Colombini, C.S.I.B.P., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Saint John the Baptist Precursor

Fr. Paolo Orlandi, C.S.I.B.P., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint John the Baptist Precursor

Msgr. Zaid A. Habbaba was appointed as Protosyncellus of Jordan of the Chaldeans (Jordan)

Msgr. Joseph Antoine Kélékian resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

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

Dr. Miguel Castellví Villaescusa resigned as Bureau Chief of Vatican Information Service

Archbishop Joseph Absi, M.S.P., was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Damascus of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Fr. Thomas George Schluep was appointed as Priest of Pittsburgh (USA)

Fr. John Paul Ouellette, C.F.R., was appointed as Superior General of Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

Sr. Patricia Spillane, M.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Institute of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Fr. Speratus Kamanzi, A.J., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Apostles of Jesus

Fr. Manuel Fernández Chaguaceda, S.P. ad V., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Peter in Chains

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

Archbishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tororo (Uganda)

Bishop Emmanuel Obbo, A.J., Bishop of Soroti (Uganda), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Soroti (Uganda) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Tororo (Uganda)

Bishop Léonard Kasanda Lumembu, C.I.C.M., resigned as Bishop of Luiza (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula, Priest of Luiza (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Luiza (Congo-Kinshasa)

Msgr. John Joseph McDermott, Priest of Burlington (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Burlington (USA)

Fr. Christian Riesbeck, C.C., was elected Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa (Canada)

Fr. Irineu Roman, C.S.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Sertei and Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil)

Bishop Salvatore Nicolosi, Bishop emeritus of Noto (Italy), passed away at 91

Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Jowai (India)

Bishop Gratian Mundadan, C.M.I., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in India outside the proper territory of the Syro-Malabars

Bishop Alphonsus Augustus Sowada, O.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Agats (Indonesia), passed away at 80

Fr. Habib Hermez Jajou Al-Nawfali, Priest of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop-elect Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P., was confirmed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kirkuk–Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Saad Hanna Sirop, Priest of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq) and Titular Bishop of Hirta

Bishop Bawai Soro was appointed as Titular Bishop of Foratiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

Bishop Tsegaye Keneni Derara succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Soddo (Ethiopia)

Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Soddo (Ethiopia)

Bishop Francis Deniau, Bishop emeritus of Nevers (France), passed away at 77

Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was established (Nigeria)

Bishop Georges Chihane, Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Northern Africa of the Maronites

Archbishop Georges Basilios Casmoussa, Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs, was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs

Fr. Simon T. Faddoul, Priest of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Western and Central Africa of the Maronites (Nigeria) and Apostolic Visitator in Southern Africa of the Maronites

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria), Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria) and President of Episcopal Conference of Austria, was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer resigned as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Bishop Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M., resigned as Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil)

Fr. Marcos Antônio Tavoni, Priest of Brasília (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil)

Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada), was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo resigned as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., resigned as President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Domenico Calcagno resigned as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Archbishop Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Bishop José de Jesús Garcia Ayala, Bishop emeritus of Campeche (Mexico), passed away at 103

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Msgr. Stephen Jay Berg, Priest of Fort Worth (USA), was elected Bishop of Pueblo (USA)

Bishop Michael John Sheridan resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Pueblo (USA)

Bishop José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I., Bishop of Mananjary (Madagascar), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Farafangana (Madagascar)

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga

Fr. Eduardo Robles-Gil Orvañanos was appointed as Director General of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ

Bishop John Mackey, Bishop emeritus of Auckland (New Zealand), passed away at 96

Bishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera resigned as Bishop of Barcelona (Venezuela)

Msgr. Joseph de Metz-Noblat, Priest of Verdun (France), was elected Bishop of Langres (France)

Bishop Philippe Jean-Marie Joseph Gueneley resigned as Bishop of Langres (France)

Bishop Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Yoro (Honduras)

Msgr. Francisco Martínez González was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Yoro (Honduras)

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

Fr. Manuel Saturino da Costa Gomes, S.C.I., was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Herwig Gössl, Priest of Bamberg (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Balecium and Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg (Germany)

Fr. Alfredo G. Africa, M.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Mission Society of the Philippines

Fr. Eladio B. Oliver, M.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Mission Society of the Philippines

Msgr. Myron Joseph Cotta, Priest of Fresno (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Muteci and Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (USA)

Bishop Ronald William Gainer, Bishop of Lexington (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Harrisburg (USA)

Ms. Maria Cristina di Savoia was beatified

Bishop Kurt Krenn, Bishop emeritus of Sankt Pölten (Austria), passed away at 77

Bishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya succeeded as Bishop of Mamfe (Cameroon)

Bishop Francis Teke Lysinge resigned as Bishop of Mamfe (Cameroon)

Bishop Alberto Maria Careggio resigned as Bishop of Ventimiglia–San Remo (Italy)

Fr. Antonio Suetta, Priest of Albenga–Imperia (Italy), was elected Bishop of Ventimiglia–San Remo (Italy)

Archbishop Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cumaná (Venezuela) and President of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Barcelona (Venezuela)

Archbishop Elias Chacour resigned as Vice-President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and Archbishop of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel)

Archbishop Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M., Archbishop of Haifa and Holy Land of the Maronites (Israel), Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine of the Maronites (Palestine) and Patriarchal Exarch of Jordan of the Maronites (Jordan), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel)

Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari, Secretary of Dicastery for Bishops, was appointed as Secretary of College of Cardinals

Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri resigned as Secretary of College of Cardinals

Bishop Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist., Bishop of Barretos (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Guarulhos (Brazil)

Fr. Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho, Priest of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Feradi maius and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Bishop Cornelius John Pasichny, O.S.B.M., Bishop emeritus of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada), passed away at 86

Bishop Michele Russo, M.C.C.J., resigned as Bishop of Doba (Chad)

Bishop Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.J., Bishop of Laï (Chad), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Doba (Chad)

Archbishop Benedict John Osta, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Patna (India), passed away at 82

Cardinal Attilio Nicora resigned as President of Financial Information Authority

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto, Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Bishops and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Bishop Giorgio Corbellini, President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See and President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia, was appointed as President ad interim of Financial Information Authority

Fr. Riera Cànaves, M.SS.CC., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary of Mallorca

Fr. Emilio Velasco Triviño, M.SS.CC., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary of Mallorca

Archbishop Franco Coppola, Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic

Msgr. Stefano Manetti, Priest of Firenze (Italy), was elected Bishop of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza (Italy)

Fr. Antonio Mura, Priest of Alghero–Bosa (Italy), was elected Bishop of Lanusei (Italy)

Bishop Antioco Piseddu resigned as Bishop of Lanusei (Italy)

Fr. Gottfried Großsteiner, C.Op., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz

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

Fr. Gregory Ace was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Lawrence Bordonaro, Priest of Toronto (Canada), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Thomas Kalarathil was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. John J. Pilkauskas was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Paul A. Zimmer was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Tetci and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Fr. Galo Fernández Villaseca, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Simingi and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kannur (India)

Fr. Alex Joseph Vadakumthala, Priest of Verapoly (India), was elected Bishop of Kannur (India)

Bishop Prospero Nale Arellano, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Libmanan (Philippines), passed away at 77

Bishop Josu Iriondo Zabaleta resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

Fr. Vincent Mduduzi Zungu, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Port Elizabeth (South Africa)

Msgr. James Brendan Deenihan resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Port Elizabeth (South Africa)

Bishop Rosendo Álvarez Gastón, Bishop emeritus of Almería (Spain), passed away at 87

Bishop Hubert Luthe, Bishop emeritus of Essen (Germany), passed away at 86

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

Fr. Moon Han-lim (문한림 / 文漢林), Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of San Martín (Argentina)

Fr. Sylvester Heereman, L.C., resigned as Vicar General of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum

Fr. Eduardo Robles-Gil Orvañanos was confirmed as Director General of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum

Msgr. Fabio Fabene, Priest of Viterbo (Italy), Substitute of College of Cardinals, Bureau Chief of Congregation for Bishops and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Fr. John Keenan, Priest of Glasgow (Scotland), was elected Bishop of Paisley (Scotland)

Fr. John Rarikin Ikataere, M.S.C., Ecclesiastical Superior of Funafuti (Tuvalu), passed away at 70

Bishop Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire, Bishop of Hoima (Uganda), passed away at 72

Bishop Pius Suh Awa, Bishop emeritus of Buéa (Cameroon), passed away at 83

Fr. José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Cafayate (Argentina)

Bishop Mariano Anastasio Moreno García, O.S.A., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Cafayate (Argentina)

Bishop Pere Tena Garriga, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Barcelona (Spain), passed away at 85

Fr. Moses Hamungole, Priest of Lusaka (Zambia), was elected Bishop of Monze (Zambia)

Bishop Emilio Patriarca resigned as Bishop of Monze (Zambia)

Bishop Léon Hégelé, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France), passed away at 89

Bishop Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek (Lesotho)

Fr. John Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P., Superior General of Servants of Christ the Priest, was elected Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek (Lesotho)

Bishop Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Phelbes and Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo (Uruguay), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay)

Archbishop Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay)

Bishop Howard James Hubbard resigned as Bishop of Albany (USA)

Msgr. Edward Bernard Scharfenberger, Priest of Brooklyn (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Albany (USA)

Msgr. Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski, Priest of Rockville Centre (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Nicives and Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

Fr. Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C., was elected Bishop of Caicó (Brazil)

Bishop Nelson Francelino Ferreira, Titular Bishop of Álava and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Valença (Brazil)

Bishop Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Bishop of Valença (Brazil)

Bishop Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Yoro (Honduras), passed away at 74

Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa–Krym) (Ukraine)

Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa–Krym (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa (lost territory to establish Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym) (Ukraine)

Bishop Louis Nganga a Ndzando, Bishop emeritus of Lisala (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 90

Fr. Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.SS.R., was elected Archiepiscopal Administrator of Krym of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), Titular Bishop of Thubursicum-Bure and Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Vasyl Ivasyuk, Titular Bishop of Benda, Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa–Krym of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and Patriarchal Administrator of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Kolomyia of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Alejandro Daniel Giorgi, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Summa and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Fr. Gustavo Alejandro Montini, Priest of Rafaela (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Tisedi and Auxiliary Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (Argentina)

Bishop Francisco José Arnáiz Zarandona, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), passed away at 88

Fr. Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.SS.R., was elected Titular Bishop of Vulturara and Auxiliary Bishop of Reyes (Bolivia)

Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga, Bishop of Dodoma (Tanzania), was appointed as Bishop of Mpanda (Tanzania)

Bishop Damian Kyaruzi resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mpanda (Tanzania)

Msgr. Marcony Vinícius Ferreira, Priest of Brasília (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Vertara and Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)

Msgr. Olivier Leborgne, Priest of Versailles (France), was elected Bishop of Amiens (France)

Fr. Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.J., was elected Bishop of Moroto (Uganda)

Bishop Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo resigned as Bishop of Moroto (Uganda)

Msgr. Peter Baldacchino, Priest of Newark (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Vatarba and Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA)

Msgr. Carl Alan Kemme, Priest of Springfield in Illinois (USA), was elected Bishop of Wichita (USA)

Bishop António Francisco dos Santos, Bishop of Aveiro (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

Bishop Pio Gonçalo Alves de Sousa resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Porto (Portugal)

Archbishop Roberto Lückert León, Metropolitan Archbishop of Coro (Venezuela), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Punto Fijo (Venezuela)

Archbishop Mario Aurelio Poli, Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina and Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino

Archbishop Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist., Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre della Provvidenza a Monte Verde

Archbishop Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino

Archbishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X., Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe all’Aurelio

Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B., President of Episcopal Conference of Chile and Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile), was created Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina

Archbishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Iquique (Chile)

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

Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza

Archbishop Vincent Gerard Nichols, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) and President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, was created Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana

Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Archbishop ad personam, Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” and President of International Theological Commission, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agnese in Agone

Bishop Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes (Haiti) and President of Episcopal Conference of Haiti, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Giacomo in Augusta

Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, Titular Archbishop of Diocletiana and Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’Aventino

Archbishop Gualtiero Bassetti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Italy, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia

Archbishop Loris Francesco Capovilla, Titular Archbishop of Mesembria, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere

Archbishop Pietro Parolin, Titular Archbishop of Acquapendente, 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 created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela

Archbishop Beniamino Stella, Titular Archbishop of Midila, Prefect of Congregation for Clergy and President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano

Archbishop Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano, Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello

Archbishop Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotabato (Philippines), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Mundi» a Torre Spaccata

Archbishop Kelvin Edward Felix was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle

Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (염수정 안드레아 / 廉洙政), Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono

Archbishop Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F., was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Angela Merici

Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino

Cardinal George Pell, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia), President of “Vox Clara” Committee, Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See and Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia, was appointed as Prefect of Secretariat for the Economy

Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Fr. Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P., was appointed as Ecclesiastical Superior of Funafuti (Tuvalu)

Cardinal Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Joachim Meisner resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal John Tong Hon (湯漢) resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Angelo Scola resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Agostino Vallini resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera resigned 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, resigned 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., resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Polycarp Pengo resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Francis Eugene George, O.M.I., resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S., resigned as Pontifical Delegate for Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ

Bishop Donal McKeown, Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille and Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Zdzisław Fortuniak resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland)

Bishop Peter Andrew Comensoli, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Sydney (Australia)

Fr. José Carlos de Souza Campos, Priest of Divinópolis (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Divinópolis (Brazil)

Msgr. Marco Arnolfo, Priest of Torino (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Vercelli (Italy)

Archbishop Enrico Masseroni resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vercelli (Italy)

Fr. Rosario Gisana, Priest of Noto (Italy), was elected Bishop of Piazza Armerina (Italy)

Bishop Raymond James Boland, Bishop emeritus of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA), passed away at 82

Cardinal Joachim Meisner resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany)

Msgr. József Forró was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. George Kizhakkemury, M.C.B.S., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

Fr. Joseph Maleparampil, M.C.B.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

Bishop Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of České Budějovice (Czechia)

Fr. Ignazio Ceffalia, Priest of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Vincenzo Turturro, Priest of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Fr. Roberto Campisi, Priest of Siracusa (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Alfred Xuereb, Priest of Gozo (Malta), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, Private Secretary of the Pope, Delegate for Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion and Delegate for Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See, was appointed as Prelate Secretary General of Secretariat for the Economy

Archbishop Lawrence Patrick Henry, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cape Town (South Africa), passed away at 79

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Msgr. Peter Leslie Smith, Priest of Portland in Oregon (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Tubunæ in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon (USA)

Fr. Ernesto Giobando, S.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Appiaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot, Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Venezuela), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela)

Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix, Bishop of Luz (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil)

Bishop Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil)

Archbishop Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Nice (France)

Bishop André Marceau, Bishop of Perpignan–Elne (France), was appointed as Bishop of Nice (France)

Fr. Hans-Peter Fischer, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

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

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

Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Osorno (Chile)

Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel, Titular Bishop of Illiberi and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Melipilla (Chile)

Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso resigned as Bishop of Melipilla (Chile)

Bishop Javier Naranjo Villegas, Bishop emeritus of Santa Marta (Colombia), passed away at 95

Dr. John F. Kyle was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Cardinal Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France), was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Dr. Jean-Baptiste Douville de Franssu, Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See, was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany), President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community and Member of Council of Cardinals, was appointed as Coordinator of Council for the Economy

Dr. Jochen Messemer, Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See, was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Cardinal John Tong Hon (湯漢), Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong), was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Cardinal Agostino Vallini, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy), Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University, was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci, Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) and Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto, was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

Bishop Vittorio Lanzani resigned as Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

Prof. Francesco Vermiglio was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Dr. Joseph F.X. Zahra, President of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See, was appointed as Vice-Coordinator of Council for the Economy

Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico), was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Msgr. Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, Priest of Roermond (Netherlands) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana

Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Opus Dei, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru), was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Dr. George Yeo (楊榮文), Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See, was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa), was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania

Dr. Enrique Llano Cueto, Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See, was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Cardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Galveston–Houston (USA) and Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Fr. Michael Fabian McCarthy, Priest of Brisbane (Australia), was elected Bishop of Rockhampton (Australia)

Archbishop Francesco De Nittis, Titular Archbishop of Tunes, passed away at 80

Fr. Placide Lubamba Ndjibu, M. Afr., was elected Bishop of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo, Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio in Campo Marzio and Patriarch emeritus of Lisboa (Portugal), passed away at 78

Bishop Fortunatus M. Lukanima, Bishop emeritus of Arusha (Tanzania), passed away at 73

Fr. Fernando Martín Croxatto, Priest of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Fissiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina)

Fr. Antoine Sabi Bio, Priest of Natitingou (Benin) and Apostolic Administrator of Natitingou (Benin), was elected Bishop of Natitingou (Benin)

Bishop Franz Vorrath resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Essen (Germany)

Fr. Wilhelm Zimmermann, Priest of Essen (Germany), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Essen (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Benda

Bishop Damian Denis Dallu, Bishop of Geita (Tanzania), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Songea (Tanzania)

Bishop Tarcisius J. M. Ngalalekumtwa resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Songea (Tanzania)

Bishop Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaría resigned as Bishop of Sincelejo (Colombia)

Fr. José Manuel Garita Herrera, Priest of San José (Costa Rica), was elected Bishop of Ciudad Quesada (Costa Rica)

Fr. Robert Byrne, C.O., was elected Titular Bishop of Cunecaster and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

Bishop Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz, Bishop of Kidapawan (Philippines), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Zamboanga (Philippines)

Bishop Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas, Bishop emeritus of Linares (Chile), passed away at 87

Bishop Joseph Fan Zhong-liang (范忠良), S.J., Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China), passed away at 96

Archbishop Orlando Antonio Corrales García, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Colombia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Sincelejo (Colombia)

Archbishop José Delicado Baeza, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Valladolid (Spain), passed away at 87

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

Fr. Michael Gobal Gokum, Priest of Jos (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Pankshin (Nigeria)

Bishop Genival Saraiva de França resigned as Bishop of Palmares (Brazil)

Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa, Titular Bishop of Acufida and Auxiliary Bishop of Aracaju (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Palmares (Brazil)

Bishop Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop of Alindao (Central African Republic)

Bishop Cyr-Nestor Yapaupa succeeded as Bishop of Alindao (Central African Republic)

Bishop Henry D’Souza resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Shimoga (India)

Fr. Francis Serrao, S.J., was elected Bishop of Shimoga (India)

Fr. Victor Ndione, Priest of Thiès (Senegal), was appointed as Priest of Nouakchott (Mauritania)

Fr. Ľubomír Welnitz, Priest of Nitra (Slovakia), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B., Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of São José dos Campos (Brazil)

Bishop José Trinidad Zapata Ortíz, Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Papantla (Mexico)

Bishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P., Bishop of Nottingham (England), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool (England)

Bishop Thomas Anthony Williams resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Liverpool (England)

Archbishop Werner Thissen resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hamburg (Germany)

Bishop Giovanni D’Alise, Bishop of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Caserta (Italy)

Bishop Angelo Spinillo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Caserta (Italy)

Msgr. Brian Edwin Ferme, Priest of Portsmouth (England) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate Secretary of Council for the Economy

Prof. Sheila Hollins was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Dr. Catherine Bonnet was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Hans Zollner, S.J., was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Ms. Marie Collins was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Humberto Miguel Yáñez, S.J., was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Prof. Claudio Papale was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola, Priest of Monterrey (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Idicra and Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

Fr. Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes, Priest of Monterrey (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Auzegera and Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

Prof. Hanna Suchocka was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Archbishop Pedro López Quintana, Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia

Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (USA) and Member of Council of Cardinals, was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt, Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka

Archbishop Giuseppe Agostino, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cosenza–Bisignano (Italy), passed away at 85

Fr. Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) and Titular Bishop of Leges

Fr. Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P., was elected Titular Bishop of Phelbes and Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia)

Br. Hugh James O’Neill, C.F.C., was appointed as Superior General of Christian Brothers

Br. Philip Pinto, C.F.C., resigned as Superior General of Christian Brothers

Fr. Richard Ho Lung, M.O.P., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Poor

Fr. Pascual Chávez Villanueva, S.D.B., resigned as Rector Major of Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians), Grand Chancellor of Salesian Pontifical University, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium)

Br. Augusto Silot, M.O.P., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Poor

Msgr. Marek Zalewski, Priest of Łomża (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe and Titular Archbishop of Africa

Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., was appointed as Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium), Rector Major of Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians), Grand Chancellor of Salesian Pontifical University and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità

Bishop Manoel João Francisco, Bishop of Chapecó (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil)

Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil)

Bishop Manfred Grothe, Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Limburg (Germany)

Bishop Wolfgang Kirchgässner, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), passed away at 85

Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst resigned as Bishop of Limburg (Germany)

Bishop Michael Ernest Putney, Bishop of Townsville (Australia), passed away at 67

Bishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Drohiczyn (Poland)

Bishop Tadeusz Pikus, Titular Bishop of Lysinia and Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Drohiczyn (Poland)

Msgr. Nicholas Gilbert Hudson, Priest of Southwark (England) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Saint German’s and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

Fr. Joseph Sfeir was appointed as Procurator at Jerusalem of the Maronites

Archbishop Janusz Bolonek resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria and Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia

Bishop Andrew Joseph McDonald, Bishop emeritus of Little Rock (USA), passed away at 90

Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Donets’k–Kharkiv (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Donets’k (lost territory to establish Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kharkiv) (Ukraine)

Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kharkiv (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Donets’k–Kharkiv) (Ukraine)

Bishop Michael Pearse Lacey, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada), passed away at 97

Archbishop Franco Coppola, Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Chad

Fr. Bohdan Manyshyn, Priest of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was elected Titular Bishop of Lesvi and Auxiliary Bishop of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Stephan Meniok, C.SS.R., Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k–Kharkiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

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

Fr. Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets, O.S.B.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Centuriones and Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kharkiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop François de Laval de Montmorency, M.E.P., Bishop of Québec (Canada), was canonised by equipollence

Fr. José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo (Joseph of Anchieta), S.J., was canonised by equipollence

Sr. Marie de l’Incarnation Guyart (Marie), O.S.U., was canonised by equipollence

Bishop Pedro Fré, C.SS.R., Bishop emeritus of Barretos (Brazil), passed away at 89

Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mandalay (Myanmar)

Archbishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mandalay (Myanmar)

Bishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit, Titular Bishop of Maxita and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France), was appointed as Bishop of Nanterre (France)

Bishop Gérard Antoine Daucourt resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Nanterre (France)

Fr. Pierre-Yves Michel, Priest of Lyon (France), was elected Bishop of Valence (France)

Fr. Stefan Oster, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Passau (Germany)

Fr. Jesús Torres Llorente, C.M.F., Undersecretary emeritus of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, passed away at 81

Fr. Bruno Ateba Edo, S.A.C., was elected Bishop of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon)

Bishop Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, P.F.E., resigned as Bishop of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon)

Fr. Paul Achandy, C.M.I., was appointed as Prior General of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate

Fr. Jose Panthaplamthottiyil, C.M.I., resigned as Prior General of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate

Bishop Mansueto Bianchi, Bishop of Pistoia (Italy), was appointed as General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Italian Catholic Action

Bishop Domenico Sigalini resigned as General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Italian Catholic Action

Fr. Joseph Trần Văn Toản, Priest of Long Xuyên (Vietnam), was elected Titular Bishop of Acalissus and Auxiliary Bishop of Long Xuyên (Vietnam)

Bishop Nicola De Angelis, C.F.I.C., resigned as Bishop of Peterborough (Canada)

Bishop William Terrence McGrattan, Titular Bishop of Furnos minor and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Peterborough (Canada)

Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, Cardinal-Patriarch and Patriarch emeritus of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 86

Msgr. Fabio Fabene, Priest of Viterbo (Italy), Substitute of College of Cardinals, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Undersecretary of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, was elected Titular Bishop of Acquapendente

Archbishop Boniface Lele, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mombasa (Kenya), passed away at 66

Bishop Ján Hirka, Bishop emeritus of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia), passed away at 90

Bishop Michael Robert Kennedy resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia)

Fr. Columba Macbeth Green, O.S.P.P.E., was elected Bishop of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia)

Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre della Provvidenza a Monte Verde

Prof. Margaret Scotford Archer was appointed as President of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Archbishop Luigi Conti resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ascoli Piceno (Italy)

Bishop Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P., Titular Bishop of Dusa and Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Ascoli Piceno (Italy)

Fr. Maurizio Tagliaferri, Priest of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy), was appointed as Relator of Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

Bishop Marian Buczek resigned as Bishop of Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (Ukraine)

Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi, Titular Bishop of Bencenna, Auxiliary Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine, was appointed as Bishop of Lutsk (Ukraine)

Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Surista, Auxiliary Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine) and Apostolic Administrator of Lutsk (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (Ukraine)

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

Bishop Thomas McMahon resigned as Bishop of Brentwood (England)

Fr. Alan Williams, S.M., was elected Bishop of Brentwood (England)

Bishop Anselmo Zarza Bernal, Bishop emeritus of León (Mexico), passed away at 97

Msgr. Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo, Priest of Ibadan (Nigeria) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Abeokuta (Nigeria)

Archbishop Robert-Casimir Tonyui Messan Dosseh-Anyron, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lomé (Togo), passed away at 88

Fr. Francis Aquirinus Kibira, Priest of Fort Portal (Uganda), was elected Bishop of Kasese (Uganda)

Bishop Egidio Nkaijanabwo resigned as Bishop of Kasese (Uganda)

Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M., Bishop of União da Vitória (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Osasco (Brazil)

Bishop Ercílio Turco resigned as Bishop of Osasco (Brazil)

Fr. Giuseppe Piemontese, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Bishop of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

Bishop Ernesto Vecchi resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

Bishop Stefan Cichy resigned as Bishop of Legnica (Poland)

Bishop Kazimierz Gurda, Titular Bishop of Chusira and Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Siedlce (Poland)

Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski, Bishop of Siedlce (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Legnica (Poland)

Msgr. Fabián Edgardo Marcelo Pedacchio Leániz, Chaplain of His Holiness and Second Private Secretary of the Pope, was appointed as Private Secretary of the Pope

Msgr. Yoannis Lahzi Gaid was appointed as Second Private Secretary of the Pope

Msgr. Alfred Xuereb resigned as Private Secretary of the Pope

Fr. Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho, Priest of Évora (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Plestia and Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal)

Fr. José Augusto Traquina Maria, Priest of Lisboa (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Lugura and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Fr. José Trinidad Fernández Angulo, Priest of Mérida (Venezuela), was elected Titular Bishop of Cerenza and Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Abbot Beda Umberto Paluzzi, O.S.B., resigned as Abbot Ordinary of Montevergine (Italy)

Bishop Ramón Malla Call, Bishop emeritus of Lleida (Spain), passed away at 91

Bishop Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago, Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo (Ecuador), passed away at 71

Cardinal Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Mundi» a Torre Spaccata

Fr. James Cunningham, C.O.I., resigned as Superior General of Oratory of France (Oratorians of France)

Fr. François Picart, C.O.I., was appointed as Superior General of Oratory of France (Oratorians of France)

Fr. Paul Simick, Priest of Darjeeling (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Maturba and Vicar Apostolic of Nepal (Nepal)

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh, Bishop emeritus of Cape Palmas (Liberia), passed away at 80

Bishop Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Nepal (Nepal)

Fr. Giuseppe Girotti, O.P., was beatified

Archbishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.I., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Uberaba (Brazil), passed away at 77

Bishop José Moreira Bastos Neto, Bishop of Três Lagoas (Brazil), passed away at 61

Bishop Sotero Phamo resigned as Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar)

Bishop Sephen Tjephe, Auxiliary Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Loikaw (Myanmar)

Bishop Protacio Guevarra Gungon, Bishop emeritus of Antipolo (Philippines), passed away at 88

Pope John XXIII, Supreme Pontiff, Prefect of Sacred Consistorial Congregation, Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Prefect of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, was canonised

Pope John Paul II, Supreme Pontiff, was canonised

Cardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino

Archbishop Damião António Franklin, Metropolitan Archbishop of Luanda (Angola), passed away at 63

Bishop Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Bishop Joseph Anthony Toal, Bishop of Argyll and The Isles (Scotland), Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland and Apostolic Administrator of Motherwell (Scotland), was appointed as Bishop of Motherwell (Scotland)

Fr. Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., Procurator at Rome of the Armenians, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Fr. José Roberto Fortes Palau, Priest of São José dos Campos (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Acufida and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Fr. Carlos Lema Garcia, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Álava and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Msgr. Hyacinthe Dione was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Sr. Margaret Cocheekkaran Peter, F.d.C.C., resigned as Superior General of Canossian Daughters of Charity (Canossians)

Sr. Annamaria Babbino, F.d.C.C., was appointed as Superior General of Canossian Daughters of Charity (Canossians)

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

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

Fr. Bertin Sanon, R.S.V., was appointed as Superior General of Religious of Saint Vincent de Paul

Fr. Philippe Mura, R.S.V., resigned as Superior General of Religious of Saint Vincent de Paul

Bishop Tomás Balduino, O.P., Bishop emeritus of Goiás (Brazil), passed away at 91

Prof. Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour, Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Latin America, was appointed as Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Archbishop Hanna Zora resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Fr. Daoud Baffro was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Fr. Mario Alberto Jiménez Rojas, S.D.B., former Apostolic Administrator of Ariari (Colombia), passed away

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

Bishop Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim resigned as Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit of the Chaldeans (USA)

Fr. Frank Yohana Kalabat, Priest of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit of the Chaldeans (USA), was elected Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit of the Chaldeans (USA)

Bishop Bernardine Francis Mfumbusa, Bishop of Kondoa (Tanzania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Dodoma (Tanzania)

Msgr. Francesco Oliva, Priest of Cassano all’Jonio (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Locri–Gerace (Italy)

Fr. Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D., was elected Titular Bishop of Rutabo and Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi (India)

Bishop Livio Maritano, Bishop emeritus of Acqui (Italy), passed away at 88

Bishop Homero Leite Meira, Bishop emeritus of Irecê (Brazil), passed away at 82

Msgr. Camillo Cibotti, Priest of Chieti–Vasto (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Isernia–Venafro (Italy)

Bishop Jacek Jezierski, Titular Bishop of Liberalia and Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Elbląg (Poland)

Bishop Jan Styrna resigned as Bishop of Elbląg (Poland)

Bishop Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P., Bishop emeritus of Itumbiara (Brazil), passed away at 86

Bishop Gérard Drainville, Bishop emeritus of Amos (Canada), passed away at 83

Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’Aventino

Diocese of Imaculada Conceição em Prudentópolis (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Diocese of São João Batista em Curitiba and became suffragan of São João Batista em Curitiba) (Brazil)

Diocese of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of São João Batista em Curitiba (with suffragan see Imaculada Conceição em Prudentópolis and lost territory to establish Diocese of Imaculada Conceição em Prudentópolis) (Brazil)

Bishop Volodemer Koubetch (Valdomiro), O.S.B.M., Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba of the Ukrainians (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of São João Batista em Curitiba of the Ukrainians (Brazil)

Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M., Titular Bishop of Simitthu and Auxiliary Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba of the Ukrainians (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Imaculada Conceição em Prudentópolis of the Ukrainians (Brazil)

Bishop Philippe Jean-Marie Joseph Gueneley was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Quimper (France)

Cardinal Marco Cé, Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco and Patriarch emeritus of Venezia (Italy), passed away at 88

Bishop Ruben Tolentino Profugo, Bishop emeritus of Lucena (Philippines), passed away at 76

Archbishop Altamiro Rossato, C.SS.R., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Porto Alegre (Brazil), passed away at 88

Bishop Frangkiskos Papamanolis, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Santorini (Greece), Bishop of Syros (Greece) and Apostolic Administrator of Crete (Greece)

Fr. Petros Stefanou, Priest of Syros (Greece), was elected Bishop of Santorini (Greece), Bishop of Syros (Greece) and Apostolic Administrator of Crete (Greece)

Fr. Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Tefé (Brazil)

Bishop Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias, Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória (Brazil), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Colatina (Brazil)

Bishop Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Colatina (Brazil)

Fr. Kevin Peter Doran, Priest of Dublin (Ireland), was elected Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)

Bishop Christopher Jones resigned as Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)

Fr. Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos, Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Ocaña (Colombia)

Bishop Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra resigned as Bishop of Ocaña (Colombia)

Bishop Enrique Díaz Díaz, Titular Bishop of Izirzada and Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico)

Sr. Maria Theresia Hornemann, S.Sp.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit

Bishop Anton Durcovici, Bishop of Iaşi (Romania), was beatified

Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland)

Bishop Wojciech Polak, Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Poland, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland)

Bishop Renatus Leonard Nkwande, Bishop of Bunda (Tanzania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Geita (Tanzania)

Archbishop José Luis Mollaghan resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rosario (Argentina)

Archbishop Eurico Dias Nogueira, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Braga (Portugal), passed away at 91

Bishop Josafá Menezes da Silva, Bishop of Barreiras (Brazil), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil)

Bishop Ralph Heskett, C.SS.R., Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar), was appointed as Bishop of Hallam (England)

Bishop John Anthony Rawsthorne resigned as Bishop of Hallam (England)

Bishop Paul-Émile Charbonneau, Bishop emeritus of Hull (Canada), passed away at 92

Br. Álvaro Rodríguez Echeverría, F.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Lasalians, De La Salle Brothers)

Fr. Sergio Pellini, S.D.B., Director General of Vatican Press, was appointed as Chaplain of Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services of Vatican City State

Fr. Gioele Schiavella, O.S.A., resigned as Chaplain of Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services of Vatican City State

Dr. Matteo Truffelli was appointed as National President of Italian Catholic Action

Mr. Franco Miano resigned as National President of Italian Catholic Action

Archbishop Georges Khazzoum resigned as Coadjutor Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Fr. Lévon Boghos Zékiyan, Priest of Venezia (Italy), was elected Titular Archbishop of Amida of the Armenians and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Br. Robert Irvin Schieler, F.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Lasalians, De La Salle Brothers)

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

Dr. Jean-Baptiste Douville de Franssu resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See

Mr. Jean Videlain-Sevestre resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See

Msgr. Markus Graulich, S.D.B., Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for Legislative Texts

Dr. Jochen Messemer resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See

Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, Opus Dei, resigned as Coordinator of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

Ms. Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See

Msgr. Alfred Xuereb resigned as Delegate for Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion and Delegate for Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See

Dr. Joseph F.X. Zahra resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See

Dr. George Yeo (楊榮文) resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See

Msgr. Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See

Dr. Enrique Llano Cueto resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See

Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

Prof. Mary Ann Glendon resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

Fr. Mario Vergara, P.I.M.E., and Mr. Isidore Ngei Ko Lat (ငယ္ကိုလတ္) were beatified

Msgr. Franco Maria Giuseppe Agnesi, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Dusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)

Msgr. Pierantonio Tremolada, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Maxita and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)

Fr. Paolo Martinelli, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)

Bishop Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani, Bishop emeritus of Catamarca (Argentina), passed away at 81

Cardinal Beniamino Stella took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano

Bishop Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita (Venezuela), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Caroní (Venezuela)

Bishop Adam Lepa resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź (Poland)

Fr. Yosafat Moshchych, C.M.S.A.A., was elected Titular Bishop of Pulcheriopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Francisco González Valer, S.F., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)

Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil)

Bishop José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R., Bishop of Jataí (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil)

Cardinal Francesco Monterisi, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alla Regola and Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Diocese of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (Romanian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia and became suffragan of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia) (Romania)

Bishop Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă, Titular Bishop of Novæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania), was appointed as Bishop of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti of the Romanians (Romania)

Fr. Stephan Burger, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Archbishop Robert Zollitsch resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Msgr. Paolo Giulietti, Priest of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Termini Imerese and Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy)

Fr. Jonas Benson Okoye, Priest of Awka (Nigeria), was elected Titular Bishop of Masclianæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Awka (Nigeria)

Mother Speranza di Gesù Alhama Valera (María Josefa), E.A.M., was beatified

Fr. Zbigniew Tadeusz Kusy, O.F.M., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro (Central African Republic)

Cardinal Kelvin Edward Felix took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle

Bishop Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker resigned as Bishop of Paramaribo (Suriname)

Fr. Antonius te Dorshorst, O.M.I., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Paramaribo (Suriname)

Sr. Barbara Luise Staley, M.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Institute of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Bishop Heinrich Fasching, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sankt Pölten (Austria), passed away at 85

Bishop José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Erexim (Brazil), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Chapecó (Brazil)

Cardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri pro hac vice Title, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangalore (India) and Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, passed away at 90

Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bandung (Indonesia)