Nominations and Resignations

Msgr. Lucio Adrián Ruiz resigned as Member of Vatican Media Committee

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

Bishop Médard Léopold Ouédraogo, Auxiliary Bishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Dédougou (Burkina Faso)

Archbishop Peter Lin Jia-shan (林佳善), Prefect Apostolic of Jian’ou 建甌 (China), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

Fr. Peter Ding Ling-bin (丁令斌) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China) and Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China)

Fr. Joseph Lin Yun-tuan (林運團) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

Bishop Joseph Sun Ji-gen (孫繼根) succeeded as Bishop of Yongnian 永年 (China)

Fr. John Baptist Wang Xiao-xun (王曉勳) was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Xing’anfu 興安府 (China)

Bishop Stephen Yang Xiang-tai (楊祥太) resigned as Bishop of Yongnian 永年 (China)

Fr. Kadumbu Jacob Beya, C.I., was appointed as Superior General of Josephites of Belgium

Fr. Ihor Rantsya, Priest of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Priest of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France)

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

Fr. Philippe Caratgé, S.J.M.V., resigned as Moderator of Society of Saint John Mary Vianney

Fr. Gérard-Marie Philip, S.C.J., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Timon David Fathers)

Abbot Olivier Deysine, C.R.V., was appointed as Superior General of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine of the Congregation of Windesheim

Abbot Helmut Grünke, C.R.V., resigned as Superior General of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine of the Congregation of Windesheim

Fr. Francis Arulappan, H.G.N., resigned as Director General of Heralds of Good News

Fr. Michael Ignatius, H.G.N., was appointed as Director General of Heralds of Good News

Fr. Francis Kilivallickal, C.S.T., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”

Fr. Mathew Kumpuckal, C.S.T., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”

Bishop Yohanes Harun Yuwono, Bishop of Tanjungkarang (Indonesia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pangkal-Pinang (Indonesia)

Bishop-elect Paul Desmond Tighe resigned as Member of Vatican Media Committee

Archbishop Francesco Canalini resigned as Vicar of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli resigned as President of Vatican Television Centre

Msgr. Erasmo Napolitano resigned as Actuary Secretary of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

Msgr. Osvaldo Neves de Almeida resigned as Cleric Prelate of Apostolic Camera

Msgr. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti resigned as President of Vatican Publishing House

Msgr. Vito Donato Serritella, Priest of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (Italy), was appointed as Actuary Secretary of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

Msgr. Egidio Turnaturi resigned as Judge of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Msgr. Dario Edoardo Viganò, Priest of Milano (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness, President of Vatican Media Committee and Prefect of Dicastery for Communication, was appointed as President of Vatican Publishing House

Fr. Giuseppe Costa, S.D.B., resigned as Director of Vatican Publishing House

Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., resigned as Member of Vatican Media Committee

Dr. Marco Bargellini resigned as President of Committee for Security of Vatican City State

Dr. Giacomo Ghisani resigned as Director of Administration of Vatican Radio

Dr. Paolo Nusiner resigned as Member of Vatican Media Committee

Dr. Roberto Romolo resigned as Administrative Secretary of Vatican Television Centre

Dr. Angelo Scelzo resigned as Debuty Director for the Accreditation for Journalists of Press Office of the Holy See

Mr. Stefano D’Agostini resigned as Director of Vatican Television Centre

Mr. Flaviano Antonio Vitali was appointed as President of Committee for Security of Vatican City State

Fr. Neamatallah Hachem, O.L.M., was appointed as Superior General of Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites)

Fr. Tannous Nehme, O.L.M., resigned as Superior General of Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites)

Fr. Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, M.Sp.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit

Fr. Ignacio Alcalá Alcalá, M.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and Saint Mary of Guadalupe

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

Fr. Salvador Villarruel Maldonado, M.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and Saint Mary of Guadalupe

Fr. Andrzej Majewski, S.J., resigned as Program Director of Vatican Radio

Prof. Américo Pablo Lopez Ortiz was appointed as President of World Apostolate of Fatima

Msgr. Luis Romera Oñate, Opus Dei, resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

Fr. José Luis Argaña Macaya, O.F.B., resigned as Delegate Superior of Order of Brothers of Bethlehem (Bethlehemites)

Fr. Luis Felipe Navarro Marfá was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

Fr. Daniel José Padilla Piñero, O.F.B., was appointed as Delegate Superior of Order of Brothers of Bethlehem (Bethlehemites)

Fr. Michael John Zielinski, O.S.B. Oliv., resigned as Bureau Chief of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Abbot Elia Kilaghbian, C.A.M., resigned as Abbot General of Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

Fr. Robert D. Hamilton, C.I., resigned as Superior General of Josephites of Belgium

Msgr. Guillermo Javier Karcher resigned as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Bishop Alberto Iniesta Jiménez, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Madrid (Spain), passed away at 92

Bishop Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba resigned as Bishop of Sokodé (Togo)

Fr. Célestin-Marie Bawilima Gaoua, Priest of Kara (Togo), was elected Bishop of Sokodé (Togo)

Bishop Barnabas R. Halem ’Imana, Bishop emeritus of Kabale (Uganda), passed away at 86

Bishop Raymond William Lessard, Bishop emeritus of Savannah (USA), passed away at 85

Bishop Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar resigned as Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador)

Fr. William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera, Priest of San Salvador (El Salvador), was elected Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador)

Bishop Juarez Sousa da Silva, Bishop of Oeiras (Brazil), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Parnaíba (Brazil)

Bishop Luiz Gonzaga Féchio, Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Amparo (Brazil)

Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Syriac Rite) was established (from Diocese of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark) (Canada)

Fr. Antoine Nassif, Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was elected Titular Bishop of Serigene and Apostolic Exarch of Canada of the Syriacs (Canada)

Bishop Alwin Albert Hafner, M.S.F., Bishop emeritus of Morombe (Madagascar), passed away at 85

Bishop Carlos Milcíades Villalba Aquino, Bishop emeritus of San Juan Bautista (Paraguay), passed away at 91

Bishop Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendía, S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Vitoria (Spain)

Fr. Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal, Priest of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain), was elected Bishop of Vitoria (Spain)

Bishop Paul-Marie François Rousset, Prado, Bishop emeritus of Saint-Étienne (France), passed away at 94

Fr. António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo, Priest of Porto (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

Archbishop Francis Thomas Hurley, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Anchorage (USA), passed away at 88

Bishop Albert Onyembo Lomandjo, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Kindu (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 84

Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Port-Gentil (Gabon)

Fr. Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu, Priest of Libreville (Gabon), was elected Bishop of Port-Gentil (Gabon)

Fr. Jose Pulickal, Priest of Kanjirapally of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Lares and Auxiliary Bishop of Kanjirapally of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Giacomo Morandi, Priest of Modena–Nonantola (Italy) and Undersecretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Ottawa (Canada), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Alexandria–Cornwall (Canada)

Bishop Rayappu Joseph resigned as Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka)

Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mannar (Sri Lanka)

Fr. Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.SS.R., was elected Titular Bishop of Bahanna and Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Archbishop Daniel Joseph Bohan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Regina (Canada), passed away at 74

Fr. Renzo Pegoraro, Priest of Padova (Italy) and Chancellor of Pontifical Academy for Life, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Domenico Cornacchia, Bishop of Lucera–Troia (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy)

Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto, Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Archbishop Luigi Travaglino resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Bishop José Lai Hung-seng (黎鴻昇) resigned as Bishop of Macau 澳門 (Macau)

Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang (李斌生), Opus Dei, Titular Bishop of Novæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong), was appointed as Bishop of Macau 澳門 (Macau)

Bishop Alexius Obabu Makozi, Bishop emeritus of Port Harcourt (Nigeria), passed away at 83

Archbishop Francis Bible Schulte, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of New Orleans (USA), passed away at 89

Diocese of Guanhães lost territory to Diocese of Governador Valadares (Brazil)

Apostolic Exarchate of Colombia (Maronite Rite) was established (Colombia)

Bishop Gentil Delázari resigned as Bishop of Sinop (Brazil)

Bishop Canísio Klaus, Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Sinop (Brazil)

Fr. Fadi Abou Bou Chebl Abi Nassif, O.M.M., was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Colombia of the Maronites (Colombia)

Fr. Marco Brunetti, Priest of Torino (Italy), was elected Bishop of Alba (Italy)

Msgr. Giuseppe Russo, Priest of Taranto (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Bishop Ian Murray, Bishop emeritus of Argyll and The Isles (Scotland), passed away at 83

Msgr. Mirosław Milewski, Priest of Płock (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Villa nova and Auxiliary Bishop of Płock (Poland)

Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa was established (from Diocese of Jalapa and became suffragan of Santiago de Guatemala) (Guatemala)

Fr. Antonio Calderón Cruz, Priest of San Marcos (Guatemala), was elected Bishop of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa (Guatemala)

Fr. Miguel Ángel Martínez Méndez, Priest of Jalapa (Guatemala), was appointed as Priest of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa (Guatemala)

Archbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gorizia (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Visitor of Acqui (Italy)

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova

Fr. Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S., was elected Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Msgr. Vincent Che Chen-Tao, Priest of Ningbo 寧波 (China) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Msgr. Ján Dubina, Priest of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia) and Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Emile Destombes, M.E.P., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), passed away at 80

Fr. José Hiraís Acosta Beltrán, Priest of Huejutla (Mexico), was elected Bishop of Huejutla (Mexico)

Bishop Raffaele Calabro resigned as Bishop of Andria (Italy)

Msgr. Luigi Mansi, Priest of Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Andria (Italy)

Fr. Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J., Secretary of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Vice-Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims, was elected Titular Bishop of Luperciana

Msgr. Luigi Mistò, Secretary of the Administrative Section of Secretariat for the Economy, was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector

Sr. Maria Annunziata Remossi, O.M.V.F., was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector

Fr. Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Mattiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Huancayo (Peru)

Fr. Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B., was elected Bishop of Díli (Timor-Leste)

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

Fr. Ciro Benedettini, C.P., resigned as Vice-Director of Press Office of the Holy See

Msgr. James Francis Checchio resigned as Rector of Pontifical North American College

Dr. Greg Burke was appointed as Vice-Director of Press Office of the Holy See

Fr. Robert Ovide Bourgon, Priest of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada), was elected Bishop of Hearst (Canada) and Apostolic Administrator of Moosonee (Canada)

Bishop Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Moosonee (Canada) and Bishop of Hearst (Canada)

Bishop Dimitrios Salachas resigned as Apostolic Exarch of Greece of the Greeks (Greece)

Fr. Christudas Rajappan, Priest of Trivandrum (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba and Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (India)

Archimandrite Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B., was elected Apostolic Exarch of Greece of the Greeks (Greece) and Titular Bishop of Carcabia

Sr. Viviana M. Ballarin, O.P., resigned as Vice-President of Union of the European Conferences of Major Superiors (U.C.E.S.M.)

Sr. Danièle Faltz, D.C.N., was appointed as Vice-President of Union of the European Conferences of Major Superiors (U.C.E.S.M.)

Msgr. Giuseppe Favale, Priest of Castellaneta (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy)

Bishop Domenico Padovano resigned as Bishop of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy)

Bishop Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.J., resigned as Bishop of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica)

Fr. Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora, Priest of San José (Costa Rica), was elected Bishop of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica)

Fr. Duncan Theodore Tsoke, Priest of Johannesburg (South Africa), was elected Titular Bishop of Horrea Cœlia and Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Fr. Shorot Francis Gomes, Priest of Dhaka (Bangladesh), was elected Titular Bishop of Forma and Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Bishop Miguel Angel Morán Aquino, Bishop of San Miguel (El Salvador), was appointed as Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador)

Bishop Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M., resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador and Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador)

Mr. Francesco Masci was appointed as Director of Technology Department of Dicastery for Communication

Prof. Nataša Govekar was appointed as Director of Pastoral Theology Department of Dicastery for Communication

Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells, Priest of Tulsa (USA), Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and President of Financial Security Committee, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis

Archbishop Luigi Bressan resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Trento (Italy)

Fr. Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Bishop of Ales–Terralba (Italy)

Msgr. Lauro Tisi, Priest of Trento (Italy), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Trento (Italy)

Bishop Giuseppe Andrich resigned as Bishop of Belluno–Feltre (Italy)

Bishop Giovanni Dettori resigned as Bishop of Ales–Terralba (Italy)

Bishop Guido Fiandino resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Torino (Italy)

Fr. Renato Marangoni, Priest of Padova (Italy), was elected Bishop of Belluno–Feltre (Italy)

Fr. Miguel Fernando González Mariño, Priest of Santa Marta (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Boseta and Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué (Colombia)

Bishop John Baptist Kakubi, Bishop emeritus of Mbarara (Uganda), passed away at 86

Msgr. Tomáš Holub, Priest of Hradec Králové (Czechia), Chaplain of His Holiness and General Secretary of Czech Bishops’ Conference, was elected Bishop of Plzeň (Czechia)

Bishop František Radkovský resigned as Bishop of Plzeň (Czechia)

Msgr. Arnaud Henri Bérard, Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo, Priest of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy), was elected Archbishop of Matera–Irsina (Italy)

Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S., resigned as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Bishop Barry Philip Jones, Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand), passed away at 74

Fr. Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F., was elected Titular Bishop of Margum and Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation and Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Archbishop-elect Peter Bryan Wells, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana and Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia

Bishop George Bugeja, O.F.M., Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli (Libya), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Benghazi (Libya) and Apostolic Administrator of Derna (Libya)

Bishop Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi (Libya) and Apostolic Administrator of Derna (Libya)

Archbishop Carlos Quintero Arce, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hermosillo (Mexico), passed away at 96

Bishop Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M., Bishop emeritus of Villavicencio (Colombia), passed away at 96

Fr. Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil)

Fr. Ricardo Hoepers, Priest of Curitiba (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Rio Grande (Brazil)

Bishop José Mário Stroeher resigned as Bishop of Rio Grande (Brazil)

Fr. Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M. Afr., Priest of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa), Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, was elected Bishop of Wa (Ghana)

Bishop Paul Bemile resigned as Bishop of Wa (Ghana)

Bishop John Douglas Deshotel, Titular Bishop of Cova and Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana (USA)

Bishop Charles Michael Jarrell resigned as Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana (USA)

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare (Zimbabwe) and Vice-President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Felice Accrocca, Priest of Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno (Italy), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Benevento (Italy)

Archbishop Andrea Mugione resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Benevento (Italy)

Msgr. Robert William O’Brien, Priest of Hamilton (Canada) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 91

Bishop Ricardo Lingan Baccay, Titular Bishop of Gabala and Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Alaminos (Philippines)

Fr. Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus, Priest of Jalapa (Guatemala), was elected Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala) and Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala)

Msgr. Fernando Chica Arellano, Priest of Jaén (Spain), Chaplain of His Holiness and Permanent Observer to Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Michael Atul D’Rozario, C.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Khulna (Bangladesh), passed away at 90

Fr. Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.SS.R., was elected Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Borba (Brazil)

Bishop Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A., Bishop emeritus of Chulucanas (Peru), passed away at 90

Msgr. Maurizio Bravi, Priest of Bergamo (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Archbishop Renzo Fratini resigned as Permanent Observer to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA) and former Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (USA)

Archbishop Moisés Julio Blanchoud, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Salta (Argentina), passed away at 92

Bishop Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (フランシスコ・ザビエル 溝部 脩), S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Takamatsu 高松 (Japan), passed away at 80

Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli resigned as President of Pontifical Council for Social Communications and President of Vatican Film Library

Msgr. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti resigned as Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Council for Social Communications

Dr. Claudia Di Giovanni resigned as Delegate of Vatican Film Library

Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., resigned as Director General of Vatican Radio

Dr. Alberto Gasbarri resigned as Director of Administration of Vatican Radio

Dr. Giacomo Ghisani, Vice-Director of General Affairs of Dicastery for Communication, was appointed as Director of Administration of Vatican Radio

Bishop Eduardo Zielski, Bishop of Campo Maior (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)

Archbishop Janusz Bolonek, Titular Archbishop of Madaurus, passed away at 77

Fr. Klaudiusz Michalski, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Superior General of Sons of Our Lady of Sorrows (Dolorists)

Msgr. Paolo Borgia, Priest of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State and President of Financial Security Committee

Archbishop Vincenzo Franco, Archbishop emeritus of Otranto (Italy), passed away at 98

Bishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Bokungu–Ikela (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka–Bikoro (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Gerard Johannes Nicolaas de Korte, Bishop of Groningen–Leeuwarden (Netherlands), was appointed as Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)

Bishop Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans resigned as Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)

Bishop Raymond Conway Benjamin, Bishop emeritus of Townsville (Australia), passed away at 91

Archbishop Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Mbandaka–Bikoro (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 74

Archbishop Paolo Giglio (吉立友), Titular Archbishop of Tindari, passed away at 89

Abbot Denis Huerre, O.S.B. Subl., President emeritus of Subiaco Benedictine Congregation, passed away at 100

Msgr. James Francis Checchio, Priest of Camden (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Metuchen (USA)

Bishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski resigned as Bishop of Metuchen (USA)

Bishop Darci José Nicioli, C.SS.R., Titular Bishop of Ficus and Auxiliary Bishop of Aparecida (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (Brazil)

Archbishop João Bosco Óliver de Faria resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (Brazil)

Fr. Georges Colomb, M.E.P., Superior General of Paris Foreign Missions Society, was elected Bishop of La Rochelle (France)

Bishop Bernard Housset resigned as Bishop of La Rochelle (France)

Bishop William Russell Houck, Bishop emeritus of Jackson (USA), passed away at 89

Bishop Andreas Suwiyata Henrisoesanta, S.C.I., Bishop emeritus of Tanjungkarang (Indonesia), passed away at 80

Bishop Alexis Habiyambere, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Nyundo (Rwanda)

Fr. Anaclet Mwumvaneza, Priest of Kigali (Rwanda), was elected Bishop of Nyundo (Rwanda)

Fr. Víctor Hugo Basabe, Priest of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia (Venezuela) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela, was elected Bishop of San Felipe (Venezuela)

Bishop Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust resigned as Bishop of San Felipe (Venezuela)

Bishop Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân, Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam), was appointed as Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam)

Bishop Joseph Châu Ngọc Tri, Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam), was appointed as Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam)

Diocese of Kumba was established (from Diocese of Buéa and became suffragan of Bamenda) (Cameroon)

Msgr. Emmanuel Abbo, Priest of Ngaoundéré (Cameroon) and Apostolic Administrator of Ngaoundéré (Cameroon), was elected Bishop of Ngaoundéré (Cameroon)

Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon, Titular Bishop of Unizibira and Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda (Cameroon), was appointed as Bishop of Kumba (Cameroon)

Fr. Romeo Duetao Convocar, Priest of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines (Philippines), was appointed as Priest of Agaña (Guam)

Bishop António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I., resigned as Bishop of Angra (Portugal)

Bishop João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador succeeded as Bishop of Angra (Portugal)

Fr. José Albuquerque de Araújo, Priest of Manaus (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Altava and Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil)

Fr. Luiz Carlos Dias, Priest of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Tunes and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Dr. Alessandro Cassinis Righini was appointed as Assistant Auditor of Office of the Auditor General

Dr. Ferruccio Panicco was appointed as Assistant Auditor of Office of the Auditor General

Fr. Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F., was elected Bishop of Mondoñedo–Ferrol (Spain)

Archbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Clermont (France)

Msgr. Stefano Russo, Priest of Ascoli Piceno (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Fabriano–Matelica (Italy)

Bishop Giancarlo Vecerrica resigned as Bishop of Fabriano–Matelica (Italy)

Msgr. Slađan Ćosić (高德隆) was appointed as Pro-Chargé d’affaires in China

Fr. Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D., was elected Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile)

Archbishop Antonio Lucibello resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye and Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal

Msgr. Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道), Priest of Boston (USA), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Chargé d’affaires in China, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye, Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan and Titular Archbishop of Novi

Msgr. Francisco Escalante Molina, Priest of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Titular Archbishop of Gratiana

Bishop Odo Fusi Pecci, Bishop emeritus of Senigallia (Italy), passed away at 95

Archbishop Joseph Mercieca, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Malta (Malta), passed away at 87

Bishop Alphonse Liguori Chaupa, Bishop emeritus of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 56

Msgr. José Fernando Mejía Yáñez, M.G., Chief of Chancellery of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Miroslav Konštanc Adam, O.P., Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Msgr. Miguel Huguet Ameller, Cleric Prelate emeritus of Apostolic Camera, passed away at 75

Bishop Timothée Modibo-Nzockena, Bishop of Franceville (Gabon), passed away at 66

Archbishop Bernard Anthony Hebda, Coadjutor Archbishop of Newark (USA) and Apostolic Administrator of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

Bishop Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Amboina (Indonesia), passed away at 100

Bishop Oscar Páez Garcete, Bishop emeritus of Alto Paraná (Paraguay), passed away at 78

Bishop Florentino Ferrer Cinense resigned as Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines)

Fr. Enrique de Vera Macaraeg, Priest of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines)

Bishop Basil Cho Kyu-man (조규만 바실리오 / 曺圭晩), Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was appointed as Bishop of Wonju 원주 (South Korea)

Bishop James Kim Ji-seok (김지석 야고보 / 金智錫) resigned as Bishop of Wonju 원주 (South Korea)

Cardinal Georges-Marie-Martin Cottier, O.P., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title and Pro-Theologian emeritus of Prefecture of the Papal Household, passed away at 93

Mother Maria Corazon D. Agda, R.V.M., was appointed as Superior General of Religious of the Virgin Mary

Bishop Thomas Zeng Jing-mu (曾景牧), Bishop emeritus of Yujiang 餘江 (China), passed away at 95

Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Isangi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi, Priest of Isiro–Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Isangi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe, Titular Bishop of Isola and Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

Bishop Felipe Salazar Villagrana resigned as Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

Archbishop Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Osogbo (Nigeria)

Fr. John Akinkunmi Oyejola, Priest of Oyo (Nigeria), was elected Bishop of Osogbo (Nigeria)

Bishop Ronald Austin Mulkearns, Bishop emeritus of Ballarat (Australia), passed away at 85

Abbot Michel Van Parys, O.S.B., resigned as Hegumen of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) and Hegumen of Italian Basilian Order of Grottaferrata

Fr. Zdenko Križić, O.C.D., was elected Bishop of Gospić–Senj (Croatia)

Bishop Mile Bogović resigned as Bishop of Gospić–Senj (Croatia)

Archbishop Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Libreville (Gabon), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Franceville (Gabon)

Fr. Désinord Jean, Priest of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), was elected Bishop of Hinche (Haiti)

Bishop Marcello Semeraro, Bishop of Albano (Italy), Secretary of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia and Apostolic Administrator of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italo-Albanese (Italy), was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Italian Basilian Order of Grottaferrata

Archbishop Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

Bishop Antonino Raspanti resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

Dr. Ferruccio Panicco, Assistant Auditor of Office of the Auditor General, was appointed as Member of Financial Security Committee

Msgr. Alfred Xuereb, Priest of Gozo (Malta), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, Prelate Secretary General of Secretariat for the Economy and Secretary of the Board of Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as Member of Financial Security Committee

Bishop Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C., Director of Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of Vatican City State and Secretary General of Governorate of Vatican City State, was appointed as Member of Financial Security Committee

Colonel Christoph Graf, Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard, was appointed as Member of Financial Security Committee

Archbishop Zef Gashi, S.D.B., resigned as Archbishop of Bar (Montenegro) and President of International Episcopal Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius

Fr. Rrok Gjonlleshaj, Priest of Prizren (Kosovo), was elected Archbishop of Bar (Montenegro)

Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula

Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Beira (Mozambique), passed away at 79

Bishop Anthony Kwami Adanuty resigned as Bishop of Keta–Akatsi (Ghana)

Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, S.V.D., Bishop of Ho (Ghana), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Keta–Akatsi (Ghana)

Fr. Scott McCaig, C.C., General Superior of Companions of the Cross, was elected Military Ordinary of Canada (Canada)

Bishop Donald Joseph Thériault resigned as Military Ordinary of Canada (Canada)

Fr. Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez, Priest of Zipaquirá (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Afufenia and Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán (Colombia)

Bishop Luis Horacio Gómez González resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán (Colombia)

Msgr. Gianrico Ruzza, Priest of Roma (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Subaugusta and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Bishop Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Real (Spain)

Bishop Gerardo Melgar Viciosa, Bishop of Osma–Soria (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Ciudad Real (Spain)

Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot resigned as Apostolic Administrator of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela)

Fr. Polito Rodríguez Méndez, Priest of Barinas (Venezuela), was elected Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela)

Bishop Lucas Martínez Lara, Bishop of Matehuala (Mexico), passed away at 73

Bishop Ramón del Hoyo López resigned as Bishop of Jaén (Spain)

Bishop Amadeo Rodríguez Magro, Bishop of Plasencia (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Jaén (Spain)

Archbishop Thomas Kwaku Mensah, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kumasi (Ghana), passed away at 81

Diocese of Rayagada was established (from Diocese of Berhampur and became suffragan of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar) (India)

Msgr. Thomas Paulsamy, Priest of Tiruchirapalli (India), was elected Bishop of Dindigul (India)

Fr. Aplinar Senapati, C.M., was elected Bishop of Rayagada (India)

Bishop André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo, Bishop emeritus of Popokabaka (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 84

Archbishop Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò ▼ resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

Bishop Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Lábrea (Brazil)

Fr. Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Lábrea (Brazil)

Bishop Matthias Joseph Isuja, Bishop emeritus of Dodoma (Tanzania), passed away at 86

Fr. Bertrand Lacombe, Priest of Montpellier (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Saint-Papoul and Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (France)

Br. Stephan Geißler, F.M.M., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Mercy of Montabaur

Br. Michael Schmunk, F.M.M., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Mercy of Montabaur

Fr. Luis Javier Argüello García, Priest of Valladolid (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Ipagro and Auxiliary Bishop of Valladolid (Spain)

Fr. Théophile Philippe Barakat, Priest of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

Fr. Jaime Cristóbal Abril González, Priest of Tunja (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena and Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia)

Bishop Eulises González Sánchez resigned as Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)

Fr. Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias, Priest of Tunja (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Burca and Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)

Fr. Emmanuel Ayad Bishay, Priest of Sohag of the Copts (Egypt), was elected Bishop of Luqsor of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Harar (Ethiopia)

Fr. Angelo Pagano, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Titular Bishop of Ficus and Vicar Apostolic of Harar (Ethiopia)

Bishop Louis-Armel Pelâtre, A.A., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye), Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye) and Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye)

Fr. Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Tubernuca, Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye), Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye) and Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye)

Bishop Luis Horacio Gómez González, Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puerto Gaitán (Colombia), passed away at 57

Archbishop Rubén Héctor di Monte, Archbishop emeritus of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina), passed away at 84

Fr. Alain Faubert, Priest of Montréal (Canada), was elected Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati and Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada)

Bishop Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (안명옥 프란치스코 하비에르 / 安明玉) resigned as Bishop of Masan 마산 (South Korea)

Fr. Constantine Bae Ki-hyen (배기현 콘스탄틴 / 裵基賢), Priest of Masan 마산 (South Korea), was elected Bishop of Masan 마산 (South Korea)

Msgr. Alfred Grima was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Archbishop Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. Cas., resigned as Archbishop of Gaeta (Italy)

Msgr. Luigi Vari, Priest of Velletri–Segni (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Archbishop of Gaeta (Italy)

Fr. Valentín Palencia Marquina and 4 companions were beatified

Bishop John Steven Satterthwaite, Bishop emeritus of Lismore (Australia), passed away at 87

Fr. Paul James Mason, Priest of Southwark (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Skálholt and Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

Archbishop Paul Hisao Yasuda (パウロ 安田久雄), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Osaka 大阪 (Japan), passed away at 94

Fr. Pedro Collar Noguera, Priest of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), was elected Titular Bishop of Thamugadi and Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay)

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

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

Archbishop Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Metropolitan Archbishop of Camagüey (Cuba), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba)

Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba)

Bishop Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (Cuba)

Bishop Vincent Matthew Darius, O.P., Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada), passed away at 60

Fr. John Alphonsus Ryan, S.P.S., was elected Bishop of Mzuzu (Malawi)

Archbishop José Ulises Macías Salcedo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hermosillo (Mexico)

Bishop Ruy Rendón Leal, Bishop of Matamoros (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hermosillo (Mexico)

Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain and Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates

Fr. Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A., was elected Bishop of Palencia (Spain)

Bishop Edward Matthew Rice, Titular Bishop of Sufes and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Springfield–Cape Girardeau (USA)

Fr. Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C., was elected Bishop of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Brazil)

Fr. Hélio Pereira dos Santos, Priest of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Thiava and Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Bishop Julio Xavier Labayen, O.C.D., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Infanta (Philippines), passed away at 89

Fr. Enrique José Parravano Marino, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Isola and Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Bishop Vincenzo Carmine Orofino, Bishop of Tricarico (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Tursi–Lagonegro (Italy)

Bishop José Rafael Palma Capetillo, Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Jalapa (Mexico)

Bishop Renatus Leonard Nkwande resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Geita (Tanzania)

Fr. Flavian Matindi Kassala, Priest of Geita (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Geita (Tanzania)

Bishop Robert Anthony Llanos, Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saint John’s–Basseterre (Antigua and Barbuda)

Bishop Heinrich Timmerevers, Titular Bishop of Tulana and Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Dresden–Meißen (Germany)

Bishop Hilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D., Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang (Indonesia), passed away at 73

Archbishop Charles Henry Dufour, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mandeville (Jamaica)

Bishop Kenneth David Oswin Richards, Bishop of Saint John’s–Basseterre (Antigua and Barbuda), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

Bishop Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P., Bishop of Mandeville (Jamaica), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA) and Titular Bishop of Cova

Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ingwavuma (South Africa)

Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan and Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan

Bishop Alphonsus Flavian D’Souza, S.J., Bishop of Raiganj (India), passed away at 76

Archbishop Józef Michalik resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Przemyśl (Poland)

Bishop Adam Szal, Titular Bishop of Lavello and Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Przemyśl (Poland)

Fr. Mandla Siegfried Jwara, C.M.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari and Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma (South Africa)

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

Bishop Myles McKeon, Bishop emeritus of Bunbury (Australia), passed away at 97

Msgr. Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Priest of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Titular Archbishop of Ratiaria

Archbishop Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gdańsk (Poland), passed away at 84

Fr. Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto, Priest of Araçatuba (Brazil), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Itapeva (Brazil)

Bishop Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos, Bishop of Floriano (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Amargosa (Brazil)

Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R., Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA), was appointed as Delegate ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Sodalitium of Christian Life

Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen (Nguyễn Văn Long), O.F.M. Conv., Titular Bishop of Thala and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia), was appointed as Bishop of Parramatta (Australia)

Archbishop Benito Cocchi, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Modena–Nonantola (Italy), passed away at 81

Archbishop Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Yangon (Myanmar), passed away at 88

Fr. Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez, Priest of La Dorada–Guaduas (Colombia), was elected Bishop of San José del Guaviare (Colombia)

Bishop Gonzalo López Marañón, O.C.D., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of San Miguel de Sucumbíos (Ecuador), passed away at 82

Bishop John Franklin Meldon Hine resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

Bishop Antoni Józef Długosz resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland)

Msgr. Krzysztof Stefan Włodarczyk, Priest of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Surista and Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland)

Archbishop William Charles Skurla, Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA) and President of Council of the Ruthenian Church of USA, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop Gerald Nicholas Dino resigned as Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo resigned as Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

Bishop John Michael Kudrick resigned as Bishop of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop John Stephen Pažak, C.SS.R., Bishop of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto of the Slovaks (Canada), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto of the Slovaks (Canada) and Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop Shlemon Warduni, Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

Bishop Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo succeeded as Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

Bishop Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh resigned as Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

Bishop Thomas Zhang Huai-xin (張懷信), Bishop of Jixian 級縣 (China), passed away at 90

Bishop Joseph Zhang Yin-lin (張銀林) succeeded as Bishop of Jixian 級縣 (China)

Fr. Bernardo Ordoñe Borges, O. de M., resigned as Master General of Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)

Fr. Juan Carlos Saavedra Lucho, O. de M., was appointed as Master General of Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)

Fr. Moacir Silva Arantes, Priest of Divinópolis (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Tituli in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia (Brazil)

Bishop Giovanni Migliorati, M.C.C.J., Vicar Apostolic of Awasa (Ethiopia), passed away at 73

Fr. Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Huánuco (Peru)

Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.J., resigned as Bishop of Huánuco (Peru)

Msgr. Gábor Pintér, Priest of Vác (Hungary) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus and Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus

Msgr. Robert Gołębiowski, Priest of Radom (Poland), Chaplain of His Holiness and Substitute Defender of the Bond of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Defender of the Bond of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías, Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño (Spain)

Fr. David Austin Konderla, Priest of Austin (USA), was elected Bishop of Tulsa (USA)

Bishop Edward James Slattery resigned as Bishop of Tulsa (USA)

Br. Lawrence Krueger, C.F.A., was appointed as Superior General of Alexian Brothers (Alexians)

Br. Edward Walsh, C.F.A., resigned as Superior General of Alexian Brothers (Alexians)

Msgr. Charles Edward Crosby, Priest of Manchester (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away at 85

Cardinal Karl Lehmann resigned as Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

Cardinal Giovanni Coppa, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lino and Assessor for General Affairs emeritus of Secretariat of State, passed away at 90

Fr. Camille DesRosiers, S.M., Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Funafuti (Tuvalu), passed away at 87

Bishop Lajos Pápai resigned as Bishop of Győr (Hungary)

Bishop András Veres, Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) and President of Hungarian Episcopal Conference, was appointed as Bishop of Győr (Hungary)

Bishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira, Bishop of Imperatriz (Brazil), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Crato (Brazil)

Msgr. Sylvain Bataille, Priest of Beauvais (France), was elected Bishop of Saint-Étienne (France)

Msgr. Francesco Sirufo, Priest of Tursi–Lagonegro (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy)

Fr. Francesco Patton, O.F.M., was appointed as Custos of the Holy Land of Custody of the Holy Land

Br. Michele Perniola, C.F.I.C., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception

Br. Ruggero Valentini, C.F.I.C., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception

Archbishop Lionginas Virbalas, S.J., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Panevėžys (Lithuania)

Bishop Linas Vodopjanovas (Genadijus), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Quiza and Auxiliary Bishop of Telšiai (Lithuania), was appointed as Bishop of Panevėžys (Lithuania)

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

Fr. Francesco Maria Greco, Priest of Cosenza (Italy), was beatified

Fr. Pavel Konzbul, Priest of Brno (Czechia), was elected Titular Bishop of Litomyšl and Auxiliary Bishop of Brno (Czechia)

Bishop Andrea Maria Erba, B., Bishop emeritus of Velletri–Segni (Italy), passed away at 86

Archbishop-elect Francisco Escalante Molina, Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon

Bishop Lucjan Avgustini, Bishop of Sapë (Albania), passed away at 52

Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Baroda (India)

Bishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B., Bishop of Kabankalan (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines)

Bishop Vicente Macanan Navarra resigned as Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines)

Bishop Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Buenos Aires (Argentina), passed away at 82

Fr. Tarcísio Gregório Vieira, F.D.P., was appointed as Superior General of Sons of Divine Providence

Bishop Giacomo Barabino, Bishop emeritus of Ventimiglia–San Remo (Italy), passed away at 88

Fr. Flavio Peloso, F.D.P., resigned as Superior General of Sons of Divine Providence

Bishop József Tempfli, Bishop emeritus of Oradea Mare (Romania), passed away at 85

Cardinal Loris Francesco Capovilla, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere and Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Loreto (Italy), passed away at 100

Archbishop Girolamo Prigione, Titular Archbishop of Lauriacum, passed away at 94

Archbishop Petro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M., Archbishop-Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine), passed away at 50

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

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Bishop Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, S.S.S., Bishop of Cabanatuan (Philippines), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bayombong (Philippines)

Bishop Ramon Barrera Villena resigned as Bishop of Bayombong (Philippines)

Fr. Rolando Valenzuela de la Rosa, O.P., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

Fr. Paul Horan, O. Carm., was elected Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa resigned as Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Janusz Wiesław Kaleta was appointed as Lay state

Bishop Boniface Choi Ki-san (최기산 보니파시오 / 崔基山), Bishop of Incheon 인천 (South Korea), passed away at 68

Bishop Sergio Adolfo Govi, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Bossangoa (Central African Republic), passed away at 81

Fr. Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao, Priest of Cabanatuan (Philippines), was elected Titular Bishop of Urusi and Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines)

Fr. John Bosco Chang Shin-ho (장신호 요한 보스코 / 張信浩), Priest of Daegu 대구 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Vescera and Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

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

Msgr. Edward Michael Deliman, Priest of Philadelphia (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) and Titular Bishop of Sufes

Fr. Tykhon Kryvetskyi, C.M.S.A.A., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle

Bishop José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R., resigned as Bishop-Prelate of Marajó (Brazil)

Fr. Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Marajó (Brazil)

Bishop David John James Monroe resigned as Bishop of Kamloops (Canada)

Fr. Joseph Phuong Nguyen (Nguyễn Thế Phương), Priest of Vancouver (Canada), was elected Bishop of Kamloops (Canada)

Bishop Leonard Anthony Boyle, Bishop emeritus of Dunedin (New Zealand), passed away at 85

Bishop Ante Ivas resigned as Bishop of Šibenik (Croatia)

Msgr. Tomislav Rogić, Priest of Gospić–Senj (Croatia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Šibenik (Croatia)

Fr. Gianmarco Busca, Priest of Brescia (Italy), was elected Bishop of Mantova (Italy)

Bishop Roberto Busti resigned as Bishop of Mantova (Italy)

Fr. Mark William O’Connell, Priest of Boston (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Gigthi and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

Fr. Robert Philip Reed, Priest of Boston (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Sufar and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

Fr. Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Novæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

Archbishop Roberto Lückert León resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Punto Fijo (Venezuela)

Fr. Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza, Priest of Trujillo (Venezuela), was elected Bishop of Punto Fijo (Venezuela)

Fr. Stanisław Papczyński, M.I.C., Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marian Fathers), was canonised

Sr. Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad, O.Ss.S., was canonised

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan, Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye) and President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye, was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-fai (韓大輝), S.D.B., Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Agaña (Guam)

Fr. Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm., was elected Bishop of Cajazeiras (Brazil)

Msgr. Edward F. Boehler, Priest of Toronto (Canada) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Ordinariate of Ordinariato para los fieles de ritos orientales en España (Eastern Rite) was established (Spain)

Bishop Carillo Gritti, I.M.C., Bishop-Prelate of Itacoatiara (Brazil), passed away at 74

Bishop Paulo Dionisio Lachovicz, O.S.B.M., Apostolic Visitator in Italy and Spain of the Ukrainians, was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Italy of the Ukrainians

Fr. Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F., was elected Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Francesco Sarego, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra, Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain and Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain), was appointed as Ordinary of Spain of the Eastern Rite (Spain)

Fr. Giacomo Abbondo, Priest of Vercelli (Italy), was beatified

Fr. Marek Forgáč, Priest of Košice (Slovakia), was elected Titular Bishop of Seleuciana and Auxiliary Bishop of Košice (Slovakia)

Sr. Maria di Gesù Santocanale (Carolina), S.C.I.L., was beatified

Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Eswatini

Archbishop Luciano Russo, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia

Fr. Didier Berthet, Priest of Nanterre (France), was elected Bishop of Saint-Dié (France)

Bishop Jean-Paul Mathieu resigned as Bishop of Saint-Dié (France)

Fr. Emmanuel Gobilliard, Priest of Le Puy-en-Velay (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Carpentras and Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (France)

Bishop Francisco Moreno Barrón, Bishop of Tlaxcala (Mexico), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tijuana (Mexico)

Archbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tijuana (Mexico)

Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Monte Carmelo a Mostacciano, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lagos (Nigeria) and former Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Nigeria)

Bishop Angelo Gelmi Bertocchi, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cochabamba (Bolivia), passed away at 78

Fr. Robert Michael Kasun, C.S.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Lavello and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada)

Archbishop Boutros Nabil El-Sayah resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Maronites

Fr. Joseph Naffah, Priest of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon), was elected Titular Bishop of Aradus and Bishop of Curia of the Maronites

Sr. Maria Celeste del Santissimo Salvatore Crostarosa (Giulia), O.SS.R., was beatified

Fr. Valentine Kalumba, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of Livingstone (Zambia)

Bishop Raymond Mpezele resigned as Bishop of Livingstone (Zambia)

Bishop Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo, Bishop of Babahoyo (Ecuador) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuenca (Ecuador)

Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, S.J., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Mercede e S. Adriano a Villa Albani, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Mercede e S. Adriano a Villa Albani pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Franc Rode, C.M., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella pro hac vice Title

Cardinal William Joseph Levada, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Domnica pro hac vice Title

Bishop Paulo Cezar Costa, Titular Bishop of Œscus and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of São Carlos (Brazil)

Bishop Mário Antônio da Silva, Titular Bishop of Arena and Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Roraima (Brazil)

Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Msgr. Guido Mazzotta was appointed as Prelate Secretary of Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Bishop Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P., Bishop of Auki (Solomon Islands), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Honiara (Solomon Islands)

Archbishop Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Honiara (Solomon Islands)

Bishop Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F., Bishop emeritus of Segovia (Spain), passed away at 84

Fr. Elias Richard Lorenzo, O.S.B., was appointed as President of American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation

Abbot Hugh Anderson, O.S.B., resigned as President of American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation

Msgr. Anthony Randazzo, Priest of Brisbane (Australia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Quiza and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

Fr. Richard James Umbers, Opus Dei, Priest of Opus Dei (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Thala and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

Bishop Ralph Heskett, C.SS.R., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

Msgr. Carmelo Zammit, Priest of Malta (Malta) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

Fr. Ryan Jimenez Pagente, Priest of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands) and Apostolic Administrator of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands), was elected Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan and Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan

Canon Domenico Battaglia, Priest of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy), was elected Bishop of Cerreto Sannita–Telese–Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Italy)

Bishop Michele De Rosa resigned as Bishop of Cerreto Sannita–Telese–Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Italy)

Bishop Basilio Athai, Titular Bishop of Tasaccora, Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar) and Apostolic Administrator of Taunggyi (Myanmar), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar)

Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., was elected Titular Archbishop of Verbe, Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem (Palestine) and Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Patriarch Fouad Twal resigned as Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine), President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Archbishop Antoine Ganyé resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Benin and Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

Fr. Roger Houngbédji, O.P., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

Fr. Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera, Priest of Cuenca (Ecuador), was elected Bishop of Azogues (Ecuador)

Fr. Thibault Verny, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Lamzella and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

Fr. Denis Jachiet, Priest of Paris (France), was elected Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

Fr. Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini, Priest of Nalgonda (India), was elected Bishop of Guntur (India)