Nominations and Resignations

Fr. Riccardo Battocchio, Priest of Padova (Italy), was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Bishop Lawrence Sydney Nicasio, Bishop of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize), passed away at 67

Cardinal Dominique François Joseph Mamberti resigned as President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for Culture and Education

Prof. Venerando Marano, Judge of Tribunal of Vatican City State, was appointed as Adjunct President of Tribunal of Vatican City State

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Prefect of Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera, President of Commission for Confidential Matters and President of Committee for Investments, was appointed as President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

Bishop Ronaldo Ignacio Lunas, Bishop of Pagadian (Philippines), passed away at 57

Archbishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Huesca (Spain) and Apostolic Administrator of Jaca (Spain)

Archbishop Martin Sarmiento Jumoad, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ozamiz (Philippines), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pagadian (Philippines)

Archbishop Moacir Silva resigned as Apostolic Administrator of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil)

Fr. Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S., was elected Bishop of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil)

Bishop José Benedito Cardoso, Titular Bishop of Castellum minus and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Catanduva (Brazil)

Bishop Luiz Carlos Dias resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Catanduva (Brazil)

Fr. John Chia (謝啟龍), C.D.D., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord

Fr. Francis Chong (張少麟), C.D.D., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord

Msgr. François Durand, Priest of Mende (France), was elected Bishop of Valence (France)

Bishop William Lee, Bishop emeritus of Waterford and Lismore (Ireland), passed away at 82

Fr. Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu, Priest of Orlu (Nigeria), was elected Titular Bishop of Horrea Cœlia and Auxiliary Bishop of Orlu (Nigeria)

Bishop Ryszard Karpiński, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lublin (Poland), passed away at 88

Bishop Gélase Armel Kema, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville) and Apostolic Administrator of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville) and Apostolic Administrator of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

Fr. Abel Liluala, Priest of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

Archbishop Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

Bishop Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D., Bishop emeritus of Atambua (Indonesia), passed away at 95

Archbishop Imad Khoshaba Gargees, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Patriarchal Administrator of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Archbishop Thomas Meram resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Bishop of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Bishop Pablo Varela Server, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Panamá (Panama), passed away at 81

Archbishop Fernando Robles Capalla, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Davao (Philippines), passed away at 89

Bishop Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa, Bishop emeritus of Mutare (Zimbabwe), passed away at 84

Bishop António Lungieki Pedro Bengui resigned as Apostolic Administrator of São Tomé e Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe)

Fr. Juan Ignacio Liébana, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was elected Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina)

Bishop Carlos Humberto Malfa resigned as Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina)

Fr. Matthieu Dupont, Priest of Versailles (France), was elected Bishop of Laval (France)

Bishop Raphael Thattil, Bishop of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars (India), was elected Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church

Bishop Sebastian Vaniyapurackal resigned as Major Archiepiscopal Administrator of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Bruno Varriano, O.F.M., Priest of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), was elected Titular Bishop of Écija and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

Fr. João de Ceita Nazaré, Priest of São Tomé e Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe), was elected Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe)

Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lomé (Togo), passed away at 93

Bishop Ramón José Aponte Fernández resigned as Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela)

Bishop Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo, Titular Bishop of Badiæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela)

Bishop Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu (Somalia) and Bishop of Djibouti (Djibouti)

Bishop Jamal Khader Daibes, Titular Bishop of Patara and Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine), was appointed as Bishop of Djibouti (Djibouti) and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu (Somalia)

Archbishop Antony Pappusamy resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kuzhithurai (India)

Bishop Gerald Almeida resigned as Bishop of Jabalpur (India)

Fr. Jeevanandam Amalanathan, Priest of Kumbakonam (India), was elected Bishop of Kumbakonam (India)

Fr. Albert George Alexander Anastas, Priest of Kottar (India), was elected Bishop of Kuzhithurai (India)

Bishop Kannikadass William Antony resigned as Bishop of Mysore (India)

Fr. Valan Arasu, Priest of Jabalpur (India), was elected Bishop of Jabalpur (India)

Fr. Duming Dias, Priest of Shimoga (India), was elected Bishop of Karwar (India)

Bishop Derek Fernandes resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Karwar (India)

Bishop Antonisamy Francis resigned as Bishop of Kumbakonam (India)

Fr. Bhaskar Jesuraj, Priest of Agra (India), was elected Bishop of Meerut (India)

Bishop Joseph Kollamparambil, Auxiliary Bishop of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars (India), was appointed as Archiepiscopal Administrator of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Justin Alexander Madathiparambil, Priest of Vijayapuram (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Lysinia and Auxiliary Bishop of Vijayapuram (India)

Fr. Vincenzo Criscuolo, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Relator General of Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

Fr. Angelo Romano, Priest of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Relator General of Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, Cardinal-Priest of S. Eustachio pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, passed away at 92

Bishop Ernesto Giobando, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mar del Plata (Argentina)

Bishop Gustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F., Bishop of Mar del Plata (Argentina), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Buslacena and Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina)

Bishop Janvier Kataka Luvete resigned as Bishop of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Désiré Lenge Mukwenye, Priest of Kilwa–Kasenga (Congo-Kinshasa), was elected Bishop of Kilwa–Kasenga (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi, M. Afr., was elected Bishop of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Giovanni Giudici, Bishop emeritus of Pavia (Italy), passed away at 83

Fr. Enzo Fortunato, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as Director of Communication of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter

Bishop Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez, Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (USA), passed away at 63

Archbishop Luís Miguel Muñoz Cárdaba, Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea and Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique

Bishop Alberto Tanasini, Bishop emeritus of Chiavari (Italy), passed away at 78

Msgr. Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk, Priest of Elbląg (Poland), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Permanent Representative to Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), was elected Titular Archbishop of Voli and Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe

Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

Bishop Emanuele Catarinicchia, Bishop emeritus of Mazara del Vallo (Italy), passed away at 97

Fr. Jonathan N. Germinanda, M.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Mission Society of the Philippines

Fr. Reginaldo V. Lavilla, M.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Mission Society of the Philippines

Bishop Method Kilaini resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania)

Br. Peter Bernard Clinch, C.F.C., Superior General of Christian Brothers, passed away at 70

Bishop Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Brazil), passed away at 97

Bishop Fidelis Bautista Layog resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Alaminos (Philippines)

Fr. Napoleon Balili Sipalay Jr., O.P., was elected Bishop of Alaminos (Philippines)

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Monica

Bishop Delio Lucarelli, Bishop emeritus of Rieti (Italy), passed away at 84

Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Abuja (Nigeria), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Nigeria)

Msgr. Benjamin Kituto Maswili, A.J., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Kenya (Kenya)

Msgr. John Njue Njeru was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Kenya (Kenya)

Bishop Joel Portella Amado, Titular Bishop of Carmeiano and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil)

Fr. Matthias Ambros, Priest of Passau (Germany) and Substitute Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for Culture and Education

Fr. Giordano Piccinotti, S.D.B., Member of Commission for Confidential Matters and President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, was elected Titular Archbishop of Gradisca

Canon Christopher John Whitehead resigned as Bishop of Plymouth (England)

Bishop Nereo Page Odchimar, Bishop emeritus of Tandag (Philippines), passed away at 83

Bishop Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J., Bishop emeritus of Malaybalay (Philippines), passed away at 91

Dr. Benjamín Estévez de Cominges, Delegate of the Administration of the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation, was appointed as Secretary General of Secretariat for the Economy

Fr. Danival Milagres Coelho, Priest of Mariana (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Vatarba and Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia (Brazil)

Bishop Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O.P., Bishop emeritus of Metz (France), passed away at 85

Fr. Davide Carbonaro, O.M.D., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (Italy)

Archbishop Salvatore Ligorio resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (Italy)

Archbishop Luis Morales Reyes, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Luis Potosí (Mexico), passed away at 87

Bishop Alexander Aloysius McGuckian (Alan), S.J., Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland), was appointed as Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Bishop Donal McKeown resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

Fr. Martin James Chambers, Priest of Galloway (Scotland), was appointed as Bishop of Dunkeld (Scotland)

Fr. Domenico Beneventi, Priest of Acerenza (Italy), was elected Bishop of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy)

Bishop Andrea Turazzi resigned as Bishop of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy)

Prof. Antonio Paolucci, President emeritus of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See, Director emeritus of Vatican Museums and Director emeritus of Directorate of Museums of Vatican City State, passed away at 84

Cardinal José Cobo Cano took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli

Msgr. Graziano Borgonovo, Priest of Lugano (Switzerland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary for the Section of New Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Bishop Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa, Titular Bishop of Satafis and Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Autlán (Mexico)

Bishop Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M., resigned as Bishop of Autlán (Mexico)

Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C., resigned as Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and Vice-President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

Bishop Josef Nuzík, Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Bishop Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco, Auxiliary Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua (Peru), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Chuquibamba (Peru)

Diocese of Canindeyú was established (from Diocese of Ciudad del Este and became suffragan of Asunción) (Paraguay)

Bishop Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr., resigned as Bishop of Nouakchott (Mauritania)

Fr. Victor Ndione, Priest of Nouakchott (Mauritania), was elected Bishop of Nouakchott (Mauritania)

Fr. Roberto Carlos Zacarías López, Priest of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), was elected Bishop of Canindeyú (Paraguay)

Sr. María Antonia de San José de Paz y Figueroa (Antonia), H.D.S., was canonised

Archbishop Adelar Baruffi resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cascavel (Brazil)

Archbishop Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Bouaké (Cote d’Ivoire), passed away at 71

Fr. Jean Désiré Razafinirina, Priest of Toliara (Madagascar), was elected Bishop of Morombe (Madagascar)

Cardinal Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense, President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA), Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Peru and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Huancayo (Peru), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Peru)

Bishop Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Tepelta and Auxiliary Bishop of Huancayo (Peru), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Huancayo (Peru)

Fr. Wilbroad Henry Kibozi, Priest of Dodoma (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Zallata and Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma (Tanzania)

Bishop Paulo Antônio de Conto was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Cascavel (Brazil)

Fr. Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi, Priest of Nairobi (Kenya), was elected Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

Fr. Simon Peter Kamomoe, Priest of Nairobi (Kenya), was elected Titular Bishop of Thubunæ in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

Fr. Paul Tawat Singsa, Priest of Nakhon Sawan (Thailand), was elected Bishop of Nakhon Sawan (Thailand)

Bishop Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai resigned as Bishop of Nakhon Sawan (Thailand)

Bishop Robert Peter Deeley resigned as Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)

Fr. James Thomas Ruggieri, Priest of Providence (USA), was elected Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)

Bishop Gilles Reithinger, M.E.P., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg (France)

Bishop Wolfgang Weider, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Berlin (Germany), passed away at 91

Bishop Guillermo Antonio Cornejo Monzón resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Chiclayo (Peru)

Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A., Bishop-Prelate of Chuquibambilla (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru) and Apostolic Administrator of Chuquibambilla (Peru)

Bishop Đuro Gašparović resigned as Bishop of Srijem (Serbia)

Bishop Fabijan Svalina succeeded as Bishop of Srijem (Serbia)

Fr. Subroto Boniface Gomes, Priest of Dhaka (Bangladesh), was elected Titular Bishop of Tamazuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Fr. Francesco Fontana, S.D.B., Chaplain of Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services of Vatican City State, was appointed as Chaplain of Directorate of Museums and Cultural Heritage of Vatican City State

Fr. Rafael García de la Serrana Villalobos resigned as Director of Directorate for Infrastructures and Services of Vatican City State

Mr. Salvatore Farina was appointed as Director of Directorate for Infrastructures and Services of Vatican City State

Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R., resigned as Bishop of David (Panama)

Fr. Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of David (Panama)

Bishop Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa, Auxiliary Bishop of Bouaké (Cote d’Ivoire), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bouaké (Cote d’Ivoire)

Cardinal Anthony Poola resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Nalgonda (India)

Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Visakhapatnam (India)

Fr. Karnam Dhaman Kumar, M.S.F.S., was elected Bishop of Nalgonda (India)

Fr. Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal, Priest of Indore (India), was elected Bishop of Indore (India)

Fr. Augustine Madathikunnel, Priest of Khandwa (India), was elected Bishop of Khandwa (India)

Bishop-elect Bernard Lancy Pinto succeeded as Bishop of Aurangabad (India)

Bishop Jaya Rao Polimera, Bishop of Eluru (India), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Visakhapatnam (India)

Bishop Ambrose Rebello resigned as Bishop of Aurangabad (India)

Fr. Prakash Sagili, Priest of Cuddapah (India), was elected Bishop of Khammam (India)

Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Khammam (India)

Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D., resigned as Bishop of Indore (India)

Fr. Francis Tirkey, Priest of Purnea (India), was elected Bishop of Purnea (India)

Bishop Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya, Bishop emeritus of San Sebastián (Spain), passed away at 90

Bishop Peter Michael Muhich, Bishop of Rapid City (USA), passed away at 62

Cardinal Protase Rugambwa took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Montesanto

Fr. Edilson de Souza Silva, Priest of São Miguel Paulista (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Badiæ and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Diocese of Boké was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry and became suffragan of Conakry) (Guinea)

Bishop Roberto Pio Álvarez resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina)

Bishop Guillermo Caride, Titular Bishop of Iomnium and Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro (Argentina), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of San Isidro (Argentina)

Bishop Jorge Luis Wagner, Titular Bishop of Gergis and Auxiliary Bishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina)

Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Salzburg (Austria), passed away at 86

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and President of Vatican COVID-19 Commission, was appointed as Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations

Bishop Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Banjul (Gambia), passed away at 82

Fr. Moïse Tinguiano, Priest of Conakry (Guinea), was elected Bishop of Boké (Guinea)

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute, was appointed as Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations

Fr. Giulio Albanese, M.C.C.J., was appointed as Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion and Pro-Prefect for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation, was appointed as Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations

Bishop Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon, Bishop of Daet (Philippines), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Caceres (Philippines)

Archbishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Caceres (Philippines)

Fr. Aurelio Gazzera, O.C.D., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Bangassou (Central African Republic)

Archbishop Giampiero Gloder, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova and Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

Bishop Riccardo Lamba, Titular Bishop of Medeli and Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Udine (Italy)

Archbishop Francesco Marinelli, Archbishop emeritus of Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in Vado (Italy), passed away at 88

Archbishop Andrea Bruno Mazzocato resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Udine (Italy)

Fr. Flavio Pace, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Undersecretary of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, was elected Titular Archbishop of Dolia, Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and Vice-President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

Bishop Franz Josef Gebert resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R., Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe da Copertino and Bishop emeritus of David (Panama), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Panama)

Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland)

Bishop Zbigniew Jan Zieliński, Bishop of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland)

Fr. Paul Lee Kyung-sang (이경상 바오로 / 李炅相), Priest of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was elected Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

Bishop Klaus Dick, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Köln (Germany), passed away at 95

Fr. Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D., was elected Bishop of Kurnool (India)

Fr. Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P., was elected Titular Bishop of Hermiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Archbishop Philippe Ballot resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Strasbourg (France)

Bishop Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy, Bishop of Saint-Denis (France), was promoted as Archbishop of Strasbourg (France)

Fr. Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe, Priest of Monrovia (Liberia), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Monrovia (Liberia)

Bishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos resigned as Bishop of Virac (Philippines)

Fr. Luisito Audal Occiano, Priest of Caceres (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Virac (Philippines)

Abbot Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist., was elected Bishop of Girona (Spain)

Fr. Aitor Jiménez Echave, C.M.F., was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Msgr. Mauro Lalli, Priest of Chieti–Vasto (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Pausula and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Cardinal José Cobo Cano, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain), was appointed as Ordinary of Spain of the Eastern Rite (Spain)

Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra resigned as Ordinary of Spain of the Eastern Rite (Spain)

Bishop Joseph Kariyil resigned as Bishop of Cochin (India)

Archbishop Giovanni Gaspari, Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia

Bishop Piotr Krupa, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Pelplin (Poland), passed away at 87

Bishop Francisco González Valer, S.F., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Washington (USA), passed away at 84

Fr. Donal Roche, Priest of Dublin (Ireland), was elected Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., 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), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Ursona

Fr. Peter Antony Wyman Croos, Priest of Chilaw (Sri Lanka), was elected Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka)

Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Silv., resigned as Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka)

Msgr. Shane Lee Kirby, Priest of Scranton (USA) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Substitute Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Edmar José da Silva, Priest of Mariana (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Garriana and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Bishop Austen Robin Crapp, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Aitape (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 90

Fr. Michel Jalakh, O.A.M., Secretary of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, was elected Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Maronites

Fr. Hironimus Pakaenoni, Priest of Kupang (Indonesia), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Kupang (Indonesia)

Archbishop Peter Turang resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kupang (Indonesia)

Bishop Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Miarinarivo (Madagascar)

Fr. Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa, Priest of Tsiroanomandidy (Madagascar), was elected Bishop of Miarinarivo (Madagascar)

Bishop Andrzej Franciszek Dziuba resigned as Bishop of Łowicz (Poland)

Bishop Wojciech Tomasz Osial, Auxiliary Bishop of Łowicz (Poland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Łowicz (Poland)

Fr. Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga, Priest of Mbeya (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Thuburbo minus and Auxiliary Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania)

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Fr. Ivo Martinović, T.O.R., was elected Bishop of Požega (Croatia)

Bishop Antun Škvorčević resigned as Bishop of Požega (Croatia)

Archbishop Marian Gołębiewski, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Wrocław (Poland), passed away at 86

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Msgr. Eamonn McLaughlin, Priest of Raphoe (Ireland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Adjunct Undersecretary of Dicastery for the Clergy

Fr. Enrico Massignani, Priest of Vicenza (Italy), was appointed as Adjunct Undersecretary of Dicastery for the Clergy

Bishop Christopher Glancy, C.S.V., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize)

Archbishop Josafá Menezes da Silva, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aracaju (Brazil)

Bishop Rubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Grajaú (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil)

Bishop Adriano Ciocca Vasino resigned as Bishop-Prelate of São Félix (Brazil)

Bishop Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Aracaju (Brazil)

Fr. Lucio Nicoletto, Priest of Padova (Italy), was elected Bishop-Prelate of São Félix (Brazil)

Archbishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud, Archbishop of Sens (France) and Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (France), was appointed as Bishop of Viviers (France) and Archbishop ad personam

Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon (이기헌 베드로 / 李基憲) resigned as Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

Bishop Benedictus Son Hee-song (손희송 베네딕토 / 孫凞松), Titular Bishop of Campli and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea), was appointed as Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

Archbishop Francis Patrick Carroll, Archbishop emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia), passed away at 93

Bishop Declan Ronan Lang resigned as Bishop of Clifton (England)

Canon John Bosco MacDonald, Priest of Clifton (England), was elected Bishop of Clifton (England)

Bishop Antônio Fernando Brochini, C.S.S., Bishop emeritus of Itumbiara (Brazil), passed away at 77

Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Colombia, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Andrew Small, O.M.I., resigned as Secretary pro tempore of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Piscibus pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”, passed away at 89

Bishop Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba, Bishop emeritus of Sokodé (Togo), passed away at 85

Dr. Teresa Morris Kettelkamp, Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, was appointed as Adjunct Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Grégoire Drouot, Priest of Autun (France), was elected Bishop of Nevers (France)

Bishop Benoît Rivière resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Nevers (France)

Bishop Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Archbishop Ladislav Német, S.V.D., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Zrenjanin (Serbia)

Fr. Mirko Štefković, Priest of Subotica (Serbia), was elected Bishop of Zrenjanin (Serbia)

Bishop Giovane Pereira de Melo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tocantinópolis (Brazil)

Fr. Carlos Henrique Silva Oliveira, Priest of Brasília (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Tocantinópolis (Brazil)

Fr. Vicente de Paula Tavares, Priest of Brasília (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Gergis and Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)

Bishop Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez, Titular Bishop of Severiana and Vicar Apostolic of Guapi (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Apartadó (Colombia)

Bishop Félicien Ntambue Kasembe, C.I.C.M., Bishop of Kabinda (Congo-Kinshasa) and Apostolic Administrator of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa) and Apostolic Administrator of Kabinda (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe resigned as Apostolic Administrator of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

Bishop José Leopoldo González González, Bishop of Nogales (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

Bishop Gerard William Battersby, Titular Bishop of Eguga and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA), was appointed as Bishop of La Crosse (USA)

Bishop William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Bishop of La Crosse (USA)

Bishop Roger Joseph Vangheluwe was appointed as Lay state

Archbishop Piero Marini resigned as Vicar of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas, Special Commissioner for Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, was appointed as Coadjutor Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya resigned as Bishop of Girardota (Colombia)

Fr. Juan Manuel Toro Vallejo, Priest of Sonsón–Rionegro (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Girardota (Colombia)

Msgr. John Opoku-Agyemang, Priest of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana)

Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu resigned as Bishop of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana)

Bishop José dos Santos Marcos resigned as Bishop of Beja (Portugal)

Fr. Fernando Maio de Paiva, Priest of Setúbal (Portugal), was elected Bishop of Beja (Portugal)

Bishop Franz Josef Dietl, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany), passed away at 90

Archbishop John Baptist Odama resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu (Uganda)

Bishop Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.J., Pontifical Commissioner of Congregation of the Apostles of Jesus and Bishop of Nebbi (Uganda), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu (Uganda)

Bishop Pedro Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez resigned as Bishop of Santa María de los Ángeles (Chile)

Bishop Cristián Castro Toovey, Titular Bishop of Tigava and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Santa María de los Ángeles (Chile)

Bishop Oswald Joseph Lewis was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ajmer (India)

Bishop José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui, Bishop emeritus of Valledupar (Colombia), passed away at 96

Bishop Ulrich Boom resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg (Germany)

Fr. Paul Reder, Priest of Würzburg (Germany), was elected Titular Bishop of Pićan and Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg (Germany)

Fr. Felice Ba Htoo, Priest of Pekhon (Myanmar), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Pekhon (Myanmar)

Fr. José Antonio Da Conceição Ferreira, Priest of Los Teques (Venezuela) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela, was elected Bishop of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

Bishop Saúl Figueroa Albornoz resigned as Bishop of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

Fr. Alejandro Díaz García, Priest of Bogotá (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Iomnium and Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

Fr. Francis Than Htun, Priest of Yangon (Myanmar), was elected Titular Bishop of Strongoli and Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon (Myanmar)

Bishop Karl Reger, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Aachen (Germany), passed away at 93

Fr. Eddy René Calvillo Díaz, Priest of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala), was elected Titular Bishop of Carmeiano and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

Fr. John Kiplimo Lelei, Priest of Eldoret (Kenya), was elected Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret (Kenya)

Fr. Vicente Sanombo, Priest of Huambo (Angola), was elected Bishop of Kwito-Bié (Angola)

Bishop Zbigniew Tadeusz Kusy, O.F.M., Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro (Central African Republic), passed away at 72

Cardinal José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Prefect of Dicastery for Culture and Education, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Biblical Institute (Biblicum), was appointed as Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University

Bishop José Trinidad González Rodríguez, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guadalajara (Mexico), passed away at 80

Abbot Primate Notker D. Wolf, O.S.B., Abbot Primate emeritus of Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines), passed away at 83

Archbishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Piura (Peru)

Bishop Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares, Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Piura (Peru)

Archbishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M., succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil)

Archbishop Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil)

Fr. Robert Badichah (Krikor), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Artvin of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Fr. Víctor Carabés Chávez, M.N.M., was elected Bishop of Tenancingo (Mexico)

Bishop Vitus Huonder, Bishop emeritus of Chur (Switzerland), passed away at 81

Fr. Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi resigned as Archbishop of Tunis (Tunisia)

Bishop Nicolas Lhernould, Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) and Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa, was promoted as Archbishop of Tunis (Tunisia)

Bishop Thomas John Gumbleton, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Detroit (USA), passed away at 94

Fr. Uladzimir Huliai, Priest of Grodno (Belarus), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Grodno (Belarus)

Fr. Henry Joseph Balzan, Priest of Malta (Malta), was elected Titular Bishop of La Imperial and Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena (Chile)

Fr. Simiao Purificaçao Fernandes, Priest of Goa and Daman (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Saldæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman (India)

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University and Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy), was appointed as Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza resigned as Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Bishop Baldassare Reina, Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy)

Bishop Daniele Libanori, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Assessor of the Holy Father for Consecrated Life

Bishop Christo Proykov resigned as Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

Fr. Petko Valov, Priest of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria, was elected Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D., Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite and Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Laos)

Bishop Ángel Fernández Collado resigned as Bishop of Albacete (Spain)

Bishop Peter Joseph Jugis resigned as Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

Fr. Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv., was elected Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

Archbishop Francis Duffy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland) and General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Killala (Ireland)

Bishop Paul Dempsey, Bishop of Achonry (Ireland), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Sita and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Bishop Kevin Peter Doran, Bishop of Elphin (Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Achonry (Ireland)

Bishop John Fleming resigned as Bishop of Killala (Ireland)

Fr. Martin James Chambers, Bishop of Dunkeld (Scotland), passed away at 59

Msgr. Francesco Di Felice, Protonotary Apostolic de numero of Prefecture of the Papal Household, passed away at 89

Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bogotá (Colombia), passed away at 91

Fr. Martin Banga Ayanyaki, O.S.A., was elected Bishop of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Jean-Bertin Nadonye Ndongo, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa)

Msgr. Filippo Ciampanelli, Priest of Novara (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Br. John Kallarackal, S.G., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of Christian Instruction of Saint Gabriel (Gabrielite Brothers)

Br. Dionigi Taffarello, S.G., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Christian Instruction of Saint Gabriel (Gabrielite Brothers)

Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa

Archbishop Mitja Leskovar, Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo

Cardinal Giuseppe Betori resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy)

Fr. Gherardo Gambelli, Priest of Firenze (Italy), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy)

Fr. Ramiro Alejandro Herrera Herrera, Priest of Guayaquil (Ecuador), was elected Titular Bishop of Medeli and Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo (Ecuador)

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio, Prefect emeritus of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, President emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Commission and former President of International Theological Commission, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Spain)

Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea

Fr. Reynaldo B. Bersabal, Priest of Sacramento (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Balecium and Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (USA)

Cardinal Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., resigned as Titular Archbishop of Ursona

Msgr. Paul James Curry, Priest of Westminster (England) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Ramsbury and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

Archbishop Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Sosnowiec (Poland)

Bishop Artur Ważny, Titular Bishop of Mazaca and Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Sosnowiec (Poland)

Fr. José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez, Priest of Madrid (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Vergi and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

Fr. Vicente Martín Muñoz, Priest of Mérida–Badajoz (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Valliposita and Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

Bishop Francisco Canindé Palhano resigned as Bishop of Petrolina (Brazil)

Bishop Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C., Bishop of Caicó (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Petrolina (Brazil)

Msgr. Timothy Francis Menezes, Priest of Birmingham (England) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Thugga and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

Canon Richard Adrian Walker, Priest of Birmingham (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Mortlach and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

Bishop Peter William Ingham, Bishop emeritus of Wollongong (Australia), passed away at 83

Fr. David Arthur Waller, Priest of Our Lady of Walsingham (England), was elected Bishop-Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham (England)

Msgr. Keith Newton resigned as Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham (England)

Archbishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Prado, resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Araçuaí (Brazil)

Fr. Geraldo dos Reis Maia, Priest of Uberaba (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Araçuaí (Brazil)

Msgr. Alfonso Raimo, Priest of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Termini Imerese and Auxiliary Bishop of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno (Italy)

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio

Msgr. Krzysztof Józef Nykiel, Priest of Łódź (Poland) and Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary, was elected Titular Bishop of Velia

Archbishop Leonard Paul Blair resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hartford (USA)

Archbishop Christopher James Coyne succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hartford (USA)

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria), Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria) 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

Bishop José Mário Scalon Angonese, Bishop of Uruguaiana (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cascavel (Brazil)

Bishop Paulo Antônio de Conto resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Cascavel (Brazil)

Fr. Kendrick John Forbes, Priest of Nassau (Bahamas), was elected Bishop of Roseau (Dominica)

Archbishop Gianpiero Palmieri, Archbishop-Bishop of Ascoli Piceno (Italy) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Italy, was appointed as Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto–Ripatransone–Montalto (Italy)

Bishop Carlo Bresciani resigned as Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto–Ripatransone–Montalto (Italy)

Fr. Simon Mani, M.S.C., was elected Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru (Kiribati)

Fr. Clément Herizo Rakotoasimbola, M.S., was elected Bishop of Maintirano (Madagascar)

Bishop Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Maintirano (Madagascar)

Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Roseau (Dominica)

Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara (Nigeria)

Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Ahiara (Nigeria), was appointed as Bishop of Ahiara (Nigeria)

Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello, S.V.D., Bishop of Francistown (Botswana), passed away at 74

Fr. Peter Munguti Makau, I.M.C., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Isiolo (Kenya)

Bishop Óscar Armando Campos Contreras resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán (Mexico)

Bishop Herculano Medina Garfias, Titular Bishop of Gegi and Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán (Mexico)

Msgr. John Joseph McDermott, Priest of Burlington (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Bishop of Burlington (USA)

Archbishop Shelton Joseph Fabre resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Knoxville (USA)

Fr. James Mark Beckman, Priest of Nashville (USA), was elected Bishop of Knoxville (USA)

Bishop Nil Yuriy Lushchak, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

Fr. Teodor Matsapula, I.V.E., was elected Bishop of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

Fr. François Sylla, Priest of Conakry (Guinea), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Conakry (Guinea)

Fr. Wilfred Gregory Moras, Priest of Lucknow (India), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Jhansi (India)

Fr. Antony Valumkal, Priest of Verapoly (India), was elected Titular Bishop of Magarmel and Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly (India)

Cardinal Sebastian Francis (施恩天) took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Causa Nostræ Lætitiæ

Cardinal Stephen Brislin took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello

Bishop Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Colombo (Sri Lanka), passed away at 82

Fr. Agnaldo Temóteo da Silveira, Priest of Sobral (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil)

Fr. Ángel Falzón, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras)

Msgr. Séamus Patrick Horgan, Priest of Killaloe (Ireland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Árd Sratha and Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan

Archbishop Mauro Lalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan

Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela

Bishop Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata succeeded as Bishop of Bragança do Pará (Brazil)

Bishop Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R., resigned as Bishop of Bragança do Pará (Brazil)

Fr. José Otacio Oliveira Guedes, Priest of Niterói (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Severiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Fr. Dimas Antonio Acuña Jiménez, Priest of Barranquilla (Colombia), was elected Bishop of El Banco (Colombia)

Bishop José Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of El Banco (Colombia)

Fr. Edgar Jesús Mejía Orozco, Priest of Barranquilla (Colombia), was elected Titular Bishop of Zattara and Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla (Colombia)

Bishop Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC., Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Chile) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Chile, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile)

Bishop Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario, Bishop emeritus of Baní (Dominican Republic), passed away at 90

Fr. Clement Papa, Priest of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea)

Br. Guy de Montpellier, O.H.S.S., Founder of Hospitallers of the Holy Spirit, was beatified by equipollence

Bishop Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Krishnagar (India), passed away at 80

Bishop Giovanni Peragine, B., Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania (Albania) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Albania, was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Shkodrë–Pult (Albania)

Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)

Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)

Archbishop Antoine Camilleri, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia and Special Representative to African Union (AU), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

Bishop Joseph Andrew Williams, Titular Bishop of Idassa and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Camden (USA)

Fr. Gabriel Lionel Afagbegee, S.V.D., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Francistown (Botswana)

Archbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Agen (France)

Fr. Alexandre de Bucy, Priest of Versailles (France), was elected Bishop of Agen (France)

Fr. Francis Bomansaan, M. Afr., was elected Bishop of Wa (Ghana)

Dr. Franco Anelli, Rector Magnificus of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, passed away at 60

Bishop Edgar Aristizábal Quintero, Bishop of Yopal (Colombia), was appointed as Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia)

Bishop Janusz Edmund Zimniak, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bielsko–Żywiec (Poland), passed away at 90

Bishop George William Coleman, Bishop emeritus of Fall River (USA), passed away at 85

Fr. Paulus Budi Kleden, S.V.D., Superior General of Society of the Divine Word (Verbites), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia)

Bishop Luis Quinteiro Fiuza resigned as Bishop of Tui–Vigo (Spain)

Fr. Antonio José Valín Valdés, Priest of Mondoñedo–Ferrol (Spain), was elected Bishop of Tui–Vigo (Spain)

Fr. Giuseppe Rossi, Priest of Novara (Italy), was beatified

Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss, Bishop emeritus of Tanjore (India), passed away at 76

Archbishop Gabriel Antonio Mestre resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Argentina)

Bishop Alberto Germán Bochatey, O.S.A., Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Argentina, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of La Plata (Argentina)

Archbishop Ruy Rendón Leal, Metropolitan Archbishop of Hermosillo (Mexico), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nogales (Mexico)

Canon Andrew McKenzie, Priest of Glasgow (Scotland), was elected Bishop of Dunkeld (Scotland)

Bishop Dominicus Meier, O.S.B., Titular Bishop of Castro di Sardegna and Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany), was appointed as Bishop of Osnabrück (Germany)

Bishop Maroun-Nasser Gemayel resigned as Bishop of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France) and Apostolic Visitator in Western and Northern Europe of the Maronites

Bishop Peter Karam, Bishop of Curia of the Maronites, Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France)

Bishop Franziskus Eisenbach, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Mainz (Germany), passed away at 81

Archbishop Thumma Bala, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hyderabad (India), passed away at 80

Cardinal Kelvin Edward Felix, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Castries (Saint Lucia), passed away at 91

Fr. Rodrigo Gallego Trujillo, Priest of Buga (Colombia), was elected Bishop of Palmira (Colombia)

Bishop Edgar de Jesús García Gil resigned as Bishop of Palmira (Colombia)

Fr. Louis-Jean Sander, Priest of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), was elected Titular Bishop of Privata and Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

Fr. Jean-Charles Wismick, S.M.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Lestrona and Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

Diocese of Matamoros was renamed as Diocese of Matamoros–Reynosa (Mexico)

Bishop Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía, Bishop of Matamoros (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Matamoros–Reynosa (Mexico)

Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza resigned as Bishop of Ajmer (India)

Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López, Bishop of Sicuani (Peru) and Apostolic Administrator of Ayaviri (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Huánuco (Peru)

Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Huánuco (Peru)

Fr. Eliseo Napiere (那禮叟), M.S.P., was appointed as Ecclesiastical Superior of Funafuti (Tuvalu)

Bishop Benoît Bertrand, Bishop of Mende (France), was appointed as Bishop of Pontoise (France)

Bishop Stanislas Lalanne resigned as Bishop of Pontoise (France)

Fr. Martin Galea, M.S.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Society of Saint Paul

Fr. Mark Grima, M.S.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Society of Saint Paul

Fr. Joseph John Caddy, Priest of Melbourne (Australia), was elected Bishop of Cairns (Australia)

Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Vasai (India)

Bishop Darius Trijonis, Titular Bishop of Fissiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Šiauliai (Lithuania)

Msgr. Adalberto Donadelli Júnior, Priest of Joinville (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Rio do Sul (Brazil)

Bishop Júlio César Souza de Jesus, Titular Bishop of Arba and Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Floriano (Brazil)

Fr. Timothy Mulroy, S.S.C.M.E., resigned as Superior General of Missionary Society of Saint Columban (Columban Missionaries)

Fr. Andrei O. Paz, S.S.C.M.E., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Society of Saint Columban (Columban Missionaries)

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Cardinal-Bishop of S. Maria in Traspontina, Prefect emeritus of Dicastery 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 (Canada)

Bishop Juan Carlos Arcq Guzmán, Titular Bishop of Milevum and Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Tacámbaro (Mexico)

Bishop Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño resigned as Bishop of Piedras Negras (Mexico)

Bishop Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola, Titular Bishop of Idicra and Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico), was appointed as Bishop of Piedras Negras (Mexico)

Msgr. Cyrille Ikomba Mankelele Mambi, Priest of Popokabaka (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Popokabaka (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Sérgio Arthur Braschi resigned as Bishop of Ponta Grossa (Brazil)

Bishop Bruno Elizeu Versari, Bishop of Campo Mourão (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Ponta Grossa (Brazil)

Fr. Michael Brehl, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Pembroke (Canada)

Bishop Joseph Yang Yong-qiang (楊永強), Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hangzhou 杭州 (China)

Fr. Mosese Vitolio Tui, S.D.B., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Samoa–Apia (Samoa)

Bishop Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Samoa–Apia (Samoa)

Fr. Reinaldo Sorto Martínez, Priest of San Salvador (El Salvador), was elected Military Ordinary of El Salvador (El Salvador)

Bishop Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Juticalpa (Honduras), passed away at 85

Fr. Alexandre Coutinho Lopes de Brito Palma, Priest of Lisboa (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Tepelta and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Fr. Nuno Isidro Nunes Cordeiro, Priest of Lisboa (Portugal), was elected Titular Bishop of Sebarga and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

Bishop Paul Joseph Bradley resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Steubenville (USA)

Bishop Edward Mark Lohse, Bishop of Kalamazoo (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Steubenville (USA)

Fr. Michał Rapacz, Priest of Kraków (Poland), was beatified

Bishop Marcelo Raúl Martorell, Bishop emeritus of Puerto Iguazú (Argentina), passed away at 79

Archbishop Roberto Lückert León, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Coro (Venezuela), passed away at 84

Bishop Frederick Joseph Colli resigned as Bishop of Thunder Bay (Canada)

Diocese of Ndola was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ndola (with suffragan sees Kabwe and Solwezi) (Zambia)

Bishop Daniel Patrick Reilly, Bishop emeritus of Worcester (USA), passed away at 96

Bishop Benjamin Phiri Ndola, Bishop of Ndola (Zambia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ndola (Zambia)

Fr. Pedro Bernardo Cannavó, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Idassa and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Fr. Sergio Iván Dornelles, Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Eguga and Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

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

Bishop José Ángel Rovai, Bishop emeritus of Villa María (Argentina), passed away at 87

Fr. Itacir Brassiani, M.S.F., was elected Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil)

Bishop Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil)

Fr. Dejene Hidoto Gamo, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Soddo (Ethiopia)

Bishop Seyoum Franso Noel resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Soddo (Ethiopia)

Fr. Rafael Tambaoan Cruz, Priest of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Baguio (Philippines)

Fr. Jean Baptiste Valter Manga, Priest of Ziguinchor (Senegal), was elected Bishop of Ziguinchor (Senegal)

Diocese of Labuan Bajo was established (from Diocese of Ruteng and became suffragan of Ende) (Indonesia)

Fr. Maksimus Regus, Priest of Ruteng (Indonesia), was elected Bishop of Labuan Bajo (Indonesia)

Archbishop Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv., Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Treviso (Italy), passed away at 80

Fr. Luis Alfonso Tut Tun, Priest of Yucatán (Mexico), was elected Titular Bishop of Arba and Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera (Mexico)

Bishop Cornelis Franciscus Maria van den Hout, Bishop of Groningen–Leeuwarden (Netherlands), was appointed as Bishop of Roermond (Netherlands)

Bishop Jorge Pierozan, Titular Bishop of Arena and Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Rio Grande (Brazil)

Archbishop Georg Gänswein was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia, Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia and Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania

Fr. William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez, Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Leticia (Colombia), passed away at 81

Fr. Scott Edward Bullock, Priest of Dubuque (USA), was elected Bishop of Rapid City (USA)

Fr. Dennis Gerard Walsh, Priest of Toledo (USA), was elected Bishop of Davenport (USA)

Diocese of Jaú was established (from Diocese of São Carlos and became suffragan of Campinas) (Brazil)

Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva, Bishop of Lins (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Jaú (Brazil)

Archbishop Alberto Tricarico, Titular Archbishop of Sistroniana, passed away at 96

Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangkok (Thailand)

Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana, Bishop of Chiang Mai (Thailand) and General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bangkok (Thailand)

Archbishop Ante Jozić (尤安泰), Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia

Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Bishop Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B., Bishop of La Guaira (Venezuela), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Archbishop Jesús Andoni González de Zárate Salas, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cumaná (Venezuela) and President of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Venezuela)

Bishop Polito Rodríguez Méndez, Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Barquisimeto (Venezuela)

Bishop Oswaldo Enrique Araque Valerio resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Barquisimeto (Venezuela)

Bishop Saúl Figueroa Albornoz resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Valencia (Venezuela)

Msgr. Julien Kaboré, Priest of Koupéla (Burkina Faso) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Milevum and Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana