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22 February 2006

Cardinals!!!

This morning Pope Benedict XVI announced that a consistory to create new cardinals will be held on 24 March 2006. The list below are the 15 newly designated future cardinals:

* Name, Title, Age
* Archbishop Agostino Vallini; Prefect of Apostolic Signatura, Roman Curia; 65.9
* Archbishop Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino; Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela; 63.6
* Archbishop Gaudencio Borbon Rosales; Archbishop of Manila, Philippines; 73.6
* Archbishop Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard; Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France; 61.5
* Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera; Archbishop of Toledo, Spain; 60.4
* Archbishop Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk; Archbishop of Seoul, Korea (South); 74.3
* Archbishop Sean Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap.; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 61.7
* Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz; Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland; 66.9
* Archbishop Carlo Caffarra; Archbishop of Bologna, Italy; 67.8
* Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.; Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China; 74.2

Plus 3 that are over 80 and thus not eligible to vote in a conclave:

* Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo; Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy; 80.6
* Archbishop Peter Proeku Dery; Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana; 87.9
* Father Albert Vanhoye, S.J.; Secretary Emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Commission, Roman Curia; 82.7

See also this List of New Cardinals on the main site.

11 February 2006

Zawistowski retired as Łomża Auxiliary

Bishop Tadeusz Józef Zawistowski retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland. He has served as a bishop for 32 years and as a priest for 50 years.

Saint-Antoine retired as Montréal Auxiliary

Bishop Jude Saint-Antoine retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada. He has served as a bishop for 24 years and as a priest for 49 years.

Mol Guimarães and Pena Vitral named Belo Horizonte Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães and Bishop-elect Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral were named Auxiliary Bishops of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil and titular bishops of Galtelli and Thubursicum-Bure, respectively. Both bishop-elects have been serving as priests of the same archdiocese.

Hundt named Toronto Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Peter Joseph Hundt was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and titular bishop of Tarasa in Byzacena. Bishop-elect Hundt has been serving as a priest of the diocese of Hamilton.

Gazaille and Gendrom named Montréal Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect André Gazaille and Bishop-elect Lionel Gendrom, P.S.S. were named Auxiliary Bishops of Montréal, Québec, Canada and titular bishops of Vaga and Tagase, respectively.

Bronakowski named Łomża Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Tadeusz Bronakowski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland and titular bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania. He has been serving as a priest of the same diocese.

09 February 2006

Scharl named Wien {Vienna} Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Franz Scharl was named Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria and also titular bishop of Ierafi. He has been serving as a priest of the same archdiocese.

08 February 2006

03 February 2006

Choi Young-su named Daegu {Taegu} Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate John Choi Young-su was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South). He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Rey resigned, Sarlinga named Zárate-Campana Bishop

Bishop Rafael Eleuterio Rey resigned and Bishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga was named Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina. Bishop Rey has been serving as a bishop for 22 years and as a priets for 47 years. Bishop Sarlinga had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján.

02 February 2006

Machado named Belgaum Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Machado was named Bishop of Belgaum, India. The diocese has been vacant since then-Bishop Bernard Blasius Moras was named Archbishop of Bangalore in July, 2004. Bishop-elect Machado has been serving as a priest of Karwar.

Neelankavil retired, Chirayath named Sagar (Syro-Malabarese) Bishop

Bishop Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, C.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Anthony Chirayath was named Bishop of Sagar (Syro-Malabarese), India. Bishop Neelankavil has served as a bishop for 19 years and as a priest for 45 years. Bishop-elect Chirayath has been serving as a priest of the same diocese.

Gumbleton retired as Detroit Auxiliary

Bishop Thomas John Gumbleton has retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA. He has served as a bishop for 37 years and as a priest for 49 years.

Bagaforo named Cotabato Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cotabato, Philippines and titular bishop of Vazari-Didda. He had been serving as a priest in the same archdiocese.

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