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18 December 2013

Bonazzi named Canada Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Pedro López Quintana in September 2013.

Archbishop Bonazzi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, to Estonia, and to Latvia.

Deeley named Portland Bishop

Bishop Robert Peter Deeley was named Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Richard Joseph Malone was named Bishop of Buffalo, New York in May 2012.

Bishop Deeley had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts.

11 December 2013

Robson named Dunkeld Bishop

Bishop Stephen Robson was named Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Vincent Paul Logan in June 2012.

Bishop Robson had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.

18 November 2013

Lackner named Salzburg Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Franz Lackner, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. earlier this month.

Archbishop-designate Lackner had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Graz-Seckau.

04 November 2013

Popowicz named Przemyśl-Warszawa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz was named Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland and titular bishop of Horrea Coelia.

Kothgasser retired as Salzburg Archbishop

Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. retired as Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria.

Grampa retired, Lazzeri named Lugano Bishop

Bishop Pier Giacomo Grampa retired and Bishop-elect Valerio Lazzeri was named Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland.

Fabbricatore retired as Santa Maria di Grottaferrata Abbot

Abbot Emiliano Fabbricatore, O.S.B.I. retired as Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy.

Duś retired, Górzyński and Markowski named Warszawa Auxiliaries

Bishop Marian Duś retired and Bishop-elect Józef Górzyński and Bishop-elect Rafał Markowski were named Auxiliary Bishops of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland and titular bishops of Leontium and Obba, respectively.

Gestori retired, Bresciani named San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto Bishop

Bishop Gervasio Gestori retired and Bishop-elect Carlo Bresciani was named Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto, Italy.

Abou Khazen named Alep Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Georges Abou Khazen, O.F.M. was named Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria and titular bishop of Rusadus.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M. in April 2013.

23 October 2013

Beloto named Franca Bishop

Bishop Paulo Roberto Beloto was named Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini was named Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes in September 2012.

Bishop Beloto had been serving as Bishop of Formosa, Goias.

19 October 2013

17 October 2013

Manjaly named Allahabad Bishop

Bishop Raphy Manjaly was named Bishop of Allahabad, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Isidore Fernandes in January 2013.

Bishop Manjaly had been serving as Bishop of Varanasi.

15 October 2013

Vérgez Alzaga named Titular Bishop

Bishop-elect Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. was named Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari while remaining Secretary of the Governatorate of Vatican City State.

Paciello retired, Ricchiuti named Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti Bishop

Bishop Mario Paciello retired and Archbishop Giovanni Ricchiuti was named Archbishop (Personal Title) of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy.

Archbishop Ricchiuti had been serving as Archbishop of Acerenza.

Muyengo Mulombe named Uvira Bishop

Bishop Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe was named Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubumbashi in July 2008.

Bishop Muyengo Mulombe had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.

Hagemoen named Mackenzie-Fort Smith Bishop

Bishop-elect Mark Hagemoen was named Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territory, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Murray Chatlain was named Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba in December 2012.

Bertone retired, Parolin named Secretary of State

Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Cardinal Bertone, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop Pietro Parolin was named Secretary of State.

(Previously announced.)

Abellana named Romblon Bishop

Bishop-elect Narcisco V. Abellana, M.S.C. was named Bishop of Romblon, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc was named Bishop of Kalibo.

09 October 2013

30 September 2013

Council of Cardinals

This week the Council of Cardinals will be meeting with Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.).

The group was initially announced in April 2013 and this will be their first meeting as a group in the Vatican.

Pope Francis created the group to assist him in the governance of the Universal church and to draw up a plan for the revision of the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus on the Roman Curia.

Pastor Bonus is a document published on 28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II which provides norms and structures for the Roman Curia (“the complex of dicasteries and institutes which help the Roman Pontiff in the exercise of his supreme pastoral office for the good and service of the whole Church and of the particular Churches. It thus strengthens the unity of the faith and the communion of the people of God and promotes the mission proper to the Church in the world.” - Pastor Bonus, 1). It has received several minor modifications over the years.


Canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II

Pope John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) and Pope John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyła) will be canonized on Divine Mercy Sunday, 27 April 2014.

28 September 2013

Bishop Julito Buhisan Cortes was named Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop John Forrosuelo Du was named Archbishop of Palo in February 2012.

Bishop Cortes had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu.

Bùi Văn Ðoc named Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Paul Bùi Văn Ðoc was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam.

Archbishop-designate Bùi Văn Ðoc had been serving as Bishop of My Tho.

24 September 2013

Martín named Santa Rosa Bishop

Bishop Raúl Martín was named Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Mario Aurelio Poli was named Archbishop of Buenos Aires in March 2013.

Bishop Martín had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires.

Fragnelli named Trapani Bishop

Bishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli was named Bishop of Trapani, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the removal of Bishop Francesco Micciché in May 2012.

Bishop Fragnelli had been serving as Bishop of Castellaneta.

Hebda named Newark Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Bernard Anthony Hebda was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Archbishop-designate Hebda had been serving as Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan.

Archbishop John Joseph Myers remains the Archbishop, but Archbishop-designate Hebda will automatically succeed him upon his retirement or death.

21 September 2013

Monteiro de Castro retired, Piacenza named Major Penitentiary

Manuel Cardinal Monteiro de Castro retired and Mauro Cardinal Piacenza was named Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary.

Cardinal Piacenza had been serving as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.

Stella named Clergy Prefect

Archbishop Beniamino Stella was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.

He had been serving as President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

Patrón Wong named Clergy Official

Archbishop-designate Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong was named an Official of the Congregation for the Clergy.

He had been serving as Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México.

Gloder named Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy President

Archbishop-elect Giampiero Gloder was named President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and titular archbishop of Telde.

Eterović named Germany Nuncio

Archbishop Nikola Eterović was named Apostolic Nuncio to Germany.

He had been serving as Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops.

Di Noia named Doctrine of the Faith Official

Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P. was named Official of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

He had been serving as Vice President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”.

Baldisseri named Synod of Bishops Secretary General

Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri was named Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops.

He had been serving as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops.

Adamczyk named Sierra Leone Nuncio

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone in addition to his other posts.

12 September 2013

Prowse named Canberra-Goulburn Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Christopher Charles Prowse was named Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn, Australia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Mark Benedict Coleridge was named Archbishop of Brisbane in April 2012.

Archbishop-designate Prowse had been serving as Bishop of Sale.

10 September 2013

Fernández Alara named Rafaela Bishop

Bishop Luis Alberto Fernández Alara was named Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Carlos María Franzini was named Archbishop of Mendoza in November 2012.

Bishop Fernández Alara had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires.

31 August 2013

17 August 2013

Vu Dình Hiêu succeeded as Bùi Chu Bishop

Bishop Thomas Vu Dình Hiêu succeeded as Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam following the death of Bishop Joseph Hoàng Văn Tiem, S.D.B..

Bishop Vu Dình Hiêu had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Speich named Ghana Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Jean-Marie Speich was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and titular archbishop of Sulci.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele was named Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador in February 2013.

25 July 2013

Scarpellini named El Alto Bishop

Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini was named Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Sucre in February 2013. Bishop Scarpellini had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

06 July 2013

Kocherry named Bangladesh Nuncio

Archbishop George Kocherry as named Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia in January 2013.

Archbishop Kocherry had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe.

03 July 2013

Arshad named Faisalabad Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Arshad was named Bishop of Faisalabad, Pakistan.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Coutts was named Archbishop of Karachi in January 2012.

Sainte-Marie retired, Ziyaye named Lilongwe Archbishop

Archbishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. retired and Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye was named Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi.

Archbishop Ziyaye had been serving as Archbishop of Blantyre.

Charanakunnel retired, Thakur named Raipur Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel retired and Archbishop-designate Victor Henry Thakur was named Archbishop of Raipur, India.

Archbishop-designate Thakur had been serving as Bishop of Bettiah.

de Moura named Jardim Bishop

Bishop-elect João Gilberto de Moura was named Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. was named Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais in November 2012.

Chaves dos Reis named Abaetetuba Bishop

Bishop-elect José Maria Chaves dos Reis was named Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Santarém, Para in September 2012.

26 June 2013

Seneme named Toledo Bishop

Bishop João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S. was named Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach was named Bishop of São José dos Pinhais in October 2012.

Bishop Seneme had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba.

11 June 2013

Hopes named East Anglia Bishop

Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes was named Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Michael Charles Evans in July 2011.

Bishop Hopes had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster.

05 June 2013

Cardinal Nagy Died

Stanisław Kazimierz Cardinal Nagy, S.C.I., Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala, has died.

He was 91 years old and had served as a priest for 67 years. He had served as a bishop and a cardinal for 9 years.

May he rest in peace.

20 May 2013

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