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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.

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