Smith named Portland Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Peter Leslie Smith was named Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA and titular bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania.

Paďour resigned as České Budĕjovice Bishop

Bishop Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. resigned as Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic.

Meisner retired as Köln Archbishop

Joachim Cardinal Meisner retired as Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany.

Masseroni retired, Arnolfo named Vercelli Archbishop

Archbishop Enrico Masseroni retired and Archbishop-elect Marco Arnolfo was named Archbishop of Vercelli, Italy.

Gisana named Piazza Armerina Bishop

Bishop-elect Rosario Gisana was named Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michele Pennisi was named Archbishop of Monreale in February 2013.

de Souza Campos named Divinópolis Bishop

Bishop-elect José Carlos de Souza Campos was named Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos was named Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro in August 2012.

McKeown named Derry Bishop

Bishop Donal McKeown was named Bishop of Derry, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Séamus Hegarty in November 2011.

Bishop McKeown had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor.

Fortuniak retired as Poznań Auxiliary

Bishop Zdzisław Fortuniak retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland.

Secretariat for the Economy establish, Pell named Prefect

The Secretariat for the Economy was established. George Cardinal Pell was named its first Prefect.

Getalado named Funafuti Superior

Father Reynaldo B. Getalado, M.S.P. was named Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania).

The mission "sui iuris" had been vacant since the death of Father John Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C. in February 2014.

Vera Soto named Iquique Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto was named Bishop of Iquique, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández in October 2012.

Bishop Vera Soto had been serving as Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama.

College of Cardinals: Notes, Statistics, and updated Charts

The Charts (Warning: PDF format) The charts are:

• Number of Cardinals (1585-2024; 1915-2024; and 1965-2024)
• Average Age (1585-2024; 1915-2024; and 1965-2024)

After this consistory (22 Feb 2014):

• 218 Cardinals (122 Electors)
• Average Age (all): 77.82
• Average Age (Electors only): 71.49
• Average Years as Cardinal (all): 11.54
• Average Years as Cardinal (Electors only): 6.65

After the last consistory of Pope Benedict XVI (24 Nov 2012):

• 211 Cardinals (120 Electors)
• Average Age (all): 77.98
• Average Age (Electors only): 71.88
• Average Years as Cardinal (all): 11.50
• Average Years as Cardinal (Electors only): 7.20

Notes:

• Full List of the new Cardinals
• The youngest remains: Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Cardinal Thottunkal (Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India) at age 54.
• The second youngest: Chibly Cardinal Langlois (Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti) at Age 55
• The oldest: Loris Francesco Cardinal Capovilla (Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy) at Age 98

Future numbers, assuming no deaths or new creations of Cardinal-Electors:

• By the end of 2014: 112 Cardinal-Electors
• By the end of 2015: 107
• By the end of 2016: 94
• By the end of 2017: 89
• By the end of 2018: 82

dos Santos named Porto Bishop

Bishop António Francisco dos Santos was named Bishop of Porto, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente was named Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon} in May 2013.

Bishop dos Santos had been serving as Bishop of Aveiro.

Leborgne named Amiens Bishop

Bishop-elect Olivier Leborgne was named Bishop of Amiens, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret was named Archbishop of Besançon in October 2013.

Ssentongo retired, Guzzetti named Moroto Bishop

Bishop Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo retired and Bishop-elect Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Moroto, Uganda.

Kemme named Wichita Bishop

Bishop-elect Carl Allan Kemme was named Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michael Owen Jackels was named Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa in April 2013.

Baldacchino named Miami Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Peter Baldacchino was named Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA and titular bishop of Vatarba.

Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga named Mpanda Bishop

Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga was named Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop William Pascal Kikoti in August 2012.

Bishop Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga had been serving as Bishop of Dodoma.

Barrionuevo Ramírez named Reyes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.SS.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Reyes, Bolivia and titular bishop of Vulturaria.

Montini named San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gustavo Alejandro Montini was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina and titular bishop of Tisedi.

Giorgi named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alejandro Daniel Giorgi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Summa.

Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym (Ukrainian) Erected

The Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym (Ukrainian) was erected from Odessa-Krym.

Ivasyuk named Kolomyia-Chernivtsi Bishop

Bishop Vasyl Ivasyuk was named Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

Bishop Ivasyuk had been serving as Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa-Krym.

Bubniy named Odessa Archiepiscopal Exarch

Bishop-elect Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.SS.R. was named Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Thubursicum-Bure.