Marczak named Łódź Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marek Marczak was named Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland and titular bishop of Leontium.

Galantino resigned, Savino named Cassano all’Jonio Bishop

Bishop Nunzio Galantino resigned and Bishop-elect Francesco Savino was named Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy.

Scicluna named Malta Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Charles Jude Scicluna was named Archbishop of Malta.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Paul Cremona, O.P. in October 2014.

Archbishop-designate Scicluna had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop and Apostolic Administrator of Malta.

Gonçalves Knupp named Três Lagoas Bishop

Bishop-elect Luiz Gonçalves Knupp was named Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Moreira Bastos Neto in April 2014.

Aristeu Vieira named Luz Bishop

Bishop-elect José Aristeu Vieira was named Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix was named Bishop of Governador Valadares in March 2014.

Danecki named Campo Grande Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Janusz Danecki, O.F.M. Conv. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil and titular bishop of Regiae.

de La Rosa y Carpio retired, Bretón Martínez named Santiago de los Caballeros Archbishop

Archbishop Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio retired and Archbishop-designate Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez was named Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.

Archbishop-designate Bretón Martínez had been serving as Bishop of Baní.

Camilo González retired, Rodríguez Rodríguez named La Vega Bishop

Bishop Gabriel Antonio Camilo González retired and Bishop-elect Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez, M.S.C. was named Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic.

Felipe y Núñez retired, Romero Cárdenas named Barahona Bishop

Bishop Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez retired and Bishop-elect Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas was named Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic.

Gómez Rodríguez named Facatativá Bishop

Bishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez was named Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Luis Antonio Nova Rocha in April 2013.

Bishop Gómez Rodríguez had been serving as Bishop of Líbano-Honda.

Peña Parra named Mozambique Nuncio

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Antonio Arcari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica in July 2014.

Archbishop Peña Parra had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan.

Clavijo Méndez named Sincelejo Bishop

Bishop-elect José Crispiano Clavijo Méndez was named Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria in March 2014.

Yllana named Australia Nuncio

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher was named Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State.

Archbishop Yllana had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of.

Harjosusanto named Samarinda Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F. was named Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F. in July 2013.

Archbishop-designate Harjosusanto had been serving as Bishop of Tanjung Selor.

New Cardinals - with their titles

There are 15 new Cardinals that are eligible to vote when a Conclave is needed:

• Dominique François Joseph Mamberti, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura; Age: 62.9; Cardinal-Deacon of Santo Spirito in Sassia
• Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal; Age: 66.5; Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio in Campo Marzio
• Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M., Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia; Age: 66.5; Cardinal-Priest of San Romano Martire
• John Atcherley Dew, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand; Age: 66.7; Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ippolito
• Edoardo Menichelli, Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy; Age: 75.3; Cardinal-Priest of Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza
• Pierre Nguyên Văn Nhon, Archbishop of Hà Nôi, Viet Nam; Age: 76.8; Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso Apostolo
• Alberto Suárez Inda, Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México; Age: 76.0; Cardinal-Priest of San Policarpo
• Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar; Age: 66.2; Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ireneo a Centocelle
• Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij, Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand; Age: 65.6; Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Addolorata
• Francesco Montenegro, Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy; Age: 68.7; Cardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio
• Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B., Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay; Age: 55.6; Cardinal-Priest of Santa Galla
• Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain; Age: 72.8; Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella
• José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R., Bishop of David, Panama; Age: 70.9; Cardinal-Priest of San Giuseppe da Copertino
• Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde; Age: 65.2; Cardinal-Priest of San Timoteo
• Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania); Age: 53.1; Cardinal-Priest of Santa Paola Romana

An additional 5 Cardinals are over the age of 80 and thus would not be eligible to vote:

• José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia; Age: 95.9; Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto
• Luigi de Magistris, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary; Age: 88.9; Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nome di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata
• Karl-Josef Rauber, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium; Age: 80.8; Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia
• Luis Héctor Villalba, Archbishop Emeritus of Tucumán, Argentina; Age: 80.3; Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo a Corviale
• Júlio Duarte Langa, Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique; Age: 87.2; Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele dell’Addolorata

Note that Cardinal Pimiento Rodriguez was not able to attend the ceremony.

Gnonhossou named Dassa-Zoumé Bishop

Bishop-elect François Gnonhossou, S.M.A. was named Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé, Benin.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Antoine Ganyé was named Archbishop of Cotonou in August 2010.

Crépy named Le Puy-en-Velay Bishop

Bishop-elect Luc Crépy, C.I.M. was named Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Henri Marie Raoul Brincard, C.R.S.A. in November 2014.

Obama Obono retired, Nsue Edjang Mayé named Malabo Archbishop

Archbishop Ildefonso Obama Obono retired and Archbishop-designate Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé was named Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Archbishop-designate Nsue Edjang Mayé had been serving as Bishop of Ebebiyin.

Nkinga Bondala retired, Ngboko Ngombe named Lisala Bishop

Bishop Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. retired and Bishop-elect Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M. was named Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Górzyński named Warmia Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Józef Górzyński was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Warmia, Poland.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}.

da Silva resigned as Dili Bishop

Bishop Alberto Ricardo da Silva resigned as Bishop of Díli, Timor-Leste.

Greselin retired, Canira named Lichinga Bishop

Bishop Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I. retired and Bishop-elect Atanasio Amisse Canira was named Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique.