Lubamba Ndjibu named Kasongo Bishop

Bishop-elect Placide Lubamba Ndjibu, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka was named Coadjutor Bishop of Goma in April 2009.

McCarthy named Rockhampton Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael Fabian McCarthy was named Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Brian Heenan in October 2013.

van Megen named Sudan Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and titular archbishop of Novaliciana.

López Quintana named Lithuania Nuncio

Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada in December 2013.

Troncoso Troncoso retired, Contreras Villarroel named Melipilla Bishop

Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso retired and Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel was named Bishop of Melipilla, Chile.

Bishop Contreras Villarroel had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile.

Marceau named Nice Bishop

Bishop André Marceau was named Bishop of Nice, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé in August 2013.

Siebenbrock retired, Félix named Governador Valadares Bishop

Bishop Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix was named Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bishop Félix had been serving as Bishop of Luz.

Giobando named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ernesto Giobando, S.J. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Appiaria.

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