Armendáriz Jiménez named Durango Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez was named Archbishop of Durango, México.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop José Antonio Fernández Hurtado was named Archbishop of Tlalnepantla in January 2019.

Archbishop-designate Armendáriz Jiménez had been serving as Bishop of Querétaro.

Ganci named Permanent Observer to Council of Europe

Marco Ganci was named Permanent Observer to Council of Europe.

The post had been vacant since Bishop-elect Paolo Rudelli was named an Apostolic Nuncio earlier this month.

Yazlovetskiy named Kyiv-Zhytomyr Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine and titular bishop of Tulana.

Barreto Cairo named Caracas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela and titular bishop of Badiae.

Vu Huy Chuong retired, Nguyên Văn Manh succeeded as Ðà Lạt Bishop

Bishop Antoine Vu Huy Chuong retired and Bishop Dominic Nguyên Văn Manh succeeded as Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam.

Bishop Nguyên Văn Manh had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Díli elevated to Archdiocese, da Silva named Archbishop

The diocese of Díli was elevated to the Archdiocese of Díli, Timor-Leste.
Archbishop Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B. was serving as Bishop and is elevated to an Archbishop.

Kulyk confirmed as Kamyanets-Podilskyi Bishop

Bishop-elect Ivan Kulyk was confirmed as Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

Sartain resigned, Etienne succeeded as Seattle Archbishop

Archbishop James Peter Sartain resigned and Archbishop Paul Dennis Etienne succeeded as Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA.

Archbishop Etienne had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Borgia, Camilleri, and Rudelli named Apostolic Nuncios

Archbishop-elect Paolo Borgia, Archbishop-elect Antoine Camilleri, and Archbishop-elect Paolo Rudelli were all named Apostolic Nuncios with countries to be announced later and titular archbishops of Milazzo, Skálholt, and Mesembria, respectively.

New Cardinals!

Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 13 new Cardinals on 5 October 2019.

Here is the list:

Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I., President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue; Age: 67.3

José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives; Age: 53.8

Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia; Age: 69.2

Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba; Age: 71.2

Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.); Age: 59.6

Jean-Claude Höllerich, S.J., Archbishop of Luxembourg; Age: 61.1

Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala; Age: 72.2

Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy; Age: 63.9

Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B., Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco; Age: 67.3

Michael Czerny, S.J., Official of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Age: 73.7

Plus 3 Non-Voting:

Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of; Age: 82.1

Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J., Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania; Age: 80.9

Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola; Age: 80.3

Please pray for all of them.

Lonchyna resigned as Holy Family of London Bishop

Bishop Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U. resigned as Bishop of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian).

Pates retired, Joensen named Des Moines Bishop

Bishop Richard Edmund Pates retired and Bishop-elect William M. Joensen was named Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

Kackanatt retired, Kochuthundil succeeded as Muvattupuzha Bishop

Bishop Abraham Youlios Kackanatt retired and Bishop Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil succeeded as Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India.

Bishop Kochuthundil had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Atoyebi resigned, Adegboyega Olawoore succeeded as Ilorin Bishop

Bishop Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, O.P. resigned and Bishop Paul Adegboyega Olawoore succeeded as Bishop of Ilorin, Nigeria.

Bishop Adegboyega Olawoore had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Smith retired, Wilson named Southwark Archbishop

Archbishop Peter David Gregory Smith retired and Archbishop-designate John Wilson was named Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain.

Archbishop-designate Wilson had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster.

Cardinal Sgreccia has died

Elio Cardinal Sgreccia, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life, has died.

He would have turned 91 tomorrow. He had served as a cardinal for 8 years. He had also served as a priest for 66 years and as a bishop for 26 years.

May he rest in peace.

Cunningham retired, Lucia named Syracuse Bishop

Bishop Robert Joseph Cunningham retired and Bishop-elect Douglas Lucia was named Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA.

Villarojo named Malolos Bishop

Bishop Dennis Cabanada Villarojo was named Bishop of Malolos, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Francisco Oliveros in May 2018.

Bishop Villarojo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu.