Macedonia elevated to Eparchy; Stojanov remains Ordinary

The Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia was elevated to the Eparchy of Beata Maria Vergine Assunta in Strumica-Skopje, Macedonia.

Bishop Kiro Stojanov remains its ordinary.

El Tigre erected, Romero Barrios named Bishop

The Diocese of El Tigre, Venezuela was erected with territory taken from Barcelona.

Bishop José Manuel Romero Barrios was named its first Bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona.

Jacolin named Luçon Bishop

Bishop François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. was named Bishop of Luçon, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Alain Castet in October 2017.

Bishop Jacolin had been serving as Bishop of Mende.

Di Pietro named Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Cesare Di Pietro was named Auxiliary Bishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy and titular bishop of Nicopolis ad Iaterum.

Obodo named Enugu Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ernest Obodo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria and titular bishop of Mediana.

Gangemi named El Salvador Nuncio

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele was named Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina in March 2018.

Archbishop Gangemi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali.

Dollmann named Cambrai Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Vincent Dollmann was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cambrai, France.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg.

Mangalinao named Bayombong Bishop

Bishop Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao was named Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ramon Barrera Villena retired in May 2016.

Bishop Mangalinao had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan.

Padrón Sánchez retired, González de Zárate Salas named Cumaná Archbishop

Archbishop Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez retired and Archbishop-designate Jesús González de Zárate Salas was named Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela.

Archbishop-designate González de Zárate Salas had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.

Santana Sequera retired, Azuaje Ayala named Maracaibo Archbishop

Archbishop Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I. retired and Archbishop-designate José Luis Azuaje Ayala was named Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Archbishop-designate Azuaje Ayala had been serving as Bishop of Barinas.

Lagwen named Mbulu Bishop

Bishop-elect Anthony Lagwen was named Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap.Dodoma in November 2014.

Colombo named Mendoza Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Marcelo Daniel Colombo was named Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Carlos María Franzini in December 2017.

Archbishop-designate Colombo had been serving as Bishop of La Rioja.

Zalewski named Singapore Nuncio

Archbishop Marek Zalewski was named Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore and an official to Viêt Nam.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Israel in September 2017.

Archbishop Zalewski had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe.

Tremblay named Trois Rivières Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pierre Olivier Tremblay, O.M.I. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada and titular bishop of Tinum.

14 New Cardinals Named

This morning the Holy Father announced 14 new Cardinals will be created on 29 June 2018.

To Be Created Cardinal:

• Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq; Age: 69.9
• Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; Age: 74.1
• Angelo De Donatis, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy; Age: 64.4
• Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State; Age: 70.0
• Konrad Krajewski, Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities; Age: 54.5
• Joseph Coutts, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan; Age: 72.9
• António Augusto dos Santos Marto, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal; Age: 71.1
• Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J., Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru; Age: 74.3
• Désiré Tsarahazana, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar; Age: 64.0
• Giuseppe Petrocchi, Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy; Age: 69.8
• Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan; Age: 69.3

Count: 11; Average Age: 68.6

To Be Created Cardinal (Non-Voting):

• Sergio Obeso Rivera, Archbishop Emeritus of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México; Age: 86.6
• Toribio Ticona Porco, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia; Age: 81.1
• Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F., Superior General Emeritus of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; Age: 80.1

Count: 3; Average Age: 82.6

With the addition of the 14 new Cardinals on 29 June 2018, there will be 227 members total with 125 of those having the right to vote. Assuming no Cardinal elector deaths, the number of electors will return to the theoretical maximum of 120 on 1 Aug 2019.

Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, Papal Almoner, will become the second youngest Cardinal at age 54. Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp., Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic, will remain the youngest at 51.

Marín López retired, Rueda Aparicio named Popayán Archbishop

Archbishop Iván Antonio Marín López retired and Archbishop-designate Luis José Rueda Aparicio was named Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia.

Archbishop-designate Rueda Aparicio had been serving as Bishop of Montelibano.

Vanhoutte named Mechelen-Brussel Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Koenraad Vanhoutte was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium and titular bishop of Thagora.

Poisson named Saint-Jérôme Coadjutor

Bishop Raymond Poisson was named Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Poisson had been serving as Bishop of Joliette.

Palmieri named Roma Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gianpiero Palmieri was named Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishop of Idassa.

Küng retired, Schwarz named Sankt Pölten Bishop

Bishop Klaus Küng retired and Bishop Alois Schwarz was named Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria.

Bishop Schwarz had been serving as Bishop of Gurk.

Bertanha retired, Ferreira dos Santos Júnior named Registro Bishop

Bishop José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. retired and Bishop-elect Manoel Ferreira dos Santos Júnior, M.S.C. was named Bishop of Registro, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Roos retired, Pál named Timişoara Bishop

Bishop Martin Roos retired and Bishop-elect József-Csaba Pál was named Bishop of Timişoara, Romania.

Nketsiah retired, Palmer-Buckle named Cape Coast Archbishop

Archbishop Matthias Kobena Nketsiah retired and Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle was named Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Archbishop Palmer-Buckle had been serving as Archbishop of Accra.

González Cedrés named Montevideo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luis Eduardo González Cedrés was named Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay and titular bishop of Thugga.

Presto named San Fernando de La Union Bishop

Bishop-elect Daniel O. Presto was named Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran in June 2017.

Gassen retired, Guterres Dutra named Vacaria Bishop

Bishop Irineu Gassen, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Silvio Guterres Dutra was named Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Pinto Leandro resigned, dos Santos Costa named Viseu Bishop

Bishop Ilídio Pinto Leandro resigned and Bishop-elect António Luciano dos Santos Costa was named Bishop of Viseu, Portugal.