Medo named Gospić-Senj Bishop

Bishop-elect Marko Medo was named Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. was named Archbishop of Split-Makarska in September 2023.

Cardinals!!!

Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 21 new Cardinals on 8 December 2024. Here is the list:

Cardinal-Designates:

• Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio, Archbishop of Lima, Peru; Age: 74.7
• Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M., Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina; Age: 72.4
• Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M., Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador; Age: 69.1
• Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile; Age: 67.7
• Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D., Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan; Age: 66.1
• Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, Bishop of Kalookan, Philippines; Age: 65.7
• Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D., Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia; Age: 68.2
• Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Age: 64.2
• Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Age: 63.3
• Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P., Archbishop of Alger, Algeria; Age: 62.7
• Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M., Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia; Age: 62.5
• Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., Archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran; Age: 61.4
• Roberto Repole, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy; Age: 57.8
• Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy; Age: 54.0
• Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Age: 53.4
• Rolandas Makrickas, Coadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}; Age: 52.8
• Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R., Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia; Age: 44.8
• Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., Priest of Order of Friars Preachers; Age: 79.2
• Fabio Baggio, C.S., Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Age: 59.8
• George Jacob Koovakad, Official of the Secretariat of State; Age: 51.3

Count: 20; Average Age: 62.6

Cardinal-Designates (Non-Voting):

• Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio; Age: 99.2

Condori Chuchi named Ayaviri Prelate

Bishop Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M. was named Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru.

The prelature had beem vacant since the resignation of Bishop Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo in April 2021.

Corredor Bermúdez retired, Cardona Ramírez named Pereira Bishop

Bishop Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez retired and Bishop Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez was named Bishop of Pereira, Colombia.

Bishop Cardona Ramírez had been serving as Bishop of San José del Guaviare.

Ongtioco retired, Ayuban named Cubao Bishop

Bishop Honesto Flores Ongtioco retired and Bishop-elect Elias Lumayog Ayuban, Jr., C.M.F. was named Bishop of Cubao, Philippines.

Krämer named Rottenburg-Stuttgart Bishop

Bishop-elect Klaus Krämer was named Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Gebhard Fürst in December 2023.

Sangalli named Dicastery for Evangelization Adjunct Secretary

Fr. Samuele Sangalli was named Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization.

He had been serving as Under Secretary of the same dicastery.

Bestion named Blois Bishop

Bishop-elect Francis Victor Bestion was named Bishop of Blois, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut in June 2023.