Dubiel named Angola Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Kryspin Witold Dubiel was named Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and titular archbishop of Vannida.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giovanni Gaspari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Korea in March 2024.

Gaspari named Korea and Mongolia Nuncio

Archbishop Giovanni Gaspari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe.

Binga named Benguela Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Estêvão Binga was named Auxiliary Bishop of Benguela, Angola and titular bishop of Nasbinca.

Kiala named Malanje Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Luzizila Kiala was named Archbishop of Malanje, Angola.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. in November 2020.

Archbishop-designate Kiala had been serving as Bishop of Sumbe.

Nhanganga Tyombe named Uije Bishop

Bishop-elect Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe was named Bishop of Uije, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo was named Bishop of Viana in February 2019.

New Cardinals with their Titles

Created Cardinal:

• Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I., President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
  Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
• José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
  Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto
• Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
  Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella
• Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
  Cardinal-Priest of Santi Aquila e Priscilla
• Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
  Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa
• Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., Archbishop of Luxembourg
  Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto
• Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
  Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto
• Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Egidio
  Newly established as a Cardinal Title
• Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B., Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco
  Cardinal-Priest of San Leone I
• Michael F. Czerny, S.J., Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
  Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo

Created Cardinal (Non-Voting):

• Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
  Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
• Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J., Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angela Merici
• Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia

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.

Ndakalako named Menongue Bishop

Bishop-elect Leopoldo Ndakalako was named Bishop of Menongue, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Mário Lucunde in March 2018.

Ferreira Lopes resigned, Sumbelelo named Viana Bishop

Bishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. resigned and Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo was named Bishop of Viana, Angola.

Bishop Sumbelelo had been serving as Bishop of Uije.

de Queirós Alves retired, Zeca Martins named Huambo Archbishop

Archbishop José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. retired and Archbishop-designate Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Huambo, Angola.

Archbishop-designate Zeca Martins had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda.

Cuica Chissengueti named Cabinda Bishop

Bishop-elect Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp. was named Bishop of Cabinda, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias was named Archbishop of Luanda in December 2014.

Dal Corso retired, Jaca named Benguela Bishop

Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. retired and Bishop António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Benguela, Angola.

Bishop Jaca had been serving as Bishop of Caxito.

Lucunde resigned as Menongue Bishop

Bishop Mário Lucunde resigned as Bishop of Menongue, Angola.

Rajič named Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe Nuncio

Archbishop Petar Antun Rajič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras in March 2015.

Archbishop Rajič had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar, Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen, Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula.

Rugambwa named Honduras Nuncio

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa was named Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Bianco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia in July 2014.

Archbishop Rugambwa had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Apostolic Nuncio to Angola.

do Nascimento Vieira Dias named Luanda Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias was named Archbishop of Luanda, Angola.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Damião António Franklin in April 2014.

Archbishop-designate do Nascimento Vieira Dias had been serving as Bishop of Cabinda.

Kahango retired as Luanda Auxiliary

Bishop Anastácio Kahango, O.F.M. Cap. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola.

Kiala named Sumbe Bishop

Bishop-elect Luzizila Kiala was named Bishop of Sumbe, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. was named Archbishop of Malanje.

Marques Chindekasse named Dundo Bishop

Bishop-elect Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Dundo, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Manuel Imbamba was named Archbishop of Saurimo in April 2011.

Zeca Martins named Luanda Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola and titular bishop of Tanaramusa.