Baru named Timika Bishop

Bishop-elect Bernardus Bofitwos Baru, O.S.A. was named Bishop of Timika, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop John Philip Saklil in August 2019.

Cardinals!!! (updated 4 Nov 2024)

Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 21 new Cardinals on 7 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
• 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
• Domenico Battaglia, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples, Italy; Age: 61.8

Count: 20; Average Age: 62.5

Cardinal-Designates (Non-Voting):

• Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio; Age: 99.2

Declined before being Created Cardinal:

• Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M., Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia; Age: 62.5

On 12 October, it was announced that the date was changed to 7 December (from 8 December).

On 4 November, Abp Battaglia was added to the list.

Turang retired, Pakaenoni named Kupang Archbishop

Archbishop Peter Turang retired and Archbishop-elect Hironimus Pakaenoni was named Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia.

Nipa named Makassar Coadjutor

Archbishop-elect Fransiskus Nipa was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Makassar, Indonesia.

Ladjar retired, Matopai You named Jayapura Bishop

Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You was named Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia.

Mencuccini retired, Saeng named Sanggau Bishop

Bishop Giulio Mencuccini, C.P. retired and Bishop-elect Valentinus Saeng, C.P. was named Bishop of Sanggau, Indonesia.

Ngutra named Amboina Bishop

Bishop-elect Seno Ngutra was named Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. was named Archbishop of Merauke in November 2020.

Solichin named Padang Bishop

Bishop-elect Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X. was named Bishop of Padang, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap. in November 2019.

Sudarso retired, Harun Yuwono named Palembang Archbishop

Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. retired and Archbishop-designate Yohanes Harun Yuwono was named Archbishop of Palembang, Indonesia.

Archbishop-designate Harun Yuwono had been serving as Bishop of Tanjungkarang.

Sinaga named Sibolga Bishop

Bishop-elect Fransiskus Tuaman Sinaga was named Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. in September 2018.

Mandagi named Merauke Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. was named Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. in March 2020.

Archbishop-designate Mandagi had been serving as Bishop of Amboina.

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.

Sinaga retired, Sipayung named Medan Archbishop

Archbishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Archbishop-elect Kornelius Sipayung, O.F.M. Cap. was named Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia.

Olla named Tanjung Selor Bishop

Olla named Tanjung Selor Bishop Bishop-elect Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F. was named Bishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F. was named Archbishop of Samarinda in February 2015.

Leteng resigned as Ruteng Bishop

Bishop Hubertus Leteng resigned as Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia.

Pioppo named Indonesia Nuncio

Archbishop Piero Pioppo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria in April 2017.

Archbishop Pioppo had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun and Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea.

Sunarko named Pangkal-Pinang Bishop

Bishop-elect Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Hilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. in April 2016.

Filipazzi named Nigeria Nuncio

Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Augustine Kasujja was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium in October 2016.

Archbishop Filipazzi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia.

Suwatan retired, Rolly Untu named Manado Bishop

Bishop Joseph Theodorus Suwatan, M.S.C. retired and Bishop-elect Benedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu, M.S.C. was named Bishop of Manado, Indonesia.