Young retired, Papa succeeded as Mount Hagan Archbishop

Archbishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D. retired and Archbishop Clement Papa succeeded as Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea.

Lalli named Papua New Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Mauro Lalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and titular archbishop of Pausulae.

Sosa Rodríguez named Bolivia Nuncio

Archbishop Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Angelo Accattino was named Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania in January 2023.

Archbishop Sosa Rodríguez had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands.

Ain Soongie named Wabag Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Justin Ain Soongie was named Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea and titular bishop of Forma.

Côté retired, Durero named Daru-Kiunga Bishop

Bishop Gilles Côté, S.M.M. retired and Bishop-elect Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea.

Peedikayil named Aitape Bishop

Bishop-elect Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N. was named Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Otto Separy was named Bishop of Bereina in July 2019.

Sundu named Kundiawa Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Sundu was named Bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Anton Bal was named Archbishop of Madang in July 2019.

Sosa Rodríguez named Papua New Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez was named Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and titular archbishop of Virunum.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal was named Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria in January 2021.

Vayalunkal named Algeria Nuncio

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal was named Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luciano Russo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama in August 2020.

Archbishop Vayalunkal had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands.

Fey retired, Auram named Kimbe Bishop

Bishop William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop-elect John Bosco Auram was named Bishop of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.

Blouin retired, Menezes named Lae Bishop

Bishop Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. retired and Bishop-elect Rozario Menezes, S.M.M. was named Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea.

Kiapseni resigned, Tatamai named Kavieng Bishop

Bishop Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. resigned and Bishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. was named Bishop of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.

Bishop Tatamai had been serving as Bishop of Bereina.

Bonivento retired, Meli named Vanimo Bishop

Bishop Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E. retired and Bishop-elect Francis Meli was named Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea.

Baquero named Kerema Bishop

Bishop-elect Pedro Baquero, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C. in April 2013.

17 New Cardinals Announced!

This morning Pope Francis announced his intention to create 17 new Cardinals on 19 November 2016.

To Be Created Cardinal:

• Mario Zenari, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria; Age: 70.8


• Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp., Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic; Age: 49.6



• Carlos Osoro Sierra, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain; Age: 71.5



• Sérgio da Rocha, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil; Age: 57.0



• Blase Joseph Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA; Age: 67.6



• Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C., Archbishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Age: 73.1



• Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela; Age: 72.1



• Josef De Kesel, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium; Age: 69.4



• Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius; Age: 75.3



• Kevin Joseph Farrell, Prefect of Laity, Family and Life, Roman Curia; Age: 69.2



• Carlos Aguiar Retes, Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México; Age: 66.8



• John Ribat, M.S.C., Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Age: 59.7



• Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R., Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Age: 64.5

Count: 13; Average Age: 66.7

To Be Created Cardinal (Non-Voting):

• Anthony Soter Fernandez, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Age: 84.5



• Renato Corti, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy; Age: 80.7



• Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I., Bishop Emeritus of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho; Age: 87.1



• Ernest Simoni, Priest of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania; Age: 88.0

Count: 4; Average Age: 85.1


The page on the site for the new Consistory.

Sarego retired, Kałuża named Goroka Bishop

Bishop Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. retired and Bishop-elect Dariusz Kałuża, M.S.F. was named Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea.

Vayalunkal named Papua New Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal was named Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and titular archbishop of Ratiaria.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal in March 2016.

Banach named Sénégal and Mauritania Nuncio

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor was named Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of in June 2015.

Archbishop Banach had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands.

Roszynski named Wewak Bishop

Bishop-elect Józef Roszynski, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Wewak, Papua New Guinea.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Anthony Joseph Burgess in September 2013. (He died the following month, may he rest in peace.)

Burgess retired as Wewak Bishop

Bishop Anthony Joseph Burgess retired as Bishop of Wewak, Papua New Guinea.