Lazzaris named Balsas Bishop

Bishop-elect Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, F.D.P. was named Bishop of Balsas, Maranho, Brazil. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I. in September 2006.

Eijk named Utrecht Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Willem Jacobus Eijk was named Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands. The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Adrianus Johannes Cardinal Simonis in April 2007. Archbishop-designate Eijk had been serving as Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden.

Lozano named Nuncio to Romania and to Moldova

Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano was named Apostolic Nuncio to Romania and to Moldova, Republic of. Both posts had been vacant since Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset was named Apostolic Nuncio to Germany in October 2007. Archbishop Lozano had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia.

Zadi retired, Rossi named Civita Castellana Bishop

Bishop Divo Zadi retired and Bishop-elect Romano Rossi was named Bishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy.

Guillon retired, Le Vert named Quimper Bishop

Bishop Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M. retired and Bishop Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert was named Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France. Bishop Le Vert had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Meaux.

Bishop Mpungu Died

Bishop Roger Mpungu, Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi, has died. He was 83 years old and had served as a priest for 52 years and as a bishop for 27 years. May he rest in peace.

Taval named Kerema Coadjutor

Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul.

Pinto named Nuncio to Chile

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Chile. The post had been vacant since Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia in October 2007. Archbishop Pinto had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal, to Cape Verde, to Mali, to Guinea-Bissau, and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania.

Staffieri retired, Moraglia named La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato Bishop

Bishop Bassano Staffieri retired and Bishop-elect Francesco Moraglia was named Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy.

Monsengwo Pasinya named Kinshasa Archbishop

Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya was named Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.). The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. in January 2007. Archbishop Monsengwo Pasinya had been serving as Archbishop of Kisangani.

Doaninoel named Rabaul Auxiliary

Bishop-elect John Doaninoel, S. M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and titular bishop of Rusguniae.

Dino named Van Nuys (Ruthenian) Bishop

Bishop-elect Gerald N. Dino was named Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA.

Pataki retired, Skurla named Passaic (Ruthenian) Bishop

Bishop Andrew Pataki retired and Bishop William Charles Skurla was named Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA. Bishop Skurla had been serving as Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California.

Bishop Salina Died

Bishop Henri Salina, C.R.A., Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland, has died. He died 10 days before turning 81. He had served as a priest for 48 years and as a bishop for almost 16 years. May he rest in peace.

Gaglo named Aného Bishop

Bishop-elect Isaac Jogues Agbémenya Gaglo was named Bishop of Aného, Togo. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Paul Jean-Marie Dossavi in September 2005.

Kerketta retired, Toppo named Tezpur Bishop

Bishop Robert Kerketta, S.D.B. retired and Bishop-elect Michael Akasius Toppo was named Bishop of Tezpur, India.

Marx named München und Freising Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Reinhard Marx was named Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany. The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement fo Friedrich Cardinal Wetter in February 2007. Archbishop-designate Marx had been serving as Bishop of Trier.

Urbina Ortega named Villavicencio Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Oscar Urbina Ortega was named Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia. The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas was named Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America in May 2007. Archbishop-designate Urbina Ortega had been serving as Bishop of Cúcuta.

Lupi named Savona-Noli Bishop

Bishop-elect Vittorio Lupi was named Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Domenico Calcagno in July 2007.

Cooney retired, Corriveau named Nelson Bishop

Bishop Eugene Jerome Cooney retired and Bishop-elect John Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.

Gómez González retired, Carrasco Rouco named Lugo Bishop

Bishop José Higinio Gómez González, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Alfonso Carrasco Rouco was named Bishop of Lugo, Spain.

Tatamai named Bereina Bishop

Bishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. was named Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop John Ribat, M.S.C. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Port Moresby in April 2007. Bishop Tatamai had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Kerema.

Nowacki named Nuncio to Nicaragua

Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua. The post had been vacant since Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iran in October 2007. Archbishop Nowacki had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia.

Tebartz-van Elst named Limburg Bishop

Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst was named Bishop of Limburg, Germany. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Franz Kamphaus retired in February 2007. Bishop Tebartz-van Elst had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Münster.

Archbishop Kirima Died

Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima, Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya, has died. He was 71 years old and had served as a priest for 44 years and as a bishop for 29 years. May he rest in peace.

Kourouma retired as N'Zérékoré Bishop

Bishop Philippe Kourouma retired as Bishop of N'Zérékoré, Guinea.

Blanco named Lwena Bishop

Bishop-elect Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Lwena, Angola. The Diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubango.

New Cardinals Assigned Titular Churches

This morning Pope Benedict XVI presided over a consistory to create 23 new cardinals as previously announced. Below are the titles that they were assigned. (Note that 5 are new and 1 was restored.)

Cardinal-Electors:

• Leonardo Sandri, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari
  
• John Patrick Foley, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino
  
• Giovanni Lajolo, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio
  
• Paul Josef Cordes, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lorenzo in Piscibus (new)
  
• Angelo Comastri, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Salvatore in Lauro (restored)
  
• Stanisław Ryłko, Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re
  
• Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni della Pigna
  
• Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente, Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello
  
• Seán Baptist Brady, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta
  
• Lluís Martínez Sistach, Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano alle Catacombe
  
• André Armand Vingt-Trois, Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi
  
• Angelo Bagnasco, Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio
  
• Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi
  
• Oswald Gracias, Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo della Croce a "Corviale"
  
• Francisco Robles Ortega, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Presentazione (new)
  
• Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio
  
• Odilo Pedro Scherer, Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale
  
• John Njue, Cardinal-Priest of Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo (new)
  

Non-Voting Cardinals:

• Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
  
• Giovanni Coppa, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lino (new)
  
• Estanislao Esteban Karlic, Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires
  
• Urbano Navarrete Cortés, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano (new)
  
• Umberto Betti, O.F.M., Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia
  

Bishop Gourguillon Died

Bishop François Gourguillon, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France, has died. He was 79 years old and had served as a priest for almost 52 years and served as a bishop for 15 years. May he rest in peace.

Egbebo named Bomadi Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria and titular bishop of Lacubaza.

Msarikie retired, Massawe named Moshi Bishop

Bishop Amedeus Msarikie retired and Bishop-elect Isaac Amani Massawe was named Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania.

Hwang Cheol-soo named Pusan Bishop

Bishop Paul Hwang Cheol-soo was named Bishop of Pusan, Korea (South). The Diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Augustine Cheong Myong-jo in June 2007. Bishop Hwang Cheol-soo had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Bishop Zaccheo Died

Bishop Germano Zaccheo, Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy, has died. He was 73 years old and had served as a priest for 49 years and as a bishop for 12 years. May he rest in peace.

Flynn retired, Kelly named Achonry Bishop

Bishop Thomas Flynn retired and Bishop-elect Brendan Kelly was named Bishop of Achonry, Ireland.

Warfel named Great Falls-Billings Bishop

Bishop Michael William Warfel was named Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana. The Diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Anthony Michael Milone in July 2006. Bishop Warfel had been serving as Bishop of Juneau, Alaska.

Pizziolo named Vittorio Veneto Bishop

Bishop-elect Corrado Pizziolo was named Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy. The Diocese had been vacant since Bishop Giuseppe Zenti was named Bishop of Verona in May 2007.

Broglio named USA Military Archbishop

Archbishop Timothy Paul Broglio was named Archbishop of United States of America, Military. The Archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Edwin Frederick O’Brien was named Archbishop of Baltimore in July 2007. Archbishop Broglio had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic.

Vittorelli named Montecassino Abbot

Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B. was named Abbot of Montecassino, Italy. The post had been vacant since then-Abbot Bernardo Fabio D'Onorio, O.S.B. was named Archbishop of Gaeta in September 2007.

Moreno García named Cafayate Prelate

Bishop-elect Mariano Moreno García, O.S.A. was named Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina. The prelature had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Cipriano García Fernández, O.S.A. in January 2007.

Martínez Camino named Madrid Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain and titular bishop of Bigastro.

Drainey named Middlesbrough Bishop

Bishop-elect Terence Patrick Drainey was named Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop John Patrick Crowley in May 2007.

Bishop Niedergeses Died

Bishop James Daniel Niedergeses, Bishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA, has died. He was 90 years old and had served as a priest for 63 years and as a bishop for 32 years. May he rest in peace.

Jatau retired, Ndagoso named Kaduna Archbishop

Archbishop Peter Yariyok Jatau retired and Archbishop-designate Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso was named Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria. Archbishop-designate Ndagoso had been serving as Bishop of Maiduguri.

Bishop Vega Mantilla Died

Bishop Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla, Bishop Emeritus of Juigalpa, Nicaragua, has died. He was 88 years old and had served as a priest for 62 years and as a bishop for 34 years. May he rest in peace.

Petry named Rio do Sul Coadjutor

Bishop Augustinho Petry was named Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil's Military Ordinariate.

Székely named Esztergom-Budapest Auxiliary

Bishop-elect János Székely was named Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary and titular bishop of Febiana.

Giraud named Soissons Coadjutor

Bishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud was named Coadjutor Bishop of Soissons (, Laon, e Saint-Quentin), France. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne).

Deakin retired as Melbourne Auxiliary

Bishop Hilton Forrest Deakin retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia.

Msonganzila named Musoma Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael George Mabuga Msonganzila was named Bishop of Musoma, Tanzania. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Justin Tetmu Samba in August 2006.

Keresztes retired as Hajdúdorog Bishop

Bishop Szilárd Keresztes retired as Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Byzantine), Hungary and as Vicar Apostolic of Miskolc (Byzantine).

Bruguès named Secretary for Catholic Education

Archbishop-designate Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. was named Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study) and at the same time raised to the dignity of an Archbishop. He had been serving as Bishop of Angers, France.

Cheng Tsai-fa retired, Hung Shan-chuan named Taipei Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa retired and Archbishop-designate John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan. Archbishop-designate Hung Shan-chuan had been serving as Bishop of Kiayi.

Cardinal Hamao Died

Stephen Fumio Cardinal Hamao, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, has died. He was 77 years old and had served as a priest for almost 50 years. He served as a bishop for 37 years and as a cardinal for just over 4 years. May he rest in peace.

Dini retired, Bregantini named Campobasso-Boiano Archbishop

Archbishop Armando Dini retired and Archbishop-designate Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S. was named Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy. Archbishop-designate Bregantini had been serving as Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi).

Mathias named Lucknow Bishop

Bishop Gerald John Mathias was named Bishop of Lucknow, India. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Albert D'Souza was named Archbishop of Agra in February 2007. Bishop Mathias had been serving as Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh.

Saro Vella named Ambanja Bishop

Bishop-elect Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar. The diocese has been vacant since then-Bishop Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona was named Archbishop of Antananarivo in December 2005.

Cariño resigned as Legazpi Bishop

Bishop Nestor Celestial Cariño resigned as Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines.

Bishop Manisap Died

Bishop Joachim Phayao Manisap, Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, has died. He was 78 years old and had served as a priest for just under 49 years and as a bishop for 30 years. May he rest in peace.

Archbishop Couve de Murville Died

Archbishop Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville, Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain, has died. He was 78 years old and had served as a priest for 50 years and as a bishop for 25 years. May he rest in peace.

Gutiérrez Martín retired, Rubio Castro named Segovia Bishop

Bishop Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. retired and Bishop Ángel Rubio Castro was named Bishop of Segovia, Spain. Bishop Rubio Castro had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo.

Kleda named Douala Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Samuel Kleda was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon. Archbishop-designate Kleda had been serving as Bishop of Batouri.

Muskens resigned, van den Hende succeeded as Breda Bishop

Bishop Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens resigned and Bishop Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende succeeded as Bishop of Breda, Netherlands. Bishop van den Hende had been serving as Coadjutor of the same diocese.

Freitas Ribeiro named Oliveira Bishop

Bishop Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro was named Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Jésus Rocha in July 2006. Bishop Freitas Ribeiro had been serving as Bishop of Tocantinópolis.

Breña López retired, Vera Colona named Ica Bishop

Bishop Guido Breña López, O.P. retired and Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona was named Bishop of Ica, Peru.

Baumgaertner retired, dos Santos named Cascavel Archbishop

Archbishop Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner retired and Archbishop-designate Mauro Aparecido dos Santos was named Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil. Archbishop-designate dos Santos had been serving as Bishop of Campo Mourão.

Torres Asanza named Machala Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Hermenegildo Torres Asanza was named Auxiliary Bishop of Machala, Ecuador and titular bishop of Centenaria.

Gaschignard named Toulouse Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Hervé Gaschignard was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France and titular bishop of Bisuldino.

Gijsen retired, Bürcher named Reykjavik Bishop

Bishop Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen retired and Bishop Pierre Bürcher was named Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland. Bishop Bürcher had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland.

Callahan named Milwaukee Auxiliary

Bishop-elect William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and titular bishop of Lares.

Cavalli named Colombia Nuncio

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia. The post had been vacant since Archbishop Beniamino Stella was named President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy just over a fortnight ago. Archbishop Cavalli had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Chile.

Archbishop Varthalítis Died

Archbishop Antónios Varthalítis, A.A., Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece, has died. He was 83 years old and had served as a priest for 54 years and as a bishop for 45 years. May he rest in peace.

Bizău and Frăţilă named Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Vasile Bizău and Bishop-elect Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă were named Auxiliary Bishops of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania and titular bishops of Appiaria and Novae, respectively.

Upon their consecration, they will become the youngest two bishops in the world. Bishop-elect Frăţilă will be the first to be born in the 1970's.

Salas Anteliz named Espinal Bishop

Bishop-elect Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz was named Bishop of Espinal, Colombia. The diocese had been vacant since February 2007 when Bishop Abraham Escudero Montoya was named Bishop of Palmira.

Reynoso Hidalgo named Santiago de los Caballeros Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Valentin Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C. was named an Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic and titular bishop of Mades.

Technical Note: Consistory and Conclave Pages Changing

I have made some adjustments to the website over the last few days regarding the pages for Consistories and added a new type of page for Conclaves. Both use a new internal framework that will (hopefully) allow me to easily add other type of events in the future.

One side benefit is that the new framework will allow these events to also show up on bishop pages. The new block of information will appear after the normal events and before the consecration data.

As bishop pages are updated which contain data from the new framework, that section will appear. I don't plan to do a general refresh of the bishop pages for a while (mostly because one was done a few weeks ago).

I will continue to add more conclaves and consistories to the new framework as I have time. As always, that means it will take a while :-)

An example of the new Conclave pages: Conclave 2005

An example of the new Consistory pages: Consistory 2007 (versus the old style: Consistory 1700.

An example of a "bishop" page with the new data block: Pope Benedict XVI

Bishop Nilmar Died

Bishop Juan Nicolasora Nilmar, Bishop Emeritus of Kalibo, Philippines, has died. He was 91 years old and had served as a priest for 65 years and as a bishop for 48 years. May he rest in peace.

Tonucci named Prelate of Loreta

Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci was named Prelate of Loreto, Italy. The Prelature had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Gianni Danzi in October 2007. Archbishop Tonucci had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, to Denmark, to Finland, to Iceland, and to Norway.

Giusti named Livorno Bishop

Bishop-elect Simone Giusti was named Bishop of Livorno, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Diego Coletti was named Bishop of Como in December 2006.

Currie named Saint John's, Newfoundland Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Martin William Currie was named Archbishop of Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada. The Archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Brendan Michael O'Brien was named Archbishop of Kingston in June 2007. Archbishop-designate Currie remains the Bishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland.

Mancini named Halifax Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Anthony Mancini was named Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. was named Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario in May 2007. Archbishop-designate Mancini had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec.

Seneme named Curitiba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S. was named an Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil and titular bishop of Albulae.

Consistory to Create New Cardinals

A consistory to create new cardinals will be held on 24 November 2007. The following will be added to the College of Cardinals at that time:

• Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
  
  
• John Patrick Foley, Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
  
  
• Giovanni Lajolo, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State.
  
  
• Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum"
  
  
• Angelo Comastri, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
  
  
• Stanisław Ryłko, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
  
  
• Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
  
  
• Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
  
  
• Seán B. Brady, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
  
  
• Lluís Martínez Sistach, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
  
  
• André Armand Vingt-Trois, Archbishop of Paris, France
  
  
• Angelo Bagnasco, Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
  
  
• Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal
  
  
• Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, India
  
  
• Francisco Robles Ortega, Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
  
  
• Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
  
  
• Odilo Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  
  
• John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya
  
  

Plus 5 over 80, namely:

• Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
  
  
• Giovanni Coppa, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Czech Republic
  
  
• Estanislao Esteban Karlic, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
  
  
• Urbano Navarrete, S.J., già Rettore della Pontificia Università Gregoriana
  
  
• Umberto Betti, O.F.M., già Rettore della Pontificia Università
  Lateranense
  

In addition, Bishop Ignacy Ludwik Jeż, who died yesterday, was to be named a Cardinal. May he rest in peace.

Bishop Jeż Died

Bishop Ignacy Ludwik Jeż, Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland, has died. He was 93 years old and had served as a priest for 70 years and as a bishop for 47 years. May he rest in peace.

Cardinal Castillo Lara Died

Rosalio José Cardinal Castillo Lara, S.D.B., President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, has died. He was 85 years old and had served as a priest for 58 years. He had also served as a bishop for 34 years and as a cardinal for 22 years. May he rest in peace.

Ender resigned, Périsset named Germany Nuncio

Archbishop Erwin Josef Ender resigned and Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset was named Apostolic Nuncio to Germany. Archbishop Périsset had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Romania and to Moldova, Republic of.

González de Zárate named Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jesús González de Zárate was named Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela and titular bishop of Suava.

Reece named Kingston in Jamaica Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Donald James Reece was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica. He had been serving as Bishop of Saint John's-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British).

Dang Duc Ngan named Lang Són et Cao Bang Bishop

Bishop-elect Joseph Dang Duc Ngan was named Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiêt was named Archbishop of Hà Nôi in February 2005.

Bishop D'Cunha Died

Bishop Ignatius D'Cunha, Bishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India, has died. He was 83 years old and had served as a priest for 52 years and as a bishop for 18 years. May he rest in peace.

Soto named Sacramento Coadjutor

Bishop Jaime Soto was named Coadjutor Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA. He had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California.

Archbishop De Paoli Died

Archbishop Ambrose Battista De Paoli, Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, has died. He was 73 years old and had served as a priest for 46 years and a bishop for almost 24 years. May he rest in peace.

Gobel named Iran Nuncio

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iran. The post had been vacant since Archbishop Angelo Mottola was named Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro in January 2007. Archbishop Gobel had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua.

Ndingi Mwana'a Nzeki retired, Njue named Nairobi Archbishop

Archbishop Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana'a Nzeki retired and Archbishop John Njue was named Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya. Archbishop Njue had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of Nyeri.

Di Donna named Napoli {Naples} Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Antonio Di Donna was named Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy and titular bishop of Castellum in Numidia.

Brady named Sydney Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Terence John Gerard Brady was named Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia and titular bishop of Talaptula.

Gerna retired, Demettino Castro named São Mateus Bishop

Bishop Aldo Gerna, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop-elect Zanoni Demettino Castro was named Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil.

Archbishop Danzi Died

Archbishop Gianni Danzi, Prelate of Loreto, Italy, has died. He was 67 years old and had served as a priest for 40 years and as a bishop for 11 years. May he rest in peace.

Tomko retired, Marini named International Eucharistic Congresses President

Jozef Cardinal Tomko retired and Archbishop Piero Marini was named President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses.

Mazza named Fidenza Bishop

Bishop-elect Carlo Mazza was named Bishop of Fidenza, Italy. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Maurizio Galli in June 2007.

Osta retired, D’Souza named Patna Archbishop

Archbishop Benedict John Osta, S.J. retired and Archbishop-designate William D'Souza, S.J. was named Archbishop of Patna, India. Archbishop-designate D'Souza had been serving as Bishop of Buxar.