Mbarga named Ebolowa Bishop

Bishop-elect Philippe Alain Mbarga was named Bishop of Ebolowa, Cameroon.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean Mbarga was named Archbishop of Yaoundé in October 2014.

Giuliano named Lucera-Troia Bishop

Bishop-elect Giuseppe Giuliano was named Bishop of Lucera-Troia, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Domenico Cornacchia was named Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi in January 2016.

Accolla named Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Giovanni Accolla was named Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. in September 2015.

Lupi retired, Marino named Savona-Noli Bishop

Bishop Vittorio Lupi retired and Bishop-elect Calogero Marino was named Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy.

Moreira de Melo retired, Carvalheiro Neto succeeded as Itapeva Bishop

Bishop José Moreira de Melo retired and Bishop Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto succeeded as Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Carvalheiro Neto had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Kaithathara retired, Thennatt named Gwalior Bishop

Bishop Joseph Kaithathara retired and Bishop-elect Thomas Thennatt, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Gwalior, India.

Ziemba retired, Górzyński succeeded as Warmia Archbishop

Archbishop Wojciech Ziemba retired and Archbishop Józef Górzyński was named Archbishop of Warmia, Poland.

Archbishop Górzyński had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Medroso retired, Uy named Tagbilaran Bishop

Bishop Leonardo Yuzon Medroso retired and Bishop-elect Alberto Sy Uy was named Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines.

Kasujja named Belguim Nuncio

Archbishop Augustine Kasujja was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium.

The post had been vacant since the retiremente of Archbishop Giacinto Berloco in September 2016.

Archbishop Kasujja had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.

dos Santos named Manaus Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil and titular bishop of Feradi Minus.

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.

Kozelinski Netto named Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires Bishop

Bishop Daniel Kozelinski Netto was named Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina.

Bishop Kozelinski Netto had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the same eparchy.

Jaschke retired as Hamburg Auxiliary

Bishop Hans-Jochen Jaschke retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg, Germany.

Aerts named Brugge Bishop

Bishop-elect Lodewijk Aerts was named Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Josef De Kesel was named Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} in November 2015.

Dosado retired, Jumoad named Ozamiz Archbishop

Archbishop Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M. retired and Archbishop-designate Martin Sarmiento Jumoad was named Archbishop of Ozamiz, Philippines.

Archbishop-designate Martin Jumoad had been serving as Prelate of Isabela.

Coletti retired, Cantoni named Como Bishop

Bishop Diego Coletti retired and Bishop Oscar Cantoni was named Bishop of Como, Italy.

Bishop Cantoni had been serving as Bishop of Crema.

Schwietz retired, Etienne named Anchorage Archbishop

Archbishop Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. retired and Archbishop-designate Paul Dennis Etienne was named Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA.

Archbishop-designate Etienne had been serving as Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Loverde retired, Burbidge named Arlington Bishop

Bishop Paul Stephen Loverde retired and Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge was named Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA.

Bishop Burbidge had been serving as Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina.

MacDaid resigned as Clogher Bishop

Bishop Liam Seán MacDaid resigned as Bishop of Clogher, Ireland.

Cenzon retired, Bendico named Baguio Bishop

Bishop Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. retired and Bishop-elect Victor B. Bendico was named Bishop of Baguio, Philippines.