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.