Consistory to Create Cardinals - 22 February 2014

Pope Francis announced his intention to hold a consistory to create new Cardinals on 22 February 2014, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter. No names or even number of new cardinals was mentioned.

Gébara named Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek) Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Joseph Gébara was named Coadjutor Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Cedano Cedano retired as Santo Domingo Auxiliary

Bishop Pablo Cedano Cedano retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Lee Kok Hin retired, Ng named Miri Bishop

Bishop Anthony Lee Kok Hin retired and Bishop-elect Richard Ng was named Bishop of Miri, Malaysia.

Mansell retired, Blair named Hartford Archbishop

Archbishop Henry Joseph Mansell retired and Archbishop-designate Leonard Paul Blair was named Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Archbishop-designate Blair had been serving as Bishop of Toledo, Ohio.

Burnette named Passaic Bishop

Bishop-elect Kurt Richard Burnette was named Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA.

The eparchy had been vacant since then-Bishop William Charles Skurla was named Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania.

Valarezo Luzuriaga retired, Bonilla Bonilla named Galápagos, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Manuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M. was named Vicar Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador and titular bishop of Bida.

Job retired, Abegunrin named Ibadan Archbishop

Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job retired and Archbishop-designate Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin was named Archbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Archbishop-designate Abegunrin had been serving as Bishop of Osogbo.

Weisgerber retired, Gagnon named Winnipeg Archbishop

Archbishop James Vernon Weisgerber retired and Archbishop-designate Richard Joseph Gagnon was named Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Archbishop-designate Gagnon had been serving as Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia.

Gassis retired, Mangoria succeeded as El Obeid Bishop

Bishop Macram Max Gassis, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria succeeded as Bishop of El Obeid, Sudan.

Bishop Mangoria had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Giordano named Venezuela Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Aldo Giordano was named Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Pietro Parolin was named Secretary of State earlier this month.

Piccioli and Wick Enzler named Guayaquil Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Giovanni Battista Piccioli and Bishop-elect Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler were named Auxiliary Bishops of Guayaquil, Ecuador and titular bishops of Patara and Carpi, respectively.

Kahango retired as Luanda Auxiliary

Bishop Anastácio Kahango, O.F.M. Cap. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola.

Medwit resigned as Donets’k-Kharkiv Auxiliary

Bishop Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

Beloto named Franca Bishop

Bishop Paulo Roberto Beloto was named Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini was named Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes in September 2012.

Bishop Beloto had been serving as Bishop of Formosa, Goias.

Hre Kung named Hakha Bishop

Bishop-elect Lucius Hre Kung was named Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Nicholas Mang Thang was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Mandalay in November 2011.

Manjaly named Allahabad Bishop

Bishop Raphy Manjaly was named Bishop of Allahabad, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Isidore Fernandes in January 2013.

Bishop Manjaly had been serving as Bishop of Varanasi.

Vérgez Alzaga named Titular Bishop

Bishop-elect Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. was named Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari while remaining Secretary of the Governatorate of Vatican City State.

Paciello retired, Ricchiuti named Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti Bishop

Bishop Mario Paciello retired and Archbishop Giovanni Ricchiuti was named Archbishop (Personal Title) of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy.

Archbishop Ricchiuti had been serving as Archbishop of Acerenza.

Muyengo Mulombe named Uvira Bishop

Bishop Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe was named Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubumbashi in July 2008.

Bishop Muyengo Mulombe had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.