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.