Archbishop Hannan Died

Archbishop Philip Matthew Hannan, Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, has died.

He was 98 years old and had served as a priest for 71 years. He had also served as a bishop for 55 years and had attended all 4 sessions of the Second Vatican Council.

May he rest in peace.

Jönck named Florianópolis Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. was named Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. was named Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia in January 2011.

Archbishop-designate Jönck had been serving as Bishop of Tubarão.

Gualberti Calandrina named Santa Cruz de la Sierra Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Archbishop-designate Gualberti Calandrina had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Budzik named Lublin Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Stanisław Budzik was named Archbishop of Lublin, Poland.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Józef Mirosław Życiński in February 2011.

Archbishop-designate Budzik had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów.

Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Velasio Cardinal De Paolis, C.S. retired and Archbishop-designate Giuseppe Versaldi was named President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.

Archbishop-designate Versaldi had been serving as Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy.

Father Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda was named Secretary.

Ulrich Steiner named Brasília Auxiliary

Bishop Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil and titular bishop of Thisiduo.

Bishop Ulrich Steiner had been serving as Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso.

Buechlein resigned as Indianapolis Archbishop

Archbishop Daniel Mark Buechlein, O.S.B. resigned as Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

McCormack retired, Libasci named Manchester Bishop

Bishop John Brendan McCormack retired and Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci was named Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA.

Bishop Libasci had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York.

Leanza named Czech Republic Nuncio

Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Diego Causero was named Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland in May 2011.

Krupa retired as Pelplin Auxiliary

Bishop Piotr Krupa retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland.

Adoukonou named Titular Bishop

Bishop-elect Barthélemy Adoukonou, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, was named Titular Bishop of Zama Minor.

He has been serving as Secretary since December 2009.

Cardinal Deskur Died

Andrzej Maria Cardinal Deskur, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, has died.

He was 87 years old and had served as a priest for 61 years. He had also served as a bishop for 37 years and as a cardinal for 26 years.

May he rest in peace.

Lajolo retiring, Bertello named Vatican City State President

Effective 1 October, Giovanni Cardinal Lajolo will retire and Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello will become President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State and President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State.

Archbishop Bertello is currently serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy.

Sciacca named Governatorate of Vatican City State Secretary General

Bishop-elect Giuseppe Sciacca was named Secretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State and titular bishop of Victoriana.