Cardinal Bevilacqua Died (emeritus of Philadelphia)

Anthony Joseph Cardinal Bevilacqua, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, has died.

He was 88 years old and had served as a priest for 62 years. He had also served as a bishop for 31 years and as a cardinal for 20 years.

May he rest in peace.

Moraglia named Venezia Patriarch

Patriarch-designate Francesco Moraglia was named Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy.

The post had been vacant since Angelo Cardinal Scola was named Archbishop of Milano {Milan}) in June 2011.

Patriarch-designate Moraglia had been serving as Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato.

Iannone named Roma Vicegerente

Archbishop-designate Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. was named Vicegerente of Roma {Rome}, Italy and given the personal title of Archbishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo.

Leuzzi and Zuppi named Rome Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Lorenzo Leuzzi and Bishop-elect Matteo Maria Zuppi were named Auxiliary Bishops of Roma {Rome}, Italy and titular bishops of Aemona and Villa Nova, respectively.

Harolimana named Ruhengeri Bishop

Bishop-elect Vincent Harolimana was named Bishop of Ruhengeri, Rwanda.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo was named Bishop of Kibungo in August 2007.

Hal’ko named Bartislava Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jozef Hal’ko was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava, Slovakia and titular bishop of Serra.

Bernacki resigned as Katowice Auxiliary

Bishop Gerard Bernacki resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland.

Russo named Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Luciano Russo was named Apostolic Nuncio and titular archbishop of Monteverde. (No country was specified.)

Murat named Zambia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and titular archbishop of Orange.

Gangemi named Solomon Islands Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands and titular archbishop of Umbriatico.

Breton retired, Gaschignard named Aire et Dax Bishop

Bishop Philippe Jean Louis Breton retired and Bishop Hervé Gaschignard was named Bishop of Aire et Dax, France.

Bishop Gaschignard had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux).

Archbishop Sanchez (emeritus of Santa Fe, NM) Died

Archbishop Robert Fortune Sanchez, Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, has died.

He was 77 years old and had served as a priest for 52 years and as a bishop for 37 years.

May he rest in peace.

Sayegh retired, Lahham named Jerusalem Auxiliary

Bishop Salim Sayegh retired and Archbishop Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham was named Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine.

Archbishop Lahham had been serving as Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia.

Skurla named Pittsburgh (Ruthenian) Archbishop

Archbishop-designate William Charles Skurla was named Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA.

The archeparchy had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Basil Myron Schott, O.F.M. in June 2010.

Archbishop-designate Skurla had been serving as Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey.

Menamparampil retired, Moolachira succeeded as Guwahati Archbishop

Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop John Moolachira was named Archbishop of Guwahati, India.

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

Aoun confirmed as Jbeil Bishop

Bishop-elect Michel Aoun confirmed as Bishop of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon.

The eparchy had been vacant since then-Bishop Béchara Boutros Raï, O.M.M. was confirmed as Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} in March 2011.

Saadé retired, Khairallah confirmed as Batrun Bishop

Bishop Paul-Emile Saadé retired and Bishop-elect Mounir Khairallah was confirmed as Bishop of Batrun (Maronite), Lebanon.

Massoud resigned, Slaiman Slaiman confirmed as Lattaquié Bishop

Bishop Massoud Massoud resigned and Bishop-elect Elias Slaiman Slaiman was confirmed as Bishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite), Syria.

Socha retired as Zielona Góra-Gorzów Auxiliary

Bishop Paweł Socha, C.M. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland.

Bishop Mistrorigo (emeritus of Treviso) Died

Bishop Antonio Mistrorigo, Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy, has died.

He would have turned 100 years old in March. He served as a priest for 76 years and as a bishop for 56 years.

He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council.

May he rest in peace.

Erected: Ifakara, Tanzania; Libena named Bishop

The Diocese of Ifakara, Tanzania was erected with territory taken from Mahenge.

Bishop Salutaris Melchior Libena was named its first bishop.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam.

Gonçalves retired as Beira Archbishop

Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves retired as Archbishop of Beira, Mozambique.

Bishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes was named Apostolic Administrator of the archdiocese.

Penha retired as Bombay Auxiliary

Bishop Bosco Penha retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India.

Irudayaraj retired, Dorairaj named Dharmapuri Bishop

Bishop Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj, S.D.B. retired and Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj was named Bishop of Dharmapuri, India.

Bishop Dorairaj had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor).

Wintzer named Poitiers Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer was named Archbishop of Poitiers, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Albert Jean-Marie Rouet in February 2011.


Archbishop-designate Wintzer had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the same archdiocese.

Chama named Kasama Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Ignatius Chama was named Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop James Mwewa Spaita retired in April 2009.

Archbishop-designate Chama had been serving as Bishop of Mpika. He was also named Apostolic Administrator of that diocese.

Baldisseri named Cong. of the Bishops Secretary

Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri was named Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro (now Cardinal-Designee) was named Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary last week.

Archbishop Baldisseri had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil.

Oballa Owaa named Ngong Bishop

Bishop-elect John Oballa Owaa was named Bishop of Ngong, Kenya.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. in August 2009.

Biguzzi retired, Aruna named Makeni Bishop

Bishop George Biguzzi, S.X. retired and Bishop-elect Henry Aruna was named Bishop of Makeni, Sierra Leone.

Consistory to Create New Cardinals, 2012

A consistory to create new cardinals will be held on 18 February 2012. The following will be added to the College of Cardinals at that time:
18 Cardinal Electors:

• Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; Age: 65.8
  
• João Bráz de Aviz, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life; Age: 64.8
  
• Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary; Age: 73.9
  
• Giuseppe Bertello, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State; Age: 69.4
  
• Domenico Calcagno, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See; Age: 69.0
  
• Giuseppe Versaldi, President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See; Age: 68.6
  
• Santos Abril y Castelló, Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber; Age: 76.4
  
• Edwin Frederick O’Brien, Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem; Age: 72.9
  
• Antonio Maria Vegliò, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People; Age: 74.0
  
• Francesco Coccopalmerio, President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts; Age: 73.9
  
• Giuseppe Betori, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy; Age: 65.0
  
• George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India; Age: 66.8
  
• Thomas Christopher Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Age: 65.1
  
• Willem Jacobus Eijk, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands; Age: 58.7
  
• John Tong Hon, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China; Age: 72.5
  
• Rainer Maria Woelki, Archbishop of Berlin, Germany; Age: 55.5
  
• Timothy Michael Dolan, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA; Age: 62.0
  
• Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P., Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic; Age: 68.8
  

Plus 4 Cardinals already over the age of 80:

• Prosper Grech, O.S.A., Priest of Order of St. Augustine; Age: 86.2
  
• Karl Josef Becker, S.J., Priest of Society of Jesus; Age: 83.8
  
• Lucian Mureşan, Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania; Age: 80.7
  
• Julien Ries, Priest of Namur {Namen}, Belgium; Age: 91.8
  

Flores named San Diego Coadjutor

Bishop Cirilo Flores was named Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego, California, USA.

Bishop Flores had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California.

Zavala resigned as Los Angeles Auxiliary

Bishop Gabino Zavala resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA.

Erected: Chair of St. Peter; Fr. Steenson named Ordinary

The Personal Ordinariate of The Chair of Saint Peter was erected for groups of former Anglican clergy and faithful within the USA.

Fr. Jeffrey Neil Steenson was named its first Ordinary.