da Silva Brito named São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito was named Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Mani retired, Miglio named Cagliari Archbishop

Archbishop Giuseppe Mani retired and Archbishop-designate Arrigo Miglio was named Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Miglio had been serving as Bishop of Ivrea.

Du named Palo Archbishop

Archbishop-designate John Forrosuelo Du was named Archbishop of Palo, Philippines.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Jose Serofia Palma was named Archbishop of Cebu in October 2010.

Archbishop-designate Du had been serving as Bishop of Dumaguete.

Jiménez Narváez retired as Medellín Auxiliary

Bishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváez retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia.

Erected: Segheneity (Ethiopian), Eritrea; Tsalim named Bishop

The Eparchy of Segheneity (Ethiopian), Eritrea was erected with territory taken from Asmara (Ethiopian).

Bishop-elect Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim was named its first Bishop.

Schwaderlapp named Köln Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Dominik Schwaderlapp was named Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany and titular bishop of Frequentium.

Sirkar retired, D’Souza succeeded as Calcutta Archbishop

Archbishop Lucas Sirkar, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop Thomas D’Souza succeeded as Archbishop of Calcutta, India.

Bishop D’Souza had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Furtado de Brito Sobrinho named Teresina Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho was named Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Sérgio da Rocha was named Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal in June 2011.

Archbishop-designate Furtado de Brito Sobrinho had been serving as Bishop of Crateús, Ceara.

Cullinane retired, Drennan succeeded as Palmerston North Bishop

Bishop Peter James Cullinane retired and Bishop Charles Edward Drennan succceded as Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

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

de Germay named Ajaccio Bishop

Bishop-elect Olivier de Germay was named Bishop of Ajaccio, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Luc Brunin was named Bishop of Le Havre in June 2011.

Sheltz named Galveston-Houston Auxiliary

Bishop-elect George Arthur Sheltz was named Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA and titular bishop of Hirina.

Hickey retired, Costelloe named Perth Archbishop

Archbishop Barry James Hickey retired and Archbishop-designate Timothy Costelloe, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Perth, Australia.

Archbishop-designate Costelloe had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne.

Reinelt retired as Dresden-Meissen Bishop

Bishop Joachim Friedrich Reinelt retired as Bishop of Dresden-Meissen, Germany.

22 New Cardinals and their Titles

The 22 new Cardinals created today along with their titles:

• Fernando Cardinal Filoni, Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in San Giovanni di Dio
  
• Manuel Cardinal Monteiro de Castro, Cardinal-Deacon of San Domenico di Guzman
  
• Santos Cardinal Abril y Castelló, Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano
  
• Antonio Maria Cardinal Vegliò, Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio
  
• Giuseppe Cardinal Bertello, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia
  
• Francesco Cardinal Coccopalmerio, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami
  
• João Cardinal Bráz de Aviz, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina
  
• Edwin Frederick Cardinal O’Brien, Cardinal-Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino
  
• Domenico Cardinal Calcagno, Cardinal-Deacon of Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina
  
• Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi, Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio
  
  
• George Cardinal Alencherry, Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme
  
• Thomas Christopher Cardinal Collins, Cardinal-Priest of San Patrizio
  
• Dominik Jaroslav Cardinal Duka, O.P., Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro
  
• Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk, Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto
  
• Giuseppe Cardinal Betori, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello
  
• Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario
  
• Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Maria Vianney
  
• John Cardinal Tong Hon, Cardinal-Priest of Regina Apostolorum
  
• Lucian Cardinal Muresan, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Atanasio *
  
  
• Julien Cardinal Ries, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia *
  
• Prospero (Stanley) Cardinal Grech, O.S.A., Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti *
  
• Karl Josef Cardinal Becker, S.J., Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire *
  

* indicates over 80 and thus not a Cardinal-Elector.

Glancy named Belize City-Belmopan Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Christopher Glancy, C.S.V. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles and titular bishop of Absa Salla.

Russo named Rwanda Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Luciano Russo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ivo Scapolo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Chile in July 2011.

dos Santos named Campinas Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Airton José dos Santos was named Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Bruno Gamberini in August 2011.

Archbishop-designate dos Santos had been serving as Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes.

Ferreira Salles named Pesqueira Bishop

Bishop José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francesco Biasin was named Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro in June 2011.

Bishop Ferreira Salles had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara.

Capalla retird, Valles named Davao Archbishop

Archbishop Fernando R. Capalla retired and Archbishop Romulo Geolina Valles was named Archbishop of Davao, Philippines.

Archbishop Valles had been serving as Archbishop of Zamboanga.

Vodopjanovas named Telšiai Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Linas (Genadijus) Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania and titular bishop of Quiza.

Upon ordination, he will be the world's youngest bishop.

Matulaitis retired, Ivanauskas named Kaišiadorys Bishop

Bishop Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas retired and Bishop Jonas Ivanauskas was named Bishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania.

Bishop Ivanauskas had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas.

Perrier retired, Brouwet named Tarbes et Lourdes Bishop

Bishop Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier retired and Bishop Nicolas Jean René Brouwet was named Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France.

Bishop Brouwet had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Nanterre.

Robe erected, Antolini named Prefect

The Prefecture of Robe, Ethiopia was erected with territory taken from Meki.

Fr. Angelo Antolini, O.F.M. Cap. was named its first Prefect.

Malgo named Fada N’Gourma Bishop

Bishop-elect Pierre Claver Malgo was named Bishop of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Paul Yemboaro Ouédraogo was named Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso in November 2010.

Tenkodogo erected, Kontiebo named Bishop

The Diocese of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso was erected with territory taken from Fada N’Gourma and Koupéla.

Bishop-elect Prosper Kontiebo, M.I. was named its first Bishop.

d’Aniello named Brazil Nuncio

Archbishop Giovanni d’Aniello was named Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri was named Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops in January 2012.

Archbishop d’Aniello had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, and Apostolic Delegate to Laos.

Pérez Caicedo named Babahoyo Bishop

Bishop Marco Pérez Caicedo named Bishop of Babahoyo, Ecuador.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Quito in September 2010.

Bishop Pérez Caicedo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil.

Weisenburger named Salina Bishop

Bishop-elect Edward Joseph Weisenburger was named Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Paul Stagg Coakley was named Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in December 2010.

Bishop Estabrook Died (Auxiliary of USA Military)

Bishop Joseph Walter Estabrook, Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military, has died.

He was 67 years old and had served as a priest for 42 years and as a bishop for 7 years.

May he rest in peace.

Molina Jaramillo retired, Casas Ortíz named Neiva Bishop

Bishop Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Froilán Tiberio Casas Ortíz was named Bishop of Neiva, Colombia.

Tomlinson named Sandhurst Bishop

Bishop Leslie Rogers Tomlinson was named Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Joseph Angelo Grech in December 2010.

Bishop Tomlinson had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne.

Romero Barrios named Barcelona Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Manuel Romero Barrios was named Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela and titular bishop of Materiana.

Dauwa Yohanna named Kontagora Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Bulus Dauwa Yohanna was named Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora, Nigeria and titular bishop of Scebatiana.

The vicariate had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. in April 2010.

Huerta Muro named El Salto Prelate

Bishop-elect Juan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M. was named Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México.

The prelature had been vacant since Bishop Ruy Rendón Leal was named Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas in July 2011.

Bodika Mansiyai and Muyengo Mulombe named Kinshasa Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Timothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S. and Bishop-elect Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe were named Auxiliary Bishops of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) and titular bishops of Naiera and Strathernia, respectively.

Rueda Aparicio named Montelibano Bishop

Bishop-elect Luis José Rueda Aparicio was named Bishop of Montelibano, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil was named Bishop of Palmira in May 2010.

Muldoon resigned, Bonello succeeded as Juticalpa Bishop

Bishop Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M. resigned and Bishop José Bonello, O.F.M. succeeded as Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras.

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

Massé retired, Lortie named Mont-Laurier Bishop

Bishop Vital Massé retired and Bishop Paul Lortie was named Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Lortie had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

Veillette retired, Bouchard named Trois Rivières Bishop

Bishop Martin Veillette retired and Bishop Joseph Luc André Bouchard was named Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Bouchard had been serving as Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta.