Concessao retired, Couto named Delhi Archbishop

Archbishop Vincent Michael Concessao retired and Archbishop-designate Anil Joseph Thomas Couto was named Archbishop of Delhi, India.

Archbishop-designate Couto had been serving as Bishop of Jullundur.

Kandulna named Khunti Bishop

Bishop Binay Kandulna was named Bishop of Khunti, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Stephen M. Tiru in March 2012.

Bishop Knadulna had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi and Apostolic Administrator of Khunti.

Caraballo Fermín named Maracaibo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín was named Auxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela and titular bishop of Dagnum.

Zmitrowicz named Kamyanets-Podilskyi Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Radosław Zmitrowicz, O.M.I. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine and titular bishop of Gypsaria.

Crean named Cloyne Bishop

Bishop-elect William Crean was named Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop John Magee, S.P.S. in March 2010.

Wętkowski named Gniezno Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Krzysztof Jakub Wętkowski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland and titular bishop of Glavinitza.

Consistory to Create New Cardinals (with Titles)

The six new Cardinals that were created today are:

• James Michael Harvey
  Archpriest of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica
  Cardinal-Deacon of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna
• Béchara Boutros Raï, O.M.M.
  Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
  Cardinal-Bishop
• Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal
  Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India
  Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio VII
• John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan
  Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria
  Cardinal-Priest of San Saturnino
• Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez
  Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
  Cardinal-Priest of San Gerardo Maiella
• Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle
  Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
  Cardinal-Priest of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle

Monterisi retired, Harvey named San Paolo fuori le Mura Archpriest

Francesco Cardinal Monterisi retired and Archbishop James Michael Harvey was named Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}.

Archbishop Harvey had been serving as Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household and is expected to become a Cardinal tomorrow.

Pyl named Odessa-Simferopol Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jacek Pyl, O.M.I. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine and titular bishop of Nova Sinna.

Chinnappa retired, Antonysamy named Madras and Mylapore Archbishop

Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop George Antonysamy was named Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India.

Archbishop Antonysamy had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, to Gambia, and to Sierra Leone.

Chovanec named Banská Bystrica Bishop

Bishop Marián Chovanec was named Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Rudolf Baláž in July 2011.

Bishop Chovanec had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Nitra.

Calzada Guerrero named Antequera, Oaxaca Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero was named Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México and titular bishop of Cissa.

Lushchak named Mukachevo (Ruthenian) Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nil Yuriy Lushchak, O.F.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Flenucleta.

Pezzuto named Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina and Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico was named Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia in May 2012.

Archbishop Pezzuto had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador and Apostolic Nuncio to Belize.

Verucchi retired, Ghizzoni named Ravenna-Cervia Archbishop

Archbishop Giuseppe Verucchi retired and Archishop-designate Lorenzo Ghizzoni was named Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy.

Archbishop-designate Ghizzoni had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla.

Ciereszko named Białystok Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Henryk Ciereszko was named Auxiliary Bishop of Białystok, Poland and titular bishop of Dices.

Salinas Viñals named Mallorca Bishop

Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals was named Bishop of Mallorca, Spain.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jesús Murgui Soriano was named Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante.

Bishop Salinas Viñals had been serving as Bishop of Tortosa.

Nicioli named Aparecida Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Darci José Nicioli, C.SS.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil and titular bishop of Ficus.

Nwachukwu named Nicaragua Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Fortunatus Nwachukwu was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua and titular archbishop of Aquaviva.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden in June 2012.

Poitras named Timmins Bishop

Bishop-elect Serge Patrick Poitras was named Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Paul Marchand, S.M.M. in July 2011.

Liberati retired, Caputo named Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario Prelate

Archbishop Carlo Liberati retired and Archbishop Tommaso Caputo was named Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy.


Archbishop Caputo had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and to Libya.

Arancibia retired, Franzini named Mendoza Archbishop

Archbishop José María Arancibia retired and Archbishop-designate Carlos María Franzini was named Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina.

Archbishop-designate Franzini had been serving as Bishop of Rafaela.

Alphonse named Port-au-Prince Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Quesnel Alphonse, S.M.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti and titular bishop of Dionysiana.

Deeley named Boston Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Robert P. Deeley was named Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA and titular bishop of Kearney.

Zani named Catholic Education Secretary

Archbishop-elect Angelo Vincenzo Zani was named Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study) and titular archbishop of Volturnum.

Bispo da Silva named Patos Bishop

Bishop-elect Eraldo Bispo da Silva was named Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Manoel dos Reis de Farias was named Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco in July 2011.

de Miranda Pereira retired, Alves Bezerra named Paracatu Bishop

Bishop Leonardo de Miranda Pereira retired and Bishop Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. was named Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bishop Alves Bezerra had been serving as Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul.

del Blanco Prieto retired, Pozzo named Papal Charities Almoner

Archbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto retired and Archbishop-elect Guido Pozzo was named Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities and titular archbishop of Balneoregium.

Archbishop-elect Pozzo had been serving as Secretary of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”.

Menezes retired, D’Souza named Ajmer Bishop

Bishop Ignatius Menezes retired and Bishop-elect Pius Thomas D’Souza was named Bishop of Ajmer, India.