Visco named Capua Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Salvatore Visco was named Archbishop of Capua, Italy.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Bruno Schettino in September 2012.

Archbishop-designate Visco had been serving as Bishop of Isernia-Venafro.

Brown Jiménez retired, Aguilar Aguilar named Santiago de Veraguas Bishop

Bishop Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez retired and Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar was named Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama.

Bishop Aguilar Aguilar had been serving as Bishop of Colón-Kuna Yala.

Mejía Giraldo named Florencia Bishop

Bishop-elect Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo was named Bishop of Florencia, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto was named Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos in July 2011.

Mvemve resigned as Klerksdorp Bishop

Bishop Zithulele Patrick Mvemve resigned as Bishop of Klerksdorp, South Africa.

Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I., Archbishop of Johannesburg, was named Apostolic Administrator.

Menéndez Fernández named Oviedo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández was named Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo, Spain and titular bishop of Nasai.

Torres Durán retired, Valdivieso Miranda named Chitré Bishop

Bishop Fernando Torres Durán retired and Bishop-elect Rafael Valdivieso Miranda was named Bishop of Chitré, Panama.

Lacrampe resigned as Besançon Archbishop

Archbishop André Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado resigned as Archbishop of Besançon, France.

Silva named Ribeirão Preto Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Moacir Silva was named Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. in June 2012.

Archbishop-designate Silva had been serving as Bishop of São José dos Campos.

Weber retired, Meurer named Santo Ângelo Bishop

Bishop José Clemente Weber retired and Bishop Liro Vendelino Meurer was named Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Bishop Meurer had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Passo Fundo.

Jamrozek Named Przemyśl Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Stanisław Jamrozek was named Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland and titular bishop of Chełm.

Lach named Prešov Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Milan Lach, S.J. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovakian), Slovakia and titular bishop of Ostracine.

Srakić retired, Hranić named Đakovo-Osijek Archbishop

Archbishop Marin Srakić retired and Archbishop-designate Đuro Hranić was named Archbishop of Đakovo-Osijek, Croatia.

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

Hurley retired, Walkowiak named Grand Rapids Bishop

Bishop Walter Allison Hurley retired and Bishop-elect David J. Walkowiak was named Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

Abi Karam retired, Tarabay named Saint Maron of Sydney Bishop

Bishop Ad Abi Karam retired and Bishop-elect Antoine Tarabay, O.L.M. was named Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia.

Merhi retired, Chamieh named San Charbel en Buenos Aires Administrator

Bishop Charbel Georges Merhi, C.M.L. retired as Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina.

Bishop-elect Habib Chamieh, O.M.M. was named Apostolic Administrator and titular bishop of Nomentum.

Banach named Papua New Guinea Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Michael Wallace Banach was named Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea.

Nazzaro retired as Alep Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M. retired as Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria.

Kalenga Badikebele named Belize Nuncio

Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belize, Antilles in addition to his other roles.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina in November 2012.

Cavalli named Libya Nuncio

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Libya in addition to his other roles.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Tommaso Caputo was named Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario in November 2012.

Okobo retired, Onah named Nsukka Bishop

Bishop Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo retired and Bishop-elect Godfrey Igwebuike Onah was named Bishop of Nsukka, Nigeria.

Reddy named Warangal Bishop

Bishop-elect Udumala Bala Show Reddy was named Bishop of Warangal, India.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Thumma Bala was named Archbishop of Hyderabad in March 2011.

Cardinal Group to study government of the universal Church

The Holy Father has established a group of Cardinals to advise him "in the government of the universal Church and to study a plan for revising the Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia, Pastor Bonus." The group consists of:

• Coordinator: Oscar Andrés Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
• Secretary: Bishop Marcello Semeraro, Bishop of Albano, Italy
• Giuseppe Cardinal Bertello, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
• Francisco Javier Cardinal Errázuriz Ossa, P. Schönstatt, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
• Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, India
• Reinhard Cardinal Marx, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
• Laurent Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
• Sean Patrick Cardinal O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• George Cardinal Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia

This was announced today with the first meeting planned for 1-3 October 2013. The announcement noted that Pope Francis is already in contact with the group.

All of the members (with the exception of the Secretary, Bishop Semeraro) are Cardinal Electors that participated in the Conclave last month.

Pastor Bonus was published on 28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II.

I've added a new page to the main website for this group.

McPherson named Montego Bay Bishop

Bishop-elect Burchell Alexander McPherson was named Bishop of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Charles Henry Dufour was named Archbishop of Kingston in April 2011.

Udaigwe named Benin Nuncio

Archbishop Brian Udaigwe was named Apostolic Nuncio to Benin.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D. was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda in February 2013.

Hanna confirmed as Minya Bishop

Bishop Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna was confirmed as Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt.

Ferrara retired as Piana degli Albanesi Bishop

Bishop Sotìr Ferrara retired as Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy.

Evangelista named Imus Bishop

Bishop Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista was named Bishop of Imus, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle was named Archbishop of Manila in October 2011.

Bishop Evangelista had been serving as Bishop of Boac.

Hanus resigned, Jackels named Dubuque Archbishop

Archbishop Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B. resigned and Archbishop-designate Michael Owen Jackels was named Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA.

Archbishop-designate Jackels had been serving as Bishop of Wichita, Kansas.

Folda named Fargo Bishop

Bishop-elect John T. Folda was named Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Samuel Joseph Aquila was named Archbishop of Denver, Colorado in May 2012.

Rodríguez Carballo named Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Secretary

Archbishop-elect José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. was named Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life and titular bishop of Bellicastrum.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. was named Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA in October 2012.

Bačkis retired, Grušas named Vilnius Archbishop

Audrys Juozas Cardinal Bačkis retired and Archbishop-designate Gintaras Linas Grušas was named Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania.

Archbishop-designate Grušas had been serving as Bishop of Lithuania, Military.