Consistory to Create Cardinals - 22 February 2014

Pope Francis announced his intention to hold a consistory to create new Cardinals on 22 February 2014, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter. No names or even number of new cardinals was mentioned.

Gébara named Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek) Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Joseph Gébara was named Coadjutor Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Cedano Cedano retired as Santo Domingo Auxiliary

Bishop Pablo Cedano Cedano retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Lee Kok Hin retired, Ng named Miri Bishop

Bishop Anthony Lee Kok Hin retired and Bishop-elect Richard Ng was named Bishop of Miri, Malaysia.

Mansell retired, Blair named Hartford Archbishop

Archbishop Henry Joseph Mansell retired and Archbishop-designate Leonard Paul Blair was named Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Archbishop-designate Blair had been serving as Bishop of Toledo, Ohio.

Burnette named Passaic Bishop

Bishop-elect Kurt Richard Burnette was named Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA.

The eparchy had been vacant since then-Bishop William Charles Skurla was named Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania.

Valarezo Luzuriaga retired, Bonilla Bonilla named Galápagos, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Manuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M. retired and Bishop-elect Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M. was named Vicar Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador and titular bishop of Bida.

Job retired, Abegunrin named Ibadan Archbishop

Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job retired and Archbishop-designate Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin was named Archbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Archbishop-designate Abegunrin had been serving as Bishop of Osogbo.

Weisgerber retired, Gagnon named Winnipeg Archbishop

Archbishop James Vernon Weisgerber retired and Archbishop-designate Richard Joseph Gagnon was named Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Archbishop-designate Gagnon had been serving as Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia.

Gassis retired, Mangoria succeeded as El Obeid Bishop

Bishop Macram Max Gassis, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria succeeded as Bishop of El Obeid, Sudan.

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

Giordano named Venezuela Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Aldo Giordano was named Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Pietro Parolin was named Secretary of State earlier this month.

Piccioli and Wick Enzler named Guayaquil Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Giovanni Battista Piccioli and Bishop-elect Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler were named Auxiliary Bishops of Guayaquil, Ecuador and titular bishops of Patara and Carpi, respectively.

Kahango retired as Luanda Auxiliary

Bishop Anastácio Kahango, O.F.M. Cap. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola.

Medwit resigned as Donets’k-Kharkiv Auxiliary

Bishop Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

Beloto named Franca Bishop

Bishop Paulo Roberto Beloto was named Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini was named Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes in September 2012.

Bishop Beloto had been serving as Bishop of Formosa, Goias.

Hre Kung named Hakha Bishop

Bishop-elect Lucius Hre Kung was named Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Nicholas Mang Thang was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Mandalay in November 2011.

Manjaly named Allahabad Bishop

Bishop Raphy Manjaly was named Bishop of Allahabad, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Isidore Fernandes in January 2013.

Bishop Manjaly had been serving as Bishop of Varanasi.

Vérgez Alzaga named Titular Bishop

Bishop-elect Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. was named Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari while remaining Secretary of the Governatorate of Vatican City State.

Paciello retired, Ricchiuti named Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti Bishop

Bishop Mario Paciello retired and Archbishop Giovanni Ricchiuti was named Archbishop (Personal Title) of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy.

Archbishop Ricchiuti had been serving as Archbishop of Acerenza.

Muyengo Mulombe named Uvira Bishop

Bishop Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe was named Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubumbashi in July 2008.

Bishop Muyengo Mulombe had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.

Hagemoen named Mackenzie-Fort Smith Bishop

Bishop-elect Mark Hagemoen was named Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territory, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Murray Chatlain was named Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba in December 2012.

Bertone retired, Parolin named Secretary of State

Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Cardinal Bertone, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop Pietro Parolin was named Secretary of State.

(Previously announced.)

Abellana named Romblon Bishop

Bishop-elect Narcisco V. Abellana, M.S.C. was named Bishop of Romblon, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc was named Bishop of Kalibo.

Montanari named Congregation of Bishops Secretary

Archbishop-elect Ilson de Jesus Montanari was named Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops and titular archbishop of Caput Cilla.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri was named Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops in September 2013.

Macín named Reconquista Bishop

Bishop-elect Ángel José Macín was named Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ramón Alfredo Dus was named Archbishop of Resistencia in February 2013.

Cozzens named Saint Paul and Minneapolis Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Andrew H. Cozzens was named Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and titular bishop of Bisica.

Derera named Soddo Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Tsegaye Keneni Derera was named Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Soddo, Ethiopia and titular bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena.

Marcianò named Italy Military Archbishop

Archbishop Santo Marcianò was named Archbishop of Italy, Military.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Vincenzo Pelvi in August 2013.

Archbishop Marcianò had been serving as Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati.

Torgal Mendes Ferreira retired, da Silva Rodrigues Linda named Portugal Military Bishop

Bishop Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira retired and Bishop Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda was named Bishop of Portugal, Military.

Bishop da Silva Rodrigues Linda had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Braga.

Bouilleret named Besançon Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret was named Archbishop of Besançon, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop André Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado in April 2013.

Archbishop-designate Bouilleret had been serving as Bishop of Amiens.

Elevated Coari to Diocese, Piatek named Bishop

The Territorial Prelature was elevated into the Diocese of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.

Bishop Marek Marian Piatek, C.SS.R. was named its first Bishop. He had been serving as its Prelate.

Okolo named Dominican Republic Nuncio

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Józef Wesołowski.

Archbishop Okolo had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic and Apostolic Nuncio to Chad.

Morneau retired as Green Bay Auxiliary

Bishop Robert Fealey Morneau retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA.

Werlen resigned as Maria Einsiedeln Abbot

Abbot Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B. resigned as Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland.

Spiteri named Côte d’Ivoire Nuncio

Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire.

The post had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Ambrose Madtha in December 2012.

Archbishop Spiteri had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

Lee resigned as Waterford and Lismore Bishop

Bishop William Lee resigned as Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland.

Heenan retired as Rockhampton Bishop

Bishop Brian Heenan retired as Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia.