Meisner retired as Köln Archbishop

Joachim Cardinal Meisner retired as Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany.

Masseroni retired, Arnolfo named Vercelli Archbishop

Archbishop Enrico Masseroni retired and Archbishop-elect Marco Arnolfo was named Archbishop of Vercelli, Italy.

Gisana named Piazza Armerina Bishop

Bishop-elect Rosario Gisana was named Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michele Pennisi was named Archbishop of Monreale in February 2013.

de Souza Campos named Divinópolis Bishop

Bishop-elect José Carlos de Souza Campos was named Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos was named Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro in August 2012.

McKeown named Derry Bishop

Bishop Donal McKeown was named Bishop of Derry, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Séamus Hegarty in November 2011.

Bishop McKeown had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor.

Fortuniak retired as Poznań Auxiliary

Bishop Zdzisław Fortuniak retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland.

Secretariat for the Economy establish, Pell named Prefect

The Secretariat for the Economy was established. George Cardinal Pell was named its first Prefect.

Getalado named Funafuti Superior

Father Reynaldo B. Getalado, M.S.P. was named Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania).

The mission "sui iuris" had been vacant since the death of Father John Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C. in February 2014.

Vera Soto named Iquique Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto was named Bishop of Iquique, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández in October 2012.

Bishop Vera Soto had been serving as Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama.

College of Cardinals: Notes, Statistics, and updated Charts

The Charts (Warning: PDF format) The charts are:

• Number of Cardinals (1585-2024; 1915-2024; and 1965-2024)
• Average Age (1585-2024; 1915-2024; and 1965-2024)

After this consistory (22 Feb 2014):

• 218 Cardinals (122 Electors)
• Average Age (all): 77.82
• Average Age (Electors only): 71.49
• Average Years as Cardinal (all): 11.54
• Average Years as Cardinal (Electors only): 6.65

After the last consistory of Pope Benedict XVI (24 Nov 2012):

• 211 Cardinals (120 Electors)
• Average Age (all): 77.98
• Average Age (Electors only): 71.88
• Average Years as Cardinal (all): 11.50
• Average Years as Cardinal (Electors only): 7.20

Notes:

• Full List of the new Cardinals
• The youngest remains: Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Cardinal Thottunkal (Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India) at age 54.
• The second youngest: Chibly Cardinal Langlois (Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti) at Age 55
• The oldest: Loris Francesco Cardinal Capovilla (Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy) at Age 98

Future numbers, assuming no deaths or new creations of Cardinal-Electors:

• By the end of 2014: 112 Cardinal-Electors
• By the end of 2015: 107
• By the end of 2016: 94
• By the end of 2017: 89
• By the end of 2018: 82

dos Santos named Porto Bishop

Bishop António Francisco dos Santos was named Bishop of Porto, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente was named Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon} in May 2013.

Bishop dos Santos had been serving as Bishop of Aveiro.

Leborgne named Amiens Bishop

Bishop-elect Olivier Leborgne was named Bishop of Amiens, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret was named Archbishop of Besançon in October 2013.

Ssentongo retired, Guzzetti named Moroto Bishop

Bishop Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo retired and Bishop-elect Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Moroto, Uganda.

Kemme named Wichita Bishop

Bishop-elect Carl Allan Kemme was named Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michael Owen Jackels was named Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa in April 2013.

Baldacchino named Miami Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Peter Baldacchino was named Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA and titular bishop of Vatarba.

Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga named Mpanda Bishop

Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga was named Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop William Pascal Kikoti in August 2012.

Bishop Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga had been serving as Bishop of Dodoma.

Barrionuevo Ramírez named Reyes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.SS.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Reyes, Bolivia and titular bishop of Vulturaria.

Montini named San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gustavo Alejandro Montini was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina and titular bishop of Tisedi.

Giorgi named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alejandro Daniel Giorgi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Summa.

Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym (Ukrainian) Erected

The Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym (Ukrainian) was erected from Odessa-Krym.

Ivasyuk named Kolomyia-Chernivtsi Bishop

Bishop Vasyl Ivasyuk was named Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

Bishop Ivasyuk had been serving as Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa-Krym.

Bubniy named Odessa Archiepiscopal Exarch

Bishop-elect Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.SS.R. was named Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Thubursicum-Bure.

Cruz Santos named Caicó Bishop

Bishop-elect Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C. was named Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba in August 2012.

Manning retired, Francelino Ferreira named Valença Bishop

Bishop Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv. retired and Bishop Nelson Francelino Ferreira was named Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bishop Francelino Ferreira had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

Khoarai retired, Tlhomola named Mohale’s Hoek Bishop

Bishop Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect John Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P. was named Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho.

Cotugno Fanizzi retired, Sturla Berhouet named Montevideo Archbishop

Archbishop Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Archbishop Sturla Berhouet had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Hubbard retired, Scharfenberger named Albany Bishop

Bishop Howard James Hubbard retired and Bishop-elect Edward Bernard Scharfenberger was named Bishop of Albany, New York, USA.

Bishop Hubbard was the last active Bishop in the USA named to his post before Pope John Paul II became Pope.

Zglejszewski named Rockville Centre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA and titular bishop of Nicives.

Moreno García retired, Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal named Cafayate Prelate

Bishop Mariano Anastasio Moreno García, O.S.A. retired and Bishop-elect José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A. was named Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina.

Patriarca retired, Hamungole named Monze Bishop

Bishop Emilio Patriarca retired and Bishop-elect Moses Hamungole was named Bishop of Monze, Zambia.

Keenan named Paisley Bishop

Bishop-elect John Keenan was named Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Philip Tartaglia was named Archbishop of Glasgow in July 2012.

Moon named San Martín Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Han Lim Moon was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Martín, Argentina and titular bishop of Thucca in Mauretania.

Gangemi named Mali Nuncio

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mali in addition to his other duties.

Zungu named Port Elizabeth Bishop

Bishop-elect Vincent Mduduzi Zungu, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Michael Gower Coleman in August 2011.

Iriondo retired as New York Auxiliary

Bishop Josu Iriondo retired as Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA.

Fernández Villaseca and Ramos Pérez named Santiago de Chile Auxilaries

Bishop-elect Galo Fernández Villaseca and Bishop-elect Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez were named Auxiliary Bishops of Santiago de Chile and titular bishops of Simingi and Tetci, respectively.

Vadakumthala named Kannur Bishop

Bishop-elect Alex Joseph Vadakumthala was named Bishop of Kannur, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal was named Bishop of Calicut in May 2012.