Maralit named Boac Bishop

Bishop-elect Marcelino Antonio Maralit was named Bishop of Boac, Philippines.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista was named Bishop of Imus in April 2013.

Saw Yaw Han named Yangon Auxiliary

Bishop-elect John Saw Yaw Han was named Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar and titular bishop of Buffada.

Milián Sorribas retired, Pérez Pueyo named Barbastro-Monzón Bishop

Bishop Alfonso Milián Sorribas retired and Bishop-elect Ángel Javier Pérez Pueyo was named Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain.

Sarr retired, Ndiaye named Dakar Archbishop

Théodore-Adrien Cardinal Sarr retired and Archbishop-designate Benjamin Ndiaye was named Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal.

Archbishop-designate Ndiaye had been serving as Bishop of Kaolack.

Erected: Kuzhithurai, India; Varuvel named Bishop

The Diocese of Kuzhithurai, India was erected with territory taken from Kottar.

Bishop-elect Jerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B was named its first Bishop.

Gächter retired as Basel Auxiliary

Bishop Martin Gächter retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland.

Coyne named Burlington Bishop

Bishop Christopher James Coyne was named Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Salvatore Ronald Matano was named Bishop of Rochester, New York in November 2013.

Bishop Coyne had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Bertone and Celata retired, Tauran and Gloder named Camerlengo and Vice

Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Cardinal Bertone, S.D.B. and Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata retired and Jean-Louis Pierre Cardinal Tauran and Archbishop Giampiero Gloder were named Chamberlain (Camerlengo) and Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber, respectively.

Ascencio León retired, Torres Campos named Ciudad Juárez Bishop

Bishop Renato Ascencio León retired and Bishop José Guadalupe Torres Campos was named Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México.

Bishop Torres Campos had been serving as Bishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango.

Eychenne named Pameirs Bishop

Bishop-elect Jean-Marc Eychenne was named Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Philippe Mousset was named Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat) in June 2014.

Baruffi named Cruz Alta Bishop

Bishop-elect Adelar Baruffi was named Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. in June 2014.

Petry retired, Alberton named Rio do Sul Bishop

Bishop Augustinho Petry retired and Bishop-elect Onécimo Alberton was named Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Rodrigues retired, Shukardin named Hyderabad in Pakistan Bishop

Bishop Max John Rodrigues retired and Bishop-elect Samon Shukardin, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan.

Szkudło and Wodarczyk named Katowice Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Marek Szkudło and Bishop-elect Adam Wodarczyk were named Auxiliary Bishops of Katowice, Poland and titular bishops of Wigry and Pomezania, respectively.

Jiménez Zamora named Zaragoza Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Vicente Jiménez Zamora was named Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Manuel Ureña Pastor in November 2014.

Archbishop-designate Jiménez Zamora had been serving as Bishop of Santander.

Pasqualotto named Napo Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I. was named Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador and titular bishop of Abthugni.

The post had been vacant since Bishop Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I. was named Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos in November 2013.

Consistory to Create New Cardinals - 2015

The Holy See has announced the intention of Pope Francis to hold a Consistory to Create New Cardinals on 14 February 2015.

No names or even a suggestion of how many new cardinals was provided. In the past, the names have been given roughly a month before the Consistory, so early to mid-January 2015.

On the date of the consistory, there will be 110 Cardinal Electors, meaning 10 open slots for electors, although nothing prevents the Pope from creating more than that number. At the last such creation (in February 2014), Pope Francis created 16 new electors for a total of 122 (2 over the limit).

Helpful links:
* Current Cardinal Electors by Age
* Current Cardinals by Rank

Araújo da Fonseca and Vieira dos Santos named São Paulo Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Devair Araújo da Fonseca and Bishop-elect Eduardo Vieira dos Santos were named Auxiliary Bishops of São Paulo, Brazil and titular bishops of Uzalis and Bladia, respectively.

Kivuva Musonde named Mombasa Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Martin Kivuva Musonde was named Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Boniface Lele in November 2013.

Archbishop-designate Kivuva Musonde had been serving as Bishop of Machakos.

Canecín named Goya Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Adolfo Ramón Canecín was named Coadjutor Bishop of Goya, Argentina.

do Nascimento Vieira Dias named Luanda Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias was named Archbishop of Luanda, Angola.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Damião António Franklin in April 2014.

Archbishop-designate do Nascimento Vieira Dias had been serving as Bishop of Cabinda.

Sulumeti retired, Obanyi Sagwe named Kakamega Bishop

Bishop Philip Sulumeti retired and Bishop-elect Joseph Obanyi Sagwe was named Bishop of Kakamega, Kenya.

Bishop Sulumeti was appointed the first Bishop of Kakamega when the diocese was erected in 1978 - by Pope Paul VI.

O’Regan named Sale Bishop

Bishop-elect Patrick Michael O’Regan was named Bishop of Sale, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Christopher Charles Prowse was named Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn in September 2013.

Passini Dalbello named Luziânia Coadjutor

Bishop Waldemar Passini Dalbello was named Coadjutor Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil.

Bishop Passini Dalbello had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia.

Magri named Chapecó Bishop

Bishop Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Manoel João Francisco was named Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana in March 2014.

Bishop Magri had been serving as Bishop of Sobral, Ceara.

Elampassery retired, Pereira named Jammu-Srinagar Bishop

Bishop Peter Celestine Elampassery, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop-elect Ivan Pereira was named Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar, India.

Demettino Castro named Feira de Santana Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Zanoni Demettino Castro was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Demettino Castro had been serving as Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo.

Parra Mora resigned as Mocoa-Sibundoy Bishop

Bishop Luis Alberto Parra Mora resigned as Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia.