Dell’Oro named Karaganda Bishop

Bishop Adelio Dell’Oro was named Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Janusz Wiesław Kaleta in July 2014.

Bishop Dell’Oro had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau.

Dąbrowski named London Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Józef A. Dąbrowski, C.S.M.A. was named Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada and titular bishop of Casae in Numidia.

Maemba Liwoke retired, Nadonye Ndongo named Lolo Bishop

Bishop Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke retired and Bishop-elect Jean-Bertin Nadonye Ndongo, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

Soleibe Arbeláez retired, Balbín Tamayo named Caldas Bishop

Bishop José Soleibe Arbeláez retired and Bishop-elect César Alcides Balbín Tamayo was named Bishop of Caldas, Colombia.

Kapellari retired as Graz-Seckau Bishop

Bishop Egon Kapellari retired as Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria.

Heße named Hamburg Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Stefan Heße (Hesse) was named Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Werner Thissen in March 2014.

Župan retired, Petanjak named Krk Bishop

Bishop Valter Župan retired and Bishop-elect Ivica Petanjak, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia.

Le Vert resigns as Quimper Bishop

Bishop Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert resigned as Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France.

Garcia named Austin Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Daniel Elias Garcia was named Auxiliary Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA and titular bishop of Capsus.

Pavón Puente retired, Pazmiño Abril named Ambato Bishop

Bishop Germán Trajano Pavón Puente retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Giovanny Pazmiño Abril, O.P. was named Bishop of Ambato, Ecuador.

Bedini retired as Ispahan Archbishop

Archbishop Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Ispahan, Iran.

Elevated: Asmara (Eritrean), Eritrea; Tesfamariam named Archbishop

The Eparchy of Asmara (Eritrean), Eritrea was elevated to a Metropolitan Archeparchy.

Archbishop-designate Menghesteab Tesfamariam, M.C.C.I. was named its first Archbishop. He had been serving as Bishop of the same jurisdiction.

The Eparchies of Barentu, Keren, and Segheneity become suffragans of the new Archeparchy.

Erected: Bahir Dar - Dessie (Ethiopian); Semahun named Bishop

The Eparchy of Bahir Dar - Dessie (Ethiopian), Ethiopia was erected with territory taken from Addis Abeba.

Bishop Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun was named its first Bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba.

Stagni retired, Toso named Faenza-Modigliana Bishop

Bishop Claudio Stagni retired and Bishop Mario Toso, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy.

Bishop Toso had been serving as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

Baliña named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José María Baliña was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Theudalis.

Yaldo named Babylon (Chaldean) Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Basel Yaldo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq and titular bishop of Bethzabda.

Challita named Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean) Bishop

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Challita was named Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada.

The eparchy had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Hanna Zora in May 2014.

Kassab retired, Nona named Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean) Bishop

Archbishop Djibrail Kassab retired and Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona was named Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia retaining the Personal Title of Archbishop.

Archbishop Nona had been serving as Archbishop of Mossul, Iraq.

Dendinger retired, Hanefeldt named Grand Island Bishop

Bishop William Joseph Dendinger retired and Bishop-elect Joseph G. Hanefeldt was named Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA.

Cheri named New Orleans Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Fernand Joseph Cheri III, O.F.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and titular bishop of Membressa.

Nugent named Haiti Nuncio

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent was named Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza was named Apostolic Nuncio to United Nations in July 2014.

Archbishop Nugent had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, to Mauritius, to Seychelles, and Apostolic Delegate to Comoros.

Borghetti named Albenga-Imperia Coadjutor

Bishop Guglielmo Borghetti was named Coadjutor Bishop of Albenga-Imperia, Italy.

He had been serving as Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello.

Barros Madrid named Osorno Bishop

Bishop Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid was named Bishop of Osorno, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas was named Archbishop of La Serena in December 2013.

Bishop Barros Madrid had been serving as Bishop of Chile, Military.

Anselmi named Genova Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nicolò Anselmi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy and titular bishop of Utica.

Mercier named Clergy Secretary

Archbishop-elect Joël Mercier was named Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy and titular archbishop of Rota.

Peruzzo named Curitiba Archbishop

Archbishop-designate José Antônio Peruzzo was named Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Moacyr José Vitti, C.S.S. in June 2014.

Archbishop-designate Peruzzo had been serving as Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão.

Brustolin named Porto Alegre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Leomar Antônio Brustolin was named Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and titular bishop of Tigava.

Consistory to Create New Cardinals, 2015 (now with Names!)

The consistory had been announced on 11 Dec 2014 to be held on 14 Feb 2015. This will be the second consistory to create new cardinals by Pope Francis. The following will be added to the College of Cardinals at that time: 15 Cardinal Electors:

• Dominique François Joseph Mamberti, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura; Age: 62.9
• Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal; Age: 66.5
• Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M., Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia; Age: 66.5
• John Atcherley Dew, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand; Age: 66.7
• Edoardo Menichelli, Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy; Age: 75.3
• Pierre Nguyên Van Nhon, Archbishop of Hà Nôi, Viet Nam; Age: 76.8
• Alberto Suárez Inda, Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México; Age: 76.0
• Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar; Age: 66.2
• Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij, Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand; Age: 65.6
• Francesco Montenegro, Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy; Age: 68.7
• Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B., Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay; Age: 55.6
• Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain; Age: 72.8
• José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R., Bishop of David, Panama; Age: 70.9
• Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde; Age: 65.2
• Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania); Age: 53.1

Plus 5 Cardinals already over the age of 80:

• José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia; Age: 95.9
• Luigi de Magistris, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary; Age: 88.9
• Karl-Josef Rauber, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium; Age: 80.8
• Luis Héctor Villalba, Archbishop Emeritus of Tucumán, Argentina; Age: 80.3
• Júlio Duarte Langa, Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique; Age: 87.2