Facco named Uruguaiana Bishop

Bishop-elect Clésio Facco, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Mário Scalon Angonese was named Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana in May 2024.

Damascena named Luziânia Bishop

Bishop Francisco Agamenilton Damascena was named Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Waldemar Passini Dalbello was named Coadjutor Bishop of Anápolis.

Bishop Damascena had been serving as Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia.

São José do Rio Preto elevated to Archdiocese, Vilar to Archbishop

The Diocese of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil was elevated to a Metropolitan Archdiocese.

Archbishop Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B. was elevated to an Archbishop, he had been serving as the bishop of the same diocese.

Andreassa retired, de Carvalho named Ituiutaba Bishop

Bishop Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Valter Magno de Carvalho was named Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bishop de Carvalho had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia.

Perón resigned as Paranaguá Bishop

Bishop Edmar Perón resigned as Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil.

dos Santos named Cajazeiras Bishop

Bishop Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm. was named Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte in November 2023.

Bishop dos Santos had been serving as Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui.

Braun named Campo Mourão Bishop

Bishop-elect Evandro Luis Braun was named Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Bruno Elizeu Versari was named Bishop of Ponta Grossa in June 2024.

Paiva named Oliveira Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Antônio Carlos Paiva was named Coadjutor Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Cardinals!!! (updated 4 Nov 2024)

Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 21 new Cardinals on 7 December 2024. Here is the list:

Cardinal-Designates:

• Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio, Archbishop of Lima, Peru; Age: 74.7
• Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M., Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina; Age: 72.4
• Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M., Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador; Age: 69.1
• Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile; Age: 67.7
• Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D., Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan; Age: 66.1
• Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, Bishop of Kalookan, Philippines; Age: 65.7
• Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D., Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia; Age: 68.2
• Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Age: 64.2
• Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Age: 63.3
• Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P., Archbishop of Alger, Algeria; Age: 62.7
• Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., Archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran; Age: 61.4
• Roberto Repole, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy; Age: 57.8
• Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy; Age: 54.0
• Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Age: 53.4
• Rolandas Makrickas, Coadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}; Age: 52.8
• Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R., Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia; Age: 44.8
• Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., Priest of Order of Friars Preachers; Age: 79.2
• Fabio Baggio, C.S., Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Age: 59.8
• George Jacob Koovakad, Official of the Secretariat of State; Age: 51.3
• Domenico Battaglia, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples, Italy; Age: 61.8

Count: 20; Average Age: 62.5

Cardinal-Designates (Non-Voting):

• Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio; Age: 99.2

Declined before being Created Cardinal:

• Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M., Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia; Age: 62.5

On 12 October, it was announced that the date was changed to 7 December (from 8 December).

On 4 November, Abp Battaglia was added to the list.

Canavarros dos Santos named Itacoatiara Prelate

Bishop Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B. was named Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil.

The prelature had been vacant since Bishop José Ionilton Lisboa de Oliveira, S.D.V. was named Prelate of Marajó, Para in November 2023.

Bishop Canavarros dos Santos had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus.

Jaú, Brazil erected, da Silva named Bishop

The Diocese of Jaú, Sao Paulo, Brazil was erected with territory taken from the diocese of São Carlos and suffragan of Campinas.

Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva was named its first bishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of Lins.

Barreto de Farias retired, dos Reis Maia named Araçuaí Bishop

Bishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado retired and Bishop-elect Geraldo dos Reis Maia was named Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Canindé Palhano retired, Cruz Santos named Petrolina Bishop

Bishop Francisco Canindé Palhano retired and Bishop Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C. was named Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Bishop Cruz Santos had been serving as Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte.

da Silva named Belo Horizonte Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Edmar José da Silva was named Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil and titular bishop of Garriana.

de Oliveira named Curitiba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil and titular bishop of Hermiana.

Baruffi resigned as Cascavel Archbishop

Archbishop Adelar Baruffi resigned as Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil.

Milagres Coelho named Goiânia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Danival Milagres Coelho was named Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil and titular bishop of Vatarba.

Portella Amado named Petrópolis Bishop

Bishop Joel Portella Amado was named Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gregório (Leozírio) Ben Lâmed Paixão (Neto), O.S.B. was named Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in October 2023.

Bishop Portella Amado had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

Cardoso named Catanduva Bishop

Bishop José Benedito Cardoso was named Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Valdir Mamede in Novemebr 2023.

Bishop Cardoso had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo.

Barbosa Martins named São João da Boa Vista Bishop

Bishop-elect Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S. was named Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop José Carlos Brandão Cabral in December 2023.