Sánchez Aponte retired, Rolón Güepsa named Chiquinquirá Bishop

Bishop Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte retired and Bishop Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa was named Bishop of Chiquinquirá, Colombia.

Bishop Rolón Güepsa had been serving as Bishop of Montería.

Figueroa Gómez retired, Malpica Bejarano named Granada en Colombia Bishop

Bishop José Figueroa Gómez retired and Bishop-elect Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano was named Bishop of Granada en Colombia.

Maldonado Monsalve named Santa Rosa de Osos Bishop

Bishop Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve was named Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero in July 2023.

Bishop Maldonado Monsalve had been serving as Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy.

Corredor Bermúdez retired, Cardona Ramírez named Pereira Bishop

Bishop Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez retired and Bishop Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez was named Bishop of Pereira, Colombia.

Bishop Cardona Ramírez had been serving as Bishop of San José del Guaviare.

Vanegas Cuervo named Bogotá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Edwin Raúl Vanegas Cuervo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá and titular bishop of Mazaca.

Nieto Súa retired, Medina Acosta named Engativá Bishop

Bishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa retired and Bishop Germán Medina Acosta was named Bishop of Engativá, Colombia.

Bishop Medina Acosta had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá.

Rudelli named Colombia Nuncio

Archbishop Paolo Rudelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland in February 2023.

Archbishop Rudelli had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe.

New Cardinals!

Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 21 new Cardinals on 30 Septemeber 2023. Here is the list:

Cardinal-Designates:

• Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops; Age: 68.0
• Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches; Age: 67.9
• Victor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; Age: 61.1
• Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy; Age: 76.6
• Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America; Age: 77.6
• Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine; Age: 58.4
• Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa; Age: 67.0
• Ángel Sixto Rossi, S.J., Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina; Age: 65.1
• Luis José Rueda Aparicio, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia; Age: 61.5
• Grzegorz Ryś, Archbishop of Łódź, Poland; Age: 59.6
• Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan; Age: 59.7
• José Cobo Cano, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain; Age: 58.0
• Protase Rugambwa, Coadjutor Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania; Age: 63.3
• Sebastian Francis, Bishop of Penang, Malaysia; Age: 71.8
• Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J., Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China; Age: 64.1
• François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Ajaccio, France; Age: 54.8
• Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal; Age: 49.7
• Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., Rector General of Salesians of Saint John Bosco; Age: 63.1

Count: 18; Average Age: 63.7

Cardinal-Designates (Non-Voting):

• Agostino Marchetto, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Age: 83.0
• Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela; Age: 84.3
• Luis Pascual Dri, O.F.M. Cap., Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; Age: 96.4

Count: 3; Average Age: 87.9

Vacca Ramirez named Villavicencio Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Misael Vacca Ramirez was named Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega in April 2022.

Archbishop-designate Vacca Ramirez had been serving as Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso.

Franco Sánchez named Caldas Bishop

Bishop-elect Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez was named Bishop of Caldas, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop César Alcides Balbín Tamayo was named Bishop of Cartago in October 2021.

Ramírez Barajas named Málaga-Soatá Bishop

Bishop-elect Félix María Ramírez Barajas was named Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Libardo Garcés Monsalve was named Bishop of Cúcuta in October 2021.

New Cardinals - 2022 (updated)

Pope Francis announced today his intention to create 21 20 new cardinals on 27 August 2022.

• Created Cardinal:
  • Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments; Age: 72.4
  • Lazzaro You Heung-sik, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy; Age: 70.7
  • Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C., President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State; Age: 77.4
  • Jean-Marc Noël Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille, France; Age: 63.6
  • Peter Ebere Okpaleke, Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria; Age: 59.4
  • Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M., Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Age: 71.8
  • Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão, Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India; Age: 69.6
  • Robert Walter McElroy, Bishop of San Diego, California, USA; Age: 68.5
  • Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B., Archbishop of Díli, Timor-Leste; Age: 54.7
  • Oscar Cantoni, Bishop of Como, Italy; Age: 71.9
  • Anthony Poola, Archbishop of Hyderabad, India; Age: 60.7
  • Paulo Cezar Costa, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil; Age: 55.1
  • Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M. Afr., Bishop of Wa, Ghana; Age: 63.1
  • William Goh Seng Chye, Archbishop of Singapore; Age: 65.1
  • Adalberto Martínez Flores, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay; Age: 71.1
  • Giorgio Marengo, I.M.C., Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Age: 48.2
  Count: 16; Average Age: 65.2

• Created Cardinal (Non-Voting):
  • Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M., Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia; Age: 80.4
  • Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B., Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium; Age: 80.9
  • Arrigo Miglio, Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy; Age: 80.1
  • Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J., Priest of Society of Jesus; Age: 80.1
  • Fortunato Frezza, Priest of Viterbo, Italy; Age: 80.5
  Count: 5; Average Age: 80.4
  Count: 4; Average Age: 80.3

The website page about this consistory: http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/event/cs2022.html

Note: listed age is as of the consistory when they will be created cardinals.

Bishop Lucas Van Looy, SDB requested to not be created a Cardinal and this has been accepted by the Holy Father.

(updated on 16 Jun 2022)

Corrales García retired as Santa Fe de Antioquia Archbishop

Archbishop Orlando Antonio Corrales García retired as Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia.

Barreto Barreto named Soacha Bishop

Bishop Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto was named Bishop of Soacha, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop José Daniel Falla Robles in May 2021.

Bishop Barreto Barreto had been serving as Bishop of Quibdó.

Urbina Ortega retired as Villavicencio Archbishop

Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega retired as Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia.

Rodríguez Velásquez named Cali Coadjutor

Archbishop-designate Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali, Colombia.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Salamanca Mantilla named Facatativá Bishop

Bishop Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla was named Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez was named Archbishop of Manizales in April 2021.

Bishop Salamanca Mantilla had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá.

Bacci Trespalacios named Santa Marta Bishop

Bishop-elect José Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M. was named Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval in January 2021.

Bravo Cortés named Tibú Bishop

Bishop-elect Israel Bravo Cortés was named Bishop of Tibú, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, O.P. was named Archbishop of Popayán in Ocotober 2020.

Medina Acosta named Bogotá Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Germán Medina Acosta was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia and titular bishop of Aradi.