Domínguez Martínez named San Cristobal de la Habana Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Eloy Ricardo Domínguez Martínez was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba and titular bishop of Nisa in Lycia.

Díaz Ruiz named Matanzas Bishop

Bishop Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz was named Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal retired in March 2022.

Bishop Díaz Ruiz had been serving as Bishop of Ciego de Ávila.

de Céspedes y García Menocal retired as Matanzas Bishop

Bishop Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal retired as Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba.

Pirán named Holguín Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Marcos Pirán was named Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba and titular bishop of Boseta.

Gloder named Cuba Nuncio

Archbishop Giampiero Gloder was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giorgio Lingua was named Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia in July 2019.

Archbishop Gloder had been serving as President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

New Cardinals with their Titles

Created Cardinal:

• Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I., President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
  Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
• José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
  Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto
• Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
  Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella
• Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
  Cardinal-Priest of Santi Aquila e Priscilla
• Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
  Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa
• Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., Archbishop of Luxembourg
  Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto
• Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
  Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto
• Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Egidio
  Newly established as a Cardinal Title
• Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B., Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco
  Cardinal-Priest of San Leone I
• Michael F. Czerny, S.J., Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
  Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo

Created Cardinal (Non-Voting):

• Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
  Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
• Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J., Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angela Merici
• Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia

New Cardinals!

Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 13 new Cardinals on 5 October 2019.

Here is the list:

Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I., President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue; Age: 67.3

José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives; Age: 53.8

Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia; Age: 69.2

Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba; Age: 71.2

Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.); Age: 59.6

Jean-Claude Höllerich, S.J., Archbishop of Luxembourg; Age: 61.1

Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala; Age: 72.2

Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy; Age: 63.9

Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B., Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco; Age: 67.3

Michael Czerny, S.J., Official of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Age: 73.7

Plus 3 Non-Voting:

Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of; Age: 82.1

Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J., Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania; Age: 80.9

Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola; Age: 80.3

Please pray for all of them.

Pedroso Montalvo named Guantánamo-Baracoa Bishop

Bishop-elect Silvano Pedroso Montalvo was named Bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Wilfredo Pino Estévez was named Archbishop of Camagüey in December 2016.

Mestril Vega retired, Diaz Ruiz named Ciego de Ávila Bishop

Bishop Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega retired and Bishop-elect Juan Gabriel Diaz Ruiz was named Bishop of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.

Pino Estévez named Camagüey Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Wilfredo Pino Estévez was named Archbishop of Camagüey, Cuba.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez was named Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana in April 2016.

Archbishop-designate Pino Estévez had been serving as Bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa.

Ortega y Alamino retired, García Rodríguez named San Cristobal de la Habana Archbishop

Jaime Lucas Cardinal Ortega y Alamino retired and Archbishop Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez was named Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba.

Archbishop García Rodríguez had been serving as Archbishop of Camagüey.

Lingua named Cuba Nuncio

Archbishop Giorgio Lingua was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of in February 2015.

Archbishop Lingua had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq.

Musarò named Egypt Nuncio

Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel in January 2015.

Archbishop Musarò had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

Musarò named Cuba Nuncio

Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu was named Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State in May 2011.

Archbishop Musarò had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.

Becciu named Secretariat of State Sostituto

Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu was named Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State.

Archbishop Becciu had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

Becciu named Cuba Nuncio

Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania in March 2009.

Archbishop Becciu had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and to São Tomé and Príncipe.

Bonazzi named Lithuania and Estonia Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania and Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Austria in January 2009.

Archbishop Bonazzi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

Beyra Luarca named Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo Bishop

Bishop-elect Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca was named Bishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo, Cuba. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez was named Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba in February 2007.

Oropesa Lorente named Cienfuegos Bishop

Bishop-elect Domingo Oropesa Lorente was named Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Emilio Aranguren Echeverria was named Bishop of Holguín in November 2005.

Meurice Estiu retired, García Ibáñez named Santiago de Cuba Archbishop

Archbishop Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu retired and Archbishop-designate Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez was named Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba. Archbishop-designate García Ibáñez had been serving as Bishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo.