Giraud resigned, Blanchet named Mission de France o Pontigny Prelate

Archbishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud resigned and Bishop Dominique Marie Joseph Blanchet, Ist. del Prado was named Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France.

Both retain their diocese: Viviers and Créteil, respectively.

Pelletier named Mende Bishop

Bishop-elect Jean Pelletier was named Bishop of Mende, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Benoît Bertrand was named Bishop of Pontoise in June 2024.

Bidot named Tulle Bishop

Bishop-elect Éric Bidot, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Tulle, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Francis Victor Bestion was named Bishop of Blois in October 2024.

Bestion named Blois Bishop

Bishop-elect Francis Victor Bestion was named Bishop of Blois, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut in June 2023.

Wintzer named Sens Archbishop

Archbishop Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer was named Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud was named Archbishop (Personal Title) of Viviers in March 2024.

Archbishop Wintzer had been aervings as Archbishop of Poitiers.

Lalanne retired, Bertrand named Pontoise Bishop

Bishop Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne retired and Bishop Benoît Bertrand was named Bishop of Pontoise, France.

Bishop Bertrand had been serving as Bishop of Mende.

Delannoy named Strasbourg Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy was named Archbishop of Strasbourg, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. in May 2023.

Archbishop-designate Delannoy had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Denis.

Reithinger resigned as Strasbourg Auxiliary

Bishop Gilles Lucien Paul Reithinger, M.E.P. resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France.

Dupont named Laval Bishop

Bishop-elect Matthieu Dupont was named Bishop of Laval, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Thierry Marie Scherrer was named Bishop of Perpignan-Elne in April 2023.

Durand named Valence Bishop

Bishop-elect François Durand was named Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pierre-Yves Michel was named Bishop of Nancy (-Toul) in April 2023.

Touvet named Fréjus-Toulon Coadjutor

Bishop François Marie Pierre Touvet was named Coadjutor Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France.

He had been serving as Bishop of Châlons.

Gschwind named Pamiers Bishop

Bishop-elect Benoît Gschwind, A.A. was named Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Marc Eychenne was named Bishop of Grenoble-Vienne in September 2022.

Tois named Paris Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Emmanuel Tois was named Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France and titular bishop of Vertara.

Herbreteau retired as Agen Bishop

Bishop Hubert Marie Michel Marcel Herbreteau retired as Bishop of Agen, France.

Legrez retired, Balsa named Albi Archbishop

Archbishop Jean Marie Henri Legrez, O.P. retired and Archbishop-designate Jean-Louis Marie Balsa was named Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France.

Archbishop-designate Balsa had been serving as Bishop of Viviers.

Cador named Coutances Bishop

Bishop-elect Grégoire Cador was named Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Laurent Jean Marie Le Boulc’h was named Archbishop of Lille in April 2023.

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

Ravel resigned as Strasbourg Archbishop

Archbishop Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. resigned as Archbishop of Strasbourg, France.

Bishop Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot, Bishop of Metz, was named Apostolic Administrator of Strasbourg.

Bondu named Rennes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean Bondu was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France and titular bishop of Vaison.

Guellec named Montauban Bishop

Bishop Alain Jean Louis Guellec was named Bishop of Montauban, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Bernard Joseph Germain Marie Ginoux earlier this month.

Bishop Guellec had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières).