Jurevičius named Telšiai Bishop

Bishop Algirdas Jurevičius was named Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Kęstutis Kėvalas was named Archbishop of Kaunas in February 2020.

Bishop Jurevičius had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas.

Kėvalas named Kaunas Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Kęstutis Kėvalas was named Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. in March 2019.

Archbishop-designate Kėvalas had been serving as Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda).

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.

Jurevičius named Kaunas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Algirdas Jurevičius was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas, Lithuania and titular bishop of Materiana.

Trijonis named Vilnius Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Darius Trijonis was named Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania and titular bishop of Fissiana.

Boruta resigned, Kėvalas succeeded as Telšiai Bishop

Bishop Jonas Boruta, S.J. resigned and Bishop Kęstutis Kėvalas succeeded as Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania.

Bishop Kėvalas had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Kėvalas named Telšiai Coadjutor

Bishop Kęstutis Kėvalas was named Coadjutor Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas.

Vodopjanovas named Panevėžys Bishop

Bishop Linas (Genadijus) Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. was named Archbishop of Kaunas in June 2015.

Bishop Vodopjanovas had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda).

Tamkevičius retired, Virbalas named Kaunas Archbishop

Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J. retired and Archbishop-designate Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. was named Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania.

Archbishop-designate Virbalas had been serving as Bishop of Panevėžys.

López Quintana named Lithuania Nuncio

Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada in December 2013.

Bonazzi named Canada Nuncio

Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Pedro López Quintana in September 2013.

Archbishop Bonazzi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, to Estonia, and to Latvia.

Kauneckas retired, Virbalas named Panevėžys Bishop

Bishop Jonas Kauneckas retired and Bishop-elect Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. was named Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania.

Bačkis retired, Grušas named Vilnius Archbishop

Audrys Juozas Cardinal Bačkis retired and Archbishop-designate Gintaras Linas Grušas was named Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania.

Archbishop-designate Grušas had been serving as Bishop of Lithuania, Military.

Kėvalas named Kaunas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Kęstutis Kėvalas was named Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas, Lithuania and titular bishop of Abziri.

Bishop Tunaitis Died (Auxiliary Emeritus of Vilnius)

Bishop Juozas Tunaitis, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vilnius, Lithuania, has died.

He was 83 years old. He had served as a priest for 57 years and had recently celebrated 21 years as a bishop.

May he rest in peace.

Vodopjanovas named Telšiai Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Linas (Genadijus) Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania and titular bishop of Quiza.

Upon ordination, he will be the world's youngest bishop.

Matulaitis retired, Ivanauskas named Kaišiadorys Bishop

Bishop Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas retired and Bishop Jonas Ivanauskas was named Bishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania.

Bishop Ivanauskas had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas.

Tunaitis retired as Vilnius Auxiliary

Bishop Juozas Tunaitis retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania.

Poniškaitis named Vilnius Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Arūnas Poniškaitis was named Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania and titular bishop of Sinna.