Coppola named Luxembourgh Nuncio

Archbishop Franco Coppola was named Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg in addition to his other posts.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Augustine Kasujja inm August 2021.

Kasujja retired as Belgium and Luxembourg Nuncio

Archbishop Augustine Kasujja retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg.

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.

Kasujja named Luxembourg Nuncio

Archbishop Augustine Kasujja was named Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg in addition to his other posts.

Franck retired, Hollerich named Luxembourg Archbishop

Archbishop Fernand Franck retired and Archbishop-elect Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. was named Archbishop of Luxembourg.

Berloco named Luxembourg Nuncio

Archbishop Giacinto Berloco was named Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg while remaining Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium.