Zerbo retired, Cissé named Bamako Archbishop

Jean Cardinal Zerbo retired and Archbishop-designate Robert Cissé was named Archbishop of Bamako, Mali.

Archbishop-designate Cissé had been serving as Bishop of Sikasso.

Emien named Mali Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Mambé Jean-Sylvain Emien was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mali and titular archbishop of Potentia in Piceno.

Chmielecki named Guinea and Mali Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Tymon Tytus Chmielecki was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea, Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, and Titular Archbishop of Tres Tabernae.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador in May 2018.

Gangemi named El Salvador Nuncio

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele was named Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina in March 2018.

Archbishop Gangemi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali.

5 New Cardinals Announced!

This morning Pope Francis announced his intention to create 5 new Cardinals on 28 June 2017.

To be Created Cardinal:

• Jean Zerbo, Archbishop of Bamako, Mali; Age: 73.5
• Juan José Omella Omella, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain; Age: 71.1
• Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden; Age: 67.7
• Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, Vicar Apostolic of Paksé, Laos; Age: 73.2
• José Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador; Age: 74.8

Count: 5; Average Age: 72.0
The page on the site for the new Consistory.

Gangemi named Mali Nuncio

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mali in addition to his other duties.

Krebs named New Zealand, Cook Islands, Kiribata, Palau, and Micronesia Nuncio

Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, to Cook Islands, to Kiribata, to Palau, and to Micronesia, Federated States of.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya in January 2013

Archbishop Krebs had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and to Mali.

Dembélé named Kayes Bishop

Bishop-elect Jonas Dembélé was named Bishop of Kayes, Mali.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Joseph Dao in June 2011.

Dao retired as Kayes Bishop

Bishop Joseph Dao retired as Bishop of Kayes, Mali.

Krebs named Nuncio to Guinea and Mali

Archbishop-elect Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali as well as titular archbishop of Taborenta.