Bertin retired, Daibes named Djibouti Bishop

Bishop Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M. retired and Bishop Jamal Boulos Sleiman Daibes was named Bishop of Djibouti.

Bishop Daibes had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine.

Varriano named Jerusalem Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Bruno Varriano, O.F.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine and titular bishop of Astigi.

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

Khader and Nahra named Jerusalem Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Jamal Khader and Bishop-elect Rafic Nahra were named Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine and titular bishops of Patara and Verbe, respectively.

Yllana named Israel and Cyrpus Nuncio, Jerusalem and Palestine Delegate

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to India in March 2021.

Archbishop Yllana had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.

Girelli named India Nuncio

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to India.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil in August 2020.

Archbishop Girelli had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine.

Lahham resigned as Jerusalem Auxiliary

Bishop Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine.

Twal retired as Jerusalem Patriarch

Patriarch Fouad Boutros Twal retired as Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine.

Archbishop-elect Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. was named Apostolic Administrator and titular archbishop of Verbe.

Lazzarotto named Israel Nuncio and Jerusalem and Palestine Delegate

Archbishop Antonio Franco retired and Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine.

Archbishop Lazzarotto had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.

Sayegh retired, Lahham named Jerusalem Auxiliary

Bishop Salim Sayegh retired and Archbishop Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham was named Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine.

Archbishop Lahham had been serving as Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia.

Shomali named Jerusalem Auxiliary

Bishop-elect William Hanna Shomali was named Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine and titular bishop of Lydda.

Sabbah retired, Twal succceeded as Jerusalem Patriarch

Patriarch Michel Sabbah retired and Patriarch Fouad Twal succeeded as Patriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}.

Bathish retired as Jerusalem Auxiliary

Bishop Kamal Hanna Bathish retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine.