Pękalski retired as Łódź Auxiliary

Bishop Ireneusz Józef Pękalski retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland.

Okroj named Toruń Bishop

Bishop Arkadiusz Okroj was named Bishop of Toruń, Poland.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Wiesław Andrzej Śmigiel was named Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień in September 2024.

Bishop Okroj had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin.

Gądecki retired, Zieliński named Poznań Archbishop

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki retired and Archbishop-designate Zbigniew Jan Zieliński was named Archbishop of Poznań, Poland.

Archbishop-designate Zieliński had been serving as Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg.

Nycz retired, Galbas named Poland, Faithful of Eastern Rites Ordinary

Kazimierz Cardinal Nycz retired and Archbishop Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. was named Ordinary of Poland, Faithful of Eastern Rites while remaining Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}.

Nycz retired, Galbas named Warszawa Archbishop

Kazimierz Cardinal Nycz retired and Archbishop Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. was named Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland.

Archbishop Galbas had been serving as Archbishop of Katowice.

Kleszcz and Wołkowicz named Łódź Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi and Bishop-elect Zbigniew Daniel Wołkowicz were named Auxiliary Bishops of Łódź, Poland and titular bishops of Aquae Albae in Byzacena and Vassinassa, respectively.

Śmigiel named Szczecin-Kamień Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Wiesław Śmigiel was named Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga in February 2024.

Archbishop-designate Śmigiel had been serving as Bishop of Toruń.

Osial named Łowicz Bishop

Bishop Wojciech Tomasz Osial was named Bishop of Łowicz, Poland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Andrzej Franciszek Dziuba in March 2024.

Bishop Osial had been serving as Auxilary Bishop and Apostolic Administator of the same diocese.

Ważny named Sosnowiec Bishop

Bishop Artur Ważny was named Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak in October 2023.

Bishop Ważny had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów.

Dziuba resigned as Łowicz Bishop

Bishop Andrzej Franciszek Dziuba resigned as Bishop of Łowicz, Poland.

Kaszak resigned as Sosnowiec Bishop

Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak resigned as Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland.

Filipazzi named Poland Nuncio

Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio was named President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in January 2023.

Archbishop Filipazzi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.

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

Musioł named Opole Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Waldemar Musioł was named Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland and titular bishop of Bagis.

Stułkowski named Płock Bishop

Bishop Szymon Stułkowski was named Bishop of Płock, Poland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Piotr Libera in June 2022.

Bishop Stułkowski had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań.

Przyborek named Gdańsk Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Piotr Przyborek was named Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland and titular bishop of Musti in Numidia.

Put named Zielona Góra-Gorzów Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Adrian Put was named Auxiliary Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland and titular bishop of Furnos Minor.

Libera resigned as Płock Bishop

Bishop Piotr Libera resigned as Bishop of Płock, Poland.

Stobrawa retired as Opole Auxiliary

Bishop Paweł Stobrawa retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland.

Zieliński named Koszalin-Kołobrzeg Coadjutor

Bishop Zbigniew Jan Zieliński was named Coadjutor Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk.