Pereira Pita named Braga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nélio Pereira Pita, C.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal and titular bishop of Garba.

Scapolo retired as Portugal Nuncio

Archbishop Ivo Scapolo retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal.

Alves Aguiar named Setúbal Bishop

Bishop Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar was named Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Leiria-Fátima in January 2022.

Bishop Alves Aguiar had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}.

He is also expected to be elevated to a Cardinal on 30 Sep 2023.

Macário do Nascimento Clemente retired, Sousa Valério named Lisboa Patriarch

Manuel José Cardinal Macário do Nascimento Clemente retired and Patriarch-designate Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M. was named Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal.

Patriarch-designate Sousa Valério had been serving as Bishop of Portugal, Military.

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

Esteves Domingues named Angra Bishop

Bishop Armando Esteves Domingues was named Bishop of Angra, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador was named Bishop of Viana do Castelo in September 2021.

Bishop Esteves Domingues had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto.

Esteves Gomes named Braga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Delfim Jorge Esteves Gomes was named Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal and titular bishop of Dumium.

dos Santos Marto retired, Ornelas Carvalho named Leiria-Fátima Bishop

António Augusto Cardinal dos Santos Marto retired and Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. was named Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal.

Bishop Ornelas Carvalho had been serving as Bishop of Setúbal.

Ferreira da Costa Ortiga retired, Garcia Cordeiro named Braga Archbishop

Archbishop Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga retired and Archbishop-designate José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro was named Archbishop of Braga, Portugal.

Archbishop-designate Garcia Cordeiro had been serving as Bishop of Bragança-Miranda.

Tomás retired, de Oliveira Azevedo named Vila Real Bishop

Bishop Amândio José Tomás retired and Bishop António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo was named Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal.

Bishop de Oliveira Azevedo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto.

Cavaco Carrilho retired, Brás da Silva Martins named Funchal Bishop

Bishop António José Cavaco Carrilho retired and Bishop Nuno Brás da Silva Martins was named Bishop of Funchal, Portugal.

Bishop Brás da Silva Martins had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}.

Sousa Valério named Portugal, Military Bishop

Bishop-elect Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M. was named Bishop of Portugal, Military.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda was named Bishop of Porto in March 2018.

Bessa Taipa retired, Esteves Domingues named Porto Auxiliary

Bishop António Maria Bessa Taipa retired and Bishop-elect Armando Esteves Domingues was named Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal and titular bishop of Centenaria.

Batalha Henriques named Lisboa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Daniel Batalha Henriques was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal and titular bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae.

Sanches Alves retired, Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho named Évora Archbishop

Archbishop José Francisco Sanches Alves retired and Archbishop-designate Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho was named Archbishop of Évora, Portugal.

Archbishop-designate Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Braga.

14 New Cardinals Named

This morning the Holy Father announced 14 new Cardinals will be created on 29 June 2018.

To Be Created Cardinal:

• Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq; Age: 69.9
• Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; Age: 74.1
• Angelo De Donatis, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy; Age: 64.4
• Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State; Age: 70.0
• Konrad Krajewski, Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities; Age: 54.5
• Joseph Coutts, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan; Age: 72.9
• António Augusto dos Santos Marto, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal; Age: 71.1
• Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J., Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru; Age: 74.3
• Désiré Tsarahazana, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar; Age: 64.0
• Giuseppe Petrocchi, Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy; Age: 69.8
• Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan; Age: 69.3

Count: 11; Average Age: 68.6

To Be Created Cardinal (Non-Voting):

• Sergio Obeso Rivera, Archbishop Emeritus of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México; Age: 86.6
• Toribio Ticona Porco, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia; Age: 81.1
• Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F., Superior General Emeritus of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; Age: 80.1

Count: 3; Average Age: 82.6

With the addition of the 14 new Cardinals on 29 June 2018, there will be 227 members total with 125 of those having the right to vote. Assuming no Cardinal elector deaths, the number of electors will return to the theoretical maximum of 120 on 1 Aug 2019.

Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, Papal Almoner, will become the second youngest Cardinal at age 54. Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp., Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic, will remain the youngest at 51.

Pinto Leandro resigned, dos Santos Costa named Viseu Bishop

Bishop Ilídio Pinto Leandro resigned and Bishop-elect António Luciano dos Santos Costa was named Bishop of Viseu, Portugal.

da Silva Rodrigues Linda named Porto Bishop

Bishop Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda was named Bishop of Porto, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop António Francisco dos Santos in September 2017.

Pelino Domingues retired, Traquina Maria named Santarém Bishop

Bishop Manual Pelino Domingues retired and Bishop José Augusto Traquina Maria was named Bishop of Santarém, Portugal.

Bishop Traquina Maria had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}.

Fernandes Dantas retired, dos Santos Marcos succeeded as Beja Bishop

Bishop António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm. retired and Bishop José João dos Santos Marcos succeeded as Bishop of Beja, Portugal.

Bishop dos Santos Marcos had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.