Kizhakkeveettil retired, Manakkarakavil named Mavelikara Bishop

Bishop Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil retired and Bishop Mathew Polycarpos Manakkarakavil was named Bishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankara), India.

Bishop Manakkarakavil had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum.

Kochuthundil named Muvattupuzha Coadjutor

Bishop Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil was named Coadjutor Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India.

Bishop Kochuthundil had been serving as Curial Bishop of Trivandrum.

Kattukallil named Pathanamthitta Coadjutor

Bishop Samuel Irenios Kattukallil was named Coadjutor Bishop of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankara), India.

Bishop Kattukallil had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum.

Ottathengil resigned as Puthur Bishop

Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil resigned as Bishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India.

Elevated: St. Mary, Queen of Peace, Naickamparampil named Bishop

The Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America was elevated to an Eparchy with the name St. Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara), USA and expanded to cover the USA and Canada.

Bishop Thomas Eusebios Naickamparampil will be its first Bishop.

Consistory to Create New Cardinals (with Titles)

The six new Cardinals that were created today are:

• James Michael Harvey
  Archpriest of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica
  Cardinal-Deacon of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna
• Béchara Boutros Raï, O.M.M.
  Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
  Cardinal-Bishop
• Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal
  Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India
  Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio VII
• John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan
  Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria
  Cardinal-Priest of San Saturnino
• Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez
  Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
  Cardinal-Priest of San Gerardo Maiella
• Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle
  Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
  Cardinal-Priest of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle

Consistory to Create New Cardinals!!!

Announced today, it will be held on 24 Nov 2012. This is the 2nd consistory to create new cardinals this year.

The new Cardinals are to be:

• Archbishop James Michael Harvey, Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
• Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï, O.M.M., Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
• Major Archbishop Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India
• Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria
• Archbishop Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
• Archbishop Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines