Collazzi Irazábal retired, González Cedrés named Mercedes Bishop

Bishop Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B. retired and Bishop Luis Eduardo González Cedrés was named Bishop of Mercedes, Uruguay.

Bishop González Cedrés has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo.

Gallone named Uruguay Nuncio

Archbishop Gianfranco Gallone was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luciano Russo was named Secretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State.

Archbishop Gallone had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi.

Garin Bruzzone retired as Canelones Auxiliary

Bishop Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Canelones, Uruguay.

Russo named Uruguay Nuncio

Archbishop Luciano Russo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland in March 2021.

Archbishop Russo had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

Antúnez-Percíncula Kaenel named San José de Mayo Bishop

Bishop-elect Edgardo Fabián Antúnez-Percíncula Kaenel, S.J. was named Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Arturo Eduardo Fajardo Bustamante was named Bishop of Salto in June 2020.

Sanguinetti Montero retired, Bodeant Fernández named Canelones Bishop

Bishop Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero retired and Bishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández was named Bishop of Canelones, Uruguay.

Bishop Bodeant Fernández had been serving as Bishop of Melo.

Krebs named Switzerland and Liechtenstein Nuncio

Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.

The posts had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson in December 2020.

Archbishop Krebs had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

Minas and Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas, Uruguay

Bishop Jaime Rafael Fuentes Martín retired as Bishop of Minas, Uruguay.

The dioceses of Minas and Maldonado-Punta del Este are united to form the Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas, Uruguay.

Bishop Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio was named the bishop of the new combined diocese.

He had been serving as the Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este.

Jourdán Alvariza named Montevideo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Pablo Alfonso Jourdán Alvariza was named Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay and titular bishop of Medianas Zabuniorum.

Galimberti di Vietri retired, Gil Eisner named Salto Bishop

Bishop Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri retired and Bishop-elect Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner was named Bishop of Salto, Uruguay.

Wolcan Olano named Tacuarembó Bishop

Bishop-elect Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano was named Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Julio César Bonino Bonino in August 2017.

Krebs named Uruguay Nuncio

Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Panikulam retired in October 2017.

Archbishop Krebs had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Oceania, and other posts.

Wirz Kraemer retired, Tróccoli Cebedio named Maldonado-Punta del Este Bishop

Bishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer and Bishop Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio was named Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Bishop Tróccoli Cebedio had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo.

González Cedrés named Montevideo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luis Eduardo González Cedrés was named Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay and titular bishop of Thugga.

New Cardinals - with their titles

There are 15 new Cardinals that are eligible to vote when a Conclave is needed:

• Dominique François Joseph Mamberti, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura; Age: 62.9; Cardinal-Deacon of Santo Spirito in Sassia
• Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal; Age: 66.5; Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio in Campo Marzio
• Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M., Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia; Age: 66.5; Cardinal-Priest of San Romano Martire
• John Atcherley Dew, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand; Age: 66.7; Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ippolito
• Edoardo Menichelli, Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy; Age: 75.3; Cardinal-Priest of Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza
• Pierre Nguyên Văn Nhon, Archbishop of Hà Nôi, Viet Nam; Age: 76.8; Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso Apostolo
• Alberto Suárez Inda, Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México; Age: 76.0; Cardinal-Priest of San Policarpo
• Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar; Age: 66.2; Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ireneo a Centocelle
• Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij, Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand; Age: 65.6; Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Addolorata
• Francesco Montenegro, Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy; Age: 68.7; Cardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio
• Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B., Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay; Age: 55.6; Cardinal-Priest of Santa Galla
• Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain; Age: 72.8; Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella
• José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R., Bishop of David, Panama; Age: 70.9; Cardinal-Priest of San Giuseppe da Copertino
• Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde; Age: 65.2; Cardinal-Priest of San Timoteo
• Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania); Age: 53.1; Cardinal-Priest of Santa Paola Romana

An additional 5 Cardinals are over the age of 80 and thus would not be eligible to vote:

• José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia; Age: 95.9; Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto
• Luigi de Magistris, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary; Age: 88.9; Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nome di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata
• Karl-Josef Rauber, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium; Age: 80.8; Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia
• Luis Héctor Villalba, Archbishop Emeritus of Tucumán, Argentina; Age: 80.3; Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo a Corviale
• Júlio Duarte Langa, Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique; Age: 87.2; Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele dell’Addolorata

Note that Cardinal Pimiento Rodriguez was not able to attend the ceremony.

Consistory to Create New Cardinals, 2015 (now with Names!)

The consistory had been announced on 11 Dec 2014 to be held on 14 Feb 2015. This will be the second consistory to create new cardinals by Pope Francis. The following will be added to the College of Cardinals at that time: 15 Cardinal Electors:

• Dominique François Joseph Mamberti, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura; Age: 62.9
• Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal; Age: 66.5
• Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M., Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia; Age: 66.5
• John Atcherley Dew, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand; Age: 66.7
• Edoardo Menichelli, Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy; Age: 75.3
• Pierre Nguyên Van Nhon, Archbishop of Hà Nôi, Viet Nam; Age: 76.8
• Alberto Suárez Inda, Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México; Age: 76.0
• Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar; Age: 66.2
• Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij, Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand; Age: 65.6
• Francesco Montenegro, Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy; Age: 68.7
• Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B., Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay; Age: 55.6
• Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain; Age: 72.8
• José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R., Bishop of David, Panama; Age: 70.9
• Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde; Age: 65.2
• Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania); Age: 53.1

Plus 5 Cardinals already over the age of 80:

• José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia; Age: 95.9
• Luigi de Magistris, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary; Age: 88.9
• Karl-Josef Rauber, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium; Age: 80.8
• Luis Héctor Villalba, Archbishop Emeritus of Tucumán, Argentina; Age: 80.3
• Júlio Duarte Langa, Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique; Age: 87.2

Panikulam named Uruguay Nuncio

Archbishop George Panikulam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria in April 2014.

Archbishop Panikulam had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia, and Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti.

Pecorari named Bulgaria Nuncio

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Janusz Bolonek in December 2013.

Archbishop Pecorari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

Cotugno Fanizzi retired, Sturla Berhouet named Montevideo Archbishop

Archbishop Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Archbishop Sturla Berhouet had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Sturla Berhouet named Montevideo Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay and titular bishop of Phelbes.