Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Ouellet

Today Pope Francis had an audience with Marc Cardinal Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

This may be an indication that the normal process of selecting bishops around the world is beginning to resume.

However, I note that Pope Francis has been meeting with many of the leaders of various curial diacastries in the last week - so this could also just be a general meeting where the Pope is expressing what he needs from this office and the Prefect can explain what is currently in the works.

A clearer sign of the resumption will be the return of the weekly or fortnightly audiences.

Curia Restoration

The Holy Father announced his wish that all of the heads of the curia offices suspended by Sede Vacante should continue, temporarily, in their respective positions donec aliter provideatur (until otherwise provided).

See a Structured View of the curial offices.

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.) Biography

Pope Francis

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.

Pope (Roma {Rome})

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Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
17 Dec 1936	76.2	Born	Buenos Aires
13 Dec 1969	33.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of Jesus
20 May 1992	55.4	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
20 May 1992	55.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Auca
27 Jun 1992	55.5	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Auca
3 Jun 1997	60.5	Appointed	Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
28 Feb 1998	61.2	Succeeded	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 Nov 1998	61.9	Appointed	Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites
21 Feb 2001	64.2	Elevated to Cardinal
21 Feb 2001	64.2	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Roberto Bellarmino
13 Mar 2013	76.2	Elected	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
19 Mar 2013	76.3	Installed	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

Consistory - 2001: Created Cardinal Conclave - 2005: Participated Ad Limina - March 2009: Bishop Ad Limina - March 2009: Bishop Conclave - 2013: Participated; Elected Pope

Please contact the Pope through the Diocese of Roma {Rome}. a priest for 43.25 years a bishop for 20.71 years a cardinal for 12.1 years (Elected Pope) a pope for 0.00 years

Ordained Priest by: Archbishop Ramón José Castellano † Titular Archbishop of Iomnium Principal Consecrator: Antonio Cardinal Quarracino † Archbishop of Buenos Aires Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Emilio Ogñénovich † Bishop of Mercedes-Luján Archbishop Ubaldo Calabresi † Titular Archbishop of Fundi

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Antonio Cardinal Quarracino † (1962) Archbishop of Buenos Aires Bishop Anunciado Serafini † (1935) Bishop of Mercedes Archbishop Zenobio Lorenzo Guilland † (1935) Archbishop of Paraná Archbishop Filippo Cortesi † (1921) Titular Archbishop of Siraces Antonio Cardinal Vico † (1898) Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina Mariano Cardinal Rampolla del Tindaro † (1882) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia Edward Henry Cardinal Howard † (1872) Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica} Carlo Cardinal Sacconi † (1851) Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni † (1822) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli Pietro Francesco Cardinal Galleffi † (1819) Cardinal-Bishop of Albano Alessandro Cardinal Mattei † (1777) Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri) Bernardino Cardinal Giraud † (1767) Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio Pope Clement XIII (1743) (Carlo della Torre Rezzonico †) Pope Benedict XIV (1724) (Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †) Pope Benedict XIII (1675) (Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †) Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666) Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621) Archbishop of Bologna Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604) Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa) Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586) Cardinal-Bishop of Albano Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566) Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola Scipione Cardinal Rebiba † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia

Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul (1999) Bishop Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. (1999) Bishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano (2000) Bishop Joaquín Mariano Sucunza (2000) Bishop José Antonio Gentico † (2001) Bishop Fernando Carlos Maletti (2001) Archbishop Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. (2001) Bishop Mario Aurelio Poli (2002) Bishop Eduardo Horacio García (2003) Bishop Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. (2004) Bishop Eduardo Maria Taussig (2004) Bishop Raúl Martín (2006) Bishop Hugo Manuel Salaberry Goyeneche, S.J. (2006) Bishop Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana (2006) Bishop Hugo Nicolás Barbaro (2008) Bishop Enrique Eguía Seguí (2008) Bishop Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi (2008) Bishop Luis Alberto Fernández (2009) Bishop Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M. (2010) Archbishop Alfredo Horacio Zecca (2011) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga (2003) Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor (2008)

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.)

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.) was elected by the Conclave of 2013.

He had been serving as Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Black Smoke

The Conclave continues...

Conclave begins on Tuesday 12 March 2013

The Conclave to elect a successor to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will begin the afternoon of Tuesday 12 March 2013.

More information on the participants can be found here.

Pope Benedict XVI resigned as Pope

Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) has resigned as Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy).

The Conclave to elect his successor should begin in the next two to three weeks.

Dinh Duc Dao named Xuân Lôc Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph Dinh Duc Dao was named Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lôc, Viêt Nam and titular bishop of Gadiaufala.

Rovai retired, Jofré Giraudo named Villa María Bishop

Bishop José Ángel Rovai retired and Bishop-elect Samuel Jofré Giraudo was named Bishop of Villa María, Argentina.

Kelly resigned as Liverpool Archbishop

Archbishop Patrick Altham Kelly resigned as Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain.

Clifford resigned as Armagh Auxiliary

Bishop Gerard Clifford resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, Ireland.

O’Brien retired as Saint Andrews and Edinburgh Archbishop

Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien retired as Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain.

The retirement was announced today but was effective on Monday 18 February 2013.

He has also indicated that he will be unable to participate in the upcoming Conclave.

Blin resigned as Vitebsk Bishop

Bishop Władisław Blin resigned as Bishop of Vitebsk, Belarus.

Sosa Arriaga named Tlapa Bishop

Bishop Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga was named Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. was named Bishop of Ecatepec in July 2012.

Bishop Sosa Arriaga had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles.

Lagnese named Ischia Bishop

Bishop-elect Pietro Lagnese was named Bishop of Ischia, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Filippo Strofaldi in July 2012.

Banach and Udaigwe named Nuncios

Archbishop-elect Michael W. Banach and Archbishop-elect Brian Udaigwe were both named Apostolic Nuncios, but without specifying a post. They were also named titular archbishops of Memphis and Suelli, respectively.

Kalenga Badikebele named El Salvador Nuncio

Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele was named Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina in November 2012.

Archbishop Kalenga Badikebele had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana.

Balestrero named Colombia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Ettore Balestrero was named Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia and titular archbishop of Victoriana.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malta earlier this month.

Adamczyk named Liberia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Mirosław Adamczyk was named Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and titular archbishop of Otriculum.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Antonysamy was named Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India in November 2012.

Olaverri Arroniz named Pointe-Noire Bishop

Bishop-elect Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo.

Erected: Puerto Leguízamo-Solano; Pinzón Güiza named Vicar Apostolic

The Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano, Colombia was erected with territory taken from San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo.

Bishop-elect Joaquím Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C. was named its first Vicar Apostolic and titular bishop of Ottocium.

Marchesi named Floresta Bishop

Bishop-elect Gabriele Marchesi was named Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Adriano Ciocca Vasino was named Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso in March 2012.

Guimarães Moreira resigned, Gubiotti named Itabira-Fabriciano Bishop

Bishop Odilon Guimarães Moreira resigned and Bishop-elect Marco Aurélio Gubiotti was named Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Sigampa retired, Dus named Resistencia Archbishop

Archbishop Fabriciano Sigampa retired and Archbishop-designate Ramón Alfredo Dus was named Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina.

Archbishop-designate Dus had been serving as Bishop of Reconquista.

D’Annibale named Río Gallegos Bishop

Bishop Miguel Ángel D’Annibale was named Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Juan Carlos Romanin, S.D.B. in April 2012.

Bishop D’Annibale had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Antoniazzi named Tunis Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Ilario Antoniazzi was named Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham was named Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} in January 2012.

Miehm named Hamilton Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Daniel Miehm was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and titular bishop of Gor.

Angonese named Curitiba Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Mário Angonese was named Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil and titular bishop of Giufi.

Martínez Castilla named Tuxtla Gutiérrez Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Fabio Martínez Castilla was named Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López was named Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León in October 2012.

Archbishop-designate Martínez Castilla had been serving as Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.

Mdoe named Dar-es-Salaam Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Titus Joseph Mdoe was named Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania and titular bishop of Bahanna.

Cavalli named Malta Nuncio

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malta.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Tommaso Caputo was named Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario) in November 2012.

Archbishop Cavalli had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia.

Rouleau retired, Krótki named Churchill-Baie d’Hudson Bishop

Bishop Reynald Rouleau, O.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Anthony Wieslaw Krótki, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada.

Percerou named Moulins Bishop

Bishop-elect Laurent Percerou was named Bishop of Moulins, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Pascal Marie Roland was named Bishop of Belley-Ars in June 2012.

Coyle named USA Military Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Robert J. Coyle was named Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military and titular bishop of Zabi.

Pope Benedict XVI to Resign on 28 February

Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) has announced his intention to resign as Pope (Bishop of Roma, Italy) effective on 28 February 2013 at 8pm (local time in Rome).

Buezo Leiva named Izabal Vicar Apostolic

Bishop-elect Domingo Buezo Leiva was named Vicar Apostolic of Izabal, Guatemala and titular bishop of Dardanus.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez in July 2011.

Di Cristina retired, Pennisi named Monreale Archbishop

Archbishop Salvatore Di Cristina retired and Archbishop-designate Michele Pennisi was named Archbishop of Monreale, Italy

Archbishop-designate Pennisi had been serving as Bishop of Piazza Armerina.

Cametá elevated to Diocese, Vizaurre Berdonces named Bishop

The Territorial Prelature was elevated into the Diocese of Cametá, Para, Brazil.

Bishop Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R., it's previous ordinary, was named it's first Bishop.

Mamede named Brasilia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Valdir Mamede was named Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil and titular bishop of Naissus.

Pérez Rodríguez retired, Juárez Párraga named Sucre Archbishop

Archbishop Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. retired and Archbishop-designate Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. was named Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia.

Archbishop-designate Juárez Párraga had been serving as Bishop of El Alto.

Ghabroyan retired, Teyrouz named Sainte-Croix-de-Paris Bishop

Bishop Grégoire (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. retired and Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B. was named Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France.


Bishop Teyrouz had been serving as Curial Bishop of Cilicia, Lebanon.

Ukpo retired, Ekuwem named Calabar Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Edra Ukpo retired and Archbishop-designate Joseph Effiong Ekuwem was named Archbishop of Calabar, Nigeria.

Archbishop-designate Ekuwem had been serving as Bishop of Uyo.

Galvan Flores named Corocoro Prelate

Bishop-elect Percy Lorenzo Galvan Flores was named Prelate of Corocoro, Bolivia.

Casey retired, Coter named Pando Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Luis Morgan Casey retired and Bishop-elect Eugenio Coter was named Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia and titular bishop of Thibiuca.

Blume named Uganda Nuncio

Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D. was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Paul Tschang In-Nam was named Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand.

Archbishop Blume had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and to Togo.

Aupetit named Paris Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michel Aupetit was named Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France and titular bishop of Maxita.

Sako confirmed as Chaldean Patriarch

Patriarch-designate Louis Raphaël I Sako was confirmed as Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq and Archbishop of Baghdad.

He replaces Patriarch Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly who retired in December 2012.

Patriarch-designate Sako had been serving as Archbishop of Kerkūk.

Dembélé named Kayes Bishop

Bishop-elect Jonas Dembélé was named Bishop of Kayes, Mali.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Joseph Dao in June 2011.

Fernandes resigned as Allahabad Bishop

Bishop Isidore Fernandes resigned as Bishop of Allahabad, India.

Lalanne named Pontoise Bishop

Bishop Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne was named Bishop of Pontoise, France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Yves Riocreux was named Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe.

Bishop Lalanne had been serving as Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches).

Birfuoré Dabiré named Dori Bishop

Bishop-elect Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré was named Bishop of Dori, Burkina Faso.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Joachim Ouédraogo was named Bishop of Koudougou in November 2011.

Barreto Barreto named Quibdó Bishop

Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto was named Bishop of Quibdó, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Fidel León Cadavid Marin was named Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro in February 2011.

Vlazny retired, Sample named Portland in Oregon Archbishop

Archbishop John George Vlazny retired and Archbishop-designate Alexander King Sample was named Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA.

Archbishop-designate Sample had been serving as Bishop of Marquette, Michigan.

Lompo named Niamey Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Djalwana Laurent Lompo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger and titular bishop of Buffada.

Charbonneau named Choluteca Bishop

Bishop-elect Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E. was named Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Guido Plante, P.M.E. in July 2012.

Drona resigned, Famadico named San Pablo Bishop

Bishop Leo Murphy Drona, S.D.B. resigned and Bishop Buenaventura Malayo Famadico was named Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines.

Bishop Famadico had been serving as Bishop of Gumaca.

Iñiguez resigned as Kalookan Bishop

Bishop Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr. resigned as Bishop of Kalookan, Philippines.

Antonazzo named Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo Bishop

Bishop-elect Gerardo Antonazzo was named Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. was named Vicegerent of Roma {Rome} in January 2012.

Jodoin named Bathurst Bishop

Bishop-elect Daniel Jodoin was named Bishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Valéry Vienneau was named Archbishop of Moncton in June 2012.

Elevated: Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)

The Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian) was elevated from the Apostolic Exarchate of France.

Bishop Borys Andrij Gudziak had been serving as the Apostolic Exarch now becomes it's first Bishop.

Sawczuk named Siedlce Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Piotr Sawczuk was named Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland and titular bishop of Ottana.

Bonnet resigned, Madega Lebouankehan named Mouila Bishop

Bishop Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp. resigned and Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan was named Bishop of Mouila, Gabon.

Bishop Madega Lebouankehan had been serving as Bishop of Port-Gentil.

Elevated: Eparchy of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)

The Eparchy of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian) was elevated from the Apostolic Exarchate of Great Britain.

Bishop Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U. had been serving as the Apostolic Exarch now becomes it's first Bishop.

Martin named Armagh Coadjutor Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Eamon Martin was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland.

Koch named Dresden-Meissen Bishop

Bishop Heiner Koch was named Bishop of Dresden-Meissen, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Joachim Friedrich Reinelt in February 2012.

Bishop Koch had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}.

Gueye named Thiès Bishop

Bishop-elect André Gueye was named Bishop of Thiès, Senegal.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Jacques Yandé Sarr in January 2011.

Naguib retired, Sidrak confirmed as Coptic Patriarch

Antonios Cardinal Naguib retired and Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak was confirmed as Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt.

Patriarch Sidrak had been serving as Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh}.

Balvo named Keyna Nuncio

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin was named Apostolic Nuncio to European Union in June 2012.

Archbishop Balvo had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and to several other countries in the Pacific (Oceania) area.

Marino named Malaysia and Timor-Leste Nuncio

Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino was named Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste, and Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh.

Timanywa retired, Rwoma named Bukoba Bishop

Bishop Nestorius Timanywa retired and Bishop Desiderius M. Rwoma was named Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania.

Bishop Rwoma had been serving as Bishop of Singida.

Parrilla Díaz named Riobamba Bishop

Bishop Julio Parrilla Díaz was named Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla in February 2011.

Bishop Parrilla Díaz had been serving as Bishop of Loja.

Ramirez retired, Cantú named Las Cruces Bishop

Bishop Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. retired and Bishop Oscar Cantú was named Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.

Bishop Cantú had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas.

Khoury retired, Tabet named Saint-Maron de Montréal Bishop

Bishop Joseph Khoury retired and Bishop-elect Marwan Tabet, M.L. was named Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada.

Leahy named Limerick Bishop

Bishop-elect Brendan Leahy was named Bishop of Limerick, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Donal Brendan Murray in December 2009

Punnakottil retired, Madathikandathil named Kothamangalam Bishop

Bishop George Punnakottil retired and Bishop-elect George Madathikandathil was named Bishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabarese), India.

Galante resigned, Sullivan named Camden Bishop

Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante resigned and Bishop Dennis Joseph Sullivan was named Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA.

Bishop Sullivan had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York.

Thevenin named Guatemala Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

The post has been vacant since Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher was named Apostolic Nuncio to Australia in December 2012.

Gobel named Egypt Nuncio

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of.

The post had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. in October 2012.

Archbishop Gobel had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Iran.

Wiesner retired, Jensen named Prince George Bishop

Bishop Gerald William Wiesner, O.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Stephen Jensen was named Bishop of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Talley named Atlanta Auxiliary

Bishop-elect David P. Talley was named Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA and titular bishop of Lambaesis.

Brenes Álvarez resigned as Ciudad Quesada Bishop

Bishop Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica.

Gboko, Nigeria erected, Avenya named Bishop

The Diocese of Gboko, Nigeria was erected with territory taken from Makurdi.

Bishop William Amove Avenya was named its first Bishop. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Makurdi.

Katsina-Ala, Nigeria erected, Adoboh named Bishop

The Diocese of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria was erected with territory taken from Makurdi.

Bishop-elect Peter Iornzuul Adoboh was named its first Bishop.

Goh named Singapore Coadjutor Archbishop

Archbishop-elect William Goh was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Singapore.

Vu Dình Hiêu named Bùi Chu Coadjutor

Bishop Thomas Vu Dình Hiêu was named Coadjutor Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam.

Bishop Vu Dình Hiêu had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lôc.

Martín Rábago retired, Cortés Contreras named León Archbishop

Archbishop José Guadalupe Martín Rábago retired and Archbishop-designate Alfonso Cortés Contreras was named Archbishop of León, Guanajuato, México

Archbishop-designate Cortés Contreras had been serving as Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos.

Marques Chindekasse named Dundo Bishop

Bishop-elect Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Dundo, Angola.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Manuel Imbamba was named Archbishop of Saurimo in April 2011.

Pathalil retired, Ganawa named Udaipur Bishop

Bishop Joseph Pathalil retired and Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Udaipur, India.

Bishop Ganawa had been serving as Bishop of Jhabua.

Delly retired as Babylone (Chaldean) Patriarch

Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Cardinal Delly retired as Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq.

Mataca retired, Chong named Suva Archbishop

Archbishop Petero Mataca retired and Archbishop-elect Peter Loy Chong was named Archbishop of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania).

Thevenin named Apostolic Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin was named Apostolic Nuncio and titular archbishop of Aeclanum.

Note: no country was specified.

Soares Vieira retired, Castriani named Manaus Archbishop

Archbishop Luiz Soares Vieira retired and Archbishop-designate Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. was named Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Castriani had been serving as Prelate of Tefé.

Gallagher named Australia Nuncio

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher was named Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto was named Apostolic Nuncio to Israel in August 2012.

Archbishop Gallagher had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

Pintor retired as Ozieri Bishop

Bishop Sergio Pintor retired as Bishop of Ozieri, Italy.

Gänswein named Papal Household Prefect

Archbishop-elect Georg Gänswein was named Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household and titular archbishop of Urbs Salvia.

The post had been vacant since then-Archbishop James Michael Harvey was named Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} in November 2012.

Okpaleke named Ahiara Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Ebere Okpaleke was named Bishop of Ahiara, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Victor Adibe Chikwe in September 2010.

Dell’Oro named Atyrau Apostolic Administrator

Bishop-elect Adelio Dell’Oro was named Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan and titular bishop of Castulo.

Chatlain named Keewatin-Le Pas Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Murray Chatlain was named Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I. in July 2012.

Archbishop-designate Chatlain had been serving as Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territory and will now serve also as it's Apostolic Administrator.

Voderholzer named Regensburg Bishop

Bishop-elect Rudolf Voderholzer was named Bishop of Regensburg, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in July 2012.

Bochatey named La Plata Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alberto Germán Bochatey, O.S.A. was named Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina and titular bishop of Mons in Mauretania.