Bagnasco retired, Tasca named Genova Archbishop

Angelo Cardinal Bagnasco retired and Archbishop-elect Marco Tasca, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy.

Martorell retired, Baisi named Puerto Iguazú Bishop

Bishop Marcelo Raúl Martorell retired and Bishop Nicolás Baisi was named Bishop of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina.

Bishop Baisi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata.

Binzer resigned as Cincinnati Auxiliary

Bishop Joseph Robert Binzer resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Lopes Ricci named Nova Friburgo Bishop

Bishop Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci was named Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Edney Gouvêa Mattoso in January 2020.

Bishop Lopes Ricci had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói.

Wagner da Silva retired, da Silva named Guarapuava Bishop

Bishop Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I. retired and Bishop Amilton Manoel da Silva, C.P. was named Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil.

Bishop da Silva had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba.

Desrochers named Pembroke Bishop

Bishop Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michael Mulhall was named Archbishop of Kingston in March 2019.

Bishop Desrochers had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall.

Ottawa-Cornwall erected, Damphousse named Coadjutor Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Ottawa and the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall were united to form the new Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.

Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. was serving as the ordinary for both jurisdictions and is now the Archbishop of the new archdiocese.

Archbishop-designate Marcel Damphousse was named the Coadjutor Archbishop.

He had been serving as Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie

Ahiwa named Bouaké Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa was named Auxiliary Bishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire and titular bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania.

Rucastle named Oudtshoorn Bishop

Bishop-elect Noel Andrew Rucastle was named Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia in July 2018.

Monis retired as Asansol Bishop

Bishop Cyprian Monis retired as Bishop of Asansol, India.

Lobo retired, Bose succeeded as Baruipur Bishop

Bishop Salvadore Lobo retired and Bishop Shyamal Bose succeeded as Bishop of Baruipur, India.

Bioshop Bose had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Conlon resigned as Joliet in Illinois Bishop

Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon resigned as Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA.

Jagodziński named Ghana Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and titular archbishop of Limosano.

Stella and Tagle named Cardinal-Bishops

Beniamino Cardinal Stella was named Cardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina.

Luis Antonio Gokim Cardinal Tagle was named Cardinal-Bishop of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle.

Montanari named Vice-Chamberlain

Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari was named Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber in addition to his other posts.

Leskovar named Iraq Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Mitja Leskovar was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and titular archbishop of Beneventum.

De Scalzi and Stucchi retired; Raimondi and Vegezzi named Milano Auxiliary

Bishop Erminio De Scalzi and Bishop Luigi Stucchi retired and Bishop-elect Giovanni Luca Raimondi and Bishop-elect Giuseppe Natale Vegezzi were named Auxiliary Bishops of Milano {Milan}, Italy and titular bishops of Feradi Maius and Turres Concordiae, respectively.

Damiano named Agrigento Coadjutor Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Alessandro Damiano was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy.

Marshall named Alexandria Bishop

Bishop-elect Robert W. Marshall was named Bishop of Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop David Prescott Talley was named Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee in March 2019.

Mazali named Erexim Bishop

Bishop-elect Adimir Antônio Mazali was named Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Caxias do Sul in June 2019.

Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel resigned as Callao Bishop

Bishop José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel resigned as Bishop of Callao, Peru.

Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. of Chiclayo was named Apostolic Administrator.

de Witte retired, dos Santos Silva Filho named Ruy Barbosa Bishop

Bishop André de Witte retired and Bishop Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho was named Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil.

Bishop dos Santos Silva Filho had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia.

Serratelli retired, Sweeney named Paterson Bishop

Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli retired and Bishop-elect Kevin J. Sweeney was named Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA.

Braxton retired, McGovern named Belleville Bishop

Bishop Edward Kenneth Braxton retired and Bishop-elect Michael G. McGovern was named Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA.

Mvé Engone retired, Iba-Ba named Libreville Archbishop

Archbishop Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba was named Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon.

Archbishop-designate Iba-Ba had been serving as Bishop of Franceville.

Ramos Krieger retired, da Rocha named São Salvador da Bahia Archbishop

Archbishop Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. retired and Sérgio Cardinal da Rocha was named Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.

Cardinal da Rocha had been serving as Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal.

Sebastianappan resigned as Salem Bishop

Bishop Singaroyan Sebastianappan resigned as Bishop of Salem, India.

Tuzia retired, Sigismondi named Orvieto-Todi Bishop

Bishop Benedetto Tuzia retired and Bishop Gualtiero Sigismondi was named Bishop of Orvieto-Todi, Italy.

Bishop Sigismondi had been serving as Bishop of Foligno.

Barbarin resigned as Lyon Archbishop

Philippe Xavier Ignace Cardinal Barbarin resigned as Archbishop of Lyon, France.

Hartmayer named Atlanta Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv. was named Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory was named Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia in April 2019.

Archbishop-designate Hartmayer had been serving as Bishop of Savannah, Georgia.

Ekwulobia erected; Okpaleke named Bishop

The Diocese of Ekwulobia, Nigeria was erected with territory taken from Awka.

Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke was named its first ordinary.

Portella Mbuyu retired, Mouanga named Kinkala Bishop

Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu retired and Bishop-elect Ildevert Mathurin Mouanga was named Bishop of Kinkala, Congo.

Romero Fernández named Rockville Centre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Luis Miguel Romero Fernández, M. Id. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA and titular bishop of Egara.

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.

Grosz retired as Buffalo Auxiliary

Bishop Edward Michael Grosz retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA.

Studerus, Lorenzo, and Saporito named Newark Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Gregory J. Studerus, Bishop-elect Elias R. Lorenzo, O.S.B., and Bishop-elect Michael A. Saporito were named Auxiliary Bishops of Newark, New Jersey, USA and titular bishops of Tarasa in Byzacena, Tabuda, and Luperciana, respectively

Bejarano named San Diego Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ramon Bejarano was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA and titular bishop of Carpi.

Gallaro named Oriental Churches Secretary

Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro was named Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and given the personal title of archbishop.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J. was named Apostolic Administrator of Košice (Slovakian), Slovakia in January 2020.

Archbishop Gallaro had been serving as Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy.

Chirackal named Tura Auxiliary

Bishope-elect Jose Chirackal was named Auxiliary Bishop of Tura, India and titular bishop of Acufida.

Elías Montoya retired as El Beni Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M. retired as Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia.

Adamczyk named Argentina Nuncio

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk was named Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina.

The post had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele in June 2019.

Arhcbishop Adamczyk had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

Kėvalas named Kaunas Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Kęstutis Kėvalas was named Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. in March 2019.

Archbishop-designate Kėvalas had been serving as Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda).

Bernacki retired, Szyrokoradiuk succeeded as Odessa-Simferopol Bishop

Bishop Bronisław Bernacki retired and Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. succeeded as Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine.

Bishop Szyrokoradiuk had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Juárez Párraga retired, Centellas Guzmán named Sucre Archbishop

Archbishop Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán was named Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia.

Archbishop-designate Centellas Guzmán had been serving as Bishop of Potosí.

Castro Quiroga retired, Villa Vahos named Tunja Archbishop

Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. retired and Archbishop-designate Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos was named Archbishop of Tunja, Colombia.

Archbishop-designate Villa Vahos had been serving as Bishop of Ocaña.

Meier named Augsburg Bishop

Bishop-elect Bertram Meier was named Bishop of Augsburg, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Konrad Zdarsa retired in July 2019.

Dempsey named Achonry Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Dempsey was named Bishop of Achonry, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Brendan Kelly was named Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh in December 2017.

Pérez Raygosa, Pérez Villareal, and Rivera Sánchez named México Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Luis Pérez Raygosa, Bishop-elect Héctor Mario Pérez Villareal, and Bishop-elect Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, M.Sp.S. were named Auxiliary Bishops of México, Federal District and titular bishops of Suava, Bennefa, and Aradi, respectively.

Rudelli named Zimbabwe Nuncio

Archbishop Paolo Rudelli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Marek Zalewski was named Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore in May 2018.

Re confirmed as Dean; Sandri as Vice-Dean of College of Cardinals

Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re was confirmed as the Dean of the College of Cardinals.

He had been serving as the Vice-Dean.

Leonardo Cardinal Sandri was confirmed as the new Vice-Dean.

Chaput retired, Perez named Philadelphia Archbishop

Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Archbishop-designate Nelson Jesus Perez was named Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Archbishop-designate Perez had been serving as Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio.

Vukšić named Vrhbosna Coadjutor Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Tomo Vukšić was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He had been serving as Bishop of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Military.

Scampa retired, Rocha Mota named São Luís de Montes Belos Bishop

Bishop Carmelo Scampa retired and Bishop-elect Lindomar Rocha Mota was named Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil.

Gouvêa Mattoso resigned as Nova Friburgo Bishop

Bishop Edney Gouvêa Mattoso resigned as Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bishop Paulo Antônio de Conto was named Apostolic Administrator.

Crişan named Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Cristian Dumitru Crişan was confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania and named titular bishop of Abula.

Bot named Lugoj Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Călin Ioan Bot was confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania and named titular bishop of Abrittum.

Barsi retired, David named Monaco Archbishop

Archbishop Bernard César Augustin Barsi retired and Archbishop-elect Dominique-Marie David was named Archbishop of Monaco.

Swain retired, DeGrood named Sioux Falls Bishop

Bishop Paul Joseph Swain retired and Bishop-elect Donald Edward DeGrood was named Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.

Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and Evangelization of Peoples

Edwin Frederick Cardinal O’Brien retired as Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Fernando Cardinal Filoni, who had been serving as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, was named as his replacement.

In turn, Luis Antonio Gokim Cardinal Tagle, who had been serving as Archbishop of Manila, Philippines, was named as the new Prefect.

Malone resigned as Buffalo Bishop

Bishop Richard Joseph Malone resigned as Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA.

Bishop Edward Bernard Scharfenberger, Bishop of Albany, was named Apostolic Administrator.

Rojas named San Bernardino Coadjutor

Bishop Alberto Rojas was named Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

McClory named Gary Bishop

Bishop-elect Robert John McClory was named Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Donald Joseph Hying was named Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin in April 2019.

Robu retired, Percă named Bucarest Archbishop

Archbishop Ioan Robu retired and Archbishop-designate Aurel Percă was named Archbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania.

Archbishop-designate Percă had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi.

Malone named Shreveport Bishop

Bishop-elect Francis Ignatius Malone was named Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Michael Gerard Duca was named Bishop of Baton Rouge in June 2018.

Figueroa Morales named San Juan de Puerto Rico Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico and titular bishop of Phelbes.

Abril González named Arauca Bishop

Bishop Jaime Cristóbal Abril González was named Bishop of Arauca, Colombia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jaime Muñoz Pedroza was named Bishop of Girardot in July, 2018.

Bishop Abril González had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona.

Gendron retired, Hamelin named Saint-Jean-Longueuil Bishop

Bishop Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. retired and Bishop Claude Hamelin was named Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Hamelin had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.

Quintana named Mar del Plata Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Dario Rubén Quintana, O.A.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina and titular bishop of Bavagaliana.

Jordy named Tours Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy was named Archbishop of Tours, France.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Bernard-Nicolas Jean-Marie Aubertin, O. Cist. in October 2019.

Archbishop-designate Jordy had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Claude.

Thevenin named Egypt Nuncio

Archbishop Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Bruno Musarò was named Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica in August 2019.

Archbishop Thevenin had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

Utleg retired, Baccay named Tuguegarao Archbishop

Archbishop Sergio Lasam Utleg retired and Archbishop-designate Ricardo Lingan Baccay was named Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines.

Archbishop-designate Baccay had been serving as Bishop of Alaminos.

Fey retired, Auram named Kimbe Bishop

Bishop William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop-elect John Bosco Auram was named Bishop of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.

De la Torre Altamirano named Quito Auxiliary

Bishop-elect David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador and titular bishop of Bagai.

Sudar resigned as Vrhbosna Auxiliary

Bishop Pero Sudar resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ze Jeimphaung named Lashio Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Lucas Dau Ze Jeimphaung, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar.

Chikwe named Owerri Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Moses Chikwe was named Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria and titular bishop of Flumenzer.

Chávez named Concepción Coadjutor

Bishop José Melitón Chávez was nameed Coadjutor Bishop of Concepción, Argentina.

Bishop Chávez had been serving as Bishop of Añatuya.

Ossa Soto named Nueva Pamplona Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto was named Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Luis Madrid Merlano resigned in June 2018.

Archbishop-designate Ossa Soto had been serving as Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos.

Harris retired, Riesbeck named Saint John, New Brunswick Bishop

Bishop Robert Harris retired and Bishop Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C. was named Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Bishop Riesbeck had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario.

Bastes retired, Dialogo named Sorsogon Bishop

Bishop Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. retired and Bishop-elect Jose Alan V. Dialogo was named Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines.

Badini Confalonieri retired as Susa Bishop

Bishop Alfonso Badini Confalonieri retired as Bishop of Susa, Italy.

Saint John XXIII of Sofia created, Proykov named first Bishop

The Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (Bulgarian) was elevated to the Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian).

Bishop Christo Proykov was named its first Bishop.

Marino named Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy President

Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino was named President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste, and Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam.

Gloder named Cuba Nuncio

Archbishop Giampiero Gloder was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giorgio Lingua was named Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia in July 2019.

Archbishop Gloder had been serving as President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

Del Río Sendino retired, Saldías Pedraza named Tarija Bishop

Bishop Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino retired and Bishop Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. was named Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia.

Bishop Saldías Pedraza had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz.

Athipozhiyil retired, Anaparambil succeeded as Alleppey Bishop

Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil retired and Bishop James Raphael Anaparambil succeeded as Bishop of Alleppey, India.

Bishop Anaparambil had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Jenik retired, Whalen and Colacicco named New York Auxiliaries

Bishop John Joseph Jenik retired and Bishop-elect Edmund J. Whalen and Bishop-elect Gerardo J. Colacicco were named Auxiliary Bishops of New York, New York, USA and titular bishops of Cemerinianus and Erdonia, respectively.

Silva Pepeu resigned, Menezes da Silva named Vitória da Conquista Archbishop

Archbishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. resigned and Archbishop-designate Josafá Menezes da Silva was named Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Menezes da Silva had been serving as Bishop of Barreiras.

Vetter named Helena Bishop

Bishop-elect Austin Vetter was named Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop George Leo Thomas was named Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in February 2018.

Van Roijen named Corner Brook and Labrador Bishop

Bishop-elect Bartolomeus Van Roijen was named Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Peter Joseph Hundt was named Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland in December 2018.

Randazzo named Broken Bay Bishop

Bishop Anthony Randazzo was named Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Peter Andrew Comensoli was named Archbishop of Melbourne in June 2018.

Bishop Randazzo had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney.

Ortega Martín named Chile Nuncio

Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín was named Apostolic Nuncio to Chile.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ivo Scapolo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal in August 2019.

Archbishop Ortega Martín had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq.

Odzimek retired as Radom Auxiliary

Bishop Adam Odzimek retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland.

New Cardinals with their Titles

Created Cardinal:

• Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I., President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
  Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
• José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
  Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto
• Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
  Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella
• Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
  Cardinal-Priest of Santi Aquila e Priscilla
• Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
  Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa
• Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., Archbishop of Luxembourg
  Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto
• Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
  Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto
• Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Egidio
  Newly established as a Cardinal Title
• Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B., Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco
  Cardinal-Priest of San Leone I
• Michael F. Czerny, S.J., Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
  Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo

Created Cardinal (Non-Voting):

• Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
  Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
• Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J., Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angela Merici
• Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P., Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola
  Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia

Radrizzani retired, Scheinig named Mercedes-Luján Metropolitan Archbishop

Archbishop Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Jorge Eduardo Scheinig was named Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina.

In addition, the Archdiocese was elevated to a Metropolitan with these dioceses as suffragans: Merlo-Moreno, Nueve de Julio, and Zárate-Campana

Drennan resigned as Palmerston North Bishop

Bishop Charles Edward Drennan resigned as Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Castillo Pino named Portoviejo Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Eduardo José Castillo Pino was named Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Lorenzo Voltolini Esti in September 2018.

Archbishop-designate Castillo Pino had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the same archdiocese.

Ricard retired as Bordeaux Archbishop

Jean-Pierre Bernard Cardinal Ricard retired as Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France.

Auza named Spain and Andorra Nuncio

Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza was named Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra.

The posts had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Renzo Fratini in July 2019.

Archbishop Auza had been serving as Permanent Observer to United Nations.

Varden named Trondheim Prelate

Bishop-elect Erik Varden, O.C.S.O. was named Prelate of Trondheim, Norway.

The prelature had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Georg Müller, SS.CC. in june 2009.