Paluzzi resigned as Montevergine Abbot

Abbot Beda (Umberto) Paluzzi, O.S.B. resigned as Abbot of Montevergine, Italy.

Traquina Maria named Lisboa Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Augusto Traquina Maria was named Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal and titular bishop of Lugura.

Senra de Faria Coelho named Braga Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho was named Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal and titular bishop of Plestia.

Fernández Angulo named Caracas Auxiliary

Bishop-elect José Trinidad Fernández Angulo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela and titular bishop of Pumentum.

Piemontese named Terni-Narni-Amelia Bishop

Bishop-elect Giuseppe Piemontese, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Vincenzo Paglia was named President of the Pontifical Council for the Family in June 2012.

Gurda named Siedlce Bishop

Bishop Kazimierz Gurda was named Bishop of Siedlce, Poland.

Bishop Gurda had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce.

Cichy retired, Kiernikowski named Legnica Bishop

Bishop Stefan Cichy retired and Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski was named Bishop of Legnica, Poland.

Bishop Kiernikowski had been serving as Bishop of Siedlce.

Turco retired, Barbosa de Sousa named Osasco Bishop

Bishop Ercílio Turco retired and Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Barbosa de Sousa had been serving as Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana.

Odetoyinbo named Abeokuta Bishop

Bishop-elect Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo was named Bishop of Abeokuta, Nigeria.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Alfred Adewale Martins was named Archbishop of Lagos in May 2012.

Nkaijanabwo retired, Kibira named Kasese Bishop

Bishop Egidio Nkaijanabwo retired and Bishop-elect Acquirino Francis Kibira was named Bishop of Kasese, Uganda.

McMahon retired, Williams named Brentwood Bishop

Bishop Thomas McMahon retired and Bishop-elect Alan Williams, S.M. was named Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain.

Skomarovskyi named Lutsk Bishop

Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi was named Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Markijan Trofym’yak in July 2012.

Bishop Skomarovskyi had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr

Macbeth-Green named Wilcannia-Forbes Bishop

Bishop-elect Columba Macbeth-Green, O.S.P.P.E. was named Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Christopher Henry Toohey in June 2009.

D’Ercole named Ascoli Piceno Bishop

Bishop Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P. was named Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Silvano Montevecchi in September 2013.

Bishop D’Ercole had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila.

Buczek resigned, Szyrokoradiuk named Kharkiv-Zaporizhia Bishop

Bishop Marian Buczek resigned and Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine.

Bishop Szyrokoradiuk had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Zytomir.

de Angelis retired, McGrattan named Peterborough Bishop

Bishop Nicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. retired and Bishop William Terrence McGrattan was named Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Bishop McGrattan had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto.

Fabene named titular bishop

Bishop-elect Fabio Fabene was named Titular Bishop of Aquipendium while remaining an Official of the Synod of Bishops.

Tran Văn Toan named Long Xuyên Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Joseph Tran Văn Toan was named Auxiliary Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam and auxiliary bishop of Acalissus.

Stevens retired, Ateba Edo named Maroua-Mokolo Bishop

Bishop Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, P.F.E. retired and Bishop-elect Bruno Ateba Edo, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon.

Oster named Passau Bishop

Bishop-elect Stefan Oster, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Passau, Germany.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Wilhelm Schraml in October 2012.

Michel named Valence Bishop

Bishop-elect Pierre-Yves Michel was named Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize was named Bishop of Metz in June 2013.

Aupetit named Nanterre Bishop

Bishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit was named Bishop of Nanterre, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Gérard Antoine Léopold Daucourt in November 2013.

Bishop Aupetit had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Paris.

Zingtung Grawng retired, Mang Thang succeeded as Mandalay Archbishop

Archbishop Paul Zingtung Grawng retired and Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang succeeded as Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar.

Archbishop Mang Thang had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Kharkiv erected, Tuchapets named Archiepiscopal Exarch

The Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine was erected by spliting Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian).

Bishop-elect Vasyl Tuchapets, O.S.B.M. was named its first Archiepiscopal Exarch and Titular Bishop of Centuriones.

Senkiv named Stryj Bishop; Manyshyn named Auxiliary

Bishop Taras Senkiv, O.M. was named Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Julian Gbur, S.V.D. in March 2011.

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

Bishop-elect Bohdan Manyshyn was named Auxiliary Bishop of Stryj and titular Bishop of Lesvi.

Coppola named Chad Nuncio

Archbishop Franco Coppola was named Apostolic Nuncio to Chad in addition to his other duties.

Hudson named Westminster Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Nicholas Gilbert Hudson was named Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain and titular bishop of Sanctus Germanus.

Dydycz retired, Pikus named Drohiczyn Bishop

Bishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop Tadeusz Pikus was named Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland.

Bishop Pikus had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}.

Teixeira Guimarães retired, Francisco named Cornélio Procópio Bishop

Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Manoel João Francisco was named Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil.

Bishop Francisco had been serving as Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina.

Tebartz-van Elst resigned as Limburg Bishop

Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst resigned as Bishop of Limburg, Germany.

Zalewski named Zimbabwe Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Marek Zalewski was named Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe and titular archbishop of Africa.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop George Kocherry was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh in July 2013.

Pesoa Ribera and Saldías Pedraza named La Paz Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. and Bishop-elect Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. were named Auxiliary Bishops of La Paz, Bolivia and titular bishops of Leges and Phelbes, respectively.

Miranda Guardiola and Pérez Talamantes named Monterrey Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola and Bishop-elect Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes were named Auxiliary Bishops of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México and titular bishops of Idicra and Auzegera, respectively.

Nguyên Van Tot named Sri Lanka Nuncio

Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire in October 2013.

Archbishop Nguyên Van Tot had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.

López Quintana named Estonia and Latvia Nuncio

Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia in addition to his other posts.

Pham Minh Mân retired, Bùi Văn Ðoc succeeded as Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh Archbishop

Jean-Baptiste Cardinal Pham Minh Mân retired and Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðoc succeeded as Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam.

Archbishop Bùi Văn Ðoc had been serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Thissen retired as Hamburg Archbishop

Archbishop Werner Thissen retired as Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany.

D’Alise named Caserta Bishop

Bishop Giovanni D’Alise was named Bishop of Caserta, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Pietro Farina in September 2013.

Bishop D’Alise had been serving as Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.

McMahon named Liverpool Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. was named Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Patrick Altham Kelly in February 2013.

Archbishop-designate McMahon had been serving as Bishop of Nottingham.

Zapata Ortiz named Papantla Bishop

Bishop José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz was named Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong was named an Official of the Congregation for the Clergy in September 2013.

Bishop Zapata Ortiz had been serving as Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz.

Teixeira named São José dos Campos Bishop

Bishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. was named Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Moacir Silva was named Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto in April 2013.

Bishop Teixeira had been serving as Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Baia.

Serrao named Shimoga Bishop

Bishop-elect Francis Serrao, S.J. was named Bishop of Shimoga, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo was named Bishop of Udupi in July 2012.

Saraiva de França retired, Soares da Costa named Palmares Bishop

Bishop Genival Saraiva de França retired and Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa was named Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Bishop Soares da Costa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe.

Marzinkowski retired, Yapaupa succeeded as Alindao Bishop

Bishop Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp. retired and Bishop Cyr-Nestor Yapaupa succeeded as Bishop of Alindao, Central African Republic.

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

Pankshin, Nigeria erected, Gokum named Bishop

The Diocese of Pankshin, Nigeria was erected with territory taken from the archdiocese of Jos and the diocese of Shendam.

Bishop-elect Michael Gobal Gokum was named its first bishop.

Garita Herrera named Ciudad Quesada Bishop

Bishop-elect José Manuel Garita Herrera was named Bishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez in December 2012.

de la Cruz named Zamboanga Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz was named Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Romulo Geolina Valles was named Archbishop of Davao in February 2012.

Archbishop-designate de la Cruz had been serving as Bishop of Kidapawan.

Byrne named Birmingham Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Robert Byrne, C.O. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain and titular bishop of Cuncacestre.

Beltrán Santamaria resigned as Sincelejo Bishop

Bishop Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria resigned as Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia.

Vorrath retired, Zimmermann named Essen Auxiliary

Bishop Franz Vorrath retired and Bishop-elect Wilhelm Zimmermann was named Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany and titular bishop of Benda.

Dalu named Songea Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Damian Denis Dalu was named Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Norbert Wendelin Mtega in May 2013.

Archbishop-designate Dalu had been serving as Bishop of Geita.

Sabi Bio named Natitingou Bishop

Bishop-elect Antoine Sabi Bio was named Bishop of Natitingou, Benin.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Pascal N’Koué was named Archbishop of Parakou in June 2011.

Martín Croxatto named Comodoro Rivadavia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Fernando Martín Croxatto was named Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina and titular bishop of Fissiana.

Lubamba Ndjibu named Kasongo Bishop

Bishop-elect Placide Lubamba Ndjibu, M. Afr. was named Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.).

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka was named Coadjutor Bishop of Goma in April 2009.

McCarthy named Rockhampton Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael Fabian McCarthy was named Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Brian Heenan in October 2013.

van Megen named Sudan Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and titular archbishop of Novaliciana.

López Quintana named Lithuania Nuncio

Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada in December 2013.

Troncoso Troncoso retired, Contreras Villarroel named Melipilla Bishop

Bishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso retired and Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel was named Bishop of Melipilla, Chile.

Bishop Contreras Villarroel had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile.

Marceau named Nice Bishop

Bishop André Marceau was named Bishop of Nice, France.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé in August 2013.

Siebenbrock retired, Félix named Governador Valadares Bishop

Bishop Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. retired and Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix was named Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bishop Félix had been serving as Bishop of Luz.

Giobando named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Ernesto Giobando, S.J. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Appiaria.

Smith named Portland Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Peter Leslie Smith was named Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA and titular bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania.

Paďour resigned as České Budĕjovice Bishop

Bishop Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. resigned as Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic.

Meisner retired as Köln Archbishop

Joachim Cardinal Meisner retired as Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany.

Masseroni retired, Arnolfo named Vercelli Archbishop

Archbishop Enrico Masseroni retired and Archbishop-elect Marco Arnolfo was named Archbishop of Vercelli, Italy.

Gisana named Piazza Armerina Bishop

Bishop-elect Rosario Gisana was named Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michele Pennisi was named Archbishop of Monreale in February 2013.

de Souza Campos named Divinópolis Bishop

Bishop-elect José Carlos de Souza Campos was named Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos was named Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro in August 2012.

McKeown named Derry Bishop

Bishop Donal McKeown was named Bishop of Derry, Ireland.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Séamus Hegarty in November 2011.

Bishop McKeown had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor.

Fortuniak retired as Poznań Auxiliary

Bishop Zdzisław Fortuniak retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland.

Secretariat for the Economy establish, Pell named Prefect

The Secretariat for the Economy was established. George Cardinal Pell was named its first Prefect.

Getalado named Funafuti Superior

Father Reynaldo B. Getalado, M.S.P. was named Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania).

The mission "sui iuris" had been vacant since the death of Father John Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C. in February 2014.

Vera Soto named Iquique Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto was named Bishop of Iquique, Chile.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández in October 2012.

Bishop Vera Soto had been serving as Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama.

College of Cardinals: Notes, Statistics, and updated Charts

The Charts (Warning: PDF format) The charts are:

• Number of Cardinals (1585-2024; 1915-2024; and 1965-2024)
• Average Age (1585-2024; 1915-2024; and 1965-2024)

After this consistory (22 Feb 2014):

• 218 Cardinals (122 Electors)
• Average Age (all): 77.82
• Average Age (Electors only): 71.49
• Average Years as Cardinal (all): 11.54
• Average Years as Cardinal (Electors only): 6.65

After the last consistory of Pope Benedict XVI (24 Nov 2012):

• 211 Cardinals (120 Electors)
• Average Age (all): 77.98
• Average Age (Electors only): 71.88
• Average Years as Cardinal (all): 11.50
• Average Years as Cardinal (Electors only): 7.20

Notes:

• Full List of the new Cardinals
• The youngest remains: Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Cardinal Thottunkal (Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India) at age 54.
• The second youngest: Chibly Cardinal Langlois (Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti) at Age 55
• The oldest: Loris Francesco Cardinal Capovilla (Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy) at Age 98

Future numbers, assuming no deaths or new creations of Cardinal-Electors:

• By the end of 2014: 112 Cardinal-Electors
• By the end of 2015: 107
• By the end of 2016: 94
• By the end of 2017: 89
• By the end of 2018: 82

dos Santos named Porto Bishop

Bishop António Francisco dos Santos was named Bishop of Porto, Portugal.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente was named Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon} in May 2013.

Bishop dos Santos had been serving as Bishop of Aveiro.

Leborgne named Amiens Bishop

Bishop-elect Olivier Leborgne was named Bishop of Amiens, France.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret was named Archbishop of Besançon in October 2013.

Ssentongo retired, Guzzetti named Moroto Bishop

Bishop Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo retired and Bishop-elect Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I. was named Bishop of Moroto, Uganda.

Kemme named Wichita Bishop

Bishop-elect Carl Allan Kemme was named Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Michael Owen Jackels was named Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa in April 2013.

Baldacchino named Miami Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Peter Baldacchino was named Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA and titular bishop of Vatarba.

Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga named Mpanda Bishop

Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga was named Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop William Pascal Kikoti in August 2012.

Bishop Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga had been serving as Bishop of Dodoma.

Barrionuevo Ramírez named Reyes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.SS.R. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Reyes, Bolivia and titular bishop of Vulturaria.

Montini named San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gustavo Alejandro Montini was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina and titular bishop of Tisedi.

Giorgi named Buenos Aires Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Alejandro Daniel Giorgi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina and titular bishop of Summa.

Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym (Ukrainian) Erected

The Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym (Ukrainian) was erected from Odessa-Krym.

Ivasyuk named Kolomyia-Chernivtsi Bishop

Bishop Vasyl Ivasyuk was named Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine.

Bishop Ivasyuk had been serving as Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa-Krym.

Bubniy named Odessa Archiepiscopal Exarch

Bishop-elect Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.SS.R. was named Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine and titular bishop of Thubursicum-Bure.

Cruz Santos named Caicó Bishop

Bishop-elect Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C. was named Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba in August 2012.

Manning retired, Francelino Ferreira named Valença Bishop

Bishop Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv. retired and Bishop Nelson Francelino Ferreira was named Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bishop Francelino Ferreira had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.

Khoarai retired, Tlhomola named Mohale’s Hoek Bishop

Bishop Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect John Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P. was named Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho.

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.

Hubbard retired, Scharfenberger named Albany Bishop

Bishop Howard James Hubbard retired and Bishop-elect Edward Bernard Scharfenberger was named Bishop of Albany, New York, USA.

Bishop Hubbard was the last active Bishop in the USA named to his post before Pope John Paul II became Pope.

Zglejszewski named Rockville Centre Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA and titular bishop of Nicives.

Moreno García retired, Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal named Cafayate Prelate

Bishop Mariano Anastasio Moreno García, O.S.A. retired and Bishop-elect José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A. was named Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina.

Patriarca retired, Hamungole named Monze Bishop

Bishop Emilio Patriarca retired and Bishop-elect Moses Hamungole was named Bishop of Monze, Zambia.

Keenan named Paisley Bishop

Bishop-elect John Keenan was named Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Philip Tartaglia was named Archbishop of Glasgow in July 2012.

Moon named San Martín Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Han Lim Moon was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Martín, Argentina and titular bishop of Thucca in Mauretania.

Gangemi named Mali Nuncio

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mali in addition to his other duties.

Zungu named Port Elizabeth Bishop

Bishop-elect Vincent Mduduzi Zungu, O.F.M. was named Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Michael Gower Coleman in August 2011.

Iriondo retired as New York Auxiliary

Bishop Josu Iriondo retired as Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA.

Fernández Villaseca and Ramos Pérez named Santiago de Chile Auxilaries

Bishop-elect Galo Fernández Villaseca and Bishop-elect Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez were named Auxiliary Bishops of Santiago de Chile and titular bishops of Simingi and Tetci, respectively.

Vadakumthala named Kannur Bishop

Bishop-elect Alex Joseph Vadakumthala was named Bishop of Kannur, India.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal was named Bishop of Calicut in May 2012.