Las Vegas elevated to Archdiocese, Thomas named Archbishop

The Diocese of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA is elevated to an Archdiocese with Reno and Salt Lake City, Utah as suffragans.

Archbishop-designate George Leo Thomas was named its first Archbishop.

Zabbara confirmed as Baghdad (Armenian) Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Nersès (Joseph) Zabbara was confirmed as Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq.

The archeparchy had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. in October 2017.

Ravel resigned as Strasbourg Archbishop

Archbishop Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. resigned as Archbishop of Strasbourg, France.

Bishop Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot, Bishop of Metz, was named Apostolic Administrator of Strasbourg.

Dew retired, Martin named New Zealand Military Bishop

John Atcherley Cardinal Dew retired and Archbishop-designate Paul Gerard Martin, S.M. was named Bishop of New Zealand, Military.

Jackels resigns as Dubuque Archbishop

Archbishop Michael Owen Jackels resigned as Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA.

Celino named El Paso Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Anthony Celino was named Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA and titular bishop of Maronana.

Porras Cardozo named Caracas Archbishop

Baltazar Enrique Cardinal Porras Cardozo was named Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela.

Laterza named Central African Republic and Chad Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Giuseppe Laterza was named Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic, Apostolic Nuncio to Chad, and Titular Archbishop of Vartana.

Izen named Saint Paul and Minneapolis Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Michael John Izen was named Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and titular bishop of Neoportus.

Furtado de Brito Sobrinho retired, Sousa Da Silva named Teresina Archbishop

Archbishop Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho retired and Archbishop-designate Juarez Sousa Da Silva was named Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil.

Archbishop-designate Sousa Da Silva had been serving as Bishop of Parnaíba.

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.

El-Kassis named United Arab Emirates Nuncio

Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis was named Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala in April 2020.

Archbishop El-Kassis had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan.

Accattino named Tanzania Nuncio

Archbishop Angelo Accattino was named Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Marek Solczyński was named Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey in February 2022.

Archbishop Accattino had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.

Vacca Ramirez named Villavicencio Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Misael Vacca Ramirez was named Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega in April 2022.

Archbishop-designate Vacca Ramirez had been serving as Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso.

Mascarenhas named Baroda Bishop

Bishop-elect Sebastião Mascarenhas, S.F.X. was named Bishop of Baroda, India.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. in December 2021.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has Died

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, has died.

He was 95 years old. He had served as Pope for 7 years and as a Cardinal for 27 years. He had also served as a Bishop for 45 years and 71 years as a Priest.

May he rest in peace.

Martínez Méndez named Izabal Bishop

Bishop-elect Miguel Ángel Martínez Méndez was named Bishop of Izabal, Guatemala.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Domingo Buezo Leiva was named Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango in July 2021.

Esposito-Garcia and Menjivar-Ayala named Washington Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Juan R. Esposito-Garcia and Bishop-elect Evelio Menjivar-Ayala were named Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA and titular bishops of Tabla and Aëtus, respectively.

Kettler retired, Neary named Saint Cloud Bishop

Bishop Donald Joseph Kettler retired and Bishop-elect Patrick Neary, C.S.C. was named Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA.

Bondu named Rennes Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean Bondu was named Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France and titular bishop of Vaison.