Recent Appointments

Cardinal João Bráz de Aviz, Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life and Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia and Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami and Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio, Pontifical Delegate for Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata, Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions), President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations, Patron of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano and President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Ponziano pro hac vice Title

Msgr. Andrea Ripa was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cerveteri and Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq) and Member of Council for the Economy, was appointed as Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Simone Renna was appointed as Undersecretary of Congregation for Clergy

Msgr. Alejandro W. Bunge resigned as President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Msgr. Andrea Ripa, Undersecretary of Congregation for Clergy, was elected Titular Bishop of Cerveteri and Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca, Auditor General of Apostolic Camera and Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Archbishop Giacomo Morandi, Titular Archbishop of Cerveteri and Secretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy)

Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq and Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., Undersecretary of Migrant and Refugee Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was appointed as Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and President of Vatican COVID-19 Commission

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson resigned as Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and President of Vatican COVID-19 Commission

Mr. Antonino Intersimone was appointed as Director of Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of Vatican City State

Lieutenant Colonel Philippe Morard resigned as Vice Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Lieutenant Colonel Loïc Marc Rossier was appointed as Vice Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Dr. Benjamín Estévez Cominges was appointed as Delegate of the Administration of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

Archbishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong, Secretary for Seminaries of Congregation for Clergy and Archbishop ad personam, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Jalapa (Mexico)

Msgr. Abdou Yaacoub, Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, passed away at 74

Cardinal Marcello Semeraro took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica

Msgr. Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C., Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota and President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State, was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for the Verification and Application of Mitis Iudex in the Churches of Italy

Sr. Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E., was appointed as Secretary General of Governorate of Vatican City State

Mr. Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi was appointed as Vice Secretary General of Governorate of Vatican City State

Dr. Charlotte Kreuter-Kirchhof, Member of Council for the Economy, was appointed as Vice-Coordinator of Council for the Economy

Fr. Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia and Secretary of Congregation for Clergy

Msgr. Cristiano Antonietti was appointed as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Msgr. Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, was appointed as Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff and Head of Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine Chapel

Sr. Yvonne Reungoat, F.M.A., resigned as Superior General of Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium)

Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, F.M.A., was appointed as Superior General of Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium)

Archbishop-elect Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira was appointed as Secretary of Congregation for Clergy

Archbishop Joël Mercier resigned as Secretary of Congregation for Clergy

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of Governorate of Vatican City State

Archbishop Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C., Director of Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of Vatican City State, Secretary General of Governorate of Vatican City State, Member of Financial Security Committee and Member of Commission for Confidential Matters, was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of Governorate of Vatican City State

Fr. Serge-Thomas Bonino, O.P., resigned as Secretary General of International Theological Commission

Msgr. Piero Coda was appointed as Secretary General of International Theological Commission

Cardinal Mario Grech took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano

Dr. Marco Buonocore resigned as President of Roman Pontifical Academy of Archaeology

Dr. Maurizio Sannibale was appointed as President of Roman Pontifical Academy of Archaeology

Archbishop Piero Marini resigned as President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

Fr. Corrado Maggioni, S.M.M., Undersecretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, was appointed as President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

Bishop Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C., Director of Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of Vatican City State, Secretary General of Governorate of Vatican City State, Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari, Member of Financial Security Committee and Member of Commission for Confidential Matters, was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari

Msgr. Philippe Bordeyne was appointed as President of Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Matrimonial and Family Science

Msgr. Pierangelo Sequeri resigned as President of Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Matrimonial and Family Science

Fr. Kolumban Reichlin, O.S.B., was appointed as Chaplain of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Fr. Thomas Widmer resigned as Chaplain of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Bishop Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta resigned as Assessor of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tortona (Italy)

Msgr. Guido Marini, Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff and Head of Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine Chapel, was elected Bishop of Tortona (Italy)

Fr. Augusto Zampini-Davies resigned as Adjunct Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Fr. Fabio Baggio, C.S., Undersecretary of Migrant and Refugee Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was appointed as Secretary of Vatican COVID-19 Commission

Sr. Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A., Undersecretary of Faith and Development Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was appointed as Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Delegate to Vatican COVID-19 Commission

Prof. Rodrigo Guerra López was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Fr. Massimo Fusarelli, O.F.M., was appointed as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum

Fr. Michael Anthony Perry, O.F.M., resigned as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum

Fr. Aurelio García Macías was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Rotdon and Undersecretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Colombia

Fr. Bruno-Marie Duffé resigned as Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Secretary of Vatican COVID-19 Commission

Fr. Andrea Bozzolo, S.D.B., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Salesian Pontifical University

Msgr. Orazio Pepe was appointed as Secretary of Fabric of St. Peter

Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J., Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Libya, Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

Fr. Andrew Small, O.M.I., was appointed as Secretary pro tempore of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Sebastiano Paciolla, O. Cist., Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, passed away at 58

Fr. Luigi Maria Epicoco was appointed as Ecclesiastical Assistant of Dicastery for Communication and Editorialist of L’Osservatore Romano

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine

Cardinal Marcello Semeraro resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Albano (Italy)

Cardinal Beniamino Stella resigned as Prefect of Congregation for Clergy and President of Interdicasterial Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order

Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植うえ), Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, was promoted as Prefect of Congregation for Clergy, President of Interdicasterial Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order and Archbishop ad personam

Fr. Michał Paluch, O.P., resigned as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., was appointed as Rector Magnificus of Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano

Archbishop Arthur Roche, Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Archbishop ad personam and Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata, was appointed as Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M., Bishop of Tortona (Italy), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Tortona (Italy), Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Archbishop ad personam

Fr. Aurelio García Macías was elected Titular Bishop of Rotdon and Undersecretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Prof. Lucia Bozzi was appointed as Applied Magistrate of Tribunal of Vatican City State

Msgr. Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C., Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Dr. Alessandro Cassinis Righini, Auditor General ad interim of Office of the Auditor General, was appointed as Auditor General of Office of the Auditor General

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane and Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of Pontifical Council for Culture, President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology and Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title

Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore pro hac vice Title

Fr. Armando Matteo was appointed as Adjunct Undersecretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Fr. Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Suliana and Undersecretary of Synod of Bishops

Msgr. Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C., Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Archbishop Mario Giordana resigned as Extraordinary Commissioner for Fabric of St. Peter

Msgr. Pio Vito Pinto resigned as Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota and President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Mr. Juan Carlos Cruz was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Sr. Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A., was appointed as Undersecretary of Faith and Development Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Msgr. Robert W. Oliver resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Bishop Vittorio Lanzani resigned as Delegate of Fabric of St. Peter

Archbishop Giuseppe Satriano resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Rossano–Cariati (Italy)

Sr. Nuria Calduch-Benages, M.H.S.F.N., was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Biblical Commission

Prof. Roberto Bernabei was appointed as Personal Doctor of the Pope of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Dr. Immacolata Incocciati was appointed as Secretary General of Pontifical Lateran University

Cardinal Robert Sarah resigned as Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Cardinal Angelo Comastri resigned as Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy), President of Fabric of St. Peter and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Peter

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy), President of Fabric of St. Peter and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Peter

Sr. Nathalie Becquart, X.M.C.J., was appointed as Undersecretary of Synod of Bishops

Fr. Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A., was elected Titular Bishop of Suliana and Undersecretary of Synod of Bishops

Dr. Catia Summaria was appointed as Promotor of Justice of Appeals Court of Vatican City State