New Cardinals

Pope Benedict XVI announced on 2012.01.06 that he would elevate the following 22 prelates to the Sacred College of Cardinals in a consistory on 2012.02.18.

1. Archbishop Fernando Filoni (65), Titular Archbishop of Volturno, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, President of Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University
2. Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro (73), Titular Archbishop of Beneventum, Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary
3. Archbishop Santos Abril y Castelló (76), Titular Archbishop of Tamada, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, Vice-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera
4. Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò (73), Titular Archbishop of Eclano, President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
5. Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello (69), Titular Archbishop of Urbisaglia, President of Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State, President of Governorate of the Vatican City State
6. Archbishop Francesco Coccopalmerio (73), Titular Archbishop of Cœliana, President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
7. Archbishop João Bráz de Aviz (64), Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil)
8. Archbishop Edwin Frederick O’Brien (72), Pro-Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Apostolic Administrator of Baltimore (United States), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (United States)
9. Archbishop Domenico Calcagno (68), President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Archbishop ad personam, Bishop emeritus of Savona–Noli (Italy)
10. Archbishop Giuseppe Versaldi (68), President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Apostolic Administrator of Alessandria (Italy), Archbishop ad personam, Bishop emeritus of Alessandria (Italy)
11. Major Archbishop George Alencherry (66), Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India), President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church
12. Archbishop Thomas Christopher Collins (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada)
13. Archbishop Dominik Duka, O.P. (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia), President of Česká Biskupská Konference
14. Archbishop Willem Jacobus Eijk (58), Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands), President of Nederlandse Bisschoppenconferentie
15. Archbishop Giuseppe Betori (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy)
16. Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (United States), President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
17. Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Berlin (Germany)
18. Bishop John Tong Hon (湯漢) (72), Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)
19. Major Archbishop Lucian Mureşan (80), Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania), President of Conferinţa Episcopală România, President of Synod of the Romanian Church
20. Msgr. Julien Ries (91)
21. Fr. Prosper Grech, O.S.A. (86), Titular Archbishop of San Leone
22. Fr. Karl Josef Becker, S.J. (83)

Recent Appointments

• 2012.02.03: Bishop Leslie Rogers Tomlinson (68), Titular Bishop of Sinitis and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia), was appointed as Bishop of Sandhurst (Australia)
• 2012.02.02: Bishop Joseph Luc André Bouchard (63), Bishop of Saint-Paul (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Trois-Rivières (Canada)
• 2012.02.02: Bishop Paul Lortie (67), Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana and Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Mont-Laurier (Canada)
• 2012.02.02: Bishop Vital Massé (75) resigned as Bishop of Mont-Laurier (Canada)
• 2012.02.02: Bishop Martin Veillette (75) resigned as Bishop of Trois-Rivières (Canada)
• 2012.02.02: Fr. Luis José Rueda Aparicio (49) was elected Bishop of Montelíbano (Colombia)
• 2012.02.02: Fr. Timothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S. (50) was elected Titular Bishop of Naiera and Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)
• 2012.02.02: Fr. Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe (53) was elected Titular Bishop of Strathearn and Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)
• 2012.02.02: Bishop Paul Consbruch, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany), passed away at the age of 81
• 2012.02.02: Bishop José Bonello, O.F.M. (50) succeeded as Bishop of Juticalpa (Honduras)
• 2012.02.02: Bishop Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M. (73) resigned as Bishop of Juticalpa (Honduras)
• 2012.02.02: Fr. Juan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M. (49) was elected Bishop-Prelate of El Salto (Mexico)
• 2012.02.02: Fr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna (41) was elected Titular Bishop of Scebatiana and Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora (Nigeria)
• 2012.02.02: Msgr. José Manuel Romero Barrios (56) was elected Titular Bishop of Materiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Venezuela)

Upcoming Celebrations

• 2012.02.02: World Day for Consecrated Life 2012
• 2012.02.11: World Day of the Sick 2012
• 2012.02.18: Consistory for the Creation of 22 Cardinals
• 2012.02.22 – 2012.04.05: Lent 2012
• 2012.03.23 – 2012.03.26: Apostolic Journey to Mexico
• 2012.03.26 – 2012.03.28: Apostolic Journey to Cuba
• 2012.04.01: World Youth Day 2012
• 2012.04.05 – 2012.04.08: Triduum 2012
• 2012.04.29: World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2012
• 2012.05?: Apostolic Journey to Monaco

Recent Major Papal Documents

• 2011.11.19: Apostolic Exhortation Africa's Commitment / Africæ Munus On the Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace
• 2011.10.11: Motu Proprio Porta fidei For the Indiction of the Year of Faith
• 2011.08.30: Motu Proprio Quærit semper On dispensation from a ratified and non-consummated marriage and the causes of the nullity of sacred ordination
• 2010.12.30: Motu Proprio “For the prevention and countering of illegal activities in the area of monetary and financial dealings”
• 2010.11.20: Apostolic Letter “On the Cardinal Title of S. Corbiniano and the Cardinal Deaconries of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani and S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane”

Recent Curial Documents

• 2012.01.27: Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Message “For the 59th World Day of Leprosy (2012)”
• 2012.01.06: Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note “Pastoral recommendations for the Year of Faith”
• 2012.01.01: Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Decree “Erection of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter”
• 2011.10.24: Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Note “Towards reforming the international financial and monetary systems in the context of global public authority”
• 2011.10.20: Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, Message “To the Hindus on the Feast of Diwali 2011”

Recent Minor Papal Documents

• 2012.01.24: Message “For the 46th World Communications Day (2012)”
• 2012.01.06: Message “For World Day for Missions 2012”
• 2011.12.27: Message “For the 'Holy Mass for Families' (Madrid)”
• 2011.12.25: Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2011”
• 2011.12.16: Message “Video link message for the closing of the Jubilee Year in Naples”

Recent Papal Speeches

• 2012.02.02: Homily “Vespers on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord”
• 2012.01.27: Speech “To participants in the Plenary Session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith”
• 2012.01.26: Speech “To the Rectors, Professors and Seminarians of the Pontifical Seminaries of the Italian Regions of Campania, Calabria and Umbria on the occasion of the Centenary of their Foundation”
• 2012.01.25: Homily “Feast of the Conversion of St Paul the Apostle”
• 2012.01.21: Speech “To Prelate Auditors, Officials and Advocates of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota on the occasion of the inauguration of the Judicial Year”