Chile Bishop Gaspar Francisco Quintana Jorquera , C.M.F., Bishop emeritus of Copiapó (Chile), passed away at 89
Chile Bishop Miguel Caviedes Medina, Bishop emeritus of Los Ángeles (Chile), passed away at 95
Chile Archbishop Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira, Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia and Secretary of Dicastery for the Clergy, was appointed as Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Chile) and Archbishop ad personam
Chile Cardinal Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Mauro Abate
Chile Bishop Rafael de la Barra Tagle , S.V.D., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Illapel (Chile), passed away at 94
Chile Bishop Alejandro Goić Karmelić, Bishop emeritus of Rancagua (Chile), passed away at 85
Italy Archbishop Ivo Scapolo resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
Chile Archbishop Patricio Infante Alfonso, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Antofagasta (Chile), passed away at 95
Chile Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco , O.F.M. Cap., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile) and former President of Episcopal Conference of Chile, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Chile)
India Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
Ecuador Bishop Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Escobar, Titular Bishop of Glavinitza and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of San Jacinto (Ecuador)
Chile Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Mauro Abate
Chile Fr. Mario Salas Becerra , O. de M., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Ita and Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile)
Chile Fr. Mario Salas Becerra , O. de M., was elected Titular Bishop of Ita and Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile)
Chile Fr. Henry Joseph Balzan was consecrated as Titular Bishop of La Imperial and Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena (Chile)
Chile Bishop Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada , SS.CC., Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Chile) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Chile, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile)
Spain Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
Chile Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Chile
Chile Archbishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina, Metropolitan Archbishop of Antofagasta (Chile), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chile
Chile Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Chile
Chile Fr. Henry Joseph Balzan, Priest of Malta (Malta), was elected Titular Bishop of La Imperial and Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena (Chile)
Chile Bishop Pedro Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez resigned as Bishop of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Chile)
Chile Bishop Cristián Castro Toovey, Titular Bishop of Tigava and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Chile)
Chile Bishop Julio Esteban Larrondo Yáñez, Titular Bishop of Magarmel and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile)
Chile Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco , O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) and President of Episcopal Conference of Chile
Chile Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chile, was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Chile and Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile)
Chile Sr. Teresa Valenzuela Albornoz , A.A.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Adoratrices Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity
Chile Bishop Carlos Alberto Godoy Labraña, Titular Bishop of Pudentiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Osorno (Chile)
Chile Fr. Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés was consecrated as Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile)
Chile Fr. Luis Alberto Migone Repetto was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Amaura and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)
Chile Fr. Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés, Priest of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Chile), was elected Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile)
Chile Fr. Luis Alberto Migone Repetto, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Amaura and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)
Chile Bishop Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo , O.F.M., Bishop of Osorno (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Temuco (Chile)
Chile Bishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl , O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Villarrica (Chile), passed away at 91
Chile Fr. Álvaro Chordi Miranda was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Regiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)
Ecuador Fr. Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Escobar was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Glavinitza and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Chile Bishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez , O.M.D., Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile), was appointed as Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile)
Chile Fr. Álvaro Chordi Miranda, Priest of Vitoria (Spain), was elected Titular Bishop of Regiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)
Chile Fr. Isauro Ulises Covili Linfati , O.F.M., was consecrated as Bishop of Iquique (Chile)
Ecuador Fr. Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Escobar, Priest of Cuenca (Ecuador), was elected Titular Bishop of Glavinitza and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Italy Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum and Secretary of State emeritus of Secretariat of State, passed away at 94
Chile Fr. Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Theuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile)
Chile Fr. Óscar Walter García Barreto was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Horta and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile)
Chile Fr. Isauro Ulises Covili Linfati , O.F.M., Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University Antonianum, was elected Bishop of Iquique (Chile)
Chile Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas , S.D.B., Bishop of Temuco (Chile), passed away at 70
Chile Fr. Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia, Priest of Concepción (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Theuzi and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile)
Chile Fr. Óscar Walter García Barreto, Priest of Concepción (Chile), was elected Titular Bishop of Horta and Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile)
Chile Bishop Tomás Osvaldo González Morales , S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Punta Arenas (Chile), passed away at 86
Chile Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello , S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Chile)
Chile Bishop Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence , S.D.B., resigned as Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile)
Italy Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator to the Parish of Međugorje of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Chile Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic, Titular Bishop of La Imperial and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile)
Chile Fr. Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia
Chile Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, Cardinal-Priest of S. Saba pro hac vice Title, Bishop emeritus of Valparaíso (Chile) and Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, passed away at 94
Chile Archbishop-elect Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira was appointed as Secretary of Dicastery for the Clergy
Chile Fr. Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira, Priest of Santiago (Chile), was elected Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia
Chile Fr. Cristián Castro Toovey was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tigava and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)
Chile Fr. Carlos Alberto Godoy Labraña was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Pudentiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)
Chile Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco , O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Chile
Chile Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chile
Chile Bishop Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada , SS.CC., Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Chile), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Chile
Chile Archbishop Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Chile
Chile Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas resigned as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chile
Chile Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Chile
Last updated on 2026年04月12日
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