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Thursday, September 15, 2022 Today, at 12:00 p.m. Rome time, the Holy See Press Office announced that His Holiness Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Paul Terrio and appointed The Most Rev. Monsignor Gary Anthony Franken as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Paul, transferring him from his current pastoral duty as Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Vancouver.

August 31, 2022 Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Frank Leo as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Montreal, the Holy See announced today, memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Following his episcopal ordination, the new bishop will join the auxiliary bishop currently assisting the Archbishop of Montreal, Most Rev. Alain Faubert, in serving the faithful of the Archdiocese.

March 17, 2022 His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Father Yvan Mathieu, S.M., currently Provincial Superior of the Pères Maristes du Canada (Marist Fathers of Canada), Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall and Titular Bishop of Vazari.

June 5, 2021 The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, titular of Corbavia, as apostolic nuncio in Canada. Archbishop Jurkovič has served until now as Holy See Permanent Observer at the United Nations and Specialised Agencies in Geneva and at the World Trade Organisation, and Holy See Representative at the International Organisation for Migration. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič was born in Kocevje (Slovenia) on 10 June 1952. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1977. He is hinged in Ljubljana. He has a degree in Canon Law. He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on May 1, 1984, and subsequently worked at the Pontifical Representations in Korea, Colombia, Russia and at the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State. He knows Croatian, Italian, Spanish, English, German, French and Russian.

St. Joseph Seminary rector appointed as new bishop of Prince Albert St. Joseph Seminary rector appointed as new bishop of Prince Albert March 25, 2021 His Holiness Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Albert Thévenot, M. Afr., as the Bishop of the Diocese of Prince Albert, and today appointed his successor, Father Stephen Hero. At the time of his appointment, Father Hero was the Rector of St. Joseph Seminary in Edmonton. Bishop Thévenot has been the Bishop of Prince Albert for the past 13 years. He submitted his resignation to the Holy Father upon reaching the age limit of 75, as stipulated by Canon 401 of the Code of Canon Law.