LEADERSHIP CHANGE — 14 Ottobre 2021 Germany: Eva Maria Welskop-Deffaa elected president of the German Caritas Association. First time for a woman
BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE — 15 Settembre 2021 Netherlands: Mgr. Hans van den Hende re-elected Bishops’ President for another five-year term
Appointments — 30 Giugno 2021 Austria: Kristina Edlinger-Ploder first woman vice-president of Caritas. “Helping people to help themselves”
APPOINTMENTS — 10 Maggio 2021 Germany: Anna-Nicole Heinrich, 25, President of Evangelical Church Synod. Mgr. Bätzing (DBK), “good sign”
Appointments — 22 Giugno 2020 Austria: first woman at the helm of Caritas. Anna Parr succeeds Bernd Wachter
Church in Europe — 16 Giugno 2020 Austria: Mgr. Lackner (Salzburg) is new president of Bishops’ Conference. He succeeds Card. Schönborn
Churches in Europe — 3 Marzo 2020 Germany: Mgr. Georg Bätzing, Bishop of Limburg, new president of German Bishops’ Conference
APPOINTMENTS — 14 Novembre 2019 Pope Francis: appoints Father Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves as prefect of Secretariat for Economy
Nordic countries — 2 Ottobre 2019 Norway: Erik Varden appointed bishop of Trondheim. “Our job is to show the light that no darkness can extinguish”
Statement — 3 Settembre 2019 COMECE: Father Barrios Prieto (new general secretary), “great joy for appointment of President Hollerich as Cardinal”
CHURCH IN EUROPE — 25 Giugno 2019 COMECE: Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto next General Secretary. He will succeed Fr. Poquillon on 1 September
BISHOPS — 15 Aprile 2019 Pope Francis: appointment of Mgr. Eamon Martin as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Dromore, Ireland