Acta of the Holy See

• 29 August 2017
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Resignation of the Bishop of Tambacounda and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 5, 2017 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tambacounda, Senegal, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Noel Diouf, and has appointed His E ...
• 29 August 2017
  AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Resignation of Bishop of Gaborone and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 9, 2017, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Gaborone, Botswana, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Valentine Tsamma Seane. He appointed His ...
• 29 August 2017
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Coadjutor of Long Xuyên Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 25, 2017, the Pope appointed His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Tran Van Toan as Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Long Xuyên, Vietnam. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 29/08/2017) ...
• 29 August 2017
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Thanh-Pho Ho Chi Minh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 25, 2017, Pope Francis appointed rev. Louis Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of the Secretariat of the Bishops' Conference of Vietnam as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Thanh-Pho ...
• 28 August 2017
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Camiri Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 2, 2017 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri (Bolivia) presented by His Exc. Mgr. Francesco Focardi, O.F.M.(SL) (Ag ...
• 28 August 2017
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Aguarico and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 2 August 2017, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico, (Ecuador), presented by His Excellency Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, ...
• 1 August 2017
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Resignation of the Bishop of Hong Kong and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today Pope Francis accepted the renunciation of the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Hong Kong in continental China presented by His Exc. Mgr. John Tong Hon. A new Bishop, His Exc. M ...
• 21 July 2017
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Keetmanshoop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father accepted the renunciation of the pastoral governance of the diocese of Keetmanshoop (Namibia), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Philipp Pöllitzer. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 21 ...
• 11 July 2017
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Bangassou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis appointed Fr. Jesús Ruiz Molina, M.C.I.I, Parish priest in Moungoumba, and diocesan coordinator of the Commission for Catechesis in the Diocese of M'Baïki, as Auxiliary ...
• 30 June 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Buenaventura and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the diocese of Buenaventura (Colombia), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Héctor Epalza Quintero, P.S.S. The Pope ...
• 28 June 2017
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of the Bishop Coadjutor of the diocese of Cheju Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father appointed Rev. Pius Moon Chang-woo, Headmaster of the Shinsong Girls' Middle School in Cheju, as Bishop Coadjutor of the diocese of Cheju (Korea). The new Bishop wa ...
• 28 June 2017
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of the Bishop of the Diocese of Pangkalpinang Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father appointed Fr. Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M., Provincial Superior and President of the Conference of Male Major Superiors in Indonesia, as Bishop of the Diocese of Pangkal ...
• 28 June 2017
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Seoul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father Francis appointed rev. Job Koo Yobi, parish Priest of Po-i Dong, archdiocese of Seoul, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Seoul (Korea), assigning him the Epi ...
• 28 June 2017
  OCEANIA/MARSHALL ISLANDS - Resignation of the Apostolic Prefect of the Marshall Islands and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands (Pacific Ocean), presented by Fr. Raymundo Sabio, M ...
• 23 June 2017
  AMERICA/ANTILLE - Appointment of the Bishop of St. George's in Grenada Vatican City (Agenzia) – Today the Holy Father appointed Rev. Clyde Martin Harvey, of the clergy of Port of Spain, Parish priest and Episcopal Vicar of the clergy, as Bishop of the diocese of St. George's in Grenada. ...