Acta of the Holy See

• 9 October 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Imphal Vatican City ( Fides News Agency) - On Oct. 7, 2023, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Imphal (India) presented by Archbishop Dominic Lumon. The Holy Father appo ...
• 4 October 2023
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Resignation of Archbishop of Gagnoa Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation of Bishop of Molegbe Joseph Aké Yapo from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Gagnoa (Ivory Coast). (EG) ( Fides News Agency 04/10/2 ...
• 22 September 2023
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Huê Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Joseph Đặng Đức Ngân, until now bishop of the diocese of Ðà Nang, Viêt Nam, as coadjutor archbishop of the archdiocese of Huê, Viêt Nam. Ar ...
• 22 September 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of bishop of Zaria Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Kaduna, until now rector of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna, as bishop o ...
• 22 September 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Sivagangai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 21 September, the Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Lourdu Anandam, of the clergy of Madurai, until now parish priest of the Holy Rosary parish, as bishop of the diocese of Sivagang ...
• 22 September 2023
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Maputo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C., until now official at the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for first evangelization and the new particular ...
• 15 September 2023
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Appointment of the Bishop of Masvingo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupa, C.Ss.R., hitherto of Chinhoyi, as bishop of the diocese of Masvingo, Zimbabwe. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 15/9/2023) ...
• 17 August 2023
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Inhambane Inhambane (Fides News Agency) - On the 11th of August 2023, the Holy Father Francis appointed H.E. Mons. Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. - the Bishop of Quelimane until now - Auxiliary Bishop of Inhambane, assigning hi ...
• 17 August 2023
  ASIA/JAPAN - Erection of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu and appointment of the first Metropolitan Archbishop Osaka (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father Francis, on the 15th of August 2023, erected the new Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu, to merge the Archdiocese of Osaka and the Diocese of Takamatsu. The Holy F ...
• 12 August 2023
  AFRICA/CHAD - Erection of the Diocese of Koumra and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father Francis has erected the new Diocese of Koumra, with territory taken from the Diocese of Sarh, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djaména. The ...
• 2 August 2023
  AFRICA/ CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Resignation of the Bishop of Molegbe Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - On August 1 the Holy Father accepted the Bishop of Molegbe's resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Molegbe presented by Bishop Dominique Bulamatari. (EG) (Fides Ne ...
• 24 July 2023
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Resignation and appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Toliara Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 22, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toliara (Madagascar) presented by His Exc. Msgr. Fulgence Rabeony, S.I. The Ho ...
• 24 July 2023
  AFRICA/KENYA - Erection of the Diocese of Wote and appointment of first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father erected the Diocese of Wote (Kenya) with dismembered territories of the Diocese of Machakos, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi. The Holy Fathe ...
• 20 July 2023
  AFRICA/LAREUNION - Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-la Réunion Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 19, the Holy Father accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Saint-Denis-de-la Réunion, in overseas France, presented by His Exc. Msgr. Gilbert Aubry. ...
• 18 July 2023
  VATICAN - Appointed Head of Department of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and New particular Churches Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis has appointed the former collaborators of the Dicastery of Evangelization, Msgr. Erwin Aserios Balagapo and Msgr. Han (Agostino) Hyuntaek, as heads of department of the Dicaste ...