Acta of the Holy See

• 14 July 2005
  ASIA/KUWAIT - The Pope accepts resignation of the Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait and appoints a successor Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 14 July 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Apostolic Vicariate of Kuwait presented by Bishop Francis Micallef, O.C.D., in ...
• 11 July 2005
  AMERICA/CANADA - The Pope appoints new Coadjutor Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on 11 July 2005 appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas (Canada) Rev. P. Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I., until now parish priest and Provincial. Consultor. T ...
• 9 July 2005
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Pope accepts resignation of Archbishop of Dhaka and appoints successor Vatican City(Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 9 July 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Dhaka (Bangladesh) presented by Archbishop Michael Rozario in conf ...
• 8 July 2005
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Pope creates new diocese of Awgu and appoints its first Bishop Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 8 July 2005 created the diocese of Awgu (Nigeria) with territory taken from the diocese of Enugu, making it suffragan of the metropolitan See of Onitsh ...
• 8 July 2005
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Pope appoints new auxiliary Bishop of Kerema Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 8 July 2005 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the diocese of Kerema (Papua New Guinea) Rev. P. Rochus Tatamai, M.S.C., chaplain at Sacred Heart Basilica in ...
• 5 July 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope creates new diocese of Sindhudurg and appoints first Bishop Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 5 July 2005 established the diocese of Sindhudurg (India), with territory taken from the diocese of Poona, making it suffragan of the Metropolitan See ...
• 4 July 2005
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The Pope appoints new Auxiliary of Mbarara Vatican City (Fides Service) The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 2 July 2005 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Mbarara (Uganda) Rev. Lambert Bainomugisha, until now Chancellor of the same archdiocese ass ...
• 1 July 2005
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Pope apoints new Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 1 July 2005 appointed Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand) Bishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniran, until now Bishop of Nakhon Sawan (Thailand). (S.L ...
• 24 June 2005
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Bishop of Ambositra appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 24 June 2005 appointed Bishop of Ambositra (Madagascar) Rev. Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.I., Provincial Consultor, Spiritual Director and Bursar at Fianara ...
• 24 June 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope creates the diocese of Gulbarga and appoints first bishop Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 24 June 2005 created the diocese of Gulbarga (India) with territory taken from the archdiocese of Hyderabad and the dioceses of Bellary and Belgaum mak ...
• 21 June 2005
  OCEANIA/WALLIS AND FUTUNA - Bishop of Wallis and Futuna (Pacific Islands) resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 20 June 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Wallis et Futuna (Pacific Islands) presented by Bishop Lolesio Fua ...
• 18 June 2005
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Resignation of Bishop of Colón-Kuna Yala and appointment of successor Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 18 June 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Colón-Kuna Yala (Panama) presented by Bishop Carlos María Ariz B ...
• 6 June 2005
  AFRICA/ BURKINA FASO - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Dédougou and appoints successor Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 4 June 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Dédougou (Burkina Faso) presented by Bishop Zéphyrin Toé in confo ...
• 3 June 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishop of Hsinchu resigns Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 2 June 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Hsinchu (Taiwan), presented by Bishop James Liu Tan-kuei in conformit ...
• 2 June 2005
  AMERICA/BARBADOS - Bishop of Bridgetown resigns Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 31 May 2005 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Bridgetown (Barbados) presented by Bishop Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S. ...