Acta of the Holy See

• 8 February 2005
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishop of Mariannhill resigns Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, on 7 February 2005, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Mariannhill (South Africa) presented by Bishop Paul Themba Mng ...
• 17 January 2005
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Bishop of Dodoma resigns, the Pope appoints successor Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope John Paul II has, 15 January 2005, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of Dodoma diocese (Tanzania), presented by Bishop Mathias Joseph Isuja in confor ...
• 10 January 2005
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Tarahumara Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, on 4 January 2005, appointed Bishop of Tarahumara (Mexico), Rev. Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M., parish priest at Monterrey and former Superior General ...
• 20 December 2004
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - The Pope creates new Diocese of Alindao and appoints first Bishop Vatican City (Fides Service) -The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, on 18 December 2004, created the diocese of Alindao (Central African Republic), with territory taken from the diocese of Bangassou, making it suffragan o ...
• 10 December 2004
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Bishop of Kabgayi resigns Vatican City (Fides Service) - On 10 December 2004, the Holy Father Pope John Paul II accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Kabgayi (Rwanda), presented by Bishop Anastase Mutabazi, in con ...
• 7 December 2004
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Pope appoints new Coadjutor Archbishop of Bamenda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 7 December 2004, the Holy Father Pope John Paul II appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Bamenda (Cameroon), Bishop Cornelius Fontem Esua, until now Bishop of the diocese of Kumbo. (S.L.) ( ...
• 7 December 2004
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - The Pope appoints Coadjutor Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi Vatican City (Fides Service) - On 7 December 2004, the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi (Tanzania), Reverend Castor Paul Msemwa, of the clergy of Njombe diocese, Spiritual Dir ...
• 6 December 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishop of Hsinku resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - On 4 December 2004, the Holy Father Pope John Paul II accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Hsinchu (Taiwan), presented by Bishop Lucas Liu Hsien-tang, in c ...
• 3 December 2004
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Myitkyina Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, on 3 December 2004, appointed Bishop of Myitkyina (Myanmar), Bishop Francis Daw Tang, until now Titular Bishop of Maturba and Auxiliary of Myitkyina dioc ...
• 29 November 2004
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Pope appoints new auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo Vatican City (Fides Service - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has appointed, 29 November 2004, Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Tokyo (Japan) Rev. Father James Kazuo Koda, Director of Pastoral in Tokyo archdiocese, ass ...
• 23 November 2004
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - The Pope appoints new auxiliary Bishop of Bukavu Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, appointed, 22 November 2004, Auxiliary Bishop of Bukavu (Democratic Congo) Mgr. François Xavier Maroy, Vicar General of the same archdiocese assigning ...
• 23 November 2004
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, appointed on 22 November 2004 Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela (Democratic Congo) Father Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., Vice-Provincial of his religious O ...
• 20 November 2004
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Pope creates new diocese of Dori and appoints first Bishop Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II created, on 20 November 2004, the diocese of Dori (Burkina Faso) with territory taken from the dioceses of Fada N’Gourma and Ouahigouya, making it suffr ...
• 20 November 2004
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Bishop of Mangochi resigns, the Pope appoints successor Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II accepted, 20 November 2004, the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Mangochi (Malawi), presented by Bishop Alessandro Assolari, S.M ...
• 12 November 2004
  AMERICA/SURINAME - New Bishop of Paramaribo Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II on 12 November 2004, appointed Bishop of Paramaribo (Suriname) Rev. Wilhelmus de Bekker, Diocesan administrator and parish priest of this Ecclesiastic Ci ...