Acta of the Holy See

• 18 March 2004
  AFRICA/KENYA - Archbishop Silas Silvius Njiru of Meru resigns, he is succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Salesius Mugambi Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has (March 18, 2004) accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Meru (Kenya), presented by Archbishop Silas Silvius Njiru, in ...
• 18 March 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - New Ecclesiastic Province of Raipur created and first Archbishop appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 27 February 2004, created the new Ecclesiastic Province of Raipur, dividing it from the Ecclesiastic Province of Bhopal (India). The new Ecclesiastic ...
• 6 March 2004
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Rev. Alberto Ricardo da Silva appointed Bishop of Dili, Bishop Basilio do Nascimento appointed Bishop of Baucau Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has appointed (27 February 2004), Bishop of Dili (East Timor) Reverend Alberto Ricardo da Silva, Rector of the major seminary in Dili; The Holy Father ha ...
• 6 March 2004
  AMERICA/PERU - Rev. Juan Tomas Oliver Climent appointed New Coadjutor Bishop of Requena Vicariate Apostolic Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has (27 February 2004) appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the apostolic Vicariate of Requena (Peru) Reverend Father Juan Tomás Oliver Climent OFM, Minister P ...
• 23 February 2004
  AMERICA/JAMAICA - Archbishop Edgerton Roland Clarke of Kingston resigns, Archbishop Lawrence Burke appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has 17 February 2004 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, presented by Archbishop Edgerton Rol ...
• 23 February 2004
  AMERICA/BAHAMAS - New Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope John Paul II has, 17 February 2004, appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau (Bahamas) Mgr Patrick Pinder, hitherto titular Bishop of Case Calane and Auxiliary of Na ...
• 9 February 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN – Bishop Paride Taban of Torit resigns Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has accepted (4 February 2004) the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Torit (Sudan) presented by Bishop Paride Taban in conformit ...
• 26 January 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - ARCHBISHOP JOSEPH TI-KANG OF TAIPEI AND APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF KINMEN, QUEMOY AND MATZU ISLANDS RESIGNS, MGR JOSEPH CHENG TSAI-FA APPOINTED ARCHBISHOP AND MGR BOSCO LIN CHI-NAN APPOINTED BISHOP TAINAN Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has, 24 January 2004, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Taipei (Taiwan) and apostolic administrator of Kinmen, ...
• 26 January 2004
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA – REVEREND EDGAR HERNANDO TIRADO MAZO MXY APPOINTED VICAR APOSTOLIC VICAR OF TIERRADENTRO Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has (26 January 2004) appointed Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro (Colombia) Reverend Father Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo MXY, former Superior general of t ...
• 20 January 2004
  EUROPE/ALBANIA - SHKODRË (SKUTARI): AUXILIARY BISHOP ZEF SIMONI RESIGNS Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has accepted 20 January 2004, the resignation of the office of Auxiliary Bishop of Shkodrë (Albania), presented by Mgr Zef Simoni, titular Bishop of Ba ...
• 17 January 2004
  AFRICA/MALAWI – ZOMBA DIOCESE: BISHOP ALLAN CHAMGWERA RESIGNS, REVEREND THOMAS MSUSA APPOINTED Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 17 January 2004, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Zomba (Malawi) presented by Bishop Allan Chamgwera, in conf ...
• 16 January 2004
  ASIA/INDIA – GOA and DAMAO, ARCHBISHOP RAUL GONSALVES RESIGNS, MGR FILIPE NERI ANTÓNIO SEBASTIÃO DO ROSARIO FERRÃO APPOINTED ARCHBISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has (16 January 2004) accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Goa and Damão (India), presented by Archbishop Raul Ni ...
• 12 January 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA: TIMIKA NEW DIOCESE, REV. JOHN PHILIP SAKLIL FIRST BISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has (19 December 2003) established the diocese of Timika dismembering it from the diocese of Jayapura, rendering it suffragan of the Metropolitan See o ...
• 8 January 2004
  AMERICA/MARTINIQUE – SAINT-PIERRE AND FORT DE FRANCE ARCHBISHOP MAURICE MARIE-SAINTE RESIGNS, REV. MICHEL MERANVILLE APPOINTED NEW ARCHBISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has (14 November 2003) accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Saint Pierre and Fort-de-France (Martinique) presented ...
• 7 January 2004
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – KARACHI: MGR EVARIST PINTO APPOINTED METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 7 January 2004, appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi in Pakistan, Mgr Evarist Pinto until now titular Bishop of Castra severiana and Auxili ...