Acta of the Holy See

• 2 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Palayamkottai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Palayamkottai (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Arockiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, ...
• 2 July 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Bishop of Oudtshoorn Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Outdshoorn (South Africa), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Francisco Fortunato De Gouveia. (SL) (Agenzia Fid ...
• 25 June 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Archbishop of Ranchi, India, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On 24 June 2018 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Ranchi presented by His Eminence Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo. The Pope appoint ...
• 23 June 2018
  ASIA/JAPAN - Resignation of the Auxiliary of Tokyo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation of the office of Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Tokyo (Japan), presented by His Exc. Mgr. James Kazuo Koda. (SL) (Agenzia Fides ...
• 23 June 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Bishop of Machakos Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop of the diocese of Machakos (Kenya) His Exc. Mgr. Norman King'oo Wambua, currently Bishop of the diocese of Bungoma. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 2 ...
• 22 June 2018
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NUOVA GUINEA - Resignation of the Bishop of Kavieng and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. The Holy Father ...
• 21 June 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Archbishop Coadjutor of Dar-es-Salaam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M. Cap., currently Archbishop of Mwanza, as Archbishop Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania). ...
• 8 June 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Raiganj Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father has appointed the rev. Fr. Fulgence Aloysius Tigga, of the clergy of Bettiah, currently Vicar General and Parish priest of the Mother of God Church, as Bishop of the d ...
• 8 June 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the auxiliary Bishop of Miao Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father appointed Auxiliary rev. Fr. Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B., currently Parish priest of Mary Immaculate Parish in Chingmeirong, as Bishop of the Diocese of Miao (India) ...
• 4 June 2018
  ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Saitama Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 2 June 2018 the Pope appointed as bishop of the diocese of Saitama, Japan, the Rev. Don Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B., currently provincial of the Salesian Society of Saint John Bosc ...
• 4 June 2018
  ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishops of Osaka On June 2 the Holy Father appointed as Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese of Osaka, Japan: Rev. Fr. Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F., parish priest of the Cathedral of the same metropolitan see, assigning him the titu ...
• 25 May 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Enugu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed the Rev. Ernest Obodo, of the clergy of Enugu, Rector of St. Bernard Senior Seminary Hostel and professor at the Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu, as ...
• 22 May 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Mbulu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania, the Rev. Anthony Lagwen, of the clergy of the same diocese, currently bursar of the same ecclesiastical circumscription. The Rev ...
• 11 May 2018
  AFRICA/GHANA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Cape Coast and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father Francis accepted the renunciation of the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Cape Coast (Ghana), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Matthias Kobena Nketsiah. The Holy Fa ...
• 26 April 2018
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - The Bishop of Daloa resigns, successor appointed Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis accepted 25 April 2018 the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Daloa (Cote d’Ivoire), presented by Bishop Maurice Konan Kou ...