AFRICA/SUDAN - Appointment of the Bishop of El Obeid
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 February 2017 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali, of the clergy of El Obeid, Rector of Sao Paulo Major Seminary in Juba, as Bishop of the Diocese of El Obei ...
ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Mysore, appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Mysore (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Antony Vazhapilly. The Holy Father appointe ...
24 January 2017
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father appointed rev. Michael Miabesue Bibi, Secretary-Chancellor of the archdiocese as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bamenda (Cameroon), assigning him the titular ...
20 January 2017
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Bishop of Kerema
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 20 January 2017 the Holy Father appointed Fr. Pedro Baquero, SDB, Vicar Provincial of the Salesians of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands as Bishop of the Diocese of Kerema (Papua New ...
ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Purwokerto
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 December 2016, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Purwokerto, Indonesia, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.I. (S ...
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishops of Bombay
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 20 December 2016 the Holy Father appointed rev. Allwyn D'Silva, Episcopal Vicar of Bombay, and rev. Barthol Barretto, of the clergy of Mumbai, parish priest and Vicar Forane as auxiliary ...
16 December 2016
OCEANIA/TAHITI - Appointment of the Archbishop of Papeete
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 December 2016 the Holy Father appointed Fr. Jean-Pierre Cottanceau, SS.CC., currently Apostolic Administrator of the same ecclesiastical circumscription as Archbishop of Papeete in Ta ...