Acta of the Holy See

• 13 July 2024
  ASIA/VIETNAM - John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac appointed Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac, of the clergy of Ban Mê Thuôt, until now director of the Pastoral Centre and chair of the Regional Commission f ...
• 13 July 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Tanjore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Sagayaraj Thamburaj, of the clergy of Tiruchirappalli, until now professor at Saint Paul’s Seminary, as bishop of the diocese of Tanjore, In ...
• 13 July 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Hpa-An Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Stanislaus Min Ko, of the clergy of Hpa-An, Myanmar, until now parish priest of the Christ King Catholic Church and director of the diocesan L ...
• 13 July 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Bangalore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the following as auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Bangalore, India, from the clergy of the same metropolitan See: the Reverend Fr. Arokia Raj Satis Kuma ...
• 8 July 2024
  ASIA/THAILAND - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Surat Thani Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Surat Thani, Thailand, presented by Bishop Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil. The Holy Father has appointed t ...
• 4 July 2024
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Establishment of the Diocese of Bentiu and appointment of His Exc. Msgr Christian Carlassare as first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 3, the Holy Father established the Catholic Diocese of Bentiu (South Sudan), with territory dismembered from the Diocese of Malakal, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdi ...
• 27 June 2024
  ASIA/THAILAND - Resignation of Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangkok Vatican City ( Fides Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangkok (Thailand) presented by Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij.( ...
• 25 June 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Diocese of Labuan Bajo established and first bishop appointed Vatican City (Fides Agency) - On June 21, Pope Francis erected the new diocese of Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on part of the diocese of Ruteng, placing it under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Ende as a suffragan dioc ...
• 22 June 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of Bishop of Hangzhou Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - In the context of the dialogue regarding the application of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China, on 12 June 2024, the Holy Father appoint ...
• 20 June 2024
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Appointment of bishop of Ziguinchor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Jean Baptiste Valter Manga, of the clergy of Ziguinchor, until now vice rector of the Notre Dame Major Seminary in Brin and vicar of the parish of ...
• 19 June 2024
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Soddo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Dejene Hidoto Gamo, O.F.M. Cap., until now provincial viar of Kidane Meheret of the Capuchin Friars of Ethiopia, guardian of the fraternity of ...
• 18 June 2024
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Ndola and appointment of first metropolitan archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has erected the ecclesiastical province of Ndola, Zambia, with the suffragan dioceses of Kabwe and Solwezi, and has appointed Bishop Benjamin Phiri, hitherto bishop of the d ...
• 8 June 2024
  VATICAN - Appointment of members of the Dicastery for Evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the following as members of the Dicastery for Evangelization in the Section for First Evangelization and the new particular Churches: the Reverend Fathers Ferr ...
• 24 May 2024
  AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Abidjan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 20, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, presented by His Eminence Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa. ...
• 22 May 2024
  AFRICA/GHANA - Appointment of bishop of Wa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Francis Bomansaan, M.Afr., until now deputy superior general of the Missionaries of Africa, as bishop of the diocese of Wa, Ghana. Msgr. Fran ...