Acta of the Holy See

• 28 January 2019
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Appointment of the Bishop of Kenema Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 26 January 2019 the Pope appointed as Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone) H.E. Msgr. Msgr. Henry Aruna, currently titular Bishop of Nasbinca and auxiliary of Kenema. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 28/ ...
• 17 January 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ijebu-Ode and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Ijebu-Ode (Nigeria), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Albert Ayinde Fasina. The Holy Father appoin ...
• 17 January 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Tuticorin and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tuticorin (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Yvon Ambroise. The Pope appointed Rev. Fr. ...
• 7 January 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Port Blair Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 January 2019 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Port Blair, India, presented by H.E. Msgr. Aleixo Das Neves Dias, S.F.X. (SL) (Agenzia Fi ...
• 3 January 2019
  AFRICA/GHANA - Appointment of the Archbishop of Accra Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 2 January 2019 the Holy Father appointed as metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Ghana, H.E. Msgr. John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp., currently Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi. (SL) (Agenzia Fide ...
• 3 January 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Torit Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father appointed Rev. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, of the clergy of Torit, Bishop of the diocese of Torit (South Sudan), currently Lecturer and Dean of the St. Paul National M ...
• 28 December 2018
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Bishop of Vinh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 22 December 2018 the Holy Father appointed H.E. Msgr. Alphonse Nguyên Huu Long, P.S.S., currently Auxiliary bishop of Hung Hoá, as Bishop of Vinh, (Vietnam). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 28/12 ...
• 28 December 2018
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Creation of the Diocese of Hà Tĩnh and appointment of first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 22 December 2018 the Holy Father created the new diocese of Ha Tĩnh (Vietnam), with the dismemberment of the diocese of Vinh, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Hà Nôi a ...
• 28 December 2018
  OCEANIA/WALLIS ET FUTUNA - Resignation of the Bishop of Wallis et Futuna and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 24, 2018 the Holy Father Francis the resignation from the pastoral care of Wallis et Futuna (Pacific Islands), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Ghislain de Rasilly, SM, and appointed ...
• 21 December 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Erection of the Ecclesiastical Province of Mbeya and appointment of the first Metropolitan Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father erected the Ecclesiastical Province of Mbeya (Tanzania), elevating it to Metropolitan Church, assigning the Dioceses of Iringa and Sumbawanga as suffragan Churches. Th ...
• 18 December 2018
  AMERICA/ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - Appointment of the Bishop of Saint John's Basseterre Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Robert A. Llanos, currently Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain and Apostolic Administrator of Saint John's Basseterre as Bishop of Saint John' ...
• 12 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Srikakulam Vatican (City Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis accepted today the resignation of Bishop Addagatla Innayya Chinna from the pastoral government of the diocese of Srikakulam (India). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 12/12/2018 ...
• 10 December 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Durban appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis on 9 December 2018 appointed Bishop Abel Gabuza until now Bishop of Kimberley in South Africa, Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Durban . (SL) (Agenzia Fides 10/12 ...
• 10 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Cuddapah Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis accepted today the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Cuddapah (India), presented by Bishop Prasad Gallela. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 10/12/201 ...
• 10 December 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis on 8 December 2018 appointed Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi (Tanzania) Rev. Filbert Felician Mhasi of the clergy of Mahenge, until now parish priest of the Cathedral ...