AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Tôlagnaro
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 5, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tôlagnaro, Madagascar, presented by Bishop Vincent Rakotozafy.
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11 December 2023
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Appointment of Bishop of Chilaw
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 6, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya, of the clergy of the diocese of Chilaw, Sri Lanka, until now parish priest of Saint Mary ...
11 December 2023
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of Bishop of Ilorin
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 8, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Anselm Pendo Lawani, until now diocesan administrator of Ilorin, Nigeria, as bishop of the same ecclesiastical circumscription.
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ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Bishop of Daltonganj
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X., until now titular of Lisinia and auxiliary of the archdiocese of Ranchi and apostolic administrator sede vacante et ad nut ...
30 November 2023
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Bishop of Kottapuram
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Ambrose Puthenveettil, of the clergy of the diocese of Kottapuram, India, until now rector of Saint Antony’s Shrine, as bishop of the same dioce ...
30 November 2023
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Rev. Malcolm Sequeira as bishop of Amravati
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Malcolm Sequeira, of the clergy of the diocese of Poona, until now vicar general of the same diocese and parish priest of Saint Anne’s Church, a ...
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Resignation of vicar apostolic of Soddo
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Soddo, Ethiopia, presented by Bishop Tsegaye Keneni Derara. (Agenzia Fides, 23/11/2023)
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AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Basankusu
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku.
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11 November 2023
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of Bishop of Kamina
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed the Reverend Léonard Kakudju Muzinga, of the clergy of Lubumbashi, until now parish priest of Saint Paul and vicar forane in Lubumbashi, as bishop of ...
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Appointment of bishop of Hamilton
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 25, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Richard Philip James Laurenson, of the clergy of Hamilton, until now parish priest of the All Saints by the Sea parish in Papamoa Coast ...