Acta of the Holy See

• 30 March 2015
  ASIA/JAPAN - Resignation of the Bishop of Nagoya and appointment of Successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 March 2015, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Nagoya, Japan, by His Exc. Mgr. Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura, according to Canon 401 § 1 o ...
• 30 March 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Makurdi and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 March 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Makurdi (Nigeria), by His Exc. Mgr. Athanasius Atule Usuh, in accordance with can. 401 § ...
• 16 February 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA – New Archbishop of Samarinda appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 16 February 2015, has appointed Archbishop of Samarinda (Indonesia) Mons Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F., until now Bishop of Tanjung Selor. (SL) (Agenzi ...
• 13 February 2015
  AFRICA/BENIN - Appointment of Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 12 February 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. François Gnonhossou, S.M.A., currently general counsel of the Society of African Missions, as Bishop of the Diocese of Dassa-Zoumé ( ...
• 12 February 2015
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Malabo and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 February 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) by His Exc. Mgr. Ildefonso Obama Obono, in accorda ...
• 12 February 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of the Bishop of Lisala and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On 11 February 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Lisala (Democratic Republic of Congo) by His Exc. Mgr. Louis Nkinga Bondala, C. ...
• 9 February 2015
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Resignation of the Bishop of Dili Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 9, 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Díli, East Timor, by His Exc. Mgr. Alberto Ricardo Da Silva in accordance with c ...
• 9 February 2015
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Resignation of the Bishop of Lichinga and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 8, 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Lichinga, in Mozambique, by His Exc. Mgr. Elio Greselin, S.C.I., in accordance wi ...
• 6 February 2015
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Bishop of Wewak Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 6, 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. Józef Roszynski, S.V.D., Polish Missionary as Bishop of the Diocese of Wewak, Papua New Guinea. The newly-elected Bishop was born on ...
• 6 February 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Onitsha Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 February 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Mgr. Denis Chidi Isizoh of the clergy of Onitsha, Official at the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue as Auxiliary Bishop of the ...
• 29 January 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of Bishop of Lolo and appointed of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 January 2015, The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Lolo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, by His Exc. Mgr. Ferdinand Maemba Liwo ...
• 30 December 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 30 December 2014, the Holy Father appointed Rev. John Saw Yaw Han, Rector of the Major Seminary in Yangon as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Yangon (Myanmar), assigning him the ti ...
• 23 December 2014
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Resignation of the Archbishop of Dakar and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 22 December 2014 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Dakar (Senegal) by His Eminence Cardinal Théodore-Adrien Sarr, in accordance ...
• 23 December 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Erection of the Diocese of Kuzhithurai and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 22, 2014 the Holy Father erected the new diocese of Kuzhithurai (India) with territory taken from the diocese of Kottar, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan church of Madu ...
• 16 December 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Resignation of Bishop of Hyderabad and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 16 December 2014 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Hyderabad in Pakistan, by His Exc. Mgr. Max John Rodrigues, in accordance with ca ...