Acta of the Holy See

• 11 October 2013
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of the Coadjutor of the Apostolic Vicar of Soddo Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, on 11 October 2013, appointed Coadjutor of the Apostolic Vicar of Soddo (Ethiopia) Rev.do Tsegaye Keneni Dérera of the clergy of Addis Ababa, Vicar General of the Apost ...
• 20 September 2013
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Resignation of the Bishop of Wewak and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 20 September 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Wewak (Papua New Guinea), by His Exc. Mgr. AnthonyJoseph Burgess, in accor ...
• 16 September 2013
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Resignation of the Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 14 September 2013, accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Bafoussam (Cameroon), by His Exc. Mgr. Gabriel Simo, in accordance with the canons ...
• 30 July 2013
  ASIA/JAPAN - Resignation of the Bishop of Saitama and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 27 July 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Saitama (Japan) by His Exc. Mgr. Marcellino Daiji Tani, in accordance with can. ...
• 30 July 2013
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Resignation of the Archbishop of Yaoundé and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 29 July 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Yaoundé (Cameroon) by His Exc. Mgr. Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot, in accordan ...
• 29 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Sambalpur and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 26 July 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Sambalpur (India), by His Exc. Mgr. Lukas Kerketta, S.V.D., in accordance with ...
• 29 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Diphu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 26 July 2013, appointed Rev.do Paul Mattekatt of the clergy of Diphu, Pastor and Director of the Catholic school in Japrajan as Bishop of the Diocese of Diphu (India ...
• 29 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Rourkela Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 26 July 2013, appointed Rev.do Kishore Kumar Kujur of the clergy of Sambalpur, Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Regional Seminar Orissa as Bishop of the Diocese ...
• 5 July 2013
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of Bishop Coadjutor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 28, the Holy Father appointed Reverend Father Varghese Thottamkara, C.M., a former missionary in Ethiopia, currently Assistant General of the Vincentian Fathers as Coadjutor of the ...
• 24 May 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO - The erection of the new diocese of Dolisie (Republic of Congo) and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis on 24 May 2013, erected the new diocese of Dolisie (Republic of Congo), with territory taken from the diocese of Nkayi, making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of B ...
• 13 April 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Nsukka and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Nsukka (Nigeria), by His Exc. Mgr. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo, in accordance with can. 401 § ...
• 28 January 2013
  AFRICA/NIGER - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on January 26, 2013, appointed Rev. Djalwana Laurent Lompo, Vicar General of the archdiocese as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Niamey (Niger). Rev. Dj ...
• 21 January 2013
  AFRICA/GABON - Resignation of the Bishop of Mouila and appointment of Successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on January 19, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Mouila (Gabon), by His Exc. Mgr. Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp., in accordance ...
• 18 January 2013
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Appointment of the Bishop of Thiès Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on January 18, 2013, appointed Rev. André Gueye, of the clergy of Thies, Professor of philosophy at the Major Seminary St. Jean Marie Vianney Brin (diocese of ...
• 16 January 2013
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Bukoba and appointment of successor and Apostolic Administrator of Singida Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on January 15, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Bukoba (Tanzania) by His Exc. Mgr. Nestorius Timanywa in accordance with ...