Acta of the Holy See

• 5 November 2011
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appointment of the Bishop of Koudougou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on November 4, 2011 appointed His Exc. Mgr.Joachim Ouedraogo, until now Bishop of Dori and Apostolic Administrator of Koudougou as Bishop of the Diocese of Koud ...
• 31 October 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of the Bishop of Dinajpur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Rev. Sebastian Tudu, of the clergy of Dinajpur, Vice Rector of the Holy Spirit Major Seminary in Dhaka and Diocesan Director of Pontifical Mission Soc ...
• 31 October 2011
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Erection of the Diocese of Kabwe and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI erected the new Diocese of Kabwe, in Zambia, with territory taken from the diocese of Mpika and the Archdiocese of Lusaka, making it a suffragan of the metropol ...
• 22 October 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Resignation of Archbishop of Dhaka and succession Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on October 22, 2011 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Dhaka (Bangladesh), presented by His Exc. Mgr.Paulinus Costa, in ...
• 25 August 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of San José de Amazonas and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 8, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas (Peru), presented by His Exc.Mgr. Al ...
• 25 August 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Bishop of Port Elizabeth and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 20, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Port Elizabeth (South Africa), presented by His Exc.Mgr. Michael Gow ...
• 17 August 2011
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Rabaul and appointment of successor Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), on behalf of His Excellency Most Reverend Mgr. Karl Hesse, MSC, in A ...
• 26 July 2011
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Izabal and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on July 26, 2011 accepted the resignation of the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal (Guatemala), by His Exc. Mgr. Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez B ...
• 16 July 2011
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR-Appointment of the Bishop of Ihosy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 16, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Rev. Fr. Fulgence Razakarivony, MS, Vice-Secretary of the Administrative Secretariat of the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar, Bish ...
• 9 July 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA-Appointment of the Bishop of Malindi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Malindi (Kenya) Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap, Provincial Minister of P.P. Capuchins in Malta and President of the E ...
• 8 July 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Awka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed His Exc. Mgr. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor Bishop of the Diocese of Awka (Nigeria), on July 8, 2011 . He has so far been Titular Bishop of Tetci, Au ...
• 8 July 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH-Erection of the new diocese of Sylhet and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI has erected the new Diocese of Sylhet, in Bangladesh, for the dismantling of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan see itself, on ...
• 8 July 2011
  AFRICA/ANGOLA-Appointment of the Bishop of Namibe Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Namibe (Angola) Rev. Dionisio Hisiilenapo of the clergy of Ondjiva, Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Angola ...
• 8 July 2011
  AMERICA/TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO-Appointment of the Archbishop Coadjutor of Port of Spain Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), Rev. Fr. Joseph Harris, C.S.Sp., on 8 July, 2011. He has been Pastor ...
• 8 July 2011
  AMERICA/S. VINCENT AND GRENADINES-Transfer of the Diocese of Kingstown and appointment of the Bishop of Bridgetown and Kingstown Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI transferred the Diocese of Kingstown, in S. Vincent and the Grenadines, from the ecclesiastical Province of Castries to the Port of Spain, in Trinidad and Tobag ...