OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Bishop of Kimbe appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on June 8, 2010, appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea), Fr. William Fey, O.F.M. Cap, Superior of the Capuchin Fathers in Papua New Guinea.
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4 June 2010
ASIA/KOREA - Auxiliary Bishop of Pusan appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on June 4, 2010, appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Pusan (Korea), Fr. Joseph Son Sam-seok, Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the Major Seminary ...
31 May 2010
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop of Benin City resigns
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on May 31, 2010, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Benin City (Nigeria), presented by Archbishop Richard Antho ...
31 May 2010
AFRICA/GHANA - Archbishop of Cape Coast appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on May 31, 2010, appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana), Archbishop Matthias Kobena Nketsiah, until now Titular Bishop of Abaradira ...
29 May 2010
AFRICA/SUDAN - Coadjutor Bishop of El-Obeid appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on May 29, 2010 appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of El Obeid (Sudan) Father Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria, clergy of Khartoum, Rector of St. Pa ...
28 May 2010
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishop of Oudtshoorn resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on May 28, 2010, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Oudtshoorn (South Africa), presented by Bishop Edward Robert Adams, in accordan ...
22 May 2010
ASIA/MYANMAR - Erection of the Diocese of Kalay and first Bishop appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on May 22, 2010, erected the Diocese of Kalay (Myanmar), with territory taken from the Diocese of Hakha, making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mandalay. The Holy ...
14 May 2010
ASIA/VIETNAM - Archbishop of Ha Noi resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on May 13, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Hanoi (Vietnam), presented by Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet, in ...
14 May 2010
ASIA VIETNAM - Bishop of Vinh resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on May 13, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Vinh (Vietnam), presented by Archbishop Paul-Marie Cao Dinh Thuyen, MSC ...
11 May 2010
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Correction regarding resignation of Bishop of Ondo
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Please be informed of the error in the May 6, 2010 publication of the resignation of Bishop Francis Florunsho Clement Alonge from the pastoral government of Ondo (Nigeria) and the appointme ...
6 May 2010
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ondo and Succession
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 6 May 2010, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Ondo (Nigeria), presented by Bishop Francis Florunsho Clement Alonge ...
3 May 2010
AFRICA/TANZANIA - The Pope appoints Bishop of Same
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 30 April 2010, appointed as Bishop of the diocese of Same (Tanzania), Father Rogatus Kimaryo, C.S.Sp., until now Apostolic Administrator "sede vacant ...
