AFRICA/NIGERIA - Apostolic Vicar of Kontagora resigns
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on April 30, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora (Nigeria), presented by Archbishop Timothy Joseph Carrol ...
ASIA/KOREA - Auxiliary Bishop of Incheon appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on April 29, 2010, appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Incheon (Korea), Fr. John Baptist Jung Shin-chul, Professor and Chancellor of the Catholic University ...
27 April 2010
ASIA/VIETNAM - Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on April 22, 2010, appointed Bishop Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon, until now Bishop of Da Lat and President of the Bishops' Conference of Vietnam, Coadjutor Archbis ...
7 April 2010
OCEANIA/PACIFIC ISLANDS - Bishop of Chalan Kanoa resigns
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on April 6, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Pacific Islands) presented by Bishop Thomas Aguon ...
29 March 2010
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Warri appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on March 29, 2010, appointed as Bishop of Warry (Nigeria) Bishop John Oke Afareha, now Titular Bishop of Mina and Auxiliary Bishop of the diocese. (SL) (Agen ...
29 March 2010
ASIA/VIETNAM - Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoa appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on March 29, 2010, appointed Fr. Jean Marie Vu Tat, of the clergy of Hung Hoa and Vice-Rector of the Major Seminary in Hanoi, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese ...
27 March 2010
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Bishop of Grand-Bassam resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on March 27, 2010, accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Diocese of Grand-Bassam (Ivory Coast) presented by Bishop Paul Dacoury-Tabley ...
25 March 2010
ASIA/KOREA - Archbishop of Kwangju resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on March 25, 2010 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Kwangju (Korea), presented by Archbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou, i ...
25 March 2010
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Auxiliary of Antananarivo appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on March 25, 2010, appointed as Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Antananarivo (Madagascar), Fr. Jean de Dieu Raoelison, Professor of Theology at the Regional ...
24 March 2010
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Bishop of Gurue appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on March 24, 2010, appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Gurue (Mozambique), Fr. Francisco Lerma Martínez, IMC, Provincial Superior of the Consolata Missions Institute ...
23 March 2010
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Bishop of Solwezi appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on March 23, 2010, appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Solwezi (Zambia), Fr. Charles Kasonde, of the clergy of Ndola, Director of the National Office for t ...
20 March 2010
AFRICA/KENYA - Auxiliar Bishop of Lodwar appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on March 20, 2010, appointed Dominic Kimengich, Vicar of the Tribune of the Diocese of Nakuru, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Lodwar (Kenya), assigning him the t ...
18 March 2010
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Bishop of Goma resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on March 18, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Goma (DRC) presented by Bishop Faustin Ngabu, in conformity wi ...
18 March 2010
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Coadjutor of Rabaul appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on March 18, 2010, appointed Bishop Francesco Panfilo, SDB, until now Bishop of Alotau-Sideia (Papua New Guinea) as Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabaul (Papu ...
