Acta of the Holy See

• 26 January 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Auxiliary of Blantyre appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 25, 2010 appointed as Auxiliary of Blantyre (Malawi) Fr. Montfort Stima, Vicar General of the same archdiocese, assigning him the titular see of P ...
• 21 January 2010
  AFRICA/GHANA - Apostolic Vicariate of Donkorkrom erected, first Apostolic Vicar appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 19, 2010, raised the Apostolic Prefecture of Donkorkrom (Ghana) to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate with the same name and territory. The Supreme P ...
• 21 January 2010
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna erected, first Apostolic Vicar appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 20, 2010, erected the new Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna (Ethiopia), using territory taken from the current Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo-Hosanna. Th ...
• 16 January 2010
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Bishop of Ndola resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on January 16, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Ndola (Zambia) presented by Bishop Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M. ...
• 9 January 2010
  ASIA/LAOS - Apostolic Vicar of Savannakhet appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 9, 2010, appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet (Laos), Fr. Jean Marie Vianney Prida Inthirath, parish priest and Rector of the Major Seminar ...
• 4 January 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhon appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 31, 2009, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Quy Nhon (Vietnam), Fr. Matthieu Nguyen Van Khoi, parish priest of the Cathedral of Quy Nhon ...
• 29 December 2009
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Coadjutor of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom-Penh appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 24, 2009, appointed Fr. Olivier Schmitthaeusler M.E.P., Vicar General of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia, and Secretary of the Bishops' Conference of Cambodia, as Coadjuto ...
• 22 December 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Jashpur appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 22, 2009, appointed as Bishop of Jashpur (India), Monsignor Emmanuel Kerketta, current diocesan Administrator of Jashpur. Monsignor Emmanuel Ke ...
• 19 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop of Nakuru appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 19, 2009, appointed as Bishop of Nakuru (Kenya) Father Maurice Muhatia Makumba of the clergy of the Diocese of Kakamega, Rector and Professor at th ...
• 18 December 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Archbishop of Cape Town resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 18, 2009, accepted the resignation of the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Cape Town (South Africa), presented by Archbishop Lawrence Patr ...
• 15 December 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Archbishop of Pretoria and Military Ordinary for South Africa resigns Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 15, 2009, accepted the resignation of the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Pretoria (South Africa) and Military Ordinary for South Africa, ...
• 15 December 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishop of Kimberley resigns Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 15, 2009, accepted the resignation of the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Kimberley (South Africa), presented by Bishop Erwin Hecht, OMI, in ...
• 15 December 2009
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Bishop of Bougainville resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 15, 2009, accepted the resignation of the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea), presented by Bishop Henk Kronenber ...
• 5 December 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Bishop of Nha Trang resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 4 December 2009, has accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Nha Trang (Vietnam), presented by Bishop Paul Nguyên Van Hòa ...
• 5 December 2009
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 5, 2009 transferred Bishop Method Kilaini from the office of Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam to the Auxiliary of the Diocese of Bukoba (Tanzania) ...