AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Bishop of Molegbe resigns
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 23 May 2007 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Molegbe (Democratic Republic of Congo), presented by Bishop Ignace Ma ...
ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Pope appoints Bishop of Ratnapura
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 4 May 2007 appointed as Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka), Rev. Fr. Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B., until now Prior of the Monastery of Saint Silves ...
ASIA/VIETNAM - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Phát Diêm
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 14 April accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Phát Diêm (Viêt Nam), presented by Bishop Joseph Nguyên Vãn Yên, ...
17 April 2007
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Pope appoints new Archbishop of Ende
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on 14 April 2007 appointed Mgr Vincentius Sensi Potokota Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia) until now he was Bishop of Maumere (Indonesia). (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 17 ...
11 April 2007
AFRICA/MOROCCO - The Pope appoints new Metropolitan Archbishop of Tangiers
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 11 April 2007 appointed Fr. Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tangiers (Morocco). The Bishop elect was until now Professo ...
3 April 2007
ASIA/INDIA - The Pope accepts resignation of Nashik
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 31 March 2007 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Nashik (India), presented by Bishop Thomas Bhalerao, S.I., in con ...
3 April 2007
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Surabaya
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 3 April 2007 appointed Rev. Vincentius Sutikno Wisaksono, until now parish priest at Surabaya cathedral, Bishop of Surabaya (Indonesia).
Rev. Vincen ...
3 April 2007
AFRICA/MALAWI - The Pope appoints Bishop of Mangochi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 3 April appointed Rev. Fr. Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M., Bishop of Mangochi (Malawi). Until now Rev Pagani was Legion of Mary spiritual assistant and vice ...
ASIA/KOREA - The Pope accepts resignation of the Archbishop of Daegu
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 29 March 2007 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Daegu (Korea), presented by Archbshop Paul Ri Moun-hi, in confor ...
26 March 2007
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - The Pope appoints Coadjutor Bishop of Budjala
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 26 March appointed Rev. P. Philibert Tembo Nlandu, C.I.C.M., former Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in a Kinsha ...
23 March 2007
ASIA/KOREA - The Pope appoints auxiliary Bishop of Daegu
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 23 March 2007 appointed Rev. Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil, until now editor of the Maeil Catholic newspaper, auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Daegu (Ko ...