Acta of the Holy See

• 18 February 2006
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Pope appoints Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 18 February 2006, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Lilongwe (Malawi) Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie until now Bishop of the dioces ...
• 13 February 2006
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Pope appoints new Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 13 February 2006, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Paraguay) Rev. Fr Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, SDB, Missionary in Angola, assig ...
• 3 February 2006
  ASIA/KOREA - The Pope appoints Coadjutor Archbishop of Daegu Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 3 February 2006, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Daegu, Mgr. John Choi Young-soo, until now titular Bishop of Sitifi and auxiliary of the same archdi ...
• 2 February 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Belgaum Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 2 February 2006, appointed Bishop of Belgaum (India) Rev. Peter Machado, of the clergy of Karwar, until now parish priest at Kone. The new Bishop was ...
• 1 February 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Jalpaiguri Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 31 January 2006, appointed Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India), Rev. Clement Tirkey, Vicar General of the diocese of Bagdogra. The new Bishop was born on 12 ...
• 1 February 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope creates dioceses of Nongstoin and Jowai and appoints first Bishops Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, in 28 January 2006, created the dioceses of Nongstoin and Jowai (India) with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Shillong, making them suffragan of ...
• 28 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope appoints new bishop of Gumla Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 28 January 2006 appointed Bishop of Gumla (India) Rev. Mgr Paul Alois Lakra, until now diocesan administrator of the same diocese. The new Bishop Paul ...
• 25 January 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Pope appoints new Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 25 January 2006, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo (Kenya) Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C., titular Bishop of Rusgunie, until now Auxiliary Bish ...
• 23 January 2006
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Archbishop of Bamenda resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 23 January 2006 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Bamenda (Cameroon) presented by Archbishop Paul Verdzekov in ...
• 21 January 2006
  ASIA/ VIÊT NAM - Auxiliary of Hà Nôi archdiocese resigns Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 21 January 2006 accepted the renunciation of the office of Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Hà Nôi (Viêt Nam) presented by Bishop Paul Lê D ...
• 21 January 2006
  AFRICA/RWANDA - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Kabgayi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 21 January 2006 appointed Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda) Rev. Mgr. Smaragde Mbonyintege, Rector of Nyakibanda Major Seminary. The new Bishop was born on ...
• 20 January 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Ratnapura Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 20 January 2006, appointed Bishop of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, Rev. Ivan Tilak Jayasundera of the diocesan clergy of Kandy, until now professor of liturgy ...
• 17 January 2006
  ASIA/KOREA - The Pope appoints new auxiliary Bishop of Pusan Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 17 January 2006 appointed Auxiliary of the diocese of Pusan (Korea) Rev. Paul Hwang Cheol-soo, former diocesan chancellor, assigning to him the titula ...
• 16 January 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Kiayi Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 16 January 2006 appointed Bishop of Kiayi (Taiwan) Rev. Fr. John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D., until now headmaster of Kiayi Catholic School and Professor ...
• 9 January 2006
  AMERICA/CANADA - Bishop of Whitehorse appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 5 January 2006 appointed Bishop of Whitehorse (Canada) Rev. Gary Gordon of the clergy of Vancouver, until now parish priest and the Archbishop’s deleg ...