AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Cape Town
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka, until now bishop of the diocese of Mthatha, as metropolitan archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa.
Archbishop-elect Sithembele ...
AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Machakos
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Joseph Maluki Mwongela, until now bishop of Kitui, as coadjutor bishop of Machakos, Kenya.
Bishop Joseph Maluki Mwongela was born on 17 April 1968 in ...
1 January 2026
AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation and succession of bishop of Meru
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Meru, Kenya, presented by Bishop Salesius Mugambi.
He is succeeded by Bishop Jackson Murugara, I.M.C., until now coadjutor bishop o ...
23 December 2025
AFRICA/GHANA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Jasikan
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Jasikan, Ghana, presented by Bishop Gabriel Akwasi Ababio Mante.
The Holy Father has appointed the Rev ...
20 December 2025
ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Suwon
Vatican City - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Germanus Kwak Jin-Sang, of the clergy of Suwon, Korea, until now parish priest of Seopangyo, as auxiliary bishop of the same diocese, assigning him the titular se ...
17 December 2025
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of bishop of Chimoio
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Lúcio Andrice Muandula, until now bishop of Xai-Xai, as bishop of the diocese of Chimoio, Mozambique.
Bishop Lúcio Andrice Muandula was born on 9 Oct ...
16 December 2025
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Anuradhapura
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, presented by Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I.
The Holy Father has appoi ...
14 December 2025
AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Leo XIV, has appointed Rev. Fr. Vicent Ouma Odundo, currently Vicar General of the same Archdiocese, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisumu, assignin ...
5 December 2025
ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Friday 5 December 2025, the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Francis Li Jianlin, of the clergy of Xinxiang, took place. On 11 August 2025, the Holy Father appointed him as bishop ...
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Darjeeling
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 29, 2025, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Edward Baretto, of the clergy of the diocese of Darjeeling, India, until now director of the Divya Vani Pastoral Centre, as coad ...
ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Larantuka
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Larantuka, Indonesia, presented by Bishop Fransiskus Kopong Kung.
The Holy Father has appointed the Re ...
22 November 2025
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Rabindra Kumar Ranasingh, of the clergy of the metropolitan archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India, until now dean of the Khristo Jyoti Mahavid ...
