Acta of the Holy See

• 14 November 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Eldoret and appointment of first metropolitan archbishop Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has erected the ecclesiastical province of Eldoret, Kenya, elevating the see of Eldoret to a metropolitan Church and assigning as suffragans the dioceses of Lodwar, Kita ...
• 13 November 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Kisii Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Father Joseph Onyango Oduor, O.S.A., until now parish priest of Santa Monica in Nyamsaria, in the archdiocese of Kisumu, as coadjutor bishop o ...
• 12 November 2026
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Appointment of bishop of Thiès Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S., until now bishop of Kaolack, as bishop of the diocese of Thiès, Senegal. Bishop Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S., was born o ...
• 12 November 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Appointment of bishop of Keimoes-Upington Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Enrico Valentino Parry, of the clergy of Oudtshoorn, until now director of the Secretariate of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southe ...
• 11 November 2026
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Erection of the diocese of Nzega and appointment of first bishop Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has erected the diocese of Nzega in Tanzania, with territory taken from the archdiocese of Tabora, making it a suffragan of the latter. At the same time, he appointed t ...
• 11 November 2026
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Mwanza Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Maximilian Francis Buluma, of the clergy of Mwanza, Tanzania, until now lecturer at Saint Augustine Major Seminary in Peramiho, diocese of Son ...
• 15 October 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of bishop of Haimen Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - Today, Thursday 15 October 2026, the Reverend Ignatius Ding Zuyao received episcopal ordination. On 24 August 2026, the Holy Father appointed him bishop of Haimen, Jiangsu Province, Chi ...
• 8 October 2026
  VATICAN - Appointment of adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization in the Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches, with the office of president of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Sr. Mary Teresa Barron, N.S.A., superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles, as adjunct secretary of the Dicastery ...
• 12 September 2026
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Appointment of Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. León Dorado, O.M.I., until now apostolic prefect of the Western Sahara, as coadjutor archbishop of Rabat, Morocco. Msgr. Mario León Dor ...
• 8 September 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Ordination of the Archbishop of Chongqing Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – Today, Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the episcopal ordination of Rev. Andrew Ding Yang took place. On July 28, 2026, the Holy Father appointed him Archbishop of Chongqing (Chongqing Mun ...
• 31 August 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of Bishop of Datong Vatican City (Fides news Agency) - Today, Monday 31 August 2026, episcopal ordination was received by the Revered Paul Liu Honggang, whom the Holy Father, on 10 August 2026, appointed bishop of Datong, Shanxi, China, hav ...
• 22 August 2026
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Resignation and appointment of the Superior of the Mission sui iuris of Turkmenistan Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – The Holy Father Leo XIV has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Mission sui iuris of Turkmenistan presented by the Rev. Fr. Andrzej Madej, O.M.I. The Holy ...
• 19 August 2026
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Toamasina Vatican City (Fides News agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Fr. Mariusz Kasperski, O.M.I., until now Superior of the Community of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Toamasina and Parish Priest of ...
• 10 August 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Karaganda Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, presented by Bishop Adelio Dell’Oro. The Holy Father has appointed Msgr. ...
• 3 August 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of bishop of Dindigul Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Dindigul, India, presented by Bishop Thomas Paulsamy. (EG) (Fides News Agency, 3/8/2026) ...