Acta of the Holy See

• 17 November 2003
  AFRICA/KENYA – EMBU, REV. ANTHONY MUHERIA APPOINTED BISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, (30 October 2003) appointed Bishop of Embu (Kenya), Reverend Father Anthony Muheria of the Prelature of Opus Dei. The Bishop elect was born on 2 ...
• 17 November 2003
  ASIA/SRI LANK – ANURADHAPURA, REV. NORBERT ANDRADI APPOINTED BISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, (30 October 2003) appointed Bishop of Anuradhapura, (Sri Lanka) Reverend Father Norbert Andradi OMI, Superior of the OMI Scholasticate in Kandy and ...
• 10 November 2003
  AMERICA/GUYANA – GEORGETOWN BISHOP BENEDICT SINGH RESIGNS REV. FRANCIS ALLEYNE APPOINTED Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father Pope John Paul II has ( 30 October 2003) accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Georgetown (Guyana), presented by Bishop Benedict Singh, in ...
• 10 November 2003
  ASIA/INDIA – NEW DIOCESE DINDIGUL AND NEW BISHOP ANTHONY PAPPUSAMI Vatican City (Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has (30 October 2003) created the diocese of Dindigul (India) with territory taken from the diocese of Tiruchirapalli and the archdiocese of Madurai, making it ...
• 8 November 2003
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR – REV. GUSTAVO BOMBIN ESPINO APPOINTED BISHOP OF TSIROANOMANDIDY Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has ( 8 November 2003) appointed Bishop of the diocese of Tsiroanomandidy (Madagascar) Reverend Father P. Gustavo Bombin Espino OSST, parish priest an ...
• 25 October 2003
  AFRICA/ANGOLA – LUANDA REV. FILOMENO DO NASCIMENTO VIEIRA DIAS APPOINTED AUXILIARY Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II on 25 October 2003, has appointed Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Luanda (Angola) Rev. Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias, Vice rector of the Catholic ...
• 18 October 2003
  AFRICA/CAMEROON – NEW METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOP OF YAOUNDE, MGR VICTOR TONYE BACKOT Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has (18 October 2003) appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Yaounde, Cameroon, Mgr Victor Tonye Backot, until now Bishop of Edea. (Fides Service 18/10 ...
• 18 October 2003
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA – MOCOA-SIBUNDOY, BISHOP FABIO DE JESUS MORALES GRISALES RESIGNS, REV. LUIS PARRA MORA APPOINTED BISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, (4 October 2003) accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia, presented by Bishop Fabio De Jesus ...
• 17 October 2003
  ASIA/JAPAN – NEW ARCHBISHOP OF NAGASAKI BISHOP JOSEPH MITSUAKI TAKAMI, PSS Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has (17 October 2003) appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki in Japan, Mgr Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, PSS until now Titular Bishop of Munaziana and ...
• 2 October 2003
  ASIA/VIETNAM - BISHOP JEAN BAPTISTE BUI TUAN OF LONG XUYEN DIOCESE RESIGNS, SUCCEEDED BY COADJUTOR BISHOP JOSEPH TRAN XUAN TIEU Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, accepted (2 October 2003) the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Long Xuyen (Vietnam) presented by Bishop Jean Baptiste Bui ...
• 25 September 2003
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - ARCHBISHOP AGUSTE NOBOU OF KORHOGO RESIGNS Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, (22 September 2003) accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of Korhogo diocese in Ivory Coast, presented by Archbishop Auguste Nobou in ...
• 8 September 2003
  AFRICA/NIGERIA – ARCHBISHOP OBIEFUNA OF ONITSHA RESIGNS SUCCEEDED BY COADJUTOR OKEKE Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, (1 September 2003) accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese Onitsha (Nigeria) presented by Archbishop Albert Kanene ...
• 4 September 2003
  AMERICA/SURINAME – BISHOP OF PARAMARIBO ALOYSIUS ZICHEM RESIGNS Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has, on 9 August 2003, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Paramaribo, Suriname, presented by Bishop Aloysius Zichem ...
• 1 September 2003
  ASIA/VIETNAM - REV. FATHER ANTOINE VU HUY CHUONG APPOINTED BISHOP OF HUNG HOA Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has (6 July 2003) appointed Bishop of Hung Hoa (Vietnam) Rev. Father Antoine Vu Huy Chuong professor of dogmatic theology at Can Tho inter-diocesan ma ...
• 1 September 2003
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - ULAANBAATOR PREFECT APOSTOLIC REV. WENCESLAO PADILLA RAISED TO THE DIGNITY OF BISHOP ASIA/MONGOLIA ULAANBAATOR – PREFECT APOSTOLIC REV. WENCESLAO PADILLA RAISED TO THE DIGNITY OF BISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has (2 August 2003) raised Rev. Wences ...