AMERICA/BARBADOS - Appointment of bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados, the Reverend Neil Sebastian Scantlebury, of the clergy of Saint Thomas of the Virgin Islands, United States of America, unti ...
28 December 2020
AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of bishop of Malindi, Kenya
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Malindi, Kenya, the Reverend Msgr. Wilybard Lagho, of the clergy of Mombasa, until now vicar general of the same metropolitan archd ...
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of auxiliary of Minna, Nigeria
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Minna, Nigeria, the Reverend Luka Sylvester Gopep, of the same diocese, unti now vicar general of Minna and parish priest ...
3 December 2020
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of the Bishop of Kamina
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kamina (Democratic Republic of Congo), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba. (SL) (Age ...
30 November 2020
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of El Beni
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 November 2020, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M., titular bishop of Leges, currently Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of La Paz and Secretary General o ...
30 November 2020
ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 November 2020, the Holy Father appointed rev. Stephanus Han Jung Hyun, of the clergy of Daejeon, currently Parish priest of the Holy Family Parish, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese ...
30 November 2020
AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Bishop of Homa Bay
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 November 2020, the Holy Father appointed rev. Michael Otieno Odiwa, of the clergy of Homa Bay, currently a Fidei Donum priest in the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Adelaide (Australia) a ...
ASIA/KOREA - Resignation and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 22, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Cheju (Korea), presented by His Exc. Mgr.Peter Kang U-il. He is succeeded by His Exc. Mgr. ...
23 November 2020
ASIA/KOREA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Chunchon, Korea
On November 21, Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Chunchon, Korea, presented by Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe.
The Holy Father appointed as bishop of the same diocese the Reverend ...
19 November 2020
ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation of bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Myitkyina, Myanmar, presented by Bishop Francis Daw Tang. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 19/11/2020)
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