Acta of the Holy See

• 6 November 2017
  AFRICA/GABON - Appointment of the Bishop of Franceville Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 4, 2017, the Holy Father appointed as Bishop of the diocese of Franceville (Gabon), the Rev. Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba, currently rector of the “Saint Augustin” national major sem ...
• 25 October 2017
  ASIA/JAPAN - Resignation of the Archbishop of Tokyo and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Tokyo, Japan, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Peter Takeo Okada. The Pope appointed His Exc. Mg ...
• 24 October 2017
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Appointment of the Apostolic Administrator of Gweru Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Pope Francis has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Michael Dixon Bhasera, Bishop of Masvingo as Apostolic Administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sancate" in Gweru (Zimbabwe). (SL) (Agenzia Fi ...
• 19 October 2017
  AMERICA/TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Resignation of the Archbishop of Port of Spain and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Everard Harris, C. ...
• 12 October 2017
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Resignation of the Archbishop of Korhogo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Korhogo, Ivory Coast, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Marie-Daniel Dadiet. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 12/10 ...
• 11 October 2017
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ruteng and appointment of the apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Ruteng (Indonesia), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Hubertus Leteng, and appointed His Exc. Mgr. Sylveste ...
• 2 October 2017
  AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Apostolic Vicariate of Francistown elevated to Diocese and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, the Holy Father elevated the apostolic Vicariate of Francistown (Botswana) to Diocese with the same denomination and territorial configuration, making it a suffragan of the metropoli ...
• 21 September 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi erected to Diocese and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, the Holy Father erected the Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi (Nigeria) to Diocese, with the same denomination and territorial configuration, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan se ...
• 1 September 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Bishop of Aliwal and appointment of the apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Aliwal, South Africa, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Michael Wüstenberg, and appointed His Exc. Mgr. ...
• 29 August 2017
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Resignation of the Bishop of Tambacounda and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 5, 2017 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tambacounda, Senegal, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Noel Diouf, and has appointed His E ...
• 29 August 2017
  AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Resignation of Bishop of Gaborone and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 9, 2017, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Gaborone, Botswana, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Valentine Tsamma Seane. He appointed His ...
• 29 August 2017
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Coadjutor of Long Xuyên Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 25, 2017, the Pope appointed His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Tran Van Toan as Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Long Xuyên, Vietnam. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 29/08/2017) ...
• 29 August 2017
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Thanh-Pho Ho Chi Minh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 25, 2017, Pope Francis appointed rev. Louis Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of the Secretariat of the Bishops' Conference of Vietnam as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Thanh-Pho ...
• 28 August 2017
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Camiri Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 2, 2017 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri (Bolivia) presented by His Exc. Mgr. Francesco Focardi, O.F.M.(SL) (Ag ...
• 28 August 2017
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Aguarico and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 2 August 2017, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico, (Ecuador), presented by His Excellency Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, ...