Acta of the Holy See

• 1 February 2016
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Appointment of the Bishop of Dili Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 30 January 2016, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. Virgilio Do Carmo Da Silva, S.D.B., Provincial Superior of the Salesians in East Timor as Bishop of Dili (East Timor). The newly-elec ...
• 11 January 2016
  AFRICA/TOGO - Resignation of the Bishop of Sokodé and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 3 January 2016, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Sokode, Togo, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba, in accordance with ca ...
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  9 January 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Christian cemetery in Beit Gemal desecrated Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The cemetery adjacent to the Salesian monastery in Beit Gemal, in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, was desecrated and the wooden and concrete crosses placed on many tombs w ...
• 26 October 2015
  AFRICA/BENIN - Appointment of new Bishop of Porto Novo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 24 October 2015, appointed as Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin) Rev. Aristide Gonsallo of the clergy of Parakou, presently Parish priest at S. Martino di Pana ...
• 15 October 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of Bishop of Mtwara and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 October 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Mtwara (Tanzania), presented by Mgr. Gabriel Mmol, in accordance with can. 401 § 1 of t ...
• 15 October 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Appointment of the Bishop of Zomba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 October 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D., General Definitor of the PP. Discalced Carmelites as Bishop of the diocese of Zomba (Malawi). Rev. Fr. ...
• 28 September 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Resignation of the Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 27 September 2015, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kaga-Bandoro (Central African Republic), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Albert Vanbuel, S ...
• 28 August 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Appointment of the Coadjutor Archbishop of Khartoum Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 August 2015 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Michael Didi Adgum as Coadjutor Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan). At the same time Bishop Didi Adgum was appointed Apostolic Admini ...
• 28 August 2015
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - Appointment of the Apostolic Administrator of Papeete Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 28, 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Father Jean-Pierre do Cottanceau, SS.CC as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. (SL) (Agenzia F ...
• 24 July 2015
  ASIA/KOREA – Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon ASIA/KOREA – Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 23 July 2015, appointed Auxiliary of the diocese of Suwon (Korea) Rev. John Moon Hee Jong, paris ...
• 20 July 2015
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Kenema Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 18 July 2015 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Henry Aruna as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Kenema (Sierra Leone), transferring him from the diocese of Makeni. He was assigned ...
• 20 July 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Jhabua Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 18, 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. Basil Bhuriya, S.V.D., Pastor and member of the Provincial Council of the Divine Word Fathers as Bishop of the Diocese of Jhabua (India). ...
• 20 July 2015
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Elevation to the episcopal dignity of Apostolic Administrator of Makeni Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 18, 2015 the Holy Father raised Rev. Fr. Natale Paganelli, S.X., Apostolic Administrator of Makeni (Sierra Leone) to the dignity of bishop, assigning him the titular see of Gadiaufa ...
• 14 July 2015
  AFRICA/GHANA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ho and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 14, 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Ho (Ghana), by His Exc. Mgr. Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu, in accordance with canon 401 § 1 ...
• 14 July 2015
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 July 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Benedictus Son Hee-Song, Director of the Department for the Archdiocesan Pastoral, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Seoul (Korea), as ...