Acta of the Holy See

• 3 November 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - Appointment of Apostolic Vicar of San José del Amazonas Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 1, 2014 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F., Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Trujillo (Peru) as Apostolic Vicar of San José del ...
• 31 October 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Archbishop of Yaoundé Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 31 October 2014, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Jean Mbarga, Bishop of Ebolowa and apostolic administrator of the archdiocese of Yaoundé as Archbishop of Yaoundé (Cameroon). ( ...
• 13 October 2014
  AFRICA/NIGER - Resignation of the Archbishop of Niamey and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 October 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Niamey (Niger), by His Exc. Mgr. Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A., in acc ...
• 1 September 2014
  ASIA/INDIA – Resignation of the Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 30 July 2014, accepted the renunciation of office as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bombay, in India, presented by Bishop Agnelo Rufino Gracias, ...
• 1 September 2014
  ASIA/JAPAN – Resignation of the Archbishop of Osaka and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 20 August 2014, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Osaka (Japan) presented by Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J., i ...
• 1 September 2014
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE – Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 6 August 2014, appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Nampula, in Mozambique, Bishop Ernesto Maguengue, formerly Bishop of Pemba. He has be ...
• 14 July 2014
  AFRICA/GABON - Erection of the Apostolic Vicariate of Makokou and appointment of the first Apostolic Vicar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 11, 2014, the Holy Father, erected the Apostolic Prefecture of Makokou (Gabon) to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate and appointed Father Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp., Apostolic Prefect of ...
• 12 July 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Bareilly and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 11, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Bareilly (India), by Bishop Anthony Fernandes, in accordance with can. 401 § 1 of ...
• 12 July 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Muzaffarpur and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 11, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Muzaffarpur (India), by His Exc. Mgr. John Baptist Thakur, in accordance with can. 401 � ...
• 12 July 2014
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Appointment of three Auxiliary Bishops of Hong Kong Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 11, 2014, the Holy Father appointed three Auxiliaries for the Diocese of Hong Kong (China): Fr. Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, Vicar General of the Diocese of Hong Kong and Member of th ...
• 11 July 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Appointment of Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Gaitán Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 10, 2014, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Luis Horacio Gomez Gonzalez, of the clergy of Manizales, Episcopal Vicar for the Administration in his archdiocese, as Apostolic Vicar of Pue ...
• 11 July 2014
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Kigoma Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 10, 2014, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Joseph Mlola, ALCP/OSS, Rector of St. Paul Kipalapala Interdiocesan Major Seminary, Tabora, as Bishop of the Diocese of Kigoma (Tanzania). ...
• 10 July 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 9, 2014 the Holy Father appointed Fr. Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X., as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ranchi (India). The Bishop-elect was born on November 9, 1960, in Ca ...
• 9 July 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Coadjutor Bishop of Makurdi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 8, 2014 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F., Provincial Bursar and military Chaplain, as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Makurdi (Nigeria). Fr. Wil ...
• 9 July 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - Appointment of the Bishop Coadjutor of Puerto Maldonado Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 8, 2014, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. David Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P., advisor of the regional Dominican vicariate Santa Rosa de Lima, as coadjutor bishop of the apos ...