Acta of the Holy See

• 7 April 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Resignation of the Bishop of Maroua - Mokolo and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 5, 2014 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Maroua - Mokolo, Cameroon, by His Exc. Mgr. Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, of the S ...
• 7 April 2014
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Long Xuyen Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 5, 2014 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Joseph Trần Văn Toan, Director of the Pastoral Center as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Long Xuyen, Vietnam, assigning him the titular ...
• 3 April 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation of the Archbishop of Mandalay and successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 3, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Mandalay (Myanmar), by His Exc. Mgr. Paul Zinghtung Grawng, in accordance with ...
• 20 March 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Resignation of the Bishop of Alindao and successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 19, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Alindao, Central African Republic, by His Exc. Mgr. Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp., i ...
• 20 March 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Shimoga Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 19, 2014 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. Francis Serrao, S.I., Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in India as Bishop of the Diocese of Shimoga, India. Rev. Fr. Francis ...
• 18 March 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Erection of the Diocese of Pankshin and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 18, 2014 the Holy Father erected the new Diocese of Pankshin, in Nigeria, with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Jos and the Diocese of Shendam, making it a suffragan of the ...
• 14 March 2014
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Archbishop of Songea Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 14, 2014, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Damian Denis Dallu, Bishop of Geita as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Songea (Tanzania). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 14/03/2014) ...
• 14 March 2014
  AFRICA/BENIN - Appointment of the Bishop of Natitingou Vatican City (genzia Fides) - On March 13 , 2014, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Antoine Sabi Bio as Bishop of the Diocese of Natitingou (Benin). Fr. Antoine Sabi Bio was born in Gounienou (Kérou) in 1963. After complet ...
• 12 March 2014
  AFRICA/R.D.CONGO - Appointment of the Bishop of Kasongo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 11, 2014, the Holy Father, appointed Fr. Placide Lubamba Ndjibu, M. Afr., Provincial Superior of the missionaries of Africa to Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda ...
• 25 February 2014
  OCEANIA/TUVALU – Appointment of the Superior of the Missio sui iuris of Funafuti Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 24 February 2014, appointed as Ecclesiastic Superior of the Missio sui iuris of Funafuti, in Tuvalu (Pacific Islands) Father Reynaldo B. Getalado, a memb ...
• 21 February 2014
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Resignation of the Bishop of Moroto and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 20, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Moroto (Uganda), by His Exc. Mgr. Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo, in accordance wi ...
• 17 February 2014
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Mpanda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 17, 2014, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga, Bishop of the Diocese of Dodoma as Bishop of Mpanda (Tanzania). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 17/02/ ...
• 17 February 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 15, 2014, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez C.SS.R., former Vicar Provincial and Pastor as Auxiliary Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes (Bo ...
• 12 February 2014
  AFRICA/LESOTHO - Resignation of the Bishop of Mohale's Hoek and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 11, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho, by His Exc. Mgr. Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I., in acc ...
• 10 February 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Monze and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 10 , 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Monze (Zambia), by His Exc. Mgr. Emilio Patriarca, in accordance with canon 40 ...