Acta of the Holy See

• 3 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Apostolic Administrator of Jowai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 3, 2014, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Menamparampil, SDB, Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati as Apostolic Administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of ...
• 3 February 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Appointment of the Bishop of Port Elizabeth Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 2 , 2014, the Holy Father Rev. appointed Fr. Vincent Mduduzi Zungu, O.F.M., Definitor General for Africa and the Middle East, in Rome as Bishop of the Diocese of Port Elizabeth ...
• 3 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Kannur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 1, 2014, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Alex Joseph Vadakumthala, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Verapoly as Bishop of Kannur (India). Fr. Alex Joseph Vadakumthala was born ...
• 31 January 2014
  AFRICA/CHAD - Resignation of the Bishop of Doba and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 30 January 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Doba (Chad), by His Exc. Mgr. Michele Russo, M.C.C.J., in accordance with canon 4 ...
• 25 January 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Resignation of the Bishop of Mamfe and successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 25, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Mamfe (Cameroon), by His Exc. Mgr. Francis Teke Lysinge, in accordance with can. ...
• 14 January 2014
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Soddo and successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 12, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo (Ethiopia), by His Exc. Mgr. Rodrigo Mejia Saldarriaga, S.I., ...
• 3 January 2014
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Tororo and appointment of Successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 2, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Tororo (Uganda), by His Exc. Mgr. Denis Kiwanuka Lote, in accordance with can ...
• 3 January 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of the Bishop of Luiza and appointment of Successor Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides) - On January 3, 2014 the Holy Father, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Luiza (Democratic Republic of Congo), by His Exc. Mgr. Léonard Kasanda Lumembu, ...
• 2 January 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Erection of the Diocese of Sultanpet and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, 28 December the Holy Father erected the new diocese of Sultanpet, India, with territory taken from the dioceses of Coimbatore and Calicut, making it a suffragan of the metropol ...
• 2 January 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Appointment of Auxiliaries for the Archdiocese of Seoul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 30, 2013, the Holy Father appointed: Rev. Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon, Director of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Care and Research Center and Rev. Fr. Peter Chung Soon-taek, O.C.D., Gene ...
• 16 December 2013
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Resignation of the Bishop of Port-Bergé and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 15, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Port-Bergé, Madagascar, by His Exc. Mgr. Armand Toasy, in accordance with can ...
• 13 December 2013
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 13, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), by His Exc. Mgr. Murphy Nicholas Xavier Paklam, i ...
• 10 December 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Balasore and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 9, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Balasore (India ), by His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M., in accordance wit ...
• 9 December 2013
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Resignation of the Bishop of Mangochi and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 6, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Mangochi (Malawi), by His Exc. Mgr. Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M., in accordance wi ...
• 9 December 2013
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of the Coadjutor of Bubanza Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 7, 2013, appointed Rev. Georges Bizimana of the clergy of Ngozi, Rector of the Jean Paul II major Seminary of Gitega as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Buban ...