Acta of the Holy See

• 21 October 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of the Bishop of Hakha Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on 19 October 2013, appointed Rev. Mgr. Lucius Hre Kung, of the clergy of Hakha, Vicar General and Parish Priest of the Cathedral as Bishop of the Diocese of Hakha (Myanmar ...
• 17 October 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Allahabad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on 17 October 2013, appointed His Exc. Mgr. Raphy Manjaly, until now Bishop of Varanasi as Bishop of the Diocese of Allahabad (India). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 17/10/2013) ...
• 15 October 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO R.D. - Appointment of the Bishop of Uvira Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 15 October 2013, appointed His Exc. Mgr. Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe, until now tit. Bishop of Strathearn and Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa as Bishop of the Diocese of ...
• 15 October 2013
  AMERICA/CANADA - Appointment of the Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 15 October 2013, appointed Rev.do Mark Hagemoen of the clergy of Vancouver, Director of the Catholic Colleges of Corpus Christi and St. Mark 's, in Vancouver as Bish ...
• 11 October 2013
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of the Coadjutor of the Apostolic Vicar of Soddo Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, on 11 October 2013, appointed Coadjutor of the Apostolic Vicar of Soddo (Ethiopia) Rev.do Tsegaye Keneni Dérera of the clergy of Addis Ababa, Vicar General of the Apost ...
• 20 September 2013
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Resignation of the Bishop of Wewak and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 20 September 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Wewak (Papua New Guinea), by His Exc. Mgr. AnthonyJoseph Burgess, in accor ...
• 16 September 2013
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Resignation of the Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 14 September 2013, accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Bafoussam (Cameroon), by His Exc. Mgr. Gabriel Simo, in accordance with the canons ...
• 30 July 2013
  ASIA/JAPAN - Resignation of the Bishop of Saitama and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 27 July 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Saitama (Japan) by His Exc. Mgr. Marcellino Daiji Tani, in accordance with can. ...
• 30 July 2013
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Resignation of the Archbishop of Yaoundé and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 29 July 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Yaoundé (Cameroon) by His Exc. Mgr. Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot, in accordan ...
• 29 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Sambalpur and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 26 July 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Sambalpur (India), by His Exc. Mgr. Lukas Kerketta, S.V.D., in accordance with ...
• 29 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Diphu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 26 July 2013, appointed Rev.do Paul Mattekatt of the clergy of Diphu, Pastor and Director of the Catholic school in Japrajan as Bishop of the Diocese of Diphu (India ...
• 29 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Rourkela Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 26 July 2013, appointed Rev.do Kishore Kumar Kujur of the clergy of Sambalpur, Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Regional Seminar Orissa as Bishop of the Diocese ...
• 5 July 2013
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of Bishop Coadjutor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 28, the Holy Father appointed Reverend Father Varghese Thottamkara, C.M., a former missionary in Ethiopia, currently Assistant General of the Vincentian Fathers as Coadjutor of the ...
• 24 May 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO - The erection of the new diocese of Dolisie (Republic of Congo) and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis on 24 May 2013, erected the new diocese of Dolisie (Republic of Congo), with territory taken from the diocese of Nkayi, making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of B ...
• 13 April 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Nsukka and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Nsukka (Nigeria), by His Exc. Mgr. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo, in accordance with can. 401 § ...