Acta of the Holy See

• 26 June 2012
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ketapang and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on June 25, 2012 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Ketapang (Indonesia), by His Exc. Mgr. Blasius Pujaraharja, in accordan ...
• 31 May 2012
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of the Apostolic Administrator of Gikongoro Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 28, 2012 appointed His Exc. Mgr. Philippe Rukamba, Bishop of Butare, as Apostolic Administrator sede vacant et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Diocese of G ...
• 31 May 2012
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Ouagadougou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 28, 2012 appointed Rev. Sac. Leopold Ouedraogo, the current Vicar General of the archdiocese as Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso ...
• 28 May 2012
  AFRICA/CAMEROON-Appointment of Bishop of Nkongsamba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 26, 2012, appointed Rev. Dieudonné Espoir Atangana of the clergy of Obala as Bishop of the Diocese of Nkongsamba Cameroon, he was the former rector of t ...
• 28 May 2012
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Erection of the Diocese of Bafang and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 26, 2012 established the new Diocese of Bafang in Cameroon (from the Diocese of Nkongsamba), making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Douala, and appo ...
• 25 May 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-Resignation of the Archbishop of Lagos and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 25, 2012 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Lagos (Nigeria), presented by His Eminence Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi ...
• 16 May 2012
  AFRICA/GHANA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Kumasi and nomination of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, on May 15 2012, accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Kumasi (Ghana), presented by His Eccellency Msgr. Thomas Kwaku M ...
• 16 May 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Nomination of Bishop of Calicut and Apostolic Administrator of Kannur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, on 15 May 2012, named His Excellency, Msgr. Varghese Chakkalakal, Bishop of the diocese of Calicut (India) until now Bishop of Kannur and, at the same time, ...
• 15 May 2012
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC- Appointment of the Archbishop of Bangui Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 14, 2012 appointed Rev. Fr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.S.p., Apostolic Administrator of the same Archdiocese as Archbishop of Bangui (Central African Re ...
• 15 May 2012
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Appointment of the Bishop of Berberati Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 14, 2012 appointed Rev. Fr. Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A., Regional Superior of the Fathers of the Society of African Missions in the Central African Re ...
• 15 May 2012
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Appointment of the Bishop of Bossangoa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 14, 2012 appointed Rev. Fr. Nestor-Désiré-Nongo Aziagbia, S.M.A., Superior of the Community of Haguenau in Strasbourg, France, and Superior of the same ...
• 15 May 2012
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC- Appointment of the Coadjutor Bishop of Alindao Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 14, 2012 appointed Rev. Cyr-Nestor Yapaupa, of the clergy of Alindao, Vicar General of the same Diocese as Coadjutor Bishop of Alindao (Central Africa). ...
• 10 May 2012
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Archbishop of Seoul’s resignation and appointment of Successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 10, 2012 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Seoul in Korea, by Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jinsuk, in accordance wi ...
• 4 May 2012
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of the Bishop of Khulna Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 4, 2012 appointed Rev. James Romen Boiragi, former Vicar General of Khulna as Bishop of the Diocese of Khulna (Bangladesh), . Rev. James Romen Boiragi w ...
• 2 May 2012
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Resignation of the Bishop of Gweru and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on April 28, 2012 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Gweru in Zimbabwe by Bishop Martin Munyanyi, in accordance with canon. ...