Acta of the Holy See

• 23 November 2011
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ondjiva and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on November 23, 2011 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Ondjiva (Angola), presented by Archbishop Fernando Guimaraes Kevanu ...
• 22 November 2011
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Bishop of Mendi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on November 22, 2011 appointed Rev. Fr. Donald Lippert, O.F.M. Cap, Advisor to the Vice-Province of the Capuchin Friars in Papua New Guinea as Bishop of the Dio ...
• 19 November 2011
  AMERICA/ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - Appointment of the Bishop of Saint John's-Basseterre in the Antilles Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on November 19, 2011 appointed Rev. Monsignor Kenneth David Oswin Richards, General Vicar of Kingston in Jamaica as Bishop of the Diocese of Saint John's-Basset ...
• 8 November 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Abuja Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on November 8, 2011 appointed Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Abuja (Nigeria) Rev. Fr. Anselm Umoren, M.S.P, Superior General of the Society of Missionaries of ...
• 5 November 2011
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appointment of the Bishop of Koudougou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on November 4, 2011 appointed His Exc. Mgr.Joachim Ouedraogo, until now Bishop of Dori and Apostolic Administrator of Koudougou as Bishop of the Diocese of Koud ...
• 31 October 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of the Bishop of Dinajpur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Rev. Sebastian Tudu, of the clergy of Dinajpur, Vice Rector of the Holy Spirit Major Seminary in Dhaka and Diocesan Director of Pontifical Mission Soc ...
• 31 October 2011
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Erection of the Diocese of Kabwe and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI erected the new Diocese of Kabwe, in Zambia, with territory taken from the diocese of Mpika and the Archdiocese of Lusaka, making it a suffragan of the metropol ...
• 22 October 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Resignation of Archbishop of Dhaka and succession Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on October 22, 2011 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Dhaka (Bangladesh), presented by His Exc. Mgr.Paulinus Costa, in ...
• 25 August 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of San José de Amazonas and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 8, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas (Peru), presented by His Exc.Mgr. Al ...
• 25 August 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Bishop of Port Elizabeth and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 20, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Port Elizabeth (South Africa), presented by His Exc.Mgr. Michael Gow ...
• 17 August 2011
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Rabaul and appointment of successor Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), on behalf of His Excellency Most Reverend Mgr. Karl Hesse, MSC, in A ...
• 26 July 2011
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Izabal and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on July 26, 2011 accepted the resignation of the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal (Guatemala), by His Exc. Mgr. Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez B ...
• 16 July 2011
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR-Appointment of the Bishop of Ihosy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 16, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Rev. Fr. Fulgence Razakarivony, MS, Vice-Secretary of the Administrative Secretariat of the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar, Bish ...
• 9 July 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA-Appointment of the Bishop of Malindi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Malindi (Kenya) Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap, Provincial Minister of P.P. Capuchins in Malta and President of the E ...
• 8 July 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Awka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed His Exc. Mgr. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor Bishop of the Diocese of Awka (Nigeria), on July 8, 2011 . He has so far been Titular Bishop of Tetci, Au ...