ASIA/SRI LANKA - Auxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa nominated
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February 19, 2008, nominated Fr.Joseph Ponniah, Vicar General of the same diocese, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, naming him ti ...
18 February 2008
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Bishop of Benguela resigns, successor nominated
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February 18, 2008, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Benguela (Angola), presented by Bishop Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes B ...
15 February 2008
AMERICA/ SANTA LUCIA - Archbishop of Castries resigns, successor nominated
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February 15, 2008, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Castries (Santa Lucia), presented by Bishop Kelvin Edward Felix, in ...
12 February 2008
ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Simdega resigns, successor nominated
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February 11, 2008, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Simdega (India), presented by Bishop Joseph Minj, in conformity wit ...
12 February 2008
AFRICA/SOUTHAFRICA - Bishop of Umtata resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February 8, 2008, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Umtata (South Africa), presented by Bishop Oswald Georg Hirmer, in c ...
12 February 2008
ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Kurnool nominated
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February, 2008, nominated as Bishop of the diocese of Kurnool (India), Fr. Anthony Poola, diocesan priest from Cuddapah, Director of the Christian Foundatio ...
4 February 2008
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Bishop of Uíje resigns, success appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 2 February 2008 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Uíje (Angola), presented by Bishop José Francisco Moreira dos ...
4 February 2008
AMERICA/ PERUVicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado resigns
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 2 February 2008, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado (Peru), presented Bishop Juan Jos ...
31 January 2008
ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Cuddapah appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 31 January 2008, appointed as Bishop Cuddapah (India) Rev. Prasad Gallela, of the clergy of Kurnool, presently spiritual director and professor of phil ...
30 January 2008
ASIA/CHINA Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 30 January appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Hong Kong (mainland China) Bishop John Tong Hon, until now titular Bishop of Bossa and Auxili ...
25 January 2008
ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishop of Kiayi appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 24 January 2008, appointed as Bishop of the diocese of Kiayi (Taiwan), Bishop Thomas Chung An-zu, until now titular Bishop of Munaziana and Auxiliary ...
25 January 2008
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE Bishop of Quelimane appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 25 January 2008, appointed as Bishop of the diocese of Quelimane (Mozambique), Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M., until now Bishop of the dioce ...
25 January 2008
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 25 January 2008, appointed Rev. Joseph Hii Teck Kwong, parish priest at Mary Immaculate Conception parish in Kapit, (Malaysia), auxiliary Bishop of th ...
21 January 2008
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Bishop of Kimbe resigns
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 19 January 2008, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea), presented by Bishop Alphonse Liguori ...