AFRICA/GHANA - The Pope appoints Auxiliary of Cape Coast
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 24 November, appointed Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Cape Coast (Ghana) Rev. Matthias Kobena Nketsiah of the clergy of Cape Coast, parish priest of S ...
21 November 2006
AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Pope accepts resignation of Archbishop of Benin City
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 21 November 2006 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Benin City (Nigeria), presented by Archbishop Patrick Ebosel ...
ASIA/TAIWAN - The Pope appoints new Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 31 October, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Taipei (Taiwan) Rev. Thomas Chung An-zu, of the clergy of Tainan, until now Chaplain of ...
28 October 2006
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Resignation and succession of the Archbishop of Lusaka
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on 28 October 2006 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia, presented by Archbishop Medardo Joseph Mazomb ...
21 October 2006
ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Chilaw
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Pope Benedict XVI, on 19 October 2006, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Chilaw (Sri Lanka), presented by Bishop Frank Marcus Fern ...
21 October 2006
ASIA/INDIA - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Aurangabad
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 20 October appointed Bishop of Aurangabad (India) Bishop Edwin Colaço, until now Bishop of Amravati (India). (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 21/10/2006; Righe 3 ...
17 October 2006
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Pope appoints Bishop of Kroonstad
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 17 October 2006, appointed Bishop of Kroonstad (South Africa) Rev. Mgr. Stephen Brislin, diocesan administrator of the same diocese.
The Bishop elect ...
16 October 2006
ASIA/INDIA - The Pope appoints new Archbishop of Bombay
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on 14 October 2006, appointed Archbishop Oswald Gracias, until now Archbishop of Agra (India), Archbishop of Bombay (India). (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 16/10/2 ...
16 October 2006
AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Ogoja
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on 14 October 2006, appointed Rev. John Ebebe Ayah of the diocesan clergy of Ogoja (Nigeria, Bishop of Ogoja (Nigeria).
The Bishop elect was born on 10 ...
AMERICA/JAMAICA - Bishop of Mandeville resigns
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 8 August 2006, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Mandeville (Jamaica), presented by Bishop Gordon Dunlap Bennett ...
AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - The Pope appoints Bishop of Yamoussoukro
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 21 July 2006, appointed Bishop of Yamoussoukro (Côte d'Ivoire ) Bishop Joseph Aké, until now titular Bishop of Castello di Tratoporto and auxiliary Bishop ...