OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Pope appoints new auxiliary Bishop of Kerema
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 8 July 2005 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the diocese of Kerema (Papua New Guinea) Rev. P. Rochus Tatamai, M.S.C., chaplain at Sacred Heart Basilica in ...
AFRICA/UGANDA - The Pope appoints new Auxiliary of Mbarara
Vatican City (Fides Service) The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 2 July 2005 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Mbarara (Uganda) Rev. Lambert Bainomugisha, until now Chancellor of the same archdiocese ass ...
1 July 2005
ASIA/THAILAND - The Pope apoints new Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 1 July 2005 appointed Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand) Bishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniran, until now Bishop of Nakhon Sawan (Thailand). (S.L ...
24 June 2005
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Bishop of Ambositra appointed
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 24 June 2005 appointed Bishop of Ambositra (Madagascar) Rev. Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.I., Provincial Consultor, Spiritual Director and Bursar at Fianara ...
ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishop of Hsinchu resigns
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 2 June 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Hsinchu (Taiwan), presented by Bishop James Liu Tan-kuei in conformit ...