AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of Bishop of Bubanza
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, O.P., until now Coordinator of the Council for the creation of the Catholic University of Burundi, as Bishop of the Diocese of Bu ...
15 February 2025
AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of Bishop of Rutana
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev. Léonidas Nitereka, until now Vicar General of the Diocese of Bururi, as Bishop of the Diocese of Rutana (Burundi).
His Exc. Msgr. Léonidas Ni ...
8 February 2025
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Visakhapatnam
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy of Warangal as archbishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Visakhapatnam, India.
Archbishop-elect Udumala Bala Showreddy was b ...
8 February 2025
ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Jalpaiguri
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Jalpaiguri, India, presented by Bishop Clement Tirkey.
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fabi ...
8 February 2025
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Neyyattinkara
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Selvarajan Dasan, of the clergy of Neyyattinkara, India, until now judicial vicar and parish priest of Saint Francis Xavier in Thirupuram, as coad ...
8 February 2025
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Shillong
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Bernard Laloo, of the clergy of Shillong, India, until now chancellor and parish priest of the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Laitumkhrah ...
6 February 2025
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appointment of the Bishop of Tenkodogo
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Fr. David Koudougou, of the clergy of Tenkodogo, until now Diocesan Administrator of the same Diocese, as Bishop of the Diocese of Tenkodogo.
His Exc. M ...
ASIA/TAIWAN - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Taipei
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Peter Chao Yung-Chi, of the clergy of the diocese of Chiayi, until now episcopal chancellor and parish priest of the Cathedral of Saint John in Chi ...
28 January 2025
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation and appointment of the Bishop of Iringa
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Iringa, Tanzania, presented by Bishop Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa.
The Holy Father has appointed the Reve ...
AFRICA/ALGERIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Laghouat
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Laghouat (Algeria) presented by His Exc. Msgr. John Gordon MacWilliam, M. Afr. At the same time the ...
ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of bishop of Fuzhou
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -Today, Thursday 23 January 2025, Bishop Joseph Cai Bingrui took canonical possession of Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, appointed by the Holy Father, having approved his candidature in the f ...
