Acta of the Holy See

• 12 July 2004
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Pemba Rev. Ernesto Maguengue appointed Bishop Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 24 June 2004, appointed Bishop of Pemba (Mozambique) Reverend Ernesto Maguengue of the clergy of Maputo. The Bishop elect was born on 2 August 196 ...
• 12 July 2004
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Bishop Julio Duarte Langa of Xai-Xai resigns, Rev. Lucio Andrice Muandula appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 12 July 2004 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Xai-Xai (Mozambique), presented by Bishop Julio Duarte Langa, in c ...
• 10 July 2004
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Vicariate Apostolic of Baguio raised to the rank of Diocese Bishop Carlito J. Cenzon appointed first Bishop Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 24 June 2004, elevated the Vicariate Apostolic of Baguio (Philippines) to the rank of diocese making it a suffragan of the metropolitan Church of Nue ...
• 6 July 2004
  AMERICA/JAMAICA - Bishop Paul Michael Boyle of Mandeville resigns , Bishop Gordon Dunlap Bennet appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 6 July 2004, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Mandeville (Jamaica), presented by Bishop Paul Michael Boyle, C.P. ...
• 5 July 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishop Peter Liu Cheng-Chung appointed Coadjutor of Kaohsiung ...
• 5 July 2004
  ASIA/KOREA - New diocese Uijongbu Bishop Joseph Lee Han-Taek appointed first Bishop Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has 24 June 2004, created the diocese of Uijongbu (Korea) with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Seoul rendering it suffragan of the same metropolit ...
• 18 June 2004
  AMERICA/GUYANA - Rev. Emmanuel Lafont appointed Bishop of Cayenne Vatican City (Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, June 18 2004 appointed Bishop of Cayenne (French Guyana) Reverend Father Emmanuel Lafont, of the clergy of Tours (France). The Bishop elect was born in Pa ...
• 17 June 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope creates new Ecclesiastical Province of Trivandrum of the Latins and appoints first Metropolitan Archbishop Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 3 June 2004, created the new Ecclesiastical Province of Trivandrum of the Latins separating it from the Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly (India). ...
• 17 June 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Reverend Andrew Marak appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tura Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 3 June 2004, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Tura (India) Reverend Andrew Marak, parish priest of St. Teresa’s parish in Dadengre. T ...
• 16 June 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop Darius Nggawa of Larantuka resigns, he is succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Franciscus Kopong Kung, Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 16 June 2004, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Larantuka (Indonesia), presented by Bishop Darius Nggawa, S.V.D., ...
• 12 June 2004
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Vicar apostolic Izabal, Bishop Luis Maria Estrada Paetau resigns and Rev. Gabriel Peñate Rodriguez appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 12 June 2004 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal (Guatemala), presented by Bishop Luis Maria Est ...
• 12 June 2004
  AFRICA/CHAD - Rev. Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga appointed Bishop of Moundou Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope John Paul II has, 3 June 2004, appointed Bishop of Moundou (Chad) Reverend Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga of the clergy of Doba, Rector of the Major Seminary of N’Djamena ...
• 12 June 2004
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Reverend Joseph Nguyen Chi Linh appointed Bishop of Thanh Hoa Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 21 May 2004, appointed Bishop of Thanh Hoa (Vietnam) Reverend Joseph Nguyen Chi Linh, presently Professor at Nha Trang Major Seminary. The Bishop ...
• 11 June 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Michael Augustin of Pondicherry and Cuddalore resigns, Mgr Anthony Anandarayar appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has, 10 June 2004, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India), presented by Archbishop Michael Augustin, in ...
• 11 June 2004
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Mgr Robert Christopher Ndlovu appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope John Paul II has, 10 June 2004, appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare (Zimbabwe) Mgr. Robert Christopher Ndlovu, until now Bishop of Hwange. (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides ...