Acta of the Holy See

• 1 July 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Taytay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo as vicar apostolic of Taytay, Philippines, transferring him from the titular see of Sitifi and from the office of auxiliary o ...
• 30 June 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Tiruchirapalli Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Tiruchirapalli, India, the Reverend Savarimuthu Arokiaraj, of the clergy of the same diocese, until now rector of the Holy Redeemer ...
• 30 June 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Port Blair Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Port Blair, India, the Reverend Visuvasam Selvaraj, of the clergy of Port Blair, until now diocesan administrator of the same see. ...
• 30 June 2021
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Karaganda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, the Reverend Msgr. Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy, until now vicar general of the same diocese, assigning him ...
• 24 June 2021
  AFRICA/GHANA - Appointment of Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, the Reverend John Baptist Attakruh, of the clergy of Sekondi-Takoradi, until now apostolic administrator s ...
• 19 June 2021
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Tainan and appointment of Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tainan, Taiwan, presented by Bishop John Lee Juo-Wang. At the same time the Pope appointed Bishop Bosc ...
• 15 June 2021
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed rev. Justin Ain Soongie, of the clergy of Wabag, currently Vicar General of the same see and professor at the Seminary of Banz, in the Archdiocese of M ...
• 9 June 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Durban and appointment Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durban (South Africa), presented by His Eminence Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, ...
• 7 June 2021
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Monrovia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Monrovia (Liberia), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Lewis J. Zeigler. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 7/6/2 ...
• 31 May 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Salem, His Exc. Mgr. Arulselvam Rayappan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Salem, India, the Reverend Arulselvam Rayappan, of the clergy of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, until now director of the Centre for Ca ...
• 31 May 2021
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of bishop of Morogoro, His Exc. Mgr. Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe, SDS Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Morogoro, Tanzania, the Reverend Fr. Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe, S.D.S., until now apostolic administrator sede vacante et ad nutum San ...
• 24 May 2021
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Resignation and appointment of the Bishop of Daru-Kiunga Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 23, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Daru-Kiunga (Papua New Guinea), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Gilles Côté, S.M.M. On the same da ...
• 22 May 2021
  AFRICA /D.R.CONGO - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Lubumbashi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as metropolitan archbishop of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, transferring him from the diocese of Kilwa-Kasenga. ...
• 22 May 2021
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of auxiliary of Busan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Busan, Korea, the Reverend Pius Sin Hozol, of the clergy of the same diocese, until now president of the Catholic Univers ...
• 17 May 2021
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Resignation of bishop of Buta Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Joseph Banga Bane. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 17/ ...