Acta of the Holy See

• 3 July 2018
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Appointment of the Bishop of Cabinda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has appointed Fr. Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp., currently Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Angola, as Bishop of the diocese of Ca ...
• 3 July 2018
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Appointment of the Bishop of Auki Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has appointed, Rev. Peter Houhou, currently Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Honiara as Bishop of the diocese of Auki (Solomon Islands). The new Bishop was born ...
• 3 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Mangalore and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Mangalore (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Aloysius Paul D'Souza. The Holy Father appointed ...
• 2 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Archbishop Coadjutor of Patna Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 June 2018 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Sebastian Kallupura, currently Bishop of the diocese of Buxar as Archbishop Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Patna (India). (SL) (Agen ...
• 2 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Palayamkottai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Palayamkottai (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Arockiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, ...
• 2 July 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Bishop of Oudtshoorn Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Outdshoorn (South Africa), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Francisco Fortunato De Gouveia. (SL) (Agenzia Fid ...
• 25 June 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Archbishop of Ranchi, India, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On 24 June 2018 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Ranchi presented by His Eminence Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo. The Pope appoint ...
• 23 June 2018
  ASIA/JAPAN - Resignation of the Auxiliary of Tokyo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation of the office of Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Tokyo (Japan), presented by His Exc. Mgr. James Kazuo Koda. (SL) (Agenzia Fides ...
• 23 June 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Bishop of Machakos Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop of the diocese of Machakos (Kenya) His Exc. Mgr. Norman King'oo Wambua, currently Bishop of the diocese of Bungoma. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 2 ...
• 22 June 2018
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NUOVA GUINEA - Resignation of the Bishop of Kavieng and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. The Holy Father ...
• 21 June 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Archbishop Coadjutor of Dar-es-Salaam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M. Cap., currently Archbishop of Mwanza, as Archbishop Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania). ...
• 8 June 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Raiganj Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father has appointed the rev. Fr. Fulgence Aloysius Tigga, of the clergy of Bettiah, currently Vicar General and Parish priest of the Mother of God Church, as Bishop of the d ...
• 8 June 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the auxiliary Bishop of Miao Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father appointed Auxiliary rev. Fr. Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B., currently Parish priest of Mary Immaculate Parish in Chingmeirong, as Bishop of the Diocese of Miao (India) ...
• 4 June 2018
  ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Saitama Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 2 June 2018 the Pope appointed as bishop of the diocese of Saitama, Japan, the Rev. Don Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B., currently provincial of the Salesian Society of Saint John Bosc ...
• 4 June 2018
  ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishops of Osaka On June 2 the Holy Father appointed as Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese of Osaka, Japan: Rev. Fr. Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F., parish priest of the Cathedral of the same metropolitan see, assigning him the titu ...