Acta of the Holy See

• 5 July 2014
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Appointment of the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 3, 2014, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Julian Leow Beng Kim, of the clergy of Kuala Lumpur, currently dean of studies and formator at the major seminary of Penang, as Archbishop of ...
• 5 July 2014
  AFRICA/GHANA - Appointment of the Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 3, 2014, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. John Bonaventure Kwofie C.S.Sp., already provincial superior of the Congregation of West Africa, as Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi (Ghana). ...
• 17 June 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Resignation of the Bishop of Multan and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 13, 2014 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Multan (Pakistan) by Bishop Andrew Francis, in accordance with can. 401 § 2 of the ...
• 12 June 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 11, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén en Perú o San Francisco Javier (Peru), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Sant ...
• 4 June 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Pontianak and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 3, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Pontianak (Indonesia), presented by Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F ...
• 4 June 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Bandung Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 3 , 2014, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. Antonius Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C., Prior Provincial of the Order of the Holy Cross in Bandung, as Bishop of Bandung (Indonesia) Rev. ...
• 26 May 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Appointment of Apostolic Vicar of Caroni Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 26, 2014, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap, Titular Bishop of Sinnuara as Vicar Apostolic of Caroni (Venezuela). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 26/ ...
• 6 May 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 6, 2014, the Holy Father, appointed Rev. Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D., currently Provincial Superior of the Divine Word Missionaries, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ranchi ( ...
• 28 April 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation of the Bishop of Loikaw and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 26, 2014 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Loikaw (Myanmar) by His Exc. Mgr. Sotero Phamo, in accordance with can. 401 § 2 of ...
• 28 April 2014
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Resignation of the Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 28, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation by His Exc. Mgr. Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C., titular Bishop of Zucchabar, in accordance with canons 411 and 401 § 1 of the Code of ...
• 25 April 2014
  ASIA/NEPAL - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Nepal and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 25, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal (Nepal) by His Exc. Mgr. Anthony Francis Sharma, S.I., in accord ...
• 16 April 2014
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Resignation of the Bishop of Kasese and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 15, 2014, the Holy Father, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kasese (Uganda ), by His Exc. Mgr. Egidio Nkaijanabwo, in accordance with can. 401 § 1 ...
• 16 April 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Abeokuta Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 15, 2014 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Mgr. Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo, Parish priest and Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Ibadan as Bishop of the Diocese of Abeokuta (Nigeria). ...
• 7 April 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Resignation of the Bishop of Maroua - Mokolo and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 5, 2014 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Maroua - Mokolo, Cameroon, by His Exc. Mgr. Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, of the S ...
• 7 April 2014
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Long Xuyen Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 5, 2014 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Joseph Trần Văn Toan, Director of the Pastoral Center as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Long Xuyen, Vietnam, assigning him the titular ...