Acta of the Holy See

• 11 July 2014
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Kigoma Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 10, 2014, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Joseph Mlola, ALCP/OSS, Rector of St. Paul Kipalapala Interdiocesan Major Seminary, Tabora, as Bishop of the Diocese of Kigoma (Tanzania). ...
• 10 July 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 9, 2014 the Holy Father appointed Fr. Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X., as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ranchi (India). The Bishop-elect was born on November 9, 1960, in Ca ...
• 9 July 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Coadjutor Bishop of Makurdi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 8, 2014 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F., Provincial Bursar and military Chaplain, as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Makurdi (Nigeria). Fr. Wil ...
• 9 July 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - Appointment of the Bishop Coadjutor of Puerto Maldonado Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 8, 2014, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. David Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P., advisor of the regional Dominican vicariate Santa Rosa de Lima, as coadjutor bishop of the apos ...
• 7 July 2014
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Appointment of the Bishop of Colón - Kuna Yala Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 7, 2014, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A., Prior, Chancellor of the diocese and parish priest in the diocese of Chitre, as Bishop of the Diocese of C ...
• 5 July 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Uyo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 5, 2014, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. John Ebebe Ayah as Bishop of Uyo (Nigeria). The same Prelate was appointed Apostolic Administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae ...
• 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 ...