AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of Bishop of Bamenda
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Fr Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon of the clergy of Kumbo, as Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda (area 10,000, population 1,261,000, Catholics 303,729, priests 92, ...
7 April 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Resignation by Archbishop of Lahore
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on 7 April 2011, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Lahore (Pakistan), presented by Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha ...
6 April 2011
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of Bishop of Chittagong
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on 6 April 2011, appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Chittagong (Bangladesh), Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C, until now Bishop of Dinajpur. (SL) (Agenzia ...
6 April 2011
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of Bishop of Alotau-Sideia
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on 6 April 2011, appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Alotau-Sideia (Papua New Guinea), Fr Rolando Santos, C.M., Provincial Superior of the Lazarist Fa ...
5 April 2011
AFRICA/GHANA - Appointment of Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 5 April 2011, appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga (Ghana), Fr Alfred Agyenta, from the clergy of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Professor at t ...
2 April 2011
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Appointment of Bishop of Kroonstad
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on 1 April 2011, appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Kroonstad (South Africa), Fr Peter Holiday, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Johannesburg, Par ...
31 March 2011
OCEANIA/TAHITI - Resignation by Archbishop of Papeete
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 31 March 2011, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Papeete (Tahiti), presented by Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath, in confo ...
31 March 2011
AFRICA/CONGO - Removal of Bishop of Pointe-Noire
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 31 March 2011, removed from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville), Bishop Jean-Claude Makaya Loemba. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 31 ...
26 March 2011
ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of Bishop of Takamatsu
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 25 March 2011, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Takamatsu (Japan), presented by Mons. Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B. ...
26 March 2011
ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of Bishop of Oita
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 25 March 2011, appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Oita (Japan), Fr Paul Sueo Hamaguchi, Parish Priest of the Cathedral of Takamatsu.
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21 March 2011
AFRICA/LIBERIA - Appointment of Bishop of Gbarnga
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 21 March 2011, appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Gbarnga (Liberia) Fr Anthony Fallah Borwah, from the clergy of Monrovia, Professor of Philosophy at t ...
18 March 2011
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of Archbishop of Benin City
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 18 March 2011 appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria), Bishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, until now Bishop of Uromi (Nigeria). (SL) (Agen ...
18 March 2011
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of Bishop of Bauchi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 18 March 2011 appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Bauchi (Nigeria), Father Malachy John Goltok, Parish Priest and Treasurer of the Archdiocese of Jos.
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14 March 2011
ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cuong
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 14 March 2011, appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Phú Cuong (Vietnam), Fr Joseph Nguyen Tan Tuoc, Director of the Formation Centre for candi ...
12 March 2011
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Archbishop of Hyderabad
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 12 March 2011, appointed as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad (India), Bishop Thumma Bala, until now Bishop of Warangal (India). (SL) (Agenzia F ...
