Acta of the Holy See

• 26 January 2004
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA – REVEREND EDGAR HERNANDO TIRADO MAZO MXY APPOINTED VICAR APOSTOLIC VICAR OF TIERRADENTRO Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has (26 January 2004) appointed Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro (Colombia) Reverend Father Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo MXY, former Superior general of t ...
• 20 January 2004
  EUROPE/ALBANIA - SHKODRË (SKUTARI): AUXILIARY BISHOP ZEF SIMONI RESIGNS Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has accepted 20 January 2004, the resignation of the office of Auxiliary Bishop of Shkodrë (Albania), presented by Mgr Zef Simoni, titular Bishop of Ba ...
• 17 January 2004
  AFRICA/MALAWI – ZOMBA DIOCESE: BISHOP ALLAN CHAMGWERA RESIGNS, REVEREND THOMAS MSUSA APPOINTED Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 17 January 2004, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Zomba (Malawi) presented by Bishop Allan Chamgwera, in conf ...
• 16 January 2004
  ASIA/INDIA – GOA and DAMAO, ARCHBISHOP RAUL GONSALVES RESIGNS, MGR FILIPE NERI ANTÓNIO SEBASTIÃO DO ROSARIO FERRÃO APPOINTED ARCHBISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has (16 January 2004) accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Goa and Damão (India), presented by Archbishop Raul Ni ...
• 12 January 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA: TIMIKA NEW DIOCESE, REV. JOHN PHILIP SAKLIL FIRST BISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has (19 December 2003) established the diocese of Timika dismembering it from the diocese of Jayapura, rendering it suffragan of the Metropolitan See o ...
• 8 January 2004
  AMERICA/MARTINIQUE – SAINT-PIERRE AND FORT DE FRANCE ARCHBISHOP MAURICE MARIE-SAINTE RESIGNS, REV. MICHEL MERANVILLE APPOINTED NEW ARCHBISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has (14 November 2003) accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Saint Pierre and Fort-de-France (Martinique) presented ...
• 7 January 2004
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – KARACHI: MGR EVARIST PINTO APPOINTED METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 7 January 2004, appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi in Pakistan, Mgr Evarist Pinto until now titular Bishop of Castra severiana and Auxili ...
• 7 January 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA – MEDAN: MGR ANICETUS SINAGA APPOINTED COADJUTOR ARCHBISHOP Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 7 January 2004, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the archdiocese of Medan (Indonesia), Mgr Anicetus Sinaga OFM Cap., transferring him from the See ...
• 7 January 2004
  AFRICA/NIGERIA – BAUCHI VICARIATE ELEVATED TO RANK OF DIOCESE, FIRST BISHOP MGR. JOHN MOORE Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 12 December 2003, elevated the Apostolic Vicariate of Bauchi (Nigeria) to the rank of Diocese making it suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese o ...
• 29 December 2003
  ASIA/BANGLADESH – MYMENSINGH DIOCESE, REV. PAUL PONEN KUBI APPOINTED AUXILIARY Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has, 12 December 2003, appointed Auxiliary of the diocese of Mymensingh (Bangladesh) Reverend Father Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C., Vice-Provincial of the Co ...
• 22 December 2003
  ASIA/ ARABIAN PENINSULA – REV. PAUL HINDER APPOINTED AUXILIARY BISHOP FOR THE APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF ARABIA Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has, 12 December 2003, appointed Auxiliary Bishop for the Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia (Arabian Peninsula) Reverend Paul Hinder OFM Cap., Definitor G ...
• 17 December 2003
  AFRICA/NIGERIA – ARCHDIOCESE OF CALABAR: ARCHBISHOP BRIAN DAVID USANGA RESIGNS, BISHOP JOSEPH EDRA UKPO APPOINTED Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 17 December 2003, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Calabar (Nigeria), presented by Archbishop Brian Davi ...
• 15 December 2003
  AFRICA/CAPE VERDE - MINDELO NEW DIOCESE, FIRST BISHOP REV. GOMES FURTADO Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has (14 November 2003) created the diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde with territory taken from the diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde, rendering it immed ...
• 9 December 2003
  AFRICA/MALI – REVEREND AUGUSTIN TRAORE APPOINTED BISHOP OF SEGOU Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has (30 October 2003) appointed Bishop of Segou in Mali, Reverend Father Augustin Traore, until now Rector of the major seminary in Bamako. The Bishop ...
• 9 December 2003
  AFRICA/NIGERIA – ISSELE-UKU DIOCESE: BISHOP EMMANUEL OTTEH RESIGNS, REV. MICHAEL ODOGWU ELUE APPOINTED Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has (14 November 2003) appointed Bishop of Issele-Uku in Nigeria, Reverend Father Michael Odogwu Elue, Dean of Theology at Uhiele major seminary. The ...